2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

The 2021 season was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 46th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under head coach Bruce Arians.

Draft

 2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Draft Round  Selection  Player  Position  College  Notes 1  32 Joe Tryon-Shoyinka  OLB  Washington   2  64 Kyle Trask  QB  Florida   3  95 Robert Hainsey  OT  Notre Dame   4  129 Jaelon Darden  WR  North Texas  from Seattle 5  176 K. J. Britt  ILB  Auburn   7  251 Chris Wilcox  CB  BYU  from Pittsburgh 259 Grant Stuard  OLB  Houston  

Regular season
Schedule
The Buccaneers' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12. As defending Super Bowl champions, the Buccaneers hosted the 2021 NFL Kickoff Game at Raymond James Stadium against the Dallas Cowboys.

 Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 9 Dallas Cowboys W 31–29 1–0 Raymond James Stadium Recap 2 September 19  Atlanta Falcons W 48–25 2–0 Raymond James Stadium Recap 3 September 26 at Los Angeles Rams L 24–34 2–1 SoFi Stadium Recap 4 October 3 at New England Patriots W 19–17 3–1 Gillette Stadium Recap 5 October 10 Miami Dolphins W 45–17 4–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap 6  at Philadelphia Eagles W 28–22 5–1 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 7 October 24 Chicago Bears W 38–3 6–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap 8 October 31 at New Orleans Saints L 27–36 6–2 Caesars Superdome Recap 9 Bye 10 November 14 at Washington Football Team L 19–29 6–3 FedExField Recap 11  New York Giants W 30–10 7–3 Raymond James Stadium Recap 12 November 28 at Indianapolis Colts W 38–31 8–3 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap 13 December 5 at Atlanta Falcons W 30–17 9–3 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap 14 December 12 Buffalo Bills W 33–27  10–3 Raymond James Stadium Recap 15 December 19 New Orleans Saints L 0–9 10–4 Raymond James Stadium Recap 16 December 26 at Carolina Panthers W 32–6 11–4 Bank of America Stadium Recap 17 January 2 at New York Jets W 28–24 12–4 MetLife Stadium Recap 18 January 9 Carolina Panthers W 41–17 13–4 Raymond James Stadium Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
Division

Conference

Postseason

 Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap Wild Card January 16 Philadelphia Eagles (7) W 31–15 1–0 Raymond James Stadium Recap Divisional January 23 Los Angeles Rams (4) L 27–30 1–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap

References

Category:2021 National Football League season by team
Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers