It was truly a tale of two halves for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last season. The NFC South franchise started off with an impressive 6-2 record before their bye Week in Week 9. However, after that, the Bucs went 2-7 to finish the season 8-9 as they missed out on a playoff spot. <\/p>
Baker Mayfield and the offense started off well despite missing wide receiver Chris Godwin during the initial games. But, rookie wideout Emeka Egbuka started the season red hot, quickly developing chemistry with Mayfield. <\/p>
Unfortunately, while Godwin returned, Tampa lost its most valuable receiver, Mike Evans, to a hamstring injury, which triggered their downfall. By the end of the season, the Buccaneers were mid-tier in scoring (22.4 points per game) and in scoring defense (24.2 points per game). With Mike Evans testing the market as a free agent, it will be interesting to see how the Bucs roster looks at the start of the next season.<\/p>
The Buccaneers’ 17-game regular season schedule will feature 6 games against their divisional opponents, the Saints, Panthers, and the Falcons. They will also play 4 games against one interconference division, which will be the NFC North this time. <\/p>
Tampa will also play 4 games against an intraconference division, and as per the league’s rotation policy, they will be going up against the teams from the AFC North. Last season, the Bucs finished second in their division, and therefore, the remaining three games will be against two second-placed teams from the NFC and one second-placed team from the AFC, which will be the NFC East, NFC West, and the AFC West.<\/p>
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