NFL releases Tampa Bay Buccaneers' full 2023 schedule
Free agency and the NFL Draft are officially behind us and Phase II of offseason workouts is in full swing. So, the next step in the NFL's year-long process is the schedule release for the upcoming season and sure enough, we have arrived at that point. The league released the full details of the Tampa […]
Free agency and the NFL Draft are officially behind us and Phase II of offseason workouts is in full swing.
So, the next step in the NFL's year-long process is the schedule release for the upcoming season and sure enough, we have arrived at that point.
The league released the full details of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 2023 schedule on Thursday night, so without further ado, let's dive in.
Here is the full schedule:
- Week 1: @ Minnesota Vikings (Sunday, Sep. 10, 1:00pm ET)
- Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears (Sunday, Sept. 17, 1:00pm ET)
- Week 3: vs. Philadelphia Eagles (Monday, Sep. 25, 7:15pm ET)
- Week 4: @ New Orleans Saints (Sunday, Oct. 1, 1:00pm ET)
- Week 5: BYE
- Week 6: vs. Detroit Lions (Sunday, Oct. 15, 1:00pm ET)
- Week 7: vs. Atlanta Falcons (Sunday, Oct. 22, 1:00pm ET)
- Week 8: @ Buffalo Bills (Thursday, Oct. 26, 8:15pm ET)
- Week 9: @ Houston Texans (Sunday, Nov. 5, 1:00pm ET)
- Week 10: vs. Tennessee Titans (Sunday, November 12, 1:00pm ET)
- Week 11: @ San Francisco 49ers (Sunday, November 19, 4:05pm ET)
- Week 12: @ Indianapolis Colts (Sunday, November 26, 1:00pm ET)
- Week 13: vs. Carolina Panthers (Sunday, Dec. 3, 1:00pm ET)
- Week 14: @ Atlanta Falcons (Sunday, Dec. 10, 1:00pm ET)
- Week 15: @ Green Bay Packers (Sunday, Dec. 17, 1:00pm ET)
- Week 16: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (Sunday, December 24, 4:05pm ET)
- Week 17: vs. New Orleans Saints (Sunday, Dec. 31, 1:00pm ET)
- Week 18: @ Carolina Panthers (Time/Date TBD)
The Buccaneers' preseason games include matchups against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the New York Jets, and the Baltimore Ravens. The Steelers and Ravens matchups will be held at Raymond James Stadium, whereas the Jets game will be played at MetLife Stadium.
Per Sharp Football Analysis, the Bucs have the 13th-easiest schedule based off Vegas win totals for the 2023 season. Vegas also has their win total at 6.5, currently, which is obviously in large part to Tom Brady's retirement and a roster that has some questions to answer at key positions.
The Buccaneers open the season with six-straight NFC matchups, which will certainly play a role in potential playoff seeding. There's also a stretch from Week 8-Week 15 where the team plays six of eight games on the road. And, the team's bye week comes in Week 5, which is pretty early.
In all, there are tough waters to navigate, but overall, the Buccaneers aren't sitting ducks in an NFC South that is still up for grabs.
