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Buccaneers schedule 2023: Predictions for every game

By Josh Hill

TAMPA, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 05: Rachaad White #29 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrates with his teammates after scoring a touchdown against the New Orleans Saints late in the fourth quarter during the game at Raymond James Stadium on December 05, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the New Orleans Saints with a score of 17 to 16. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 05: Rachaad White #29 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrates with his teammates after scoring a touchdown against the New Orleans Saints late in the fourth quarter during the game at Raymond James Stadium on December 05, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the New Orleans Saints with a score of 17 to 16. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images) /
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DETROIT, MICHIGAN – DECEMBER 26: Mike Evans #13 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers makes a 27 yard reception for a touchdown ahead of Justin Coleman #27 of the Detroit Lions during the first quarter of a game at Ford Field on December 26, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MICHIGAN – DECEMBER 26: Mike Evans #13 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers makes a 27 yard reception for a touchdown ahead of Justin Coleman #27 of the Detroit Lions during the first quarter of a game at Ford Field on December 26, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /

Week 4

Prediction. 9. 48. 24. 15

If there’s one team that might take full advantage of the Bucs being in transition, it’s the New Orleans Saints. They’ve typically had Tampa Bay’s number in the past, even with Tom Brady, and it’s looking like this might be a tough year for playing the Saints.

Derek Carr arrived on the bayou this offseason, and the Saints were instantly touted as the best team in the NFC South. That’s not exactly the compliment everyone thought it was, but they’re a better team than they were last year and that’s bad news for a Bucs team that had a hard time against them even when things were going good in Tampa Bay.

Buccaneers record: 1-3

Week 5

This is a bit strange but the Buccaneers will have their bye week very early in the season. Tampa Bay will go on the bye two weeks before Halloween rolls around, which means the second half of the Bucs season is going to be a physical grind.

Week 6

34. 50. 38. 48. Prediction

Finding home wins for the Buccaneers this season is tough, but the Detroit Lions are such a wonderful wild card to throw into the mix. This could go one of two ways: Tampa Bay lays dud and gets toasted by Detroit or Dan Campbell’s squad goes full-Lions and finds themselves in another knee-cap gnawing battle.

There doesn’t seem to be much room in between.

We can expect a pretty good game between two teams in different yet similar places with familiar pieces all around. There were rumors that Tom Brady could have considered joining the Lions this offseason and acting as the missing piece to a title contender. The Lions are indeed that good, and they have a fun personality that is hard to root against. Just look at how we all rallied around them when they kept the Packers out of the playoffs in Week 18 last year.

Tampa Bay’s defense is similar in that it has the ability to be the top unit in the league but is also capable of some boneheaded blown situations. Both teams also have quarterbacks who are former No. 1 picks looking for redemption, as Jared Goff and Baker Mayfield meeting in 2023 is not the matchup you’d think it would have been a handful of years ago.

It’s tough to call this one, but the Bucs should win if they stay out of their own way. Also, imagine if this ends up being a shootout — one that Tampa Bay’s offense actually shows up in and wins. What a turn of events that would be.

Buccaneers record: 2-3

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