Who the Bucs will be playing in 2015.
The Buccneers defeated the Eagles, 27-10, in the 2003 NFC Championship game en-route to their first Super Bowl victory. The Bucs' defense forced three turnovers, including a 92-yard interception returned for a touchdown by Ronde Barber with 3:12 left in the game.
The Buccaneers defeated the Cowboys three times in a row from 2000 to 2003. The Bucs shut the Cowboys out, 16-0, in 2003.
The Giants and Buccaneers combined for 10 fumbles in their 2003 matchup but the Buccaneers held on to win, 19-13. Brad Johnson led the Bucs' offense to 358 total yards.
The Buccaneers won their first-ever matchup against the Texans, 16-3, in 2003. The Bucs' defense held the Texans to just 107 total yards of offense.
The last time the Buccaneers defeated the Titans was two contests ago in 2007. Jeff Garcia completed 20 of 31 passes for 274 yards and a touchdown.
The last time the Buccaneers played the Colts, 2011, Josh Freeman threw for 287 yards, one touchdown and ran for another to lead the Bucs to a 24-17 victory.
The last time the Buccaneers defeated the Saints, 2011, the Bucs had a 300-yard passer in Josh Freeman and a 100-yard rusher with Earnest Graham.
Josh McCown earned both of his touchdowns on the ground when the Buccaneers met the Rams in the 2014 season, but a pair of fourth-quarter field goals lifted St. Louis to victory, 19-17.
Doug Williams connected on a 15-yard touchdown pass to Jim Obradovich in the fourth quarter to help the Buccaneers come from behind and defeat the Falcons, 14-9, for the first time in franchise history in 1978.
The Buccaneers won their first-ever matchup against the Panthers, 20-13, in 1995, the Panthers' inagural season. Casey Weldon scored the go-ahead touchdown on a one-yard run in the fourth quarter.
The Buccaneers have won 10 of 19 games against the Redskins all-time. The team won their last matchup against the Redskins, 2014, and have won four of their last six contests.
The Buccaneers downed the Jaguars, 16-17, in 1995, the Jags' innagural season in the NFL. Errict Rhett ran for 100 yards and two touchdowns in the Bucs' victory.
The Buccaneers won six straight games against the Bears from 1997 to 2000. The Bucs sacked Cade McNown five times and intercepted him twice en-route to a 41-0 shutout victory in 2000.
With the conclusion of the 2014 NFL regular season, the Buccaneers' 2015 opponents have been officially set.
The Bucs are scheduled to meet teams from the NFC East (Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins), NFC North (Bears), NFC West (Rams) and the AFC South (Colts, Texans, Jaguars and Titans) in addition to their regular NFC South opponents.
The team is 33-61 all-time against NFC East teams (24-40) and the AFC South (9-21).
Since the Texans became the NFL's 32nd franchise in 2002, teams' schedules generally consist of two additional games against opponents outside of their divisional rivals and visiting divisions. Those teams finish in the same place in their respective divisions as the Bucs.
For the Bucs, those two teams, the Bears and Rams, were decided on Sunday afternoon.
The Bears dropped a 13-9 loss to the Vikings to finish 5-11 and last in the NFC North while the Rams fell, 20-6, to the Seahawks to finish 6-10 and at the bottom of the NFC West.
The Bucs are 18-37 all-time against the Bears and have won eight of 20 against the Rams.
Final dates and times of the games will be finalized by the NFL in the spring, usually in April.
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BUCCANEERS ALL-TIME RECORD VS. 2015 OPPONENTS
Dallas Cowboys: 3-11
New York Giants: 6-12
Philadelphia Eagles: 5-8
Washington Redskins: 10-9
Houston Texans: 1-2
Indianapolis Colts: 5-7
Jacksonville Jaguars: 1-4
Tennessee Titans: 2-8
Chicago Bears: 18-37
St. Louis Rams: 8-12
Atlanta Falcons: 21-22
Carolina Panthers: 11-18
New Orleans Saints: 17-28
