Editing Tampa Bay Buccaneers (section)

==Seasons, facts and records==
{{main|List of Tampa Bay Buccaneers seasons}}

===Records===
[[File:Derrick Brooks with 2006 Pro Bowl MVP trophy 060210-N-4856G-129.jpg|thumbnail|[[Derrick Brooks]] played a key role in the defensive records that the Bucs hold.]]
*The first [[AFL–NFL merger|post-merger]] [[expansion team]] to win a division title, a playoff game, and to host and play in a [[NFC Championship Game|conference championship game]], which was accomplished during the [[1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|1979 season]].
*The first post-merger expansion team to reach and win a [[Super Bowl]], which was accomplished during the [[2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|2002 season]] at [[Super Bowl XXXVII]].{{efn|name=sb}}
*The first team since the merger to complete a winning season when starting ten or more rookies ([[2010 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|2010]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsportsflorida.com/12/26/10/Bucs-go-Seahawk-hunting-win-------------/landing_bucs.html?blockID=379929&feedID=3720|title=Bucs go Seahawk hunting, win 38–15|author=Fred Goodall|date=December 26, 2010|agency=Associated Press|publisher=[[Fox Sports Florida]]|access-date=December 27, 2010}}</ref>
*50 consecutive games with at least one [[Quarterback sack|sack]] and one forced [[Turnover (gridiron football)|turnover]]. The streak ended on November 16, 2003, against [[Green Bay Packers|Green Bay]].
*The first NFL franchise to play in (and win) a Super Bowl held in their home stadium ([[Super Bowl LV]]).
*The first NFL franchise since the start of the [[1994 NFL season|salary cap era]] to bring back every free agent starter from their Super Bowl roster.<ref name="l000">{{cite web|last=Mays|first=Robert| title=The Buccaneers brought back more starters than any Super Bowl champ in decades. Does it really matter?|website=The New York Times|date=June 3, 2021|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2628497/2021/06/03/the-buccaneers-brought-back-more-starters-than-any-super-bowl-champ-in-decades-does-it-really-matter/|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref>
*Nine consecutive wins (including playoffs) while scoring 30 or more points.
*The last NFL team to have never returned a [[Kickoff (gridiron football)|kickoff]] for a touchdown during the regular season (or postseason), which ended on December 16, 2007, when [[Micheal Spurlock]] returned the 1,865th try 90 yards for a score in Week 15 against [[Atlanta Falcons|Atlanta]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Chemistry Lesson: Unity Contributing to Buc Success|url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/chemistry-lesson-unity-contributing-to-buc-success-2187579|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Buccaneers.com|date=December 19, 2007|access-date=June 30, 2019|archive-date=June 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630224914/https://www.buccaneers.com/news/chemistry-lesson-unity-contributing-to-buc-success-2187579|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Mike Evans (wide receiver)|Mike Evans]] shares the NFL record with [[Jerry Rice]] for most consecutive seasons with 1,000+ receiving yards (11). Evans' eleven consecutive seasons is also the NFL record for most consecutive such seasons to start a career.<ref>{{cite news |last=Laine |first=Jenna |date=January 3, 2025 |title=Bucs' Evans needs 85 yards for 11th straight 1,000-yard season |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43257708/tampa-bay-buccaneers-mike-evans-tie-jerry-rice-1000-yard-season |access-date=January 3, 2025 |work=ESPN.com}}</ref>
*Three Tampa Bay quarterbacks have posted a [[List of NFL players who have posted a perfect passer rating|perfect passer rating]]. On December 17, 2023, [[Baker Mayfield]] became the first visiting quarterback ever to register a perfect 158.3 [[passer rating]] against [[2023 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay]] at [[Lambeau Field]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/buccaneers-baker-mayfield-becomes-first-opposing-qb-to-post-perfect-passer-ratin|title=Buccaneers' Baker Mayfield becomes first opposing QB to post perfect passer rating at Lambeau Field|first1=Kevin|last1=Patra|work=NFL.com|date=December 18, 2023|access-date=December 18, 2023}}</ref>