Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2026 Season · Through Week 2 · Updated Sep 18, 2026Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFC South
0-1 · 1st NFC South
Off EPA 24th · Def EPA 14th · TO Diff -3
Schedule & Results0-1
Passing Attack
The passing offense ranks 25th in EPA/play (-0.247) through Week 2.
B.Mayfield1 GP · 36 DB
EPA/DB
-0.29
CPOE
+14.02
Success%
56.3%
Passer Rtg
98.8
| Pos | Name | Tgt | Rec | Yards | TD | Tgt Share | EPA/Tgt | YPRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | B.Irving | 7 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 25.9% | -0.04 | — |
| WR | E.Egbuka | 6 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 22.2% | +0.79 | — |
| TE | C.Otton | 5 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 18.5% | -0.02 | — |
| WR | C.Godwin | 4 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 14.8% | +0.72 | — |
| WR | T.Hurst | 3 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 11.1% | +0.77 | — |
| RB | K.Gainwell | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.7% | -0.39 | — |
| WR | T.Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7% | -0.60 | — |
Ground Game
The rush offense ranks 22nd in EPA (-0.077) through Week 2.
EPA by Run Gap
| Name | Carries | Yds/Carry | EPA/Carry | Success% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.Irving | 8 | 5.6 | +0.44 | 62.5% |
| K.Gainwell | 5 | 3.0 | -0.22 | 20.0% |
| C.Godwin | 1 | 3.0 | -0.13 | 0.0% |
| T.Johnson | 1 | -4.0 | -1.22 | 0.0% |
Rushing by Down & Distance
| Down | 1-2 yds | 3-4 yds | 5-7 yds | 8-10 yds | 11+ yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | — | — | 0.45 1 car | 0.05 9 car(NFL: -0.04) | — |
| 2nd | — | -0.21 1 car | 0.86 2 car | -0.11 1 car | — |
| 3rd | -1.23 1 car | — | — | — | — |
| 4th | — | — | — | — | — |
PoorBreak-even (0.00)EliteDashed = <5 carriesNFL avg rush EPA ~-0.06
Situational Efficiency
All Plays
Overall offensive efficiency
25th
51 plays
-0.19
EPA/Play
SR: 47%
Pass%: 63%
Run
-0.08
Pass
-0.25
Early Downs
1st & 2nd down
23rd
41 plays
-0.11
EPA/Play
SR: 46%
Pass%: 56%
Run
-0.02
Pass
-0.19
Passing Downs
2nd & 7+ or 3rd & 5+
26th
13 plays
-0.50
EPA/Play
SR: 46%
Pass%: 77%
Run
+0.88
Pass
-0.92
Short Yardage
3rd/4th & 2 or less
13th
2 plays
+0.20
EPA/Play
SR: 50%
Pass%: 50%
Run
-1.23
Pass
+1.64
Red Zone
Inside the 20
25th
9 plays
-0.18
EPA/Play
SR: 44%
Pass%: 44%
Run
-0.08
Pass
-0.29
Defense
Def EPA/Play
-0.052
14thDef Pass EPA
-0.073
13thDef Rush EPA
-0.024
16thDef Success Rate
46.0%
20thRun Defense by Gap
Opponents target the M gap most (12 carries).
LE
2 car-0.51
LT
1 car-0.51
LG
3 car-0.11
M
12 car+0.29
RG
4 car-0.19
RE
3 car+0.14
