Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2012 Schedule Breakdown

This season the Tampa Bay Buccaneers look to improve on a 4-12 record from 2011. This article looks at highs and lows of Tampa Bay’s 2012 schedule. The first two weeks of the regular season are not going to be easy for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In Week 1, Tampa Bay will match up against division rival Carolina Panthers, who beat Tampa Bay by a combined score of 86-35 in two meetings last season. In Week 2, Tampa Bay will travel to New York to take on the defending champion Giants. Depending on how much Tampa Bay has improved last season, weeks three through six should be easier to handle, as the team will play at Dallas, then play Washington at home, then have a bye week before taking on Kansas City at home. In Week 7 Tampa Bay will face division rival the New Orleans Saints, which should be an interesting match-up of teams that are vastly different then they were in 2011. Weeks 8-10 will see Tampa Bay play at Minnesota, at Oakland and back home to take on the San Diego Charge...