The 2025 NFL season has been a tale of two halves for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Buccaneers, led by Baker Mayfield, started the season very hot with a handful of comeback wins.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers started the season 6-2, and now, they're 7-9 heading into a must-win game against the Carolina Panthers to make the playoffs — and even then, they're gonna need some help to limp across the finish line.
Rule changes have made passing numbers easier to compile in the modern era, and the game's top quarterbacks have taken full advantage. While the heaviest hitters are represented here, some storied postseasons by slightly lesser-celebrated QBs remain entrenched in playoff annals as well.
The end of the 2025 Bucs season will mark the end of an era, as Gene Deckerhoff, the longtime legendary radio voice of the Buccaneers, is set to retire after 37 seasons with the team.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
The Buccaneers announced they have signed RB Josh Williams to their practice squad and released RB Michael Wiley. Williams, 25, began his career at LSU back in 2019 as a walk-on and is the son of former Buccaneers RB Jermaine Williams.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers may be heading into one of the biggest games of the season at the terminus of their 2025 campaign, but Mike Evans made it clear he is not ready for anyone to write his ending just yet.
During his three years in Tampa Bay, quarterback Baker Mayfield has yet to miss a starting assignment. It's unlikely he's going to miss Saturday's regular-season finale.
Mayfield only threw two interceptions in the first nine games this season. Since then, he has accounted for at least one interception in six of the last seven games and two lost fumbles during that time.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be playing for their postseason lives in Week 18 against the Carolina Panthers. It could also mark Mike Evans’ final game with the franchise.
Per Greg Auman, the Buccaneers are elevating OLB Jason Pierre-Paul for their Week 17 matchup. Pierre-Paul, 36, is a former first-round pick of the Giants back in 2010.