The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play their home opener on Sunday, September 21 against the visiting New York Jets at Raymond James Stadium. The 2-0 Buccaneers are seeking their first 3-0 start to the season since the 2005 campaign, while the Jets are looking for their first win of the season after losses to Pittsburgh and Buffalo.
Here are some additional numbers to know about the state of the Buccaneers and their third game of the 2025 campaign:
3
The number of touchdowns rookie wideout Emeka Egbuka has scored in just two NFL games. He is tied for the NFL lead in that category and is the first player in franchise history to score three times in his first two career outings.
6
The number of teams in the NFL, including the Buccaneers, that have not committed a single turnover through the first two weeks of the season. Those six teams – Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Green Bay and Washington – have a combined 11-1 record.
20
The number of years since Tampa Bay last started a season with a 3-0 record. After dispatching the Texans on Monday Night Football, the Buccaneers are 2-0 for the fifth season in a row. However, in each of the previous four campaigns, they went on to lose Game Three. The 2005 Buccaneers started the season 4-0 en route to an 11-5 finish and a division title.
39.5
Playing in and starting his 200th career game, linebacker Lavonte David combined with rookie defensive lineman Elijah Roberts for a sack in the third quarter on Monday night. David now has 39.5 career sacks, needing just a half-sack more to join Julius Peppers as the only NFL players since 2000 to record 40 sacks, 10 interceptions and 30 forced fumbles.
57.5
The completion percentage allowed by cornerback Zyon McCollum as the nearest defender on a targeted receiver since the start of the 2024 season. That is the fifth-lowest completion rate allowed by an NFL defender in that span.
84
The number of missed tackles that running back Bucky Irving has forced since the start of his 2024 rookie campaign. That is the fourth-highest total by any NFL player in that span. Irving broke several tackles on a 22-yard catch-and-run on Monday night that proved to be the longest play in the Buccaneers' game-winning drive.
122.6
Baker Mayfield's passer rating in the final two minutes of the Bucs' two games so far this season. Mayfield led game-winning touchdown drives against both Atlanta and Houston, and the Bucs are just the fifth team since the 1970 merger to win each of its first two games after trailing in the final two minutes of regulation.
