The 5-1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers will battle the 4-2 Detroit Lions in a prime-time battle on Monday, October 20 at Ford Field in the Motor City. It will be the second nationally-televised game for the Lions, who lost to the Chiefs in Kansas City, 30-17, on Sunday night in Week Six. Prior to that, the Lions had ripped off four straight victories and are currently the only team in the highly competitive NFC North with four wins already in the bank.
Here are some additional numbers to know about the state of the Buccaneers and their seventhgame of the 2025 campaign:
4
The number of turnovers the Buccaneers have committed through seven games after losing a fumble and throwing an interception on Monday night in Detroit. The Buccaneers' four turnovers have all come in their two losses on the season, with another two in their Week Four tilt against the Eagles.
8
The number of consecutive seasons that the NFC South has been won by either the Buccaneers or the Saints, dating back to 2017. New Orleans established a division record by winning the title four straight times from 2017 to 2020, and the Bucs have since matched that over the last four seasons. The Bucs currently lead the division by one game over the 4-3 Carolina Panthers as they seek to claim a fifth straight title and stake a new claim on NFC South dominance.
9-162-2
Rookie WR Tez Johnson's receiving line over the Buccaneers' last three games after he recorded just one catch for eight yards in the first month of the season. Johnson scored on a 22-yard run off a screen pass in Detroit in Week Seven and appears to have secured a significant role in the offense, particularly in the absences of Mike Evans and Chris Godwin.
58
Tykee Smith's team-leading tackle total as he continues to thrive in his new role as a full-time safety. After recording 13 tackles, a sack and two forced fumbles in Detroit, Smith is the only player in the NFL with 50-plus tackles and seven or more passes defensed.
84.1
Chase McLaughlin's career success rate on field goal tries of 50 or more yards after he drilled a 53-yarder against Detroit in Week Seven. McLaughlin has made all five of his 50-plus yard field goals this season, and his career percentage on such tries ranks second in NFL history.
527
Emeka Egbuka's receiving yardage total, which continues to lead all NFL rookies and has him on pace to join Mike Williams and Mike Evans as the only rookies in team history to surpass the 1,000-yard mark. While he might not have been at 100% in Detroit in his return from a hamstring strain, Egbuka still caught four passes for 58 yards against the Lions.
594
The Bucs' yardage total in their last trip to the Superdome in New Orleans, which set a franchise single-game record in a 51-27 victory.
