2025 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

The 2025 season was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 50th in the National Football League (NFL), their 12th under the leadership of general managerJason Licht, their 28th playing their home games at Raymond James Stadium and their fourth under head coachTodd Bowles. They entered the season as four-time defending NFC South champions. This was the Buccaneers' fourth straight season with a new offensive coordinator, as their previous one, Liam Coen, was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars to be their head coach. While the Buccaneers raced out to a promising 6–2 start which was their best start since 2021, a number of key injuries, defensive breakdowns, ineffective coaching, and a decline in quarterback Baker Mayfield's performance caused the Buccaneers to lose seven out of their next eight games after their bye week and dropping their record to 7–9. This late-season collapse caused the Buccaneers to fail to improve or match their 10–7 record from 2024 after a Week 16 loss to the Carolina Panthers and they suffered their first losing season since 2022 after a loss to the Miami Dolphins the following week. Despite defeating the Panthers in Week 18 to finish the regular season at 8–9, the Buccaneers were eliminated from playoff contention the following day when the Atlanta Falcons defeated the New Orleans Saints, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2019. Atlanta's win forced a three-way tie that gave Carolina the division based on head-to-head advantage.

It also was the third time in franchise history they missed the playoffs after losing in the wild card round at home in the NFL playoffs the previous season (2006 and 2008).

The Buccaneers wore their orange "Creamsicle" throwback uniforms and "Bucco Bruce" helmets in prime time against Atlanta in Week 15. The Falcons also wore their throwback uniforms as the away team. To celebrate the franchise's 50th season, Tampa Bay debuted a second throwback uniform in Week 3 against the Jets. This white-on-white combination replicates their 1976 regular season uniforms, consisting of white trousers and white jerseys with orange numerals outlined in red. Tampa Bay wore them again at Seattle in Week 5. The Seahawks, also celebrating their 50th season, wore their throwbacks for the game, and the Buccaneers followed suit as the road team. The ′76 uniforms were widely praised, and the Bucs won two out of the three games in which they were used.

The season began with the team's first 3–0 start since 2005 and first 5–1 start since 2021. Tampa Bay became the first team in NFL history to win their first four games with game-winning scores in the final minute, and the first team with four wins by 3 or fewer points in their first five games. Injuries took a toll on the team, as Mike Evans (hamstring and broken clavicle) missed nine games, and snapped his streak of 11 consecutive seasons with 1,000 receiving yards. Bucky Irving, Chris Godwin, Jalen McMillan, and Baker Mayfield all piled up injuries, through Mayfield managed to start all 17 games. Mayfield's injuries were later disclosed to be more extensive, and included a sprained MCL, a sprained PCL, biceps contusion, a left shoulder injury, a knee injury, and an illness. At the conclusion of the regular season, head coach Todd Bowles was considered by some experts to be on the "hot seat", however, he was ultimately retained. Several assistant coaches were fired including first year Offensive coordinatorJosh Grizzard, Thomas McGaughey, Thad Lewis, Kevin Ross and Charlie Strong. In addition, 87-year old Tom Moore, whose coaching career in college and NFL totaled 65 years (including 47 seasons in the NFL; the last seven with the Bucs) announced his retirement.

This would also be the final season for longtime wide receiver Mike Evans, as he was subsequently released in free agency and signed with the San Francisco 49ers.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers drew an average home attendance of 67,202, the 20th-highest of all NFL teams.