1997 NFC Wild Card vs Eagles

Lore & Background

The Buccaneers have played their home games at Raymond James Stadium since 1998. Founded in 1974 by Hugh Culverhouse, they joined the NFL in 1976 as members of the AFC West. The following year, they moved to the NFC Central, where they stayed until division realignment in 2002, at which point they were moved to the NFC South. The expansion franchise was originally awarded to Tom McCloskey but was later awarded to Culverhouse after McCloskey backed out. The team was purchased by Malcolm Glazer in 1995 for $192 million following Culverhouse's death. Glazer owned the team until his death in 2014, at which point the team passed to his six children, and has been owned and run by the Glazer family since then.

Reader's Guide

The Buccaneers have made it to the Super Bowl twice, first in Super Bowl XXXVII during the 2002 season and again in Super Bowl LV during the 2020 season. They are one of two NFL franchises to have at least two Super Bowl appearances without a loss, along with the Baltimore Ravens. Until the 2008 Detroit Lions went winless, the Buccaneers were the only team in the Super Bowl era to go winless in a season that was not shortened by a strike, doing so in their inaugural 1976 season.

Did You Know?

• The Buccaneers have an all-time regular season record of 326 wins, 466 losses, and one tie as of the end of the 2025 season.
• The team has made the playoffs 15 times and won their division ten times—three as part of the NFC Central and seven as part of the NFC South.