Buccaneers vs. Seattle Seahawks 
OPPONENT SPOTLIGHT · SEATTLE SEAHAWKS · Updated October 27, 2026
Completed meetings through October 5, 2025. Scores in the game ledger always list Tampa Bay first.
Raise the Sails. Ruffle the Feathers!
ARRR, secure the rigging! The Captain has sailed into Seattle with a Parrot on lookout, a tankard that is decidedly not a coffee cup, and a treasure bag marked with a large X. He has come to discuss an important matter with the local birds: which side gets to leave with the booty?
“They call their supporters the 12s,” he announced. “Excellent. Twelve doblones per touchdown ought to get our stadium roof started.”
“That is not how the scoring works,” said the Parrot. “And your construction estimate is written on a napkin.”
These clubs share a 1976 beginning, but the voyage has stretched from Florida to the Pacific Northwest and across the Atlantic. Their ledger includes defensive standoffs, overtime escapes and a German afternoon that deserves its own passport stamp.
Sources: Series record cross-check · The expansion-team connection.
October 5, 2025: A Walk-Off Withdrawal from the Bird Bank
Buccaneers 38, Seahawks 35 · Lumen Field · Seattle
The Captain would have preferred a quiet afternoon counting coins. Instead, Tampa Bay needed a late touchdown, a defensive intervention and one final swing of Chase McLaughlin’s right leg to escape with the treasure.
Baker Mayfield completed 29 of 33 passes for 379 yards and two touchdowns, without an interception. Rookie Emeka Egbuka caught seven passes for 163 yards and a touchdown, while Rachaad White supplied two rushing scores. Seattle answered repeatedly, turning the second half into a duel rather than a comfortable cruise.
Mayfield’s 11-yard touchdown pass to Sterling Shepard brought the score level at 35. Then Lavonte David intercepted Sam Darnold in Seattle territory, giving Tampa Bay another possession. McLaughlin’s 39-yard field goal as time expired delivered the 38–35 victory.
The Parrot’s accounting note: Touchdown, takeaway, winning kick. Three excellent reasons to keep the X-marked bag open—and one excellent reason not to spend the roof fund before the final whistle.
No matching BuccaneersFan.com GameDay report is available in the supplied archive inventory, so this game’s report cell remains unlinked.
Sources: Official 2025 postgame report · Final score and top performers.
Every Regular-Season Encounter
One chronological ledger, with stadium names appropriate to their era. All scores are Buccaneers–Seahawks. W and L describe Tampa Bay’s result; OT identifies overtime. A dash means no matching GameDay report is linked—not that the game is missing.
Showing 16 regular-season games: Tampa Bay 7 wins and 9 losses.
| Game date | Season | Bucs venue / stadium | Result | TB–SEA | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | HomeTampa Stadium Tampa, Florida | L | 10–13 | GameDay | |
| 1977 | AwayKingdome Seattle, Washington | L | 23–30 | GameDay | |
| 1994 | AwayKingdome Seattle, Washington | L | 21–22 | GameDay | |
| 1996 | HomeHoulihan’s Stadium Tampa, FloridaAlso known as Tampa Stadium | L | 13–17 | GameDay | |
| 1999 | AwayKingdome Seattle, Washington | W | 16–3 | GameDay | |
| 2004 | HomeRaymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida | L | 6–10 | GameDay | |
| 2006 | HomeRaymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida | L | 7–23 | GameDay | |
| 2007 | AwayQwest Field Seattle, Washington | L | 6–20 | GameDay | |
| 2008 | HomeRaymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida | W | 20–10 | GameDay | |
| 2009 | AwayQwest Field Seattle, Washington | W | 24–7 | GameDay | |
| 2010 | HomeRaymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida | W | 38–15 | GameDay | |
| 2013 | AwayCenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington | L | 24–27OT | GameDay | |
| 2016 | HomeRaymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida | W | 14–5 | GameDay | |
| 2019 | AwayCenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington | L | 34–40OT | — | |
| 2022 | Home · internationalAllianz Arena Munich, Germany | W | 21–16 | — | |
| 2025 | AwayLumen Field Seattle, Washington | W | 38–35 | — |
Munich is not Tampa. The 2022 game counted as a Buccaneers home game, but it was played in Germany. Tampa Bay is 3–4 in games physically played in Tampa, 3–5 in Seattle and 1–0 in Munich. By official home designation, the Bucs are 4–4 at home and 3–5 away.
Postseason: These franchises have not met in an NFL playoff game. Preseason contests are not part of these totals.
Archive coverage: All 13 report destinations match the supplied sitemap. The 2019, 2022 and 2025 games are fully listed without a GameDay link. The October 19, 2008 victory is correctly marked as a Tampa home game; the 2013 and 2019 finishes are marked as overtime.
Sources: Regular-season and postseason comparison · Dated game log · Germany venue and home designation.
November 13, 2022: Booty with a Passport
Buccaneers 21, Seahawks 16 · Allianz Arena · Munich, Germany
The NFL’s first regular-season game in Germany placed these expansion siblings on an international stage. Tampa Bay was the designated home team, even with an ocean separating the stadium from Dale Mabry.
Tom Brady threw touchdown passes to Julio Jones and Chris Godwin, Leonard Fournette scored on the ground, and rookie Rachaad White ran for 105 yards on 22 carries. Tampa Bay built a 21–3 advantage before Seattle’s late response narrowed the margin to five.
The Bucs finished the job with a clock-draining possession, including an 18-yard White run. The result belongs in the regular-season ledger, not a separate exhibition list.
“An away voyage that counts as home,” marveled the Captain. “Finally, a travel policy worthy of a pirate.” The Parrot stamped the logbook and declined to classify the tankard as essential navigation equipment.
Sources: Official Munich recap.
Next Encounter: No 2026 Regular-Season Date
The clubs’ published 2026 regular-season schedules do not include a Buccaneers–Seahawks meeting. There is no scheduled date, kickoff time or report placeholder to add here. Any future postseason matchup would depend on qualification and seeding.
For this edition, the latest completed meeting remains October 5, 2025. The Captain has left the next line blank rather than inventing a port of call.
Sources: Buccaneers 2026 schedule · Seahawks 2026 schedule.
Know the Opponent: A Northwest Briefing
- Franchise granted
- June 4, 1974
- First season
- 1976
- Division
- NFC West; previously AFC West from 1977 through 2001
- Home stadium
- Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington
- Head coach
- Mike Macdonald
- Coordinators
- Brian Fleury, offense; Aden Durde, defense; Jay Harbaugh, special teams
- Football leadership
- John Schneider, president of football operations and general manager
- Ownership
- Khosla family; Neeru Khosla, controlling owner; Vinod Khosla, chair
- Super Bowl titles
- 2013 and 2025 NFL seasons
A new chapter after another championship
Macdonald’s second season ended with the Super Bowl LX title. The 2026 staff includes Fleury as offensive coordinator, succeeding Klint Kubiak. This dated briefing separates current roles from the historic Carroll-era photographs retained elsewhere on the page.
The ownership transition also belongs in the update: the sale from Paul Allen’s estate to the Khosla family was completed on September 3, 2026. Allen’s long stewardship remains an important part of the franchise story, rather than the description of its present ownership.
The Captain respects a team that can win championships and fill a stadium. He is less enthusiastic about any bird organization with its own defense of the treasure chest.
Sources: Franchise facts · Current coaching staff · Fleury and football leadership · Completed ownership transition.
Memorable Buccaneers Ports of Call
The first Seattle treasure
Tampa Bay’s first series victory came in the fifth meeting—not its third NFL season. Five interceptions powered a 16–3 win at the Kingdome. Trent Dilfer’s shoulder injury brought rookie Shaun King into the game.
Sources: Series history.
A Tampa night, not a Seattle trip
The Bucs’ 20–10 Sunday-night win belonged to Raymond James Stadium. This is the home/away correction in the original ledger, not an additional meeting.
Sources: Series context.
Five touchdown passes
Josh Freeman threw five touchdowns in a 38–15 Tampa victory. LeGarrette Blount’s big rushing afternoon complemented the passing show, giving the Captain plenty to enter on the credit side of the ledger.
Sources: Contemporary recap.
No touchdown permission granted
Mike Evans caught both Tampa Bay touchdowns in a 14–5 win. The defense collected six sacks and three takeaways, keeping Seattle out of the end zone.
Sources: Contemporary recap.
A Munich stamp in the log
A 21–16 win in Germany made this a home game unlike any on Dale Mabry. White’s rushing and the final possession helped bring the international treasure aboard.
Sources: Munich recap.
The last kick wins
Mayfield, Egbuka, David and McLaughlin delivered different parts of a dramatic 38–35 road victory. The scoreboard, rather than the crowd volume, had the final say.
Sources: 2025 result.
Familiar Faces on Opposite Coasts
Joey Galloway
The former Seattle speed receiver arrived in Tampa Bay through a 2004 trade with Dallas. His Buccaneers chapter is a reminder that shared personnel histories do not always follow a direct route between the two clubs.
Sources: Galloway’s Tampa arrival and return.
Michael Bennett
Bennett began with Seattle in 2009, established himself over four seasons in Tampa Bay, then returned to the Seahawks in 2013. He became an important part of Seattle’s first Super Bowl-winning defense.
Sources: Bennett’s two-coast career.
Dave Canales
After 13 seasons on Seattle’s staff, Canales became Tampa Bay’s offensive coordinator in 2023. His work with receivers and quarterbacks made the move more than a change of scenery: it connected two offensive coaching histories.
Sources: Buccaneers’ 2023 appointment.
“So the personnel can cross the country,” said the Captain. “Why can’t a spare roof panel?” The Parrot requested that he stop treating a coaching tree as a construction-materials supplier.
The Seahawks Story: Expansion Siblings to Two-Time Champions
1974–1982: A franchise takes flight
Seattle received its franchise in 1974 and began play in 1976, the same year as Tampa Bay. Jack Patera was the first head coach. The Seahawks opened in the NFC, moved to the AFC in 1977 and later returned to the NFC West in 2002.
The first meeting links two beginnings
Seattle’s 13–10 win at Tampa Stadium on October 17, 1976 was its first regular-season victory. Tampa Bay’s first touchdown pass came in that game on a running-back throw from Louis Carter to Morris Owens. The series began with genuine milestones, not just a new line in the standings.
1983–1990s: Knox, Largent and the Kingdome
Chuck Knox’s 1983 team reached the AFC Championship Game. Steve Largent’s receiving career helped define the early franchise, and he became its first Hall of Fame inductee in 1995. Paul Allen purchased the Seahawks in 1997.
Original licensed Getty image retained from your page; archive imagery is not presented as a current roster portrait.
Sources: Early franchise history · The 1976 meeting.
1999–2008: Holmgren and the first NFC crown
Mike Holmgren arrived in 1999. Seattle’s 2005 season brought a 13–3 record and its first NFC championship, followed by a Super Bowl XL loss to Pittsburgh. The team that once chased an AFC title had now reached the championship game through the NFC.
2010–2023: Carroll’s championship era
Pete Carroll’s Seahawks reached consecutive Super Bowls following the 2013 and 2014 seasons. They defeated Denver 43–8 for the first title, then lost 28–24 to New England the following year. The Legion of Boom, Russell Wilson and Marshawn Lynch became defining names of that period.
Sources: Holmgren-era milestone · Championship seasons.
2024 onward: Macdonald and a second Lombardi
Macdonald became head coach in January 2024. Seattle went 14–3 in the 2025 regular season, then defeated San Francisco and the Rams on its way to Super Bowl LX. On February 8, 2026, a 29–13 victory over New England secured the franchise’s second title.
That championship belongs to the 2025 NFL season. A defense nicknamed the “Dark Side” supplied the contemporary counterpart to the earlier Legion of Boom era. The distinction matters: different teams, different years, and a separate chapter in the same trophy cabinet.
Sources: Macdonald appointment · Super Bowl LX victory · The Dark Side nickname.
Season, not calendar confusion: Seattle’s two Super Bowl-winning seasons are 2013 and 2025; those title games were played in February 2014 and February 2026. Those achievements do not add games to the Buccaneers–Seahawks head-to-head total.
Stadiums: The Captain Has Questions About the Roof
Kingdome and Husky Stadium
The original Seahawks home was the Kingdome. Husky Stadium supplied a temporary base, including the 2000 and 2001 seasons between the Kingdome era and the opening of the new stadium. Tampa Bay’s 1999 victory was still a Kingdome game.
One building, several names
The venue that opened as Seahawks Stadium in 2002 later carried the Qwest Field and CenturyLink Field names before becoming Lumen Field in 2020. Older game rows retain the name used at the time; the modern team briefing uses Lumen Field.
Cover for the fans—not an enclosed dome
The stadium’s published facts list roof protection for 70 percent of seats. Its overhead coverage does not turn the playing field into a fully enclosed dome. For the Captain’s ongoing roof study, that distinction is more useful than treating every covered grandstand as the same design.
An original Getty embed from the supplied page, preserved within a responsive container.
Sources: Seahawks historical timeline · Lumen Field history and roof coverage.
“Seventy percent covered?” the Captain asked, opening his X-marked bag. “How much for seventy percent of a roof?”
“More than seventy percent of three doblones,” replied the Parrot. “And you still owe me for the measuring tape.”
Silver Helmets, College Navy and a Louder Shade of Grey
The familiar historical look
The silver helmet and royal-blue look remains part of Seattle’s visual identity, even when it appears as a throwback rather than the standard uniform. The old graphics on this page are intentionally retained; they are not evidence of today’s uniform rotation.
The modern navy era
The College Navy uniform introduced in 2012 remains part of the rotation. Seattle wore the all-navy combination in Super Bowl LX and again for the 2026 season opener.
Throwbacks in 2026
Seattle’s 1990s-inspired throwbacks pair royal-blue jerseys with silver helmets and pants. The club’s October 2026 uniform announcement identified that combination for its Week 6 visit to Denver.
Rivalries: Wolf Grey and Iridescent Green
The 2025 Rivalries design added Wolf Grey jerseys and pants, Iridescent Green detailing and a metallic green helmet. Soundwave motifs and references to the 12s tied the design to Seattle’s crowd identity.
The original Getty image and identifying code are retained. Its malformed height unit has been corrected.
Sources: Navy uniforms in 2026 · 2026 throwback announcement · Rivalries design.
The Captain approves of anything that glints like treasure. The Parrot has clarified that reflective jersey numbers cannot be melted down to finance a canopy.
The 12s, the Flag and the Parrot’s Professional Rivals
A number for the fans
Seattle retired No. 12 on December 15, 1984 in honor of its supporters. The first 12 Flag ceremony followed on October 12, 2003, when original season-ticket holders raised the flag. The ritual gives the home crowd its own moment before kickoff.
Loud, with a date attached
The 12s reached recorded crowd-noise peaks of 136.6 decibels in September 2013 and 137.6 that December. Those are historical achievements, not a claim that Seattle currently holds every noise record. The familiar Blue Friday tradition brings team colors out before gameday.
Sources: Fan traditions and flag history · Dated crowd-noise milestones.
Blitz, Boom and Bam C. Hawk
Blitz remains the recognizable costumed face of Seattle’s mascot family. Boom was introduced as his sidekick in 2014, and Bam C. Hawk joined in 2024 as the team’s international mascot. Bam’s debut included a connection to fans in Munich—an appropriate addition to a rivalry that has already visited Germany.
“Three birds?” said the Parrot. “I demand hazard pay.”
“You already get first choice of the snacks,” replied the Captain.
“Then I demand a separate snack budget.”
Original licensed photography retained from the fan archive.
Sources: Mascot family and international addition.
From the Original Fan Scrapbook
About This Edition
This is an independent Buccaneers fan reference, not an official NFL or club publication. Your original page supplied the images, licensed embed code and historical GameDay destinations. Updated football facts and corrections are grounded in the club, stadium, Hall of Fame and statistical references linked beside the relevant sections. Captain Booty and Parrot dialogue is fictional fan entertainment.
Recordkeeping: Regular-season and postseason meetings are separated. The 2022 Munich game is a designated Tampa Bay home game played at a neutral international venue. Table scores always put Tampa Bay first. No preseason game or projected future result is included.
Archive integrity: The 13 retained report links match the supplied sitemap. The 2019, 2022 and 2025 games deliberately have no GameDay-report link. External research sources are not substitutes for unpublished pages in your archive.
Corrections: The October 2008 game is placed in Tampa; both overtime games are labeled; the first Buccaneers victory is identified as the fifth meeting in 1999; and the modern stadium, ownership and coaching descriptions replace the old present-tense references.
The Captain’s final order: Keep the sails trimmed, the Parrot away from the coffee, and every hard-earned doblón in the X-marked bag. The roof fund accepts touchdowns—not promises. GO BUCS!