2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Season 41 Brief

Our 2016 Buccaneers season was the franchise's 41st season in the National Football League and the first under head coach Dirk Koetter. In week 13, the Buccaneers won their seventh game, eclipsing their win total from 2015.

After winning on opening day, the Buccaneers sputtered through the rest of September. Starting running back Doug Martin was sidelined for eight weeks with a hamstring injury, necessitating back-up running backs taking his place in the lineup. After receiving adequate performances from Charles Sims and Antone Smith, both subsequently ended up on injured reserve, along with wide receivers Vincent Jackson and Cecil Shorts. A victory on Monday night against division rival Carolina saw Tampa Bay begin a streak in which they won seven out of their next nine games. Between weeks 10 and 14, the Buccaneers achieved their first five-game winning streak since their Super Bowl championship season.

Losses to the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints late in the season hampered the Buccaneers' playoff hopes; heading into week 17, the team was still mathematically alive for a wild card berth, but despite defeating the Carolina Panthers, the team missed the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season, tied for the fourth-longest active streak in the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Buccaneers finished tied with the Detroit Lions for the last NFC playoff spot, but lost the tiebreaker due to their respective records against common opponents. Nevertheless, the Buccaneers achieved their first winning season since the 2010 campaign.

		PRESEASON
Date		Opponent	Week/Record	Outcome
Thursday Aug. 11		@ Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA	PS - wk 1 0-1	Lost 17-9
Saturday Aug. 20		@ Jacksonville Jaguars EverBank Field, Jacksonville, FL	PS - wk 2 1-1	Won 27-21
Friday Aug. 26		Cleveland Browns Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL	PS - wk 3 2-1	Won 30-13
Wednesday Aug. 31		Washington Redskins Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL	PS - wk 4 2-2	Lost 13-20
2016 Season Results Record: 9-7, 4-2 (2nd in NFC South)
Date		Opponent	Week/Record	Outcome
Sunday Sep. 11		@ Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA	RS - wk 1 1-0	Won 31-24
Sunday Sep. 18		@Arizona Cardinals U. of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ	RS - wk 2 1-1	Lost 40-7
Sunday Sep. 25		Los Angeles Rams Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL	RS - wk 3 1-2	Lost 37-32
Sunday Oct. 2		Denver Broncos Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL	RS - wk 4 1-3	Lost 27-7
Monday Oct. 10		@ Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC	RS - wk 5 2-3	Won 17-14
Sunday Oct. 16		BYE	RS - wk 6 2-3
Sunday Oct. 23		@ San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA	RS - wk 7 3-3	Won 34-17
Sunday Oct. 30		Oakland Raiders Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL	RS - wk 8 3-4	Lost 30-24 (OT)
Thursday Nov. 3		Atlanta Falcons Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL	RS - wk 9 3-5	Lost 43-28
Sunday Nov. 13		Chicago Bears Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL	RS - wk 10 4-5	Won 36-10
Sunday Nov. 20		@ Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO	RS - wk 11 5-5	Won 19-17
Sunday Nov. 27		Seattle Seahawks Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL	RS - wk 12 6-5	Won 14-5
Sunday Dec. 4		@ San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA	RS - wk 13 7-5	Won 28-21
Sunday Dec. 11		New Orleans Saints Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL	RS - wk 14 8-5	Won 16-11
Sunday Dec. 18		@ Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX	RS - wk 15 8-6	Lost 26-20
Saturday Dec. 24		@ New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA	RS - wk 16 8-7	Lost 31-24
Sunday Jan. 1		Carolina Panthers Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL	RS - wk 17 9-7	Won 17-16
		PLAYOFFS
Date		Opponent	NFC/Superbowl	Outcome
Season Ended		@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL	None None	00-00

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