The playoff-bound Buccaneers concluded their 2020 regular season with an 11-5 record and a second-place finish in the NFC South division behind New Orleans. It’s Tampa Bay’s best finish since the 2005 season when the Bucs also had an 11-5 record, and this year marks the team’s first playoff berth since 2007 when the 9-7 squad won the NFC South division.

Tampa Bay’s opponents for the 2021 season are now known, as the Bucs will be facing the NFC East and the AFC East divisions, in addition to the second-place finisher from the NFC North and NFC West divisions. That means quarterback Tom Brady will return to New England for a game against his former team, the Patriots, that will certainly be on national television.

The Bucs will also face Washington, their first-round playoff opponent, in a rematch during the 2021 season.

Bucs WR Chris Godwin – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

Tampa Bay will travel to Los Angeles, which finished in second place in the NFC West with its win over Arizona on Sunday, in 2021 to play the Rams for a third straight time in the regular season. The Rams beat the Bucs on Monday Night Football in Tampa Bay this year, 27-24, and the two teams could face off again in the playoffs if both advance to the NFC Championship Game.

The Bucs will also host the Bears, who finished second in the NFC North division, during the 2021 season. Tampa Bay lost at Chicago, 20-19, on Thursday Night Football in Week 5 this year.

Times and dates for the 2021 schedule will come out in April before the 2021 NFL Draft, which takes place from April 29-May 1.

Bucs’ 2021 Home Opponents

Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints
Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants
Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins
Chicago Bears

Bucs’ 2021 Away Opponents

Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints
Washington Football Team
Philadelphia Eagles
New England Patriots
New York Jets
Los Angeles Rams