The Bucs won the NFC South division title for a second year in a row thanks to a come-from-behind, 30-24 victory over the visiting Panthers. That win all but solidified the team’s 2023 opponents.

All that remains is determining which NFC East team Tampa Bay will host in 2023. That will be determined in Week 18 when the 13-3 Eagles host the 9-6-1 Giants and the 12-4 Cowboys visit the 7-8-1 Commanders. The outcome of these NFC East matchups determine the division champion, which will be Philadelphia with a win, or Dallas with a win and a loss by the Eagles in Week 18.

Bucs WR Chris Godwin – Photo by: USA Today

By virtue of winning the NFC South, the Bucs will also face the division winners in the NFC West (12-4 San Francisco), the NFC East – either Philadelphia or Dallas – and the AFC East (12-3 Buffalo) next season. But the Week 18 outcome will also determine which team the Bucs will host in the Wild Card playoff round. Tampa Bay is locked in to the No. 4 seed, and the runner-up in the NFC East, currently Dallas, would be the No. 5 seed and travel to Raymond James Stadium for the first round of the playoffs.

The NFC South will play the AFC South and NFC North divisions in 2023. The NFC South and AFC South were the weakest divisions in the NFL in 2022 with the division leaders – the Bucs and the Jaguars – both with 8-8 records.

Here is a look at the teams the Bucs will play in 2023 with the times and dates to be announced after the 2023 NFL Draft in May. Because of the league’s 17-game schedule, AFC teams will host an extra home game in 2023 after the NFC hosted an extra home game this season. The extra home was in Germany this year where Tampa Bay beat Seattle, 21-15.

Bucs’ 2023 Opponents

Home Slate

Atlanta Falcons – 6-10
Carolina Panthers – 7-9
New Orleans Saints – 6-10
Chicago Bears – 3-13
Detroit Lions – 8-8
Jacksonville Jaguars – 8-8
Tennessee Titans – 7-9
Philadelphia Eagles 13-3 – or – Dallas Cowboys 12-4

Away Slate

Atlanta Falcons – 6-10
Carolina Panthers – 7-9
New Orleans Saints – 6-10
Green Bay Packers – 8-8
Minnesota Vikings – 12-4
Houston Texans – 2-13-1
Indianapolis Colts – 4-11-1
San Francisco 49ers – 12-4
Buffalo Bills – 12-3

Bucs QB Tom Brady – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

The Bucs’ opponents are a mixed bag of playing three of the worst teams in the 2022 season – the Texans, Bears and Colts – in addition to playing four teams with double-digit win totals – the Bills, 49ers, Vikings and either the Eagles or the Cowboys.

The 2023 slate of opponents also feature two rematches from the 2022 season, as Tampa Bay will once again travel to San Francisco, and face the Packers again – this time in Green Bay. The Packers beat the Bucs, 14-12, at Raymond James Stadium this season, and the 49ers beat the Bucs, 35-7, in San Francisco.

The Bucs will host at least five playoff teams in 2023 and will play at least six teams with losing records next year.