For the second straight season, the Bucs will trade in their red and pewter for the old orange and white — at least for one week.

After breaking out the throwback Bucco Bruce uniforms for a creamsicle game against the Lions in 2023, the Bucs will wear them again this season for their Oct. 27 game against the Falcons, Buccaneers.com senior writer/editor reported Wednesday.

“With the Atlanta Falcons in town on October 27, the Bucs will break out their ultra-popular “Creamsicle” uniforms and transform Raymond James Stadium into a homage to their first home, Tampa Stadium,” Smith wrote.

This was also spotted out well on X by Bucs fan Alexandre Nascimento.

Bucs legend Lee Roy Selmon Photo By: USA Today

Tampa Bay wore orange and white with the white Bucco Bruce helmets from 1976-1996. But starting in the 1997 season, the Bucs were red, white and pewter — with slight orange accents. Those uniforms lasted until 2014, when the poorly received alarm clock jersey era began.

Then, in 2020, the team went back to the basics and reimagined the previous red, white and pewter look that it previously had from 1997-2013. That coincided with the arrival of quarterback Tom Brady, as well as the franchise’s run to its second-ever Lombardi Trophy.

There was a short four-year period from 2009-2012 when the old Bucco Bruce uniforms would be worn once per season in throwback games, but the NFL’s one-helmet policy ended those games until that policy was done away with in 2021.

Now, for the second straight season, Tampa Bay will break out its throwback look.

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The orange and white Bucco Bruce uniforms weren’t overly kind to the Bucs back in the day, as the franchise lost a whole lot of games in them before redesigning their uniforms in the late-1990s and going with the red and pewter look.

But as time passed, many reflected fondly on Tampa Bay’s original look and there was a great deal of excitement around the team’s throwback games from 2009-2012. The only problem? The Bucs went 1-3 in their creamsicle games during that span.

2009: Buccaneers 38, Packers 28
2010: Falcons 28, Buccaneers 24
2011: Panthers 38, Buccaneers 19
2012: Saints 35, Buccaneerss 28

Bucs ILB Lavonte David and Lions QB Jared Goff – Photo by: USA Today

Once the NFL introduced the one-helmet rule, though, throwback games were a thing of the past in Tampa Bay. That is, until the league did away with said rule in 2021. That set up the chance for the Bucs to bring back their creamsicles, and they finally did so in 2023.

Raymond James Stadium was transformed for the day, as orange and white replaced red, white and pewter on the field, around the stadium and in the seats. The team reaped the benefits with a boom in merchandise sales and there was a lot of hype around the game, which saw the throwback-clad Bucs host the Lions.

Again, there was a problem. Tampa Bay lost the game 20-6, dropping its record in throwback games to 1-4 and extending the losing streak in the creamsicles to four games.

Now, it’s worth acknowledging that what the Bucs are wearing doesn’t determine whether they win or lose, as much belief as there might be in a creamsicle curse. The coaches and players ultimately decide wins and losses, but the fact is that the Bucs haven’t won a creamsicle game since the initial reintroduction of Bucco Bruce in 2009.

Bucs RB Rachaad White – Photo by: USA Today

So now, Tampa Bay knows when its next chance will be to break the “curse” of the creamsicles, as the team will wear them in Week 8 against the division rival Falcons for a 1:00 p.m. game.

It’s a bit of a surprise to see the Bucco Bruce throwbacks return for what is expected to be a massive game in terms of NFC South implications. Tampa Bay is the three-time defending NFC South champions, and after signing quarterback Kirk Cousins this offseason and hiring a new coaching staff led by former Bucs head coach Raheem Morris, Atlanta is a popular pick to take over the top spot in the division for the first time since 2016.

There’s no denying that there will be a lot of hype for this game, with plenty of orange jerseys filling the seats at Ray Jay on Oct. 27. But as exciting as it’ll be to turn back the clock once again, Bucs fans in attendance and watching at home will just be hoping that the game’s outcome favors them this time around.