Ahead of the 2023 season, a lot of oddsmakers had the Over/Under for the Bucs’ win total set at 6.5. With last week’s win over the Packers, they hit the over. Other oddsmakers had their total at 7.5, which means the team now has its sights set on smashing the over with a win over the Jaguars at Raymond James Stadium on Christmas Eve.

Bucs HC Todd Bowles – Photo by: USA Today

More than win totals, the Bucs have their sights set on another NFC South title – their third straight. Getting that division championship would also earn Tampa Bay its fourth straight playoff appearance. It would only be the second time in franchise history that the Bucs have made it to the playoffs four years in a row, with 1999-2002 being the only other four-year streak.

Todd Bowles and his team can’t clinch this week, but beating Jacksonville would set up a clinching scenario when New Orleans visits Ray-Jay next week on New Year’s Eve. A win on Sunday would give the Bucs sole possession of first place in the NFC South and ensure that with a win in either of their final two games, they’ll be division champions.

The playoff implications of this matchup are rightfully taking center stage, but as always, there are some individual milestones to keep an eye on. In fact, there are even more this week than usual. Last week, Mike Evans tied Rob Gronkowski for 12th-most receiving touchdowns in NFL history while Rachaad White joined Warrick Dunn as the only players in Bucs history to total 1,000-plus rushing yards and 750-plus receiving yards in the first two seasons of their careers.

Now, let’s see where things stand heading into Week 16.

Baker Mayfield

Bucs QB Baker Mayfield Photo by: USA Today

Mayfield has 24 passing touchdowns this year. With one more, he’ll become the second Bucs quarterback to throw for 25-plus in his first season with the team. He would join Tom Brady, who did so in 2020.

With three more passing touchdowns, Mayfield will tie Josh Freeman (27 in 2012) for fifth-most single-season passing touchdowns in franchise history. Four more passing touchdowns would tie him with Jameis Winston (28 in 2016) for fourth-most by a Bucs quarterback in a single season.

Mayfield needs two more games this season with a 90-plus passer rating to become the second Bucs quarterback with 10 or more such games in a single season. Brady accomplished that feat in both 2020 and 2021.

Rachaad White

With 31 more receiving yards, White will have his first 500-yard receiving season and the ninth by a running back in Bucs history. He is also 166 rushing yards away from becoming Tampa Bay’s first 1,000-yard rusher since Doug Martin in 2015. It would be the 13th 1,000-yard rushing season in franchise history.

With 166 rushing yards and 31 receiving yards, White will join James Wilder (1984) as the only Bucs with 1,000 rushing yards and 500 receiving yards in a single season. He’d also be the first player to do that within the first two seasons of his career since Saquon Barkley and Christian McCaffrey (2018).

White needs 197 more scrimmage yards this season to become the first Bucs running back since Doug Martin (2015) and first Buc since Mike Evans (2018) with 1,500-plus scrimmage yards in a single season. It would be the eighth such season in team history.

One more touchdown of any kind will give White his 10th total touchdown of the season, tying five players for fifth-most touchdowns from scrimmage in a single season by a Bucs running back.

Mike Evans

Bucs WR Mike Evans – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

Evans needs one more receiving touchdown to break a tie with Davante Adams (still active) and Rob Gronkowski (92) for 12th-most in NFL history. He also needs just one more receiving touchdown to tie himself (12 in 2014 and 2016) for third-most in a single season in Bucs history.

With two more receiving touchdowns, Evans can tie himself (13 in 2020) for second-most single-season receiving touchdowns in franchise history while three more would tie his own single-season franchise record (14 in 2021).

One touchdown of any kind would tie Evans with Jerome Bettis, Priest Holmes and Marshawn Lynch (94) for 27th-most in league history. Three total touchdowns will tie Evans with Eric Dickerson (96) for 26th-most.

Evans needs 117 more receiving yards to pass Calvin Johnson (11,438) for 33rd-most in NFL history. He would also pass Johnson for the sixth-most receiving yards by a player in his first 10 seasons.

Evans’ touchdown against the Packers last week gave him another six points, bringing him to 27 behind Martin Gramatica (592 career points scored) for the franchise record.

Finally, Sunday will mark Evans’ 152nd game with the Bucs, leaving him six behind Mike Alstott (158) for ninth-most in team history.

Chris Godwin

Bucs WR Chris Godwin – Photo by: USA Today

Godwin needs one more receiving touchdown to tie Jimmie Giles (34) for second-most in franchise history, passing Cameron Brate (33) in the process.

With 186 more receiving yards, Godwin will hit 1,000 for the fourth time in his career. That would break a tie with Joey Galloway and Vincent Jackson for second-most 1,000-yard receiving seasons in Bucs history. He also needs only 12 more receptions to hit the 80-catch mark for the fourth time, which would extend his existing franchise record for most 80-catch seasons.

Sunday will be Godwin’s 102nd game with the Bucs, moving him ahead of Ian Beckles, Ali Marpet and Jeremy Trueblood (101) for 38th-most in team history. He’ll be only two games behind Hardy Nickerson (104) for 37th.

Will Gholston

Gholston is set for his 167th game, leaving him 12 behind Lavonte David (179 and counting) for fifth-most in Bucs history.

Shaq Barrett

Bucs OLB Shaq Barrett – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

With a half-sack to finish off the game last week, Barrett is now 10 sacks away from passing Gerald McCoy (54.5) for fourth-most in Bucs history.

Barrett was also credited with a forced fumble on his and Lavonte David’s sack of Jordan Love, bringing his total with Tampa Bay to 15. That ties him with Ronde Barber and Warren Sapp for fourth-most in team history. He’ll take sole possession of fourth with one more forced fumble.

Yaya Diaby

Diaby is still 1.5 sacks away from passing Gaines Adams (6.0 in 2007) for the third-most by a Bucs rookie. He needs 3.0 more to pass Adrian Clayborn (7.5 in 2011) for second-most by a Tampa Bay rookie.

Lavonte David

David had a half-sack against Green Bay last Sunday, meaning he needs 1.5 more to become the second player since tackles for loss became regularly tracked in 2008 to record multiple seasons with 100-plus tackles, 15-plus tackles for loss and five-plus sacks. He would join Daryl Washington (2011, 2012).

Bucs ILB Lavonte David – Photo by: USA Today

With four more tackles for loss this season, David will hit 20 and tie Aaron Donald and DeMarcus Ware (three seasons) for second-most 20-tackles for loss seasons since 2008. Only J.J. Watt (four seasons) has more.

Sunday will be David’s 179th game with the Bucs, leaving him only four behind Paul Gruber (183) for fourth-most in franchise history. It’ll also be his 179th start, which is four behind Gruber (183) for third-most in team history.

One more sack will move David ahead of Brad Culpepper (33.0) for eighth-most in franchise history. Meanwhile, one more pass defensed will move him ahead of Donnie Abraham (64) for fifth-most in Tampa Bay history.

Carlton Davis III

Davis needs 12 more passes defensed to pass Derrick Brooks (84) for third-most in Bucs history.

Jamel Dean

Dean is 11 passes defensed away from passing Aqib Talib (54) for seventh-most in team history.

Antoine Winfield Jr.

Bucs S Antoine Winfield Jr. and Eagles QB Jalen Hurts – Photo by: USA Today

Winfield is one forced fumble away from tying Broderick Thomas (11) for eighth-most in franchise history, passing Jermaine Phillips and Stylez G. White (10) in the process.

With one more sack, Winfield can become the first defensive back since 1999 (when forced fumbles started being tracked) with 5.0-plus sacks and five-plus forced fumbles in a single season.

One more sack will also make Winfield one of four players since 2000 with at least 5.0 sacks, five takeaways and five forced fumbles in a single season, joining T.J. Watt (2019), Justin Tuck (2010) and Terrell Suggs (2003).

The fourth-year safety needs just three more tackles to become the first Bucs defensive back with 110-plus tackles in a season since Bucs Ring of Honor member and Pro Football Hall of Famer John Lynch did it. Lynch had 117 tackles in 1999.