While the Bucs are no strangers to starting 2-0 as they have once again this season, a 3-0 start would be a first for the franchise since its 30th season in 2005. Now, 20 years later as they celebrate their 50th season, they’ll be looking for a 3-0 start this Sunday afternoon when the 0-2 Jets come to Raymond James Stadium.

Tampa Bay won its first two games on the road, beating Atlanta 23-20 thanks to some late-game heroics before beating Houston 20-19 with some more late-game heroics. That win over Houston was significant for the Bucs in a lot of ways, as it got them to 8-0 in Weeks 1 and 2 under Todd Bowles while also giving them their first-ever win over the Texans in Houston. Not to mention, it snapped the team’s losing streak in primetime games.

Now, Bowles and Co. will not only be looking for the franchise’s first 3-0 start in 20 years, but they’ll be looking for the Bucs’ first win in Week 3 since 2020.

Bucs 1976 throwback uniforms – Photo by: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

New York comes in at 0-2 and will be desperately trying to avoid an 0-3 start, though it’ll be Tyrod Taylor at quarterback instead of Justin Fields after Fields suffered a concussion last week.

As usual, there will be other storylines to follow in Tampa Bay’s home opener, and that’s the reason we’re here right now. As we do every week here on PewterReport.com, it’s now time to take a look at what else is on the line during this week’s game. Of course, we’re talking about some of the records and milestones that some key Bucs are moving toward.

Last week, Emeka Egbuka broke the franchise record for the most receiving touchdowns through two career games (3), Baker Mayfield passed Josh Freeman for the third-most multi-passing touchdown games in team history and Lavonte David played his 200th game as a Buc, becoming the third player in franchise history to reach the 200-game mark.

Now, let’s see where things stand heading into Week 3.

Bucs Record Watch: Week 3 vs. Jets

Baker Mayfield

A 300-yard passing game for Mayfield would tie him with Doug Williams (10) for the fourth-most in Bucs history.

With 514 passing yards, Mayfield will pass Steve DeBerg (9,439) for the eighth-most in team history.

Mayfield is also only four passing touchdowns away from passing Vinny Testaverde (77) for fourth-most in franchise history.

Mike Evans

Evans needs 256 receiving yards to pass Jason Witten (13,046) for the 21st-most in NFL history.

Evans is four receptions away from passing Rod Smith (849) for 34th-most in league history, while six more catches will move him ahead of Irving Fryar (851) for 33rd-most. With 15 more catches, he’ll pass Muhsin Muhammad (860) for 32nd-most.

Bucs WR Mike Evans – Photo by: USA Today

Sunday will be Evans’ 171st game, leaving him 13 away from passing Paul Gruber (183) for sixth-most in team history. It’s also his 170th start, which means he needs only 14 more to pass Gruber (183) for fourth-most in franchise history.

As far as Evans’ 1,000-yard season watch goes, he is 893 yards away from owning the NFL record for most consecutive 1,000-yard seasons with a 12th in a row. He needs to average 59.5 yards per game over the final 15 games to hit that mark.

Rachaad White

With one more touchdown, White will pass Leonard Fournette and Reggie Cobb (22) for seventh-most touchdowns from scrimmage by a Buccaneer running back. He is two away from tying Cadillac Williams (24) for sixth-most.

With two more receiving touchdowns, White will tie Mike Alstott (13) for the most by a running back or fullback in Bucs history.

White is 12 rushing yards away away from moving ahead of Ronald Jones II (2,174) for 10th-most in team history.

Vita Vea

Vea needs 3.0 more sacks to pass Brad Culpepper and Jason Pierre-Paul (33.0) for ninth-most in franchise history.

Bucs DT Vita Vea – Photo courtesy of the Buccaneers

Sunday will be Vea’s 98th game, tying him with Booger McFarland and Earnest Graham for 48th-most in Bucs history.

Lavonte David

David is set to play in his 201st game, which is 23 behind Derrick Brooks (224) for second-most in team history. He is also gearing up for his 201st start, which is 20 behind Brooks (221) for second-most.

With his half-sack last Monday night, David officially moved ahead of David Logan (39.0) for sixth on the Bucs’ all-time sacks leaderboard. He now needs 6.0 more to pass Shaq Barrett (45.0) for fifth.

David is three passes defensed away from passing Carlton Davis III (73) for fourth-most in franchise history.

Jamel Dean

Dean is 10 passes defensed away from passing Donnie Abraham (64) for sixth-most in Buccaneer history.

Zyon McCollum

McCollum needs two more passes defensed to pass Jordan Whitehead and E.J. Biggers (28) for 15th-most in team history.

Antoine Winfield Jr.

Winfield is four passes defensed away from beating out Dwight Smith (34) for 12th-most of any Buccaneer ever.

Winfield remains three forced fumbles away from passing Hardy Nickerson (13) for seventh-most in franchise history, and he is two fumble recoveries away from passing Lee Roy Selmon (10) for fourth-most. He would also tie John Cannon and Cecil Johnson (11) for third-most.

Bucs S Antoine Winfield Jr. – Photo courtesy of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Winfield is also 11.5 sacks away from passing Ronde Barber (28.0) for the most by a defensive back in Bucs history.

Chase McLaughlin

McLaughlin, for all his recent struggles, needs just six more points to pass James Wilder (276) for ninth-most in team history.

McLaughlin also needs 25 more field goals to pass Ryan Succop (84) for sixth-most of any Tampa Bay kicker ever.

Todd Bowles

Bowles is three wins away from passing his predecessor, Bruce Arians (31), for the fourth-most wins by a head coach in franchise history.