14 Facts About Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida.

2. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division.

3. About three weeks after firing Raheem Morris, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hired Greg Schiano from Rutgers as the new head coach.

4. On January 1, 2014, Lovie Smith was hired as the new head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, replacing Greg Schiano.

5. In December 2014, a report surfaced that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers used homeless people to sell beer and did not pay them.

6. Thus, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers became the first team in NFL history to play in and win a Super Bowl that was held at its home stadium.

7. In 19 total games in 2002, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers recorded 40 interceptions, 53 sacks, and 9 defensive touchdowns.

8. David and White were the teams' leaders, Barrett led the team, and the league, in sacks with 19.5, and the 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers finished No 1 in the league in run defense.

9. Shortly after the franchise was awarded, in February 1975 the team name of "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" was selected, along with proposed team colors of green, orange and white.

10. In 1992, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers introduced orange pants to be worn with the white jerseys.

11. In 1989, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers started to wear white at home to accommodate Vinny Testaverde's color blindness.

12. In 2015, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers debuted a Color Rush uniform featuring red jerseys and red trousers, with pewter numerals.

13. The rivalry would return in the early 2020s when the two teams meet in January of 2022 when Tampa Bay Buccaneers knocked Philly out of the playoffs.

14. The first meeting between these two franchises first occurred in 1977 when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Saints and ended their 26 game straight losing streak.