The three games on Tampa Bay’s 17-game schedule that were determined by matching division standings became a home date against the NFC East champion Philadelphia Eagles and road trips to play the NFC North-winning Detroit Lions and the AFC South-winning Houston Texans. The Buccaneers will also travel to play the Los Angeles Rams and Buffalo Bills, champions of the NFC West and AFC East, respectively. Tampa Bay’s final opponent wasn’t determined until Detroit beat Minnesota in Week 18 to win their division.
That fleshes out a schedule that also includes the usual six intradivision games in the NFC South plus matchups with the four teams in the NFC West and the four teams in the AFC East.
To be more specific, here are the opponents for the Bucs’ 17 regular season games in 2025:
Arizona Cardinals
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
New England Patriots
New Orleans Saints
New York Jets
Philadelphia Eagles
San Francisco 49ers
Atlanta Falcons
Buffalo Bills
Carolina Panthers
Detroit Lions
Houston Texans
Los Angeles Rams
Miami Dolphins
New Orleans Saints
Seattle Seahawks
The Buccaneers play nine games on the road in 2025 because it is the AFC’s turn to host all of the “17th games” that were added to the schedule in 2021. Each year, that game is an interconference matchup for every team with the two conferences alternating from year to year as the home teams. The Bucs’ 17th game is their matchup against the Texans.