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1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 261 points (16.3/g), 22nd of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 350 points (21.9/g), 19th.
 Differential of -89 points (-5.6/g), 25th.
 Expected W-L: 5.3-10.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -19 (-1.2/g), 26th.

Simple Rating System: Total -4.1, Offense: -1.9, Defense: -2.2, SoS: 1.5, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Ray Perkins

 Defensive Coordinator: Doug Graber

Training Camp: University of Tampa (Tampa, Florida)

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 4 boxscore L 0-1 Philadelphia Eagles 14 41 19 362 319 43 5 18 389 248 141 2
2 Sun September 11 boxscore W 1-1 @ Green Bay Packers 13 10 18 266 118 148 2 13 240 181 59 2
3 Sun September 18 boxscore L 1-2 Phoenix Cardinals 24 30 15 298 184 114 3 24 475 294 181
4 Sun September 25 boxscore L 1-3 @ New Orleans Saints 9 13 19 296 204 92 1 18 268 151 117 1
5 Sun October 2 boxscore W 2-3 Green Bay Packers 27 24 17 368 283 85 5 22 426 354 72 3
6 Sun October 9 boxscore L 2-4 @ Minnesota Vikings 13 14 18 331 154 177 3 15 276 207 69 2
7 Sun October 16 boxscore L 2-5 @ Indianapolis Colts 31 35 24 483 444 39 2 25 349 246 103 2
8 Sun October 23 boxscore L 2-6 Minnesota Vikings 20 49 18 243 215 28 7 25 433 305 128 1
9 Sun October 30 boxscore L 2-7 Miami Dolphins 14 17 21 362 283 79 5 20 309 266 43
10 Sun November 6 boxscore L 2-8 @ Chicago Bears 10 28 25 357 273 84 2 19 338 269 69 3
11 Sun November 13 boxscore W 3-8 @ Detroit Lions 23 20 17 304 79 225 4 21 278 203 75 3
12 Sun November 20 boxscore L 3-9 Chicago Bears 15 27 18 321 153 168 3 16 339 200 139 4
13 Sun November 27 boxscore L 3-10 @ Atlanta Falcons 10 17 16 313 186 127 4 16 289 108 181 2
14 Sun December 4 boxscore W 4-10 Buffalo Bills 10 5 19 253 143 110 16 273 234 39 2
15 Sun December 11 boxscore L OT 4-11 @ New England Patriots 7 10 14 262 131 131 2 11 223 147 76 2
16 Sun December 18 boxscore W 5-11 Detroit Lions 21 10 17 242 139 103 4 14 250 191 59 4