2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 4th in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 301 points (18.8/g), 23rd of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 304 points (19.0/g), 9th.
Differential of -3 points (-0.2/g), 17th.
Expected W-L: 7.9-8.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 24th.
Simple Rating System: Total -2.7, Offense: -4.0, Defense: 1.3, SoS: -2.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jon Gruden (5-11-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Bill Muir
Defensive Coordinator: Monte Kiffin
Other Notable Asst.: Raheem Morris (Assistant Defensive Backs) and Mike Tomlin (Defensive Backs)
Training Camp: Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex (Lake Buena Vista, Florida)
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Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | Expected Points | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | Offense | Defense | Sp. Tms | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 12 | boxscore | L | 0-1 | @ | Washington Redskins | 10 | 16 | 10 | 169 | 139 | 30 | 2 | 13 | 291 | 125 | 166 | 1 | -22.38 | 10.57 | 5.90 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 19 | boxscore | L | 0-2 | Seattle Seahawks | 6 | 10 | 17 | 271 | 179 | 92 | 3 | 9 | 182 | 124 | 58 | 1 | -17.04 | 19.20 | -2.86 | ||
| 3 | Sun | September 26 | boxscore | L | 0-3 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 20 | 30 | 19 | 389 | 297 | 92 | 1 | 23 | 399 | 226 | 173 | 2 | 1.19 | -10.46 | -0.78 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 3 | boxscore | L | 0-4 | Denver Broncos | 13 | 16 | 12 | 269 | 159 | 110 | 1 | 19 | 249 | 138 | 111 | -1.65 | -0.36 | -1.77 | |||
| 5 | Sun | October 10 | boxscore | W | 1-4 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 20 | 17 | 16 | 319 | 238 | 81 | 1 | 16 | 251 | 106 | 145 | 2 | 1.06 | 10.51 | -7.68 | |
| 6 | Mon | October 18 | boxscore | L | 1-5 | @ | St. Louis Rams | 21 | 28 | 17 | 332 | 277 | 55 | 4 | 14 | 324 | 230 | 94 | 2 | -14.15 | 0.97 | 8.96 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 24 | boxscore | W | 2-5 | Chicago Bears | 19 | 7 | 17 | 293 | 155 | 138 | 2 | 11 | 167 | 91 | 76 | 2 | -7.35 | 20.05 | 0.66 | ||
| 8 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Sun | November 7 | boxscore | W | 3-5 | Kansas City Chiefs | 34 | 31 | 23 | 418 | 288 | 130 | 27 | 459 | 354 | 105 | 3 | 23.59 | -13.45 | -7.40 | |||
| 10 | Sun | November 14 | boxscore | L | 3-6 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 24 | 14 | 193 | 125 | 68 | 1 | 18 | 325 | 120 | 205 | 1 | -10.56 | -2.14 | 1.28 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 21 | boxscore | W | 4-6 | San Francisco 49ers | 35 | 3 | 19 | 352 | 193 | 159 | 2 | 13 | 197 | 125 | 72 | 2 | 5.39 | 20.80 | -0.56 | ||
| 12 | Sun | November 28 | boxscore | L | 4-7 | @ | Carolina Panthers | 14 | 21 | 20 | 398 | 336 | 62 | 3 | 15 | 300 | 188 | 112 | 1 | -3.58 | -4.70 | 4.36 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 5 | boxscore | W | 5-7 | Atlanta Falcons | 27 | 0 | 16 | 247 | 115 | 132 | 1 | 13 | 255 | 92 | 163 | 5 | -4.38 | 33.37 | 0.49 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 12 | boxscore | L | 5-8 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 24 | 31 | 21 | 436 | 373 | 63 | 4 | 18 | 336 | 206 | 130 | 3 | -4.17 | -2.74 | -2.41 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 19 | boxscore | L | 5-9 | New Orleans Saints | 17 | 21 | 17 | 283 | 114 | 169 | 4 | 15 | 247 | 132 | 115 | 1 | -7.67 | 4.83 | -1.58 | ||
| 16 | Sun | December 26 | boxscore | L | 5-10 | Carolina Panthers | 20 | 37 | 22 | 345 | 299 | 46 | 3 | 22 | 348 | 207 | 141 | -3.45 | -18.27 | 5.06 | |||
| 17 | Sun | January 2 | boxscore | L | 5-11 | @ | Arizona Cardinals | 7 | 12 | 11 | 249 | 187 | 62 | 4 | 12 | 222 | 115 | 107 | 1 | -26.02 | 23.24 | -3.44 | |