Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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CLE @ TB

Week 2, 2026 · 2026-09-20 · 1:00 PM ET

TB -8.5

O/U 40.5 · ML +300/-380

Raymond James Stadium: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 92°F, wind 1 to 5 mph

Storylines

Vita Vea grades out as TB's best

Vita Vea (NT) sits at 72 out of 100 for 2025 — a percentile against every other player at that position, built from charted performance rather than raw totals.

Where They Stand

At 59.3 the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the 12th-rated team in the league — playoff-calibre. On the graded units they look like a 64 team; the results component, at 48, has not agreed yet. Strength and weakness sit far apart here: offensive line 87, secondary 42. They have moved up 3 from 15th since the last update. Their last three: L 27-33 at Cincinnati Bengals, W 16-14 vs Carolina Panthers, L 17-20 at Miami Dolphins. Todd Bowles (61-75 career) has this club falling short of its graded expectation by 6.2 points a game, which points at the coaching rather than the roster.

At 45% to qualify they are live but behind — a bubble team on these numbers. Projected record 8.6-8.4; they take the division in 24% of runs.

Written from this club's own stored numbers — its Power Rating and the parts that make it up, its last five games, its division, its remaining schedule and its depth chart. Which facts appear depends on where this club is unusual, so no two teams get the same summary. Deterministic, not written by a language model: the site builds where no local model exists and cloud inference is ruled out.

Injury Report

No injury report published yet for Week 2. Reports are filed during game week — nothing is invented in the meantime.

CLE — Last 10 Games

3-7 their last 10

How CLE have actually been playing — their own recent form, not this fixture's history.

2026 wk1 vs JAX10–34
2025 wk18 vs CIN20–18
2025 wk17 vs PIT13–6
2025 wk16 vs BUF20–23
2025 wk15 vs CHI3–31
2025 wk14 vs TEN29–31
2025 wk13 vs SF8–26
2025 wk12 vs LV24–10
2025 wk11 vs BAL16–23
2025 wk10 vs NYJ20–27

TB vs CLE — Last 10 Meetings

4-2 last 6

2022 wk12TB 17 – 23 CLE
2018 wk7CLE 23 – 26 TB
2014 wk9TB 17 – 22 CLE
2010 wk1CLE 14 – 17 TB
2006 wk16TB 22 – 7 CLE
2002 wk6CLE 3 – 17 TB

Bucs Fumble Season Opener, Fall to Bengals in Cincinnati

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Rapid Reaction: Bengals 33, Buccaneers 27

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5 Notes for Bucs Against Bengals | Week 1

In the Buccaneers' 33-27 loss to the Bengals in Week One, five notes stood out for the visiting team

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Bucs vs. Bengals Game Blog | Week 1 2026

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How to Watch: Buccaneers at Bengals | Week 1 2026

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Bengals 27 - Buccaneers 20 | Third Quarter Updates

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Bucs-Bengals Inactives | Christian Rozeboom Cleared to Play

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Bucs Activate Ifeatu Melifonwu, Josh Williams for Season Opener

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Buccaneers-Bengals Injury Report Sept.11: McMillan, Tucker Doubtful to Play on Sunday

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Week One Expert Picks: Buccaneers at Bengals

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Season at a Glance

2026 Record

0-1

From completed real game results.

Power Rating

59.3

Playoff-calibre — 12th of 32, from results, unit and roster grades, and availability.

Injuries Reported

No report filed for this week yet.

From the Record Book

On this day in 2014: Buccaneers lost to STL 17-192014-09-14 · home
On this day in 2008: Buccaneers beat ATL 24-92008-09-14 · home
Buccaneers are 4-2 vs CLE since 2002Real record from completed games in this database.
Widest margin vs CLE: 22-7 in 200615-point difference.

CAR	8-9	47%
TB	8-9	47%
ATL	8-9	47%
NO	6-11	35%

1	@ CIN	L 27-33
2	vs CLE	2026-09-20
3	vs MIN	2026-09-27
4	vs GB	2026-10-04
5	@ DAL	2026-10-08
6	vs PIT	2026-10-18
7	@ CAR	2026-10-25
8	vs ATL	2026-11-01
9	@ CHI	2026-11-08
11	@ DET	2026-11-22
12	vs CAR	2026-11-30
13	vs LAC	2026-12-06
14	@ BAL	2026-12-13
15	vs NO	2026-12-20
16	@ ATL	2026-12-27
17	vs LA	2027-01-03
18	@ NO	2027-01-10