2022 season · final
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2022: game by game
The Buccaneers went 8–9 in 2022; replayed with the same day’s form, their play was worth 8.9 wins. Luck cost them 0.9: the 11th-unluckiest team in the league. In one-score games they went 6–4.
Playoffs: 0–1, replay wins 0.0.
Every game
How often the Buccaneers win each game when it’s replayed with the way both teams played, and the luck index: 100 × (the result − that number).
| Week | Game | Result | Wins the replay | Luck index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | @ Cowboys | W 19–3 | 95% | +5 |
| Week 2 | @ Saints | W 20–10 | 66% | +34 |
| Week 3 | vs Packers | L 12–14 | 47% | −47 |
| Week 4 | vs Chiefs | L 31–41 | 56% | −56 |
| Week 5 | vs Falcons | W 21–15 | 64% | +36 |
| Week 6 | @ Steelers | L 18–20 | 73% | −73 |
| Week 7 | @ Panthers | L 3–21 | 33% | −33 |
| Week 8 | vs Ravens | L 22–27 | 21% | −21 |
| Week 9 | vs Rams | W 16–13 | 82% | +18 |
| Week 10 | vs Seahawks | W 21–16 | 55% | +45 |
| Week 12 | @ Browns | L 17–23 | 40% | −40 |
| Week 13 | vs Saints | W 17–16 | 25% | +75 |
| Week 14 | @ 49ers | L 7–35 | 4% | −4 |
| Week 15 | vs Bengals | L 23–34 | 53% | −53 |
| Week 16 | @ Cardinals | W 19–16 | 90% | +10 |
| Week 17 | vs Panthers | W 30–24 | 74% | +26 |
| Week 18 | @ Falcons | L 17–30 | 14% | −14 |
| Wild Card | vs Cowboys | L 14–31 | 5% | −5 |
Game by game
The luck index of each game, in order. Right: luckier than the play. Left: unluckier.
Where the luck came from
Luck in points over the regular season, by kind, at the fitted luck shares. Positive: in the Buccaneers’ favor.
| Kind | Points | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Injuries | +15.3 | +0.90 |
| Rest | +1.6 | +0.09 |
| Drops | −1.3 | −0.08 |
| Kicks | −13.0 | −0.77 |
| 3rd & 4th downs | −13.9 | −0.82 |
| Fumble bounces | −14.2 | −0.83 |
| Judgment calls | −20.7 | −1.22 |