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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — While the Buccaneers‘ season came to an end on Sunday night, the team’s list of opponents for the 2025 season became finalized after Week 18 when all of the division winners were crowned.
There will be eight games at home and nine games on the road for the Bucs next season. Since the league added a 17th game, the AFC and NFC alternate between which teams host the extra game. Next season, it’s the AFC’s turn, meaning the Bucs will have an extra road game.
The Bucs will play the usual NFC South rivals both at home and on the road. The team will also play all eight teams from the AFC East and NFC West divisions. Due to winning the NFC South, the Bucs will play the champions of the NFC East and NFC North.
The extra game for the Bucs this year is against the AFC South champions, the Houston Texans.
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The exact dates and times will be announced in the spring, but those are the 17 opponents that will appear on the 2025 schedule.
Five of the teams on the schedule made the playoffs this year.
The Bucs finished the 2024 regular season 10-7, and dropped their Wild Card playoff matchup 23-20 against the Washington Commanders on a field goal as time expired.