Super Bowl 59 Odds For The Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Playoff History

Dating back to when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers became an established NFL team in 1976, they have found themselves in the postseason several times in Super Bowl history. They have managed to make the playoffs 13 different times. Of their playoff berths, eight of them came as NFC South champions, two as NFC Champions, and have won two Super Bowls.

Buccaneers Playoff Appearances

The Buccaneers have managed to make the playoffs in 13 of their 44 seasons as an NFL team. John McKay led them to their first three playoff appearances with their first one coming in 1979 and again in back-to-back years in 1981-1982. They then went on a 15-year playoff drought that ended in 1997 under Tony Dungy who led them to four playoffs including 1997 and 1999 as well as 2000-2001. Their last three playoff appearances came in the John Gruden era as he led them to the playoffs in 2002, 2005, and 2007. Their latest playoff appearances from 2020-2022 are shared between Bruce Arians and Todd Bowles, both with Tom Brady at QB.

Buccaneers Division Championships

Of the Bucs 13 playoff appearances, seven of them have been division championships. Their first two division titles came under John Mckay in 1979 and 1981. After McKay’s stint as the coach, Tony Dungy led them to one more 18 years later in 1999. Then, when John Gruden was the coach, he led them to three more in 2002, 2005, and 2007. Bruce Arians and Todd Bowles have led them to one more each in 2021 and 2022.

Buccaneers Conference Championships

Of the three coaches that have led the Buccaneers to the playoffs, only John Gruden has been able to lead them to a conference championship win in 2002 where he had Brad Johnson under center. The Bucs took down the Philadelphia Eagles in the game with a final score of 27-10. They did so in underdog fashion as they went into the game being seen as 4-point underdogs. They won their second NFC Championship in 2020 for the first time under Bruce Arians.

Buccaneers Super Bowl Victories

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have won two Super Bowls with their first one coming back in 2003 at Super Bowl XXXVII when they defeated the Oakland Raiders 48-21. The Buccaneers actually went into the game being seen as 3.5-point underdogs and clearly covered the spread. Dexter Jackson was named the Super Bowl MVP after he had two interceptions for 34 return yards, one pass deflection, and three total tackles. Their second Super Bowl came in 2020 for Super Bowl LV where the Buccaneers took down the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 after being seen as underdogs once more but this time at 3 points. It was Tom Brady who walked away with the MVP of the game after going for 201 passing yards and three touchdowns.

You wouldn’t be able to tell that the Bucs are just a few years out based on where Buccaneers SB 59 sportsbooks that take US bettors opened their odds. The Buccaneers Super Bowl 59 odds are trending towards being pulled by Week 14 as they have the last three times they opened over +8000.

2000 NFC Divisional Round: Buccaneers Complete Their Largest Playoff Comeback

The largest playoff deficit the Buccaneers have ever overcome was just 13 points on January 15, 2000 against the Washington Redskins in the NFC Divisional Round. The Redskins cruised to a 13-0 lead in the third quarter, spurred on by an impressive 100-yard kickoff return touchdown by Brian Mitchell on the second half kickoff. After though, the Buccaneers scored two unanswered touchdowns starting down 13-0. The second of these, a 1-yard touchdown pass from Shaun King to John Davis, put the Buccaneers ahead 14-13 and completed the largest playoff comeback in Buccaneers history.

Buccaneers Super Bowl Winning Quarterbacks

Brad Johnson was the Super Bowl winning quarterback that led the Buccaneers to a 48-21 win over the then, Oakland Raiders. Johnson led the Bucs with 215 passing yards and two touchdowns in the win, however, Johnson finished with the sixth-worst completion percentage in Super Bowl history at 52.94%. On a brighter note, he is one of just nine quarterbacks in Super Bowl history to not take a sack in the game!