– The Tampa Bay Bucs defeated the Seattle Seahawks 38-35 on Sunday to move to 4-1 on the season. Tampa bay started 4-1 or better for the sixth time in franchise history (1979, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2021,2025).
– According to the Associated Press, the Bucs are the first team in NFL history with four wins by three-or-fewer points in their first five games of season.
– Tampa Bay remains in first place in the NFC South and has held at least a share of first place in 63 of the last 77 weeks.
– The Bucs 426 yards of offense on Sunday marked their most in a game this season and their most since Week 17, 2024 (551 yards vs. Carolina). After scoring 38 points on Sunday, the Bucs currently rank sixth in the NFL through Sunday’s 4 p.m. ET games with 135 points scored on the season in their first year under new Offensive Coordinator Josh Grizzard.
– Baker Mayfield completed 29-of-33 passes (87.9%) for 379 yards and two touchdowns, with zero interceptions, earning a 134.7 passer rating. His 87.9 completion percentage was the highest by any quarterback in a game this season, and the second highest of his career behind only his 90.5 completion percentage (19-of-21) on 9/19/21 vs. Houston as a member of the Cleveland Browns.
– Through Sunday’s 4 p.m. ET games, Mayfield ranks tied for third in passing touchdowns (10), fourth in passing yards (1,283), fourth in touchdown-to-interception ratio (10.0) and ninth in passer rating (104.4).
– Mayfield is 1-of-4 players since the 1970 merger with 375+ passing yards and a completion percentage above 85.0% in the same game, joining Tom Brady (10/18/09), Lamar Jackson (10/11/21) and Justin Herbert (9/24/23). Only Mayfield, Brady and Jackson have done so while averaging over 10.0 yards per pass attempt. Per CBS, Mayfield is the first quarterback in NFL history with 375+ passing yards and fewer than five incompletions in a regular season game.
– Sunday’s game marked the first in NFL history in which opposing quarterbacks each recorded 325+ passing yards and completed over 80 percent of their passes.
– Egbuka, a Tacoma, Washington, native notched a career-best 163 yards on seven receptions, with one touchdown. Egbuka’s five touchdown receptions through five career games are tied for the eighth-most since the 1970 merger and are the most ever by a Bucs player.
– The rookie wide receiver went over 100 yards receiving for the second consecutive game. Egbuka became the sixth wide receiver since 2020 to record back-to-back 100-yard receiving performances, joining Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson, Puka Nacua, Amon-Ra St. Brown and Brian Thomas Jr.
– Egbuka is the first player in NFL history with 25+ receptions, 400+ receiving yards and five-or-more receiving touchdowns in his first five career games. He also became 1-of-4 players over the last 50 years with 20+ receptions, 300+ receiving yards and 5+ receiving touchdowns through five career games, joining Ja’Marr Chase (2021), Roy Williams (2004) and Randy Moss (1998).
– Egbuka’s 163 yards receiving are the most by a rookie in a single game this season. Since the start of last season, Malik Nabers in Week 17 of the 2024 season (171 yards) is the only rookie with more in a single game. Egbuka owns three of the top 5 receiving performances so far in 2025 among rookies.
– With 25 receptions, 445 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns on the season, Egbuka now owns the franchise record in each category for the most by a player through their first five career games.
– Egbuka is the third rookie in Bucs history with 150 receiving yards in a game, joining Mark Carrier in 1987 (212) and Mike Evans in 2014 (209).
– Rachaad White totaled 71 yards from scrimmage (41 rushing, 30 receiving), tallying his second and third rushing touchdowns of the season. With 24 career touchdowns from scrimmage, White surpassed Leonard Fournette and Reggie Cobb (22) for the seventh-most, and tied Cadillac Williams for the sixth-most, scrimmage touchdowns by a running back in franchise history.
– With four receptions for 81 yards in today’s game, Cade Otton matched his second-highest regular season receiving total in a single game, trailing only his career high 100 receiving yards on 10/21/24 vs. Baltimore.
– Rookie wide receiver Tez Johnson had his biggest day since joining the Bucs, making four receptions for 59 yards.
– Sunday’s game marked just the third in Bucs history where multiple rookie wide receivers each had 50+ receiving yards (10/31/10 vs. Arizona, Arrelious Benn and Mike Williams, and 12/6/87 vs. New Orleans, Mark Carrier and Bruce Hill).
– The Bucs defense held the Seahawks without a point in the opening quarter.
Entering Sunday, Seattle’s offense was tied for third in the NFL with 35 first quarter points scored so far in 2025. Dating back to 2023, the Bucs are now 10-1 in games in which they have not allowed a first quarter point.
– Lavonte David finished tied for the team lead with nine tackles, including one for loss, in addition to bringing in the game-sealing interception. Among active players, David ranks tied for second in tackles for loss (173), trailing only Calais Campbell (191). He now leads all active linebackers in interceptions, with 14, surpassing Bobby Wagner (13).
– Tykee Smith recorded his first career fumble recovery, adding six tackles and two passes defensed. He now has four career games with multiple passes defensed.
– Chase McLaughlin converted 3-of-3 field goal attempts on Sunday, including the 39-yard game-winner, and is now 11 of his last 12 on field goal attempts, including two game winners.. Through Sunday’s 4 p.m. ET games, McLaughlin ranks second in points scored (47) and third in total field goals made (12).