Tampa Bay Buccaneers blitz rate, 2026
46.2%
3rd of 32 in the NFL
- 28.6%
- On 106 dropbacks faced through Week 3
How often do the Buccaneers blitz?
The Buccaneers have sent five or more pass rushers on 46.2% of the dropbacks they faced through Week 3, 3rd in the NFL.
Week by week
| Through | Blitz% | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 45.9% | 2nd |
| Week 2 | 48.6% | 2nd |
| Week 3 | 46.2% | 3rd |
Last season
Up from 33.6% in 2025, which ranked 4th of 32.
From the Buccaneers weekly
Third and fifteen at the Tampa Bay twenty-nine, four twenty-eight left in the third quarter, down seventeen to thirteen. Baker Mayfield hit Bucky Irving short right for fifteen yards and a first down, and a chop block brought it back: third and twenty-nine from the fifteen. Next snap, Mayfield went deep right to Chris Godwin for eighty-five yards and a touchdown that would have given Tampa Bay its first lead of the day. Holding, on Luke Goedeke. Third and thirty-six from the eight, a six-yard run, a punt. Tampa Bay lost to the Vikings twenty-three to sixteen at home, never led, and is oh and three. Its pass defense held Minnesota to the lowest success rate any defense has allowed in a game this season.
Read the Week 3 note →Which defenses blitz the most in 2026?
Minnesota Vikings (72.9%), Washington Commanders (46.6%), then Tampa Bay Buccaneers (46.2%) lead the league. All 32 teams on the Defensive Blitz Rate board.
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