Tampa Bay Buccaneers play-action rate, 2026
22.1%
23rd of 32 in the NFL
- 23.8%
- On 122 dropbacks through Week 3
How often do the Buccaneers use play-action?
The Buccaneers have faked a handoff on 22.1% of their dropbacks through Week 3, 23rd in the NFL.
Week by week
| Through | PA% | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 36.1% | 3rd |
| Week 2 | 27.6% | 11th |
| Week 3 | 22.1% | 23rd |
Last season
Up from 16.9% in 2025, which ranked 30th 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 offenses use the most play-action in 2026?
Kansas City Chiefs (37.6%), Detroit Lions (34.7%), then Seattle Seahawks (34.7%) lead the league. All 32 teams on the Play-Action Rate board.
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