| 2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | The Glazer family |
| President | Darcie Glazer Kassewitz |
| Head Coach | Todd Bowles |
| General Manager | Jason Licht |
| Offensive Coordinator | Byron Leftwich |
| Defensive Coordinator | Kacy Rodgers and Larry Foote (co-defensive coordinators) |
| Home Field | Raymond James Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–9 |
| Place | 1st NFC South |
| Playoff Finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Cowboys) 14-31 |
| Pro Bowlers | OT Tristan Wirfs |
| AP All-Pros | OT Tristan Wirfs (2nd team) |
| Uniform | |
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| Timeline | |
| Previous Season | Next Season |
| 2021 | 2023 |
The 2022 season was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 47th in the National Football League (NFL) in Tampa, Florida, their first under first-year head coach Todd Bowles, and ninth under general manager Jason Licht. Bowles was elevated from the defensive coordinator position, which he held from 2019 to 2021. Tampa Bay won the NFC South, the first time in franchise history the Buccaneers won division titles in consecutive seasons.
On February 1, 2022, quarterback Tom Brady announced his retirement from the league. Brady had one season remaining on his contract with the Buccaneers. However, on March 13, after only forty days, he reversed his decision, and announced he would return for the 2022 season. Brady's announcement triggered a flurry of free agent signings, re-signings, and restructuring, including Chris Godwin, Leonard Fournette, Shaq Mason, Russell Gage, Carlton Davis, Ryan Jensen, Julio Jones and others. Jensen, however, would be placed on IR due to a knee injury during training camp.
On March 30, a couple weeks after Brady's announcement, head coach Bruce Arians announced his second retirement from coaching and shifted to Senior Football Consultant. Defensive coordinator and former Jets head coach Todd Bowles was immediately named the successor to Arians. After two seasons with the club, Rob Gronkowski announced his second retirement on June 21.
The Buccaneers entered the 2022 season as defending NFC South champions and attempted to win their division in consecutive seasons for the first time in franchise history. They also looked to achieve a playoff berth for the third consecutive season. After starting the season 2–0, the Buccaneers lost five out of their next six games, failing to improve upon their franchise-best 13–4 record from the previous season after a Week 8 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. After a Week 15 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, quarterback Tom Brady posted his first eight-loss season as a starter. However, the Buccaneers clinched the NFC South title for the second consecutive season and a playoff berth for the third consecutive season after a Week 17 win over the Carolina Panthers. Tampa Bay entered the playoffs as the fourth seed in the NFC and hosted the Dallas Cowboys. After a loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 18, Tampa Bay became the fourth team in NFL history to make the playoffs with a losing record in a full season, following the 2010 Seahawks, the 2014 Panthers, and the 2020 Washington Football Team. This also marked the first losing season for Tom Brady in his career as a starter.
In the Wild Card round, the Buccaneers lost to the Dallas Cowboys at home 14-31, marking Tom Brady's first defeat to the Cowboys.
The 2022 season was the 34th and final year for longtime Buccaneers Radio Network announcer Gene Deckerhoff.