The 2025 season will be the 50th campaign for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the league's 27th franchise that began play in 1976. We're marking the occasion with a deep dive into that rich half-century of history, celebrating some of the greatest individual performances ever in a Buccaneer uniform. It's the biggest games, the most prolific seasons and the most incredible careers. All of this allows us to remember some of the franchise's greatest moments but also set the bar for players who will chase history over the next 50 years.
Today, we look at the top passing seasons in team history, in terms of yards, which as you probably expect has a very modern lean. The first Buccaneer quarterback ever to eclipse 3,000 passing yards in a season was Doug Williams in 1980, the franchise's fifth season