The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks are set for a battle of top NFC playoff contenders in Week Five, with the game set for Sunday, October 5 and Lumen Field in Seattle. Both teams are 3-1 and have at least a share of first place in their respective divisions. Both teams are celebrating their 50th season as they were expansion siblings in 1976, but this is the first meeting between them since they made history in 2022 by playing the first-ever regular season game in Germany. The Buccaneers prevailed in that contest held in Munich's Allianz Arena, 21-16.
Both teams feature a run defense ranked in the top six in the NFL and both are middle of the pack in terms of passing offense. The Seahawks' offense is gaining 5.73 yards per play to rank among the top 10 in the NFL but Tampa Bay'