The 2025 NFL schedule is now set, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a long year in store for them. In addition to their NFC South rivals, the Bucs face the AFC South and the NFC West. While their AFC divisional foes do not present an insurmountable threat, the NFC West is a gauntlet of playoff contenders.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 2025 schedule was released along with the rest of the NFL slate Wednesday. It features four stellar prime-time matchups, including a two "Monday Night Football" games against back-to-back divisional champions -- at the Houston Texans in Week 2 (I sense some extra motivation getting the victory for Mike Evans in his return home) and at the Detroit Lions in Week 7,