Tampa Bay Buccaneers DEF

TB — Week 9 at CHI.

Week 8 recap: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

18.0 PPR points against ATL on 4 INT — beat his 7.6 projection by 10.4. The week 9 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week?

Tampa Bay Buccaneers projects 5.3 PPR points in week 9 at CHI, averaging 16.7 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at DEF — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

· No usage trend on file
Week 8 vs ATL: 18 pts
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 9 proj
5.3
PPR · 5.3 std
Form
16.7
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Week 9 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 0.6 · median 4.4 · ceiling 11.8 — 16% chance of 10+, 5% of 15+, 1% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.

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Common decisions

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W9@ CHI Sun, Nov 8 5.35.35.3 –
W11@ DET Sun, Nov 22 6.16.16.1 –
W12vs CAR Mon, Nov 30 6.16.16.1 –
W13vs LAC Sun, Dec 6 6.16.16.1 –
W14@ BAL Sun, Dec 13 6.16.16.1 –
W15vs NO Sun, Dec 20 6.76.76.7 –
Free. Add your scoring and who else you have — the answer gets specific. 3 questions a day without an account, 30 with one.

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W8ATL4 INT 18.018.018.0
W7CAR5 sacks · 2 INT 25.025.025.0
W6PIT5 sacks · 1 INT 7.07.07.0
W5DAL2 INT 7.07.07.0
W4GB1 INT 7.07.07.0
W3MIN3 sacks · 1 INT 5.05.05.0
W2CLE2 sacks 2.02.02.0
W1CIN1 sacks · 1 INT 9.09.09.0
All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.