2025 · Week 2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Houston Texans
Sep 15, 2025 · Reliant Stadium · closed · astroturf
Recap
Tampa Bay Buccaneers escaped with a 20–19 win over Houston Texans. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Buccaneers had just a 47% chance going in. Buccaneers improve to 2-0; Texans fall to 0-2. Baker Mayfield was the story of the game with 215 passing yards and 2 TDs; 33 rushing yards.
Team stats
| TB | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 10 |
| 384 | Total yards | 291 |
| 215 | Passing yards | 207 |
| 169 | Rushing yards | 84 |
| 25/38 | Comp / Att | 13/24 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(11:58) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass deep right to 12-N.Collins for 29 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the pass completion ruling, and the play was Upheld. The ruling on the field stands.
- Q115-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q1(7:17) (Shotgun) 6-B.Mayfield pass deep right to 81-R.Miller for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q14-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q1(3:29) 15-K.Fairbairn 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q2(9:48) (Shotgun) 6-B.Mayfield pass short right to 2-E.Egbuka for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q24-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q3(1:05) 4-C.McLaughlin 38 yard field goal is No Good, Hit Right Upright, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q4(5:27) 15-K.Fairbairn 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q4(2:16) 21-N.Chubb right guard for 25 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(:09) 1-R.White right guard for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Box score
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield | 25/38 | 215 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Bucky Irving | 17 | 71 | 0 |
| Rachaad White | 10 | 65 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Irving | 6 | 6 | 50 | 0 |
| Rachaad White | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Evans | 5 | 11 | 56 | 0 |
| Sterling Shepard | 4 | 4 | 34 | 0 |
| Emeka Egbuka | 4 | 7 | 29 | 1 |
| Cade Otton | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 |
| Ryan Miller | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Payne Durham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 13/24 | 207 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| Nick Chubb | 12 | 43 | 1 |
| Woody Marks | 3 | 14 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Collins | 3 | 9 | 52 | 1 |
| Nick Chubb | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0 |
| Woody Marks | 1 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| Dalton Schultz | 3 | 4 | 29 | 0 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 2 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| Jayden Higgins | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Justin Watson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Harrison Bryant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |