BucsGameday's JC Allen takes a look at the matchup history between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Denver Broncos and the additions the team has made in 2024.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are riding high after an upset win over the Detroit Lions. Sitting at 2-0 on the season, the Bucs return home for an out-of-conference matchup with the struggling Denver Broncos. Tampa Bay is dealing with many of the same injuries to key starters they did in Week 2 with Antoine Winfield Jr, Calijah Kancey, and Luke Goedeke still sidelined, but could also be without Vita Vea as well who is doubtful heading into Sunday's matchup.
In this weekly article, BucsGameday will preview the Buccaneers' upcoming opponent. We’ll break down their prior season, the moves they’ve made this year, and the matchup history between the two teams to give you insight into what to expect on game day.The Bucs and Broncos have only played each other 10 times since 1976. Denver leads the series with a 7-3 win margin including four of the last five victories.
Free agent signing Frank Clark didn't pan out and the team moved Randy Gregory mid-season. After trading their first, second, and fourth-round picks as part of the Wilson trade to the Seahawks and second and sixth-round picks to the Saints for Payton, they couldn't replenish a roster devoid of talent through the draft.
Wilson is out at quarterback after an offseason release and the team unexpectedly let go of All-Pro safety Justin Simmons. The Broncos brought back some of their own free agents in kicker WIll Lutz and tight end Adam Trautman and signed cost-effective free agents in linebacker Cody Barton from the Commanders and receiver Josh Reynolds from the Lions. They made an offseason trade with the Jets for starting defensive end John Franklin-Myers, but most of their roster outside those moves returned.
Armed with a first-round draft pick for the first time in two seasons, Denver drafted their quarterback of the future with the twelfth overall pick in Oregon's Bo Nix. In the third round, they drafted his number one receiver from Oregon with Troy Franklin. Before the season started, the Broncos made All-Pro cornerback Patrick Surtain II the highest-paid defensive back in the league with a four-year, $96 million extension.
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