The Buccaneers without Emeka Egbuka

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The Buccaneers are 2–0 without Emeka Egbuka this season and 1–5 with him. Since 2025, they’re 2–0 in the 2 games he missed and 9–14 with him.

Missed games (foot), per the NFL’s week 8 injury report.

, a game

This season

Measure	With Emeka Egbuka6 games	Without2 games	Difference
Record	1–5	2–0
Points, over expected	−2.9	+6.2	−9.1
Passing yards, over expected	−10.2	−178.0	+167.8
Against the line	−1.3	+23.3	−24.5
Points allowed, over expected	+1.3	−16.8	+18.1
Margin, over expected	−4.4	+23.1	−27.5
Rushing yards, over expected	−6.4	+170.7	−177.1
Pass attempts, over expected	+2.5	−26.2	+28.7
Carries, over expected	−1.8	+25.5	−27.2
Sacks taken, over expected	+1.2	−1.9	+3.1
Turnovers, over expected	+0.6	−0.8	+1.3

2 games without him is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

Measure	With Emeka Egbuka23 games	Without2 games	Difference
Record	9–14	2–0
Points, over expected	−0.9	+6.2	−7.1
Passing yards, over expected	−3.8	−178.0	+174.2
Against the line	−2.5	+23.3	−25.8
Points allowed, over expected	+0.6	−16.8	+17.4
Margin, over expected	−1.5	+23.1	−24.6
Rushing yards, over expected	−2.6	+170.7	−173.3
Pass attempts, over expected	+0.8	−26.2	+27.1
Carries, over expected	−0.1	+25.5	−25.6
Sacks taken, over expected	+0.3	−1.9	+2.2
Turnovers, over expected	0.0	−0.8	+0.8

2 games without him is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

Measure	With Emeka Egbuka	Without	Difference
Bucky Irving, RB
Rushing yards	75.3	138.0	−62.7
Carries	16.0	25.5	−9.5
Baker Mayfield, QB
Passing yards	205.0	32.0	+173.0
Pass attempts	32.0	7.0	+25.0
Jalon Daniels, QB
Passing yards	125.3	0.0	+125.3
Pass attempts	24.5	0.0	+24.5
Kenny Gainwell, RB
Rushing yards	10.2	114.0	−103.8
Carries	3.2	19.5	−16.3
Chris Godwin Jr., WR
Receiving yards	36.0	13.5	+22.5
Receptions	3.8	2.0	+1.8

Measure	With Emeka Egbuka	Without	Difference
Cade Otton, TE
Receiving yards	36.1	0.0	+36.1
Receptions	3.7	0.0	+3.7
Baker Mayfield, QB
Passing yards	215.4	32.0	+183.4
Pass attempts	31.9	7.0	+24.9
Chris Godwin Jr., WR
Receiving yards	38.4	13.5	+24.9
Receptions	3.7	2.0	+1.7

Date	Game	Result
Nov 1, 2026	vsATL	W 16–0
Oct 25, 2026	@CAR	W 43–13

With him is a game he played, from the snap counts; without him is a game the team played while he was on its roster and he didn’t.
Over expected is the team’s average a game over what the season’s ratings expected in each game, the same numbers each measure’s own page reads. “Averages” shows the plain numbers.
Against the line is the team’s margin less the closing line’s, the market’s margin before kickoff, from nflverse’s schedules. A game with no line sits out.
His teammates’ numbers are plain averages a game.
Why he’s out: the NFL’s week 8 injury report.