Jalen Hurts record vs. Buccaneers: Eagles QB overcomes rough history against Tampa Bay with Week 4 win

Daniel Mader

Jalen Hurts record vs. Buccaneers: Eagles QB overcomes rough history against Tampa Bay with Week 4 win image

The Philadelphia Eagles are enjoying a golden era for their franchise. The reigning Super Bowl champions, led by general manager Howie Roseman and head coach Nick Sirianni, have built a dynamic offense that features superstars and a young defense that's among the league's best.

If there's one team that seems to have Philadelphia's number, though, it's been the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Since Jalen Hurts became the Eagles' starting quarterback, the Buccaneers have made a habit out of stealing games in the teams' matchups. However, in Week 4 of the 2025 season, Philadelphia flipped the script by holding on for a 31-25 victory that improved the squad to 4-0. Baker Mayfield and co. fell to 3-1 as their comeback attempt fell short.

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Hurts and the Eagles have a history of shortcomings against Tampa Bay, but that wasn't the case early in the 2025 season.

Here's a look at Hurts' career record and stats against the Buccaneers.

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Jalen Hurts record vs. Buccaneers

  • 2-4 (.333)

Since Hurts took over as the Eagles' full-time starting quarterback in 2021, he has faced the Buccaneers six times, including the playoffs. With Philadelphia's Week 4 win over Tampa Bay, Hurts is now 2-4 all-time against the Bucs. 

Tampa Bay has often proved to be a formidable opponent for Philadelphia, even for a Super Bowl squad that has made the playoffs in each of the last four seasons. Hurts' first game against the Buccaneers was in 2021, which was a 28-21 loss for the Eagles. Later in that season, it was Tampa Bay that sent Philadelphia home packing in the playoffs.

Hurts' squad beat the Buccaneers in the 2023 regular season, but when the teams met in the postseason once again, Tampa Bay eliminated Philadelphia in January 2024.

With Sunday's 31-25 victory that improved Philadelphia to 4-0 in its Super Bowl defense, Hurts helped snap his team's history of tough losses vs. the Bucs. Within the quarterback battle, Hurts is now 2-2 against Mayfield, with Tom Brady leading the other two Tampa Bay wins.

Here's a look at every Eagles vs. Buccaneers game in Hurts' career:

DateFinal ScoreBuccaneers QB
Oct. 14, 2021Buccaneers 28, Eagles 22Tom Brady
Jan. 16, 2022 (Playoff Divisional Round)Buccaneers 31, Eagles 15Tom Brady
Sept. 25, 2023Eagles 25, Buccaneers 11Baker Mayfield
Jan. 15, 2024 (Playoff Wild Card Round)Buccaneers 32, Eagles 9Baker Mayfield
Sept. 29, 2024Buccaneers 33, Eagles 16Baker Mayfield
Sept. 28, 2025Eagles 31, Buccaneers 25Baker Mayfield

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Jalen Hurts career stats vs. Buccaneers

  • Completions/Attempts: 116/195
  • Completion Percentage: 59.5%
  • Total Passing Yards: 1,188
  • Passing Yards/Game: 198.0
  • Passing TDs: 7
  • Interceptions: 4
  • Rating: 78.3

In his first few career games against the Buccaneers, Hurts struggled with turnovers, throwing four picks in three matchups. But more recently, he's played cleaner games against Tampa Bay, including the Week 5 victory that saw him toss two touchdown passes.

Here's a game-by-game breakdown of Hurts' stats against Tampa Bay:

DateCompletions-AttemptsPassing YardsPassing TDsINTs
Oct. 14, 202112-26 (46.2%)11511
Jan. 16, 2022 (Playoff Divisional Round)23-43 (53.5%)25812
Sept. 25, 202323-37 (62.2%)27711
Jan. 15, 2024 (Playoff Wild Card Round)25-35 (71.4%)25010
Sept. 29, 202418-30 (60.0%)15810
Sept. 28, 202515-24 (62.5%)13020

Daniel Mader

Daniel Mader is a Content Producer for The Sporting News. He joined SN in 2024 as an editorial intern following graduation from Penn State University. He has previously written for Sports Illustrated, NBC Sports, the Centre Daily Times, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Daily Collegian and LancasterOnline. Daniel grew up in Lancaster, Penn., with a love for baseball that’ll never fade, but could also talk basketball or football for days.