The Buccaneers joined the NFL as an
expansion team in 1976. After suffering a league-record
26 consecutive losses, the team quickly turned around its fortunes.
Tampa Bay reached the NFC championship game in just its fourth
season. Losing ways returned but by the mid-1990s, the
Bucs became perennial winners. The team won its first
world championship following the 2002 season with a victory
in Super Bowl XXXVII.
