Philadelphia Eagles 31, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 25Date: September 28, 2025 | Venue: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL | Attendance: 64,122 | Broadcast: FOX Records: Philadelphia Eagles 4-0 (2-0 away) · Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3-1 (1-1 home)
Tampa Bay outgained Philadelphia 376-200 at Raymond James Stadium on September 28, 2025, and still lost by six. The Eagles built their lead through a blocked punt return, two short-yardage touchdown plays from tush push formations, and a Saquon Barkley run, going to 4-0 with a 31-25 final in which Jalen Hurts completed 15 of his 16 first-half pass attempts and went 0-for-8 after the break. Baker Mayfield threw for 289 yards with two deep touchdowns but threw an interception at the goal line in the fourth quarter that ended Tampa Bay’s clearest path back to the lead.
Table of Contents
Final Score
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Philadelphia Eagles (4-0)
14
10
7
0
31
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-1)
3
3
14
5
25
Scoring Summary
Qtr
Time
Play
Score
1st
12:51
Sydney Brown 35-yd blocked punt return (Jake Elliott kick)
PHI 7–0
1st
7:08
Dallas Goedert 2-yd pass from Jalen Hurts (Jake Elliott kick)
PHI 14–0
1st
0:00
Chase McLaughlin 42-yd field goal
PHI 14–3
2nd
6:10
Dallas Goedert 5-yd pass from Jalen Hurts (Jake Elliott kick)
PHI 21–3
2nd
0:58
Jake Elliott 39-yd field goal
PHI 24–3
2nd
0:00
Chase McLaughlin 65-yd field goal
PHI 24–6
3rd
9:51
Emeka Egbuka 77-yd pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin kick)
PHI 24–13
3rd
3:51
Saquon Barkley 6-yd run (Jake Elliott kick)
PHI 31–13
3rd
2:10
Bucky Irving 72-yd pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin kick)
PHI 31–20
4th
12:16
Chase McLaughlin 58-yd field goal
PHI 31–23
4th
0:00
Safety — Braden Mann in end zone
PHI 31–25 — Final
Team Statistics
Category
Philadelphia Eagles
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Total Yards
200
376
Passing Yards (net)
112
272
Rushing Yards
88
104
Total Plays
58
68
Yards Per Play
3.4
5.5
First Downs
16
18
— Passing
10
7
— Rushing
5
5
— Penalty
1
6
3rd Down Efficiency
5/14 (35.7%)
3/13 (23.1%)
4th Down Efficiency
0/1
1/3
Red Zone (Made–Att)
3/3 (100%)
0/2 (0%)
Penalties
8 for 83 yds
5 for 40 yds
Turnovers
0
2
— Fumbles Lost
0
1
— Interceptions
0
1
Sacks–Yards Lost
2–18
2–17
Def/ST Touchdowns
1
0
Time of Possession
28:08
31:52
Passing Statistics
Philadelphia Eagles
Player
C/ATT
YDS
NET
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Jalen Hurts
15/24
130
112
5.4
2
0
2–18
52.8
104.5
15-of-16 in the first half; 0-for-8 in the second half.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Player
C/ATT
YDS
NET
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Baker Mayfield
22/40
289
272
7.2
2
1
2–17
21.9
84.3
His two touchdown passes covered 77 and 72 yards. The interception came on first down from the Philadelphia 11-yard line with Tampa Bay trailing 31-23.
Rushing Statistics
Philadelphia Eagles
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Jalen Hurts
9
62
6.9
0
29
Saquon Barkley
19
43
2.3
1
10
AJ Dillon
3
17
5.7
0
11
Braden Mann†
1
−34
−34.0
0
−34
Team
32
88
2.8
1
29
†Mann’s carry reflects the end-zone safety on the final play.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Bucky Irving
15
63
4.2
0
15
Rachaad White
6
17
2.8
0
5
Baker Mayfield
2
13
6.5
0
7
Sterling Shepard
1
6
6.0
0
6
Tez Johnson
1
5
5.0
0
5
Emeka Egbuka
1
0
0.0
0
0
Team
26
104
4.0
0
15
Receiving Statistics
Philadelphia Eagles
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Dallas Goedert
4
4
37
9.3
2
22
Saquon Barkley
4
4
31
7.8
0
15
DeVonta Smith
2
2
29
14.5
0
20
Grant Calcaterra
1
2
16
16.0
0
16
John Metchie III
2
2
10
5.0
0
7
A.J. Brown
2
9
7
3.5
0
9
Will Shipley
0
1
0
—
0
0
Team
15
24
130
8.7
2
22
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Bucky Irving
5
5
102
20.4
1
72
Emeka Egbuka
4
10
101
25.3
1
77
Rachaad White
4
5
29
7.3
0
12
Chris Godwin Jr.
3
10
26
8.7
0
11
Sterling Shepard
2
4
14
7.0
0
8
Cade Otton
3
4
9
3.0
0
6
Tez Johnson
1
1
8
8.0
0
8
Team
22
39
289
13.1
2
77
Egbuka’s 77-yard touchdown was the longest reception by a rookie in Tampa Bay’s 50-year franchise history. Irving combined for 165 yards (63 rushing, 102 receiving) on 20 touches.
Defensive Statistics
Philadelphia Eagles
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
TD
Cooper DeJean
9
8
0
0
3
0
0
Zack Baun
8
5
1
1
0
0
0
Andrew Mukuba
6
4
0
1
0
0
0
Quinyon Mitchell
5
4
0
0
5
0
0
Reed Blankenship
4
4
0
0
2
0
0
Kelee Ringo
4
4
0
0
1
0
0
Kylen Granson
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
Joshua Uche
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
Jihaad Campbell
4
2
0
0
1
0
0
Byron Young
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Parry Nickerson
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Moro Ojomo
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
Sydney Brown
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Cameron Latu
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jalyx Hunt
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
Za’Darius Smith
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jake Elliott
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Will Shipley
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jalen Carter
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Mac McWilliams
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Marcus Epps
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jordan Davis
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Team
70
47
2
4
13
1
1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
TD
Tykee Smith
9
5
0
0
2
0
0
SirVocea Dennis
8
6
0
1
0
0
0
Zyon McCollum
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
Haason Reddick
4
3
0
1
1
0
0
Antoine Winfield Jr.
4
3
0
1
0
0
0
Vita Vea
3
3
2
2
0
2
0
Yaya Diaby
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
Benjamin Morrison
3
3
0
0
1
0
0
Jacob Parrish
3
2
0
1
1
0
0
Lavonte David
3
1
0
1
0
1
0
Anthony Nelson
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Chris Braswell
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
Jamel Dean
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Kaevon Merriweather
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
John Bullock
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Greg Gaines
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Josh Hayes
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Rashad Wisdom
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Elijah Simmons
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Elijah Roberts
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Logan Hall
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Markees Watts
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Team
61
45
2
11
5
3
0
Turnovers
Interceptions
Team
Player
INT
YDS
TD
Philadelphia Eagles
Jihaad Campbell
1
0
0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
—
0
0
0
Fumbles
Philadelphia Eagles
Player
FUM
LOST
REC
Jalen Hurts
1
0
1
Cam Jurgens
1
0
0
Kelee Ringo
0
0
1
Team
2
0
2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Player
FUM
LOST
REC
Bucky Irving
1
1
0
Baker Mayfield
1
0
1
Team
2
1
1
Special Teams
Kicking
Team
Player
FG
PCT
Long
XP
PTS
Philadelphia
Jake Elliott
1/1
100.0
39
4/4
7
Tampa Bay
Chase McLaughlin
3/3
100.0
65
2/2
11
McLaughlin’s three field goals covered 42, 65, and 58 yards. His 65-yarder on the final play of the first half was the longest in NFL history in an outdoor stadium.
Punting
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
IN 20
LG
Philadelphia
Braden Mann
7
363
51.9
0
2
63
Tampa Bay
Riley Dixon
4
110
27.5
0
0
52
Cameron Latu blocked one of Dixon’s four punts; Sydney Brown recovered the ball and returned it 35 yards for the game’s opening touchdown.
Kick Returns
Philadelphia Eagles
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Tank Bigsby
3
82
27.3
31
0
Will Shipley
2
66
33.0
39
0
Team
5
148
29.6
39
0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Sean Tucker
3
54
18.0
20
0
Kameron Johnson
2
42
21.0
21
0
Team
5
96
19.2
21
0
Punt Returns
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Philadelphia
Jahan Dotson
1
3
3.0
3
0
Tampa Bay
Kameron Johnson
6
100
16.7
46
0
Injury Report
Philadelphia Eagles: RT Lane Johnson (shoulder) left in the third quarter. DT Jalen Carter (shoulder) exited in the fourth quarter.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: WR Mike Evans (hamstring) did not play. Edge Haason Reddick (stinger), CB Jamel Dean (hip/groin), CB Benjamin Morrison (hamstring), DL Greg Gaines (pec), and S Rashad Wisdom (quad) all left during the second half. WR Chris Godwin Jr. and OT Tristan Wirfs made their 2025 season debuts.
Philadelphia’s win was its 20th in 21 games, a stretch spanning two seasons, and it came against a Tampa Bay team that had won each of its first three games in the closing minutes. Jihaad Campbell ended the Buccaneers’ most threatening fourth-quarter drive with an interception at the goal line; a later possession reached the Eagles’ 40-yard line before Moro Ojomo’s sack forced fourth-and-9, and Mayfield’s pass gained 2 of the 9 required yards. Tampa Bay dropped to 3-1 and headed to Seattle; the Eagles returned to Philadelphia at 4-0.
Sources: ESPN, AP Wire, FOX Sports, Eagles.com | NFL Week 4, 2025 Regular Season | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
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