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The 2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with the team trying to defend its Super Bowl XXXVII title of 2002. Despite high expectations several last-minute losses led to locker room tension and front-office struggles. The Buccaneers finished 7–9 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1998. Combined with the Oakland Raiders’ dismal 4–12 performance neither Super Bowl team reached the playoffs that year.