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The Timeline: 0-26 Bucs
Created as an expansion team in 1976, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost 26 games in a row, the longest losing streak in NFL history, before finally winning their first game against the New Orleans Saints. Take a look back at the highs and lows from the Bucs' beginning. The Timeline: 0-26 Bucs airs at 8 pm ET on NFL Network.
The new Tampa Bay Buccaneers expansion team took Oklahoma defensive tackle Leroy Selmon first overall in the 1976 draft.
Wide receiver J.K. McKay waits to be introduced before the Buccaneers' NFL debut during a preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams.
Glenn Cameron, Cincinnati Bengals linebacker, goes over the top to stop Tampa Bay Buccaneers drive by running back Essex Johnson (19) in Tampa.
Buccaneers wide receiver John McKay catches a pass just in time to get grabbed for his efforts by Buffalo Bills Dwight Harrison.
The Buccaneers faced the newly-formed Seattle Seahawks in a battle of expansion teams.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Steve Spurrier goes down in a pile of Kansas City Chiefs.
The Raiders handed the Buccaneers one of their worst losses of the season, defeating them 49-16 in Oakland.
The Buccaneers continued their losing streak into the 1977 season. The October game against the Packers would be their second of six shutouts that year.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jeb Blount (17) is sacked by San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Cleveland Elam (72) during an NFL game in San Francisco.
Los Angeles Rams defensive linemen Larry Brooks (90) and Fred Dryer (89) surround Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Ricky Bell (42) at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Louis Carter is stopped after a short gain against the Chicago Bears.
After 26 losses in a row, the Buccaneers finally got their first win in the second to last game of the 1977 season, defeating the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome.
Buccaneers linebacker Richard Wood (54) celebrates with teammates after defeating the New Orleans Saints.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach John McKay leaves the field at the New Orleans Superdome after his team broke their 26-game losing streak by defeating the New Orleans Saints.
Buccaneers coach John McKay, center, and owner Hugh Culverhouse, left, are greeted by jubilant fans after their arrival back in Tampa.
