GameDay Tampa Bay
August 16th, 2025
Preseason Game 2
Bucs at Steelers
Kickoff: 7 p.m.
TV: WFLA-TV Channel 8 with Chris Myers, Rondé Barber and Aileen Hnatiuk.
Rebroadcast: WTTA-TV Channel 38 will rebroadcast the game Sunday at 9;30 a.m. NFL Network will also rebroadcast the game Monday at 3 p.m., Sunday at 6 a.m., Tuesday at 3 p.m. and Thursday at 1 a.m.
Streaming: Buccaneers.com, Bucs official app and NFL+. (Geographic restrictions apply. Subscription may be required).
Radio: Buccaneers Radio Network WXTB-FM 97.9 in the Tampa-St. Petersburg region (Transmisiones de radio en español en WTMP-FM 96.1 y WMGG-AM 1470 en Tampa). Both English and Spanish radio broadcasts of Bucs games can be accessed via the Bucs official app. Additional stations throughout Florida on the Buccaneers Radio Network can be found here. The game will be broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 381 (Buccaneers Radio Network feed).
Weather: The Bucs brought Florida weather to the Steel City. It’s quite humid for Pittsburgh standards (not that soupy for Floridians) and it has been hot this week. Per AccuWeather.com, the heat wave in Pittsburgh continues for tonight’s game. Tailgaters will be guzzling that nasty-arse IC Light and Iron City beer to ward of the 92-degree temperature under a mostly sunny sky. Kickoff is expected to be 89, but will cool down to 81 by game’s end.
Odds: Per Hard Rock Bet, as of midnight, Bucs +2.5 (-115); over/under 38.5.
Outlook: Baker Mayfield won’t play tonight because he looked so good against the Steelers in the joint practice on Thursday. Neither will Mike Evans who needs to be put in bubble wrap until Week 1. No Lavonte David, either. But the rest of the starters should be on the field. Joe wouldn’t care one iota if every starter on offense is shelved until the Bucs travel to Atlanta to start the season. The only offensive starter who should be on the field is Charlie Heck. Tristan Wirfs’ backup had a quiet joint practice with the Steelers, which is a damn good thing. Defensively, get Lavonte David the hell off the field. Same with Vita Vea and Calijah Kancey. Chris Braswell ought to play the whole game. Jacob Parrish would play at least a quarter if it was up to Joe. It should be fun to see how far new Bucs quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has come in a week.
August 16th, 2025 at 12:03 pm
There’s an Antonio Brown jersey I wouldn’t mind seeing taken off in the middle of a game.
August 16th, 2025 at 12:08 pm
@Louis – LOL…spot on!
August 16th, 2025 at 12:21 pm
Whats her only fans ?
August 16th, 2025 at 12:23 pm
Kind of off topic..any word on JJ Roberts?
August 16th, 2025 at 12:26 pm
cannot wait to see Garret Greene again
August 16th, 2025 at 12:34 pm
Want to see how Shilo and Braswell do. Oh and Aileen 😁
August 16th, 2025 at 12:49 pm
Wow! Go Steelers?
She could convince me to turn traitor.
Can we please show some pass rush tonight? And if Chris Braswell is still invisible, do we let him waste a roster spot for 5 years- like JTS( the phantom), or can we cut his his butt at the end of this season, and quit drafting Pass rushers in round 2?
Gotta see what our Back up LBers and Safeties look like. I love Shilo Sanders story. He seems like a great person. But from all reports- not sure I’m comfortable with him being our backup on the final 53.
Hope Dion Jones still has gas in the tank. We need him in the LB rotation.
Can’t lose anymore CBs, or we will be in the same spot as last year, before the season has started.
Don’t know how long we will be without Godwin. Need young WRs to grow up fast to cover until he returns.
Hope Heck doesn’t play long. Got nothing behinfpd him. Need those backup Lots to get as much playtime as possible
August 16th, 2025 at 12:51 pm
Yeah due, that’s on point. That IC swill just might be the worst beer ever made.🤮
August 16th, 2025 at 12:57 pm
Nothing like 21st century air-brushing on the babe shots. I have Bucs Radio on as usual. Go Bucs!!
August 16th, 2025 at 12:58 pm
*I’ll have
August 16th, 2025 at 1:33 pm
It is disgusting. Had a chick buy Joe an IC Light once. Drank (choked down) maybe half of it and had to order an upgraded beer.
She laughed when Joe ordered another beer so quickly. “That must be bad.” It was, honey. 🤮
“Swill” is on point.
August 16th, 2025 at 1:55 pm
Go get it Shiloh
Now is the time to shine
Show them what you got, what you made of
August 16th, 2025 at 2:08 pm
Looking forward to seeing Tez, and Greene again, to see how the WR room shakes out.
With LVD resting, will Dion Jones start with Voss? Tomlin will want to run the ball so let’s see if these backers can play the run.
August 16th, 2025 at 3:49 pm
Coach Foote is calling the defense tonight.
August 16th, 2025 at 3:56 pm
Lt.Dan,
Roberts to IR, another redshirt guy. We’re going to be loaded next year, when he and Walker come back
August 16th, 2025 at 4:00 pm
@ WBL: CRAP!! thank you for the info.
August 16th, 2025 at 7:10 pm
So freaking predictable.
Why?