Bucs’ 2026 Opponents Set
January 5th, 2026
The dates won’t be known until maybe May, but we do know who the Bucs will play in the 2026 season.
The sites and teams are set barring the Bucs getting an international game as a home or road game.
Below are the Bucs’ 2026 opponents and locations:
Home
Browns
Chargers
Packers
Rams
Steelers
Vikings
Dixie Chicks
Slimy Saints
Stinking Panthers
Road
Bears
Bengals
Cowboys
Crows
Lions
Dixie Chicks
Slimy Saints
Stinking Panthers
Hopefully, the Bucs do not get many primetime games because they lose so many of them. Joe suspects the TV networks are fed up with televising Bucs games. It will be a blessing in disguise if the Bucs get one lone night game.
The non-NFC South home games are pretty darn tough. And if the powers that be at One Buc Palace decide to stick with status woe, the Packers and Steelers games will be de facto home games for the Packers and Steelers.
If you plan to attend the Packers or Steelers games at The Licht House, brace yourself for invasions of brat-eating cheeseheads and Yinzers guzzling that Iron City swill they call beer.
January 5th, 2026 at 5:23 am
That schedule looks harder than this year wow
January 5th, 2026 at 5:28 am
The Glazers have sacked him – no not Todd, Ruben Amorin of Man Utd. Came out over the weekend and bad mouthed the board so he’s gone.
January 5th, 2026 at 5:48 am
Six losses at least from out of division.
Quick glance, one road win, 4 wins at home.
5-12 and that’s splitting the division.
Two or three wins are in the picture. Muncher will get his chance to draft his
QB.
January 5th, 2026 at 5:50 am
Who is going to coach them? Bowlzo had better be flipping burgers unless he is in Social Security
January 5th, 2026 at 5:52 am
It’s a pretty ordinary slate for us.
January 5th, 2026 at 5:57 am
As I wake up it looks like we play NFC North, AFC North,
January 5th, 2026 at 6:07 am
Is he gone yet?
January 5th, 2026 at 6:15 am
The rams always take us to the woodshed !!!!
January 5th, 2026 at 6:33 am
They still make Iron City? Why.??
January 5th, 2026 at 6:39 am
If Bowles is retained I couldn’t care less who our 2026 opponents are because I won’t be watching. 2025 was a disaster. Horrible team. This team sucks on both sides of the ball. Fire the entire coaching staff.
January 5th, 2026 at 6:41 am
“They still make Iron City? Why.??”
It’s cheap and it’s beer. Many people can’t afford steak on a hot dog budget.
January 5th, 2026 at 6:48 am
Does it matter who we play? With this circus we call a coaching staff, I doubt we will see much of a difference.
January 5th, 2026 at 6:49 am
Looks like a tougher schedule. And a lot of it will depend on the draft picks too. Worried about our days, evenings, and scheduling times too.
January 5th, 2026 at 6:52 am
Tanking for 2027
January 5th, 2026 at 6:55 am
That schedule do seem to be pretty tough but, I have confidence that the changes the Bucs make the next week or two should net the Bucs at least a 10-7 record and a playoff berth next season. I still see a strong roster for the Bucs they just need a few changes weather it’s firing several coaches on defense and tweaking the offense a bit or firing Bowles the Bucs will compete next season
January 5th, 2026 at 7:02 am
Fire Todd. Then talk 2026.
Won’t watch if his overweight a$$ is planted on the sidelines and sabotaging this team.
See you when Todd’s through.
January 5th, 2026 at 7:03 am
And Bucs will go 6-11
January 5th, 2026 at 7:07 am
Just a waiting game at this point. When I see bowles ousted, then I will have hope.
January 5th, 2026 at 7:23 am
3rd and 28…….never forget
January 5th, 2026 at 7:28 am
Only a troll would be picking a losing record before knowing who is going to be the head coach next season. Getting Bowles out of the Bucs organization or at least as HC, is the biggest addition by subtraction one can ask for; even bigger than Rah getting launched by Artie Blank.
January 5th, 2026 at 7:33 am
jugheadfla2: that failure by Bowles and his D should be the the final point which the Glazers bring up when they launch Todd after asking him about special teams and why he did not fire McGaughey and if and how much did he interfere with play calling in Carolina, undercutting Grizzard and basically a summary of all the stats pointing out how numerous QBs, TEs, Wide Outs and RBs had career days against him. Third and 28; that was the play in retrospect that probably cost the Bucs a playoff spot as well as Bowles’ job if the Glazers want the Bucs to have any fan base in 2026.
January 5th, 2026 at 7:34 am
Why do we always have to travel to Detroit? Always! Same goes for Dallas. Those 2 teams never come to Tampa!
January 5th, 2026 at 7:35 am
from a future-glace, this looks to be a rough and daunting schedule…
but you really never know because the nfl is the not for long league…
also seems like a bunch of “fans travel well” teams are on tap at ray jay
January 5th, 2026 at 7:38 am
BucU Says:
January 5th, 2026 at 6:39 am
If Bowles is retained I couldn’t care less who our 2026 opponents are because I won’t be watching. 2025 was a disaster. Horrible team. This team sucks on both sides of the ball. Fire the entire coaching staff.
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Yeah! What he said
January 5th, 2026 at 7:38 am
i’d love to see us play on thanksgiving tho…
we have a shot with both dallas and detroit
January 5th, 2026 at 7:44 am
quick future numbers crunch and it seems like the same ole same ole…
i see 4-5 home wins…
and actually 2-3 road wins, with our current team vibe…
leaving us out of the playoffs at 7-10…
a way early future cast has us looking 7and 10ish, as of jan 5th 2026…
ceiling: 9-8
floor: 5-12
of course i considered this with the idea that coaching and front office remains status quo
January 5th, 2026 at 7:52 am
Great. The Bucs will have to use the silent count during that home game against Pittsburgh.
January 5th, 2026 at 7:54 am
No matter who the head coach is next season, I will be watching the Bucs as I have for the past 45 years. What I do is start watching and if the game is bad I just go to another game and afterwards I come to this site and vent. I mean I understand fans frustration but saying I wont watch them, yes I will and it’s guarantee that if the Bucs start winning, most fans will be watching and going to the games
January 5th, 2026 at 7:55 am
Hoping for a September Cincinnati game. Go see the Bucs and a Reds baseball game.
January 5th, 2026 at 7:56 am
With Todd Blows here you can anticipate 8-10 losses with that schedule
He peaked at 10 wins with an elite offense in 2024
In 7 full seasons his defense has been more miserable than great, it’s time to end this farce
Todd NEVER deserved the job and NEVER showed he deserved it while he had the job
January 5th, 2026 at 8:04 am
So tell me how a Todd Bowles coached Defense will be able to stop the Chargers, Packers, Rams, Bears, Bengals, Cowboys, Crows and the Lions offense? That’s 8 games right there where the Bucs will have to score 30 to have a chance. Not very optimistic that can happen either.
January 5th, 2026 at 8:07 am
Come on @Joe, put the poll up. Do the fans want Bowles to Go or Stay, no in between bs like not sure.
January 5th, 2026 at 8:07 am
I thought I was going to wake up to a Bowles being fired article!!! Yet here we are
January 5th, 2026 at 8:15 am
fire that asshole already
January 5th, 2026 at 8:18 am
I wish Buc fans were hardcore like Bills fans.
I will tell you that they would be at one Bucs place
with t-shirts “ 3rd & 28” fn Jugheadfla2 that is Brilliant.
I laugh so much when I read that. Horrible 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤙🏾👊🏾
January 5th, 2026 at 8:20 am
No they will wait until all the good candidates are taken.
January 5th, 2026 at 8:25 am
Manchester United fired their coach this morning…
January 5th, 2026 at 8:37 am
If we keep Bowles I guess we are attempting to get the number 1 pick in 2027.
January 5th, 2026 at 8:41 am
Impossible to tell where the wins and losses will come from. Last year, the Patriots was an assumed easy win. Try to get David and Evans back on a team-friendly deal, extend Mayfield for 1 year + a club option, get a new and dynamic offensive coordinator and replace the special teams coaches and let’s see what happens.
Get rid of Dennis, Reddick, let White and Otton go in free agency, and shore up the line and tight end positions.
January 5th, 2026 at 8:42 am
The so-called “fans” here are some of the biggest stone cold losers around. Sack this website and sack the loser fan base.
January 5th, 2026 at 8:43 am
Fire Bowles or it will be another losing season.
January 5th, 2026 at 8:44 am
Looks like a tough schedule. For Todd he might win zero of those games.
January 5th, 2026 at 8:58 am
Ok…since they haven’t done it yet, seems the Bucs won’t be firing Bowles. Can they at least get a new OC? Maybe shop around the league instead of picking the assistant to the assistant coordinator b/c he happens to be there?
January 5th, 2026 at 9:01 am
Great idea extend BM6 one year, if they offer him that he should go somewhere else. Do you think Minnesota wont sign him in free agency? Hell Saints will probably sign him.
January 5th, 2026 at 9:02 am
Looks like 0-17 to me
January 5th, 2026 at 9:06 am
The Glazers just fired their Head Coach……of Manchester United. Evidently they got their head coaches mixed up and fired the wrong one.
Stupid, stupid, stupid!
🙄🙄🙄
January 5th, 2026 at 9:16 am
Can you imagine what this Panthers schedule will look like? They and the Bucs will be neck and neck for last place in the worst division. Even if Bowles is replaced, this mess won’t get turned around in one season.
January 5th, 2026 at 9:37 am
When I look at that schedule, I am not thinking about which teams we can beat or who will beat us. It is the coaches that matter. Bowles cannot consistently go toe to toe with a great coach. For example, we will not beat the Rams because coach McVay will simply out coach Bowles. Period! Harbaugh (either one) will do the same. Right now, the only teams I think the Bucs can beat are the Falcons, Saints, Panthers (splitting the games) and maybe the Browns and Vikings. I see five potential victories with Bowles.
January 5th, 2026 at 9:47 am
while Bowles is head coach I will not be going to any Buc game
January 5th, 2026 at 10:09 am
6-11 at best
January 5th, 2026 at 10:09 am
3 – 14. 2027 tank for Archue Manning
January 5th, 2026 at 10:26 am
Like BucU said:
If Bowles is still head coach I don’t be watching.
Been a Bucs fan for 25 years.
Live in Canada. Flown out to 6 games and watch every one I can.
The last few years with him as head coach is insufferable and I am ready to drop bring a fan for as line as he is there and as long as at keep having dumb drafts.
Licht always tries to be the smartest guy in the room. We usually have a player that almost every expert thinks would be perfect for our team that is available at our draft slot and then he goes ahead in another direction.
Don’t get me wrong I love Emeka Egbuka as a receiver. And as it turned out with injuries we really needed him the first half of the year, but it was very clear that there were better options at that draft. There was a super athletic inside linebacker that fell all the way to the Eagles that we could have had. And the second round and third round we took two corners and moved Smith to safety. There were some really good safeties including one who went to Atlanta and played extremely well this year as a rookie. Could have had him kept Smith at nickel…
Barton, Hall, were both in my opinion reaches in the first round. They both have not played up to their draft rankings. Extending Zyon McCollum was a big mistake and done in my opinion a year early. This should have been the year to watch him break out and if so give the man a bag. We gave it before really knowing how he was going to turn out based on seeing a bit of improvement year over year. We see how that worked out.
I like Todd Bowles and Jason licht as human beings and I wish them well but I think it’s time to turn the page and go in a New direction. I really think that outside of a handful of players, many who have actually regressed over the last year or so, that this team is way overrated in terms of talent and I blame that on the general manager as well as the coaching staff.
January 5th, 2026 at 10:42 am
Sometimes it just really seems as if they just don’t give a 💩.
January 5th, 2026 at 10:44 am
Until they make some changes & until they consider making some moves in FA then it’ll probably be the SOS all over again.
January 5th, 2026 at 10:45 am
Not spending a dime until I see a significant change in leadership
January 5th, 2026 at 10:47 am
14-3 because the NFL makes no sense and none of us know anything about next year.
January 5th, 2026 at 11:01 am
SEASON PREDICTION
3 Wins: Browns, ATL, CAR
14 Losses
4-14 with Bowles at coach. Totally serious.
January 5th, 2026 at 11:27 am
I won’t watch or attend as long as Bowles is the head coach.
January 5th, 2026 at 11:56 am
Popmike66 – In agreement. No matter what, I am still a fan and will keep cheering them on next season too.
It isn’t all Todd’s blame. There are other concerns too. As much as I respect BA and Jason; they aren’t perfect either. And there is the special teams coach, Grizz, others. They have become complicit.
Getting rid of one person doesn’t necessarily save the day. Todd could retire this afternoon on his terms. It isn’t instant gratification and magic. We still lost the season. I don’t agree on a lot of things the Glazers spend their money on. It’s there money. However, I do think they are listening and do care about the fans and players. I really believe they will take care of business the smart and in a kind way concerning the Bucs.
January 5th, 2026 at 12:07 pm
Six very tough looking games on the surface.
A perfect Todd Bowles schedule. But hopefully we’ll have a new HC.
January 5th, 2026 at 12:08 pm
Too soon to predict wins and losses though. Way too soon.
January 5th, 2026 at 12:19 pm
I expect the bare minimum of 2 primetime games, including TNF
Which is exactly what this pathetic, embarrassing organization deserves.
January 5th, 2026 at 7:50 pm
If Bowlo is still the head coach next season, the Bucs will win 4 to five games periodly. Bowlo does not have the mentality to be a winnable head coach. The Bucs will be last in the division next year under Bowlo.
January 5th, 2026 at 8:46 pm
Looks like no games for me to go to next year with Rams and Chargers being home games. Bummer.
January 6th, 2026 at 6:24 am
there were some teams this year that started bad and finished strong. we started strong and finished bad, much worse. this schedule is very tough, tougher than last year 5-12 and i won’t be watching unless they make significant improvements with coaching oc and defense
January 6th, 2026 at 8:00 pm
John Harbaugh is now available.