Preseason Game 1

Bucs at Jets

Kickoff: 7 p.m.

TV: WFLA-TV Channel 8 with Chris Myers, Rondé Barber and Jeff Dubrof.

Rebroadcast: WTTA-TV Channel 38 will rebroadcast the game Saturday at 1 p.m. NFL Network will rebroadcast the game Saturday at 9 a.m. and Monday at 3 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 also will be broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 226 (Buccaneers Radio Network feed).

Weather: Nice and warm for the Bucs’ first worthless preseason game of the 2026 season, per AccuWeather.com. Tonight in the New Jersey Swamplands, it will be warm with an expected kickoff temperature of 84 degrees. That won’t cool down much even with the sun setting as by the end of the game look for it to be 76 degrees. No rain expected and barely any wind.

Odds: Per Hard Rock Bet, as of midnight, Bucs +5.5 (-105); over/under 35.5.

Outlook: Per KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles, the Bucs will not play any of their regular season starters. The Jets will. So it will be cool to see how the Bucs backups will far against NFL starters. That ought to be a good test. Specifically, Joe will be watching the Bucs corners. With Zyon McCollum dealing with a groin injury and Benjamin Morrison being perpetually hurt, the Bucs are beyond thin at corner. So the Bucs backups are going to have to get their act in gear. Josh Hayes? You haven’t had a terrible camp but you need to show you can hand NFL receivers tonight. And to be honest, Joe doesn’t know if Bucs corners will get more tested against Jets receivers than they will in practice facing Bucs receivers. If Bucs backup corners can demonstrate they can hang with the Jets starting receivers, it will be a good night for the Bucs in Joe’s eyes.