GameDay Tampa Bay
August 14th, 2026
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 fare. 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 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 handle NFL receivers tonight. 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.
August 14th, 2026 at 12:12 am
Forget the game. I’ll take the cheerleader!
August 14th, 2026 at 1:34 am
I have never bet on preseason football, getting hard enough trying to pick winners in the regular season, but… for some reason I really like that +5.5 line.
Bucs have covered that in 5 of last 6 preseason games. Browning playing would probably give me more confidence.
August 14th, 2026 at 1:39 am
All eyes on J. Daniels. And looking for SOME signs of life at CB. Go Bucs!
August 14th, 2026 at 6:28 am
Yippee!
All sorts of new stuff to complain about this time tomorrow 😇
Finally it’s time!
August 14th, 2026 at 6:53 am
The Bucs are perpetually thin at corner because Jason and Todd are slow learners. I hope the secondary gets torched tonight. It will give them another taste of what the regular season will look like when the so called starters are out and the Bucs are forced to use practice squad guys in the secondary.
August 14th, 2026 at 7:57 am
It’s Football Time!!!
August 14th, 2026 at 7:58 am
Trade Vita’s watching ass for a pro bowl corner, so he has time to learn the system. If he was gonna play, and stay they would of offered him something by now…unless their waiting for NT injuries in preseason to up their ante, which would be smart but risky
August 14th, 2026 at 8:17 am
Holy Smokes! That Jets cheerleader looks exactly like Meghan Markle. I guess everybody does have a twin.
August 14th, 2026 at 8:29 am
I know it’s fake Game Day……
But it’s Game Day!!
(To be replaced by “Yeah, whatever” before the 3rd preseason game)
August 14th, 2026 at 9:42 am
Looking forward to seeing Daniels and Bain.
August 14th, 2026 at 10:33 am
I thought Chris Meyers was holding out and Gruden was in!? Oh Johnny Boy goin after that CBS job now that Romeo’s DONE!? LoL
August 14th, 2026 at 10:35 am
Also, was gonna say… The game is not showing on my Spectrum Guide… It’s still showing Dateline, and all of that.
August 14th, 2026 at 10:37 am
It’s showing up on the CW tomorrow, at 1:00. But, NOT Tonight!
August 14th, 2026 at 10:39 am
Those “guides” are notoriously, horribly inaccurate for sports.
August 14th, 2026 at 10:39 am
Chris Myers has a work conflict with FOX next weekend and Chucky will sub in. It’s a one-time deal.
August 14th, 2026 at 10:41 am
@ exBrowns02 Says: “Forget the game. I’ll take the cheerleader!”
Exactly! That’s because of BAKER not playing… Only further proving that YOU are NOT a Bucs-Fan. JUST a Baker Fan. So, what’s it going to be on his next team’s site… Will it be “exBucsFan” or both, exBrownsAndBucsFan?”
August 14th, 2026 at 10:45 am
@ “admin” says – “Those “guides” are notoriously, horribly inaccurate for sports.”
Yes, that they are. I’m still not giving up hope on them updating it just yet… We still have time. I was just looking to preset my DVR for the day/night!!!!
August 14th, 2026 at 10:45 am
None of you guys know who that is??? #Sad 🙁
Dudes are slipping. smh
August 14th, 2026 at 11:38 am
We back !!!! Also that cheerleader is so hot
August 14th, 2026 at 12:11 pm
MelvinJunior Says:
August 14th, 2026 at 10:41 am
@ exBrowns02 Says: “Forget the game. I’ll take the cheerleader!”
Exactly! That’s because of BAKER not playing… Only further proving that YOU are NOT a Bucs-Fan. JUST a Baker Fan. So, what’s it going to be on his next team’s site… Will it be “exBucsFan” or both, exBrownsAndBucsFan?”
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Give it a break, Mel. My NFL+ login is tested and ready.
Go Bucs!!
Going to be a great season!
August 14th, 2026 at 3:53 pm
Excited to make the trip up the Jersey Turnpike to take my son to his first Bucs game. Don’t care it’s preseason!
August 14th, 2026 at 5:55 pm
Amused Joe thinks we should know who this woman is.
Pro tip Joe… view on mobile, zoom in far enough to try to see a nip.
That is your audience.
August 14th, 2026 at 6:41 pm
Some young people in here who don’t know who that is. Look up Jenn sterger