Game 6

Steelers at Bucs

Kickoff: 1 p.m.

TV: CBS (WTSP-TV Channel 10, locally) with Andrew Catalon, Logan Ryan and AJ Ross.

Streaming: Paramount+, NFL+. (Geographic restrictions may apply; subscription may be required).

Radio: Buccaneers Radio Network WXTB-FM 97.9 in the Tampa-St. Petersburg region with Tony Castricone, Dave Moore and Jay Recher. (Transmisiones de radio en español en WTMP-FM 96.1 y WMGG-AM 1470 en Tampa, con Santiago Gramática y Martin Gramática.). Additional stations throughout Florida carrying the game on the Buccaneers Radio Network can be found here. The game will also be broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 195 (Buccaneers Radio Network feed).

Weather: Fall has arrived in Tampa Bay this weekend, but is the arrival maybe three days too early for the Bucs? Drama queen Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is notorious for gagging in warm-weather games, especially in Tampa. But the kickoff temperature will be in the 70s. Not exactly hot, especially for us Floridians. That’s just about jacket weather. Per AccuWeather.com, tailgaters might need a jacket, with temperatures around 70. That will warm up to 77 at kickoff.  Look for the temperature to push to 80 in the third quarter and begin to lower to 79 by the end of the game. All under partly cloudy skies. It is supposed to be breezy with a steady 13 mph wind out of the north-northeast so that might throw a curveball into KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles’ favorite offensive weapon: The field goal.

Odds: Per Hard Rock Bet, as of midnight, Bucs +2.5 (-105); over/under 39.

Referees: Land Clark and his gang will work today’s game. Per Sharp Football Analysis, historically, Clark’s outfit oversees low-scoring games with the edge going to road teams.

Injuries:

Outlook:  On one hand, “this Joe” really believes the Bucs can go on a run and win two or three of the four games. Then Joe looks at the standings and wonders how it is remotely logical for a 1-4 team to con itself it still has legit playoff aspirations. Ah, welcome to the NFC South landfill. But for the Bucs to get back in the thick of things — they’re only out of first place by one game in the win column; the Stinking Panthers lead l with a 2-2- mark. For the Bucs to do this, they must find a way to beat the mighty Steelers today. Joe would have to consume about half the lukewarm Miller Lite sold in The Licht House to twist how a team still in the running for a playoff berth has a 1-5 record. If the Bucs lose today, the Bucs would have to go 7-4 the rest of the way just to get to 8-9. Joe is not confident they can pull that off. The Joe typing here thinks the Bucs could pull off a win today. Drama queen Aaron Rodgers has never played well in Tampa. And he has it in his head that there are turf monsters that reside on the field that come after his feet whenever he plays here. Rodgers has a 2-3 record in Tampa and traditionally doesn’t excel in warm-weather cities. The only time the Packers offense scored more than 21 points with Rodgers barking signals was when Rodgers and Green Bay lost to Josh Freeman and the Bucs 38-28. To have hope for meaningful football in January, the Bucs must win. That’s all you need to know.

Fun facts: KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles has never beaten an AFC North team as Bucs coach (0-7). … Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers had three touchdown passes and no picks in Week 5. He became the fourth quarterback in NFL history with 90 games of at least three touchdown passes. He and Kirk Cousins are the only quarterbacks this season to throw three touchdown passes in three straight games. … RB Jaylen Warren had a career-high 188 scrimmage yards (101 rushing, career-high 87 receiving yards) and two touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving) last week. Warren became the the sixth player in NFL history and first in 40 years with an 80-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard touchdown run. Looks for his 12 straight road game with at least 50 scrimmage yards. … WR DK Metcalf aims for his third straight game against the Bucs with six catches and 70 receiving yards. … TE Pat Freiermuth had his third career game with two touchdown catches last week. He is tied for first with most touchdown catches by a tight end this season (four). … OLB T.J. Watt aims for his third straight road game with a sack and his sixth straight road game with a tackle for loss. Watt, who the Bucs passed on to select O.J. Howard in the in the 2017 NFL draft, has 36 sacks and 39 tackles for loss in 38 games against NFC opponents. … LB Patrick Queen has five or more tackles in 4 of 5 games this season. … DT Cam Heyward had his first sack of the season last week. He now has 93 sacks in his career. In his last three games against the Bucs, Heyward has two sacks. Looks for his fourth-straight game against the Bucs with a tackle for loss. … CB Asante Samuel, Jr. had a career-high four passes defensed last week and is looking for his fifth-straight game with a pass defensed. Samuel leads the AFC with seven passes defensed in 2026. … Bucs QB Jalon Daniels completed 19 of 25 attempts (76 percent) for 189 yards and a touchdown in a win over Dallas in Week 5. Daniels is looking for his third touchdown pass in as many starts. … RB Bucky Irving led the Bucs with a career-high 165 rushing yards and a touchdown both on the ground and receiving in Week 5. Bucky had the best Week 5 of any back in the league. … WR Emeka Egbuka had his first career rushing touchdown against Dallas. … WR Chris Godwin has 631 receptions for 7,805 receiving yards and 41 touchdown catches in 125 career games. Godwin has six catches for 95 yards in his last game against Pittsburgh. … WR Tez Johnson had a career-high 64 receiving yards in the win over Dallas. … OLB David Walker has two sacks in his last three games. … LB Josiah Trotter totaled seven tackles and a tackle for loss in Week 5. Looks for his fifth game in a row with at least five tackles. Trotter ranks fourth among all rookies through five games with 39 tackles. … OLB YaYa Diaby had his first career pick in Week 5. … CB Jacob Parrish led the Bucs with 9 tackles and had a career-high four passes defended in Week 4 against the Packers. Parrish looks for his third game in a row with two passes defended and his fourth straight game with at least five tackles.

Breaking down the primetime win with Rondé Barber 🎥 pic.twitter.com/FWBXZYqtdW

— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) October 14, 2026

When you get beat at home on national streaming by Jalon Daniels and Tez Johnson. pic.twitter.com/3TmkkJQy0G

— JoeBucsFan (@JoeBucsFan) October 13, 2026