Tampa Bay Buccaneers Schedule 2026: Printable PDF, Times, TV Channels
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers schedule 2026 opens on the road at the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, September 13 at 1:00 PM ET on FOX. Tampa Bay then returns home for three straight games at Raymond James Stadium.
This is the first season since 2021 that the Buccaneers begin without the NFC South crown. A four year run of division titles ended in 2025, when an 8-9 finish left Tampa Bay out of the playoffs on a three way tiebreaker.
Three weeks are still open. Weeks 16, 17 and 18 carry a date window rather than a fixed kickoff, and none of the three has a network yet.
Below are all 17 regular season games and three preseason games with dates, Eastern kickoff times and TV channels, plus a free printable schedule and a wall calendar sized for US Letter paper.
Jump to: Preseason Schedule | TV Schedule | Kickoff Times | Printable Schedule | Wall Calendar | Division Streak | Bye Week
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Schedule 2026 Quick Facts
| Season opener | Sun, Sep 13 at Cincinnati Bengals, 1:00 PM ET (FOX) |
| Home opener | Sun, Sep 20 vs Cleveland Browns, 1:00 PM ET (CBS) |
| Season span | September 2026 through January 2027 |
| Stadium | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL (about 65,000 seats) |
| Head coach | Todd Bowles (5th season, also calls the defense) |
| Coordinators | Zac Robinson (offense); no defensive coordinator listed |
| Quarterback | Baker Mayfield (4th season in Tampa) |
| Division | NFC South |
| Home / road games | 9 / 8 |
| Bye week | Week 10, weekend of November 15 |
| Prime time games | 3 (Weeks 5, 9 and 12) |
| Crossover opponents | AFC North in full, plus the Chargers from the AFC West |
| Networks | FOX 7, CBS 4, NBC 1, ESPN 1, Prime Video 1, Weeks 16 to 18 TBD |
| Radio | 98ROCK, WXTB 97.9 FM (Tony Castricone, play by play) |
| 2025 season | 8-9, second in the NFC South, missed the playoffs |
| Biggest change | Mike Evans left for San Francisco after 12 seasons |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Schedule 2026: Week by Week
Home games are marked “vs” and road games “at.” Every kickoff time is Eastern, which is also local time in Tampa.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun, Sep 13 | at Cincinnati Bengals | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 2 | Sun, Sep 20 | vs Cleveland Browns | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 3 | Sun, Sep 27 | vs Minnesota Vikings | 4:05 PM | FOX |
| 4 | Sun, Oct 4 | vs Green Bay Packers | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 5 | Thu, Oct 8 | at Dallas Cowboys | 8:15 PM | Prime Video |
| 6 | Sun, Oct 18 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 7 | Sun, Oct 25 | at Carolina Panthers | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 8 | Sun, Nov 1 | vs Atlanta Falcons | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 9 | Sun, Nov 8 | at Chicago Bears | 8:20 PM | NBC |
| 10 | BYE WEEK | |||
| 11 | Sun, Nov 22 | at Detroit Lions | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 12 | Mon, Nov 30 | vs Carolina Panthers | 8:15 PM | ESPN |
| 13 | Sun, Dec 6 | vs Los Angeles Chargers | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 14 | Sun, Dec 13 | at Baltimore Ravens | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 15 | Sun, Dec 20 | vs New Orleans Saints | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 16 | Dec 24 to 28 | at Atlanta Falcons | TBD | TBD |
| 17 | Jan 2 to 4 | vs Los Angeles Rams | TBD | TBD |
| 18 | Jan 9 or 10 | at New Orleans Saints | TBD | TBD |
The opening stretch is friendly. Four of the first six games are in Tampa, and the only trip before October 8 is the season opener in Cincinnati. Tampa Bay does not meet a division rival until Week 7 at Carolina. That is the latest divisional start in the NFC South: Atlanta and Carolina open division play in Week 2, New Orleans in Week 4.
After the bye the split is even: four of the last eight games at home, four away. Two of the three NFC South road trips land in that stretch, and the season ends at New Orleans in Week 18.
Flexible scheduling can still move things. The league can lift a Sunday afternoon game into Sunday night from Week 5, Monday night from Week 12 and Thursday night from Week 13, with changes announced at least 12 days out, or six days for Sundays in Weeks 14 to 17.
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Buccaneers Preseason Schedule 2026
Tampa Bay plays two of its three 2026 NFL preseason games on the road, both on Friday nights, with a single home date against Kansas City in between.
| Game | Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Aug 14 | at New York Jets | 7:00 PM | WFLA / NFL Network |
| 2 | Sat, Aug 22 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | 7:30 PM | WFLA |
| 3 | Fri, Aug 28 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | 7:30 PM | WFLA |
WFLA-TV, the NBC affiliate on channel 8, carries all three locally. The Jets game on August 14 is also on NFL Network, the one preseason night viewers outside Tampa can watch without a local stream. It is also the debut of Tony Castricone, who took over radio play by play in June after Gene Deckerhoff retired.
What Channel Are Tampa Bay Buccaneers Games On in 2026?
FOX leads with seven games and CBS has four. Add the NBC Sunday night game and 12 of the 14 assigned games are on free over the air television. ESPN and Prime Video take one each, and three weeks are still open.
| Network | Games | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| FOX | 7 | 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 14, 15 |
| CBS | 4 | 2, 6, 11, 13 |
| NBC | 1 | 9 |
| ESPN | 1 | 12 |
| Prime Video | 1 | 5 |
| TBD | 3 | 16, 17, 18 |
Three things to know:
- Three prime time games, and only one at home. Tampa Bay visits Dallas on Thursday Night Football on Prime Video in Week 5 and Chicago on Sunday Night Football on NBC in Week 9. The single night game at Raymond James Stadium is Carolina on Monday Night Football on ESPN, November 30.
- One late afternoon window all year. Week 3 against Minnesota kicks at 4:05 PM ET. Apart from that and the Week 9 Sunday night game, every assigned Sunday starts at 1:00 PM, which makes the slate easy to plan around.
- The AFC North is the crossover. All four AFC North clubs appear: Cincinnati and Baltimore on the road, Cleveland and Pittsburgh in Tampa. The Chargers in Week 13 are the extra interconference game the NFC hosts in 2026.
A digital antenna covers most of the season at no cost. 98ROCK, WXTB 97.9 FM, is the flagship radio station across the Tampa Bay region, and out of market viewers can add Sunday afternoons through NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube.
Buccaneers Kickoff Times in Every Time Zone
Raymond James Stadium sits in the Eastern zone, so the table above is already local time for anyone in Florida. This grid converts each start for everyone else.
| Eastern (Tampa) | Central | Mountain | Pacific |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 4:05 PM | 3:05 PM | 2:05 PM | 1:05 PM |
| 8:15 PM | 7:15 PM | 6:15 PM | 5:15 PM |
| 8:20 PM | 7:20 PM | 6:20 PM | 5:20 PM |
Tampa Bay barely leaves home time. Only three of the eight road games cross a time zone line, and all three land in Central: Dallas in Week 5, Chicago in Week 9 and New Orleans in Week 18. There is no Mountain or Pacific trip all season.
Arizona is the exception. The state skips daylight saving time, so the Mountain column runs an hour late for anyone in Phoenix or Tucson through Week 7. Subtract three hours from Eastern instead of two until daylight saving ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Every Buccaneers game from Week 8 onward, starting with Atlanta at home on November 1, already sits on the standard time side of that split.
Free Printable Tampa Bay Buccaneers Schedule 2026 (PDF)
The full Tampa Bay Buccaneers schedule 2026 on one page: three preseason games and all 18 regular season weeks with dates, opponents, kickoff times and TV channels. Home games print in bold Buccaneers red so the nine Raymond James Stadium dates stand out.
A facts strip carries the 9 and 8 home and road split, the Week 10 bye, the stadium and the head coach. The notes box flags the three prime time kickoffs, the AFC North crossover and the weeks still waiting on a start time. US Letter size, free, no sign up or email required.
Want every team on one page? Get the full 2026 NFL schedule with all 32 teams, week by week.
Buccaneers 2026 Wall Calendar Printable (PDF)
A month grid works better on a fridge door than a list. This version runs August through December 2026, with Tampa home dates filled in red, road dates outlined, and every square carrying the opponent and kickoff time.
October is the busiest page with four game days, two of them in Tampa. November has four game days and one blank weekend, the 15th, which is the bye. Games with no fixed date yet are listed in the notes rather than dropped into a square. Also US Letter, also free.
Printing tip: choose “Actual size” or “100%” rather than “Fit to page” so the small type stays sharp.
The Division Streak That Ended, and the Rematch Calendar
Tampa Bay won the NFC South four years running from 2021 through 2024, matching the New Orleans Saints run of 2017 to 2020 as the longest in division history. Those years also brought five straight playoff berths, a franchise record. Both streaks ended in 2025.
The way it ended still stings. Tampa Bay started 6-2, went 2-7 after the bye, and lost the division on a three way tiebreaker that gave Carolina its first NFC South title since 2015.
The 2026 calendar back loads the rematches. All six NFC South games fall in the last 12 weeks, starting Week 7 at Carolina, so the standings stay live deep into December. The Panthers come to Tampa 36 days later on Monday, November 30, the only night game at Raymond James Stadium all season.
Buccaneers 2026 Coaching Staff and Key Players
Todd Bowles kept his job after the 8-9 season but the offense changed hands, and the receiver room lost its franchise leader. The new coordinator arrives from inside the division, which gives two dates on this schedule an extra edge.
- Todd Bowles enters his fifth season as head coach, after three years as the club defensive coordinator from 2019 to 2021. Tampa Bay lists no defensive coordinator for 2026 because Bowles calls the defense himself, which is rare for a sitting head coach.
- Zac Robinson is the new offensive coordinator in his first year with Tampa Bay. He came directly from the Atlanta Falcons, where he held the same title, so Weeks 8 and 16 against Atlanta are matchups against the offense he used to run.
- Danny Smith takes over special teams, alongside pass game coordinator T.J. Yates and quarterbacks coach Chandler Whitmer.
- Baker Mayfield is the starting quarterback for a fourth season in Tampa and is in the final year of his three year contract. Jake Browning arrives as the veteran backup.
- Mike Evans is gone. The franchise receiving leader signed with the San Francisco 49ers in free agency on March 9, 2026, ending 12 seasons in Tampa. Chris Godwin Jr. now leads the room, with third round rookie Ted Hurst III of Georgia State in line for the outside role.
- Bucky Irving is the lead back in his third season, after Rachaad White left for Washington in March. Kenny Gainwell and Sean Tucker fill in behind him.
- The draft went to the front seven. Miami edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr. went 15th overall in the first round, and Missouri linebacker Josiah Trotter followed at No. 46 in the second. Cornerback Zyon McCollum has been the standout of camp.
Raymond James Stadium and the Nine Home Dates
Raymond James Stadium opened on September 20, 1998 with a win over the Chicago Bears. It lists about 65,000 seats, expandable to 75,000 for events such as the Super Bowl, and the replica pirate ship in the north end zone remains its signature.
Nine regular season games land in Tampa this year, one more than the road count, because the NFC hosts the extra interconference game in 2026. Three arrive on consecutive Sundays from September 20: Cleveland, Minnesota and Green Bay.
The home slate also brings two clubs Tampa rarely sees. Pittsburgh visits in Week 6 as part of the AFC North crossover, which comes round once every four years. The Chargers in Week 13 are the extra seventeenth game, matched on where each club finished in 2025.
When is the Buccaneers Bye Week in 2026?
Week 10, the weekend of November 15, 2026. It is close to the midpoint of the season and lands after nine games and before eight.
The timing is pointed. Tampa Bay comes off a Sunday night game in Chicago, rests, then plays Detroit and Carolina inside nine days. The Buccaneers went 2-7 after their bye in 2025, which makes this November restart the stretch the club most wants to script differently. Compare every team on our NFL bye weeks page.
How to Get Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tickets
Home seats run through the official Buccaneers ticket page. Ticketmaster is the club partner, so single game seats, season passes, parking and verified resale all route through it. StubHub, SeatGeek and Vivid Seats are independent marketplaces, not team affiliated.
Demand is not evenly spread. Carolina on Monday night, the Rams in Week 17 and Atlanta in Week 8 move first, while the Cleveland home opener and the Chargers in Week 13 are the easiest ways into a Sunday. Week 17 is worth a note: the club ticket page currently lists it as January 3, but the league has not fixed that date, so check before booking travel.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Schedule 2026 FAQ
When do the Buccaneers play their first game in 2026?
Sunday, September 13, 2026 at the Cincinnati Bengals, 1:00 PM ET on FOX. Tampa Bay then hosts the Cleveland Browns on September 20 in its home opener at Raymond James Stadium.
Where can I get a free printable Tampa Bay Buccaneers schedule 2026?
Use the download buttons above. The printable is a one page US Letter PDF covering all three preseason games and all 18 regular season weeks, with dates, kickoff times and TV channels, and home games in bold. A wall calendar version covers August through December 2026. Both are free, with no sign up or email required.
What channel are Tampa Bay Buccaneers games on in 2026?
FOX carries seven games and CBS has four. NBC has the Week 9 Sunday night game at Chicago, ESPN has the Week 12 Monday night game against Carolina, and Prime Video has the Week 5 Thursday night game at Dallas. That puts 12 of the 14 assigned games on free over the air television. Weeks 16, 17 and 18 have no network yet. All three preseason games air locally on WFLA-TV, with the Jets game also on NFL Network. Radio is 98ROCK, WXTB 97.9 FM.
When is the Buccaneers bye week in 2026?
Week 10, the weekend of November 15, 2026. Tampa Bay plays nine games before the break and eight after it, returning at the Detroit Lions on November 22.
How many prime time games do the Buccaneers have in 2026?
Three. Thursday Night Football at Dallas on October 8 on Prime Video, Sunday Night Football at Chicago on November 8 on NBC, and Monday Night Football against Carolina on November 30 on ESPN. Only the Carolina game is at Raymond James Stadium.
Why are Weeks 16, 17 and 18 listed as TBD?
The NFL holds those windows back so it can place the most meaningful games in the best slots. Week 16 at Atlanta falls between December 24 and 28, Week 17 against the Rams between January 2 and 4, and Week 18 at New Orleans on January 9 or 10. The Buccaneers ticket page lists Week 17 as January 3, but the league confirms Week 16 and 17 dates during the season and Week 18 only after Week 17 ends.
Who is the Buccaneers head coach and starting quarterback in 2026?
Todd Bowles is in his fifth season as head coach. Tampa Bay lists no defensive coordinator for 2026, because Bowles runs and calls the defense himself. Baker Mayfield is the starting quarterback for a fourth season in Tampa and is in the final year of his contract, working under new offensive coordinator Zac Robinson, who joined from the Atlanta Falcons.
How many Super Bowls have the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won?
Two. Super Bowl XXXVII after the 2002 season, a 48-21 win over the Oakland Raiders, and Super Bowl LV after the 2020 season, a 31-9 win over the Kansas City Chiefs played at Raymond James Stadium.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers schedule 2026 gives you nine Sundays at Raymond James Stadium, a soft opening month, three prime time nights and a Week 10 bye. Save the printable or the wall calendar above, circle November 30, and check back once the league fixes the kickoff times for Weeks 16, 17 and 18.
Last Updated: August 11, 2026. Schedule, coaching staff and roster verified against buccaneers.com and NFL.com, and kickoff windows against the NFL flexible scheduling procedures.
