Football is back and the 2023 preseason itinerary is just around the corner for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs will see their first live game action on Friday, August 11, with the Pittsburgh Steelers coming to town to kick off a three-game preseason slate. In addition, Tampa Bay's preliminary schedule features matchups with the New York Jets and the Baltimore Ravens. Three full weeks of exhibition games will ensue prior to the start of the 2023 regular season.
The trio of matchups will feature full 90-man training camp rosters, as there will be only one round of cuts in order to get down to the regular-season maximum of 53 in 2023. Those cuts will take place on Tuesday August 29, 12 days before the Buccaneers open their season in Minnesota on Sunday, September 10.
How to stream is here to help enthusiastic fans navigate the best ways to watch the 2023 preseason action! The preseason livestream is Driven by Hertz and all live preseason games are accessible locally in the app, on Buccaneers.com and on TV via WFLA to local and nearby markets including Tampa/St Pete, Orlando, Ft Myers (excluding Game 1), West Palm Beach (excluding Game 1), Gainesville (excluding Game 3), Mobile/Pensacola and Panama City Beach.
Preseason Week 1
Tampa Bay will kick off its 2023 preseason with a home game at Raymond James Stadium against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday, August 11, at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Buccaneers have played five prior preseason contests against the Steelers, with the most recent coming in 2019.
Preseason Week 2
In preseason Week 2, the Bucs will travel to face the New York Jets in the Meadowlands for a7:30 p.m. kickoff on Saturday, August 19.This will mark will the first preseason matchup between the two teams since 2006. Prior to the game, the teams will conduct joint practices with one another in Florham Park, New Jersey.
Preseason Week 3
The Buccaneers will close out the 2023 preseason at home against the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday, August 26, at 7:00 p.m. ET, marking the second ever preseason game between the two teams.
All three of Tampa Bay's preseason contests will be aired locally on WFLA-TV – the Buccaneers' official home for preseason football. Chris Myers will be handling play-by-play duties and will be joined in the booth by Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Rondé Barber. WFLA Sports Anchor Dan Lucas will serve as the sideline reporter.
