It is that time of year again. Training camps are underway for every NFL club and preseason football is quickly approaching. The 2024 preseason docket for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is just around the corner with their first live game action on Saturday, August 10 against the Cincinnati Bengals. In addition, Tampa Bay's preliminary exhibition schedule features matchups with the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Miami Dolphins.
The preseason livestream is Driven by Hertz and all preseason live games are accessible locally in the app, on Buccaneers.com and on TV via WTTA-TV (Bengals) and WFLA (Jaguars and Dolphins) to local and nearby markets.
Preseason Week 1
The Buccaneers will begin their 2024 preseason slate in Cincinnati. Kickoff against the Bengals will be at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 10. This is the second time in the last four seasons that the Buccaneers and Bengals have begun their preseason together. Cincinnati visited Raymond James Stadium in Week One of the 2021 preseason and left with a 19-14 victory. The Bucs lead the all-time series with the Bengals, 9-6, including a 2-2 split in games played in Cincinnati.
Preseason Week 2
Next up, the Buccaneers will take on the Jaguars in Jacksonville after two joint practices with the club. The matchup in Jacksonville is set for a 7:30 p.m. ET start time on Saturday, August 17. Tampa Bay and Jacksonville have played 15 preseason games against each other, but none since 2017, when the Bucs traveled upstate to grab a 12-8 win. That provided the Buccaneers with a 9-6 edge in the all-time series.
Preseason Week 3
Tampa Bay will conclude its preseason slate by hosting the Miami Dolphins in Week 3 on Friday, August 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Raymond James Stadium. The Buccaneers and Dolphins have faced off in the preseason 33 previous times, dating all the way back to Tampa Bay's inaugural season. Miami was the first team ever to visit Tampa to play the Buccaneers, as the two teams met at Tampa Stadium on August 21, 1976. The Dolphins lead the all-time series with the Buccaneers, 18-15, though Tampa Bay has won three of the last four.
Tampa Bay's first preseason contest against Cincinnati will be aired locally on WTTA-TV – an affiliate of WFLA – while the team's final two preseason matchups will be shown on WFLA News Channel 8, the Buccaneers official home for preseason football. Chris Myers will be the play-by-play announcer, and he 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. The games will also be broadcasted on 98Rock on the Buccaneers Radio Network. Out of market fans will be able to watch non-national matchups on NFL+. To get NFL+, click here.
