TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers open their 2026 season with games against both Ohio teams: at the Cincinnati Bengals on September 13 followed by the home opener against the Cleveland Browns on September 20.
The team’s regular season schedule was officially announced Thursday night.
The Buccaneers have an early three-game homestand, a middle-of-the-season bye week and a pair of visits from Los Angeles teams down the home stretch.
Tampa Bay will have three primetime games
The Buccaneers will not play a game against a division opponent until Week Seven, when they travel to Carolina to take on the defending division champions on Sunday, October 25.
There are some late-season details on the Bucs’ 2026 schedule that the NFL will fill in later in the year. The Week 16 game at Atlanta could be played on Saturday or Sunday, December 26-27; the Week 18 game at New Orleans could also be either a Saturday or Sunday game on the weekend of January 9-10.
Below is the full schedule:
Preseason Games
Fri., Aug. 14: at N.Y. Jets @ 7 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 22: vs. Kansas City Chiefs @ 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 28: at Jacksonville Jaguars @ 7:30 p.m.
Regular Season Games
Home games are bolded
Primetime games in italics
Sept. 13: at Cincinnati Bengals at 1 p.m.
Sept. 20: vs. Cleveland Browns at 1 p.m.
Sept. 27: vs. Minnesota Vikings at 1 p.m.
Oct. 4: vs. Green Bay Packers at 1 p.m.
Oct. 8: at Dallas Cowboys at 8:15 p.m. (TNF)
Oct. 18: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers at 1 p.m.
Oct. 25 at Carolina Panthers at 1 p.m.
Nov. 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons at 1 p.m.
Nov. 8: at Chicago Bears at 8:20 p.m. (SNF)
WEEK 10: BYE WEEK
Nov. 22: at Detroit Lions at 1 p.m.
Nov. 30: vs. Carolina Panthers at 8:15 p.m. (MNF)
Dec. 6: vs. Los Angeles Charges at 1 p.m.
Dec. 13: at Baltimore Ravens at 1 p.m.
Dec. 20: vs. New Orleans Saints at 1 p.m.
TBD at Atlanta Falcons
Jan. 3: vs. Los Angeles Rams (time TBD)
TBD at New Orleans Saints