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Our first real look at the 2026-27 New York Jets will come tonight as the team plays its preseason opener<\/a> against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. <\/p>\n On Tuesday, the teams first took the field at the same time in a joint practice that quickly turned heated<\/a> as punches were thrown and the sidelines cleared as helmets were ripped off. <\/p>\n After the joint practice, Jets head coach Aaron Glenn, now in his second year with the team, confirmed<\/a> that \u201ceverybody\u2019s playing\u201d in tonight\u2019s game, meaning he intends to play all of the team\u2019s starters. <\/p>\n With a handful of fresh players and play callers, these new look Jets will take the field tonight with Geno Smith at quarterback<\/a>, rookie and No. 2 draft pick pass rusher David Bailey<\/a> and veteran defenders Demario Davis and Minkah Fitzpatrick.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tbucs vs. jets: what to know\t\t<\/p>\n When: Aug. 14, 7 p.m. ET<\/p>\n Where: MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, New Jersey)<\/p>\n Channel: CBS (New York); NFL Network (markets outside of New York)<\/p>\n Streaming: DIRECTV<\/a> (try it free)<\/p>\n However, the Bucs do not intend to play many starters tonight, if any, and quarterback Baker Mayfield will definitely be on the sideline. <\/p>\n What time is the Jets game tonight?<\/p>\n The Jets\u2019 preseason kicks off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers <\/p>\n How to watch Bucs vs. Jets for free<\/p>\n If you don\u2019t have cable, you\u2019ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the Jets preseason game for free.<\/p>\n DIRECTV<\/a> is our favorite service for watching sports live for free. Right now, you can take advantage of a five-day free trial before saving $30 on your first month. We recommend the Choice plan, which includes NBC as part of its 125+ channels.<\/p>\n NY Jets schedule 2026<\/p>\n WeekOpponentDateTimeChannelPS2Pittsburgh SteelersAug. 211 p.m. ETCBSPS3New York GiantsAug. 281 p.m. ETCBS1Tennessee TitansSept. 131 p.m. ETCBS2Green Bay PackersSept. 201 p.m. ETFOX3Detroit LionsSept. 271 p.m. ETFOX4Chicago BearsOct. 41 p.m. ETFOX5Cleveland BrownsOct. 111 p.m. ETCBS6New England PatriotsOct. 181 p.m. ETCBS7Miami DolphinsOct. 251 p.m. ETCBS8Las Vegas RaidersNov. 11 p.m. ETFOX9Kansas City ChiefsNov. 81 p.m. ETCBS10Buffalo BillsNov. 151 p.m. ETCBS11Los Angeles ChargersNov. 224:05 p.m. ETFOX12Miami DolphinsNov. 291 p.m. ETCBS13BYE WEEK14Denver BroncosDec. 131 p.m. ETCBS15Arizona CardinalsDec. 204:05 p.m. ETFOX16New England PatriotsDec. 271 p.m. ETCBS17Minnesota VikingsJan. 31 p.m. ETCBS18Buffalo BillsTBDTBDTBD<\/p>\n Why Trust Post Wanted by the New York Post<\/a><\/p>\n This article was written by Angela Tricarico<\/a>, Commerce Streaming Reporter for Post Wanted Shopping, Page Six<\/a>, and Decider.com<\/a>. Angela keeps readers up to date with cord-cutter-friendly deals<\/a>, and information on how to watch your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and movies on every streaming service. Not only does Angela test and compare the streaming services she writes about to ensure readers are getting the best prices, but she\u2019s also a superfan specializing in the intersection of shopping, tech, sports, and pop culture. When she\u2019s not writing about (or watching) TV, movies, and sports, she\u2019s also keeping up on the underrated perfume dupes at Bath & Body Works<\/a> and testing headphones. Prior to joining Decider and The New York Post in 2023, she wrote about streaming and consumer tech at Insider Reviews.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York Post may be compensated and\/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":371855,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[5428,10574,119,110,1835,135,2964,137,136],"class_list":["post-371854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-how-to-watch","tag-new-york-jets","tag-nfl","tag-sports","tag-streaming","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=371854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/371855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=371854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=371854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=371854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}