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The do-or-die year begins today.<\/p>\n
At 1 p.m., Joe Burrow\u2019s Cincinnati Bengals will kick off their \u201cnow or never\u201d 2026 season at their home Paycor Stadium against Baker Mayfield\u2019s Tampa Bay Buccaneers.<\/p>\n
After missing the playoffs the past three campaigns, Burrow, Ja\u2019Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Orlando Brown Jr. and offseason Dexter Lawerence II have their sights set on turning things around. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve tried to instill an urgency in the room, a palpable pressure \u2014 because we have guys playing and coaching for their jobs this year, and that\u2019s how I\u2019m looking at it,\u201d Burrow told ESPN\u2019s Marry Smith. \u201cI\u2019m playing for my job this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tampa Bay is in a similar position after a disappointing 2025 where the team started 6-2 before finishing 8-9 and narrowly missing out on the postseason.<\/p>\n
\tWatch Buccaneers vs. Bengals<\/p>\n
When: Sunday, Sept. 13, 1 p.m. EST<\/p>\n
Where: Paycor Stadium (Cincinnati, Ohio)<\/p>\n
How to watch: Sling TV<\/a><\/p>\n Channel: FOX<\/p>\n Oddsmakers give the Bengals a 3.5-point advantage in this one but remember- both clubs are already fighting for their lives.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t miss their high-stakes Week 1 showdown in Cincy. It should be a good one.<\/p>\n If you want to tune in<\/a> to today\u2019s season opener, here\u2019s what you need to know.<\/p>\n Buccaneers vs. Bengals game time<\/p>\n Today\u2019s (Sept. 13) Buccaneers vs. Bengals game is scheduled to kick off at 1 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n How to watch Buccaneers vs. Bengals for free<\/p>\n Don\u2019t have cable? No prob. We found a live TV streaming service<\/a> that lets you in on all the action.<\/p>\n Watching Buccaneers vs. Bengals is easy and affordable thanks to Sling TV<\/a>, which includes FOX and starts at $19.99\/month with the Select plan.<\/p>\n You can also upgrade to the Blue plan for $45.99\/month for access to FOX plus more channels.<\/p>\n This article was written by Matt Levy<\/a>, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows \u2013 and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert<\/a> and interviewed Melissa Villase\u00f1or<\/a> of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change.<\/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":398772,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[13227,5428,119,110,1835,135,2964,137,136],"class_list":["post-398771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-cincinnati-bengals","tag-how-to-watch","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\/398771","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=398771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/398772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=398771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=398771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}