Like many in the Sunshine State, Ron DeSantis was looking forward to watching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers\u2019 highly anticipated matchup with the New England Patriots on Sunday.<\/p>\n
But even for the Florida Governor, doing so proved easier said than done.<\/p>\n
Taking to X on Sunday night, DeSantis lamented the struggles he faced in finding a viable feed for the Buccaneers\u2019 Week 10 game. Situated in Tallahassee, the Republican politician\u2019s local CBS affiliate aired the AFC South showdown between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans. And even after signing up for Paramount+ as suggested, DeSantis found himself unable to watch the Bucs and Pats.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt may have been for the best given the result, but the Bucs game was blacked out in Tallahassee,\u201d DeSantis wrote on X<\/a>, referring to the Patriots\u2019 28-23 victory. \u201cIt said to sign up for Paramount, so I did \u2014 and they only had the Jaguars-Texas game, which was already on CBS broadcast.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat a joke!\u201d<\/p>\n It may have been for the best given the result, but the Bucs game was blacked out in Tallahassee.<\/p>\n It said to sign up for Paramount, so I did \u2014 and they only had the Jaguars-Texas game, which was already on CBS broadcast.<\/p>\n What a joke! https:\/\/t.co\/NyoAF95K0q<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) November 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n While it\u2019s unclear what message DeSantis received prompting him to sign up for Paramount+, it\u2019s worth noting that the CBS streaming service doesn\u2019t typically air out-of-market games. If somebody outside of the Buccaneers-Patriots viewing zone wanted to watch the game, he would have had to sign up for NFL Sunday Ticket \u2014 an admittedly expensive solution to view a game approximately 250 miles away.<\/p>\n Surely, DeSantis wasn\u2019t the only person in Tallahassee to experience such struggles, which aren\u2019t necessarily unique to Florida. Other states with multiple NFL teams such as Texas, California, Ohio and Pennsylvania often find themselves at the mercy of the networks\u2019 coverage maps, with an $85 per month<\/a> subscription to the Sunday Ticket package being the only (legal) solution.<\/p>\n Unfortunately for DeSantis, it appears he was either unaware or got some bad advice. So instead of suffering through Tampa Bay\u2019s loss to New England, Florida\u2019s top elected official was forced to watch the Jaguars blow a 19-point fourth-quarter lead to Davis Mills and the Texans.<\/p>\n \t