Buccaneers’ Subsequent Sport: Tampa Bay Faces Jacksonville in Preseason Finale

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers got here from a 9-0 deficit to defeat the Chiefs on Saturday night time at Raymond James Stadium, 16-15. Now, they may journey to Jacksonville to tackle the Jaguars for the ultimate preseason outing in 2026. The two Florida golf equipment will meet on the night of August 28, with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET at EverBank Stadium.

Tampa Bay returns to Jacksonville for an August contest for the second time in three years. The two groups additionally met within the second week of the 2024 slate. Prior to the sport on Friday, the Bucs and Jaguars will conduct a pair of joint practices to ramp up competitors.

“It will be great to get practice reps against them [Jaguars] because it will be the last one going into the season and you’ll see the full gambit,” mentioned Todd Bowles. “I think we got a small sample size last night, but we need more practice in certain situations to clean things up so we’re hoping to get some work in.”

The Bucs’ starters took the sector for the primary two possessions in Preseason Week Two, together with quarterback Baker Mayfield. While the offense was unable to succeed in the endzone, Tampa Bay’s protection put the clamps on the Chiefs and orchestrated two-straight three-and-outs.

In the Jaguars’ 34-17 loss to the Panthers in Preseason Week Two, Liam Coen opted to relaxation Trevor Lawrence and different key first-team gamers following their joint practices with Carolina. Undrafted rookies Joey Aguilar and Trebor Peña related over the center of the sector on a 29-yard landing go after the pair made an affect within the preseason opener. The offense’s largest play got here from working again Ameer Abdullah, who had a 23-yard run round the fitting edge within the second body, forcing a Panthers missed deal with. The Buccaneers will seemingly comply with the identical routine because the membership’s first preseason sport with the Jets, the place the starters had been sidelined following two days of practices with the unfamiliar foe.