Free football.
Once again, unless you live in three specific regions of our republic, you likely won’t see the Browns-Bucs game on free TV.
The Bucs have their home opener of the 2026 season tomorrow against the hapless Browns. (Someone came after Joe yesterday for referring to the Browns as “hapless” and not the Bucs. OK, so you’d rather swap starting rosters with the Browns, Bucs’ starting-22 with the Browns’ starting-22? Seriously?)
This week, like last, in only three smallish areas of the country will the game be televised via a local CBS affilate: Ohio, Oklahoma and the Suncoast region of Florida.
Everyone else will have to use “Sunday Ticket,” the greatest invention since the remote, or head to a local watering hole. Joe always recommends Hooters. It’s made for swilling cold beer, wolfing down wings and watching football.
Tom McCarthy and Robert Turbin will handle the call on CBS. (Streaming and radio broadcast information will be included in “Gameday Tampa Bay” scheduled to publish here at midnight.)
As always, TV coverage maps are courtesy of 506sports.com.
Light blue: Cleveland @ Tampa Bay
Red: Pittsburgh @ New England
Green: Cincinnati @ Houston
Yellow: New Orleans @ Baltimore
Blue: Jacksonville @ Denver (Late game)
Orange: Las Vegas @ LA Chargers (Late game)