2018 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Preseason Schedule
The goal of the preseason is just to survive and come through with no injuries (shouldn’t be an issue with injuries turned off in Year 1 preseason). While new ownership will certainly be watching, there is no way that Western, or any other owner would make wholesale changes based on meaningless exhibition games.
Western has indicated he doesn’t care about turnovers or scores in the preseason, but wants to see different formations, players, and strategies used so as the Bucs enter the regular season, we have an idea of what our personnel and coaches can do.
Below, see the four games that set the table for the regular season. The Bucs start out with two games on the road before heading home to Tampa for the final two preseason games.
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2019 Schedule |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT |
| Aug 9 | at Miami Dolphins | |
| Aug 18 | at Tennessee Titans | |
| Aug 24 | vs Detroit Lions | |
| Aug 30 | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | |
2018 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Regular Season Schedule
Here it is. The gauntlet that the 2018 Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have to run in order to challenge for the Lombardi Trophy. The bye week comes earlier than the Bucs would like and it’s a tough start for the Bucs. Realistically 7-9 would be over achieving and our expectations are a 6-10 season. No word on Western’s expectations, but we expect to have more details as we get closer to the season.
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2019 Schedule |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT |
| Sep 9 | at New Orleans Saints | |
| Sep 16 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Sep 24 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Sep 30 | at Chicago Bears | |
| Oct 7 | vs Bye | |
| Oct 14 | at Atlanta Falcons | |
| Oct 21 | vs Cleveland Browns | |
| Oct 28 | at Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Nov 4 | at Carolina Panthers | |
| Nov 11 | vs Washington Redskins | |
| Nov 18 | at New York Giants | |
| Nov 25 | vs San Francis 49ers | |
| Dec 2 | vs Carolina Panthers | |
| Dec 9 | vs New Orleans Saints | |
| Dec 16 | at Baltimore Ravens | |
| Dec 23 | at Dallas Cowboys | |
| Dec 30 | vs Atlanta Falcons | |
Everyone in the NFL now knows what it will take for them to get to the playoffs. The schedules have been laid out, bye weeks have been set, primetime games are scheduled, and each fanbase knows when they can catch their teams at home.
We will offer a more complete prediction and our team profile as we get closer to the regular season.
We did try to track Western down to get a comment from him on the schedule, but he appears to be laying low in his first week as he gets settled in to the team. He has not offered any comments, quotes, or press conferences since his introduction, but our sources say he has been a heavy observer of practice and meetings, and has spent the first few days getting his bearings so he can jump into the grind.