Schedule released

The NFL released its full schedule today and it was revealed the Bucs will open their season on the road against NFC West champion Seattle on Sept. 9.

From there, it doesn't get much easier. Tampa Bay plays games against three division winners in the first five weeks of the season, then has four division games in its final seven contests.

Another highlight: the Bucs are slated to make their first-ever appearance on Sunday Night Football on NBC. That game, scheduled for Dec. 23 at San Francisco, could potentially be moved under the league's flex scheduling applicable in Weeks 11 through 17. Games scheduled for Sunday nights can be adjusted no fewer than 12 days prior if the league wishes to showcase a more attractive contest.

The Bucs play their home opener Sept. 16 against New Orleans in a 1 p.m. kickoff.

One thing the Bucs won't have to contend with: cold weather. Unlike last season, when the Bucs played late-season games in Chicago and Cleveland, the Bucs have no games in cold-weather cities late in the season.

But one area the Bucs would like to improve is their performance out West.

"To me, it's one game at a time as usual," linebacker Derrick Brooks said. "I know we're going to have a couple West Coast games, and we've got to play better out West. We haven't played that well out West since the Super Bowl, and that's going to be an emphasis."

See the full schedule below:

Comments

[Michael-Lee]

Raymond James will be taken over by Jaguar fans on 10/28. Get ready for a sea of teal!

[Wayne Huber]

The only way RJ will be taken over by Jags Fans if they buy enough scalped tickets at very inflated prices.
Eagles Fans said they would take over last year too. They were outnumbered by about 10-1 Bucs Fans in the stadium-Which still means many Philadelphia Fans were able to buy Tickets off local fans-Even still they didn't take over.