Transactions 19 Sep - Promoted CB Mazzi Wilkins from the practice squad. Activated WR Cyril Grayson and TE Tanner Hudson from the practice squad for Week 2. 17 Sep - Placed TE Antony Auclair on IR.

v Carolina Panthers 20 Sep - 1pm - FOX

at Denver Broncos 27 Sep - 4.25pm - FOX

v Los Angeles Chargers 4 Oct - 1pm - CBS

at Chicago Bears 8 Oct - 8.20pm - NFLN

v Green Bay Packers 18 Oct - 4.25pm - FOX

at Las Vegas Raiders 25 Oct - 8.20pm - NBC

at New York Giants 2 Nov - 8.15pm - ESPN

v New Orleans Saints 8 Nov - 8.20pm - NBC

at Carolina Panthers 15 Nov - 1pm - FOX

v St.Louis Rams 23 Nov - 8.15pm - ESPN

v Kansas City Chiefs 29 Nov - 4.25pm - CBS

v Minnesota Vikings 13 Dec - 1pm - FOX

at Atlanta Falcons 20 Dec - 1pm - FOX

at Detroit Lions 27 Dec - TBD - FOX

v Atlanta Falcons 3 Jan - 1pm - FOX

PREVIEWING TODAY’S HOME OPENER No fans in Raymond James Stadium as the universally-disliked Carolina Panthers arrive in Tampa for the second game of the 2020 season. Those NFL games that have seen limited fans looked like the final pre-season games in terms of attendance, or in the case of the Jacksonville Jaguars, a normal game with their lack of interest. The Bucs sport a 7-11 all-time record in their home stadium against Carolina although you can throw in last year’s loss in London to that total. Only wins in 2016 and 2018 in the last seven seasons so that needs to change as does the 0-1 mark on this season. Enough has been spoken about the game in New Orleans - now is the time to post a victory. FOX Sports will send a new play-by-play man to call the game as this will be the first game Adam Amin has called in franchise history. Veteran color analyst Mark Schlereth will join him, the Bucs being 5-3 in his games over the past three seasons. And this week no massive clash of Tampa sports as the Lightning play Game One of the Stanley Cup finals against Dallas later that night. The Rays’ game in Baltimore does clash with the Bucs but their playoff berth is secure and are now just playing for seeding.

ON THIS DAY IN BUCS HISTORY 20 Sep 1998 - Opening the new stadium Tampa Bay Bucs 27 Chicago Bears 15 Click here for the game details The opening of the new stadium but after 30 minutes, the script was wrong. The Bears led 15-0 and it should have been more. Then the first-night nerves wore off and the real Bucs showed up for the second half, pounding out four unanswered scores and sending the sell- out crowd home very happy including yours truly in the front row at the 50-yard line.

BUCCANEER BIRTHDAYS Several members of the all-time roster are celebrating birthdays on September 20 including the player who led our all-time worst Bucs countdown earlier this year. Booker Reese (61) was a 1st round pick in 1982 and the stories concerning his 24 games in a Tampa Bay uniform remain legendary. CB Carl Howard (59) played four games in 1985, two less than DE Mark Studaway (60) had that season. C Jeremiah Warren (43) saw action in three 2015 encounters whilst CB Milton Mack (57) started for most of the 1992 and 1993 seasons.