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The Cleveland Browns face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the road today. Here are some notes about the matchup & information on how you can watch or listen to the game.
Game Information
- Game Time/Date: Sunday, September 20, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. ET
- Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
- TV Channel: CBS – Tom McCarthy (play-by-play) & Robert Turbin (analyst)
- Local Radio: 92.3 The Fan (WKRK-FM), ESPN 850 WKNR, WNCX (98.5 FM) with Andrew Siciliano, Nathan Zegura, Je’Rod Cherry
- Weather: 87 degrees (feels like 95), 5% chance of rain at kickoff, 58% chance of storm later in the game, 4 MPH winds from the East
- Odds: Buccaneers by 8.5
- Over/under: 41.5
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TV Distribution Map
Fans in the cyan-colored areas will get to see the Browns game on local television.
Uniform & Poster
- The Browns’ uniform will be brown jerseys, white pants, and orange helmets.
- Here is the poster for the Browns vs. Buccaneers:
Connections
- Browns Head Coach Todd Monken was the Offensive Coordinator for the Buccaneers from 2016-18. He also served as their Wide Receivers Coach from 2016-17.
- Browns Special Teams Coordinator Byron Storer played for the Buccaneers as a fullback from 2007-09 and coached for them from 2010-11 as an assistant special teams coach.
- Browns Quarterbacks Coach Mike Bajakain coached at Tampa Bay from 2015-18.
- Browns Pass Game Coordinator Danny Breyer coached for the Buccaneers from 2016-18.
- Browns Assistant Special Teams Coach Keith Tandy played in Tampa Bay for six seasons (2012-17) and coached for the Buccaneers from 2020-25.
- Browns Offensive Line Coach George Warhop coached at Tampa Bay from 2014-18.
- Browns Defensive Analyst Shaq Wilson coached for the Buccaneers during the 2017 season.
- Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield was drafted by the Cleveland Browns as the first overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft. Mayfield spent the 2018-21 seasons with the Browns.
- Tampa Bay K Chase McLaughlin was with the Browns for the 2019 season.
- Buccaneers Head Coach Todd Bowles coached for the Browns from 2001-04 as a secondary/nickel package coach.
- Buccaneers Pass Game Coordinator George Edwards coached for the Browns in 2004 as a linebackers coach.
- Buccaneers Safeties Coach Tim Atkins spent the 2014-15 seasons coaching at the Browns as a defensive assistant.
- Tampa Bay Linebackers Coach Mike Caldwell played for the Browns from 1993-95.
History
- The Browns have a 7-4 all-time record against the Buccaneers.
- The last time these two teams met was in Jacksonville on November 27, 2022, when the Browns beat the Buccaneers 23-17 in overtime. It was a different quarterbacking situation for both teams. Tom Brady led the Buccaneers, and Jacoby Brissett led the Browns. Cleveland got a touchdown pass to TE David Njoku with 0:32 left in regulation to tie things up and send the game to overtime. Then, in overtime, a 3-yard run by RB Nick Chubb with 0:19 left in the extra period gave Cleveland the victory.
- The Browns have lost their last three games in Tampa. The last loss came in 2018.
- The Browns and Bucs and gone to overtime in their last two matchups against each other.
