This Week
The New England Patriots visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
The Patriots are 1-0 in the preseason. The Buccaneers are 1-0 in the preseason.
Here are the rosters for the Patriots and the Buccaneers.
The Line/Prediction
As of Thursday the line on the game from Yahoo! Sports is Patriots plus 2. The over under is 37.
My Prediction is Buccaneers 28, Patriots, 17. Give the points (Buccaneers) and take the over.
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BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television
The Patriots Preseason Television Network is televising the game through out New England and parts of Canada.
Longtime national play by play announcer Don Criqui and former NFL Pro Bowl offensive lineman Randy Cross will call the game with help from WBZ sports anchor Steve Burton on the sidelines.
Stations in the Patriots Preseason TV Network include:
- WBZ-TV Channel 4 in Boston MA
- WNAC-TV Channel 64 in Providence RI
- WMUR-TV Channel 9 in Manchester NH
- WMTW-TV Channel 8 in Portland ME
- WCTX-TV Channel 9 in Hartford/New Haven CT
- WWLP-TV Channel 22 in Springfield MA
- WVII-TV Channel 7 or WFVX-TV Channel 22 in Bangor ME
- WVNY-TV Channel 22 in Burlington VT
- Canadian Maritimes on Rogers Sports Net
NFL broadcast regulations require that games be sold out 72 hours in advance of kickoff for the game to appear on local television. Because the game is not sold out it will be blacked out in the Tampa Bay television market and it will be seen later in tape delay.
Chris Myers does play by play with John Lynch providing the analysis on the Buccaneers Broadcast. You can see the game on:
- WTSP-TV 10 in Tampa FL will show the game at 11:30 p.m. (Thursday)
- WFTV-TV 9 in Orlando FL will show the game at 1:05 a.m. (Friday)
Check your local listings for your station. In the Tampa market the game will be shown two other times per the contract between WTSP and the Buccaneers.
There is NO DirecTV designation.
Radio
The Patriots Radio Network broadcasts the game from flagship station WBZ-FM 98.5 the Sports Hub in Boston MA. Gil Santos handles the play by play while former Patriot Gino Cappelletti does the color commentary.
All NFL Games are also available on Sirius Satellite Radio. The Patriots Radio Network call is available on Sirius Channel 94. The Buccaneers Radio Network has Gene Deckerhoff calling play by play and Dave Moore provides the color via their flagship station WDAE-FM. Their call is available on Sirius Channel 93. XM Satellite Radio also carries all the NFL games under a special additional package. The Buccaneers feed is available on XM Channel 225; the Patriots feed is on XM Channel 227.
Last Week
The Patriots beat the Jaguars, 47-12 at the Razor, while the Buccaneers beat the Chiefs, 25-0 at Arrowhead Stadium.
Next Week
The Patriots visit the Detroit Lions on Saturday. Kick off is at 8 p.m. on CBS.
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