Preseason Game 3

Dolphins at Bucs

Kickoff: 7:30 p.m.

TV: WFLA-TV Channel 8 with Chris Myers, Rondé Barber and Dan Lucas. Other Florida cities expected to televise the game include Orlando (WESH), Fort Myers (WINK), Panama City (WMBB), Pensacola (WKRG) and West Palm Beach (WPBF). Rebroadcast: WTTA-TV Channel 38 will rebroadcast the game Sunday at noon. NFL Network will also rebroadcast the game Saturday at 1:30 a.m. and Wednesday at 3:30 a.m.

Streaming: Buccaneers.com, Bucs official app and NFL+. (Geographic restrictions apply. Subscription may be required).

Radio: Buccaneers Radio Network WXTB-FM 97.9 in the Tampa-St. Petersburg region (Transmisiones de radio en español en WTMP-FM 96.1 y WMGG-AM 1470 en Tampa). Both English and Spanish radio broadcasts of Bucs games can be accessed with Apple devices (only) via the Bucs official app. Additional stations throughout Florida on the Buccaneers Radio Network can be found here. The game also will be broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 381 (Buccaneers Radio Network feed).

Weather: Typical Tampa weather today and tonight after a cool and cloudy day yesterday. Per AccuWeather.com, this afternoon it is supposed to be cloudy. Look for the weather to be in the upper 80s for the tailgaters — good beer-drinking weather. By kickoff it should be in the mid-80s under cloudy skies. That temperature is expected to hold. When the game is over, look for it to be 80. Only a 20 percent chance of rain.

Odds: Per BetMGM, as of midnight, Bucs +3.0 (-160); over/under 37.5.

Outlook: This will be the first time fans who haven’t been lucky enough to attend training camp will get to see the starters and the new-look Bucs offense in person. Joe just hopes the starters look crisp. That’s all Joe’s asking. Mike Evans and Chris Godwin were ready for the regular season on Day 1 of training camp, so Joe isn’t concerned about them. Evans tore up the Dolphins in the joint practice on Wednesday. As far as Joe is concerned, Joe wouldn’t lose one wink of sleep if Evans didn’t dress tonight. Same with Godwin. Maybe Tristan Wirfs, too. Two weeks ago Joe thought this team was deep on the offensive line and secondary. After the Bucs backup defensive backs got lit up last week in Jacksonville and in the joint practice with the Dolphins, and after seeing how the Dolphins pushed the Bucs offensive line around in the joint practice, Joe’s inclined to save the starters and let the backups play. If receivers Cody Thompson and Kameron Johnson have good games, specifically on special teams, Joe thinks these guys have a good shot to make the roster because Sterling Shepard has been hurt and Rakim Jarrett is always hurt. For Joe, that is the key for the backups. They must have good games on special teams. It also might help tight end Ko Kieft to have a big game. Joe isn’t confident in his job security. He has played very sparingly with the first-team offense which is a tip off that he needs to ball out on special teams. Rookie TE Devin Culp, on the other hand, has had several snaps with the first-team offense.

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