Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers: preview, kickoff time and how to follow

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Atlanta Falcons meet Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL. It is a Week 8 fixture. Kickoff is Sunday 1 November 2026 at 2:00 pm.

Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers both play in the National Football Conference – South.

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Starters to know

Atlanta Falcons start Tua Tagovailoa (QB), Bijan Robinson (RB), Drake London (WR), Kyle Pitts (TE). Tampa Bay Buccaneers start Baker Mayfield (QB), Bucky Irving (RB), Emeka Egbuka (WR), Cade Otton (TE).

Injury watch

Atlanta Falcons: Billy Bowman Jr. (Questionable For Week 1 At Pittsburgh), Michael Penix Jr. (Questionable For Week 1 At Pittsburgh), Anterio Thompson (NFI R For Week 1 At Pittsburgh), Beaux Collins (IR. Injured Reserve. Expected Return Week 5).

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Josh Hayes (IR. Injured Reserve. Expected Return Week 5), David Sills V (IR. Injured Reserve. Expected Return Week 5), Rueben Bain Jr. (Questionable For Week 1 At Cincinnati), Billy Schrauth (Questionable For Week 1 At Cincinnati).

Head-to-head history

In games this site has covered between these two sides, Atlanta Falcons have won 1 and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have won 0.

• 24 August 2026 — Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0-19 Jacksonville Jaguars
• 24 August 2026 — Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0-0 New York Jets
• 24 August 2026 — Kansas City Chiefs 0-0 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The biggest margin in the series was 19 points, in Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0-19 Jacksonville Jaguars on 24 August 2026. These two have combined for an average of 6.3 points per game across the meetings this site has on record.

Atlanta Falcons have won 0 of their last 5 games this site has covered. Tampa Bay Buccaneers have won 0 of their last 4 games this site has covered.

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Common questions

What time is the Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers game?
Kickoff is 1:00 PM ET, 12:00 PM CT, 11:00 AM MT, 10:00 AM PT.

Is Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers a division game?
Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers both play in the National Football Conference – South.

Have Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers played before?
In games this site has covered between these two sides, Atlanta Falcons have won 1 and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have won 0.

Where can I follow the live score for Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers?
This page updates automatically once the game begins, and shows the final result once it ends.