Buffalo Bills vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Thursday Night Football: How to Watch, Betting Odds
The Buffalo Bills host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football in what needs to be a "get right" game for both teams. The Bills suffered a head-scratching, last-second 29-25 loss in Foxborough last week to the division rival Patriots. That loss put the Bills in the history books as the team New England coach Bill Belichick beat to become the third NFL coach in history with regular-season 300 wins.
Tampa Bay lost to their division foe Atlanta last week 16-13 in a game the Bucs couldn't take advantage of Falcons mistakes and lost the division lead.
Thursday night needs to be a "get right" game for both teams, in a week there wasn't any time to get anything right in practice. It's been just four days since both teams last took the field, and the Buccaneers had to spend half a day traveling.
Baker Mayfield (L) and Josh Allen
Both teams have also lost two of their last three after impressive starts to the season, but a win could mean restoring a division lead for both teams too.
Buffalo is clearly the toughest test for the Bucs thus far, and Tampa Bay has seen success away from Raymond James Stadium. The Buccaneers have registered road wins over Minnesota and New Orleans.
Both teams also boast stout defenses, with the Bucs (17.3) showing up just one spot behind the Bills (16.9) in points allowed per game. The offense is where the Bucs have slipped of late, with points totals of just six and 13 in two consecutive losses after putting up 26 in a win over New Orleans.
WHAT: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-3, 2-0 ROAD) at Buffalo Bills (4-3, 3-1 HOME)
WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, 8:15 p.m. ET
WHERE: Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, NY (71,621)
TELEVISION: Amazon Prime Video
RADIO: WGR550-AM
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Betting via SI SportsBook
SPREAD: Bills -8.5
TOTAL: 42.5
MONEYLINE: Bucs +340, Bills -450
