Patriots at Buccaneers time, TV schedule, live stream, odds and more
By John Buhler
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will host the New England Patriots on Thursday night in Week 5. Here are the betting odds and how to watch this NFL game online.
Week 5 of the 2017 NFL season will begin in Tampa on Thursday night. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1) will host the New England Patriots (2-2) on Thursday Night Football on October 5. This is a game both playoff contending teams need to have.
New England’s pass defense has been atrocious. The Patriots are the worst team in the league at defending the pass and this team has not flourished in its first four games. While New England has a pair of wins over the New Orleans Saints and the Houston Texans, the Patriots’ two losses to the Kansas City Chiefs and the Carolina Panthers are more revealing. Are we sure this team is getting back to the Super Bowl?
Tampa Bay enters play at 2-1, but hasn’t yet lived up to the hype as the on-the-rise darling in the NFC. The Buccaneers have a pair of wins over the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants. However, both of those games came at home and those two teams have gone a combined 1-7 through four weeks. Tampa Bay stumbled up in Minneapolis to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 3.
What time, channel are the Patriots and the Buccaneers on?
Kickoff from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa will be at 8:25 p.m. ET on October 5. The national telecast can be found on CBS and on the NFL Network. In the booth to call the game will be CBS’ No. 1 team in Jim Nantz and Tony Romo. The available live streams for this game can be found on NFL.com, Amazon and on FuboTV.
If you want to watch this game on your phone, be sure to use NFL Mobile on Verizon on your mobile device. Should you want to watch this game on your Xbox, be sure to use the CBS All Access app on your gaming console.
TV: CBS, NFL Network
Time: 8:25 p.m. ET
Announcers: Jim Nantz, Tony Romo
Odds: Tampa Bay +5
Online Streaming: Amazon, NFL.com Live Stream, FuboTV
Patriots Blog: Musket Fire
Buccaneers Blog: The Pewter Plank
According to SportsBook Review, the Buccaneers will be getting five points at home from the visiting Patriots. The associated moneylines for this game are New England -240 and Tampa Bay +200. This game’s over/under comes in at a combined 55 points.
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Which team will be getting its third win on Thursday night? Will it be the Patriots or will it be the Buccaneers? Tune in to CBS or the NFL Network to make sure to not miss an exciting football game between New England and Tampa Bay.