Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints: Will you be able to watch on TV?

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers got control back over their playoff destiny on Sunday night after the Commanders beat the Falcons.  Now, the Bucs will look to punch their playoff ticket for the fifth straight year while claiming their fourth straight NFC South crown when they take on the New Orleans Saints on Sunday afternoon.  For […]

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers got control back over their playoff destiny on Sunday night after the Commanders beat the Falcons.  Now, the Bucs will look to punch their playoff ticket for the fifth straight year while claiming their fourth straight NFC South crown when they take on the New Orleans Saints on Sunday afternoon. 

For Bucs fans around the country hoping to see the game, many will have that opportunity. 

Per 506Sports.com, the game will have a huge viewing audience on both sides of the country, with FOX's A-team of Kevin Burkhardt and former Buccaneer great and Super Bowl LV MVP Tom Brady on the call. 

The game will be broadcast on the entire West Coast in all the way to Wyoming.  On the East Coast, the range stretches all the way from New England to South Florida and over to Louisiana, with small pockets for Jacksonville-Indianapolis and Washington-Dallas.  

The Bucs face a New Orleans team that just came off a 25-10 home loss to the porous Raiders and are two weeks removed from a 34-0 loss to Green Bay.  As such, the Bucs are getting one of the worst teams in the league, at least based on recent play. 

However, New Orleans at home has been a true nightmare for the Bucs in recent years.  Tampa Bay has lost 5 of their last 6 games at home to their divisional rival, including a 23-13 loss last year in Week 17 that kept the Bucs from clinching the division (albeit a temporary delay, as they clinched in the following week against Carolina). 

As such, this will surely be a game and an opponent that Todd Bowles will have his team focused on.  Because any similar flat effort as in recent years at home against this team could result in a shocking and premature end to their season. 

The Bucs and Saints get underway at 1:00 pm ET from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.