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Steelers at Buccaneers
Raymond James Stadium
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Steelers at Buccaneers
Raymond James Stadium. Sunday, October 18, 1:00 PM.
2 travellers, 2 nights, Sat, Oct 17 to Mon, Oct 19.
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Game
Steelers at Buccaneers
Sunday 1:00 PM, Raymond James Stadium.
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Game day
- 9:30 AMLots open, tailgate starts
- 11:00 AMHead to the stadium
- 12:30 PMBe in your seat
- 1:00 PMKickoff, Steelers at Buccaneers
Local picks
- eat, 65 points
- tour, 100 points
- drink, 25 points
- landmark, 65 points
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The matchup
On CBS
Steelers
2-2, 0-2 on the road
Buccaneers
0-3, 0-2 at home
63% to winESPN's model37% to win
Injury report
- Steelers
- OutDrew Allar, QB, coach's decision
- OutWill Howard, QB, coach's decision
- OutGabriel Rubio, DE, coach's decision
- QuestionableJamel Dean, CB, ankle
- QuestionableDerrick Harmon, DT, foot
- Buccaneers
- OutBenjamin Morrison, CB, quadriceps
- OutKo Kieft, TE, elbow
- OutRueben Bain Jr., LB, groin
- QuestionableSirVocea Dennis, LB, calf
- QuestionableRakeem Nunez-Roches, DT, ankle
Form, ESPN's model and the stat leaders
- Form
The Steelers are 2-2 after 4 games, 4th in the AFC North.
They are 0-2 on the road.
The Buccaneers are 0-3 after 3 games, 4th in the NFC South.
They have lost 3 in a row.
They are 0-2 at home.
The Buccaneers have won 1 of their last 5.
The Steelers have won 2 of their last 5.
- ESPN's model
ESPN's model gives the Buccaneers a 37 percent chance at home.
Steelers
L28-27 @ BUFW20-13 vs ATLL20-3 @ NEW30-27 vs CINL27-24 @ CLE
- Passing YardsA. Rodgers, 88/153, 999 YDS, 7 TD, 4 INT
- Rushing YardsJ. Warren, 55 CAR, 309 YDS
- Receiving YardsD. Metcalf, 16 REC, 213 YDS, 1 TD
Buccaneers
W16-15 vs KCL19-0 @ JAXL33-27 @ CINL23-19 vs CLEL23-16 vs MIN
- Passing YardsB. Mayfield, 61/96, 615 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
- Rushing YardsB. Irving, 40 CAR, 180 YDS, 1 TD
- Receiving YardsE. Egbuka, 13 REC, 141 YDS, 1 TD
Win chances come from ESPN's model.
Area guide
Getting in
TPA, Tampa International Airport. Rideshare or taxi takes a few minutes. HART bus routes 10, 30, and 32 serve the airport seven days a week. Route 30 runs between downtown and the airport. MCO, Orlando International, sits about 90 minutes east. Use it if TPA lacks a good long-haul route. You need a car or coach transfer; no rail runs between Orlando and Tampa.
Getting to the stadium
from anywhere in Tampa Bay. On foot from the Westshore and Boy Scout Blvd hotels and bars, about 30 minutes from Dale Mabry Hwy and Boy Scout Blvd restaurants and hotels. free About a mile and a half..
Leaving after the game
No published clearance time. The Tampa Sports Authority says only that sold-out games take time to clear, and each lot routes to a fixed exit road. Every rideshare, taxi, and bus funnels through Steinbrenner Field, so expect a long line there. A common workaround: walk northeast toward Westshore and order a car from a side street.
Rideshare
One spot handles everything: Steinbrenner Field, the New York Yankees' spring-training park across Dale Mabry from the stadium. It serves as drop-off and pick-up for rideshare, taxis, buses, and limos alike. All stadium parking is cashless and card-only.
The mistake to avoid
There is no special-event bus service for Buccaneers games. The official mass-transit option is just a drop-off point at Steinbrenner Field. Skip plans built around the beaches too. Clearwater and St. Pete Beach sit 45 minutes to an hour away across the bay with no transit link, making a game-day round trip tough.
Parking and tailgating
Parking lots open 3.5 hours before kickoff, the same moment Bucs Beach opens. All lots are card-only; no cash accepted for day-of parking. Bucs Beach, in the South Plaza off Tampa Bay Blvd, is free and open to the public with no ticket needed. It has shaded lounges, tiki bars, a DJ, fan competitions, and cheerleader appearances. It opens 3.5 hours before kickoff and closes at the start of the first quarter. The Bucs Kids Zone next door, in Lot 6D, is also free, opening 3.5 hours before kickoff and closing 30 minutes before kickoff.
Where to stay
Westshore: 25 min on foot (roughly 1-1. No public transport runs to Raymond James Stadium on game day. Your best bet is a short rideshare, since fares surge but stay cheap over this distance. Downtown Tampa: Min by rideshare only, no game-day transit service exists. Pick this if you want a city weekend, not a mall weekend. You get the riverwalk, Amalie Arena, Sparkman Wharf, and the free TECO Line streetcar to Ybor City.
Around the stadium
The stadium's immediate ring is parking lots and Dale Mabry Highway, with little to do on foot. About a mile away, Westshore has real hotels and restaurants: the Econo Lodge at 0.6 miles, the AC Hotel Tampa Airport at 0.9 miles, the Renaissance International Plaza at 1.2 miles, plus the Boy Scout Boulevard restaurant strip and the International Plaza mall. Many fans eat and drink on Dale Mabry or Boy Scout Blvd, then walk the mile and a half to the stadium.
How long to stay
Two nights. The stadium tour runs Monday to Friday only, so it cannot anchor a Saturday or third night. Ybor City and the riverwalk fill one evening easily.
Where to stay
Finding rooms for your dates
Stay near the stadium.
You walk to the lots and skip the long ride back.
Where visiting fans stay
Westshore
25 min on foot (roughly 1-1. No public transport runs to Raymond James Stadium on game day. Your best bet is a short rideshare, since fares surge but stay cheap over this distance.
Downtown Tampa
Min by rideshare only, no game-day transit service exists. Pick this if you want a city weekend, not a mall weekend. You get the riverwalk, Amalie Arena, Sparkman Wharf, and the free TECO Line streetcar to Ybor City.
A car when you land
A car helps here
No train to the stadium, so a car helps.
Sat, Oct 17 to Mon, Oct 19, picked up and dropped at the airport.
Know before you go
Gates, bags, payment and access at Raymond James Stadium.
Arrive by
The venue says arrive early and avoid the last-minute rush, and have your mobile ticket ready. No kickoff-relative arrival window or gates-open time is published.
Entry mechanism
Tickets are mobile-only. They're stored on your phone and scanned at the gates; no printed tickets. Maximize your screen brightness before reaching the gate.
Gate finder
the stadium guide and ADA page send fans to interactive maps for parking, gates, and drop-off, but publish no section-to-gate pairings. Four general-admission gates are named: Ford Gate, Gate B, Suzuki Marine Gate, and Fifth Third Bank Gate.
Bag policy
This is the strictest bag policy in the group, a true no-bag venue. Only one small clutch bag is allowed, no larger than 4.5 by 6.5 inches. The clear 12x6x12 bag allowed at other stadiums is not admitted here. Storage lockers rent on Tom McEwen Blvd near the Suzuki Marine Gate. No medical, diaper, or breast-pump exception is published.
Prohibited items
Banned: all bags beyond one small clutch; glass and plastic bottles, cans, and hard-sided containers; coolers; aerosol sunscreen; umbrellas; professional cameras with detachable lenses, video recorders, GoPros, and tripods; noisemakers; weapons; smoking and tobacco; drones.
Re-entry
Re-entry is not permitted except for a medical emergency. This is a stadium rule. Parking passes are separately not valid for re-entry into the parking lots.
Payment
Food and beverage, like parking, is cashless only. All food and beverage locations are cashless. Reverse ATMs are available at select locations to convert cash to a universal-use Visa value card.
Dietary
Gluten-friendly options are listed by concession location and section, better than most in this group. The stadium states it cannot confirm no cross-contamination from manufacture to stadium. No vegan, halal, or kosher stand information is published.
Accessible entry
Accessible entry differs from general admission. Entrances for guests with disabilities are at Ford Gate and Suzuki Marine Gate, two of the four GA gates, each near ramps and elevators. ADA parking is first-come, first-served in Lot A/3D and Lot B/C with a valid disabled permit.
Accessible seating
Accessible seating is available in all areas, including the club level and luxury suites, plus gurney viewing spots in the end zones. Reach Guest Services at 813-350-6500 or [email protected]; TDD 1-800-955-8771. Specialized assistance requires a Special Needs Request Form submitted 72 hours in advance, excluding weekends.
Sensory accommodations
Two sensory rooms sit on the main concourse near sections 120 and 131, the strongest sensory setup in this group along with MetLife. Sensory bags loan out from Guest Services booths. Listening devices are available, requested by email before your visit. No ASL interpreter notice period is published; the 72-hour Special Needs Request Form appears to be the only route.
Family amenities
Nursing rooms sit on the main concourse near sections 143-144 and 118-119, plus the East and West Clubs. The Tag-A-Fan program issues free ID bracelets and returns lost children or fans to their ticketed seat, run through Guest Services booths; it covers adults too. Wheelchair storage is at all Guest Services locations.
Connectivity
Free public WiFi, network name bucswifi. Connect once inside the stadium. No DAS or at-capacity cell guidance is published.
Where the fans drink
The bars fans pick on game day, and how each one treats a visiting fan.
- Inside the stadium footprint
Mixed
Tampa has no walkable bar district, so Bucs Beach is the answer. It's free, open to the public, and needs no ticket, opening 3.5 hours before kickoff. It has shaded lounges, tiki bars, a live DJ, games, partner booths, and cheerleader photos.
Free, no ticket required. Opens 3.5 hours before kickoff. Kids Zone closes 30 minutes before kickoff. Bar 76 inside the stadium is members-only, East Stadium Club membership from $155 per seat. It is not an option on a standard ticket.
- ~0.8 mi / 16-min walk - the closest genuine institution
The Capdevila family has run La Teresita since 1972. More than five decades of Cuban and Spanish cooking on Columbus Drive. It connects a Bucs afternoon to Tampa's Cuban heritage, not a chain sports bar.
Open Sunday 6am to midnight. Covers an early start, a post-game meal, or both. Counter service and full-service dining. Online ordering. Call (813) 879-9704. It's a restaurant with a bar, not a bar. Set expectations that way.
Seats and views
100 level100s, for example 102 to 145200 level200s, for example 203 to 241300 level300s, for example 304 to 344Tap any part of the stadium to see its view.
The weekend, day by day
The day before Sat, Oct 17
- 10:00 AM
Arrive in Tampa
Fly into TPA.
- 11:00 AM
Landmark
This free streetcar covers 2.7 miles between downtown Tampa, the Channel District and Ybor City. Eleven covered stations, cars every 15 minutes, seven days a week. Ride it from the Riverwalk to dinner in Ybor.
- 12:30 PM
Eat
Order the honey Cuban at this West Tampa counter spot, a mile east of the stadium. Open since 1992, Monday to Saturday, 6 AM to 3 PM.
- 2:00 PM
Tour
Walk the club level, a suite, the pirate ship, and both locker rooms on this 75-minute tour. Runs daily at 2 PM, $16.56 for adults, $10.35 for kids 5 to 11. No weekend or game day tours.
- 7:00 PM
Eat
Spanish-Cuban restaurant founded 1905, filling a city block with fifteen dining rooms. Known for the 1905 Salad and Cuban sandwich, flamenco shows in the El Siboney room. Sunday hours 11 AM to 9 PM.
- 9:00 PM
Drink
TVs cover every wall at this Franklin Street bar for Bucs, Lightning and Rays games. It throws pregame parties for arena events nearby. Opens 11 AM, closing time varies, so call first.
- 10:00 AM
Game day Sun, Oct 18
- 9:00 AM
Eat
Ybor City bakery open since 1915, baking more than 18,000 loaves of Cuban bread a day. Open 6:30 AM to 3 PM daily, good for an early Sunday stop before the stadium.
- 9:30 AM
Lots open, tailgate starts
- 11:00 AM
Head to the stadium
- 12:30 PM
Be in your seat
- 1:00 PM
Kickoff, Steelers at Buccaneers
- 4:30 PM
Final whistle
No published clearance time. The Tampa Sports Authority says only that sold-out games take time to clear, and each lot routes to a fixed exit road. Every rideshare, taxi, and bus funnels through Steinbrenner Field, so expect a long line there. A common workaround: walk northeast toward Westshore and order a car from a side street.
- 7:00 PM
Eat
Steaks dry age five to eight weeks at this Tampa house, open since 1956. The cellar holds over half a million bottles; save room for the Harry Waugh Dessert Room. Open Sunday 5 to 10 PM, book ahead.
- 9:00 AM
The day after Mon, Oct 19
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Sidequests on this trip
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- Eat65 points
Spanish-Cuban restaurant founded 1905, filling a city block with fifteen dining rooms. Known for the 1905 Salad and Cuban sandwich, flamenco shows in the El Siboney room. Sunday hours 11 AM to 9 PM.
$$$
- Tour100 points
Walk the club level, a suite, the pirate ship, and both locker rooms on this 75-minute tour. Runs daily at 2 PM, $16.56 for adults, $10.35 for kids 5 to 11. No weekend or game day tours.
$
- Drink25 points
TVs cover every wall at this Franklin Street bar for Bucs, Lightning and Rays games. It throws pregame parties for arena events nearby. Opens 11 AM, closing time varies, so call first.
$$
- Landmark65 points
This free streetcar covers 2.7 miles between downtown Tampa, the Channel District and Ybor City. Eleven covered stations, cars every 15 minutes, seven days a week. Ride it from the Riverwalk to dinner in Ybor.
Free
- Eat65 points
Ybor City bakery open since 1915, baking more than 18,000 loaves of Cuban bread a day. Open 6:30 AM to 3 PM daily, good for an early Sunday stop before the stadium.
$
- Eat65 points
Order the honey Cuban at this West Tampa counter spot, a mile east of the stadium. Open since 1992, Monday to Saturday, 6 AM to 3 PM.
$
- Eat65 points
Steaks dry age five to eight weeks at this Tampa house, open since 1956. The cellar holds over half a million bottles; save room for the Harry Waugh Dessert Room. Open Sunday 5 to 10 PM, book ahead.
$$$