Date Revealed for Buccaneers’ Home Game in Germany

While not officially released by the NFL or team, we now know when Tampa Bay will play in Munich.

David Harrison | Apr 21, 2022

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be the home team when the NFL holds its first-ever regular-season game in Munich, Germany.

And now, thanks to a couple of tweets sent out by the US Consulate in Munich, we know when it will take place.

USATSI_17516912 — © Nathan Ray Seebeck | 2022 Jan 16

Tampa Bay Buccaneers huddle led by quarterback, Tom Brady (No. 12)

Saints v Buccaneers — Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints could be an attractive matchup for the NFL when considering who to send to Munich, Germany in 2022.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers helmets.

So circle November 13th - Week 10 - and get your passports ready to go support your Bucs in Deutschland.

As Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times pointed out, traditionally the teams playing in overseas contests would then have a bye week following it.

This would mean the Buccaneers and whichever team they face in Germany would get their bye in Week 11, a pretty favorable time in the season to get a break.

Of course, this might be where the good feelings end when discussing Tampa Bay playing outside of the United States.

They've done so three times already, and each has ended with a loss being stuffed into their checked baggage for the trip home.

Buccaneers Devin White vs Kansas City Chiefs — Mark J. Rebilas | 2021 Feb 7

Devin White (No. 45) celebrates after making a play against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Buccaneers Leonard Fournette vs Los Angeles Rams — Matt Pendleton | 2022 Jan 23

Leonard Fournette (No. 7) runs the ball against the Los Angeles Rams.

Buccaneers Tom Brady vs Cincinnati Bengals — Kim Klement | 2021 Aug 14

Tom Brady (No. 12) evades a Cincinnati Bengals defender.

One of those losses, in 2009, came at the hands of the New England Patriots and quarterback Tom Brady.

Now, the Bucs will hope Brady can deliver them their first overseas win, while the NFL gets to kick off its new relationship with the German public by featuring the greatest player to ever wear a helmet.

Who will be facing Tampa Bay is still a mystery, but we know it'll be either the Falcons, Saints, Panthers, Chiefs, Rams, Ravens, Bengals, or Seahawks with the home contest against the Green Bay Packers being the only one guaranteed to take place at Raymond James Stadium.

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Published Apr 21, 2022

DAVID HARRISON

David Harrison has been in sports media since 2015 using written, audio, and video media to cover athletes, coaches, and games. In addition to covering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for BucsGameday and Locked On Bucs he also covers the Washington Commanders for Commander Country and Locked On Commanders and the Washington Wizards for Inside the Wizards. David also covers the NFL as a whole as one of the Friday hosts for Locked On NFL. He is a graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University and previously spent 20 years as an active member of the United States Army. Contact David via email at david.w.harrison82@gmail.com or on Twitter @DHarrison82.