🚨 SCHEDULE UPDATE: Green Bay Packers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers — TIME CHANGE NOTICE
Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans, check your calendars and make sure your Sunday plans are locked in.
One of the most intriguing matchups on the Week 4 NFL schedule is almost here, with the Green Bay Packers traveling to Raymond James Stadium to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, October 4, 2026.
The latest official schedule lists kickoff for 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time / 12:00 p.m. Central Time, with the game set to be nationally distributed through FOX in its designated markets.
For fans attending the game, organizing watch parties, or planning to follow every snap from home, keeping an eye on the official kickoff information is important as game day approaches.
And this matchup carries plenty of urgency.
Green Bay enters Week 4 with a 1–2 record, looking to regain momentum after a difficult opening stretch. For a team with high expectations, traveling to Tampa presents an important opportunity to steady the season and produce the type of complete performance the Packers have been searching for.
The Buccaneers face even greater pressure.
Tampa Bay enters Sunday at 0–3, meaning the margin for error is becoming increasingly small. Playing at Raymond James Stadium gives the Buccaneers a chance to respond in front of their home crowd, but Green Bay will arrive equally determined to avoid slipping further below .500.
That desperation on both sides could create exactly the kind of physical, emotional football fans expect from an important early-season matchup.
There is another major storyline surrounding Tampa Bay.
Quarterback Baker Mayfield has been ruled out with a right thumb injury, setting the stage for rookie Jalon Daniels to make his first NFL start. That development immediately adds another layer of intrigue to Sunday’s matchup, particularly against a Green Bay defense that will undoubtedly look for ways to pressure and challenge the young quarterback.
For Tampa Bay, protecting Daniels and establishing offensive rhythm could be critical.
For Green Bay, disrupting that rhythm early could become one of the biggest keys to the afternoon.
The Packers will also be trying to handle the atmosphere inside Raymond James Stadium, where Buccaneers fans know their team desperately needs a spark.
Every possession could matter.
Every turnover could shift momentum.
And with both teams looking to change the direction of their season, there should be no shortage of urgency from the opening kickoff.
For fans, here is the current official game information:
🏈 Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
📅 Sunday, October 4, 2026
⏰ 1:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. CT
🏟️ Raymond James Stadium — Tampa, Florida
📺 FOX
The stakes are easy to understand.
Green Bay wants to get back to .500 and return home with momentum.
Tampa Bay is searching for its first victory of the 2026 season.
One team could leave Sunday feeling as though its season has finally begun moving in the right direction. The other could walk away facing even more questions heading into Week 5.
That is why this matchup deserves attention.
So Packers fans and Buccaneers fans, make sure your schedule is set, your game-day plans are ready, and you are tuned in before kickoff.
Green Bay vs. Tampa Bay is coming — and with both teams desperately searching for a response, Week 4 at Raymond James Stadium could deliver drama from the first snap to the final whistle.
