Preseason
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Stadium | Network | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||||
| 1 | Saturday | August 9, 2008 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Miami Dolphins | W 17-6 | 1–0 | Dolphin Stadium | WTVT | Report |
| 2 | Sunday | August 17, 2008 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | New England Patriots | W 27-10 | 2–0 | Raymond James Stadium | NFL Network | Report |
| 3 | Saturday | August 23, 2008 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 17-23 | 2–1 | Raymond James Stadium | WTVT | Report |
| 4 | Thursday | August 28, 2008 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Houston Texans | W 16-6 | 3-1 | Reliant Stadium | WFLA | Report |
NOTE: Due to NBC's coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics, two of the Buccaneers' pre-season games were telecast on WTVT as WFLA broadcast the Olympics.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers held Training Camp at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex from July 26 through August 14. They played four preseason games, and finished with a record of 3-1.
During the month of July, and into the early stages of training camp, the Buccaneers were one of the teams in the running to sign Brett Favre (who ended his 6-month-long retirement). Favre ultimately signed with the Jets. Meanwhile, starting quarterback Jeff Garcia suffered a calf injury during the first week of camp. Quarterback duties were shared among five players for the preseason, with Garcia named the starter for the regular season. On the final day of cuts, Tampa Bay finally waived quarterback Chris Simms, who had played sparsely since injuring his spleen in week 3 of 2006.
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