The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will host the Tennessee Titans on Sunday in Week 1 of the NFL 2015 regular season. Both teams will be desperate to get their new seasons off to a winning start, but only one can claim the victory here today. Today's big game takes place from the Raymond James Stadium, and there is a scheduled start time of 4.25 p.m. ET. The game can be watched on TV on the CBS network, or online through live stream via the link below.
This game is being billed somewhat as a battle of the rookie quarterbacks, with Marcus Mariota and the Titans looking to take down Jameis Winston and the Buccaneers.
Both quarterbacks are former Heisman Trophy winners, and were taken with the first two picks in the draft earlier this year. Both also have the weight of expectation on them as fans hope they will each be central in turning the franchises around.
In the preseason, Mariota finished 21 of 30 for 326 yards and a touchdown, an interception and a passer rating of 102.9. Meanwhile, Winston went 23 of 47 for 242 yards, and with zero touchdowns and two interceptions he will have been a little disappointed with how things have gone so far.
However, which quarterback will come out on top tonight remains to be seen.
Earlier this week the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers faced off in the NFL season opener, and Tom Brady and co. were too much for the Steelers, winning the game 28-21.
Brady, who was set to miss the first four games of the season until a late appeal saw his suspension for "Deflategate" overturned, threw for four touchdowns in the victory. All four touchdowns were thrown to Brady's tight ends, and three went to Rob Gronkowski.
Overall Brady went 25 of 32 for 288 yards in a magnificent performance that ultimately proved the difference between the teams. The quarterback even set a franchise record for an amazing 19 consecutive pass completions.
Brady said after the game: "It was a pretty special night. I was excited, our whole team was excited. We haven't had one of these nights in a long time."
Towards the end of the game, the Patriots' fans mocked NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell over the "Deflategate" scandal. The fans chanted, "Where is Roger?" after Goodell did not attend the season opener against tradition.
However, controversy continues to follow the New England Patriots around, and after the game it emerged that a new scandal was being reported; that the Steelers' coaches couldn't communicate as they kept getting interference with their headsets, hearing Patriots' radio broadcasts. Steelers' coach Mike Tomlin was angry about the issue after the game, however, the headsets are controlled by the league and not the Patriots. The league has has said that the headset issue was simply a temporary problem and the weather had played a major part in the problems.
Today's game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Tennessee Titans meanwhile has a scheduled start time of 4.25 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the CBS network or online through live stream by clicking here.
