The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are relocating to New Orleans this week in advance of Hurricane Milton’s expected landfall later this week, the team announced Monday. The Bucs play the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.
Milton intensified into a Category 4 hurricane Monday with sustained winds estimated to be around 150 mph, according to the National Weather Service. Most projections have it making landfall near the Tampa area, along the western coast of the Florida Peninsula, with rain and wind affecting the area as early as Tuesday night.
The Buccaneers and Saints are scheduled to play at 1 p.m. ET in the Caesars Superdome and will prepare for the matchup in the New Orleans area. Tampa Bay announced it will depart for New Orleans on Tuesday morning.
Tampa Bay is looking to bounce back from an overtime loss to the Atlanta Falcons last Thursday.
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