The San Francisco 49ers are heading east for a matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that’ll pit two NFC division leaders with identical 4-1 records against each other.

The 49ers last played under a Thursday night spotlight in Week 5; despite being one of the most injured teams in the NFL, their 26-23 overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams pushed them into first place in the NFC West.

The Buccaneers return home from a trip to Seattle to face the 49ers today. In Seattle, the Bucs won in a close 38-35 game. Quarterback Baker Mayfield was 29-for-33 with two touchdowns in a 379-yard performance.

Here’s how to tune in to this afternoon’s 49ers vs. Buccaneers matchup without cable.

49ers vs. Buccaneers is scheduled to start at 4:25 p.m. ET, today (Oct. 12).

If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream NFL on CBS for free. One option we love is DIRECTV, which comes with five days free and starts at $49.99/month, with plenty of subscription options and genre packs that include local CBS.

You can also stream the Giants for free with fuboTV (one month) and Paramount+ Premium (one week free).

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