Here’s what you need to know for the Dolphins’ preseason finale against the Buccaneers

The Miami Dolphins will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for their preseason finale on Friday night.

Here’s what you need to know:

When is the game?

Friday night’s game will kickoff at 7:30 p.m.

Where is the game?

The game will be played at Raymond James Stadium in the West Tampa neighborhood of Tampa. .

How can I watch the game?

WFOR-TV CBS 4 will broadcast the game. The broadcast will begin at 7 p.m. with the “Dolphins Pre-Game Show.”

Will the starters play?

The short answer: yes.

It should be noted, however, that coach Mike McDaniel was noncommmital about exactly who will play and how much.

“We will play some starters; we won’t play others,” McDaniel said Wednesday morning. “The strategy is just where guys are at. There’s jobs to be won and then to really evaluate all of the jobs at stake, you end up prioritizing certain aspects of your team and getting game reps for the guys that haven’t played in games as much. So for a majority of the starters, today is a very big practice because some of them won’t play – there will be some that do, but that is just kind of how I look at it overall. Case by case but trending that way.”

Does the game have any significance?

Definitely. As Dolphins reporter C. Isaiah Smalls II wrote Thursday, the game will ultimately help decide who does and doesn’t make the 53-man roster ahead of the Aug. 27 deadline.

How long until the regular season starts?

With Friday night being the Dolphins’ final preseason game, Fins fans will only have to wait 17 days until the home opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars. That game kicks off at 1 p.m. Sept. 8 at Hard Rock Stadium.