The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will host the Chicago Bears on Sunday as scheduled, the team announced Tuesday.
The team had been consulting with the NFL and the Tampa Sports Authority in the wake of Hurricane Irma, and deemed Raymond James Stadium fit to host the game.
"Hosting the game is important to us, as Tampa Bay has been through a lot over the past few days," Bucs COO Brian Ford said in a statement. "We look forward to providing our fans and the entire region an opportunity to come together this Sunday to kick off our 2017 season.