This PredictPedia entry covers a sports contract titled "Pittsburgh vs Tampa Bay: Receptions" on the Kalshi platform, listed in the Sports category. The provider's event excerpt describes it as a game between Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay that was originally scheduled for October 18, 2026 [1]. The wording "originally scheduled" matters: the contract text does not confirm that the game was played on that date or that it took place at all. Each individual contract in this event asks whether a named player will record a stated number of receptions in that game. The provider's rules say that if a named player records at least the stated number of receptions, the market resolves to Yes [1]. The event is built from separate markets for different players and different reception thresholds, such as two or more receptions or three or more receptions [1]. The sampled markets include players from both teams, and each market has its own Yes and No outcomes. The rules also cover a player who is active but never takes a snap. In that case, the provider says the market settles to the fair market price before game start, rather than to a receptions result [1]. A different rule applies once the player takes at least one snap. Even if that play is nullified by a penalty, the market then settles based on the receptions the player recorded [1]. The provider also states that the market will close and expire early if the event occurs [1]. Readers should check the provider's current rules directly, since this summary paraphrases them. The provider states that Kalshi is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or otherwise officially connected with the governing league, and that trademarks and brand names belong to their respective owners [1]. For the sampled markets, the market records list an end date of October 20, 2026 at 17:00 UTC [1]. That date is a listed field in the saved market data, not a confirmed game time, a resolution time, or an announced event date. The contract's own rules refer to the game date as October 18, 2026, and the provider's event excerpt states that the event end time was not supplied [1]. The prices recorded in the saved snapshot are the market's Yes and No values at the time of observation. They are not executable quotes, and they are not verified probabilities of any outcome. The sample also covers only part of the event: 12 of 72 markets in the saved provider event were included, using a ranking by Yes price and then by volume [1]. Because the sample is partial, the included markets should not be read as the full field, and no conclusion should be drawn about the excluded markets' prices.

Historical Context

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida, and compete in the National Football League as a member of the National Football Conference South division. The team joined the NFL in 1974 as an expansion team and played its first season in 1976 [2]. The 2020 season was the team's 45th in the NFL, and the team reached and won Super Bowl LV that season [3]. These are historical facts about the franchise. They do not describe the team's current roster, schedule, or status for the October 2026 game.

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