4 Subs Publix Brought Back for Football Season That Floridians Should Grab Before They’re Gone
Publix rolls a fresh set of NFL team-themed pub subs into its deli case every football season at select stores, timed for shoppers building their Sundays around a television.
The lineup doesn’t stick around.
Three of this year’s four subs carry the name of a Florida team, and Publix kept the same four recipes it served last football season.
These are the pub subs Publix brought back for football season that Florida fans should grab before they’re gone.
1. Miami Dolphins Pub Sub
The Miami Dolphins Pub Sub opens Publix’s football lineup with crispy chicken tenders drizzled in sweet sriracha sauce.
Boar’s Head 3 Pepper Colby Jack Cheese cuts the heat without hiding it, so the sandwich lands spicy instead of scorching.
Publix is running this recipe back for a second football season, unchanged from what it served Dolphins fans in 2025.
It’s one of three Florida teams featured this year, alongside the Buccaneers and the Jaguars.
Every one of the four subs starts from the same base: Chicken tenders, a choice of bread, and one team’s combination of sauces and toppings layered on top.
2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pub Sub
Publix pairs chicken tenders with bacon and cheddar cheese for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pub Sub, then finishes it with a spicy gold sauce.
The bacon adds smokiness beneath the spicy gold sauce.
Publix isn’t reinventing anything with this one.
It’s running back the exact recipe from the 2025 season, right down to the spicy gold sauce.
Tampa Bay fans get a sandwich named after their team without Publix changing a single ingredient to chase a trend.
3. Jacksonville Jaguars Pub Sub
Publix tops chicken tenders with coleslaw, bacon, cheddar cheese and barbecue mayo for the Jacksonville Jaguars Pub Sub, going a different direction from the rest of the lineup.
Coleslaw on a hot sandwich sounds unusual until the barbecue mayo ties it together.
Publix kept this build unchanged for 2026, the same barbecue mayo combination Jaguars fans got last football season.
This build leans on Southern barbecue flavor instead of the heat the other three subs chase.
Jacksonville shoppers who order ahead through the Publix app can have this one waiting at the counter instead of standing in the lunch-hour line.
4. Atlanta Falcons Pub Sub
The Atlanta Falcons Pub Sub sits in the same deli lineup as the other three, built on chicken tenders with sweet maple seasoning and bacon.
Publix is bringing back this exact combination for 2026, the same recipe it served last football season.
Peach preserves and sriracha mayonnaise finish it, a sweet-and-heat combination none of the other three subs try.
It’s the only sub in the lineup named for a team outside Florida, though it sits on the same Publix deli counters as the Dolphins, Buccaneers and Jaguars builds.
Publix’s August announcement grouped all four subs together as one lineup, with no state drawn as a line around any single one of them.
Check Your Publix First
Publix’s football season Pub Subs run at select delis, not the whole chain at once.
Publix’s guidance points shoppers to publix.com to confirm a local store is participating before making a special trip.
A trip planned around one sub, like the Falcons build for a Georgia transplant, is worth checking on first.
Built Around Each Market
Publix doesn’t stretch one recipe across all four subs and swap the label.
Publix has said its deli team builds each recipe to reflect the market that team plays in, aiming the whole lineup at fans tailgating outside NFL stadiums.
Barbecue leans Southern on purpose.
Publix has pointed to barbecue as a flavor tied to Southern cooking.
It’s the base of the Jaguars build, the only sub in the lineup built around it.
A Publix Football Tradition
Publix’s football season pub subs aren’t a one-time stunt.
It’s a pattern.
Local television stations covered the return soon after Publix’s August announcement.
It’s happened every football season since at least 2023, based on Publix’s newsroom archive.
Each year’s newsroom release carries different headline language.
The format underneath stays the same: Four subs, four NFL teams, one football season.
The four flavors change some years and repeat in others, and this year Publix kept the exact four subs it served in 2025.
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The Bread and the Breading
Every Pub Sub in Publix's football lineup starts with the same chicken tenders, hand-breaded twice before they hit the fryer.
That's likely why the coating stays crisp under a heavy sauce instead of turning chewy by the second bite.
None of the four football subs skip that step, no matter which team's name sits on the label.
Publix's deli will also build any of the four on a slice of Tutto Pugliese bread instead of the standard roll.
A shopper just has to ask for it at the counter, since it isn't listed on the online order form.
Tutto Pugliese is a sourdough-style loaf Publix makes with durum wheat semolina and certified sourdough flour, with each loaf shaped by hand.
It's part of a bigger lineup: Publix's bakery scratch-makes more than a dozen bread varieties in-store, from Cuban bread to French baguettes.
Tutto Pugliese is the one that works as a pub sub swap.
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