NFL Game Preview: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers - Week 11

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers - Week 11

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CHI MIA	16 0
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ARI KC	13 31
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OAK PIT	3 35
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HOU NYJ	27 30
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GB MIN	31 3
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DET DAL	19 35
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WAS TEN	19 16
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CLE JAC	20 24
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BUF CIN	49 31
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BAL CAR	37 13
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TB SF	21 0
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ATL STL	34 17
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SEA NO	19 34
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IND NE	28 31
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NYG PHI	17 27
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DEN SD	14 35
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

49ers 20, Buccaneers 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 11	Josh Freeman	Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 20, 1
RB 29	LeGarrette Blount	Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 42	Cadillac Williams	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 19	Mike Williams	Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 74	Sammie Stroughter	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 88	Arrelious Benn	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 20	Kellen Winslow	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 30	Connor Barth	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 10	Defense / ST

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San Francisco 49ers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 12	Troy Smith	Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 1	Frank Gore	Rush: 120, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 25	Michael Crabtree	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 58	Josh Morgan	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 2	Vernon Davis	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
K 14	Shane Andrus	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 8	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Buccaneers Last week became 1st team since 2002 (Dallas) to start 7 rookies & win... QB Josh Freeman has won 8 of past 12 starts. Has 9 career wins & 6 have been 4th-qtr. comebacks. Has won 5 of past 6 road starts. Had career-high 134.2 rating last week, completing 18 of 24 (75 pct.) for 241 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs. In career, when Freeman has 80+ rating, Bucs are 8-1... Rookie RB LeGarrette Blount rushed for 91 yards & TD last week. Has 90+ rush yards in 2 of past 3. RB Cadillac Williams had 45-yard TD run in Week 10... WR Mike Williams leads NFL rookies with 627 rec. yards & ties for 1st with 5 TD catches. Rookie WR Arrelious Benn aims for 3rd in row with TD. KR-WR Micheal Spurlock holds franchise career record with 2 KR-TDs. TE Kellen Winslow had 4 catches for 62 yards (15.5 avg.) in only meeting (12/30/07 with Cle.)... CB Aqib Talib has 5 INTs in 8 games, incl. INT-TD. Has 4 INTs (1 TD) in past 4 on road. CB Ronde Barber had sack last week & is only player in NFL history with 25+ sacks (26) & 35+ INTs (39). LB Barrett Ruud had sack last week. Rookie DT Gerald McCoy had FF in Week 10.

49ers QB Troy Smith aims for 4th win in row as starter. Completed 17 of 28 (60.7 pct.) for career-high 356 pass yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for career-best 116.7 rating last week. In 2 starts with 49ers, has completed 29 of 47 (61.7 pct.) for 552 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 116.6 rating... In last meeting, RB Frank Gore had 132 scrimmage yards (89 rush, 43 rec.) & TD catch. In past 4, has 587 scrimmage yards (146.8 per game) & 2 TDs. Is only player in NFL with 700+ rush yards & 400+ rec. yards. Since 2006, has 7,846 scrimmage yards (5,731 rush, 2,115 rec.), most in NFL... TE Vernon Davis had TD in last meeting. Has TD in 4 of past 6. Since start of 2009, has 17 rec. TDs, tied for most by TE. WR Michael Crabtree has TD in 4 of past 5. Had 4 catches for 61 yards & TD last week. WR Josh Morgan had career-long 65-yard catch last week... In last meeting, LB Patrick Willis had 20 tackles, 2 sacks & FF. Had sack & FF vs. StL. DT Justin Smith has 3 sacks in 3 games vs. TB. Has 3 sacks in past 2. CB Shawntae Spencer had 24-yard INT in his last game vs. TB. CB Nate Clements had 62-yard INT in last meeting.

Results and Schedule

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	CLE	H	W 17-14	+3
2	2010-09-19	CAR	A	W 20-7	+13
3	2010-09-26	PIT	H	L 13-38	-25
4		Bye
5	2010-10-10	CIN	A	W 24-21	+3
6	2010-10-17	NO	H	L 6-31	-25
7	2010-10-24	STL	H	W 18-17	+1
8	2010-10-31	ARI	A	W 38-35	+3
9	2010-11-07	ATL	A	L 21-27	-6
10	2010-11-14	CAR	H	W 31-16	+15
11	2010-11-21	SF	A	W 21-0	+21
12	2010-11-28	BAL	A
13	2010-12-05	ATL	H
14	2010-12-12	WAS	A
15	2010-12-19	DET	H
16	2010-12-26	SEA	H
17	2011-01-02	NO	A

San Francisco 49ers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	SEA	A	L 6-31	-25
2	2010-09-20	NO	H	L 22-25	-3
3	2010-09-26	KC	A	L 10-31	-21
4	2010-10-03	ATL	A	L 14-16	-2
5	2010-10-10	PHI	H	L 24-27	-3
6	2010-10-17	OAK	H	W 17-9	+8
7	2010-10-24	CAR	A	L 20-23	-3
8	2010-10-31	DEN	H	W 24-16	+8
9		Bye
10	2010-11-14	STL	H	W 23-20	+3
11	2010-11-21	TB	H	L 0-21	-21
12	2010-11-29	ARI	A
13	2010-12-05	GB	A
14	2010-12-12	SEA	H
15	2010-12-16	SD	A
16	2010-12-26	STL	A
17	2011-01-02	ARI	H

Injury Report

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Out	DE Kyle Moore (Shoulder)
Questionable	OLB Quincy Black (Ankle) DT Ryan Sims (Knee) WR Sammie Stroughter (Foot) OT Jeremy Trueblood (Knee)
Probable	FB Earnest Graham (Hamstring) WR Mike Williams (DUI) TE Kellen Winslow (Knee)
Suspended	FS Tanard Jackson (Substance Abuse, indefinitely)
IR	OLB Jon Alston (Undisclosed) RB Kareem Huggins (Right Knee ACL) DT Brian Price (Pelvis)

San Francisco 49ers
Out	K Joe Nedney (Right Knee) OT Joe Staley (Fibula)
Doubtful	CB William James (Concussion)
Probable	CB Nate Clements (Quadriceps) RB Frank Gore (Foot) OG Adam Snyder (Shoulder)
IR	OC Eric Heitmann (Neck) FS Curtis Taylor (Quadriceps)

Offense Stats Comparison

	TB Offense	SF Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	23.5	22.3	23.4	TB
Rushing yards	124.8	113.3	113.2	TB
Rushing yards per attempt	4.91	4.00	4.17	TB
Completion %	61.7%	55.6%	60.6%	TB
Passing yards	228.0	225.7	235.0	TB
Passing yards per completion	11.43	14.08	11.09	SF
Passing yards per attempt	7.05	7.83	6.72	SF
Interceptions	0.3	0.3	1.0	-
Fumbles lost	1.3	0.0	0.7	SF
Sacks allowed	1.8	2.0	2.1	TB
3rd down conversions	43.4%	35.8%	38.2%	TB
4th down conversions	71.4%	100.0%	49.7%	SF
Time of possession	30:15	31:07	30:24	SF

Defense Stats Comparison

	TB Defense	SF Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	24.0	19.7	23.4	SF
Rushing yards	139.5	96.7	113.2	SF
Rushing yards per attempt	4.86	3.59	4.17	SF
Completion %	59.8%	65.7%	60.6%	TB
Passing yards	222.3	252.7	235.0	TB
Passing yards per completion	11.00	10.13	11.09	SF
Passing yards per attempt	6.58	6.66	6.72	TB
INT return	1.0	0.7	1.0	TB
Fumble recoveries	0.5	0.7	0.7	SF
Sacks	0.5	3.0	2.1	SF
3rd down conversions	50.6%	28.8%	38.2%	SF
4th down conversions	50.0%	0.0%	49.7%	SF
Time of possession	29:46	30:40	30:24	TB

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	TB	SF	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	4.1	7.7	10.1	SF
Yards per kick return	24.7	25.4	22.7	SF
Yards allowed per punt return	10.1	8.1	10.1	SF
Yards allowed per kick return	20.8	19.1	22.7	SF

Misc Stats Comparison

	TB	SF	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	7.3	10.7	6.6	TB
Penalty yards	55.0	84.3	55.4	TB

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2010 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. San Francisco 49ers
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2003	7	2003-10-19	TB	SF	7-24	SF
2004	11	2004-11-21	SF	TB	3-35	TB
2005	8	2005-10-30	TB	SF	10-15	SF
2007	16	2007-12-23	TB	SF	19-21	SF

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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