NFL Game Preview: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals - Week 8

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals - Week 8

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BUF KC	10 13
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MIA CIN	22 14
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JAC DAL	35 17
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GB NYJ	9 0
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DEN SF	16 24
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CAR STL	10 20
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WAS DET	25 37
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TEN SD	25 33
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MIN NE	18 28
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SEA OAK	3 33
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TB ARI	38 35
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PIT NO	10 20
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HOU IND	17 30
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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

Buccaneers 19, Cardinals 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 22	Josh Freeman	Pass: 210, 0 TD Rush: 30, 0
RB 16	LeGarrette Blount	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 33	Cadillac Williams	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 33	Mike Williams	Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 64	Sammie Stroughter	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 11	Kellen Winslow	Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 4	Connor Barth	FG: 4/4 XP: 1/1
DEF 4	Defense / ST

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Arizona Cardinals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 25	Max Hall	Pass: 180, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 15	Chris Wells	Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 30	Tim Hightower	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 19	Larry Fitzgerald	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 65	Early Doucet	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 24	Ben Patrick	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 25	Jay Feely	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 6	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman has won 6 of past 9 starts. 5 of his 7 career wins have been 4th-quarter comebacks. TB trailed 17-12 in 4th when Freeman threw game-winning TD pass to RB Cadillac Williams w/ 10 seconds left last week... In career, when Williams has 22+ att., Bucs are 13-0 (2-0 in 2010). Has 15 catches in past 2, incl. career-high 8 last week. In last meeting, RB Earnest Graham rushed for 124 yards & 1 TD. RB
LeGarrette Blount led team w/ 72 rush yards last week... WR Mike Williams (4th round) leads NFL rookies with 365 rec. yards. Leads rookie WRs with 28 catches & 3 rec. TDs. TE Kellen Winslow aims for 4th in row with 5+ catches... CB Ronde Barber is 1 of only 2 players in NFL history with 25+ sacks (25) & 30+ INTs (39). DE Greg White had 1st FF of season last week. Rookie S Cody Grimm (7th round) has 2 INTs & FF in past 3, incl. 11-yard INT-TD.

Cardinals Have won 12 of past 15 vs. division... In only career home start (vs. NO in Wk. 5) QB Max Hall became 1st undrafted rookie QB to defeat defending SB champs since 1967. In only home start in '10, QB Derek Anderson threw 2 TD passes (24-23 W vs. Oak.)... RB Chris Wells rushed for 54 yards & scored 1st TD of season last week. RB Tim Hightower is averaging career-high 5.7 yards per carry... WR Larry Fitzgerald had 4 rec. for 95 yards (23.8 avg.) in last meeting. Since 2008, has 36 rec. TDs, most in NFL (incl. playoffs). Rookie WR Andre Roberts (3rd round) made 1st NFL start last week (2 rec., career-high 40 yards)... DT Alan Branch tied career-high w/ 2 sacks & FF last week. Since start of 2007, DT Darnell Dockett has 25 sacks, most by DT (incl. playoffs). Had 2 sacks in last meeting. LB Joey Porter has 7 sacks in 3 career games vs. TB, incl. 4 on 10/21/01 (tied for career-high). S Adrian Wilson is 1 of 10 players in NFL history with 20+ sacks (21.5) & 20+ INTs (25).

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
10	2010-11-14	CAR	H
11	2010-11-21	SF	A
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

Arizona Cardinals
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	STL	A	W 17-13	+4
2	2010-09-19	ATL	A	L 7-41	-34
3	2010-09-26	OAK	H	W 24-23	+1
4	2010-10-03	SD	A	L 10-41	-31
5	2010-10-10	NO	H	W 30-20	+10
6		Bye
7	2010-10-24	SEA	A	L 10-22	-12
8	2010-10-31	TB	H	L 35-38	-3
9	2010-11-07	MIN	A
10	2010-11-14	SEA	H
11	2010-11-21	KC	A
12	2010-11-29	SF	H
13	2010-12-05	STL	H
14	2010-12-12	DEN	H
15	2010-12-19	CAR	A
16	2010-12-25	DAL	H
17	2011-01-02	SF	A

Injury Report

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Out	OC Jeff Faine (Quadriceps) DT Brian Price (Pelvis) OT Jeremy Trueblood (Knee)
Questionable	OLB Geno Hayes (Knee) DE Kyle Moore (Shoulder)
Probable	RB LeGarrette Blount (Illness) FB Earnest Graham (Hamstring) CB Elbert Mack (Heel) CB Aqib Talib (Calf) TE Kellen Winslow (Knee)
Suspended	FS Tanard Jackson (Substance Abuse, indefinitely)
IR	OLB Jon Alston (Undisclosed) RB Kareem Huggins (Right Knee ACL)

Arizona Cardinals
Doubtful	OLB Clark Haggans (Groin)
Questionable	DE Alan Branch (Back) WR Steve Breaston (Knee) OLB Will Davis (Knee) WR Early Doucet (Groin)
Probable	QB Max Hall (Head) OLB Joey Porter (Groin) CB Greg Toler (Back) ILB Reggie Walker (Hamstring) NT Dan Williams (Groin)
PUP	ILB Gerald Hayes (Back)
Non-Football Related	OLB O'Brien Schofield (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

	TB Offense	ARI Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	17.0	14.7	22.2	TB
Rushing yards	98.0	92.7	113.8	TB
Rushing yards per attempt	3.97	4.52	4.20	ARI
Completion %	59.8%	50.3%	61.1%	TB
Passing yards	217.3	123.7	225.1	TB
Passing yards per completion	9.96	8.15	10.87	TB
Passing yards per attempt	5.96	4.10	6.64	TB
Interceptions	0.3	1.3	1.1	TB
Fumbles lost	0.7	1.0	0.8	TB
Sacks allowed	2.3	2.7	2.2	TB
3rd down conversions	40.6%	25.0%	38.6%	TB
4th down conversions	83.3%	40.0%	49.1%	TB
Time of possession	30:43	25:11	30:19	TB

Defense Stats Comparison

	TB Defense	ARI Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	23.0	28.7	22.2	TB
Rushing yards	170.3	152.3	113.8	ARI
Rushing yards per attempt	5.36	4.39	4.20	ARI
Completion %	57.1%	59.8%	61.1%	TB
Passing yards	184.7	231.0	225.1	TB
Passing yards per completion	11.76	11.47	10.87	ARI
Passing yards per attempt	6.72	6.85	6.64	TB
INT return	1.7	0.3	1.1	TB
Fumble recoveries	0.7	1.0	0.8	ARI
Sacks	0.3	1.7	2.2	ARI
3rd down conversions	45.3%	43.2%	38.6%	ARI
4th down conversions	60.0%	50.0%	49.1%	ARI
Time of possession	29:17	34:49	30:19	TB

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	TB	ARI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	8.2	6.0	9.5	TB
Yards per kick return	21.1	25.8	23.1	ARI
Yards allowed per punt return	5.8	6.3	9.5	TB
Yards allowed per kick return	19.4	26.7	23.1	TB

Misc Stats Comparison

	TB	ARI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	4.3	5.7	6.4	TB
Penalty yards	35.0	56.7	55.4	TB

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 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 2 to 7 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Arizona Cardinals
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2004	17	2005-01-02	TB	ARI	7-12	ARI
2007	9	2007-11-04	ARI	TB	10-17	TB

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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