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Final Score Prediction

Buccaneers 27, Panthers 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Josh Freeman Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 4 Doug Martin Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 58 LeGarrette Blount Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 8 Vincent Jackson Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 31 Mike Williams Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 61 Tiquan Underwood Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 29 Dallas Clark Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 15 Connor Barth FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 17 Defense / ST  
 
Carolina Panthers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 6 Cam Newton Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 30, 1
RB 21 Jonathan Stewart Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 37 DeAngelo Williams Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 49 Mike Tolbert Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 11 Steve Smith Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 43 Brandon LaFell Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 70 Louis Murphy Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 10 Greg Olsen Rec: 6-60, 0 TD
K 11 Justin Medlock FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 19 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Buccaneers Have scored 28+ points in team-record 5 games in row... In past 5, QB Josh Freeman has 13 TDs vs. 1 INT & 115.9 rating. Aims for 6th in row with 100+ rating. Bucs are 11-3 when he has 100+ rating. Is 3-1 in past 4 vs. Car. with 6 TDs vs. 1 INT for 104 rating... Rookie RB Doug Martin has 858 scrimmage yards in past 5, most by rookie in 5-game span since 1999 (EDGERRIN JAMES). Martin ranks 2nd in NFL with 1,158 scrimmage yards (862 rush, 296 rec.) & is only player in NFL with 800+ rush & 200+ rec. yards... WR Vincent Jackson has 5 TDs in past 6. Since 2008, his 18.5 yards per catch avg. (237 rec., 4,388 yards) is best in NFL (min. 100 catches). WR Mike Williams has 100+ yards or TD in 6 of 9 games... Rookie CB LEONARD JOHNSON has INT in 3 consecutive games, incl. 83-yard INT-TD last week. DB Ronde Barber had sack & INT in last meeting. Is only player in NFL annals with 25+ sacks (28) & 40+ INTs (46). LB Dekoda Watson blocked punt & LB Adam Hayward returned 29 yards for TD last week...

Panthers In 1st 25 career NFL games, QB Cam Newton has 6,194 pass yards with 29 TDs & 1,060 rush yards with 18 TDs. Is only player in NFL history with 6,000+ pass yards, 25+ pass TDs, 1,000+ rush yards & 15+ rush TDs in 1st 2 NFL seasons. Has 9 TDs (5 pass, 4 rush) in 3 career meetings... RB DeAngelo Williams has 4 games vs. TB with 2+ rush TDs in past 8 meetings. RB Jonathan Stewart has 556 rush yards (92.7 per game) & 5 TDs in past 6 vs. TB... WR Steve Smith has 7 100-yard rec. games vs. TB. TE Greg Olsen had 9 catches for 102 yards & 2 TDs last week. WR Brandon LaFell aims for 3rd in row vs. TB with TD. Had career-long 91-yard TD in last meeting at home... DE Charles Johnson has 25.5 sacks in past 31. Has 5 sacks in past 3 games. DE Greg Hardy has 4.5 sacks in past 3. Panthers are 1 of 3 NFL teams (Sea., Den.) with 2 players (Johnson & Hardy) with 6.5 sacks each. Rookie LB Luke Kuechly leads team with 88 tackles. DT Dwan Edwards had 2 sacks in last meeting.


Results and Schedule
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 CAR H W 16-10 +6
2 2012-09-16 NYG A L 34-41 -7
3 2012-09-23 DAL A L 10-16 -6
4 2012-09-30 WAS H L 22-24 -2
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 KC H W 38-10 +28
7 2012-10-21 NO H L 28-35 -7
8 2012-10-25 MIN A W 36-17 +19
9 2012-11-04 OAK A W 42-32 +10
10 2012-11-11 SD H W 34-24 +10
11 2012-11-18 CAR A W 27-21 +6
12 2012-11-25 ATL H    
13 2012-12-02 DEN A    
14 2012-12-09 PHI H    
15 2012-12-16 NO A    
16 2012-12-23 STL H    
17 2012-12-30 ATL A    
   
Carolina Panthers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 TB A L 10-16 -6
2 2012-09-16 NO H W 35-27 +8
3 2012-09-20 NYG H L 7-36 -29
4 2012-09-30 ATL A L 28-30 -2
5 2012-10-07 SEA H L 12-16 -4
6   Bye      
7 2012-10-21 DAL H L 14-19 -5
8 2012-10-28 CHI A L 22-23 -1
9 2012-11-04 WAS A W 21-13 +8
10 2012-11-11 DEN H L 14-36 -22
11 2012-11-18 TB H L 21-27 -6
12 2012-11-26 PHI A    
13 2012-12-02 KC A    
14 2012-12-09 ATL H    
15 2012-12-16 SD A    
16 2012-12-23 OAK H    
17 2012-12-30 NO A    

Injury Report
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Probable  WR Arrelious Benn (shoulder)
 DE Michael Bennett (shoulder)
 SS Cody Grimm (hamstring)
 CB Eric Wright (achilles-tendon)
IR  SLB Quincy Black (neck, 11/13)
 DE Adrian Clayborn (knee, 9/25)
 WR Sammie Stroughter (foot, 9/21)
   
Carolina Panthers
Out  DE Antwan Applewhite (hamstring)
Probable  WLB Thomas Davis (knee)
 WR Armanti Edwards (groin)
 DT Dwan Edwards (ankle)
IR  MLB Jon Beason (knee, 10/24)
 CB Chris Gamble (shoulder, 10/22)

Offense Stats Comparison
  TB
 Offense 
CAR
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 36.0 16.3 22.5 TB
Rushing yards 134.0 104.3 117.0 TB
Rushing yards per attempt 5.24 3.98 4.35 TB
Completion % 58.4% 53.0% 61.9% TB
Passing yards 270.7 205.0 233.2 TB
Passing yards per completion 15.91 11.72 10.78 TB
Passing yards per attempt 9.30 6.22 6.67 TB
Interceptions 0.0 1.0 0.9 TB
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.3 0.7 -
Sacks allowed 1.0 2.7 2.2 TB
3rd down conversions 40.7% 30.2% 38.8% TB
4th down conversions 60.0% 25.0% 53.3% TB
Time of possession 29:34 27:30 29:52 TB
  Defense Stats Comparison
  TB
 Defense 
CAR
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 24.3 19.3 22.5 CAR
Rushing yards 88.0 87.3 117.0 CAR
Rushing yards per attempt 3.74 3.44 4.35 CAR
Completion % 65.6% 68.3% 61.9% TB
Passing yards 309.7 208.3 233.2 CAR
Passing yards per completion 11.03 9.38 10.78 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 7.23 6.41 6.67 CAR
INT return 1.7 0.3 0.9 TB
Fumble recoveries 0.0 1.3 0.7 CAR
Sacks 1.3 2.3 2.2 CAR
3rd down conversions 47.3% 32.8% 38.8% CAR
4th down conversions 33.3% 50.0% 53.3% TB
Time of possession 30:26 32:30 29:52 TB

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   TB   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.3 3.5 8.3 TB
Yards per kick return 17.7 21.2 23.3 CAR
Yards allowed per punt return 7.6 9.4 8.3 TB
Yards allowed per kick return 29.0 12.7 23.3 CAR
  Misc Stats Comparison
   TB   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.7 5.7 6.3 -
Penalty yards 45.7 43.3 52.1 CAR

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2012 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. Carolina Panthers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 8 2002-10-27 TB CAR 12-9 TB
2002 11 2002-11-17 CAR TB 10-23 TB
2003 2 2003-09-14 CAR TB 12-9 CAR
2003 10 2003-11-09 TB CAR 24-27 CAR
2004 12 2004-11-28 TB CAR 14-21 CAR
2004 16 2004-12-26 CAR TB 37-20 CAR
2005 9 2005-11-06 CAR TB 34-14 CAR
2005 14 2005-12-11 TB CAR 20-10 TB
2006 3 2006-09-24 CAR TB 26-24 CAR
2006 10 2006-11-13 TB CAR 10-24 CAR
2007 4 2007-09-30 TB CAR 20-7 TB
2007 17 2007-12-30 CAR TB 31-23 CAR
2008 6 2008-10-12 CAR TB 3-27 TB
2008 14 2008-12-08 TB CAR 23-38 CAR
2009 6 2009-10-18 CAR TB 28-21 CAR
2009 13 2009-12-06 TB CAR 6-16 CAR
2010 2 2010-09-19 TB CAR 20-7 TB
2010 10 2010-11-14 CAR TB 16-31 TB
2011 13 2011-12-04 CAR TB 38-19 CAR
2011 16 2011-12-24 TB CAR 16-48 CAR
2012 1 2012-09-09 CAR TB 10-16 TB

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.