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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Oakland Raiders - Week 9
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

KC
SD		 13
 31
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ARI
GB		 17
 31
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MIA
IND		 20
 23
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DET
JAC		 31
 14
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DEN
CIN		 31
 23
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CHI
TEN		 51
 20
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CAR
WAS		 21
 13
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BUF
HOU		 9
 21
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BAL
CLE		 25
 15
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MIN
SEA		 20
 30
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TB
OAK		 42
 32
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PIT
NYG		 24
 20
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DAL
ATL		 13
 19
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PHI
NO		 13
 28
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Raiders 24, Buccaneers 21

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Josh Freeman Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 10 Doug Martin Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 49 LeGarrette Blount Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 12 Vincent Jackson Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 31 Mike Williams Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
TE 27 Dallas Clark Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 24 Connor Barth FG: 0/0 XP: 3/3
DEF 15 Defense / ST  
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Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
QB 15 Carson Palmer Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 15 Darren McFadden Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 44 Mike Goodson Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 54 Marcel Reece Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 11 Denarius Moore Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 46 Darrius Heyward-Bey Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 66 Rod Streater Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 14 Brandon Myers Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
K 15 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 11 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Buccaneers Aim for franchise-record 4th consecutive game with 28+ points... QB Josh Freeman is 1st QB in team history to pass for 3+ TDs in 3 consecutive team games. Aims for 4th in row with 3+ TDs. In past 3, has completed 58 of 104 (55.8 pct.) for 1,010 yards with 9 TDs vs. 1 INT for 113.9 rating. Aims for 4th in row with 100+ rating. Bucs are 9-3 when he has 100+ rating... Last week, rookie RB Doug Martin became 1st player in team history & 1st NFL rookie in 25 seasons with 135+ rush yards (135) & 75+ rec. (79) yards in game. Is only NFC player with 500+ rush (543) & 200+ rec. (224) yards... WR Vincent Jackson has TD catch in 4 of past 5 games vs. Oak. Is averaging 21.6 yards per catch, most by player with 20+ rec. Since 2008, Jackson's 18.5 yards per catch avg. (230 rec., 4,245 yards) is best in NFL (min. 100 catches). WR Mike Williams had TD catch last week. Has 100+ yards or TD in 5 of 7 games this year... DB Ronde Barber is only player in NFL annals with 25+ sacks (28) & 40+ INTs (46). Aims for 4th in row with INT or FF. LB Mason Foster had sack & FR last week. Leads team with 53 tackles.

Raiders Club is 5-0 all-time at home vs. TB... Aim for 3rd straight win in '12... Have won 3 of past 4 at home vs. NFC... With Raiders, QB Carson Palmer has 300+ passing yards & 100+ passer rating in 3 of 5 games vs. NFC... RB Darren McFadden has 100+ rush yards (145, 111) in past 2 at home vs. NFC. Posted 11th career game with 100+ rush yards last week & Raiders are 9-2 (.818) when he has 100+ rush yards... WR Darrius Heyward-Bey had 32-yard TD reception last week. WR Denarius Moore had 104 receiving yards (104) in last game vs. NFC opponent. Moore aims for 4th straight game with TD catch. For career, avg. 17.6 yards per catch (59 rec., 1,037 yards)... TE Brandon Myers has career-best in rec. (31) & rec. yards (383) in '12... LB Philip Wheeler leads team with 59 tackles in '12... DT Richard Seymour aims for 3rd straight game with sack... Since entering NFL in 2000, K Sebastian Janikowski leads NFL w/ 38 FGs of 50+ yards.


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    
11 2012-11-18 CAR A    
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    
   
Oakland Raiders
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-10 SD H L 14-22 -8
2 2012-09-16 MIA A L 13-35 -22
3 2012-09-23 PIT H W 34-31 +3
4 2012-09-30 DEN A L 6-37 -31
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 ATL A L 20-23 -3
7 2012-10-21 JAC H W 26-23 +3
8 2012-10-28 KC A W 26-16 +10
9 2012-11-04 TB H L 32-42 -10
10 2012-11-11 BAL A    
11 2012-11-18 NO H    
12 2012-11-25 CIN A    
13 2012-12-02 CLE H    
14 2012-12-06 DEN H    
15 2012-12-16 KC H    
16 2012-12-23 CAR A    
17 2012-12-30 SD A    

Injury Report
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Probable  DE Michael Bennett (ankle)
 CB Brandon McDonald (ankle)
 CB Eric Wright (achilles-tendon)
IR  DE Adrian Clayborn (knee, 9/25)
 WR Sammie Stroughter (foot, 9/21)
   
Oakland Raiders
Out  CB Shawntae Spencer (foot)
Questionable  RB Taiwan Jones (knee)
 MLB Rolando McClain (toe)
Probable  DE Desmond Bryant (elbow)
 MLB Travis Goethel (back)
 RB Mike Goodson (toe)
 K Sebastian Janikowski (groin)
 RB Darren McFadden (shoulder)
 SS Mike Mitchell (hand)
 DT Richard Seymour (knee)
 DE Matt Shaughnessy (shoulder)
 DE Dave Tollefson (shoulder)
IR  WR Jacoby Ford (foot, 9/15)
PUP  WLB Aaron Curry (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  TB
 Offense 		 OAK
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 28.7 24.0 22.3 TB
Rushing yards 107.7 107.7 114.4 -
Rushing yards per attempt 4.19 4.09 4.25 TB
Completion % 53.8% 60.6% 61.5% OAK
Passing yards 289.3 231.0 239.6 TB
Passing yards per completion 14.93 11.31 10.84 TB
Passing yards per attempt 8.04 6.85 6.67 TB
Interceptions 0.7 1.0 0.9 TB
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.7 0.7 TB
Sacks allowed 1.0 2.0 2.3 TB
3rd down conversions 33.8% 31.8% 38.7% TB
4th down conversions 80.0% 50.0% 55.2% TB
Time of possession 29:39 28:15 29:58 TB
  Defense Stats Comparison
  TB
 Defense 		 OAK
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 19.0 25.7 22.3 TB
Rushing yards 100.3 70.0 114.4 OAK
Rushing yards per attempt 3.84 3.47 4.25 OAK
Completion % 64.7% 67.5% 61.5% TB
Passing yards 267.3 258.7 239.6 OAK
Passing yards per completion 11.42 10.16 10.84 OAK
Passing yards per attempt 7.39 6.86 6.67 OAK
INT return 1.0 0.7 0.9 TB
Fumble recoveries 0.7 1.3 0.7 OAK
Sacks 1.7 1.7 2.3 -
3rd down conversions 37.5% 37.3% 38.7% OAK
4th down conversions 33.3% 60.0% 55.2% TB
Time of possession 30:21 32:27 29:58 TB

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   TB   OAK  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 5.5 4.5 8.3 TB
Yards per kick return 13.8 21.6 24.5 OAK
Yards allowed per punt return 9.8 10.4 8.3 TB
Yards allowed per kick return 25.8 21.7 24.5 OAK
  Misc Stats Comparison
   TB   OAK  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 7.7 5.7 6.3 OAK
Penalty yards 57.7 41.3 53.6 OAK

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Oakland Raiders
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 3 2004-09-26 TB OAK 20-30 OAK
2008 17 2008-12-28 OAK TB 31-24 OAK

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.