Game Preview - Week 14: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Houston Texans

Tampa Bay: No matter the quarterback the Bucs just keep on winning. Last week it was Luke McCown at the helm for Tampa's 24-20 win over the Saints. Jeff Garcia has practiced this week and is expected to play. "I believe that I will play," said Garcia. "I'm preparing to play. I'm sure they will leave that somewhat up to me, and as far as I'm concerned I want to be out there playing. And I don't think that I'm risking anything." That's good enough for me. The Bucs have been handing off to Earnest Graham (four straight games with a TD) the majority of the time anyway… all they need is a few passes to Galloway and let their defense do the rest. Case closed.

Start: RB Earnest Graham, WR Joey Galloway
Consider: QB Jeff Garcia
Sit: TE Alex Smith, WR Ike Hilliard, TE Jerramy Stevens

Houston: Quarterback Matt Schaub is questionable for week 14 with a dislocated shoulder and its looking like Sage Rosenfels will get the call on Sunday. A tough break (no pun intended) for the Texans that's been plagued by injuries all season. Running back Ahman Green (knee) missed another game last week and will go on Injured Reserve if he's not on the field Sunday. With Green out, Ron Dayne has at least provided fantasy owners an option at the running back position averaging 108 total yds per game with the occasional touchdown. Andre Johnson (9-116-1) did receive some passes from Rosenfels last week so start him and tight end Owen Daniels with confidence.

Start: WR Andre Johnson, TE Owen Daniels
Consider: QB Matt Schaub,
Sit: WR Jacoby Jones, RB Ron Dayne

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 21	Jeff Garcia	Pass: 200, 1 Rush: 0, 0
RB 5	Earnest Graham	Rush: 120, 1 Rec: 5-30, 0
WR 15	Joey Galloway	Rec: 5-80, 1
WR 53	Ike Hilliard	Rec: 4-50, 0
TE 29	Alex Smith	Rec: 2-20, 0

Houston Texans
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 30	Sage Rosenfels	Pass: 200, 1 Rush: 0, 0
RB 35	Ron Dayne	Rush: 50, 0 Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 17	Andre Johnson	Rec: 7-90, 0
WR 52	Kevin Walter	Rec: 4-55, 0
WR 71	Andre' Davis	Rec: 2-30, 0
TE 6	Owen Daniels	Rec: 4-45, 1

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	SEA	A	L 6-20	-14
2	2007-09-16	NO	H	W 31-14	+17
3	2007-09-23	STL	H	W 24-3	+21
4	2007-09-30	CAR	A	W 20-7	+13
5	2007-10-07	IND	A	L 14-33	-19
6	2007-10-14	TEN	H	W 13-10	+3
7	2007-10-21	DET	A	L 16-23	-7
8	2007-10-28	JAC	H	L 23-24	-1
9	2007-11-04	ARI	H	W 17-10	+7
10		Bye
11	2007-11-18	ATL	A	W 31-7	+24
12	2007-11-25	WAS	H	W 19-13	+6
13	2007-12-02	NO	A	W 27-23	+4
14	2007-12-09	HOU	A	L 14-28	-14
15	2007-12-16	ATL	H
16	2007-12-23	SF	A
17	2007-12-30	CAR	H

Houston Texans
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	KC	H	W 20-3	+17
2	2007-09-16	CAR	A	W 34-21	+13
3	2007-09-23	IND	H	L 24-30	-6
4	2007-09-30	ATL	A	L 16-26	-10
5	2007-10-07	MIA	H	W 22-19	+3
6	2007-10-14	JAC	A	L 17-37	-20
7	2007-10-21	TEN	H	L 36-38	-2
8	2007-10-28	SD	A	L 10-35	-25
9	2007-11-04	OAK	A	W 24-17	+7
10		Bye
11	2007-11-18	NO	H	W 23-10	+13
12	2007-11-25	CLE	A	L 17-27	-10
13	2007-12-02	TEN	A	L 20-28	-8
14	2007-12-09	TB	H	W 28-14	+14
15	2007-12-13	DEN	H
16	2007-12-23	IND	A
17	2007-12-30	JAC	H

Offense Stats Comparison

	TB Offense	HOU Offense	NFL Average
Points for	23.0	20.0	21.8
Rushing yards	149.0	112.3	107.2
Rushing yards per attempt	4.82	4.35	3.94
Completion %	58.7%	60.7%	61.1%
Passing yards	197.7	228.3	218.1
Passing yards per completion	11.14	11.30	10.59
Passing yards per attempt	6.53	6.86	6.47
Interceptions	0.3	1.3	1.1
Fumbles lost	0.0	1.0	0.8
Sacked	2.7	1.3	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	TB Defense	HOU Defense	NFL Average
Points against	15.3	24.0	21.8
Rushing yards	84.3	136.7	107.2
Rushing yards per attempt	3.22	4.30	3.94
Completion %	57.2%	63.6%	61.1%
Passing yards	186.7	211.7	218.1
Passing yards per completion	9.87	10.64	10.59
Passing yards per attempt	5.65	6.77	6.47
INT return	1.3	1.3	1.1
Fumble recoveries	1.0	0.0	0.8
Sacks	2.3	1.0	2.2

Weather

Dome stadium

Team vs. Team History

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Houston Texans
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2003	15	2003-12-14	HOU	TB	3-16	TB

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 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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