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Week 4


  

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers
Game Preview & Fantasy | Results & Schedule | Offense Stats | Defense Stats | Weather | History

Game Preview
Mike Krueger

Predicted Score: Buccaneers 21, Panthers 13

Tampa Bay: The Bucs have given new meaning to the phrase "running back-by-committee." Cadillac Willliams, Michael Pittman and Earnerst Graham all got into the act last week with Graham finding the endzone twice. Cadillac remains the starter but will continue to share time until his bruised ribs fully heal. QB Jeff Garcia has been down right efficient completing 66% of his passes the last two weeks but has posted modest numbers to date and remains only a bye week consideration at the QB position. Joey Galloway is your lone fantasy consideration as your number three receiver but does go against a secondary that just gave up 127 yards to Roddy White.

  • Start: WR Joey Galloway
  • Consider: RB Cadillac Williams (inj), QB Jeff Garcia, RB Michael Pittman
  • Sit: WR Ike Hilliard, TE Alex Smith, TE Jerramy Stevens

Panthers: With Jake Delhomme sitting out practice Wednesday and Thursday (elbow) we'll likely see David Carr at the controls of the Panthers offense on Sunday. Delhomme has been a bright spot for Carolina throwing 8 TDs and only 1 interception. Wide receiver Steve Smith was held to one catch last week but should find room to roam against the Bucs cover-2 secondary. He's a must start. DeShaun Foster has posted two nice games and one dud while DeAngelo Williams averages 10-15 per contest. The Panthers have taken 7 out of the last 8 from Tampa Bay but something tells me the Bucs will test him early with blitzes, maybe leading to a defensive score tips the scales in favor of Chucky.

  • Start: WR Steve Smith, RB DeShaun Foster
  • Consider: TE Jeff King, RB DeAngelo Williams
  • Sit: QB Jake Delhomme, WR Drew Carter, WR Keary Colbert, WR Dwayne Jarrett




Krueger's Rankings/Projections 
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank Player Projections
QB 14 Jeff Garcia Pass: 235, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 21 Carnell "Cadillac" Williams Rush: 75, 1 Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 35 Michael Pittman Rush: 15, 0 Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 39 Earnest Graham Rush: 25, 0 Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 25 Joey Galloway Rec: 6-90, 1
WR 54 Ike Hilliard Questionable: Ankle Rec: 3-40, 0
WR 70 Michael Clayton Rec: 2-25, 0
TE 19 Alex Smith Rec: 2-20, 0
 
Carolina Panthers
Rank Player Projections
QB 23 David Carr Upside: Delhomme sat Wednesday, resting his sore elbow. Pass: 235, 1 Rush: 5, 0
RB 23 DeShaun Foster Rush: 85, 0 Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 31 DeAngelo Williams Rush: 30, 0 Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 6 Steve Smith Rec: 5-80, 1
WR 44 Drew Carter Rec: 4-55, 0
WR 63 Keary Colbert Rec: 3-35, 0
TE 12 Jeff King Rec: 3-30, 0

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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    
6 2007-10-14 TEN H    
7 2007-10-21 DET A    
8 2007-10-28 JAC H    
9 2007-11-04 ARI H    
10   Bye      
11 2007-11-18 ATL A    
12 2007-11-25 WAS H    
13 2007-12-02 NO A    
14 2007-12-09 HOU A    
15 2007-12-16 ATL H    
16 2007-12-23 SF A    
17 2007-12-30 CAR H    
Carolina Panthers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2007-09-09 STL A W 27-13 +14
2 2007-09-16 HOU H L 21-34 -13
3 2007-09-23 ATL A W 27-20 +7
4 2007-09-30 TB H L 7-20 -13
5 2007-10-07 NO A    
6 2007-10-14 ARI A    
7   Bye      
8 2007-10-28 IND H    
9 2007-11-04 TEN A    
10 2007-11-11 ATL H    
11 2007-11-18 GB A    
12 2007-11-25 NO H    
13 2007-12-02 SF H    
14 2007-12-09 JAC A    
15 2007-12-16 SEA H    
16 2007-12-22 DAL H    
17 2007-12-30 TB A    

Offense Stats Comparison
  TB
 Offense 
CAR
 Offense 
NFL
 Average 
Points for 20.3 25.0 21.4
Rushing yards 119.7 142.3 111.8
Rushing yards per attempt 4.13 4.64 4.06
Completion % 63.8% 64.4% 62.4%
Passing yards 192.3 208.7 218.3
Passing yards per completion 13.11 10.79 10.83
Passing yards per attempt 8.36 6.96 6.76
Interceptions 0.0 0.3 1.0
Fumbles lost 1.0 1.3 0.9
Sacked 2.0 2.0 2.2
Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2007 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Defense Stats Comparison
  TB
 Defense 
CAR
 Defense 
NFL
 Average 
Points against 12.3 22.3 21.4
Rushing yards 124.7 95.3 111.8
Rushing yards per attempt 3.98 3.76 4.06
Completion % 63.8% 64.0% 62.4%
Passing yards 185.7 246.7 218.3
Passing yards per completion 9.28 10.14 10.83
Passing yards per attempt 5.93 6.49 6.76
INT return 1.3 0.0 1.0
Fumble recoveries 0.7 1.7 0.9
Sacks 1.7 0.7 2.2
 

Weather
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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
Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 and 2005 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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