NFL Game Preview: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers - Week 2

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers - Week 2

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ARI ATL	7 41
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PIT TEN	19 11
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PHI DET	35 32
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TB CAR	20 7
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MIA MIN	14 10
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KC CLE	16 14
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BUF GB	7 34
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CHI DAL	27 20
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BAL CIN	10 15
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STL OAK	14 16
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SEA DEN	14 31
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JAC SD	13 38
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HOU WAS	30 27
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NE NYJ	14 28
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NYG IND	14 38
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NO SF	25 22
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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

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 10	Josh Freeman	Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 20, 1
RB 27	Cadillac Williams	Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 5-30, 0
RB 51	Kareem Huggins	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 20	Mike Williams	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 70	Sammie Stroughter	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 7	Kellen Winslow	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
K 32	Connor Barth	FG: 0/1 XP: 3/3

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Carolina Panthers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 23	Matt Moore	Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 2	DeAngelo Williams	Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 39	Jonathan Stewart	Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 11	Steve Smith	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 57	Brandon LaFell	Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 80	Dwayne Jarrett	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 31	Dante Rosario	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 22	John Kasay	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3

Game Notes

Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman passed for career-high 321 yards in last game vs. Car. Has won 3 of past 4 starts. Passed for 2 TDs last week... RB Cadillac Williams has rush TD in 2 of past 3 meetings. In last game vs. Car., rushed for 92 yards. Had 98 scrimmage yards (75 rush, 23 rec.) last week... WR MICHEAL SPURLOCK had 33-yard TD catch last week, 1st career rec. TD. Rookie WR Mike Williams (4th round) recorded 1st career TD (3-yard TD catch) in NFL debut last week. TE Kellen Winslow had 4 catches for 69 yards (17.3 avg.) in last meeting. WR Maurice Stovall had 4 rec. for 68 yards (17 avg.) in last game vs. Car. & all 4 resulted in 1st downs... CB Ronde Barber is 1 of only 2 players in NFL history with 25+ sacks (25) & 30+ INTs (38). Had 64-yard INT last week. LB Geno Hayes had INT in last meeting. Aims for 3rd division game in row with sack. S Tanard Jackson has 2 INTs (1 TD) & FF in past 4 vs. Car. Had 26-yard INT-TD in 10/18/09 meeting.

Panthers QB Matt Moore is 2-0 in career vs. TB. Is 4-1 in 5 career home starts, incl. 3-0 mark last year. In those 5, has completed 83 of 131 (63.4 pct.) for 1,012 yards with 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 93.4 rating. Rookie QB Jimmy Clausen (2nd round) made NFL debut last week... RB Jonathan Stewart has rushed for 345 yards (115 per game) & 4 TDs in past 3 vs. TB. Aims for 4th in row vs. Bucs with 100+ yards & 1+ TD. RB DeAngelo Williams has rushed for 486 yards (121.5 per game) & 6 TDs in past 4 vs. TB. In past 7 vs. division, Williams has rushed for 937 yards (133.9 per game) & 8 TDs... WR Steve Smith has 100+ rec. yards in 6 of past 10 meetings. Has 4 rec. TDs in past 4 home games. Had TD catch last week at NYG... LB Jon Beason had career-high 2 INTs in last game vs. TB. CB Chris Gamble had INT in last meeting. Tied career-high with 2 INTs vs. TB (11/6/05) & career-best 101 return yards (1 TD). Ranks 2nd in team history with 24 INTs. S Charles Godfrey had career-high 2 INTs last week. LB James Anderson had 1st career INT last week.

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
4		Bye
5	2010-10-10	CIN	A
6	2010-10-17	NO	H
7	2010-10-24	STL	H
8	2010-10-31	ARI	A
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

Carolina Panthers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	NYG	A	L 18-31	-13
2	2010-09-19	TB	H	L 7-20	-13
3	2010-09-26	CIN	H
4	2010-10-03	NO	A
5	2010-10-10	CHI	H
6		Bye
7	2010-10-24	SF	H
8	2010-10-31	STL	A
9	2010-11-07	NO	H
10	2010-11-14	TB	A
11	2010-11-21	BAL	H
12	2010-11-28	CLE	A
13	2010-12-05	SEA	A
14	2010-12-12	ATL	H
15	2010-12-19	ARI	H
16	2010-12-23	PIT	A
17	2011-01-02	ATL	A

Injury Report

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Out	MLB Niko Koutouvides (Ankle)
Questionable	RB Kareem Huggins (Groin) TE Kellen Winslow (Knee)
Probable	QB Josh Freeman (Thumb)
IR	OLB Jon Alston (Undisclosed)

Carolina Panthers
Out	OT Jeff Otah (Knee)
Questionable	DE Tyler Brayton (Ankle) CB Chris Gamble (Ankle)
Probable	WR Brandon LaFell (Hamstring) QB Matt Moore (Concussion)
IR	OG Duke Robinson (Knee) DE Hilee Taylor (Knee) WR Wallace Wright (Shoulder)
PUP	OLB Thomas Davis (Right Knee ACL)

Offense Stats Comparison

	TB Offense	CAR Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	17.0	18.0	18.3	CAR
Rushing yards	119.0	89.0	105.6	TB
Rushing yards per attempt	3.97	3.71	4.01	TB
Completion %	60.7%	40.0%	60.8%	TB
Passing yards	169.0	148.0	205.7	TB
Passing yards per completion	9.94	10.57	9.87	CAR
Passing yards per attempt	6.04	4.23	6.00	TB
Interceptions	1.0	3.0	0.8	TB
Fumbles lost	1.0	2.0	0.8	TB
Sacks allowed	3.0	4.0	2.1	TB
3rd down conversions	41.2%	47.1%	36.8%	CAR
4th down conversions	0.0%	0.0%	42.9%	-
Time of possession	32:21	25:21	30:04	TB

Defense Stats Comparison

	TB Defense	CAR Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	14.0	31.0	18.3	TB
Rushing yards	104.0	118.0	105.6	TB
Rushing yards per attempt	4.52	3.28	4.01	CAR
Completion %	55.3%	66.7%	60.8%	TB
Passing yards	236.0	258.0	205.7	TB
Passing yards per completion	11.24	12.90	9.87	TB
Passing yards per attempt	6.21	8.60	6.00	TB
INT return	2.0	3.0	0.8	CAR
Fumble recoveries	1.0	1.0	0.8	-
Sacks	0.0	1.0	2.1	CAR
3rd down conversions	38.5%	35.7%	36.8%	CAR
4th down conversions	0.0%	100.0%	42.9%	TB
Time of possession	27:39	34:39	30:04	TB

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	TB	CAR	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	6.0	19.0	9.0	CAR
Yards per kick return	25.0	24.6	23.1	TB
Yards allowed per punt return	9.7	6.8	9.0	CAR
Yards allowed per kick return	14.3	13.4	23.1	CAR

Misc Stats Comparison

	TB	CAR	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	6.0	7.0	6.3	TB
Penalty yards	55.0	63.0	52.3	TB

Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2010 season. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

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

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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