Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rank  Player Projections QB 11 Josh Freeman Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 20, 0 RB 15 LeGarrette Blount Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 RB 35 Cadillac Williams Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 WR 19 Mike Williams Rec: 6-80, 1 TD WR 68 Sammie Stroughter Rec: 2-30, 0 TD WR 70 Arrelious Benn Rec: 2-30, 0 TD TE 15 Kellen Winslow Rec: 4-40, 0 TD K 24 Connor Barth FG: 1/2 XP: 2/2 DEF 20 Defense / ST   View all Week 9 Rankings or Projections		Atlanta Falcons Rank  Player Projections QB 13 Matt Ryan Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 RB 4 Michael Turner Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 WR 1 Roddy White Rec: 8-110, 1 TD WR 52 Michael Jenkins Rec: 3-40, 0 TD WR 75 Harry Douglas Rec: 2-20, 0 TD TE 5 Tony Gonzalez Rec: 4-40, 1 TD K 15 Matt Bryant FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 DEF 8 Defense / ST

Buccaneers In only road start vs. Falcons, QB Josh Freeman completed 20 of 29 (69.0 pct) for 250 yards & 2 TDs & 0 INTs for 118.5 rating. Incl. last week, 6 of his 8 career wins have been 4th-qtr. comebacks. Posted career highs in rating (121.8) & comp. pct. (72.0, 18 of 25) vs. Arz... Rookie RB LeGarrette Blount has 192 rush yards in past 2 (96 per game), incl. career-high 120 with 2 TDs last wk. In career, when RB Cadillac Williams has 22+ att., Bucs are 13-0 (2-0 in 2010). In past 4 vs. Atl., RB Earnest Graham has 370 scrim. yards (297 rush, 73 rec.) with 3 rush TDs... WR Mike Williams (4th round) leads NFL rookies with 470 rec. yards & 4 TD catches. Leads rookie WRs with 32 rec. In 3 career meetings, TE Kellen Winslow has 17 catches (5.7 per game)... CB Aqib Talib had 2 INTs, incl. 45-yard TD, last week & ranks 2nd in NFL with 5. CB Ronde Barber has 3 career INTs vs. Atl. Barber is 1 of only 2 players in NFL history with 25+ sacks (25) & 30+ INTs (39).

Falcons QB Matt Ryan is 16-1 (.941) as starter at home & aims for 13th consecutive win at Georgia Dome. In career, has posted 100+ rating 12 times & Falcons are 12-0. Has won 7 of past 10 division starts... Since joining Atl. in 2008, RB Michael Turner has rushed for 1,677 yards (104.8 per game) & 20 TDs in 16 home games. When he has 22+ carries, his teams are 15-1 (.938). Since 2008, has 30 rush TDs, tied for 2nd most in NFL. RB Jason Snelling rushed for career-high 147 yards in last meeting... WR Roddy White has 100+ receiving yards in 3 of past 4, incl. 201 vs. Cin in Wk. 7. Aims for 5th in row at home with 7+ catches & 3rd in row w/TD vs. TB. WR Michael Jenkins (243) needs 7 catches to reach 250 career... DE John Abraham has 4 sacks in past 3. Has 95.5 sacks since 2000, 2nd most in NFL. Needs 4.5 sacks to become 25th player with 100 since '82. 2 of DE Chauncey Davis' 9 career sacks have come vs. Bucs, incl. 1 in last meeting. S William Moore has 2 INTs in past 3 at home. CB Christopher Owens had INT & 1st career FR in last meeting.