Final Score Prediction
Buccaneers 27, Panthers 23
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 13 |
Josh Freeman |
Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 4 |
Doug Martin |
Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 58 |
LeGarrette Blount |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 8 |
Vincent Jackson |
Rec: 6-90, 1 TD |
| WR 31 |
Mike Williams |
Rec: 5-60, 1 TD |
| WR 61 |
Tiquan Underwood |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 29 |
Dallas Clark |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 15 |
Connor Barth |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 17 |
Defense / ST |
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| Carolina Panthers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 6 |
Cam Newton |
Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 30, 1 |
| RB 21 |
Jonathan Stewart |
Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 37 |
DeAngelo Williams |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 49 |
Mike Tolbert |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 11 |
Steve Smith |
Rec: 5-80, 1 TD |
| WR 43 |
Brandon LaFell |
Rec: 3-50, 0 TD |
| WR 70 |
Louis Murphy |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| TE 10 |
Greg Olsen |
Rec: 6-60, 0 TD |
| K 11 |
Justin Medlock |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 19 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Buccaneers Have scored 28+ points in team-record 5 games in row... In past 5, QB Josh Freeman has 13 TDs vs. 1 INT & 115.9 rating. Aims for 6th in row with 100+ rating. Bucs are 11-3 when he has 100+ rating. Is 3-1 in past 4 vs. Car. with 6 TDs vs. 1 INT for 104 rating... Rookie RB Doug Martin has 858 scrimmage yards in past 5, most by rookie in 5-game span since 1999 (EDGERRIN JAMES). Martin ranks 2nd in NFL with 1,158 scrimmage yards (862 rush, 296 rec.) & is only player in NFL with 800+ rush & 200+ rec. yards... WR Vincent Jackson has 5 TDs in past 6. Since 2008, his 18.5 yards per catch avg. (237 rec., 4,388 yards) is best in NFL (min. 100 catches). WR Mike Williams has 100+ yards or TD in 6 of 9 games... Rookie CB LEONARD JOHNSON has INT in 3 consecutive games, incl. 83-yard INT-TD last week. DB Ronde Barber had sack & INT in last meeting. Is only player in NFL annals with 25+ sacks (28) & 40+ INTs (46). LB Dekoda Watson blocked punt & LB Adam Hayward returned 29 yards for TD last week...
 Panthers In 1st 25 career NFL games, QB Cam Newton has 6,194 pass yards with 29 TDs & 1,060 rush yards with 18 TDs. Is only player in NFL history with 6,000+ pass yards, 25+ pass TDs, 1,000+ rush yards & 15+ rush TDs in 1st 2 NFL seasons. Has 9 TDs (5 pass, 4 rush) in 3 career meetings... RB DeAngelo Williams has 4 games vs. TB with 2+ rush TDs in past 8 meetings. RB Jonathan Stewart has 556 rush yards (92.7 per game) & 5 TDs in past 6 vs. TB... WR Steve Smith has 7 100-yard rec. games vs. TB. TE Greg Olsen had 9 catches for 102 yards & 2 TDs last week. WR Brandon LaFell aims for 3rd in row vs. TB with TD. Had career-long 91-yard TD in last meeting at home... DE Charles Johnson has 25.5 sacks in past 31. Has 5 sacks in past 3 games. DE Greg Hardy has 4.5 sacks in past 3. Panthers are 1 of 3 NFL teams (Sea., Den.) with 2 players (Johnson & Hardy) with 6.5 sacks each. Rookie LB Luke Kuechly leads team with 88 tackles. DT Dwan Edwards had 2 sacks in last meeting.
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 |
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Bye |
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| 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 |
W 34-24 |
+10 |
| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
CAR |
A |
W 27-21 |
+6 |
| 12 |
2012-11-25 |
ATL |
H |
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| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
DEN |
A |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
PHI |
H |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
NO |
A |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
STL |
H |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
ATL |
A |
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| Carolina Panthers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2012-09-09 |
TB |
A |
L 10-16 |
-6 |
| 2 |
2012-09-16 |
NO |
H |
W 35-27 |
+8 |
| 3 |
2012-09-20 |
NYG |
H |
L 7-36 |
-29 |
| 4 |
2012-09-30 |
ATL |
A |
L 28-30 |
-2 |
| 5 |
2012-10-07 |
SEA |
H |
L 12-16 |
-4 |
| 6 |
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Bye |
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| 7 |
2012-10-21 |
DAL |
H |
L 14-19 |
-5 |
| 8 |
2012-10-28 |
CHI |
A |
L 22-23 |
-1 |
| 9 |
2012-11-04 |
WAS |
A |
W 21-13 |
+8 |
| 10 |
2012-11-11 |
DEN |
H |
L 14-36 |
-22 |
| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
TB |
H |
L 21-27 |
-6 |
| 12 |
2012-11-26 |
PHI |
A |
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| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
KC |
A |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
ATL |
H |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
SD |
A |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
OAK |
H |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
NO |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
TB
Offense |
CAR
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
36.0 |
16.3 |
22.5 |
TB |
| Rushing yards |
134.0 |
104.3 |
117.0 |
TB |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
5.24 |
3.98 |
4.35 |
TB |
| Completion % |
58.4% |
53.0% |
61.9% |
TB |
| Passing yards |
270.7 |
205.0 |
233.2 |
TB |
| Passing yards per completion |
15.91 |
11.72 |
10.78 |
TB |
| Passing yards per attempt |
9.30 |
6.22 |
6.67 |
TB |
| Interceptions |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
TB |
| Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
- |
| Sacks allowed |
1.0 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
TB |
| 3rd down conversions |
40.7% |
30.2% |
38.8% |
TB |
| 4th down conversions |
60.0% |
25.0% |
53.3% |
TB |
| Time of possession |
29:34 |
27:30 |
29:52 |
TB |
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Defense Stats Comparison
| |
TB
Defense |
CAR
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
24.3 |
19.3 |
22.5 |
CAR |
| Rushing yards |
88.0 |
87.3 |
117.0 |
CAR |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.74 |
3.44 |
4.35 |
CAR |
| Completion % |
65.6% |
68.3% |
61.9% |
TB |
| Passing yards |
309.7 |
208.3 |
233.2 |
CAR |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.03 |
9.38 |
10.78 |
CAR |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.23 |
6.41 |
6.67 |
CAR |
| INT return |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
TB |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
CAR |
| Sacks |
1.3 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
CAR |
| 3rd down conversions |
47.3% |
32.8% |
38.8% |
CAR |
| 4th down conversions |
33.3% |
50.0% |
53.3% |
TB |
| Time of possession |
30:26 |
32:30 |
29:52 |
TB |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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TB |
CAR |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
7.3 |
3.5 |
8.3 |
TB |
| Yards per kick return |
17.7 |
21.2 |
23.3 |
CAR |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
7.6 |
9.4 |
8.3 |
TB |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
29.0 |
12.7 |
23.3 |
CAR |
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Misc Stats Comparison
| |
TB |
CAR |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
5.7 |
5.7 |
6.3 |
- |
| Penalty yards |
45.7 |
43.3 |
52.1 |
CAR |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 5 to 10 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 5 to 10 with no adjustment.
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 |
| 2010 |
2 |
2010-09-19 |
TB |
CAR |
20-7 |
TB |
| 2010 |
10 |
2010-11-14 |
CAR |
TB |
16-31 |
TB |
| 2011 |
13 |
2011-12-04 |
CAR |
TB |
38-19 |
CAR |
| 2011 |
16 |
2011-12-24 |
TB |
CAR |
16-48 |
CAR |
| 2012 |
1 |
2012-09-09 |
CAR |
TB |
10-16 |
TB |
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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.
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