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Prediction: Lions 27, Buccaneers 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 26 Josh McCown Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 36 Doug Martin Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0
RB 44 Charles Sims Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 24 Mike Evans Rec: 7-75, 1 TD
WR 46 Vincent Jackson Rec: 4-55, 0 TD
WR 75 Louis Murphy Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
 TE 40 Austin Seferian-Jenkins Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 29 Patrick Murray FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 29 Defense / ST  
 
Detroit Lions
Rank  Player Projections
QB 4 Matthew Stafford Pass: 310, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 14 Joique Bell Rush: 65, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 40 Reggie Bush Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 66 Theo Riddick Rush: 0, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 1 Calvin Johnson Rec: 9-120, 1 TD
WR 20 Golden Tate Rec: 5-75, 1 TD
WR 89 Jeremy Ross Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 30 Eric Ebron Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
K 15 Matt Prater FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 3 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Buccaneers In 2 games vs. Det. (1 start), QB Josh McCown has 98.6 rating. Spent 2006 with Lions & had 2 catches as WR... RB Doug Martin had rush TD last week. RB Bobby Rainey has career-high 721 scrimmage yards (406 rush, 315 rec.)... Rookie WR Mike Evans had 554 rec. yards in Nov., most in a month by any player in team history. His 554 rec. yards were 2nd most in NFL in Nov. Evans led NFL with 6 rec. TDs in Nov. Leads NFL rookies with 890 rec. yards & ties for 1st with 8 rec. TDs. His 53 catches tie for 3rd most by rookie. WR Vincent Jackson averages 22.0 yards per catch in career vs. Det. (3 games)... DT Gerald McCoy has 6.5 sacks in past 6 & 16 sacks in past 19. Since 2013, LB Lavonte David is only player in NFL with 250+ tackles (260), 5+ sacks (7) & 5+ INTs (5). Leads team with 116 tackles. CB Johnthan Banks had INT in last game vs. Det. Had INT last week & has INT in 4 of past 7. Leads team with 9 PD. Defense had 4 INTs in last year's meeting. CB Leonard Johnson had 48-yard INT-TD in last meeting. CB Alterraun Verner had INT last week.

Lions QB Matthew Stafford has 602 pass yards (301 per game) & 6 TDs in 2 meetings. Last week, completed 34 of 45 (75.6 pct.) for 390 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 116 rating... RB Joique Bell rushed for 91 yards & 2 TDs last week. RB Reggie Bush has 225 scrimmage yards (112.5 per game) in past 2 vs. TB... WR Calvin Johnson reached 10,000 rec. yards (10,052) in 115th game, fastest in NFL history. In past 4 vs. TB, has 26 catches for 421 yards (105.3 per game) & 3 TDs. Aims for 5th meeting in row with 100+ yards or TD. In past 18 at home, has 127 catches for 2,185 yards (121.4 per game) & 13 TDs. Since 2011, leads NFL with 5,861 rec. yards & 106.6 rec. yards per game. In past 9, WR Golden Tate has 64 catches for 935 yards (103.9 per game) & 3 TDs... LB DeAndre Levy leads team with 116 tackles. Has 7 INTs since 2013, most by NFL LB. DE EZEKIEL ANSAH had 2 sacks in last meeting. In past 7, has 5.5 sacks & 3 FFs. S James Ihedigbo aims for 3rd in row with INT. Has INT in 3 of past 4. S Glover Quin had sack last year vs. TB. Has INT in 4 of past 7 at home.


Results and Schedule

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 CAR H L 14-20 -6
2 2014-09-14 STL H L 17-19 -2
3 2014-09-18 ATL A L 14-56 -42
4 2014-09-28 PIT A W 27-24 +3
5 2014-10-05 NO A L 31-37 -6
6 2014-10-12 BAL H L 17-48 -31
7   Bye      
8 2014-10-26 MIN H L 13-19 -6
9 2014-11-02 CLE A L 17-22 -5
10 2014-11-09 ATL H L 17-27 -10
11 2014-11-16 WAS A W 27-7 +20
12 2014-11-23 CHI A L 13-21 -8
13 2014-11-30 CIN H L 13-14 -1
14 2014-12-07 DET A    
15 2014-12-14 CAR A    
16 2014-12-21 GB H    
17 2014-12-28 NO H    
   

Detroit Lions
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-08 NYG H W 35-14 +21
2 2014-09-14 CAR A L 7-24 -17
3 2014-09-21 GB H W 19-7 +12
4 2014-09-28 NYJ A W 24-17 +7
5 2014-10-05 BUF H L 14-17 -3
6 2014-10-12 MIN A W 17-3 +14
7 2014-10-19 NO H W 24-23 +1
8 2014-10-26 ATL A W 22-21 +1
9   Bye      
10 2014-11-09 MIA H W 20-16 +4
11 2014-11-16 ARI A L 6-14 -8
12 2014-11-23 NE A L 9-34 -25
13 2014-11-27 CHI H W 34-17 +17
14 2014-12-07 TB H    
15 2014-12-14 MIN H    
16 2014-12-21 CHI A    
17 2014-12-28 GB A    

Injury Report

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Questionable  WLB Lavonte David (hamstring)
 MLB Mason Foster (achilles-tendon)
 DT Clinton McDonald (hamstring)
 TE Brandon Myers (calf)
 RB Bobby Rainey (foot)
 TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins (back)
 TE Luke Stocker (concussion)
Probable  SS Major Wright (shoulder)
IR  DE Adrian Clayborn (elbow, 9/12/2014)
   

Detroit Lions
Out  DT Nick Fairley (knee)
Probable  RB Reggie Bush (ankle)
 WR Calvin Johnson (ankle)
IR  CB Bill Bentley (knee, 9/9/2014)
 CB Nevin Lawson (ankle, 9/16/2014)
 WLB Travis Lewis (quadriceps, 10/18/2014)
 RB Montell Owens (hamstring, 9/30/2014)
 MLB Stephen Tulloch (knee, 9/22/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  TB
 Offense 
DET
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 15.0 17.0 22.9 DET
Rushing yards 74.8 81.7 109.7 DET
Rushing yards per attempt 3.29 3.70 4.13 DET
Completion % 57.8% 57.6% 62.5% TB
Passing yards 250.5 285.7 239.0 DET
Passing yards per completion 12.39 11.60 10.86 TB
Passing yards per attempt 7.17 6.69 6.79 TB
Interceptions 1.5 1.0 1.0 DET
Fumbles lost 0.8 0.0 0.6 DET
Sacks allowed 3.3 2.3 2.4 DET
3rd down conversions 36.7% 36.6% 40.2% TB
4th down conversions 33.3% 55.6% 50.0% DET
Time of possession 29:57 30:47 30:06 DET
  Defense Stats Comparison

  TB
 Defense 
DET
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 19.0 18.0 22.9 DET
Rushing yards 102.8 58.0 109.7 DET
Rushing yards per attempt 3.78 2.80 4.13 DET
Completion % 64.4% 69.2% 62.5% TB
Passing yards 197.5 258.3 239.0 TB
Passing yards per completion 9.46 9.50 10.86 TB
Passing yards per attempt 6.09 6.58 6.79 TB
INT return 1.0 1.3 1.0 DET
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.0 0.6 TB
Sacks 2.3 1.7 2.4 TB
3rd down conversions 37.0% 45.2% 40.2% TB
4th down conversions 66.7% 100.0% 50.0% TB
Time of possession 30:07 29:13 30:06 DET

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   TB   DET  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.4 5.7 8.6 TB
Yards per kick return 18.3 24.4 24.1 DET
Yards allowed per punt return 2.4 6.9 8.6 TB
Yards allowed per kick return 23.8 35.3 24.1 TB
  Misc Stats Comparison

   TB   DET  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 9.5 8.7 6.4 DET
Penalty yards 78.0 73.0 52.8 DET

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2014 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 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Weather

Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Detroit Lions
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 3 2000-09-17 TB DET 31-10 TB
2000 8 2000-10-19 DET TB 28-14 DET
2001 9 2001-11-11 TB DET 20-17 TB
2001 13 2001-12-09 DET TB 12-15 TB
2002 15 2002-12-15 TB DET 23-20 TB
2005 4 2005-10-02 DET TB 13-17 TB
2007 7 2007-10-21 TB DET 16-23 DET
2008 12 2008-11-23 TB DET 38-20 TB
2010 15 2010-12-19 DET TB 23-20 DET
2011 1 2011-09-11 DET TB 27-20 DET
2013 12 2013-11-24 TB DET 24-21 TB

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.