Prediction: Lions 27, Buccaneers 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Bye |
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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 |
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15 |
2014-12-14 |
CAR |
A |
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16 |
2014-12-21 |
GB |
H |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
NO |
H |
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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 |
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Bye |
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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 |
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15 |
2014-12-14 |
MIN |
H |
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16 |
2014-12-21 |
CHI |
A |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
GB |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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TB |
DET |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
9.5 |
8.7 |
6.4 |
DET |
Penalty yards |
78.0 |
73.0 |
52.8 |
DET |
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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.
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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 |
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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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