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Week 3



St. Louis Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Game Preview & Fantasy | Results & Schedule | Offense Stats | Defense Stats | Weather | History

Game Preview
Mike Krueger

Predicted Score: Buccaneers 20, Rams 17

Tampa Bay: Which Bucs team will show up this week? The pathetic bunch that looked lethargic in a 20-6 loss to Seattle or the down right efficient group that handled the Saints with ease. Speaking of efficient, how about Jeff Garcia last week… two TDs and 243 yards on only 10 completions? Both touchdowns went to Joey Galloway who's made a living playing against the Saints. We'll see how he does against the Rams secondary, which ranks in the middle of the pack against fantasy wide receivers. RB Cadillac Williams made it through last week's game without further injuring his ribs and is expected to start. Those are your only two fantasy plays until QB Jeff Garcia can make last week's numbers the norm instead of the exception.

  • Start: WR Joey Galloway, RB Cadillac Williams (inj)
  • Consider: QB Jeff Garcia, WR Ike Hilliard
  • Sit: RB Michael Pittman, TE Alex Smith, TE Jerramy Stevens

St. Louis: The Rams are in trouble. St. Louis has lost their first two games at home and now play four of its next five on the road. Orlando Pace is out, Steven Jackson has failed too reach 100 yards in either game and Marc Bulger has been sacked 7 times. They've committed costly turnovers and must now try and right the ship against a team coming off one of their biggest wins in the last two years. Torry Holt, Steven Jackson, Marc Bulger, and even Isaac Bruce (8-145) are all worthy of being in your starting lineup but something is missing and that something is the play of the offensive line. Until the big guys up front come together, this team will continue to flounder.

  • Start: QB Marc Bulger, RB Steven Jackson, WR Torry Holt,
  • Consider: WR Isaac Bruce, K Jeff Wilkins
  • Sit: WR Drew Bennett, TE Randy McMichael




Krueger's Rankings/Projections 
St. Louis Rams
Rank Player Projections
QB 14 Marc Bulger Probable: Ribs Pass: 240, 1 Rush: 0, 0
RB 10 Steven Jackson Rush: 75, 1 Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 7 Torry Holt Rec: 7-100, 1
WR 40 Isaac Bruce Rec: 4-60, 0
WR 69 Drew Bennett Rec: 2-30, 0
TE 25 Randy McMichael Rec: 2-20, 0
 
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank Player Projections
QB 23 Jeff Garcia Pass: 200, 1 Rush: 10, 0
RB 23 Carnell "Cadillac" Williams Rush: 70, 1 Rec: 1-5, 0
RB 45 Michael Pittman Rush: 15, 0 Rec: 3-25, 0
WR 25 Joey Galloway Rec: 4-70, 0
WR 50 Ike Hilliard Questionable: Ankle Rec: 4-45, 0
WR 83 Michael Clayton Rec: 1-20, 0
TE 12 Alex Smith Rec: 2-20, 1

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule
St. Louis Rams
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2007-09-09 CAR H L 13-27 -14
2 2007-09-16 SF H L 16-17 -1
3 2007-09-23 TB A L 3-24 -21
4 2007-09-30 DAL A    
5 2007-10-07 ARI H    
6 2007-10-14 BAL A    
7 2007-10-21 SEA A    
8 2007-10-28 CLE H    
9   Bye      
10 2007-11-11 NO A    
11 2007-11-18 SF A    
12 2007-11-25 SEA H    
13 2007-12-02 ATL H    
14 2007-12-09 CIN A    
15 2007-12-16 GB H    
16 2007-12-20 PIT H    
17 2007-12-30 ARI A    
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2007-09-09 SEA A L 6-20 -14
2 2007-09-16 NO H W 31-14 +17
3 2007-09-23 STL H W 24-3 +21
4 2007-09-30 CAR A    
5 2007-10-07 IND A    
6 2007-10-14 TEN H    
7 2007-10-21 DET A    
8 2007-10-28 JAC H    
9 2007-11-04 ARI H    
10   Bye      
11 2007-11-18 ATL A    
12 2007-11-25 WAS H    
13 2007-12-02 NO A    
14 2007-12-09 HOU A    
15 2007-12-16 ATL H    
16 2007-12-23 SF A    
17 2007-12-30 CAR H    

Offense Stats Comparison
  STL
 Offense 
TB
 Offense 
NFL
 Average 
Points for 14.5 18.5 20.4
Rushing yards 68.5 88.5 113.8
Rushing yards per attempt 3.11 3.22 4.11
Completion % 55.4% 63.8% 61.9%
Passing yards 246.5 218.5 213.4
Passing yards per completion 10.72 14.57 10.62
Passing yards per attempt 5.94 9.30 6.58
Interceptions 0.0 0.0 1.0
Fumbles lost 2.5 1.0 0.9
Sacked 3.5 2.5 2.3
Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2007 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Defense Stats Comparison
  STL
 Defense 
TB
 Defense 
NFL
 Average 
Points against 22.0 17.0 20.4
Rushing yards 137.5 119.0 113.8
Rushing yards per attempt 4.17 3.97 4.11
Completion % 65.9% 63.2% 61.9%
Passing yards 149.0 224.0 213.4
Passing yards per completion 10.28 10.42 10.62
Passing yards per attempt 6.77 6.59 6.58
INT return 0.0 0.5 1.0
Fumble recoveries 2.0 1.0 0.9
Sacks 2.0 2.0 2.3
 

Weather
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Team vs. Team History
St. Louis Rams vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 16 2000-12-18 STL TB 35-38 TB
2001 11 2001-11-26 TB STL 24-17 TB
2002 3 2002-09-23 STL TB 14-26 TB
2004 6 2004-10-18 TB STL 21-28 STL
Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 and 2005 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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