Game Preview - Week 6: Tennessee Titans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tennessee: The Titans continue post modest offensive numbers but continue to post marks in the win column. Vince Young has yet to throw for more than 200 yards but is completing passes at a 60% clip. LenDale White and Chris Brown continue to share the running load but neither is averaging four yards-per-carry. Brandon Jones leads the team with 13 catches and 172 yards receiving. How is this team winning given these pedestrian numbers? I don't know either, but I'll take them by four over the Bucs.

Start: Titans D/ST
Consider: RB LenDale White, RB Chris Brown, QB Vince Young, TE Bo Scaife
Sit: WR Brandon Jones, TE Ben Troupe, WR Roydell Williams, WR Eric Moulds

Tampa Bay: The Bucs have been decimated at the running back position losing both Cadillac Williams (knee) for the year and Michael Pttman (ankle) for at least a couple months. In steps Earnest Graham who gets the challenge of facing a Titans defense which that ranks in the top five against the run. Good luck Earnest. Tampa's passing game is no great shakes either. Jeff Garcia hasn't thrown for over 200 yards since Week 2 so its no coincidence wide receiver Joey Galloway has cooled off since his outburst against the Saints. One facet of the Bucs' offense needs to get on track in order for Tampa to have a chance and playing at home should help, but look for Tennessee to win ugly, like they always do.

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

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Tennessee Titans
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 14	Vince Young	Pass: 170, 1 Rush: 25, 0
RB 19	LenDale White	Rush: 50, 1 Rec: 1-5, 0
RB 31	Chris Brown	Rush: 40, 0 Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 46	Roydell Williams	Rec: 3-40, 0
WR 51	Eric Moulds	Rec: 3-40, 0
WR 70	Brandon Jones	Rec: 1-10, 0
TE 20	Bo Scaife	Rec: 2-20, 0

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 26	Jeff Garcia	Pass: 165, 1 Rush: 10, 0
RB 17	Earnest Graham	Rush: 60, 1 Rec: 4-25, 0
WR 20	Joey Galloway	Rec: 4-70, 1
WR 43	Ike Hilliard	Rec: 2-30, 0
TE 26	Alex Smith	Rec: 2-15, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Tennessee Titans
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	JAC	A	W 13-10	+3
2	2007-09-16	IND	H	L 20-22	-2
3	2007-09-24	NO	A	W 31-14	+17
4		Bye
5	2007-10-07	ATL	H	W 20-13	+7
6	2007-10-14	TB	A	L 10-13	-3
7	2007-10-21	HOU	A
8	2007-10-28	OAK	H
9	2007-11-04	CAR	H
10	2007-11-11	JAC	H
11	2007-11-19	DEN	A
12	2007-11-25	CIN	A
13	2007-12-02	HOU	H
14	2007-12-09	SD	H
15	2007-12-16	KC	A
16	2007-12-23	NYJ	H
17	2007-12-30	IND	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	W 20-7	+13
5	2007-10-07	IND	A	L 14-33	-19
6	2007-10-14	TEN	H	W 13-10	+3
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

	TEN Offense	TB Offense	NFL Average
Points for	20.0	19.3	21.0
Rushing yards	119.5	119.7	111.1
Rushing yards per attempt	4.11	4.01	4.07
Completion %	63.5%	66.1%	62.2%
Passing yards	164.5	176.7	214.2
Passing yards per completion	8.83	11.41	10.59
Passing yards per attempt	5.61	7.55	6.59
Interceptions	1.0	0.0	1.0
Fumbles lost	1.0	0.7	0.7
Sacked	1.0	0.7	2.1

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 1 to 5 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	TEN Defense	TB Defense	NFL Average
Points against	13.5	13.7	21.0
Rushing yards	76.5	124.7	111.1
Rushing yards per attempt	3.67	3.95	4.07
Completion %	59.0%	62.8%	62.2%
Passing yards	209.0	195.0	214.2
Passing yards per completion	8.88	8.77	10.59
Passing yards per attempt	5.24	5.51	6.59
INT return	1.5	1.0	1.0
Fumble recoveries	0.5	0.7	0.7
Sacks	2.0	1.7	2.1

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Team vs. Team History

Tennessee Titans vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2001	5	2001-10-14	TB	TEN	28-31	TEN
2003	17	2003-12-28	TB	TEN	13-33	TEN

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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