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Indianapolis Colts at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Week 4
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

WAS
STL		 17
 10
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MIN
KC		 17
 22
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PIT
HOU		 10
 17
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SF
PHI		 24
 23
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DET
DAL		 34
 30
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TEN
CLE		 31
 13
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CAR
CHI		 29
 34
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BUF
CIN		 20
 23
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NO
JAC		 23
 10
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NYG
ARI		 31
 27
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ATL
SEA		 30
 28
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MIA
SD		 16
 26
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DEN
GB		 23
 49
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NE
OAK		 31
 19
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NYJ
BAL		 17
 34
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IND
TB		 17
 24
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Buccaneers 20, Colts 16

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Indianapolis Colts
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 31 Curtis Painter Pass: 180, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 26 Joseph Addai Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 61 Delone Carter Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 33 Reggie Wayne Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 74 Austin Collie Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 78 Pierre Garcon Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 11 Dallas Clark Rec: 3-40, 1 TD
K 16 Adam Vinatieri FG: 3/3 XP: 1/1
DEF 22 Defense / ST  
View all Week 4 Rankings or Projections
  
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 21 Josh Freeman Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 18 LeGarrette Blount Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 49 Earnest Graham Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 41 Mike Williams Rec: 6-70, 0 TD
WR 67 Preston Parker Rec: 2-40, 0 TD
WR 84 Arrelious Benn Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 17 Kellen Winslow Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 23 Connor Barth FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 11 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Colts Club has won 9 of past 10 games on MNF... Colts are 6-2 vs. NFC under head coach JIM CALDWELL... QB Kerry Collins (40,922) needs 78 passing yards to become 10th player in NFL history to reach 41,000. Since '08, is 5-0 as starter vs. NFC... RB Joseph Addai gained season-best 86 rushing yards last week on 17 carries (5.1 avg.) with 1 TD. In past 2 vs. NFC, Addai averages 110 rush yards per game (220 total)... WR Reggie Wayne (10,944) needs 56 receiving yards to reach 11,000 career. In past 4 vs. NFC, Wayne is averaging 112.5 receiving yards per game (450 total)... DE Dwight Freeney had 2 sacks & 1 FF last week. Freeney (97) needs 3 sacks to reach 100 career. Aims for 3rd straight game with FF. DE Robert Mathis registered sack, FF & FR last game... Rookie S Joe Lefeged (undrafted free agent) posted 1st career INT last week.

Buccaneers Host 1st MNF game since 11/24/03 (TB 19, NYG 13). Have won 5 of past 7 at home on Mon... QB Josh Freeman has won 4 of past 5 starts. In career, when Freeman starts & has 100+ rating, Bucs are 7-1. Had rush TD last week... RB LeGarrette Blount had 24 carries for 81 yards vs. Atl. Bucs have won 6 of 7 games when Blount has 18+ att. RB Earnest Graham has team-best 20 catches & ties for 3rd in NFL among RBs... WR Mike Williams has 5 TDs in past 6. Has 5+ catches in 3 of 4 career games vs. AFC & has 2 rec. TDs. WR Preston Parker leads team with 153 rec. yards. TE Kellen Winslow has catch in 79 games in row... CB Ronde Barber has started 186 consecutive games, most by CB in NFL history. Had INT last week. Only player in NFL history with 25+ sacks (26) & 40+ INTs (41). In last MNF game vs. Ind. (10/6/03), had 29-yard INT-TD. Aims for 3rd MNF game in row with INT. Rookie DE Adrian Clayborn had sack & FF in Week 3.


Results and Schedule
Indianapolis Colts
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 HOU A L 7-34 -27
2 2011-09-18 CLE H L 19-27 -8
3 2011-09-25 PIT H L 20-23 -3
4 2011-10-03 TB A L 17-24 -7
5 2011-10-09 KC H    
6 2011-10-16 CIN A    
7 2011-10-23 NO A    
8 2011-10-30 TEN A    
9 2011-11-06 ATL H    
10 2011-11-13 JAC H    
11   Bye      
12 2011-11-27 CAR H    
13 2011-12-04 NE A    
14 2011-12-11 BAL A    
15 2011-12-18 TEN H    
16 2011-12-22 HOU H    
17 2012-01-01 JAC A    
   
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 DET H L 20-27 -7
2 2011-09-18 MIN A W 24-20 +4
3 2011-09-25 ATL H W 16-13 +3
4 2011-10-03 IND H W 24-17 +7
5 2011-10-09 SF A    
6 2011-10-16 NO H    
7 2011-10-23 CHI H    
8   Bye      
9 2011-11-06 NO A    
10 2011-11-13 HOU H    
11 2011-11-20 GB A    
12 2011-11-27 TEN A    
13 2011-12-04 CAR H    
14 2011-12-11 JAC A    
15 2011-12-17 DAL H    
16 2011-12-24 CAR A    
17 2012-01-01 ATL A    

Injury Report
Indianapolis Colts
Out  QB Peyton Manning (Neck)
Questionable  FS Antoine Bethea (Heel)
 QB Kerry Collins (Head)
 TE Brody Eldridge (Knee)
 DE Dwight Freeney (Ankle)
 DT Fili Moala (Ankle)
 OLB Ernie Sims (Knee)
IR  MLB Gary Brackett (Shoulder)
 SS Melvin Bullitt (Right Shoulder)
   
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Out  WR Sammie Stroughter (Foot)
Questionable  OLB Quincy Black (Ankle)
Probable  QB Josh Johnson (Ankle)
 TE Kellen Winslow (Not Injury Related)
Suspended  FS Tanard Jackson (Substance Abuse, indefinitely)
IR  FS Cody Grimm (Right Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  IND
 Offense 		 TB
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 15.3 20.0 22.5 TB
Rushing yards 90.0 92.0 103.9 TB
Rushing yards per attempt 4.29 3.89 4.01 IND
Completion % 48.6% 67.0% 61.8% TB
Passing yards 164.0 222.3 245.4 TB
Passing yards per completion 9.28 9.14 11.33 IND
Passing yards per attempt 4.51 6.12 7.00 TB
Interceptions 0.3 1.3 1.0 IND
Fumbles lost 1.3 0.3 0.7 TB
Sacks allowed 2.0 1.3 2.4 TB
3rd down conversions 30.8% 45.0% 38.1% TB
4th down conversions 0.0% 66.7% 47.4% TB
Time of possession 24:55 28:39 30:01 TB
  Defense Stats Comparison
  IND
 Defense 		 TB
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 28.0 20.0 22.5 TB
Rushing yards 113.3 114.0 103.9 IND
Rushing yards per attempt 3.30 4.12 4.01 IND
Completion % 68.8% 61.8% 61.8% TB
Passing yards 251.7 270.7 245.4 IND
Passing yards per completion 11.80 11.94 11.33 IND
Passing yards per attempt 8.12 7.38 7.00 TB
INT return 1.0 0.7 1.0 IND
Fumble recoveries 1.3 1.0 0.7 IND
Sacks 1.7 2.0 2.4 TB
3rd down conversions 50.0% 34.3% 38.1% TB
4th down conversions 100.0% 50.0% 47.4% TB
Time of possession 35:05 31:21 30:01 TB

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   IND   TB  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 2.0 10.8 10.7 TB
Yards per kick return 23.6 32.2 24.7 TB
Yards allowed per punt return 23.1 5.9 10.7 TB
Yards allowed per kick return 42.0 15.0 24.7 TB
  Misc Stats Comparison
   IND   TB  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.3 7.0 6.5 IND
Penalty yards 34.0 52.7 54.4 IND

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2011 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.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Indianapolis Colts vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 5 2003-10-06 IND TB 38-35 IND
2007 5 2007-10-07 TB IND 14-33 IND

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.