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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 14 Mike Glennon Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 29 Bobby Rainey Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 35 Brian Leonard Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 6 Vincent Jackson Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 58 Tiquan Underwood Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 13 Tim Wright Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 27 Rian Lindell FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 24 Defense / ST  
 
Detroit Lions
Rank  Player Projections
QB 4 Matthew Stafford Pass: 310, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 4 Reggie Bush Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 39 Joique Bell Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 1 Calvin Johnson Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 43 Nate Burleson Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 53 Kris Durham Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 19 Brandon Pettigrew Rec: 3-40, 1 TD
TE 30 Joseph Fauria Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 7 David Akers FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 7 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Buccaneers Aim for 3rd win in row... Rookie QB Mike Glennon had career-best 87 comp. pct. (20 of 23) & 137.5 rating last week. Has 8 TDs vs. 1 INT in past 5... RB Bobby Rainey rushed for 163 yards with 2 TDs & had rec. TD last week. Is 1st since EDGERRIN JAMES (1999) with 150+ rush yards, 2+ rush TDs, 1+ rec. TD in game in 1st 10 games to start career... Among active players (min. 200 catches), WR Vincent Jackson has NFL-best 17.4 avg. (400 catches, 6,965 yards). Had 10 catches for 165 yards & TD last week... LB Lavonte David is only player in NFL with 80+ tackles (86), 5+ sacks (5) & INT (1). S Mark Barron is 2nd on club with 65 tackles. DT Gerald McCoy had career-high 3 sacks last week & has 4 sacks in past 2. Incl. playoffs, when CB Darrelle Revis has INT, his teams are 17-3. Leads team with 7 PD. Also has club-best 2 FFs. LB Mason Foster had 37-yard INT-TD last week & is 1 of 3 players with 2 INT-TDs this season.

Lions In only career meeting, QB Matthew Stafford passed for 305 yards, 3 TDs & 118.9 rating. Has 101 career TD passes in 55 games & is 4th fastest in NFL history to reach 100. Has 16,005 pass yards & passed HOFer BOBBY LAYNE (15,710) for most in team history... RB Reggie Bush ranks 5th in NFL with 113.3 scrimmage yards per game. In last game vs. TB (1/2/11 with NO), had 125 scrimmage yards (70 rush, 55 rec.). RB Joique Bell had rush TD last week... WR Calvin Johnson has 35 catches for 746 yards (186.5 per game) & 7 TDs in past 4. Averages 88.3 yards per game in career, highest in NFL history (min. 100 games). Since 2011, leads NFL with 4,728 rec. yards & 115.3 rec. yards per game. Since 2008, leads NFL with 8,163 rec. yards & 61 rec. TDs. Has 1,083 rec. yards, his franchise-record 5th 1,000-yard season... LBs DeAndre Levy & Stephen Tulloch lead team with 81 tackles. Levy ties for NFL lead with career-high 5 INTs. DT Nick Fairley aims for 3rd game in row with sack. DE Ziggy Ansah ties for 2nd among NFC rookies with 3 sacks. CB Chris Houston had INT in last game vs. TB.


Results and Schedule

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 NYJ A L 17-18 -1
2 2013-09-15 NO H L 14-16 -2
3 2013-09-22 NE A L 3-23 -20
4 2013-09-29 ARI H L 10-13 -3
5   Bye      
6 2013-10-13 PHI H L 20-31 -11
7 2013-10-20 ATL A L 23-31 -8
8 2013-10-24 CAR H L 13-31 -18
9 2013-11-03 SEA A L 24-27 -3
10 2013-11-11 MIA H    
11 2013-11-17 ATL H W 41-28 +13
12 2013-11-24 DET A W 24-21 +3
13 2013-12-01 CAR A    
14 2013-12-08 BUF H    
15 2013-12-15 SF H    
16 2013-12-22 STL A    
17 2013-12-29 NO A    
   

Detroit Lions
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 MIN H W 34-24 +10
2 2013-09-15 ARI A L 21-25 -4
3 2013-09-22 WAS A W 27-20 +7
4 2013-09-29 CHI H W 40-32 +8
5 2013-10-06 GB A L 9-22 -13
6 2013-10-13 CLE A W 31-17 +14
7 2013-10-20 CIN H L 24-27 -3
8 2013-10-27 DAL H W 31-30 +1
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 CHI A W 21-19 +2
11 2013-11-17 PIT A L 27-37 -10
12 2013-11-24 TB H L 21-24 -3
13 2013-11-28 GB H    
14 2013-12-08 PHI A    
15 2013-12-16 BAL H    
16 2013-12-22 NYG H    
17 2013-12-29 MIN A    

Injury Report

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Out  K Connor Barth (achilles-tendon)
 MLB Mason Foster (concussion)
 K Lawrence Tynes (toe)
Probable  CB Johnthan Banks (shoulder)
 DE Da'Quan Bowers (concussion)
 DL Akeem Spence (wrist)
IR  CB Michael Adams (knee, 11/18/2013)
 TE Nate Byham (knee, 10/1/2013)
 CB Anthony Gaitor (knee, 8/26/2013)
 RB Mike James (ankle, 11/13/2013)
 RB Doug Martin (shoulder, 11/8/2013)
 RB Michael Smith (foot, 8/26/2013)
 TE Luke Stocker (hip, 9/23/2013)
 WR Mike Williams (hamstring, 10/28/2013)
   

Detroit Lions
Questionable  RB Joique Bell (achilles-tendon)
 DE Israel Idonije (knee)
 RB Montell Owens (knee)
 SS Glover Quin (ankle)
Probable  DE Ziggy Ansah (ankle)
 CB Dwight Bentley (knee)
 WR Nate Burleson (arm)
 FS Louis Delmas (knee)
 WR Calvin Johnson (knee)
 TE Brandon Pettigrew (knee)
IR  WR Ryan Broyles (achilles-tendon, 10/30/2013)
 DE Jason Jones (knee, 9/23/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  TB
 Offense 
DET
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 22.3 27.3 23.7 DET
Rushing yards 130.3 122.7 114.3 TB
Rushing yards per attempt 4.63 4.44 4.17 TB
Completion % 64.2% 55.2% 60.7% TB
Passing yards 233.0 316.3 231.8 DET
Passing yards per completion 9.18 13.40 10.87 DET
Passing yards per attempt 5.89 7.39 6.61 DET
Interceptions 0.0 1.0 1.0 TB
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.7 0.5 TB
Sacks allowed 2.7 0.7 2.6 DET
3rd down conversions 36.1% 48.6% 38.4% DET
4th down conversions 55.6% 28.6% 48.8% TB
Time of possession 34:38 32:07 50:22 TB
  Defense Stats Comparison

  TB
 Defense 
DET
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 30.0 25.3 23.7 DET
Rushing yards 139.7 53.0 114.3 DET
Rushing yards per attempt 4.77 2.88 4.17 DET
Completion % 68.4% 59.7% 60.7% DET
Passing yards 252.7 309.0 231.8 TB
Passing yards per completion 11.48 12.48 10.87 TB
Passing yards per attempt 7.85 7.45 6.61 DET
INT return 0.7 0.3 1.0 TB
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.0 0.5 TB
Sacks 1.3 1.3 2.6 -
3rd down conversions 44.4% 35.7% 38.4% DET
4th down conversions 66.7% 75.0% 48.8% TB
Time of possession 27:39 27:53 50:22 TB

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   TB   DET  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.7 3.7 9.7 TB
Yards per kick return 19.9 26.9 23.1 DET
Yards allowed per punt return 13.0 6.2 9.7 DET
Yards allowed per kick return 20.8 27.5 23.1 TB
  Misc Stats Comparison

   TB   DET  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 9.0 7.0 6.2 DET
Penalty yards 91.3 52.3 52.7 DET

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2013 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 6 to 11 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

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.