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Final Score Prediction

Buccaneers 23, Cardinals 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Arizona Cardinals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 23 Carson Palmer Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 35 Rashard Mendenhall Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 44 Andre Ellington Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 65 Alfonso Smith Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 17 Larry Fitzgerald Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 36 Michael Floyd Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 57 Andre Roberts Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 21 Robert Housler Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 23 Jay Feely FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 15 Defense / ST  
 
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 29 Mike Glennon Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 5 Doug Martin Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 59 Brian Leonard Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 23 Vincent Jackson Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 50 Mike Williams Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 82 Kevin Ogletree Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 32 Nate Byham Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 18 Rian Lindell FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 13 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Cardinals Last game at Raymond James was Super Bowl XLIII (2/1/09)... Last year vs. TB (11/4/12 with Oak.), QB Carson Palmer set career highs in att. (61) & comp. (39). Passed for 414 yards & 4 TDs in that game. His teams are 11-2 (.846) when he has 120+ rating... RB Rashard Mendenhall rushed for 143 yards & TD in last game vs. TB (9/26/10 with Pit.). RB Alfonso Smith had rush TD last week... Since 2007 (incl. playoffs), WR Larry Fitzgerald leads NFL with 64 rec. TDs. Had 2 TDs in last meeting. In SB at Raymond James, had 7 catches for 127 yards & 2 TDs. WR Andre Roberts has 4 rec. TDs in past 7 Sept. games... Since entering NFL in 2011, CB-PR Patrick Peterson leads NFL with 4 PR-TDs & is only player with 7+ INTs (9) & 3+ PR-TDs (4). LB John Abraham has 122 career sacks, most by active player. DT Darnell Dockett had 3 sacks last week. Since 2007 (incl. playoffs), has 37 sacks, most in NFL by DT. Has 3 sacks, INT & FR in 3 career meetings. Rookie S Tyrann Mathieu had 1st career INT last week.

Buccaneers In last meeting, QB Josh Freeman completed 18 of 25 (72 pct.) for 278 yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 121.8 rating. Has 14 career games with 100+ rating & Bucs are 11-3 (.786)... RB Doug Martin has 1,689 scrimmage yards (129.9 per game) & 11 TDs (10 rush, 1 rec.) in past 13. His 1,689 scrimmage yards are 2nd most in NFL during that span... WR Vincent Jackson had TD catch in only meeting vs. Az. (12/31/06 with SD). Among active players (min. 200 catches), has NFL-best 17.8 avg. (359 catches, 6,403 yards). WR Mike Williams had 4 catches for 105 yards & TD (47 yards) in only meeting... In only game vs. Az. (9/28/08 with NYJ), CB Darrelle Revis had 2 INTs, incl. 32-yard INT-TD. Incl. playoffs, when Revis has INT, his teams are 16-2 (.889). LB Lavonte David is 1 of 2 players in NFL (DE MARCUS WARE) with 3+ sacks (2.5) & INT (1). TB is only team in NFL with 4 players with sack & INT: S Mark Barron & LBs David, Mason Foster & Dekoda Watson. Barron had 0.5 sack & INT last week.


Results and Schedule
Arizona Cardinals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 STL A L 24-27 -3
2 2013-09-15 DET H W 25-21 +4
3 2013-09-22 NO A L 7-31 -24
4 2013-09-29 TB A    
5 2013-10-06 CAR H    
6 2013-10-13 SF A    
7 2013-10-17 SEA H    
8 2013-10-27 ATL H    
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 HOU H    
11 2013-11-17 JAC A    
12 2013-11-24 IND H    
13 2013-12-01 PHI A    
14 2013-12-08 STL H    
15 2013-12-15 TEN A    
16 2013-12-22 SEA A    
17 2013-12-29 SF H    
   
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    
5   Bye      
6 2013-10-13 PHI H    
7 2013-10-20 ATL A    
8 2013-10-24 CAR H    
9 2013-11-03 SEA A    
10 2013-11-11 MIA H    
11 2013-11-17 ATL H    
12 2013-11-24 DET A    
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    

Injury Report
Arizona Cardinals
Out  ILB Kevin Minter (hamstring)
 OLB Alex Okafor (biceps)
 NT Dan Williams (other-excused)
Questionable  SS Rashad Johnson (fingers)
Probable  WR Larry Fitzgerald (hamstring)
 RB Rashard Mendenhall (toe)
IR  OLB Sam Acho (ankle, 9/23/2013)
 OLB Lorenzo Alexander (foot, 9/23/2013)
 TE Jeff King (knee, 8/31/2013)
   
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Out  CB Michael Adams (knee)
 K Connor Barth (achilles-tendon)
 DT Derek Landri (knee)
 K Lawrence Tynes (toe)
Questionable  TE Tom Crabtree (ankle)
 DT Gary Gibson (back)
 WR Vincent Jackson (ribs)
 WR Mike Williams (hamstring)
Probable  DT Gerald McCoy (ankle)
IR  CB Anthony Gaitor (knee, 8/26/2013)
 RB Michael Smith (foot, 8/26/2013)
 TE Luke Stocker (hip, 9/23/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison
  ARI
 Offense 
TB
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 18.7 11.3 22.6 ARI
Rushing yards 86.3 107.3 106.2 TB
Rushing yards per attempt 3.87 4.03 4.05 TB
Completion % 58.3% 45.7% 61.9% ARI
Passing yards 242.0 174.7 247.6 ARI
Passing yards per completion 10.84 12.19 10.87 TB
Passing yards per attempt 6.31 5.57 6.73 ARI
Interceptions 1.3 1.0 0.9 TB
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.7 0.8 ARI
Sacks allowed 3.0 2.3 2.7 TB
3rd down conversions 34.2% 37.2% 38.5% TB
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 40.5% -
Time of possession 29:04 27:20 30:03 ARI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  ARI
 Defense 
TB
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 26.3 19.0 22.6 TB
Rushing yards 73.3 107.0 106.2 ARI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.24 3.91 4.05 ARI
Completion % 66.7% 62.0% 61.9% TB
Passing yards 297.0 237.3 247.6 TB
Passing yards per completion 11.14 9.49 10.87 TB
Passing yards per attempt 7.43 5.88 6.73 TB
INT return 0.7 1.3 0.9 TB
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.3 0.8 ARI
Sacks 1.7 4.0 2.7 TB
3rd down conversions 40.0% 38.3% 38.5% TB
4th down conversions 0.0% 33.3% 40.5% ARI
Time of possession 30:56 32:40 30:03 ARI

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   ARI   TB  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 4.3 7.8 8.0 TB
Yards per kick return 23.8 21.8 23.5 ARI
Yards allowed per punt return 8.0 9.0 8.0 ARI
Yards allowed per kick return 17.3 22.0 23.5 ARI
  Misc Stats Comparison
   ARI   TB  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.3 9.0 6.4 ARI
Penalty yards 42.0 89.3 55.6 ARI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2013 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
Arizona Cardinals vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 17 2005-01-02 TB ARI 7-12 ARI
2007 9 2007-11-04 ARI TB 10-17 TB
2010 8 2010-10-31 TB ARI 38-35 TB

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.