Prediction: Panthers 23, Buccaneers 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 25 |
Josh McCown |
Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 37 |
Doug Martin |
Rush: 45, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0 |
| RB 46 |
Charles Sims |
Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 16 |
Mike Evans |
Rec: 7-80, 1 TD |
| WR 31 |
Vincent Jackson |
Rec: 6-75, 0 TD |
| WR 79 |
Louis Murphy |
Rec: 3-35, 0 TD |
| TE 41 |
Austin Seferian-Jenkins  |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| K 31 |
Patrick Murray |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 25 |
Defense / ST |
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| Carolina Panthers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 21 |
Derek Anderson |
Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0 |
| RB 12 |
Jonathan Stewart |
Rush: 75, 1 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
| RB 52 |
Mike Tolbert |
Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
| WR 18 |
Kelvin Benjamin |
Rec: 6-75, 1 TD |
| WR 77 |
Jerricho Cotchery |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| WR 83 |
Philly Brown |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
| TE 5 |
Greg Olsen |
Rec: 6-60, 0 TD |
| K 27 |
Graham Gano |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 7 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Buccaneers QB Josh McCown aims for 3rd in row vs. Car. with 2+ pass TDs... RB Doug Martin rushed for 138 yards in only game at Car. RB Bobby Rainey had TD catch in Week 1... Rookie WR Mike Evans had 2 TDs last week & has 8 TDs in past 6. Leads NFL rookies with 10 rec. TDs & 935 rec. yards. Averages 16.4 yards per catch, most by rookie (min. 40 catches). WR Vincent Jackson had 10 catches for 159 yards last week. Is 2nd on team with 861 rec. yards & needs 139 for 6th career 1,000-yard season... LB Lavonte David has 30 tackles, sack & INT in past 3 meetings. Since 2013, is only player in NFL with 250+ tackles (265), 5+ sacks (7) & 5+ INTs (5). Leads team with 121 tackles. DT Gerald McCoy had sack in Week 1. Has 6.5 sacks in past 7 & 16 sacks in past 20. LB JACQUIES SMITH has 5 sacks in past 4, incl. 2 sacks last week. CB Johnthan Banks has INT in 4 of past 8. Leads team with 10 PD. DE Larry English had sack & FF last week.
 Panthers QB Cam Newton has won past 2 starts vs. TB. In 6 career starts vs. TB, is 4-2 with 102.9 rating, 10 pass TDs & 6 rush TDs. Last week, had 3 pass TDs with 114 rating & rushed for 83 yards & TD. Has 4 career games with 200+ pass yards, 2+ pass TDs, 80+ rush yards & 1+ rush TD, most in NFL... RB Jonathan Stewart has 7 TDs (6 rush, 1 rec.) in past 9 meetings. Has 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in past 6 at home vs. TB. Rushed for 155 yards & TD (69 yards) last week. RB DeAngelo Williams has 10 TDs (9 rush, 1 rec.) in past 12 meetings. Has 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in past 5 vs. TB at home... Rookie WR Kelvin Benjamin had 6 catches for 92 yards & TD in NFL debut vs. TB. Is 2nd among rookies with 9 rec. TDs & 848 rec. yards. Ties for 2nd among rookies with 59 catches. TE Greg Olsen had 8 catches for 83 yards & TD in Week 1. Had 10 catches for 72 yards & TD last week... LB Luke Kuechly had 9 tackles, sack & FF in Week 1. Since entering NFL in 2012, leads league with 452 tackles. DE Charles Johnson aims for 3rd in row at home with sack. Has sack in 6 of past 9 games.
Results and Schedule
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
CAR |
H |
L 14-20 |
-6 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
STL |
H |
L 17-19 |
-2 |
| 3 |
2014-09-18 |
ATL |
A |
L 14-56 |
-42 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
PIT |
A |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
NO |
A |
L 31-37 |
-6 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
BAL |
H |
L 17-48 |
-31 |
| 7 |
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Bye |
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| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
MIN |
H |
L 13-19 |
-6 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
CLE |
A |
L 17-22 |
-5 |
| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
ATL |
H |
L 17-27 |
-10 |
| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
WAS |
A |
W 27-7 |
+20 |
| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
CHI |
A |
L 13-21 |
-8 |
| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
CIN |
H |
L 13-14 |
-1 |
| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
DET |
A |
L 17-34 |
-17 |
| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
CAR |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
GB |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
NO |
H |
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| Carolina Panthers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
TB |
A |
W 20-14 |
+6 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
DET |
H |
W 24-7 |
+17 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
PIT |
H |
L 19-37 |
-18 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
BAL |
A |
L 10-38 |
-28 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
CHI |
H |
W 31-24 |
+7 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
CIN |
A |
T 37-37 |
0 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
GB |
A |
L 17-38 |
-21 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
SEA |
H |
L 9-13 |
-4 |
| 9 |
2014-10-30 |
NO |
H |
L 10-28 |
-18 |
| 10 |
2014-11-10 |
PHI |
A |
L 21-45 |
-24 |
| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
ATL |
H |
L 17-19 |
-2 |
| 12 |
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Bye |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
MIN |
A |
L 13-31 |
-18 |
| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
NO |
A |
W 41-10 |
+31 |
| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
TB |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
CLE |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
ATL |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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TB
Offense |
CAR
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
16.0 |
17.0 |
22.7 |
CAR |
| Rushing yards |
70.3 |
131.0 |
110.5 |
CAR |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.21 |
5.01 |
4.16 |
CAR |
| Completion % |
55.3% |
56.1% |
62.3% |
CAR |
| Passing yards |
255.3 |
203.7 |
234.7 |
TB |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.69 |
10.49 |
10.76 |
TB |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.02 |
5.88 |
6.70 |
TB |
| Interceptions |
1.8 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
CAR |
| Fumbles lost |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
CAR |
| Sacks allowed |
3.3 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
- |
| 3rd down conversions |
39.5% |
42.3% |
39.9% |
CAR |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
50.0% |
47.1% |
CAR |
| Time of possession |
28:53 |
33:12 |
30:05 |
CAR |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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TB
Defense |
CAR
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
21.0 |
26.0 |
22.7 |
TB |
| Rushing yards |
106.8 |
90.0 |
110.5 |
CAR |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.67 |
3.22 |
4.16 |
CAR |
| Completion % |
68.3% |
63.6% |
62.3% |
CAR |
| Passing yards |
208.8 |
249.3 |
234.7 |
TB |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.77 |
10.03 |
10.76 |
TB |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.67 |
6.39 |
6.70 |
CAR |
| INT return |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
TB |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
CAR |
| Sacks |
3.0 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
TB |
| 3rd down conversions |
38.3% |
38.2% |
39.9% |
CAR |
| 4th down conversions |
40.0% |
50.0% |
47.1% |
TB |
| Time of possession |
31:07 |
26:59 |
30:05 |
CAR |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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TB |
CAR |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
12.3 |
4.7 |
8.6 |
TB |
| Yards per kick return |
17.9 |
20.5 |
23.6 |
CAR |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
1.5 |
20.0 |
8.6 |
TB |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
24.4 |
25.0 |
23.6 |
TB |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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TB |
CAR |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
8.8 |
4.7 |
6.4 |
CAR |
| Penalty yards |
77.5 |
40.0 |
53.4 |
CAR |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 9 to 14 of the 2014 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 9 to 14 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Carolina Panthers |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2002 |
8 |
2002-10-27 |
TB |
CAR |
12-9 |
TB |
| 2002 |
11 |
2002-11-17 |
CAR |
TB |
10-23 |
TB |
| 2003 |
2 |
2003-09-14 |
CAR |
TB |
12-9 |
CAR |
| 2003 |
10 |
2003-11-09 |
TB |
CAR |
24-27 |
CAR |
| 2004 |
12 |
2004-11-28 |
TB |
CAR |
14-21 |
CAR |
| 2004 |
16 |
2004-12-26 |
CAR |
TB |
37-20 |
CAR |
| 2005 |
9 |
2005-11-06 |
CAR |
TB |
34-14 |
CAR |
| 2005 |
14 |
2005-12-11 |
TB |
CAR |
20-10 |
TB |
| 2006 |
3 |
2006-09-24 |
CAR |
TB |
26-24 |
CAR |
| 2006 |
10 |
2006-11-13 |
TB |
CAR |
10-24 |
CAR |
| 2007 |
4 |
2007-09-30 |
TB |
CAR |
20-7 |
TB |
| 2007 |
17 |
2007-12-30 |
CAR |
TB |
31-23 |
CAR |
| 2008 |
6 |
2008-10-12 |
CAR |
TB |
3-27 |
TB |
| 2008 |
14 |
2008-12-08 |
TB |
CAR |
23-38 |
CAR |
| 2009 |
6 |
2009-10-18 |
CAR |
TB |
28-21 |
CAR |
| 2009 |
13 |
2009-12-06 |
TB |
CAR |
6-16 |
CAR |
| 2010 |
2 |
2010-09-19 |
TB |
CAR |
20-7 |
TB |
| 2010 |
10 |
2010-11-14 |
CAR |
TB |
16-31 |
TB |
| 2011 |
13 |
2011-12-04 |
CAR |
TB |
38-19 |
CAR |
| 2011 |
16 |
2011-12-24 |
TB |
CAR |
16-48 |
CAR |
| 2012 |
1 |
2012-09-09 |
CAR |
TB |
10-16 |
TB |
| 2012 |
11 |
2012-11-18 |
TB |
CAR |
27-21 |
TB |
| 2013 |
8 |
2013-10-24 |
CAR |
TB |
31-13 |
CAR |
| 2013 |
13 |
2013-12-01 |
TB |
CAR |
6-27 |
CAR |
| 2014 |
1 |
2014-09-07 |
CAR |
TB |
20-14 |
CAR |
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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.
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