NFL Game Preview: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Jacksonville Jaguars - Week 14

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Jacksonville Jaguars - Week 14

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CLE PIT	3 14
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ATL CAR	31 23
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PHI MIA	26 10
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OAK GB	16 46
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NO TEN	22 17
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NE WAS	34 27
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MIN DET	28 34
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KC NYJ	10 37
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IND BAL	10 24
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HOU CIN	20 19
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TB JAC	14 41
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CHI DEN	10 13
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SF ARI	19 21
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BUF SD	10 37
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NYG DAL	37 34
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STL SEA	13 30
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Buccaneers 20, Jaguars 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 21	Josh Freeman	Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 19	LeGarrette Blount	Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 54	Kregg Lumpkin	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 33	Mike Williams	Rec: 7-80, 0 TD
WR 57	Arrelious Benn	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 84	Preston Parker	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 7	Kellen Winslow	Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 20	Connor Barth	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 9	Defense / ST

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Jacksonville Jaguars
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 29	Blaine Gabbert	Pass: 180, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 4	Maurice Jones-Drew	Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 56	Deji Karim	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 53	Mike Thomas	Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 61	Jarett Dillard	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 93	Cecil Shorts	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 20	Marcedes Lewis	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 30	Josh Scobee	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 11	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman has 2,715 pass yards & needs 285 to reach 3,000 for 2nd consecutive season. When Freeman has 100+ rating, Bucs are 7-2. QB Josh Johnson had 229 pass yards with TD & 45 rush yards last week... In past 2 vs. AFC with 20+ att., RB LeGarrette Blount has rushed for 230 yards (115 per game) & TD (35 yards). In career, when has 19+ carries, team is 6-2. In those 8, has rushed for 773 yards (96.6 per game) & 5 TDs... WR Preston Parker ties for 5th in NFC with 18 catches on 3rd down. Has 287 rec. yards on 3rd down, 3rd most in NFC. TE Kellen Winslow has catch in 88 games in row. Has 56 catches & needs 4 for 5th career season with 60+ receptions. WR Mike Williams aims for 4th in row with 5+ catches & 80+ yards. Has 5 rec. TDs in past 6 Dec./Jan. games... CB Ronde Barber has started 195 consecutive games, most by CB in NFL history. Is only player in NFL annals with 25+ sacks (27) & 40+ INTs (42). DE Adrian Clayborn ranks 3rd among NFC rookies with 5.5 sacks. CB Aqib Talib has INT in 4 of past 6 vs. AFC, incl. INT-TD. Rookie DE DA'QUAN BOWERS had career-best 1.5 sacks last week.

Jaguars Club is 2-0 at home vs. Buccaneers... Rookie QB Blaine Gabbert (No. 10 overall) had season-best 2 TD passes last week... RB Maurice Jones-Drew is averaging 99.3 rush yards per game in past 4. Jones-Drew has rushed for at least 80 yards in 11 of 12 games in '11. Jones-Drew has led club in rush yards & rec. yards in consecutive games (99 rush & 67 rec. in Week 12; 97 rush & 91 rec. in Week 13). Jones-Drew is averaging 103 rush yards per game vs. NFC in '11... TE Marcedes Lewis has most receiving yards (2,532) & TD catches (17) by TE in Jaguar history... WR Mike Thomas has 3 TD rec. in past 5 vs. NFC. Rookie WR Cecil Shorts (4th round, No. 114 overall) recorded 1st career TD reception last week... LB Paul Posluszny leads team with 95 tackles.

Results and Schedule

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	L 3-48	-45
6	2011-10-16	NO	H	W 26-20	+6
7	2011-10-23	CHI	H	L 18-24	-6
8		Bye
9	2011-11-06	NO	A	L 16-27	-11
10	2011-11-13	HOU	H	L 9-37	-28
11	2011-11-20	GB	A	L 26-35	-9
12	2011-11-27	TEN	A	L 17-23	-6
13	2011-12-04	CAR	H	L 19-38	-19
14	2011-12-11	JAC	A	L 14-41	-27
15	2011-12-17	DAL	H
16	2011-12-24	CAR	A
17	2012-01-01	ATL	A

Jacksonville Jaguars
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2011-09-11	TEN	H	W 16-14	+2
2	2011-09-18	NYJ	A	L 3-32	-29
3	2011-09-25	CAR	A	L 10-16	-6
4	2011-10-02	NO	H	L 10-23	-13
5	2011-10-09	CIN	H	L 20-30	-10
6	2011-10-16	PIT	A	L 13-17	-4
7	2011-10-24	BAL	H	W 12-7	+5
8	2011-10-30	HOU	A	L 14-24	-10
9		Bye
10	2011-11-13	IND	A	W 17-3	+14
11	2011-11-20	CLE	A	L 10-14	-4
12	2011-11-27	HOU	H	L 13-20	-7
13	2011-12-05	SD	H	L 14-38	-24
14	2011-12-11	TB	H	W 41-14	+27
15	2011-12-15	ATL	A
16	2011-12-24	TEN	A
17	2012-01-01	IND	H

Injury Report

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Out	CB Aqib Talib (Hamstring)
Doubtful	SS Larry Asante (Hamstring)
Questionable	QB Josh Freeman (Right Shoulder)
Probable	DE Michael Bennett (Groin) OLB Adam Hayward (Foot) OT James Lee (Knee) DT Brian Price (Ankle) TE Luke Stocker (Hip)
IR	DE Tim Crowder (Concussion) FB Earnest Graham (Left Achilles) FS Cody Grimm (Right Knee) DT Gerald McCoy (Biceps)

Jacksonville Jaguars
Out	DE Matt Roth (Concussion)
Questionable	FS Dwight Lowery (Shoulder)
Probable	DT Tyson Alualu (Not Injury Related) RB Maurice Jones-Drew (Not Injury Related) TE Marcedes Lewis (Ankle) WR Cecil Shorts (Hamstring) OT Guy Whimper (Thigh)
IR	OLB Kyle Bosworth (Broken Left Hand) OT Eben Britton (Back) DE John Chick (Knee) CB Derek Cox (Knee) FS Courtney Greene (Hamstring) CB Rod Issac (Hamstring) RB Rashad Jennings (Knee) DE Aaron Kampman (Knee) DE Austen Lane (Shoulder) CB Rashean Mathis (Torn Left ACL) CB William Middleton (Knee) TE Zach Miller (Shoulder) OLB Aaron Morgan (Shoulder) TE Martin Rucker (Undisclosed) OLB Clint Session (Head) DT D'Anthony Smith (Foot)

Offense Stats Comparison

	TB Offense	JAC Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	17.3	13.7	21.3	TB
Rushing yards	98.3	114.0	116.3	JAC
Rushing yards per attempt	4.50	3.78	4.18	TB
Completion %	61.2%	50.9%	60.0%	TB
Passing yards	224.7	145.7	222.9	TB
Passing yards per completion	11.05	8.49	11.11	TB
Passing yards per attempt	6.76	4.32	6.66	TB
Interceptions	1.3	1.0	1.0	JAC
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.0	0.5	JAC
Sacks allowed	2.0	1.7	2.3	JAC
3rd down conversions	28.8%	40.5%	37.6%	JAC
4th down conversions	16.7%	25.0%	45.7%	JAC
Time of possession	28:02	31:26	30:15	JAC

Defense Stats Comparison

	TB Defense	JAC Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	33.0	19.3	21.3	JAC
Rushing yards	181.0	125.0	116.3	JAC
Rushing yards per attempt	4.95	4.18	4.18	JAC
Completion %	66.0%	66.9%	60.0%	TB
Passing yards	238.3	172.0	222.9	JAC
Passing yards per completion	12.39	10.08	11.11	JAC
Passing yards per attempt	8.17	6.74	6.66	JAC
INT return	0.7	0.3	1.0	TB
Fumble recoveries	0.0	0.7	0.5	JAC
Sacks	1.7	1.3	2.3	TB
3rd down conversions	46.7%	35.8%	37.6%	JAC
4th down conversions	60.0%	0.0%	45.7%	JAC
Time of possession	31:58	28:34	30:15	JAC

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	TB	JAC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	15.4	3.5	10.0	TB
Yards per kick return	25.8	20.9	23.6	TB
Yards allowed per punt return	12.1	8.8	10.0	JAC
Yards allowed per kick return	28.9	36.0	23.6	TB

Misc Stats Comparison

	TB	JAC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	8.0	4.7	6.4	JAC
Penalty yards	59.0	41.3	54.0	JAC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2011 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 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2003	13	2003-11-30	TB	JAC	10-17	JAC
2007	8	2007-10-28	JAC	TB	24-23	JAC

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.