NFL Game Preview: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions - Week 12

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions - Week 12

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NO ATL	17 13
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TB DET	24 21
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SD KC	41 38
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PIT CLE	27 11
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NYJ BAL	3 19
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CAR MIA	20 16
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MIN GB	26 26
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JAC HOU	13 6
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CHI STL	21 42
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IND ARI	11 40
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TEN OAK	23 19
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DAL NYG	24 21
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DEN NE	31 34
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SF WAS	27 6
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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

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.