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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers - Week 13
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Fantasy | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

GB
DET		 10
 40
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OAK
DAL		 24
 31
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PIT
BAL		 20
 22
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ARI
PHI		 21
 24
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TB
CAR		 6
 27
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TEN
IND		 14
 22
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MIA
NYJ		 23
 3
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JAC
CLE		 32
 28
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DEN
KC		 35
 28
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CHI
MIN		 20
 23
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STL
SF		 13
 23
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ATL
BUF		 34
 31
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CIN
SD		 17
 10
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NE
HOU		 34
 31
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NYG
WAS		 24
 17
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NO
SEA		 7
 34
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Panthers 27, Buccaneers 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Mike Glennon Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 33 Bobby Rainey Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 40 Brian Leonard Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 11 Vincent Jackson Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 62 Tiquan Underwood Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 14 Tim Wright Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 19 Rian Lindell FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 26 Defense / ST  
 
Carolina Panthers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Cam Newton Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 30, 0
 RB 32 Jonathan Stewart Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 35 Mike Tolbert Rush: 20, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
 RB 57 DeAngelo Williams Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 25 Steve Smith Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
WR 42 Brandon LaFell Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 74 Ted Ginn Jr. Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 7 Greg Olsen Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 15 Graham Gano FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 6 Defense / ST  

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 L 6-27 -21
14 2013-12-08 BUF H    
15 2013-12-15 SF H    
16 2013-12-22 STL A    
17 2013-12-29 NO A    
   

Carolina Panthers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 SEA H L 7-12 -5
2 2013-09-15 BUF A L 23-24 -1
3 2013-09-22 NYG H W 38-0 +38
4   Bye      
5 2013-10-06 ARI A L 6-22 -16
6 2013-10-13 MIN A W 35-10 +25
7 2013-10-20 STL H W 30-15 +15
8 2013-10-24 TB A W 31-13 +18
9 2013-11-03 ATL H W 34-10 +24
10 2013-11-10 SF A W 10-9 +1
11 2013-11-18 NE H W 24-20 +4
12 2013-11-24 MIA A W 20-16 +4
13 2013-12-01 TB H W 27-6 +21
14 2013-12-08 NO A    
15 2013-12-15 NYJ H    
16 2013-12-22 NO H    
17 2013-12-29 ATL A    

Injury Report

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Out  K Connor Barth (achilles-tendon)
 K Lawrence Tynes (toe)
Questionable  CB Darrelle Revis (groin)
Probable  MLB Mason Foster (concussion)
 FS Dashon Goldson (other-excused)
 WLB Adam Hayward (foot)
 DL Akeem Spence (wrist)
IR  CB Michael Adams (knee, 11/18/2013)
 TE Nate Byham (knee, 10/1/2013)
 TE Tom Crabtree (biceps, 11/27/2013)
 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)
   

Carolina Panthers
Out  DE Charles Johnson (knee)
Questionable  MLB Chase Blackburn (foot)
 TE Ben Hartsock (knee)
Probable  WR Steve Smith (knee)
 RB Jonathan Stewart (ankle)
 RB Mike Tolbert (knee)
 RB DeAngelo Williams (quadriceps)
IR  FS Charles Godfrey (achilles-tendon, 9/17/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  TB
 Offense 		 CAR
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 23.7 26.3 23.7 CAR
Rushing yards 115.0 118.5 114.7 CAR
Rushing yards per attempt 4.03 3.96 4.19 TB
Completion % 65.5% 62.5% 60.8% TB
Passing yards 219.0 182.8 231.9 TB
Passing yards per completion 9.73 9.67 10.80 TB
Passing yards per attempt 6.37 6.04 6.57 TB
Interceptions 0.0 0.5 0.9 TB
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.0 0.6 CAR
Sacks allowed 3.0 2.5 2.6 CAR
3rd down conversions 33.8% 45.0% 37.9% CAR
4th down conversions 57.1% 100.0% 47.4% CAR
Time of possession 32:15 32:27 30:27 CAR
  Defense Stats Comparison

  TB
 Defense 		 CAR
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 28.7 13.5 23.7 CAR
Rushing yards 128.3 74.5 114.7 CAR
Rushing yards per attempt 4.85 3.74 4.19 CAR
Completion % 64.7% 65.3% 60.8% TB
Passing yards 252.7 248.5 231.9 CAR
Passing yards per completion 11.06 9.38 10.80 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 7.16 6.13 6.57 CAR
INT return 1.3 1.0 0.9 TB
Fumble recoveries 1.0 1.0 0.6 -
Sacks 1.7 3.0 2.6 CAR
3rd down conversions 45.5% 30.3% 37.9% CAR
4th down conversions 75.0% 20.0% 47.4% CAR
Time of possession 30:01 27:33 30:27 CAR

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   TB   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 5.8 13.6 9.9 CAR
Yards per kick return 22.0 21.0 22.9 TB
Yards allowed per punt return 15.7 9.3 9.9 CAR
Yards allowed per kick return 21.3 22.8 22.9 TB
  Misc Stats Comparison

   TB   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 9.3 5.8 6.2 CAR
Penalty yards 89.7 46.8 53.1 CAR

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 7 to 12 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 7 to 12 with no adjustment.

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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

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.