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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Jets - Week 1
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

BAL
DEN		 27
 49
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TEN
PIT		 16
 9
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TB
NYJ		 17
 18
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SEA
CAR		 12
 7
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OAK
IND		 17
 21
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NE
BUF		 23
 21
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MIN
DET		 24
 34
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MIA
CLE		 23
 10
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KC
JAC		 28
 2
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CIN
CHI		 21
 24
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ATL
NO		 17
 23
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GB
SF		 28
 34
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ARI
STL		 24
 27
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NYG
DAL		 31
 36
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PHI
WAS		 33
 27
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HOU
SD		 31
 28
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Buccaneers 24, Jets 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 Josh Freeman Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 4 Doug Martin Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 10 Vincent Jackson Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 28 Mike Williams Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 79 Kevin Ogletree Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 32 Luke Stocker Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 28 Rian Lindell FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 2 Defense / ST  
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New York Jets
Rank  Player Projections
QB 30 Geno Smith Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
 RB 33 Bilal Powell Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
 RB 38 Chris Ivory Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 52 Stephen Hill Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
 WR 61 Jeremy Kerley Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
 WR 77 Santonio Holmes Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 27 Kellen Winslow Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 27 Nick Folk FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 17 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Buccaneers Head coach GREG SCHIANO was born in NJ & was Rutgers head coach from 2000-11... Last year, team had 3,500-yard passer (QB Josh Freeman, 4,065), 1,200-yard rusher (RB Doug Martin, 1,454) & 1,200-yard receiver (WR Vincent Jackson, 1,384) for 1st time in franchise history... QB Freeman set franchise records with 4,065 yards & 27 TD passes last year. Only player in team history with 3 consecutive 3,400-yard seasons... Pro Bowl RB Martin ranked 3rd in NFL with 1,926 scrimmage yards (1,454 rush, 472 rec.) & scored 12 scrimmage TDs (11 rush, 1 rec.). His 1,926 scrimmage yards are 3rd most in NFL history by rookie... Pro Bowl WR Jackson led NFL with 19.2 rec. avg. last year. His 1,384 rec. yards were 2nd most in season in team history. WR Mike Williams had TD catch in 4 of final 5 games of 2012. Had career-best 996 rec. yards last year... CB Darrelle Revis makes TB debut. Drafted by NYJ in 1st round of 2007 Draft (No. 14 overall) & was selected to 4 Pro Bowls in his 6 seasons with NY. LB Lavonte David led team as rookie last season with 139 tackles. LB Mason Foster ranked 2nd with 104 tackles. Pro Bowl DT Gerald McCoy had career-best 5 sacks last year.

Jets Club is 6-0 all-time vs. TB at home... REX RYAN is 3-1 on KO Weekend... Aim for 3rd win in row vs. NFC... QB Mark Sanchez is 33-29 (.532) as starter. Rookie QB Geno Smith (No. 39 overall) passed for 11,662 yards w/ 98 TDs vs. 21 INTs at WVU... RB Bilal Powell had career-best 4 rush TDs in '12 . For career, RB Chris Ivory averages 7 yards/carry vs. TB (37 att., 258 yards)... WR Santonio Holmes has 123 rec. for 1,672 yards & 15 TDs in 3 seasons w/ NYJ. WR Stephen Hill had 5 rec. for 89 yards & 2 TDs on '12 KO Weekend. WR Jeremy Kerley had career-bests in rec. (56), rec. yards (827) & TDs (2) in '12. Had 68-yard PR-TD on KO Weekend last year... LB David Harris led team w/ 138 tackles in '12... Since '06, CB Antonio Cromartie has 25 INTs, 5th-most in NFL during span... DE Muhammad Wilkerson had career-high 5 sacks in '12.


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    
3 2013-09-22 NE A    
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    
   
New York Jets
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 TB H W 18-17 +1
2 2013-09-12 NE A    
3 2013-09-22 BUF H    
4 2013-09-29 TEN A    
5 2013-10-07 ATL A    
6 2013-10-13 PIT H    
7 2013-10-20 NE H    
8 2013-10-27 CIN A    
9 2013-11-03 NO H    
10   Bye      
11 2013-11-17 BUF A    
12 2013-11-24 BAL A    
13 2013-12-01 MIA H    
14 2013-12-08 OAK H    
15 2013-12-15 CAR A    
16 2013-12-22 CLE H    
17 2013-12-29 MIA A    

Injury Report
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Out  K Connor Barth (achilles-tendon)
 TE Tom Crabtree (ankle)
 K Lawrence Tynes (toe)
Questionable  RB Mike James (eye)
 FB Erik Lorig (calf)
Probable  CB Darrelle Revis (knee)
IR  CB Anthony Gaitor (knee, 8/26/2013)
 RB Michael Smith (foot, 8/26/2013)
   
New York Jets
Out  OLB Quinton Coples (ankle)
 QB Mark Sanchez (shoulder)
Questionable  NT Kenrick Ellis (back)
 WR Santonio Holmes (foot)
Probable  ILB Nick Bellore (oblique)
 CB Antonio Cromartie (hip)
 DE Leger Douzable (other-illness)
 ILB David Harris (hip)
 WR Stephen Hill (knee)
 WR Jeremy Kerley (fingers)
 CB Ellis Lankster (foot)
 CB Dee Milliner (achilles-tendon)
 QB Geno Smith (ankle)
 TE Kellen Winslow (knee)
IR  CB Aaron Berry (knee, 7/27/2013)
 ILB Josh Mauga (back, 9/1/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison
  TB
 Offense 		 NYJ
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 19.8 13.3 22.3 TB
Rushing yards 88.5 141.0 119.6 NYJ
Rushing yards per attempt 3.86 3.99 4.34 NYJ
Completion % 53.0% 57.0% 59.3% NYJ
Passing yards 263.0 143.5 223.1 TB
Passing yards per completion 12.05 9.84 11.02 TB
Passing yards per attempt 6.39 5.60 6.53 TB
Interceptions 1.5 1.5 0.9 -
Fumbles lost 0.3 1.3 0.6 TB
Sacks allowed 1.8 2.5 2.3 TB
3rd down conversions 38.1% 33.8% 38.2% TB
4th down conversions 12.5% 20.0% 45.1% NYJ
Time of possession 30:24 30:53 30:18 NYJ
  Defense Stats Comparison
  TB
 Defense 		 NYJ
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 26.5 19.8 22.3 NYJ
Rushing yards 81.0 117.8 119.6 TB
Rushing yards per attempt 3.66 4.11 4.34 TB
Completion % 65.8% 49.4% 59.3% NYJ
Passing yards 272.8 164.0 223.1 NYJ
Passing yards per completion 10.74 12.18 11.02 TB
Passing yards per attempt 7.06 6.02 6.53 NYJ
INT return 0.5 0.3 0.9 TB
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.3 0.6 TB
Sacks 1.0 2.3 2.3 NYJ
3rd down conversions 38.5% 27.9% 38.2% NYJ
4th down conversions 60.0% 85.7% 45.1% TB
Time of possession 29:36 29:07 30:18 NYJ

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   TB   NYJ  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 13.3 7.8 10.0 TB
Yards per kick return 20.3 23.0 22.9 NYJ
Yards allowed per punt return 12.9 13.5 10.0 TB
Yards allowed per kick return 26.3 19.2 22.9 NYJ
  Misc Stats Comparison
   TB   NYJ  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.5 4.0 6.1 NYJ
Penalty yards 44.8 29.5 50.7 NYJ

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2012 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New York Jets
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 4 2000-09-24 NYJ TB 21-17 NYJ
2005 5 2005-10-09 TB NYJ 12-14 NYJ
2009 14 2009-12-13 NYJ TB 26-3 NYJ

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.