Final Score Prediction
Buccaneers 23, Cardinals 20
Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
Arizona Cardinals |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 23 |
Carson Palmer |
Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 35 |
Rashard Mendenhall |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
RB 44 |
Andre Ellington |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
RB 65 |
Alfonso Smith |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
WR 17 |
Larry Fitzgerald |
Rec: 4-60, 0 TD |
WR 36 |
Michael Floyd |
Rec: 4-60, 0 TD |
WR 57 |
Andre Roberts |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
TE 21 |
Robert Housler |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
K 23 |
Jay Feely |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
DEF 15 |
Defense / ST |
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 29 |
Mike Glennon |
Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 5 |
Doug Martin |
Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
RB 59 |
Brian Leonard |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
WR 23 |
Vincent Jackson  |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
WR 50 |
Mike Williams |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
WR 82 |
Kevin Ogletree |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
TE 32 |
Nate Byham |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
K 18 |
Rian Lindell |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
DEF 13 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Cardinals Last game at Raymond James was Super Bowl XLIII (2/1/09)... Last year vs. TB (11/4/12 with Oak.), QB Carson Palmer set career highs in att. (61) & comp. (39). Passed for 414 yards & 4 TDs in that game. His teams are 11-2 (.846) when he has 120+ rating... RB Rashard Mendenhall rushed for 143 yards & TD in last game vs. TB (9/26/10 with Pit.). RB Alfonso Smith had rush TD last week... Since 2007 (incl. playoffs), WR Larry Fitzgerald leads NFL with 64 rec. TDs. Had 2 TDs in last meeting. In SB at Raymond James, had 7 catches for 127 yards & 2 TDs. WR Andre Roberts has 4 rec. TDs in past 7 Sept. games... Since entering NFL in 2011, CB-PR Patrick Peterson leads NFL with 4 PR-TDs & is only player with 7+ INTs (9) & 3+ PR-TDs (4). LB John Abraham has 122 career sacks, most by active player. DT Darnell Dockett had 3 sacks last week. Since 2007 (incl. playoffs), has 37 sacks, most in NFL by DT. Has 3 sacks, INT & FR in 3 career meetings. Rookie S Tyrann Mathieu had 1st career INT last week.
Buccaneers In last meeting, QB Josh Freeman completed 18 of 25 (72 pct.) for 278 yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 121.8 rating. Has 14 career games with 100+ rating & Bucs are 11-3 (.786)... RB Doug Martin has 1,689 scrimmage yards (129.9 per game) & 11 TDs (10 rush, 1 rec.) in past 13. His 1,689 scrimmage yards are 2nd most in NFL during that span... WR Vincent Jackson had TD catch in only meeting vs. Az. (12/31/06 with SD). Among active players (min. 200 catches), has NFL-best 17.8 avg. (359 catches, 6,403 yards). WR Mike Williams had 4 catches for 105 yards & TD (47 yards) in only meeting... In only game vs. Az. (9/28/08 with NYJ), CB Darrelle Revis had 2 INTs, incl. 32-yard INT-TD. Incl. playoffs, when Revis has INT, his teams are 16-2 (.889). LB Lavonte David is 1 of 2 players in NFL (DE MARCUS WARE) with 3+ sacks (2.5) & INT (1). TB is only team in NFL with 4 players with sack & INT: S Mark Barron & LBs David, Mason Foster & Dekoda Watson. Barron had 0.5 sack & INT last week.
Results and Schedule
Arizona Cardinals |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2013-09-08 |
STL |
A |
L 24-27 |
-3 |
2 |
2013-09-15 |
DET |
H |
W 25-21 |
+4 |
3 |
2013-09-22 |
NO |
A |
L 7-31 |
-24 |
4 |
2013-09-29 |
TB |
A |
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5 |
2013-10-06 |
CAR |
H |
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6 |
2013-10-13 |
SF |
A |
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7 |
2013-10-17 |
SEA |
H |
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8 |
2013-10-27 |
ATL |
H |
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9 |
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Bye |
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10 |
2013-11-10 |
HOU |
H |
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11 |
2013-11-17 |
JAC |
A |
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12 |
2013-11-24 |
IND |
H |
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13 |
2013-12-01 |
PHI |
A |
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14 |
2013-12-08 |
STL |
H |
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15 |
2013-12-15 |
TEN |
A |
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16 |
2013-12-22 |
SEA |
A |
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17 |
2013-12-29 |
SF |
H |
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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 |
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5 |
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Bye |
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6 |
2013-10-13 |
PHI |
H |
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7 |
2013-10-20 |
ATL |
A |
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8 |
2013-10-24 |
CAR |
H |
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9 |
2013-11-03 |
SEA |
A |
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10 |
2013-11-11 |
MIA |
H |
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11 |
2013-11-17 |
ATL |
H |
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12 |
2013-11-24 |
DET |
A |
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13 |
2013-12-01 |
CAR |
A |
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14 |
2013-12-08 |
BUF |
H |
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15 |
2013-12-15 |
SF |
H |
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16 |
2013-12-22 |
STL |
A |
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17 |
2013-12-29 |
NO |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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ARI Offense |
TB Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
18.7 |
11.3 |
22.6 |
ARI |
Rushing yards |
86.3 |
107.3 |
106.2 |
TB |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.87 |
4.03 |
4.05 |
TB |
Completion % |
58.3% |
45.7% |
61.9% |
ARI |
Passing yards |
242.0 |
174.7 |
247.6 |
ARI |
Passing yards per completion |
10.84 |
12.19 |
10.87 |
TB |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.31 |
5.57 |
6.73 |
ARI |
Interceptions |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
TB |
Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
ARI |
Sacks allowed |
3.0 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
TB |
3rd down conversions |
34.2% |
37.2% |
38.5% |
TB |
4th down conversions |
0.0% |
0.0% |
40.5% |
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Time of possession |
29:04 |
27:20 |
30:03 |
ARI |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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ARI Defense |
TB Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
26.3 |
19.0 |
22.6 |
TB |
Rushing yards |
73.3 |
107.0 |
106.2 |
ARI |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.24 |
3.91 |
4.05 |
ARI |
Completion % |
66.7% |
62.0% |
61.9% |
TB |
Passing yards |
297.0 |
237.3 |
247.6 |
TB |
Passing yards per completion |
11.14 |
9.49 |
10.87 |
TB |
Passing yards per attempt |
7.43 |
5.88 |
6.73 |
TB |
INT return |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
TB |
Fumble recoveries |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
ARI |
Sacks |
1.7 |
4.0 |
2.7 |
TB |
3rd down conversions |
40.0% |
38.3% |
38.5% |
TB |
4th down conversions |
0.0% |
33.3% |
40.5% |
ARI |
Time of possession |
30:56 |
32:40 |
30:03 |
ARI |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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ARI |
TB |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
4.3 |
7.8 |
8.0 |
TB |
Yards per kick return |
23.8 |
21.8 |
23.5 |
ARI |
Yards allowed per punt return |
8.0 |
9.0 |
8.0 |
ARI |
Yards allowed per kick return |
17.3 |
22.0 |
23.5 |
ARI |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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ARI |
TB |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
5.3 |
9.0 |
6.4 |
ARI |
Penalty yards |
42.0 |
89.3 |
55.6 |
ARI |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2013 season with no adjustment. Once
more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the
best and worst value from the data set.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
Arizona Cardinals vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2004 |
17 |
2005-01-02 |
TB |
ARI |
7-12 |
ARI |
2007 |
9 |
2007-11-04 |
ARI |
TB |
10-17 |
TB |
2010 |
8 |
2010-10-31 |
TB |
ARI |
38-35 |
TB |
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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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