NFL Game Preview: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Seattle Seahawks - Week 9

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Seattle Seahawks - Week 9

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CIN MIA	20 22
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ATL CAR	10 34
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SD WAS	24 30
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NO NYJ	20 26
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MIN DAL	23 27
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KC BUF	23 13
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TEN STL	28 21
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PHI OAK	49 20
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TB SEA	24 27
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PIT NE	31 55
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BAL CLE	18 24
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IND HOU	27 24
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CHI GB	27 20
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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: Seahawks 27, Buccaneers 10
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 25	Mike Glennon	Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 23	Mike James	Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 16	Vincent Jackson	Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 53	Tiquan Underwood	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 6	Tim Wright	Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 26	Rian Lindell	FG: 1/1 XP: 1/1
DEF 26	Defense / ST

Seattle Seahawks
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 9	Russell Wilson	Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 30, 0
RB 4	Marshawn Lynch	Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 46	Robert Turbin	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 18	Golden Tate	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 48	Doug Baldwin	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 67	Jermaine Kearse	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 19	Zach Miller	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 3	Steve Hauschka	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 1	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Buccaneers Rookie QB Mike Glennon had career-high 275 pass yards last week. Has 3 TDs & 0 INTs in past 2... Rookie RB Mike James made 1st career start last week. RB Brian Leonard had team-high 6 catches in Week 8... WR Vincent Jackson had 5 catches for 97 yards (19.4 avg.) & 2 TDs in only game vs. Sea. (12/24/06 with SD). In past 3, has 24 catches for 331 yards (110.3 per game) & 4 TDs. Among active players (min. 200 catches), has NFL-best 17.6 avg. (385 catches, 6,761 yards). Rookie TE Tim Wright had 1st career TD catch last week... LB Lavonte David is only player in NFL with 50+ tackles (59), 5+ sacks (5) & INT (1). Had 12 tackles & sack last week. S Mark Barron is 2nd on club with 44 tackles. Incl. playoffs, when CB Darrelle Revis has INT, his teams are 16-3 (.842). Leads club with 6 PD. DE Adrian Clayborn had sack last week. Ranks 2nd on team with 3 sacks. Bucs have 4 players with 1+ sack & 1+ INT: David, LB Mason Foster, Barron & LB Dekoda Watson.

Seahawks Are 7-1 for 1st time in team history... QB Russell Wilson is 11-0 at home, completing 151 of 235 (64.3 pct.) for 2,105 yards with 22 TDs vs. 4 INTs for 117.1 rating. Seahawks are 12-1 when Wilson has 100+ rating... Since Nov. 2011, RB Marshawn Lynch leads NFL with 3,132 rush yards & 26 rush TDs. In past 22 home games, has rushed for 22 TDs & has 25 total TDs... WR Golden Tate had 2 TDs last week, incl. career-long 80-yard TD. WR Sidney Rice has 6 rec. TDs in past 9 at home. TE Zach Miller has 3 TDs in past 4... Seahawks have forced 2+ turnovers in all 8 games... CB Richard Sherman has 7 INTs in past 7 at home & 8 INTs in past 9 at home. Since entering NFL in 2011, leads NFL with 16 INTs. S Earl Thomas has INT in 4 of past 7. Only player in NFL with 50+ tackles (57), 4+ INTs (4) & 2+ FFs (2). Since 2011, DE Cliff Avril is 1 of 2 players in NFL (JOHN ABRAHAM) with 20+ sacks (24.5) & 10+ FF (10). Has 2 sacks & FF in 3 career meetings. DE Chris Clemons has 3.5 sacks in past 5. LB Bruce Irvin had sack, INT & FF last week.

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
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

Seattle Seahawks
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2013-09-08	CAR	A	W 12-7	+5
2	2013-09-15	SF	H	W 29-3	+26
3	2013-09-22	JAC	H	W 45-17	+28
4	2013-09-29	HOU	A	W 23-20	+3
5	2013-10-06	IND	A	L 28-34	-6
6	2013-10-13	TEN	H	W 20-13	+7
7	2013-10-17	ARI	A	W 34-22	+12
8	2013-10-28	STL	A	W 14-9	+5
9	2013-11-03	TB	H
10	2013-11-10	ATL	A
11	2013-11-17	MIN	H
12		Bye
13	2013-12-02	NO	H
14	2013-12-08	SF	A
15	2013-12-15	NYG	A
16	2013-12-22	ARI	H
17	2013-12-29	STL	H

Injury Report

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Out	K Connor Barth (achilles-tendon) RB Doug Martin (shoulder) K Lawrence Tynes (toe)
Questionable	SS Mark Barron (hip) FS Dashon Goldson (knee) DT Derek Landri (back) SLB Dekoda Watson (shoulder)
Probable	MLB Mason Foster (hamstring) DL Akeem Spence (wrist) FS Keith Tandy (ankle)
IR	TE Nate Byham (knee, 10/1/2013) CB Anthony Gaitor (knee, 8/26/2013) RB Michael Smith (foot, 8/26/2013) TE Luke Stocker (hip, 9/23/2013) WR Mike Williams (hamstring, 10/28/2013)

Seattle Seahawks
Probable	DT Michael Bennett (other-illness) RB Marshawn Lynch (knee) FS Earl Thomas (other-illness)
IR	WR Sidney Rice (knee, 10/30/2013) FB Spencer Ware (ankle, 10/22/2013) DT Jesse Williams (knee, 8/26/2013)
PUP	WR Percy Harvin (hip) DB Tharold Simon (foot)

Offense Stats Comparison

	TB Offense	SEA Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	14.3	26.3	23.4	SEA
Rushing yards	90.3	155.3	110.4	SEA
Rushing yards per attempt	3.71	4.91	4.11	SEA
Completion %	56.3%	61.5%	61.3%	SEA
Passing yards	233.7	189.5	235.8	TB
Passing yards per completion	9.05	11.84	10.86	SEA
Passing yards per attempt	5.09	7.28	6.65	SEA
Interceptions	0.7	0.5	1.0	SEA
Fumbles lost	0.7	1.3	0.7	TB
Sacks allowed	2.7	3.0	2.8	TB
3rd down conversions	34.6%	31.9%	38.0%	TB
4th down conversions	41.7%	50.0%	45.4%	SEA
Time of possession	31:42	30:55	49:18	TB

Defense Stats Comparison

	TB Defense	SEA Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	28.3	18.0	23.4	SEA
Rushing yards	107.7	94.3	110.4	SEA
Rushing yards per attempt	3.79	3.72	4.11	SEA
Completion %	68.1%	57.5%	61.3%	SEA
Passing yards	238.3	195.8	235.8	SEA
Passing yards per completion	10.78	9.82	10.86	SEA
Passing yards per attempt	7.34	5.64	6.65	SEA
INT return	0.3	2.0	1.0	SEA
Fumble recoveries	0.7	0.5	0.7	TB
Sacks	1.7	3.5	2.8	SEA
3rd down conversions	36.7%	36.9%	38.0%	TB
4th down conversions	66.7%	50.0%	45.4%	SEA
Time of possession	28:18	31:46	49:18	TB

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	TB	SEA	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	10.2	9.5	9.0	TB
Yards per kick return	24.4	21.0	24.2	TB
Yards allowed per punt return	7.0	0.7	9.0	SEA
Yards allowed per kick return	22.3	26.2	24.2	TB

Misc Stats Comparison

	TB	SEA	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	6.7	8.0	6.4	TB
Penalty yards	64.3	70.0	55.8	TB

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Seattle Seahawks
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2004	2	2004-09-19	SEA	TB	10-6	SEA
2006	17	2006-12-31	SEA	TB	23-7	SEA
2007	1	2007-09-09	TB	SEA	6-20	SEA
2008	7	2008-10-19	SEA	TB	10-20	TB
2009	15	2009-12-20	TB	SEA	24-7	TB
2010	16	2010-12-26	SEA	TB	15-38	TB

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.