Prediction: Redskins 27, Buccaneers 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 15 |
Josh McCown  |
Pass: 265, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0 |
| RB 26 |
Charles Sims |
Rush: 45, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 28 |
Bobby Rainey |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| WR 17 |
Mike Evans |
Rec: 7-75, 1 TD |
| WR 22 |
Vincent Jackson |
Rec: 6-75, 1 TD |
| WR 72 |
Louis Murphy |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 14 |
Austin Seferian-Jenkins |
Rec: 4-45, 0 TD |
| K 24 |
Patrick Murray |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 20 |
Defense / ST |
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| Washington Redskins |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 8 |
Robert Griffin III |
Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 20, 0 |
| RB 5 |
Alfred Morris |
Rush: 95, 1 TD Rec: 1-5, 0 |
| RB 54 |
Roy Helu |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0 |
| WR 9 |
DeSean Jackson  |
Rec: 5-85, 1 TD |
| WR 38 |
Pierre Garcon |
Rec: 5-60, 0 TD |
| WR 65 |
Andre Roberts |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 7 |
Jordan Reed |
Rec: 5-60, 1 TD |
| K 15 |
Kai Forbath |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 14 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Buccaneers Last year vs. Was. (10/20/13 with Chi.), QB Josh McCown had 119.6 rating. Passed for 301 yards & 2 TDs last week... Rookie RB Charles Sims made NFL debut last week. RB Bobby Rainey leads club with 388 rush yards... In past 2, rookie WR Mike Evans has 14 catches for 249 yards (124.5 per game) & 3 TDs. Aims for 3rd in row with 100+ rec. yards & TD. Has 5 TDs in past 5. Ranks 3rd among NFL rookies with 585 rec. yards & is tied for 3rd among NFL rookies with 5 TD catches. In last meeting, WR Vincent Jackson had 6 catches for 100 yards & TD. Among active players (min. 400 catches), has NFL-best 17.1 rec. avg. Rookie TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins had TD last week & has TD in 2 of past 3... In last game vs. Was., LBs Lavonte David (14) & Mason Foster (10) each had 10+ tackles. Since 2013, David is only player in NFL with 200+ tackles (247), 5+ sacks (7) & 5+ INTs (5). DT Gerald McCoy has 3 sacks in past 3 & 12.5 sacks in past 16. LB Danny Lansanah leads NFL with 2 INT-TDs. DT Clinton McDonald had sack last week.
 Redskins QB Robert Griffin III passed for 323 yards with 102.4 rating & had rush TD in last meeting... RB Alfred Morris rushed for 113 yards & TD in last game vs. TB. Rushed for 92 yards & 2 TDs in Week 9. Since entering NFL in 2012, is 2nd in NFL with 3,493 rush yards... WR DeSean Jackson has 100-yard game in 4 of past 5. In those 5, has 21 catches for 577 yards (115.4 per game) & 3 TDs. Averages 21.8 yards per catch this season, 1st in NFL. WR PIERRE GARÇON has scored 3 TDs (2 rec., 1 FR) in 2 career meetings. In 10/3/11 game vs. TB (with Ind.), had 2 catches for 146 yards (73 avg.) & 2 TDs (87 & 59 yards). Has 10 career TDs of 50+ yards (incl. playoffs)... In last meeting, LB Ryan Kerrigan had sack. Since entering NFL in 2011, is only player with 30+ sacks (32) & 2+ INT-TDs (2). Rookie LB Trent Murphy had 1st career sack in Week 9. LB Keenan Robinson leads team with 75 tackles. Rookie CB Bashaud Breeland leads team with 7 PD. All 7 PD have come in past 3.
Results and Schedule
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
CAR |
H |
L 14-20 |
-6 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
STL |
H |
L 17-19 |
-2 |
| 3 |
2014-09-18 |
ATL |
A |
L 14-56 |
-42 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
PIT |
A |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
NO |
A |
L 31-37 |
-6 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
BAL |
H |
L 17-48 |
-31 |
| 7 |
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Bye |
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| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
MIN |
H |
L 13-19 |
-6 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
CLE |
A |
L 17-22 |
-5 |
| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
ATL |
H |
L 17-27 |
-10 |
| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
WAS |
A |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
CHI |
A |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
CIN |
H |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
DET |
A |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
CAR |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
GB |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
NO |
H |
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| Washington Redskins |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
HOU |
A |
L 6-17 |
-11 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
JAC |
H |
W 41-10 |
+31 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
PHI |
A |
L 34-37 |
-3 |
| 4 |
2014-09-25 |
NYG |
H |
L 14-45 |
-31 |
| 5 |
2014-10-06 |
SEA |
H |
L 17-27 |
-10 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
ARI |
A |
L 20-30 |
-10 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
TEN |
H |
W 19-17 |
+2 |
| 8 |
2014-10-27 |
DAL |
A |
W 20-17 |
+3 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
MIN |
A |
L 26-29 |
-3 |
| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
TB |
H |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
SF |
A |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
IND |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
STL |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
NYG |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-20 |
PHI |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
DAL |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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TB
Offense |
WAS
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
17.0 |
19.7 |
23.5 |
WAS |
| Rushing yards |
81.7 |
98.0 |
107.9 |
WAS |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.82 |
3.74 |
4.07 |
TB |
| Completion % |
58.9% |
68.1% |
61.9% |
WAS |
| Passing yards |
259.0 |
270.7 |
242.9 |
WAS |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.48 |
12.59 |
11.04 |
WAS |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.76 |
8.58 |
6.83 |
WAS |
| Interceptions |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
WAS |
| Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
- |
| Sacks allowed |
3.7 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
WAS |
| 3rd down conversions |
35.5% |
33.3% |
39.2% |
TB |
| 4th down conversions |
33.3% |
66.7% |
48.1% |
WAS |
| Time of possession |
29:06 |
27:52 |
30:15 |
TB |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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TB
Defense |
WAS
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
28.7 |
24.3 |
23.5 |
WAS |
| Rushing yards |
115.7 |
114.0 |
107.9 |
WAS |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.99 |
4.82 |
4.07 |
TB |
| Completion % |
62.7% |
64.7% |
61.9% |
TB |
| Passing yards |
273.7 |
215.0 |
242.9 |
WAS |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.60 |
9.61 |
11.04 |
WAS |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.27 |
6.22 |
6.83 |
WAS |
| INT return |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
TB |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
WAS |
| Sacks |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
WAS |
| 3rd down conversions |
44.8% |
40.6% |
39.2% |
WAS |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
50.0% |
48.1% |
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| Time of possession |
30:52 |
32:05 |
30:15 |
TB |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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TB |
WAS |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
17.6 |
7.6 |
9.0 |
TB |
| Yards per kick return |
24.5 |
23.0 |
24.1 |
TB |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
5.0 |
9.8 |
9.0 |
TB |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
26.9 |
19.2 |
24.1 |
WAS |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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TB |
WAS |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
7.7 |
6.0 |
6.7 |
WAS |
| Penalty yards |
58.0 |
50.0 |
55.6 |
WAS |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2014 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 5 to 10 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Washington Redskins |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
5 |
2000-10-01 |
TB |
WAS |
17-20 |
WAS |
| 2003 |
6 |
2003-10-12 |
TB |
WAS |
35-13 |
TB |
| 2004 |
1 |
2004-09-12 |
TB |
WAS |
10-16 |
WAS |
| 2005 |
10 |
2005-11-13 |
WAS |
TB |
35-36 |
TB |
| 2005 |
WC |
2006-01-07 |
WAS |
TB |
17-10 |
WAS |
| 2006 |
11 |
2006-11-19 |
WAS |
TB |
17-20 |
TB |
| 2007 |
12 |
2007-11-25 |
WAS |
TB |
13-19 |
TB |
| 2009 |
4 |
2009-10-04 |
TB |
WAS |
13-16 |
WAS |
| 2010 |
14 |
2010-12-12 |
TB |
WAS |
17-16 |
TB |
| 2012 |
4 |
2012-09-30 |
WAS |
TB |
24-22 |
WAS |
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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. WC = Wild-Card
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