TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1-7) AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (3-5)
SERIES
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BUCCANEERS |
DOLPHINS |
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SERIES LEADER |
Series tied, 4-4 |
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STREAKS |
Past 3 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Morris: 0-0 |
Sparano: 0-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 38-28 vs. Packers |
L 27-17 at Patriots |
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LAST GAME |
10/16/05: Dolphins 13 at Buccaneers 27. Tampa Bay RB Michael Pittman carries 15 times for 127 yards, including 57-yard TD run. Bucs CB Will Allen adds 33-yard FR-TD. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/10/00: Buccaneers 16, Dolphins 13. Tampa Bay K Martin Gramatica connects on 2 FGs in 4th quarter to lift Buccaneers to victory. |
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BROADCAST |
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Ron Pitts, John Lynch, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 158 (TB), 125 (Mia.). XM: 102 (Mia.). |
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STATS
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PASSING |
Freeman (R): 16-35-221-3-1-83.2 |
Henne: 93-158-990-4-3-77.8 |
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RUSHING |
Williams: 92-366-4.0-2 |
R. Brown: 135-566-4.2-7 (T2C) |
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RECEIVING |
Winslow (TE): 35-352-10.1-5 |
Bess: 36-262-7.3-0 |
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OFFENSE |
273.1 |
309.0 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
0 |
-1 |
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DEFENSE |
379.9 |
341.4 |
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SACKS |
Wilkerson: 5.5 |
Taylor: 5.5 |
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INTs |
Talib: 5 (T3L) |
V. Davis (R): 2 |
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PUNTING |
D. Johnson: 41.4 |
Fields: 45.8 |
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KICKING |
Barth: 6 (3/3 PAT; 1/2 FG) |
Carpenter: 55 (22/22 PAT; 11/12 FG) |
NOTES
BUCCANEERS: QB JOSH FREEMAN made 1st NFL start last week & threw 3 TDs in TB victory...Team is 10-0 when RB CADILLAC WILLIAMS has 22+ carries. RB DERRICK WARD had TD catch last week & posted 54 receiving yards...WR ANTONIO BRYANT has rec. TD in 3 of past 4 vs. AFC. Has 19 catches for 370 yards (92.5 per game) & 3 TDs in past 4 vs. AFC. Is 1 of 4 active players with 5,000+ yards to average 15+ yards per catch (15.2). Since 2006, TE KELLEN WINSLOW ranks 3rd among TEs with 249 catches. Had 5 catches for 90 yards (18.0 avg.) in last meeting vs. Mia. Rookie WR SAMMIE STROUGHTER had game-winning TD catch in 4th quarter last week...Defense has 197 INTs since 2000, 2nd most in NFL. S TANARD JACKSON aims for 4th in row with INT. Has 3 INTs in past 3, incl. 2 INT-TDs. Had 35-yard INT-TD last week. CB RONDE BARBER had 31-yard TD off blocked punt by LB GENO HAYES. Barber has 13 career return TDs. Is 1 of 4 players all-time with 20+ sacks (24) & 30+ INTs (37). CB AQIB TALIB has 5 INTs in past 5...
DOLPHINS: Club has won 2 of past 3 against NFC at home...In 3 career starts at home, QB CHAD HENNE is 2-1 & has completed 52 of 84 passes (61.9 pct.) for 567 yards with 3 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 83.8 passer rating...RB RONNIE BROWN has 4 TDs in past 6 against NFC. Brown is tied for 4th in NFL with 7 rush TDs & needs 4 to surpass career-high of 10 in '08. RB RICKY WILLIAMS averages 5.4 yards per carry in '09 (85 att., 456 yards). Williams has 4 rush TDs in past 3...Since '08, WR DAVONE BESS leads team w/90 receptions...TE JOEY HAYNOS aims for 3rd consecutive game w/ TD reception for 1st time in career...LB JOEY PORTER has 7 sacks in 3 career games against Buccaneers...Rookie CB VONTAE DAVIS (Round 1, Illinois) is tied for 2nd among rookies w/2 INTs...DE RANDY STARKS has at least 0.5 sack in 5 consecutive games. Needs 0.5 sack to surpass career-high of 4.5 as rookie in '04...KR-WR TED GINN JR. leads NFL w/32.6 KR avg. & is tied for league-high w/2 KR-TDs (PERCY HARVIN).