BUCCANEERS | PACKERS | |
SERIES LEADER | 29-21-1 | |
STREAKS | 7 of past 10 | |
COACHES VS. OPP. | Morris: 1-0 | McCarthy: 0-2 |
LAST WEEK | L 37-9 vs. Texans | W 45-7 vs. Vikings |
LAST GAME | 11/8/09: Packers 28 at Buccaneers 38. Trailing 28-17 in 4th quarter, Tampa Bay scores 21 consecutive points, including 2 TD passes by QB Josh Freeman, for comeback victory. | |
LAST GAME AT SITE | 9/25/05: Buccaneers 17, Packers 16. Tampa Bay QB Brian Griese passes for 2 1st-half TDs, both to WR Joey Galloway (5, 10). Bucs defense forces 4 Green Bay turnovers. | |
BROADCAST | FOX (12:00 PM CT): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 136 (TB), 86 (GB). XM: 230 (GB). |
STATS
PASSING | Freeman: 208-340-2,174-9-13-72.6 | Rodgers: 215-295-2,869 (2C)-28 (1L)-3-130.7 (1L) |
RUSHING | Blount: 100-434-4.3-3 | Starks: 109-503-4.6-1 |
RECEIVING | Williams: 39-406-10.4-1 | G. Jennings: 51-755-14.8-7 (T3L) |
OFFENSE | 331.0 | 409.7 (3C) |
TAKE/GIVE | -2 | +11 (T2L) |
DEFENSE | 401.2 | 384.4 |
SACKS | Clayborn (R): 3 | Bishop, Matthews: 5 |
INTs | Barber, Jackson: 2 | Woodson: 5 (T1L) |
PUNTING | Koenen: 45.6 | Masthay: 44.9 |
KICKING | Barth: 64 (13/13 PAT; 17/19 FG) | Crosby: 86 (38/38 PAT; 16/16 FG) |
NOTES
BUCCANEERS: QB JOSH FREEMAN made 1st career start vs. GB & recorded 1st win (11/8/09). Passed for 205 yards & 3 TDs vs. GB. Bucs are 15-3 in Freeman’s starts when he has 80+ rating…When RB LE GARRETTE BLOUNT has 18+ carries, team is 7-1. In those 8, has rushed for 834 yards (104.3 per game) & 5 TDs…WR PRESTON PARKER had TD catch last week. Ranks 3rd in NFC with 16 catches on 3rd down. TE KELLEN WINSLOW has catch in 85 games in row. Had 4 catches for 57 yards & TD in last meeting…In last game vs. GB, LB GENO HAYES blocked punt & CB RONDE BARBER returned it 31 yards for TD. Barber has started 192 consecutive games, most by CB in NFL history. Is only player in NFL annals with 25+ sacks (27) & 40+ INTs (42). DE ADRIAN CLAYBORN ties for 3rd among NFC rookies with 3 sacks. S TANARD JACKSON had 35-yard INT-TD in last meeting. CB AQIB TALIB had INT in last meeting… Have 6 INTs in 2 games vs. GB QB Rodgers & held him to 54.6 rating…PACKERS: Have won 15 in row (incl. playoffs), longest streak in team history…QB AARON RODGERS is 1st player in NFL history to post 110+ rating in 9 games in row in single season. Has 110+ rating in 17 of past 20 (incl. playoffs). Is 1st QB in NFL history with 2,800+ yards (2,869) & 28 TDs in 1st 9 games of season. Has 140+ rating in 3 consecutive games, tying longest season streak with HOFer ROGER STAUBACH (1971) & KURT WARNER (1999). Incl. playoffs, RB JAMES STARKS has played in 16 games & GB is 15-1…Since start of 2007 (incl. playoffs), WR GREG JENNINGS has 49 rec. TDs, 3rd most in NFL. Has TD in 7 of 9. WR JAMES JONES has TD catch in 4 of past 6. WR JORDY NELSON had career-high 2 TDs last week. PR-KR-WR RANDALL COBB had 80-yard PR-TD last week & is 1st GB rookie with KR & PR-TDs…CB CHARLES WOODSON had 62-yard INT-TD in 9/28/08 meeting. Since joining GB in 2006, has 9 INT-TDs, most in NFL. Has INT-TD in every season with GB. CB TRAMON WILLIAMS aims for 3rd in row with INT. LB CLAY MATTHEWS had 2 sacks last week.