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NFL
Game Information |
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Buccaneers at Saints
1:00 PM
ET,
September
07, 2008
Superdome,
New
Orleans,
LA
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Pregame Previews, Storylines,
and News |
Previews:
Hurricane Katrina ravaged New
Orleans three years ago,
flooding 80 percent of the city
and forcing the New Orleans
Saints out of their home stadium
for the entire 2005 season.
Despite concerns that Hurricane
Gustav might pack a similar
punch when it hit land early
this week, the city -- and its
rebuilt Superdome -- held up
just fine.
After evacuating with much of
the city in anticipation of the
storm, the Saints make their
second return to the Superdome
in three years Sunday when they
open the 2008 season by hosting
the NFC South rival Tampa Bay
Buccaneers...more
BUCCANEERS: The Bucs are hoping to get
bigger chunks of yardage this season by adding quick play-makers like WR Antonio
Bryant and RB Warrick Dunn. WR Joey Galloway still makes the offense go. But he
has not played or practiced much in the off-season and Gruden has to make his
legs count. So look for the Bucs to be balanced, utilizing their two tight end,
one back sets to pound the ball in the early downs. Then both Graham and Dunn
could share the backfield to create mismatches on passing downs. Defensively,
the Bucs haven't done much to improve their pass rush. So defensive coordinator
Monte Kiffin may have to rely on more blitzes than normal in the Tampa Two
scheme...FULL
STORY
SAINTS: To get the season off to a good
start, the Saints must find out where their running game is. Bruised and
battered last season when Deuce McAllister went down in Week 3 with a torn left
ACL, the Saints struggled in his absence and went on to finish 28th in rushing
offense with 91.6 yards per game. McAllister has returned from the injury, but
he was brought along slowly in the exhibition season -- leaving many to wonder
how effective he will be. They can make a big statement against the Bucs,
however, if he, Reggie Bush, Aaron Stecker and Pierre Thomas can gain some
confidence with a good game against the Bucs' defense...FULL
STORY
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Around the Net:
Buccaneers-Saints Preview
USA Today
Two of the Saints' losses came against the Buccaneers, who went
9-7 and won the division for the third time in six seasons under coach Jon
Gruden before ...
Bucs kicker still confident
The News-Press, FL
The Bucs will open the season at 1 pm Sunday at New Orleans. The
Saints decided to go with former Buc and 1993 LaBelle High School graduate
Martin Gramatica ... |
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| Statpack |
| Buccaneers |
Average Team Rankings |
Saints |
 28.0 |
Total Offense |
 19.0 |
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28.0 |
Total Defense |
19.0 |
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28.0 |
Passing Offense |
19.0 |
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28.0 |
Passing Defense |
19.0 |
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28.0 |
Rushing Offense |
19.0 |
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28.0 |
Rushing Defense |
19.0 |
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28.0 |
Receiving Offense |
19.0 |
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28.0 |
Receiving Defense |
19.0 |
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32.7 |
Punting |
22.2 |
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28.0 |
Return |
19.0 |
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42.0 |
Kicking |
28.5 |
| 2007 TRENDS (Regular Season) |
| The Buccaneers are 9-7 ATS. |
| The Buccaneers are 3-5 ATS away. |
| The Buccaneers are 3-3 ATS as the underdog. |
| The Buccaneers are 2-3 ATS as an away underdog. |
| The Saints are 6-10 ATS. |
| The Saints are 2-6 ATS at home. |
| The Saints are 5-9 ATS as the favorite. |
| The Saints are 2-6 ATS as a home favorite. |
| Head 2
Head (since 2001) |
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BUCCANEERS |
SAINTS |
| SU |
7-6-0 |
6-7-0 |
| ATS |
5-1-0 |
1-5-0 |
| ATS @NOR |
3-0-0 |
0-3-0 |
| ATS: favored |
2-0-0 |
1-3-0 |
| ATS: underdog |
3-1-0 |
0-2-0 |
| HEAD 2
HEAD RESULTS (SINCE 2001) |
| Date |
Score |
Line |
O/U |
| Dec 2, 2007 |
TAM 27, @NOR 23 |
NOR, -3 |
42.0 |
| Sep 16, 2007 |
NOR 14, @TAM 31 |
NOR, -5 |
41.5 |
| Nov 5, 2006 |
NOR 31, @TAM 14 |
NOR, -1½ |
37.5 |
| Oct 8, 2006 |
TAM 21, @NOR 24 |
NOR, -7 |
34.5 |
| Jan 1, 2006 |
NOR 13, @TAM 27 |
TAM, -13 |
37.5 |
| Dec 4, 2005 |
TAM 10, @NOR 3 |
TAM, -3½ |
39.5 |
| Dec 19, 2004 |
NOR 21, @TAM 17 |
NOR, NL |
0.0 |
| Oct 10, 2004 |
TAM 20, @NOR 17 |
NOR, NL |
0.0 |
| Dec 7, 2003 |
TAM 14, @NOR 7 |
NOR, NL |
0.0 |
| Nov 2, 2003 |
NOR 17, @TAM 14 |
NOR, NL |
0.0 |
| Dec 1, 2002 |
TAM 20, @NOR 23 |
NOR, NL |
0.0 |
| Sep 8, 2002 |
NOR 26, @TAM 20 |
NOR, NL |
0.0 |
| Dec 23, 2001 |
NOR 21, @TAM 48 |
NOR, NL |
0.0 |
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