Game 15: Bucs @ Lions *Saturday* Thread

[grandy]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-5) @ Detroit Lions (5-9)

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Injury Report
Link (from Friday)

Lions
OT Tyrell Crosby (ankle) - OUT
WR Kenny Golladay (hip) - OUT
LB Jamie Collins Sr. (neck) - Questionable (didn?t practice all week)
LT Taylor Decker (groin) - Questionable
S Jayron Kearse (hip) - Questionable
K Matt Prater (back) - Questionable (returned to practice Thursday)
C Frank Ragnow (throat) - Questionable
CB Darryl Roberts (hip) - Questionable (full practice Friday)
QB Matthew Stafford (rib/thumb) - Questionable
OL Halapoulivaati Vaitai (concussion) - Questionable

Bucs
CB Carlton Davis (groin) - Doubtful


Series History
Link
The Lions are 31-27 against the Bucs
Last Game: 12/15/2019, Bucs 38 Lions 17
Last Win: 12/10/2017, Lions 24 Bucs 21
Last Win in Detroit: 12/7/2014, Lions 34 Bucs 17
Recent Games: The Lions have won 2 of the last 3 meetings

 

[grandy]

Football Outsiders Stats

Ranks in parentheses. For info on acronyms and definitions, click on the links.

Team Efficiency

Total DVOA (Defense-adjusted Value Over Average)
Tampa Bay 25.5% (2nd)
Detroit -13.5% (25th)

Weighted DVOA (DVOA adjusted for recent games)
Tampa Bay 22.3% (4th)
Detroit -18.8% (27th)

Offense DVOA
Tampa Bay 14.0% (5th)
Detroit 1.8% (14th)

Defense DVOA
Tampa Bay -12.6% (5th)
Detroit 16.0% (32nd)

Special Teams DVOA
Detroit 0.7% (15th)
Tampa Bay -1.1% (24th)


Team Offense

Weighted Offense DVOA
Tampa Bay 14.0% (5th)
Detroit -0.1% (16th)

Pass Offense
Tampa Bay 29.0% (6th)
Detroit 18.4% (14th)

Rush Offense
Tampa Bay -3.2% (10th)
Detroit -16.1% (23rd)


Team Defense

Weighted Defense DVOA
Tampa Bay -8.9% (7th)
Detroit 19.2% (32nd)

Pass Defense
Tampa Bay -2.0% (7th)
Detroit 28.6% (31st)

Rush Defense
Tampa Bay -31.9% (1st)
Detroit 1.1% (28th)


Offensive Lines

Adjusted Line Yards
Tampa Bay 4.40 (12th)
Detroit 4.22 (19th)

Power Success
Tampa Bay 87% (1st)
Detroit 62% (20th)

Stuffed
Tampa Bay 14.4% (5th)
Detroit 17.5% (16th)

2nd Level Yards
Tampa Bay 1.10 (23rd)
Detroit 1.03 (30th)

Open Field Yards
Tampa Bay 1.07 (3rd)
Detroit 0.56 (21st)

Adjusted Sack Rate
Tampa Bay 4.1% (2nd)
Detroit 7.0% (20th)


Defensive Lines

Adjusted Line Yards
Tampa Bay 3.52 (2nd)
Detroit 4.89 (31st)

Power Success
Detroit 69% (21st)
Tampa Bay 70% (22nd)

Stuffed
Tampa Bay 22.2% (4th)
Detroit 12.5% (29th)

2nd Level Yards
Tampa Bay 0.82 (1st)
Detroit 1.34 (25th)

Open Field Yards
Tampa Bay 0.23 (1st)
Detroit 0.69 (17th)

Adjusted Sack Rate
Tampa Bay 8.2% (4th)
Detroit 4.5% (28th)


Drive Stats

Net Yards/Drive
Tampa Bay 3.97 (7th)
Detroit -6.28 (30th)

Net Points/Drive
Tampa Bay 0.56 (8th)
Detroit -0.70 (29th)

Net DSR (Drive Success Rate)
Tampa Bay 0.340 (7th)
Detroit -0.057 (29th)

Offense Yards/Drive
Tampa Bay 34.89 (16th)
Detroit 34.69 (17th)

Offense Points/Drive
Tampa Bay 2.56 (9th)
Detroit 2.27 (16th)

Offense DSR
Detroit 0.746 (12th)
Tampa Bay 0.741 (16th)

Defense Yards/Drive
Tampa Bay 30.92 (5th)
Detroit 40.97 (31st)

Defense Points/Drive
Tampa Bay 2.01 (8th)
Detroit 2.96 (32nd)

Defense DSR
Tampa Bay 0.707 (7th)
Detroit 0.803 (32nd)

 

[LKP]

Cool difference in injury lists

 

[Mitchrapp]

Because Detroit has bad medical people.

 

[LKP]

Collins, Kearse and Ragnow out along wit Golladay anf Crosby.

No coaches

Just skip the game and gice Bucs their asterisk win. It helps fuck the Bears too

 

[tomdalton22]

It was going to be a loss regardless

 

[tinselwolverine]

Does Stafford still have the Covid?

 

[gotime909]

Collins, Kearse and Ragnow out along wit Golladay anf Crosby.

No coaches

Just skip the game and gice Bucs their asterisk win. It helps fuck the Bears too

Do coaches really matter when the players jump offsides or fall down in coverage? First drive should've been stopped if not for players fucking up basic ass stuff.

 

[boogerlovejoy]

What a Lionesque drive. 3rd down sack. Nope, offsides. Easy 3rd down conversion because our DTs stopped rushing.

Easy 35 yard gain as a DB falls down.

Easy TD as Walker looks like he wasn’t even trying.

Lol

Tank for Wilson is ON, baby!

 

[mhughes0021]

this is going to get ugly quick.

 

[gotime909]

4th and 1 and fat fuck Decker false starts. I really wish this team could cut every single player and re-enter the league as an expansion team.

 

[mhughes0021]

dudes wide open everywhere lol.

 

[LKP]

Evans pushed off..opi not called

 

[mhughes0021]

professional football players...and not a single one of them can cover a go route lol.

 

[gotime909]

Evans pushed off..opi not called

Bullshit, Coleman just sucks

 

[gotime909]

Fuck Stafford and his Big Ben fake toughness

 

[mhughes0021]

hopefully the last image we have of stafford. Tripping over himself to sprain/fracture an ankle.

 

[JScottWriter]

Should have traded Stafford after last season before his body completely broke down. Just another failure by keeping Quintricia too long.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Nice game. Now we need some of those 4 and 5 win teams to win this weekend.

 

[boogerlovejoy]

They have given up. That was the softest defense I’ve seen an NFL team play.....maybe ever.

Our LB’s are playing their middle zones 10-13 yards deep. Their RB’s are catching the ball about 5 yards past the line and have time to catch, turn and make a move before our LB’s even get there.

We’re playing prevent defense down 20 in the 2nd quarter. Lol.