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Tampa Bay Enters Wild Card Game With Rare Losing Record

January 11, 2023 | by RotoRob | Comments Comments Off on Tampa Bay Enters Wild Card Game With Rare Losing Record
Leonard Fournette has had a tough season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Bucs could use a big game from well-rested Leonard Fournette on Monday. (Mark LoMoglio/AP)

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers missed a chance to finish with a winning record when they lost 30-17 to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 18.

Maybe the loss meant nothing given that the Buccaneers had already punched their third straight playoff ticket by clinching the NFC South, but in going down, they made some less than desirable history in becoming just the second team in a full (non-strike shortened) season to make the playoffs with a losing record.

You’ve got to go back to 2010, when Seattle won its division with a 7-9 mark, to find the last time this ignominious feat occurred.

But by virtue of being a divisional champ, the Bucs get to host their Wild Card game on Monday night against the Dallas Cowboys. FanDuel Odds have Dallas as a 2.5-point favourite to advance.

Let’s examine if Tampa Bay can err… buc the odds to advance to the Divisional Round despite being a sub-.500 club.

First, we’ll start with the passing game, which seems to have lost its deep threat capability since around October. We know that quarterback Tom Brady — despite breaking his own NFL record for completions in a season — struggled through one of his worst seasons ever. More on that later.

For now, let’s look at wide receiver Mike Evans, who statistically enjoyed another fantastic season. However, he was a Fantasy black hole in Week 18, failing to catch a single pass before an illness sent him to an early shower.

Back in Week Eight of the 2021 season, we advised you to sit Evans and more or less nailed that as he only pulled in two receptions on four targets (although a touchdown somewhat took the sting out of that showing).

This season, while he was otherworldly in Week 17, between November 6 and December 11, he failed to top five receptions or 59 yards receiving once. That’s a big chunk of the season when Evans was not exactly lighting it up.

That monster showing in Week 17 really masked the fact that Brady to Evans hasn’t been the most reliable connection this year. Six touchdown passes vs. seven interceptions for Brady when he targets Evans tells the story quite succinctly. Sure, behind this issue has been an offensive line that hasn’t protected Brady as well as it could have, and that’s manifested itself in a more conservative pass attack.

Still, given Evans’ pedigree and opponent, he remains a decent WR1 option for Wild Card weekend.

Speaking of Brady, after he broke the record, he also took an early seat in this meaningless game for the Bucs. Still, with the loss, his perfect career mark (11-0) against Atlanta now has its first blemish.

As mentioned above, Brady regressed significantly this year, throwing 18 fewer TD passes than he did in 2021 despite more completions. Not that we can solely blame him, but it’s worth noting that this is the first time in his illustrious career that he’s been on a losing team. Again, given the available options, we still consider Brady a top 10 QB for this weekend. We’re sure he’s at the top of Jane Fonda‘s rankings (see video below), but there’s a half dozen QBs we’d prefer to roster this weekend. Still, who knows? There’s great intrigue here given that this could be the GOAT’s final game ever.

Feature back Leonard Fournette also barely played in the finale, capping a down season in which he had the second-lowest YPC average of his career while matching his lowest TD output ever — despite missing just one game.

We correctly predicted a huge game for him in Super Bowl 55, but for this weekend, consider Fournette a middling to low-end RB1.

While a big offensive showing from the Bucs will go a long way this weekend, at the end of the day, this game will come down to whether Tampa Bay’s D can slow down a Dallas offense that scored more points than anyone over the last eight weeks. Back in Week One, the Bucs limited Dallas to just three points, but that may as well have been years ago.

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Streaking Bengals Face Tough Task in Week 13

December 1, 2022 | by RotoRob | Comments Comments Off on Streaking Bengals Face Tough Task in Week 13
Face it, when the Cincinnati Bengals got off to an 0-2 start, only the most optimistic would have expected them to be in a tie for the division lead heading into Week 13.
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Bills Poised to Stomp Steelers

October 6, 2022 | by RotoRob | Comments Comments Off on Bills Poised to Stomp Steelers
And once again, this team is incredibly deep on both sides of the ball, ranking third in yards per game and tied for first (with the San Francisco 49ers) in yards allowed per game.
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Super Bowl LVI: Six Things to Consider

February 8, 2022 | by RotoRob | Comments Comments Off on Super Bowl LVI: Six Things to Consider
In a matchup of two teams that have never won a championship, the Cincinnati Bengals take on the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday evening in Super Bowl LVI. These two teams are fairly evenly matched on offense, with both teams featuring much better passing than rushing attacks.
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Super Bowl Matchup: A Legacy to Protect

January 23, 2020 | by Lucas Chan | Comments Comments Off on Super Bowl Matchup: A Legacy to Protect
In past years, premium defenses have stuck their CB1 on Kelce as a solution for the rest of the field. Loud mouth CB Richard Sherman will carry that distinction on Super Bowl Sunday. Kelce is 6’5″ and 260 pounds, and runs a 4.66s 40-yard dash. Sherman is 6’3″ and 195 pounds and runs a 4.6 40-yard dash. Size is at a premium for the Chiefs and it will show in the red zone. For the most part, expect Sherman to blanket Kelce save for a few dink and dunks.
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