Buccaneers Vs. Packers: Tampa Bay Falls To Undefeated Green Bay, 35-26

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Mike Williams Week 11 Fantasy Update: Tampa Wide Receiver Has Productive Fantasy Day Against Packers

Fantasy owners of Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Williams have to be pleased with his productive day against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Williams was targeted by quarterback Josh Freeman 11 times, tied with Kellen Winslow to lead the team. He finished with seven catches for 83 total yards on the day. Most importantly for Williams owners, the Bucs wideout managed to get in the end zone - scoring a fourth quarter touchdown on a nine yard pass from Freeman. It was only Williams's second touchdown of the season.

The Packers have a poor pass defense and coming into the game, it was anticipated that Freeman and his wide receiving corps could have a big day. Freeman delivered with 342 yards passing and Williams, along with Winslow, were the beneficiaries on the other end.

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Josh Freeman Week 11 Fantasy Update: Freeman Has Huge Day Against Packers With 342 Yards

Coming off his worst game of the season last week against Houston, Tampa Bay quarterback Josh Freeman bounced back against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. The Bucs showed a lot of heart against the undefeated Packers and kept it close all afternoon. Coming into the game, the Packers had the second worst ranked pass defense and Freeman and his receivers continued to exploit the Pack defensive backs.

Freeman finished with 342 yards, completing 28 of 38 attempts on the afternoon. He added two touchdowns in the fourth quarter as well. After throwing three picks last week against Houston, Freeman added two more today both at the hands of Tramon Williams, one on a tipped ball. While the Bucs may have lost their fourth in a row, from a fantasy standpoint, Freeman's 342 yard passing day has to be considered a success.

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Kellen Winslow Week 11 Fantasy Update: Bucs Tight End Has Big Day In Green Bay

Tampa Bay Buccaneers' tight end Kellen Winslow had his best game of the season on Sunday in Green Bay. Winslow caught a total of 9 balls for 132 yards against the Packers' porous pass defense. He was targeted 11 times by Josh Freeman, which included a huge 37 yard completion and impressive run after the catch by Winslow. It was his longest reception of the season, adding to the season-high catch total and yardage totals against the Pack.

The tight end was held scoreless on the afternoon. It appeared he had caught his third touchdown of the season but touchdown was nullified when the referee called offensive pass interference on Winslow. Despite being kept out of the end zone, fantasy owners have to be happy with Winslow's productive day.

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LeGarrette Blount Week 11 Fantasy Update: Buccaneers Running Back Has Huge Day In Green Bay

Tampa Bay running back LeGarrette Blount had a big day on Sunday, breaking the century mark  and scoring for the first time since returning from a knee injury suffered against the 49ers in Week 5. Blount carried the ball 18 times for 107 yards, made all the more impressive by the fact that the Bucs trailed for much of the game and were forced to throw the ball to keep pace with the undefeated Packers.

A large chunk of Blount's 107 yards came on an amazing 54 yard touchdown run. It was his only touchdown on the day but it came on what could very well be the run of the year in the NFL, as he shed at least 7 Green Bay tacklers, dragging a few of them for 3+ yards before breaking away for the score. The run led to a big day for Blount fantasy owners, despite the Bucs fourth straight loss.

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Buccaneers Fall To 10-0 Green Bay Packers, 36-25

After rallying back to within 2 points of the undefeated Green Bay Packers, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were unable to complete the comeback as some questionable coaching decisions, and a late Aaron Rodgers-Jordy Nelson long touchdown would eventually sink the Buccaneers in Lambeau Field.

Josh Freeman finished the day with 348 passing yards and 2 touchdowns, but also threw two interceptions, the second of which with just over 2 minutes left in the fourth quarter. Many Buccaneers had arguably their best days of the season, including Freeman, LeGarrette Blount, Mike Williams, and Kellen Winslow, despite a costly pass interference penalty that negated a touchdown and a dropped 2 point conversion. 

The coaching staff is a different story, as Raheem Morris and company made a handful of questionable decisions in the contest. The Bucs attempted, and failed to convert, two different on side kicks in the game, including one in the fourth quarter that Green Bay saw coming all the way and eventually led to a Rodgers-Nelson touchdown that would serve as the game-icer. Morris also earlier elected to punt on 4th-3, while trailing by 9 with 6 minutes left against the leagues best offense. Rookie Randall Cobb followed with a big kick return. 

Morris and offensive coordinator Greg Olsen have been under-fire in Tampa Bay lately due to their questionable play calling and coaching, and while the Buccaneers should be proud of hanging with the defending Super Bowl champions, some of the moves in this game will leave fans scratching their heads and is not likely to quiet the critics of the coaching staff.

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Buccaneers Vs. Packers: Video Of Kellen Winslow Dropping Easy 2-pt Conversion

Tampa Bay Buccaneers' tight end Kellen Winslow had a golden opportunity to bring the Buccaneers tied with Green Bay at 21 all in Lambeau Field but Winslow dropped a Josh Freeman pass that hit him right in the hands. Winslow had an earlier touchdown catch nullified on an offensive pass interference penalty. It was apparent that Winslow pushed off to get open in the corner of the end zone and the touchdown was immediately called back.

Despite the dropped 2-pt conversion, Winslow is having his best day of the season, with six catches for 98 yards already against the Packers woeful pass defense. The Bucs have certainly looked much better this week after the embarrassing loss at home last week, but Winslow's drop was low point in their effort to try and get back in the game and pull off the upset.

Video of the dropped conversion below:

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Buccaneers Fight Back In Lambeau, Trail Packers 21-19 In 4th.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are playing their best game of the 2011-2012 season on the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field against the 9-0 Green Bay Packers. After trailing at half time by 11, the Bucs have scored 9 unanswered points and now find themselves just 2 points behind the dominant Packers club at 21-19 in the 4th quarter.

Josh Freeman has remained upright most of the day, and has looked sharp in the second half, hitting Winslow for big first downs and Mike Williams has gotten involved with a 9-yard touchdown. LeGarrette Blount has also eclipsed 100-yards on the day, his 6th game over the century mark, and has a score to go with it.

The Buccaneers defense, who was much maligned for their effort against Houston last week, has held Aaron Rodgers and company in check, keeping them entirely off the scoreboard so far in the second half. However, Rodgers and the Packers offense are currently driving.

No matter what the final outcome of this game is, Tampa Bay has to be pleased with how their club has responded against the defending Super Bowl champions.

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Buccaneers Vs. Packers: Video of LeGarrette Blount's Amazing 54 Yard Touchdown Run

After falling behind 14-0 in Green Bay, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers responded to cut the led in half on an amazing 54 yard touchdown run by LeGarrette Blount. It appeared as if Blount ran through the entire Packers defense, dragging all eleven players in green down the field for the Bucs first touchdown of the day.

The Bucs running back, who is still working his way back from a knee injury suffered against the 49ers earlier in the season, already has 79 yards on just 9 carries at Lambeau Field. A huge chunk of those came on the run below, among the best you will see all season. Video of the run:

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Buccaneers Vs. Packers: Blocked Punt And Fumble Give Packers First Down, B.J. Raji Scores

The Packers opened the scoring on Sunday against the Buccaneers with a B.J. Raji one yard run, but the drive was kept alive on an unintended fake punt and fumble sequence. Packers punter Tom Masthay went back to punt but felt pressure so he pulled the ball down and tried to run off the right side for a first down. Masthay, obviously not accustomed to carrying the ball, fumbled the ball twice as if he had butter lathered all over his fingers. Unfortunately for the Bucs, Masthay gained the first down before fumbling the ball out of bounds and falling on his face. Video of the fluky play which gave the ball back to Aaron Rodgers is below:

The fake punt/fumble continued a 15 play, eight and a half minute drive which opened the scoring in Green Bay. The Packers huge defensive tackle, B.J. Raji, took it into the end zone for the 7-0 lead.

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Packers Strike First On BJ Raji Rushing TD

It wasn’t Greg Jennings, or Jordy Nelson, it wasn’t James Starks or Ryan Grant, it wasn’t even Aaron Rodgers. Of all the Packers offensive weapons, it was massive defensive tackle BJ Raji that scored the first offensive touchdown for the Green Bay Packers against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Raji, lining up at fullback, punched in a 1-yard touchdown run to cap a comical Packers drive that started at their own 12-yard line. The Buccaneers defense failed to get off the field, allowing Rodgers and the Packers to convert on 5 third downs.

The key play of the drive came all the way back at the 16-yard line when the Buccaneers forced the Packers to punt. Special teamer Jacob Cutera burst untouched through the Packers line and had Packers punter Tim Masthay dead to rights, but, inexplicably pulled up at the last second, possibly the avoid a flag for roughing the punter. As Cutera failed to tackle the punter, he pulled the ball down and ran for the first down, extending the drive that eventually led to the Raji touchdown. The play may have been a microcosm of the entire Buccaneers season.

Albert Haynesworth was shaken up on the drive when he was hit by his own defensive lineman while attempting to make a tackle on a James Stark screen play. He missed a few plays but returned.

The Buccaneers have had two offensive drives, have one first down, and have punted twice. Sounds about right. 

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Kellen Winslow Fantasy Projection: Buccaneers' Tight End Looks For Big Day Against Packers Pass Defense

Licking their wounds after their worst loss of the season against the Texans at home last Sunday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers travel to Green Bay to face an undefeated Packers team that is the class of the league. Josh Freeman had his worst game of the season, throwing three picks against Houston. This week, Freeman and his receivers face the best team in the league, but one of the worst pass defenses in the league. The Packers have the 2nd worst ranked pass defense.

The Pack pass defense could provide an opportunity for Freeman and his group to rebound. NumberFire.com currently projects Kellen Winslow with 5.97 fantasy points in Week 11 against Green Bay. After a quiet day against Houston, Winslow and the Bucs will look to rebound in Wisconsin.

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Buccaneers Vs. Packers Injury Report: Tampa Bay Safety Tanard Jackson Inactive Against Green Bay

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers head to Lambeau Field Sunday afternoon, hoping to hand the Green Bay Packers their first loss of the season. They will be without safety Tanard Jackson, who heads the list of Buccaneers inactives going in to the game. From the team's official twitter feed, the full list of inactives:

The Packers inactives have also just been released:

The biggest surprise here is a name not on the list, defensive lineman Mike Neal. Neal is active for the first time in over a year.

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LeGarrette Blount Fantasy Projection: Buccaneers RB Rated As Just 23rd Best Option In Week 11

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are looking to snap a three game losing skid in Week 11, but to do so they will need to beat the undefeated Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. A solid ground performance from Buccaneers running back LeGarrette Blount would certainly help the cause, as it would keep the high-powered Packers offense off the field, but current fantasy projections do not see a big game out of Blount.

Part of that is caused by the anemic performance of the Tampa Bay offense on the season: the Bucs 156 total points on the year are just 12 less than the Packers have scored all season. The other part is a rejuvenated Green Bay defense: the Packers held star Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson to 51 yards on 14 carries last week.

The fantasy football projection site numberFire ranks Blount as just the 23rd best play at running back in Week 11. The Buccaneers RB's projected stats: 11.28 car, 46.36 yds, 2.27 rec for 17.63 yds, 0.39 TDs for 8.58 pts.

In his two games since returning from a knee injury, Blount has totaled just 106 yards on 23 carries.

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Josh Freeman Fantasy Projection: Tampa Bay QB Could Be In For Rough Start Against Packers

The struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-5) head to Lambeau Field Sunday afternoon to face the Green Bay Packers (9-0), against a Packers defense that is coming off a dominating performance against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 10. This does not ode well for Buccaneers signal caller Josh Freeman.

The fantasy football projection site numberFire ranks Freeman as just the 13th best option at quarterback this weekend. The Tampa Bay QB's projected stats: 19.78/32.20, 225.58 yds, 1.34 TDs, 1.16 INTs for 13.79 pts.

Freeman threw 205 yards and three touchdowns last week against the Houston Texans, but also threw three interceptions. The Tampa Bay quarterback has been bothered by a sprained thumb all season, perhaps accounting for some of his 13 interceptions through nine games.

For the year, Freeman has completed 208 of 340 pass attempts for 2,174 yards and nine touchdowns.

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Buccaneers Vs. Packers: Time, TV Schedule, Radio Streaming And More

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-5) face off against the Green Bay Packers (9-0) at 1pm this Sunday afternoon.

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Week 11 NFL Lines And Odds: Buccaneers Vs. Packers

Heading into the year this matchup against the Green Bay Packers was one of the more interesting contests on the Tampa Bay Bucs schedule. But now more than halfway through the year the Bucs have been a disappointment while the Pckers are probably better than anyone could have expected them to be. All of that means that the Bucs, even being give a lot of point on the road, likely don't stand a chance, even to cover the spread. For a little perspective, here's a little writeup from Vegas Sports Betting.

The Buccaneers are a young team, and when injuries begin to factor in to the equation and the losses start to add up, it can be hard to turn things around. Head coach Raheem Morris understands the uphill road that Tampa Bay will have to climb in order to have a shot, and will look to inspire confidence in his troops at every turn. The Buccaneers will need to find a way to move the ball on the ground as they try and get back in the win column, while the defense simply has to be better. Tampa Bay ranks in the bottom-five against both the run and pass, and if they bring those sports betting numbers to Lambeau Field they are going to get lit up.

And here are the complete odds from the SB Nation NFL Odds Page powered by OddsShark.

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NFL Picks 2011: Buccaneers Picked To Lose To Packers Almost Unanimously

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers head to Green Bay this weekend to take on the Packers this weekend. Coming off a run of sub-par football, very few if any give them a shot to even remain competitive against the undefeated Packers. Here is just a sampling of some of the picks from around the Internet, starting with our partners at OddsShark.

Tampa Bay won its last trip to Lambeau back in 2005 but before that, the Buccaneers had lost 13 straight SU at Green Bay. Which streak resumed in Week 11 in this Battle of the Bays where the home team will be favored huge?The Bucs are 7-2 ATS past 9 November road games, but their hosts have dominated at home (Packers are 12-3 ATS past 15 at home). And the last time Green Bay lost as a double-digit fave, it was in 2009 vs Tampa Bay. Something to worry about for the 9-0 Pack? Maybe not.

Next from Yahoo, who seem even less confident in the Bucs' ability to make this one a contest .

It almost seems unfair to discuss this game because most of us already know what the outcome will be. Even though the Packers' defense has been less than stellar, no has been able to hold their offense in check, which is a big reason as to why they are 9-0. The Buccaneers, on the other hand, have been an up and down team that plays well one week and not so great the next.

Finally the Sporting News, and much like the previous two, they expect a near blowout as well.

Josh Freeman has some of the same skills as Aaron Rodgers—a strong arm, mobility, accuracy—but unfortunately for the Bucs, he hasn't showed any of that at a consistently high level this season. Tampa Bay is having trouble stretching the field, which certainly hasn't been an issue for Green Bay with Rodgers at the helm. They should shoot out to a big lead with some big pass plays and force Freeman into an uncomfortable catchup situation against Clay Matthews and Charles Woodson. Packers 41, Buccaneers 14.

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Buccaneers Vs. Packers: Tampa Faces Undefeated Green Bay In Week 11

After their third straight, and worst, loss of the season, Tampa travels to Lambeau Field to face the undefeated Packers and Aaron Rodgers.