It's 'do-or-die' for two playoff hopefuls in the NFC when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-6) host the Seattle Seahawks (6-8) at Raymond Jones Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Both teams are injury depleted and in a bit of a funk heading into the final two games of the season. Nevertheless, the winner of Sunday's game will still very much be alive for a playoff berth heading into the final weekend of the 2010 NFL regular season.
Here's a few facts, figures and trends about the two teams' series history, as well as up-to-date season stats for both squads.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (6-8) AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (8-6)
SERIES
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SEAHAWKS |
BUCCANEERS |
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SERIES LEADER |
7-3 |
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STREAKS |
3 of past 5 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Carroll: 0-1 |
Morris: 1-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
L 34-18 vs. Falcons |
L 23-20 vs. Lions (OT) |
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LAST GAME |
12/20/09: Buccaneers 24 at Seahawks 7. Trailing 7-3 at halftime, Tampa Bay scores 24 consecutive points. QB Josh Freeman passes for 205 yards & 2 TDs. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
10/19/08: Buccaneers 20, Seahawks 10. Tampa Bay races to 17-0 lead on 1st-half TDs by WR Antonio Bryant (47-yard catch) & RB Earnest Graham (1-yard run) en route to victory. |
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BROADCAST |
FOX (4:15 PM ET): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick, Chris Myers (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 122 (Sea.), 113 (TB). XM: 109 (TB). |
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STATS
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PASSING |
Hasselbeck: 263-440-2,977-12-17-73.1 |
Freeman: 249-422-2,959-18-6-88.8 |
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RUSHING |
Lynch: 168-609-3.6-6 |
Blount (R): 164-777-4.7-6 |
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RECEIVING |
M. Williams: 60-720-12.0-1 |
M. Williams (R): 58-880-15.2-8 |
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OFFENSE |
304.1 |
329.0 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
-9 |
+8 (3C) |
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DEFENSE |
376.7 |
346.0 |
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SACKS |
Clemons: 10 |
White: 4.5 |
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INTs |
Thomas (R): 5 |
Barber: 3 |
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PUNTING |
Ryan: 43.0 |
Malone: 41.2 |
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KICKING |
Mare: 95 (29/29 PAT; 22/27 FG) |
Barth: 86 (29/29 PAT; 19/23 FG) |