The Tampa Bay Buccaneers find themselves in desperate need of a win in Week 10 if they hope to contend for a playoff berth in year two of the Raheem Morris and Josh Freeman era. The Buccaneers face a tough test though this Sunday on the road in Houston, where they'll play the Texans for just the third time ever. Houston leads the AFC South at 6-3 and are coming off three consecutive wins, all of which were conference games and impressive outcomes.
Let's take a look at the two teams' scant series history, some basic game information for Sunday, and a sampling of team and individual stats for both clubs.
SERIES
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TEXANS |
BUCCANEERS |
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SERIES LEADER |
Series tied, 1-1 |
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STREAKS |
1-1 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Kubiak: 1-0 |
Morris: 0-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 30-12 vs. Browns |
L 27-16 at Saints |
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LAST GAME |
12/9/07: Buccaneers 14 at Texans 28. Houston QB Sage Rosenfels passes for 209 yards & 3 TDs, all to different receivers, for 116.6 passer rating as Texans defeat Tampa Bay. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/14/03: Buccaneers 16, Texans 3. Tampa Bay RB Thomas Jones rushes for 134 yards & scores game's only TD (18-yard run). Buccaneers K Martin Gramatica adds 3 FGs. |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Marv Albert, Rich Gannon. Westwood One Radio: Wayne Larrivee, Tony Boselli. SIRIUS: 117 (Hou.), 136 (TB). XM: 235 (TB). |
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STATS
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PASSING |
Schaub: 167-277-2,237-13-6-92.6 (3C) |
Freeman: 193-307-2,004-8-10-76.8 |
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RUSHING |
Foster: 154-656 (3C)-4.3-5 (T3C) |
Blount: 90-400-4.4-3 |
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RECEIVING |
Daniels (TE): 34-447-13.1-3 |
Williams: 37-363-9.8-1 |
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OFFENSE |
393.6 (3C) |
343.5 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+7 (2C) |
+2 |
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DEFENSE |
274.0 (1L) |
398.9 |
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SACKS |
A. Smith: 4.5 |
Clayborn (R): 3 |
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INTs |
Allen, Joseph: 3 |
Barber, Jackson: 2 |
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PUNTING |
Hartmann (R): 43.4 |
Koenen: 45.8 |
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KICKING |
Rackers: 80 (T1C) (26/26 PAT; 18/20 FG) |
Barth: 61 (13/13 PAT; 16/18 FG) |
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