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2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Franchise Index: Previous Season

Record: 4-2-0, Currently 1st place in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 141 points (23.5/g), 9th of 32 in the NFL.
 Allowed 97 points (16.2/g), 6th.
 Differential of 44 points (7.3/g), 3rd.
 Expected W-L: 4.2-1.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.5/g), 8th.

Coached by Jon Gruden (4-2-0)

2008 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 7 box L 0-1 @ New Orleans Saints 20 24 18 352 206 146 1 16 438 337 101 1
2 Sun September 14 box W 1-1 Atlanta Falcons 24 9 15 311 147 164 1 14 234 129 105 2
3 Sun September 21 box W 2-1 @ Chicago Bears 27 24 28 454 407 47 4 21 405 247 158 2
4 Sun September 28 box W 3-1 Green Bay Packers 30 21 20 327 149 178 3 8 181 153 28 4
5 Sun October 5 box L 3-2 @ Denver Broncos 13 16 17 307 168 139 1 17 333 227 106 1
6 Sun October 12 box W 4-2 Carolina Panthers 27 3 17 315 173 142 14 282 242 40 3

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 141 2066 397 5.2 115 136 225 1250 7 8 5.4 72 165 816 4 4.9 36 10 2 7
Team Defense 97 1873 371 5.0 90 117 204 1335 8 11 6.2 64 156 538 0 3.4 22 13 2 4
Lg Rank Offense 9 8 8 2 10 11 29 20 9 3 21 3 21 5
Lg Rank Defense 6 20 11 27 25 17 1 18 22 12 1 5 2 23

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Brian Griese 33 4 84 147 57.1 804 4 2.7 6 4.1 38 5.5 3.9 9.6 201.0 64.6 5 26 5.1 3.6 3.3
Jeff Garcia 38 3 52 78 66.7 487 3 3.8 2 2.6 29 6.2 5.5 9.4 162.3 85.8 2 15 5.9 5.2 2.5
Team Total 27.7 6 136 225 60.4 1291 7 3.1 8 3.6 38 5.7 4.4 9.5 215.2 71.9 7 41 5.4 4.1 3.0
Opp Total 6 117 204 57.4 1335 8 3.9 11 5.4 6.5 4.5 11.4 222.5 67.7 11 74 6.2 3.9

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Warrick Dunn 33 6 75 386 1 38 5.1 64.3 12.5 16 113 7.1 0 17 2.7 18.8 499 1 0
Earnest Graham 28 6 72 404 3 68 5.6 67.3 12.0 12 110 9.2 0 24 2.0 18.3 514 3 0
Michael Bennett 30 2 5 11 0 4 2.2 5.5 2.5 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.5 1.0 13 0 0
Jeff Garcia 38 3 5 13 0 6 2.6 4.3 1.7 13 0 1
Brian Griese 33 4 5 -1 0 3 -0.2 -0.3 1.3 -1 0 1
Ike Hilliard 32 6 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.2 23 199 8.7 3 18 3.8 33.2 199 3 0
Michael Clayton 26 5 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.8 0.2 14 143 10.2 0 22 2.8 28.6 147 0 0
Luke McCown 27 1 1 -1 0 0 -1.0 -1.0 1.0 -1 0 0
Antonio Bryant 27 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 25 291 11.6 0 38 5.0 58.2 291 0 0
Alex Smith 26 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 152 11.7 2 29 2.2 25.3 152 2 0
B.J. Askew 28 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 39 4.9 0 18 2.7 13.0 39 0 0
Joey Galloway 37 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 74 9.3 0 13 4.0 37.0 74 0 0
Jerramy Stevens 29 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 71 10.1 1 31 3.5 35.5 71 1 0
John Gilmore 29 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 72 12.0 1 36 1.2 14.4 72 1 0
Maurice Stovall 23 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 25 8.3 0 9 0.6 5.0 25 0 1
Team Total 27.7 6 165 816 4 68 4.9 136.0 27.5 136 1291 9.5 7 38 22.7 215.2 2107 11 3
Opp Total 6 156 538 0 3.4 89.7 26.0 117 1335 11.4 8 19.5 222.5 1873 8 5

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Dexter Jackson 22 6 18 94 0 19 5.2 13 323 0 45 24.8 417
Ike Hilliard 32 6 1 11 0 11 11.0 210
Team Total 27.7 6 19 105 0 19 5.5 13 323 0 45 24.8 2535
Opp Total 6 16 0 27 511 0 18.9

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Josh Bidwell 32 P 6 35 1624 64 0 46.4
Matt Bryant 33 K 6 3 3 8 8 1 1 1 13 12 92.3% 15 15 100.0%
Team Total 27.7 6 3 3 8 8 1 1 1 13 12 92.3% 15 15 100.0% 35 1624 64 0 46.4
Opp Total 6 12 11 91.7% 8 8 100.0% 33 140 4.2

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Gaines Adams 25 4 2.0 2 50 1 45 2 9 5
Greg White 29 6 3.5 10 3
Barrett Ruud 25 6 1.0 2 10 0 10 4 33 7
Kevin Carter 35 5 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 10 5
Jeff Garcia 38 3 1 1 -9 0
Jermaine Phillips 29 6 1 58 0 58 2 0 0 1 38 1 23 5
Aqib Talib 22 5 2 13 0 11 3 5 2
Ronde Barber 33 6 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 27 2
Derrick Brooks 35 6 1 -2 0 -2 3 1 0 0 0 0 18 5
Phillip Buchanon 28 5 1 26 1 26 3 18 0
Brian Griese 33 4 1 0 0 0
Tanard Jackson 23 5 1 25 0 25 2 17 1
Sabby Piscitelli 25 5 1 22 0 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
Arron Sears 24 1 0 1 0 0
Maurice Stovall 23 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Jimmy Wilkerson 27 5 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Ryan Sims 28 1 0.5 1 1
Team Total 27.7 6 11.0 11 203 2 58 29 3 3 3 29 1 262 58
Opp Total 6 7 5 3

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Matt Bryant 33 K 6 15 12 51
Earnest Graham 28 6 3 18
Ike Hilliard 32 6 3 18
Alex Smith 26 6 2 12
Gaines Adams 25 4 1 6
Phillip Buchanon 28 5 1 6
Warrick Dunn 33 6 1 6
John Gilmore 29 5 1 6
Jermaine Phillips 29 6 1 6
Jerramy Stevens 29 2 1 6
Team Total 27.7 6 4 7 1 2 15 12 135
Opp Total 6 8 1 8 11 97