Buccaneers at Packers Preview

By John Onan  |   Friday, September 23, 2005  |  Comments( 0 )

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Two teams that have gone in opposite direction in the first two games meet up on Sunday, as the undefeated Tampa Bay Buccaneers travel to Green Bay to take on the 0-2 Packers.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers once again put forth a mighty effort on defense last week in an impressive 19-3 win over the Buffalo Bills. The Tampa Bay pass rush harassed young Bills quarterback J.P. Losman all day long, limited him to only 12-of-29 passing for 133 yards. They also sacked him twice and force him out of the end zone for a safety.
Offensively, running back Cadillac Williams has emerged as the top rookie in the NFL after the first two games, once again eclipsing the 100-yard rushing barrier. Overall, he has 276 yards rushing on 51 attempts and has scored a touchdown in each game.

The Green Bay Packers find themselves in a unusual position in this game as they are considered the underdog at home. The offense has struggled early on and they were unable to come from behind in a huge upset loss against the Cleveland Browns 26-24 at home last Sunday. Quarterback Brett Favre did look better in the second half, leading his offense on three fourth quarter scoring drives. He finished 32-of-44 passing for 342 yards and three touchdowns, but also was intercepted twice.

Any hopes for a Green Bay Packers comeback victory were squelched though, as the defense once again blew coverage in the secondary and failed to keep the Browns out of the end zone late. They gave up two long scoring passes of 80 and 62 yards to a mediocre Browns offense. They have done a decent job defending the Bucs strength, which is the run, limiting Cleveland to only 55 yards on the ground last week. They will need a big effort from the front seven on Sunday.
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