Miami Dolphins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Preview

By Hugo Guzman | Saturday, October 15, 2005 | ( 0 )

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The Miami Dolphins travel to Raymond James stadium to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Kickoff is set for 1 PM EST.

The game pits two of the most formidable running attacks in the leagues against the two top rush defenses in terms of statistics. The Dolphins allow just a hair over 80 rushing yards per game while the Buccaneers allow just over 60 yards per game. On the flipside, Tampa Bay hopes that their Rookie of the Year candidate, Cadillac Williams, can break through the Dolphins defensive front after sitting out a game due to various nagging injuries. Miami will counter with their own impressive rookie, Ronnie Brown, but they also have an ace in the hole. They will be welcoming back the enigmatic Ricky Williams after a self imposed one year sabbatical and a four game drug suspension.

This game also features two journeyman quarterbacks who must take care of the football in order to have a chance at winning on Sunday. For the Miami Dolphins, Gus Frerotte will try to improve on his two touchdown and three interception performance last week against the Bills. The Dolphins have done a good job of protecting him thus far (4 sacks in 4 games) but will be hard pressed to maintain that level of protection against a swarming Tampa Bay defensive front. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will rely on Brian Griese to help move the changes and keep drives alive against a sub par Miami defensive secondary. However, if Jason Taylor and company can find their way into the backfield the fumble prone Griese might be hard pressed to hold on to the football and may force some bad throws as well.

This should be an excellent game to watch if you're a fan of solid defense and pounding running attacks.

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