Buccaneers vs. Titans NFL Game Capsule

by Jimmy on Nov 22, 2011 8:26 PM CST in Tennessee Titans Previews

The NFL game capsule for this week's game is posted after the jump.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (4-6) AT TENNESSEE TITANS (5-5)

SERIES

	BUCCANEERS	TITANS
SERIES LEADER		7-2
STREAKS		5 of past 6
COACHES VS. OPP.	Morris: 0-0	Munchak: 0-0
LAST WEEK	L 35-26 at Packers	L 23-17 at Falcons
LAST GAME	10/14/07: Titans 10 at Buccaneers 13. Tampa Bay WR Joey Galloway catches 69-yd TD from QB Jeff Garcia & Matt Bryant kicks game-winning 43-yd FG with 0:11 remaining.
LAST GAME AT SITE	12/28/03: Titans 33, Buccaneers 13. Tennessee QB Neil O’Donnell completes 18 of 27 for 232 yards with 102.7 passer rating & 2 TDs to WR Derrick Mason (23, 34).
BROADCAST	CBS (12:00 PM CT): Dick Stockton, John Lynch, Jennifer Hale (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Kevin Kugler, Mark Malone. SIRIUS: 136 (TB), 92 (Ten.). XM: 225 (Ten.).

STATS

PASSING	Freeman: 236-378-2,516-11-15-75.0	Hasselbeck: 206-337-14-8-86.1
RUSHING	Blount: 118-541-4.6-4	C. Johnson: 160-509-3.2-2
RECEIVING	Winslow (TE): 47-476-10.1-2	Washington: 48-616-12.8-4
OFFENSE	343.4	316.3
TAKE/GIVE	-3	+2
DEFENSE	398.9	357.7
SACKS	Clayborn (R): 4	Jones, Klug (R): 3
INTs	Barber, Jackson: 2	McCourty: 2
PUNTING	Koenen: 45.7	Kern: 43.0
KICKING	Barth: 72 (15/15 PAT; 19/21 FG)	Bironas: 65 (23/23 PAT; 14/16 FG)

NOTES

BUCCANEERS: QB JOSH FREEMAN had career-high 342 pass yards last week, completing 28 of 38 (73.7 pct.) with 2 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 96.6 rating last week. Has 95+ rating in 2 of past 3…RB LE GARRETTE BLOUNT was signed as undrafted rookie FA by Ten. in 2010 before being claimed off waivers by TB. Rushed for 107 yards & TD (54 yards) last week. In career, when has 19+ carries, team is 6-1. In those 7, has rushed for 670 yards (95.7 per game) & 5 TDs…WR PRESTON PARKER aims for 3rd in row vs. AFC with TD. Ties for 2nd in NFC with 17 catches on 3rd down. Has 281 rec. yards on 3rd down, 2nd most in NFC.TE KELLEN WINSLOW had 9 catches for career-high 132 yards last week. Has catch in 86 games in row…CB RONDE BARBER had FR in last game vs. Ten. Has started 193 consecutive games, most by CB in NFL history. Is only player in NFL annals with 25+ sacks (27) & 40+ INTs (42). DE ADRIAN CLAYBORN ties for 3rd among NFC rookies with 4 sacks. CB AQIB TALIB has INT in 3 of past 5 vs. AFC. DT BRIAN PRICE aims for 3rd in row with sack…TITANS: Club is 6-0 all-time at home vs. Buccaneers…Titans have won 8 of past 9 home games against NFC… QB MATT HASSELBECK has at least 1 TD pass in 9 of 10 games this season. For career, Hasselbeck has 3-2 record vs. Tampa Bay. Hasselbeck (31,936) needs 64 pass yards to reach 32,000 career. Rookie QB JAKE LOCKER (No. 8 overall) had 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 107.4 passer rating in 2nd-half of game last week…In 14 career games vs. NFC, RB CHRIS JOHNSON averages 101.3 rush yards per game (1,418)…WR NATE WASHINGTON had career-high 9 catches for 115 receiving yards & tied career-best in TD receptions (2)…In past 2 games, WR DAMIAN WILLIAMS is averaging 20.5 yards per catch (6 catches, 123 receiving yards). Williams has TD rec. in 2 of past 3. WR LAVELLE HAWKINS tied career-long with 32-yard reception last week…CB JASON MC COURTY leads team with 81 tackles…Selected in 2nd round of ’05 NFL Draft by Buccaneers, LB BARRETT RUUD spent 6 seasons (2005-10) in TB.