Gunpowder And Crab Legs

[Manning2Harrison]

The pace of updates is going to slow down for the rest of the month.

I live in one of the markets where C-u-n-tcast has imposed a data cap, and I hit my 300GB yesterday. Between now and the end of the month I'll get charged an extra $10 for every 50GB. This is how they punish you for getting your programming from streaming and antenna.

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WEEK 2 SCOREBOARD

Thursday

Steelers (2-0) 31, Ravens (0-2) 24

Sunday

Bills (1-1) 30, Dolphins (0-2) 14

Redskins (2-0) 30, Jaguars (1-1) 23

Cowboys (1-1) 27, Titans (0-2) 20

Cardinals (1-1) 19, Giants (1-1) 14

Patriots (2-0) 38, Vikings (1-1) 10

Saints (2-0) 34, Browns (0-2) 23

Bengals (2-0) 20, Falcons (0-2) 10

Lions (1-1) 27, Panthers (1-1) 22

Seahawks (2-0) 31, Chargers (1-1) 6

Texans (1-1) 16, Raiders (1-1) 0

Jets (1-1) 18, Packers (0-2) 10

Chiefs (2-0) 31, Broncos (1-1) 17

49ers (2-0) 24, Bears (1-1) 22

Monday

Colts (1-1) 24, Eagles (0-2) 17

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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Week 2 Injuries of Note

Bills DT Kyle Williams - groin, 2 w
Browns LG Joel Bitonio - foot, 4 w
Browns DE John Hughes - groin, 4 w
Browns DT Randy Starks - back, 6 w
Buccaneers CB/KR Johnthan Banks - ribs, 3 w
Cardinals DE Frostee Rucker - back, 6 w
Chargers DT Sean Lissmore - groin, 3 w
Chargers DE Kendall Reyes - groin, 4 w
Cowboys DE Greg hardy - ribs, 2 w
Eagles LT Jason Peters - thumb, 2 w
Falcons DT Paul Soliai - meniscus, 2 w
Falcons RT Lamar Holmes - shoulder, 3 w
Falcons T Jake Long - ankle, 4 w
Giants RB Shane Vereen - arm, 4 w
Giants DE Robert Ayers - PCL, 5 w
Jaguars DE Ryan Davis - ankle, 6 w
Jets NT Damon Harrison - foot, 12 w
Lions WR Golden Tate - groin, 4 w
Lions RB Theo Riddick - elbow, 5 w
Panthers RB Jonathan Stewart - groin, 2 w
Rams DE Robert Quinn - toe, 5 w
Rams QB Nick Foles - wrist, 7 w
Ravens C Jeremy Zuttah - toe, 4 w
Redskins TE Jordan Reed - groin, 2 w
Saints DE Cameron Jordan - ankle, 6 w
Saints C Max Unger - groin, 4 w
Steelers DE Cameron Heyward - foot, 16 w
Vikings DE Everson Griffen - arm, 4 w
Vikings TE Kyle Rudolph - thumb, 3 w
Vikings LG Brandon Fusco - shoulder, 4 w

[Manning2Harrison]

Matchup Preview *|* September 24, 2015
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1, Away)		Atlanta Falcons (0-2, Home)
Injury Report QB Jameis Winston (shoulder) 3 weeks T Jake Long (ankle) 4 weeks CB/KR Johnthan Banks (ribs) 3 weeks DT Paul Soliai (meniscus) 2 weeks WR/KR Devin Hester (thumb) 2 weeks DT Ra'Shede Hageman (ankle) 5 weeks RG Chris Chester (groin) 2 weeks Game Notes A three game road trip begins with the Bucs going to the ATL, where there will be a meeting of teams with just one win between them. The Falcons can ill afford go go 0-3- if they do so, there season will most likely already be cooked. Meanwhile, if the Bucs can manage to achieve a modest 2-game winning streak, they will have matched 2014's win production in just three outings. Tampa Bay has won consecutive games as recently as 2013- although it was a 4-12 campaign, three of the four wins came in Weeks 10 through 12, including a win over the Falcons. The Bucs have not been 2-1 since 2011, when they reached 3-1 before going 1-11 the rest of the way, while the Falcons have not been 0-3 since 2007.

ATLANTA FALCONS Depth Chart - 2015
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Julio Jones | 99	Laron Byrd | 69	Justin Hardy (R) | 64
TE	Jacob Tamme | 81	Levine Toilolo | 71
LT	Jake Matthews | 85	Jake Long | 81	Bryce Harris | 61
LG	Andy Levitre | 78	Gino Gradkowski | 63	James Stone | 58
C	Mike Person | 71	Gino Gradkowski | 63
RG	Chris Chester | 72	Ben Garland 64	Gino Gradkowski | 61
RT	Ryan Schraeder | 82	Jake Long | 81	Bryce Harris | 62
WR	Roddy White | 74	Devin Hester | 68	Eric Weems | 63
QB	Matt Ryan | 84	Sean Renfree | 67
FB	Patrick DiMarco | 93
HB	Devonta Freeman | 88	Tevin Coleman | 75	Terron Ward | 66
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Tyson Jackson | 79	Adrian Clayborn | 77	Malliciah Goodman | 71
LDT	Jonathan Babineaux | 82	Ra'Shede Hageman | 78
RDT	Paul Soliai | 80	Grady Jarrett (R) | 53
RDE	Vic Beasley | 82	Kroy Biermann | 73	Malliciah Goodman | 66
WLB	Justin Durant | 82	Stansly Maponga | 67
MLB	Paul Worrilow | 78	Allen Bradford | 67
SLB	Brooks Reed | 78	O'Brien Schofield | 71
CB	Desmond Trufant | 89	Phillip Adams | 67	Jalen Collins (R) | 65
SS	Kemal Ishmael | 79	William Moore | 72
FS	Ricardo Allen | 71	Robenson Therezie (R) | 65
CB	Robert Alford | 74	Tracis Howard | 65
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Matt Bryant | 79
P	Matt Bosher | 92
PR	Eric Weems | 93
KR	Eric Weems | 92	Robert Alford | 86

[Manning2Harrison]

Game of Runs:
A Song of Matty Ice on Fire

In a game of scoring runs, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers overcame a 14-0 deficit and blew a 24-14 lead in dropping a 28-24 decision to the Atlanta Falcons in the Georgia Dome. All four of Atlanta’s scores were touchdown passes by Matt Ryan, who, despite a mid-game slump, compiled a passer rating of 123.7 with 22 completions in 29 attempts for 331 yards and directed the game-winning touchdown drive. It was a desperately-needed first win of the season for the Falcons, who put the Buccaneers, also now 1-2 but 0-1 in the division, in their accustomed spot NFC South cellar.

An interception by Keith Tandy ended the opening series and gave the Bucs the ball at their 44, but on their first play from scrimmage Tyson Jackson and Brooks Reed forced a Doug Martin fumble that was recovered by defensive tackle Grady Jarrett. The replay booth called for a review and reversed the ruling on the field, but Tampa Bay went three and out. Rookie punter Jake Schum placed his kick out of bounds at the 6, but Lavonte David dug the Falcons out of that hole by getting flagged for a facemask infraction in tackling Devonta Freeman. Atlanta then marched the length of the field, scoring on Ryan’s 8 yard TD toss to Levine Toilolo. The score remained 7-0 until the first play of the second quarter, when Ryan hit Julio Jones for a 6 yard score. That was the conversion of a Mike Glennon interception thrown to Robert Alford, which gave the Falcons the ball at the Tampa 48. The Buccaneers then finally got their offense in gear, driving 77 yards in 12 plays and getting on the board with a 1 yard Martin run. At the first half’s two minute warning Atlanta was in a 2nd and 9 at the Buccaneer 33, but on the next play Mike Jenkins tied the score with a 66 yard pick-six.

The Buccaneers punted out of the initial possession of the second half, but Jacquies Smith recorded a sack-fumble combo and George Johnson got the recovery at the Atlanta 18. The turnover was converted into Glennon’s 9 yard touchdown pass to Louis Murphy Jr. for a 21-14 Tampa lead. A three and out by the Falcons was followed by Connor Barth’s 22 yard field goal to extend the lead to 24-14, but unfortunately the Bucs were done scoring and not finishing that red zone trip with a touchdown was going to prove costly. A minute and a half later it was a field goal game when Laron Byrd burned Bradley McDougald deep for a 76 yard score. The Bucs punted out of their next series, after which the Falcons marched to a go-ahead score on Ryan’s 5 yard pass to Jacob Tamme, and there was still 10:13 remaining in the game. The Bucs then turned the ball over on downs at the Atlanta 39 when a Glennon scramble came up 2 yards short. The Falcons went three and out, but only because of a false start- they went from 1st and 15 to 4th and 1 before punting. When the two minute warning arrived, the Bucs still had the ball and were in a 2nd and 8 at the Falcon 30. That situation evolved into a 4th and 15 at the 24 with 1:06 to go, whereupon Glennon was sacked for a turnover on downs, and from there the Falcons were able to run out the clock to close out their first victory of the season.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons
Sep 24, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-2)	0	14	10	0	24
Atlanta Falcons (1-2)	7	7	7	7	28

Team Stats Comparison
	TAM	ATL
Total Offense	312	387
Rushing Yards	64	107
Passing Yards	248	280
First Downs	21	18
Punt Return Yards	17	27
Kick Return Yards	121	114
Total Yards	450	528
Turnovers	2	3
3rd Down Converstion	5-15	4-10
4th Down Conversion	1-3	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4/2/1	3/3/0
Penalties	1-15	2-10
Posession Time	31:01	28:54

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		TAM	ATL
7:04	(ATL) L. Toilolo 8 pass from M. Ryan (M. Bryant kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		TAM	ATL
14:56	(ATL) J. Jones 6 pass from M. Ryan (M. Bryant kick)	0	14
9:01	(TAM) D. Martin 1 run (C. Barth kick)	7	14
1:49	(TAM) M. Jenkins 66 INT return (C. Barth kick)	14	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		TAM	ATL
9:30	(TAM) L. Murphy 9 pass from M. Glennon (C. Barth kick)	21	14
2:54	(TAM) C. Barth 22 FG	24	14
1:23	(ATL) L. Byrd 76 pass from M. Ryan (M. Bryant kick)	24	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		TAM	ATL
10:13	(ATL) J. Tamme 5 pass from M. Ryan (M. Bryant kick)	24	28

Tampa Bay Buccaneers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Glennon (76.2) 29/47 276 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Martin 14 46 3.2 1 M. Glennon 3 9 3.0 0 C. Sims 3 8 2.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD V. Jackson 6 76 12.6 0 A. Sefarian-Jenkins 6 65 10.8 0 L. Murphy 5 53 10.6 1 M. Evans 5 37 7.4 0 R. Shepard 3 30 10.0 1 A. Humphries 1 9 9.0 0 D. Martin 2 6 3.0 0 L. Stocker 1 0 0.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD L. David 8 1 0 0 M. Jenkins 8 1 1 1 C. Conte 6 0 0 0 K. Alexander 5 0 0 0 B. McDougald 5 0 0 0 G. McCoy 4 1 0 0 B. Carter 3 0 0 0 D. Lansanah 3 0 0 0 M. Wright 3 0 0 0 J. Adjei-Barimah 2 0 0 0 J. Smith 2 2 0 0 A. Verner 2 0 0 0 G. Johnson 1 1 0 0 S. Moore 1 1 0 0 K. Tandy 1 0 1 0

Atlanta Falcons PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Ryan (123.7) 22/29 331 4 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Freeman 18 83 4.6 0 T. Coleman 1 15 15.0 0 M. Ryan 6 9 1.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD L. Byrd 3 103 34.3 1 J. Tamme 5 58 11.6 1 R. White 5 52 10.4 0 J. Jones 3 34 11.3 1 J. Hardy 2 28 14.0 0 P. DiMarco 1 25 25.0 0 E. Weems 1 16 16.0 0 L. Toilolo 1 8 8.0 0 D. Freeman 1 7 7.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD P. Woorilow 9 1 0 0 R. Allen 6 0 0 0 P. Adams 5 0 0 0 R. Alford 4 0 1 0 V. Beasley 4 2 0 0 J. Durant 4 0 0 0 K. Ishmael 4 0 0 0 B. Reed 4 0 0 0 D. Trufant 4 0 0 0 T. Jackson 3 0 0 0 T. Howard 2 0 0 0 G. Garrett 2 2 0 0 J. Babineaux 1 1 0 0 A. Clayborn 1 1 0 0 M. Goodman 1 0 0 0

Keith Tandy makes his opening series pick.



Mike Jenkins’ pick-six allowed the Bucs to go to the locker room with a 14-14 tie after trailing 14-0.


Louis Murphys’ TD catch converted a fumble recovery at the 18 and made it 21 unanswered points.


Mike Person misses his block, making Lavonte David a free runner for a sack.


The momentum shifted back to the Falcons when Laron Byrd burned Bradley McDougald for a 76 yard score.

[Manning2Harrison]

WEEK 3 SCOREBOARD

Thursday

Falcons (1-2) 28, Buccaneers (1-2) 24

Sunday

Bills (2-1) 23, Chargers (1-2) 19

Cowboys (2-1) 24, Rams (0-3) 13

Eagles (1-2) 34, Redskins (2-1) 17

Giants (2-1) 27, Texans (1-2) 16

Saints (3-0) 31, Vikings (1-2) 24

Bengals (3-0) 34, Titans (0-3) 16

Ravens (1-2) 37, Browns (0-3) 6

Packers (1-2) 23, Lions (1-2) 20

Colts (1-1-1) 26, Jaguars (1-1-1) 26 (OT)

Raiders (2-1) 27, Patriots (2-1) 14

Cardinals (2-1) 38, 49ers (2-1) 14

Broncos (2-1) 16, Seahawks (2-1) 13

Chiefs (3-0) 31, Dolphins (0-3) 30

Panthers (2-1) 27, Steelers (2-1) 20

Monday

Jets (2-1) 18, Bears (1-2) 3

[Manning2Harrison]

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Week 3 Injuries of Note

Bills LT Cordy Glenn - arm, 7 w
Bills LG Richie Incognito - ribs, 3 w
Broncos DE Malik Jackson - ankle, 7 w
Broncos CB Bradley Robey - collarbone, 6 w
Browns ILB Karlos dansby - ankle, 4 w
Cowboys DE Demarcus Lawrence - elbow, 5 w
Cowboys DT Tyrone Crawford - groin, 4 w
Patriots RB Dion Lewis - shoulder, 3 w
Rams LT Greg Robinson - toe, 3 w
Steelers OLB Jarvis Jones - quad, 3 w

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Matchup Preview *|* October 4, 2015
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-2)		Pittsburgh Steelers (2-1)
Injury Report QB Jameis Winston (shoulder) 2 weeks WR/KR Antonio Brown (wrist) 5 weeks CB/KR Johnthan Banks (ribs) 2 weeks DE Cameron Heyward (foot) 15 weeks OLB Jarvis Jones (quad) 3 weeks Game Notes Heinz Field is not where you want to be going when you're hoping to avoid falling to 1-3, especially with the Steelers likely to be more surly after suffering their first defeat of the season than they would be at 3-0. But that's the hand the Bucs have been dealt and there's nothing to do but play it.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS Depth Chart - 2015
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Antonio Brown | 95	Markus Wheaton | 77	Darrius Heyward-Bey | 71
TE	Heath Miller | 77	Matt Spaeth | 72	Jesse James | 70
LT	Kelvin Beachum | 85	Allejandro Villanueva | 77
LG	Ramon Foster | 77	Cody Wallace | 67	Chris Hubbard | 60
C	Maurkice Pouncey | 91	Doug Legursky | 70
RG	David Decastro | 89	Cody Wallace | 67	Chris Hubbard | 60
RT	Marcus Gilbert | 85	Byron Stingily | 74
WR	Martavis Bryant | 87	Jacoby Jones | 76	Sammie Coates | 69
QB	Ben Roethlisberger | 88	Landry Jones | 72
FB	Will Johnson | 77
HB	Le'Veon Bell | 97	DeAngelo Williams | 84	Isaiah Pead | 79
Base 3-4 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Cameron Heyward | 88	Cam Thomas | 76	L.T. Walton | 50
NT	Steve McLendon | 84	Daniel McCuulers | 63
RDE	Stephon Tuitt | 80	(Cam Thomas | 76)	L.T. Walton | 50
LOLB	Arthur Moats | 77	James Harrison | 72	Bud Dupree | 66
LILB	Lawrence Timmons | 89	Vince Williams | 74
RILB	Ryan Shazier | 84	Sean Spence | 63
ROLB	Jarvis Jones | 73	James Harrison | 72	Jordan Zumwalt | 66
CB	William Gay | 80	Cortez Allen | 74	Brandon Boykin | 72
SS	Shamarko Thomas | 74	Will Allen | 74
FS	Mike Mitchell | 84	Robert Golden | 64
CB	Antwon Blake | 78	Ross Cockrell | 72
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Chris Boswell | 88
P	Jordan Berry | 86
PR	Antonio Brown	Jacoby Jones | 93
KR	Antonio Brown	Jacoby Jones | 93	Brandon Boykin | 89