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Week 10 Game Recap: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23, Miami Dolphins 25
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
| QB Josh Freeman, Pass: 16 - 28 - 196 - 1 TD / 1 INT, Rush: 7 - 36 - 0 |
Freeman was calm and collected under-center for the Buccaneers on Sunday. He completed passes out of both the shotgun and on 3 and 5 step drops. His best pass was a 33 yard touchdown pass to Maurice Stovall on a perfectly thrown high-arcing pass to the front left-pylon of the endzone. Freeman also showed plenty of velocity on passes outside of the hashmarks to Kellen Winslow and Michael Clayton. Freeman also made great gains on the ground, including a 14 yard run for a first down when the defense flushed him out of the pocket. Freeman also had 4 fumbles (2 caused by the defense).
| RB Cadillac Williams, Rush: 14 - 52 - 1 (1 targets) |
Williams ran hard all game and clearly feels 100% confident in his ability to take punishment from the defense. On his longest run of the game, a 14 yard scamper around the end to the left, Williams met two defenders 10 yards down field and barreled through them both for 4 more yards. Williams also had a touchdown on a one yard dive wherein he barely snuck the nose of the ball across the goalline.
| RB Derrick Ward, Rush: 10 - 34 - 0 (2 targets) |
Ward was used to complement Williams and made the most of his touches. He had 10 carries, most of them between the tackles and almost always on obvious running downs. Nonetheless, he managed to eek out positive yardage on all but 2 carries.
| RB Earnest Graham, Rec: 1 - 16 - 0 (1 targets) |
Graham appears to be the odd-man-out in the Buccaneers rushing game. He finished the day with one touch (a 16 yard reception) and is only getting on the field to spell Ward or Williams for a play or two.
| WR Maurice Stovall, Rec: 4 - 47 - 1 (4 targets) |
Stovall had a great day, catching 4 passes for 47 yards. His best catch came on a 33 yard touchdown wherein Josh Freeman hit him in stride at the front left corner of the endzone and Stovall snuck to the inside of the pylon for a touchdown.
| WR Sammie Stroughter, Rec: 2 - 13 - 0 (3 targets) |
Stroughter finished the day with two short receptions. He is primarily serving as the Buccaneers 4th receiver on third down.
| WR Michael Clayton, Rec: 1 - 3 - 0 (4 targets) |
Clayton only had one reception for three yards against Miami and is clearly 3rd on the pecking order in the passing game behind Kellen Winslow and Maurice Stovall. Clayton was also involved in a strange play in the first half wherein he caught the ball, landed on his back, and the ball came loose to be snatched up by a Miami defender and run in to the endzone. The call was reversed on replay.
| TE Kellen Winslow, Rec: 7 - 102 - 0 (12 targets) |
Winslow was utilized primarily as a receiver against Miami, only staying at the line to block on clear running downs. His best catch came on a 37 yard reception where he caught a bullet from Josh Freeman as he ran towards the right sideline. Instead of going out of bounds, Winslow turned up field and evaded three tacklers before being hauled down at the right sideline. Most of his other catches came on slants to the middle of the field and out patterns to the sideline.
Miami Dolphins
| QB Chad Henne, Pass: 17 - 31 - 175 - 1 TD / 1 INT |
Chad Henne played with a lot of poise against Tampa Bay. He clearly is more inclined to throw the ball downfield compared to Chad Pennington. Henne excels when he moves around in the pocket and finds a receiver between the hashmarks and the sidelines. Henne's two best throws came on Miami's game-winning fourth quarter drive as he hit Davone Bess twice in a row on deep passes to the right side of the field after buying time in the pocket. Henne's touchdown was to former practice squad player Kory Sperry who hauled in a catch on a crossing pattern off of play-action in the center of the endzone. Henne also had an interception in the 4th quarter that set up the Bucs' late touchdown. Fortunately for Henne and Miami fans, he had a chance to redeem himself and did just that, matching the Dolphins the length of the field before Dan Carpenter's winning touchdown with 14 seconds left.
| QB Pat White, Pass: 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 TD / 0 INT, Rush: 1 - 1 - 0 |
White only took a handful of snaps in the game, throwing one incomplete pass and rushing one time for one yard. The pace of the game dictated that Henne's downfield passing would keep White on the sideline for much of the contest against Tampa Bay.
| RB Ricky Williams, Rush: 20 - 102 - 0, Rec: 2 - 5 - 0 (4 targets) |
Williams had his most productive game in some time, due in large part to Ronnie Brown leaving the game with an apparent ankle injury. Williams' best carry was a 27 yard scamper to the right off tackle in the 4th quarter. Williams broke through the line, made one cut to the sideline then shifted back to the middle of the field for a 27 yard pickup that set up the Dolphins winning field goal kick. Williams ran with a burst not seen in some time and was most productive out of the single-back set (as opposed to taking the handoff on the Wildcat).
| RB Ronnie Brown, Rush: 12 - 82 - 1, Rec: 2 - 16 - 0 (3 targets) |
Brown's most impressive touch of the day came on a 45 yard carry out of the Wild Cat formation where he darted off tackle to the left then weaved through traffic before being brought down at the right sideline. Brown also had a 1 yard touchdown where he easily busted through the line in the first quarter. Brown left the game with an apparent ankle injury, opening the door for Ricky Williams to have a productive game.
| WR Davone Bess, Rec: 4 - 72 - 0 (7 targets) |
Bess led the Dolphins receivers with 4 catches for 72 yards. His best moments came on successive catches on Miami's eventual game winning drive. Bess caught both balls outside the right hash-mark and took a massive hit on his 4th and final reception yet still managed to hang on to the ball. Bess is being used on lots of deep-curls and out routes and has a knack for getting open when quarterback Chad Henne's pocket collapses and he is looking for a receiver to bail him out.
| WR Greg Camarillo, Rec: 2 - 17 - 0 (2 targets) |
Camarillo did not get many looks on Sunday but when the ball came his way, he certainly made it count. Camarillo had a key reception diving out of bounds at the right-side 1 yard line to set up Ronnie Brown's touchdown dive in the first quarter. Camarillo hasn't quite developed the rapport with Chad Henne that he had with Chad Pennington, but Henne certainly knows Camarillo is a great option when a tough catch is needed.
| WR Ted Ginn, Rush: 1 - 0 - 0 (3 targets) |
Ginn was held without a catch against Tampa Bay. He did return 5 kickoffs and a punt but did not break any for long gains.
| WR Brian Hartline, Rec: 1 - 17 - 0 (2 targets) |
Hartline only had one reception on the day, a 17 yard reception on a deep out route. He is currently the 4th receiver on the depth chart and only sees the field on 4-wide sets.
| TE Kory Sperry, Rec: 3 - 31 - 1 (3 targets) |
Sperry was recently activated from the practice squad and came through with two big catches for Miami. He caught Chad Henne's only touchdown pass of the game on a crossing pattern that found him open in the endzone, a step behind the defense. Sperry also had a key drive-saving catch on third down in the second half where he was upended by the defense but still managed to hang on to the ball.