Week 11 QB projections • TB Stats
QB Byron Leftwich, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
HT: 6-5, WT: 240, Born: 1-14-1980, College: Marshall, Drafted: Round 1, Pick 7
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Stats and Week 11 Projection
| WK | OPP | RES | CMP | ATT | PYD | Y/A | PTD | INT | RSH | YD | Y/R | TD | FPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEASON TOTAL | 58 | 107 | 594 | 5.6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 44 | ||
Week 11 Injury Status and Other News
He was listed as probable on Friday's official injury report. [Fri Nov 20, 6:56 PM] Byron Leftwich partially participated in Friday's practice but is still expected to be available to play in Week 11.[Thu Nov 19, 5:35 PM] Byron Leftwich partially participated in Thursday's practice.
[Wed Nov 18, 6:08 PM] Byron Leftwich partially participated in Wednesday's practice.
[Mon Nov 16, 12:47 AM] Leftwich was inactive on Sunday after not practicing all week long due to his right elbow injury.
Week 11 Matchup Info
vs New Orleans Saints - Detailed analysis coming soon.
Game Summaries
Week 1 vs DAL - You can't pin this loss on Leftwich. He was in synch with his receiver early, displaying terrific downfield accuracy and the typical fireball velocity we've come to expect from Leftwich. He even moved around ok in the pocket and actually scrambled to the sideline on one play! Leftwich did have trouble with accuracy on short touch passes to RBs out of the backfield, and his INT came on a deep target that was underthrown because he was hit low as he released the ball. Josh Freeman will likely take over at some point this year, but if Leftwich plays like he did on Sunday, it won't be because the coaches feel the need to yank him.Week 2 at BUF - Leftwich was his normal "battling to the very end" self, but his numbers were mostly compiled in a desperation efforts to catch up as the Bucs fell behind big early, then tightened the game, only to have the Bills pull away in the second half. Leftwich threw a gift pick six early that happened because Kyle Williams hit him low as he was throwing to Cadillac Williams. He also had multiple throws that should have been interceptions. Leftwich threw downfield without hesitation, and actually threw a nice strike to Kellen Winslow on his TD. He displayed nice touch on throws to Cadillac and Derrick Ward out of the backfield, and he hung tough in the face of many blitzes from the Bills. He's playing well enough to keep the Bucs offense viable, but he's not going to hold off Josh Freeman for long at this rate.
Week 3 vs NYG - Leftwich may start again next week vs. Washington, but his days are numbered after this horrendous performance - not that his teammated helped him much. He got off on the wrong foot with an interception downfield that seemed to be targeted to no one in particular, and never really recovered. The Bucs offense didn't convert a first down until there was five minutes left in the third quarter. Leftwich really didn't have time to throw, and the few times he did, he seemed out of sync.
