Genaro Resendiz's blog ::Highlighting This Year's Most Intriguing NFL Preseason Storylines
The game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, December 9, will not mirror the intensity of an NFC Championship match-up between these rivals nearly 10 years ago. Yet, the contest still provides Tampa Bay fans with many reasons to celebrate both the achievement of past glory and building towards future success. Here's a preview of notable things to watch during the Week 14 meeting between the Bucs and Eagles. -- Each team is hoping to end a painful losing skid. Following a 4 game winning streak that built playoff hopes in fans, the Bucs recently dropped consecutive contests to the Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos. With a 6-6 record, Tampa Bay currently sits outside the post-season picture and cannot likely afford another loss if able to realize such lofty ambitions in Coach Greg Schiano's first year. Meanwhile, the Eagles are potentially witnessing the end of an era under longtime leader Andy Reid. The NFL's longest serving coach has been with Philadelphia since 1999, but is now suffering through a miserable campaign. Losers of 8 straight games, the Eagles are playing without injured QB Michael Vick and RB LeSean McCoy. However, the real woes for this disappointing squad occur on defense, where Philadelphia has yielded 28 or more points during each of its past 6 defeats. -- For only the second time in 7 home games in 2012, the meeting at Raymond James Stadium will be aired on local television throughout the Tampa Bay region. Due to the NFL's policy of restricting the broadcast of non-sellout games, the majority of Bucs' home contests have been blacked out in the past 3 seasons. Helped by a much-anticipated 10th anniversary celebration of the team's 2002 Super Bowl Champions, Sunday's game is close to a rare sell-out and the Bucs hope to benefit from a rowdy house. Fans watching at home should further appreciate that Tampa Bay's ownership elected to take advantage of a new NFL policy that lowered the standard for a sell-out to consist of a minimum of 85% of non-premium seats. -- Though RB Doug Martin has enjoyed a stellar season for a Bucs' franchise that drafted him in the 1st round, the rookie has stumbled during the past two games. With 107 combined yards in those two defeats, Martin is averaging only 2.3 yards per carry, which is a far cry from the 1,000 yards posted during the first 10 games. On the other hand, one of the few elements in which the Eagles are succeeding is the running game. With the absence of LeSean McCoy, 7th round pick Bryce Brown has excelled during his initial experience as a starting running back. The rookie has racked up performances of 178 and 169 yards in the past two games and scored a combined 4 touchdowns. Despite an ability to move the ball effectively, Brown has lost 3 fumbles, so the Bucs' defense must remain ball-hungry. -- 50 players and coaches from Tampa Bay's Super Bowl XXXVII Championship squad are expected to be on hand for the game's 10th anniversary celebration of glory, including Warren Sapp, Keyshawn Johnson, Derrick Brooks, John Lynch, and Brad Johnson. The gathering also features former coach Jon Gruden, who was fired by ownership following the 2008 campaign, and enjoyed mixed success at One Buc Place in 7 seasons. Naturally, veteran defensive back Ronde Barber will also be on hand, as he is the team's sole remaining player from the Super Bowl team. Barber continues to play at a high level and has already grabbed 4 interceptions in 2012. In fact, that the Bucs commemorate the Super Bowl success against the Philadelphia Eagles is only fitting, since Tampa Bay defeated Philadelphia in that year's NFC Championship game. The contest remains bitter for the Eagles, who lost at home in the final game played at Veterans Stadium. Appropriately, the win was sealed for Tampa Bay with a 4th quarter interception that was returned for a touchdown by Ronde Barber. -- Philadelphia leads the overall series between these clubs 6-5 and captured the last meeting through a 33-14 victory on October 11, 2009. That game featured former Eagles' QB Donovan McNabb throwing a pair of touchdowns to then rookie wideout Jeremy Maclin and the Bucs unable to mount any sustained defensive pressure. With an inexperienced QB Nick Foles now leading the Eagles' offense, the Bucs hope to present a better showing on defense this time. Current Bucs' quarterback Josh Freeman had not yet earned his first start during that Week 5 loss in 2009, but the 4th year player is competing like an All-Pro with 3,003 passing yards and 23 touchdowns in 2012. Sources: Yahoo! Sports, TBO.com. More by Jeff Briscoe from Yahoo! Contributor Network: Bucs Meeting with Peyton Manning Recalls Bitter Memories Jeff Briscoe is a writer who covers sports for the Yahoo! Contributor Network. A loyal Tampa Bay Bucs fan, he co-hosts the Florida-based radio show, The Sports Train. |
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