TAMPA BAY (7-5) At WASHINGTON (5-7)
Sunday, 1 p.m., FOX
OPENING LINE – Buccaneers by 1
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Buccaneers 7-4-1; Washington 5-5-2
SERIES RECORD – Tied 9-9
LAST MEETING – Redskins beat Buccaneers 16-13, Oct. 4, 2009
LAST WEEK – Buccaneers lost to Falcons 28-24; Redskins lost to Giants 31-7
BUCCANEERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (23), RUSH (11), PASS (24)
BUCCANEERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (15), RUSH (26), PASS (7)
REDSKINS OFFENSE – OVERALL (20), RUSH (27), PASS (9)
REDSKINS DEFENSE – OVERALL (32), RUSH (28), PASS (29)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Young Buccaneers lead NFL with 15 TDs scored by rookies. They are only team with rookies accounting for more than half (15 of 29) of TDs. … WR Mike Williams leads NFL rookies with 769 yards receiving and seven receiving TDs. He’s already third on all-time Bucs list for yards receiving by a rookie, behind Michael Clayton (1,193 in 2004) and Lawrence Dawsey (818 in 1991). … WR Arrelious Benn ranks fifth among NFC rookie WRs with 17 catches and 223 yards. … Bucs have allowed 86 second-half points, fourth fewest in NFL. Their 18 interceptions are tied for second most in league, and 85 points off turnovers rank third. However, defense has stopped opponents for three-and-outs only 20 times, fewest in NFL. … Tampa Bay QB Josh Freeman has won six of past eight road starts. … Redskins QB Donovan McNabb (3,149 yards passing) has set career-high with 15 interceptions but also on pace for first 4,000-yard season of career. Also on pace to surpass franchise single-season yardage record, set by Jay Schroeder (4,109) in 1986. … McNabb has thrown TD pass in 11 straight, longest Redskins streak since Joe Theismann in 1984. Has NFL-leading eight completions of 50-plus yards. … WR Anthony Armstrong averages 20.7 yards per catch, highest in NFC. Has first down or TD on 23 of 31 catches. … LB Brian Orakpo (8 1/2 sacks) is first Redskins player with 8-plus sacks in back-to-back seasons since Ken Harvey in 1996-97. … Redskins posted plus-8 turnover differential through first seven games, but minus-8 since. … Washington allowing NFL-high 6.78 yards on first down, including league-high 5.7 on first-down rushing plays.
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