Seattle Seahawks 20, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6
Some of the players have changed but the results are the same for the Bucs as the 2007 season has started. The Bucs offense got abused in this football game as both QB Jeff Garcia and Cadillac Williams both left this game with injuries. Garcia completed 19 of 27 passes for 201 yards before he left the football game. Luke McCown relieved Garcia and he didn’t do much as he completed only 1 of 4 passes for 9 yards. Cadillac Williams looked decent running the ball before leaving the football game in the third quarter with a rib injury. He carried the ball 12 times for 60 yards (5.0 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 14 yards (7.0 avg). Michael Pittman replaced Williams at tailback and he carried the football 3 times for 6 yards (2.0 ypc) and he also caught 5 passes for 32 yards (6.4 avg). Joey Galloway (5 rec, 72 yards) and Ike Hilliard (4 rec, 49 yards) led the way for the receivers against the Seahawks. The Bucs finished up this game with 90 yards rushing on 23 carries (3.9 ypc) and they completed 20 of 31 passes for 194 yards.
The defense was on the field for a long time in this football game as they had problems making big plays and getting off of the field. MLB Barrett Rudd was outstanding with 1 tackles and a fumble recovery to lead the way on defense for the Bucs. Safety Jermaine Phillips also was very active with 10 tackles and a sack. The Seahawks finished up the game with 139 yards rushing (4.1 ypc) and they completed 17 of 24 passes for 204 yards.
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The bucs did play as well as they can. They are not a talented team. They lack a true #1 reciever. They are not commited to the running game, and their defense is average at best. They are not suppose to win this game. Seattle is excellent at home and they lost to superior team. The bucs best bet for a win will be against the falcons.
I agree that the offense is not good. But I think the Bucs are going to win a few home games as long as they can keep Garcia and Cadillac in one piece. I think every team thinks they will beat the Falcons who are going to be pretty awful this season.