@ STARTERS (MIN): QB: Gus Frerotte #12 HB: Adrian Peterson #28 FB: Naufahu Tahi #38 WR: Sidney Rice #18 WR: Bernard Berrian #87 TE: Visanthe Shiancoe #81 LT: Bryant McKinnie #74 LG: Steve Hutchinson #76 C: Matt Birk #78 RG: Anthony Herrera #64 RT: Ryan Cook #62 LE: Ray Edwards #91 DT: Kevin Williams #93 DT: Pat Williams #94 RE: Jared Allen #69* SLB: Chad Greenway #52 MLB: Napoleon Harris #99 WLB: Ben Leber #51 CB: Antoine Winfield #26 CB: Cedric Griffin #23 FS: Madieu Williams #20* SS: Darren Sharper #42 STARTERS (TB): QB: Jeff Garcia #7 HB: Warrick Dunn #28* FB: Earnest Graham #34** WR: Joey Galloway #84 WR: Antonio Bryant #89 TE: Alex Smith #81** LT: Donald Penn #70 LG: Arron Sears #78 C: Jeff Faine #52 RG: Davin Joseph #75 RT: Jeremy Trueblood #65 LE: Kevin Carter #93 DT: Jovan Haye #71 DT: Chris Hovan #95 RE: Gaines Adams #90 SLB: Cato June #59 MLB: Barrett Ruud #51 WLB: Derrick Brooks #55 CB: Ronde Barber #20 CB: Phillip Buchanon #31 FS: Tanard Jackson #36 SS: Jermaine Phillips #23 INJURY REPORT: Jared Allen, David Herron, Madieu Williams (probable); Warrick Dunn (probable); Alex Smith, Earnest Graham, Ike Hilliard (questionable); Cadillac Williams (out) GAME INFO: 11/16/08; 1:00 P.M. ET; Raymond James Stadium; FOX (check local listings) PREDICTION: The Bucs had a bye week to rest up, and now its time to kick things into another gear if they want to get in the playoffs. It starts against the Vikings. Both teams are at or near the top in both their respective divisions, so the results of this game have a very realistic chance of looming large come mid-January. Adrian Peterson scares the shit out of me, and the Bucs will likely have to mess with their traditional Cover 2 defense in order to put the clamps on AP. The good news is we should have little trouble stopping Gus Frerotte. I'll pick the Bucs to win, but I'll do so cautiously. 24-21.
Bucs lead 19-13. FOX was nice enough to provide me with the last few minutes of the game, since Packers/Bears is a rout.
Bryant misses a field goal that could have made it a 9-point game. Instead it remains six, MIN has decent field position with 1:55 to go.
