WEEK 16
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (6-8) @ ARIZONA CARDINALS (4-10)
DATE: Sunday (12/25/22)
STADIUM: State Farm Stadium
TIME: 8:20 PM ET
REFEREE: John Hussey
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Cardinals lead all-time series, 11-10
STREAKS Cardinals have won 3 of past 4
LAST GAME 11/10/19: Cardinals 27 at Buccaneers 30
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/15/17: Cardinals 38, Buccaneers 33
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
LAST WEEK L 34-23 vs. Cincinnati
COACH VS. OPP. Todd Bowles: 0-1
PTS. FOR 17.6
OFFENSE 324.7
PASSING Tom Brady: 411-623-3,897-20-7-89.2
RUSHING Leonard Fournette: 159-568-3.6-3
RECEIVING Chris Godwin: 81-785-9.7-3
PTS. AGAINST 20.6
DEFENSE 314.7
SACKS Vita Vea: 6.5
INTs Jamel Dean, Mike Edwards: 2
TAKE/GIVE -5 (13/18)
PUNTING (NET) Jake Camarda (R): 49.0 (41.5)
KICKING Ryan Succop: 95 (20/20 PAT; 25/30 FG)
BUCCANEERS NOTES
• QB TOM BRADY passed for 312 yards & 3 TDs in Week 15. Needs 103 pass yards to tie HOFer Peyton Manning (14) for most-career 4,000-yard seasons. Has 0 INTs in 4 of past 5 on road. Passed for 316 yards in his last game vs. Az. (9/16/12 w/ NE).
• RB LEONARD FOURNETTE needs 22 scrimmage yards for 4th-career 1,000-yard season. Ranks 4th among RBs with 59 receptions in 2022.
• RB RACHAAD WHITE (rookie) aims for his 3rd in row on road with 75+ scrimmage yards.
• WR MIKE EVANS needs 112 rec. yards to become 1st player ever with 1,000+ rec. yards in each of his 1st 9 career seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row on SNF & 3rd in row at Az. with rec. TD.
• WR CHRIS GODWIN had 8 catches for 84 yards & 3rd rec. TD of season last week. Has 5+ catches in 11 straight games, longest active streak in NFL. Has 3rd-career season with 80+ catches in 2022.
• WR RUSSELL GAGE had 8 catches for 59 yards & career-high 2 rec. TDs last week.
• LB LAVONTE DAVID had 3rd sack & 1st FF of season last week. Since 2012, ranks tied-3rd in NFL with 27 FFs. Has TFL in 3 of past 4 on road. Has 103 tackles in 2022, his 9th-career 100-tackle season. Had 2 FFs & FR-TD in last road meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Az. with FF & FR.
• LB DEVIN WHITE has 106 tackles this season, his 3rd-straight 100+ tackle season.
• DT VITA VEA has career highs in sacks (6.5) & TFL (7) in 2022.
• LB CARL NASSIB aims for his 3rd in row with PD & 4th in row with TFL.
• CB CARLTON DAVIS had season-high 4 PD & 1st INT of season in Week 15. Has PD in
3 of his past 4 overall & 5 of his past 6 on road.
ARIZONA CARDINALS
LAST WEEK L 24-15 at Denver
COACH VS. OPP. Kliff Kingsbury: 0-1
PTS. FOR 20.9
OFFENSE 327.1
PASSING Colt McCoy: 90-132-780-1-3-76.6
RUSHING James Conner: 152-624-4.1-6
RECEIVING DeAndre Hopkins: 63-713-11.3-3
PTS. AGAINST 26.6
DEFENSE 351.9
SACKS J.J. Watt: 9.5
INTs Budda Baker, Isaiah Simmons: 2
TAKE/GIVE -1 (17/18)
PUNTING (NET) Andy Lee: 47.3 (40.5)
KICKING Matt Prater: 59 (14/14 PAT; 15/17 FG)
CARDINALS NOTES
• QB COLT MCCOY passed for 221 yards in only career SNF start (12/20/20 w/ NYG).
• QB TRACE MCSORLEY can make 1st career start in Week 16.
• RB JAMES CONNER had 91 scrimmage yards (63 rush, 28 rec.) & 6th rush TD of season in Week 15. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 100+ scrimmage yards. Aims for his 5th in row in primetime & 6th in row overall with TD.
• WR DEANDRE HOPKINS ranks 2nd with 63 receptions & 4th with 713 rec. yards since Week 7. Has 7+ catches in 4 of his past 5. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. TB with 5+ catches & 3rd in row overall with 7+ receptions.
• WR MARQUISE BROWN has 5+ catches & 65+ rec. yards in 3 of his 4 road games in 2022.
• TE TREY MCBRIDE (rookie) had career-high 55 rec. yards in Week 15.
• DE J.J. WATT had 7th-career game with 3 sacks last week, tied-most in NFL since 2012. Has 9.5 sacks in 2022 & aims for his 6th-career 10+ sack season. Aims for his 4th in row with TFL. Leads active players with 189 TFL & ranks 4th with 111.5 sacks.
• DE ZACH ALLEN aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Is 1 of 2 (Matt Milano) with 10+ TFL (10) & 8+ PD (8) in 2022.
• LB ISAIAH SIMMONS aims for his 3rd in row at home with PD. Has 5+ tackles in 7 of his past 8.
• LB ZAVEN COLLINS has TFL in 5 of his past 6 & aims for his 4th in row with TFL.
• S BUDDA BAKER had 7 tackles, 2 PD & INT last week. Has 102 tackles in 2022, 5thmost among DBs & his 4th-career 100+ tackle season. Had 9 tackles, 2 PD & FR in last meeting.
• S JALEN THOMPSON led team with 9 tackles last week.
