Louis 3617 Detroit 260 and Cleveland 313

Head Coach Raheem Morris' poster child for the new hope, Josh Freeman, takes over behind center for Tampa Bay.Freeman, the 17th pick overall in the 2009 draft, is a large kid with a powerful arm. He has struggled a little bit with accuracy but has the wheels to motordown field and pick up first downs.Some scouts have compared him to Donovan McNabb, while others JaMarcus Russell (that collective groan you heard was from those who believe he'll be closer to the latter).It should be interesting to see what, if anything, the Bucs allow Freeman to do. With Byron Leftwich, the Bucs pushed the football down the field more. That will come in time.Freeman faces the 9th ranked pass defense in the NFL. Despite the loftystatistical ranking, the defense has struggled a bit with the new 3-4 alignment.Still, with a stellar defensive backfield led by Charles Woodson and Al Harris, protecting the football and not putting the Bucs in a bad spot may be Freeman's 1 responsibility.Advantage: Green Bay Tampa Bay Pastel Winking Pirates Running Attack vs.

Green Bay Packers Run DefenseIf the Bucs hope to upset the Packers on Sunday, the Buccaneers missing running attack must rumble to life.Some of the Bucs trouble in the running game is they've quickly fallen behind in games, making it difficult to have patience to establish the run.Still, with what's supposed to be a quality offensive line, the Buccaneers expect to try to pound the rock at Green Bay's 3-4 front.The Packers have been pretty solid against the run this season, ranking 9th overall. I should know, he starts for me in my fantasy league (and yes I'm playing him). The Bucs may be catching Rogers a bit banged up, though, playing with two injured feet.That's not good news for the Packers much maligned line that has surrendered a league high 31 sacks.Of course, whether or not the Bucs defense can take advantage of that is another matter. The Bucs have managed just 11 sacks this, good for 29th in the league.When Rogers has the ability to stay on his feet, he's got some of the league's best wide outs to throw to in Donald Driver, Greg Jennings, and James Jones.

Even Donald Lee has gotten into the act for the Pack.The Bucs pass defense has been playing better of late, making plays in the secondary and not allowing as many big plays against them.If the front seven can get to Rogers, there may be opportunities to make some plays.Rogers though only has 2 INTs this season despite being constantly under duress, protecting the football very well for Green Bay.Advantage: Green Bay Green Bay Packers Running Game vs. the Tampa Bay Pastel Winking Pirates Run DefenseThe Packers Ryan Grant leads the way for the Green Bay rushing attack, ranked 16th in the NFL Meanwhile the Bucs can't stop the run - period. Green Bay Packers Special TeamsConnor Barth becomes Tampa Bay's third kicker this season. Barth at least comes in with some experience kicking in the NFL, more than you can say for his predecessor, Shane Andrus.Dirk Johnson has been solid in the punting game for the Bucs.The Bucs also welcome the return of Pro Bowl kick/punt returner Clifton Smith. Tampa Bay remains 2nd in the league in kick coverage (although they've slipped to 21st in punt coverage).Green Bay counters with the reliable Mason Crosby, who's banged home 14 of 18 attempts this season. The Packers are also getting a good punting performance from Jeremy Kapinos, who's averaging 45.3 yards per punt and has 7 kicks inside the 20.Green Bay is middle of the league returning kicks and punts behind Tramon Williams, Will Blackmon, and Jordy Nelson.The Packers have also struggled covering kicks and punts, ranking 15th in kick coverage and 30th in punt coverage.Advantage: PushIntangiblesGreen Bay is 1-6 lifetime at Raymond James Stadium.The Bucs have won two straight and three of the last four meetings with the Packers.Green Bay hasn't been very friendly to the dregs of the league - Blasting St. Louis 36-17, Detroit 26-0, and Cleveland 31-3.Tampa Bay is honoring legendary Hall of Famer Lee Roy Selmon with an induction into the newly formed Ring of Honor at Raymond James Stadium.The Bucs will also be honoring the 30th anniversary of the 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers squad.

The 79 team won the first division title in franchise history, won the team's first playoff game, are the only team in Franchise history to host an NFC Championship game and came within 9 points of reaching the Super Bowl, losing 9-0 to the Los Angeles Rams.To honor both Selmon and the 79 team, the Buccaneers will be wearing their throwback uniforms with orange jerseys and a white helmet featuring "Bucco Bruce", the winking pirate.Top draft pick Josh Freeman makes his first NFL start at quarterback for Tampa Bay. Advantage: Tampa Bay CoachingRaheem Morris is in his first season as an NFL head coach and is still searching for his first win at 0-7.Mike McCarthy is in his 4th season with the Packers, 32-25-0, .561 (incl 1-1 postseason). The Packers have one winning season under McCarthy, and one division championship.Advantage: Green Bay Prediction If there was ever a trap game, it's this one for the Green Bay Packers. Green Bay is coming off an emotional loss at home against the Minnesota Favres and following the Bucs the Packers face the meat of their schedule where they will take on five playoff contending teams in the last eight games. Still, if Green Bay comes to play, there's little chance the Buccaneers can win this game.Match up wise, the Packers are all wrong for the Bucs (then again, who isn't).I think the Bucs will hang around enough to get the Packers scared before Green Bay pulls away in the fourth quarter.Final Score: Green Bay Packers 28, Tampa Bay Pastel Winking Pirates 16.