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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

2012 Tampa Bay BuccaneersW2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers↗

NFL · NFC South · 7–9 (.438) · 4th in division · PF 389 · PA 394 · Coach Greg Schiano

◀ 2011 2013 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

1. 4065Josh Freeman
2. 51Dan Orlovsky
3. 28Mike Williams

Rushing (yds)

1. 1454Doug Martin
2. 151LeGarrette Blount
3. 139Josh Freeman

Receiving (yds)

1. 1384Vincent Jackson
2. 996Mike Williams
3. 472Doug Martin

Sacks

1. 9Michael Bennett
2. 5Gerald McCoy
3. 4Daniel Te'o-Nesheim

Interceptions

1. 4Ronde Barber
2. 3Leonard Johnson
3. 2Ahmad Black

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	1001	1019
EPA per play	+0.02	+0.02
Pass EPA per play	+0.04	+0.11
Rush EPA per play	-0.01	-0.13
Success rate	41.1%	44.4%
Pass rate	59.3%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play +0.00, success rate 43.0%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
2012-09-09	1	vs Carolina Panthers	W 16–10	1–0	Raymond James Stadium
2012-09-16	2	@ New York Giants	L 34–41	1–1	MetLife Stadium
2012-09-23	3	@ Dallas Cowboys	L 10–16	1–2	Cowboys Stadium
2012-09-30	4	vs Washington Redskins	L 22–24	1–3	Raymond James Stadium
2012-10-14	6	vs Kansas City Chiefs	W 38–10	2–3	Raymond James Stadium
2012-10-21	7	vs New Orleans Saints	L 28–35	2–4	Raymond James Stadium
2012-10-25	8	@ Minnesota Vikings	W 36–17	3–4	Mall of America Field
2012-11-04	9	@ Oakland Raiders	W 42–32	4–4	O.co Coliseum
2012-11-11	10	vs San Diego Chargers	W 34–24	5–4	Raymond James Stadium
2012-11-18	11	@ Carolina Panthers	W 27–21 OT	6–4	Bank of America Stadium
2012-11-25	12	vs Atlanta Falcons	L 23–24	6–5	Raymond James Stadium
2012-12-02	13	@ Denver Broncos	L 23–31	6–6	Sports Authority Field at Mile High
2012-12-09	14	vs Philadelphia Eagles	L 21–23	6–7	Raymond James Stadium
2012-12-16	15	@ New Orleans Saints	L 0–41	6–8	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
2012-12-23	16	vs St. Louis Rams	L 13–28	6–9	Raymond James Stadium
2012-12-30	17	@ Atlanta Falcons	W 22–17	7–9	Georgia Dome

Roster (71)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
5	Josh Freeman	QB	6-6	240	Kansas State	3	ACT
6	Dan Orlovsky	QB	6-5	215	Connecticut	7	ACT
41	Erik Lorig	FB	6-4	250	Stanford	2	ACT
22	Doug Martin	RB	5-9	223	Boise State	0	ACT
27	LeGarrette Blount	RB	6-0	247	Oregon; East Mississippi JC	2	ACT
28	D.J. Ware	RB	6-0	225	Georgia	5	ACT
34	Michael Smith	RB	5-9	205	Utah State; Eastern Arizona	0	ACT
11	Tiquan Underwood	WR	6-1	183	Rutgers	3	ACT
12	Roscoe Parrish	WR	5-9	175	Miami	7	ACT
12	Jordan Shipley	WR	6-0	188	Texas	2	ACT
17	Arrelious Benn	WR	6-2	228	Illinois	2	RES
18	Sammie Stroughter	WR	5-10	189	Oregon State	3	RES
19	Mike Williams	WR	6-2	212	Syracuse	2	ACT
80	Chris Owusu	WR	6-2	200	Stanford	0	ACT
83	Vincent Jackson	WR	6-5	230	Northern Colorado	7	ACT
84	David Gilreath	WR	5-10	169	Wisconsin	1	ACT
87	Preston Parker	WR	6-0	200	North Alabama; Florida State	2	CUT
89	David Douglas	WR	6-1	205	Arizona	0	ACT
44	Dallas Clark	TE	6-3	252	Iowa	9	ACT
82	Nate Byham	TE	6-4	264	Pittsburgh	2	ACT
86	Danny Noble	TE	6-5	248	Toledo	0	RES
88	Luke Stocker	TE	6-5	253	Tennessee	1	ACT
74	Cody Wallace	C	6-4	296	Texas A&M	4	ACT
76	Jeremy Zuttah	C	6-4	300	Rutgers	4	ACT
21	Eric Wright	CB	5-10	200	UNLV; USC	5	ACT
23	Myron Lewis	CB	6-2	203	Vanderbilt	2	RES
25	Aqib Talib	CB	6-1	209	Kansas	4	ACT
26	Anthony Gaitor	CB	5-10	182	Florida International	1	ACT
29	Leonard Johnson	CB	5-10	194	Iowa State	0	ACT
31	E.J. Biggers	CB	6-0	185	Western Michigan	3	ACT
33	Brandon McDonald	CB	5-10	185	Memphis; Jones County JC	5	ACT
30	LeQuan Lewis	DB	5-11	190	Arizona State; Cerritos College	1	CUT
36	Danny Gorrer	DB	6-0	180	Texas A&M	3	ACT
50	Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	DE	6-3	263	Washington	2	ACT
71	Michael Bennett	DE	6-4	274	Texas A&M	3	ACT
78	Lazarius Levingston	DE	6-4	292	LSU	1	ACT
91	Da'Quan Bowers	DE	6-4	288	Clemson	1	ACT
92	Jeff Charleston	DE	6-4	265	Idaho State; Western Oregon	6	CUT
92	Wallace Gilberry	DE	6-2	270	Alabama	4	ACT
94	Adrian Clayborn	DE	6-3	280	Iowa	1	RES
97	George Johnson	DE	6-4	265	Rutgers	2	ACT
97	Matthew Masifilo	DE	6-3	280	Stanford	0	ACT
98	Aaron Morgan	DE	6-4	250	Louisiana-Monroe	2	RES
90	Roy Miller	DT	6-1	301	Texas	3	ACT
93	Gerald McCoy	DT	6-4	300	Oklahoma	2	ACT
95	Gary Gibson	DT	6-3	312	Rutgers	7	ACT
96	Corvey Irvin	DT	6-2	295	Georgia; Georgia Military	3	ACT
20	Ronde Barber	FS	5-10	184	Virginia	15	ACT
37	Keith Tandy	FS	5-10	205	West Virginia	0	ACT
43	Ahmad Black	FS	5-9	184	Florida	1	ACT
62	Ted Larsen	G	6-3	323	N.C. State	2	ACT
68	Derek Hardman	G	6-6	300	Eastern Kentucky	2	ACT
73	Roger Allen	G	6-3	325	Missouri Western	3	ACT
77	Carl Nicks	G	6-5	349	Nebraska; New Mexico State; Hartnell College	4	RES
10	Connor Barth	K	5-11	204	North Carolina	4	ACT
48	Andrew Economos	LS	6-1	250	Georgia Tech	7	ACT
59	Mason Foster	MLB	6-1	250	Washington	1	ACT
51	Jacob Cutrera	OLB	6-3	238	LSU	2	ACT
53	Najee Goode	OLB	6-0	244	West Virginia	0	ACT
54	Lavonte David	OLB	6-1	233	Nebraska; Fort Scott CC	0	ACT
56	Dekoda Watson	OLB	6-2	245	Florida State	2	ACT
57	Adam Hayward	OLB	6-1	240	Portland State; Colorado State	5	ACT
58	Quincy Black	OLB	6-2	240	New Mexico; William Rainey Harper College	5	RES
92	Markus White	OLB	6-4	264	Florida State; Butler County JC	1	ACT
9	Michael Koenen	P	5-11	198	Western Washington University	7	ACT
24	Mark Barron	SS	6-2	230	Alabama	0	ACT
35	Cody Grimm	SS	5-11	200	Virginia Tech	2	RES
65	Jeremy Trueblood	T	6-8	320	Boston College	6	RES
69	Demar Dotson	T	6-9	315	Southern Mississippi; Southeastern Illinois	3	ACT
70	Donald Penn	T	6-4	315	Utah State	6	ACT
79	Jamon Meredith	T	6-5	312	South Carolina	3	ACT

Depth chart, week 18

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
C	Ted Larsen	Cody Wallace
FB	Erik Lorig
LG	Jeremy Zuttah
LT	Donald Penn
QB	Josh Freeman	Dan Orlovsky
RB	Doug Martin	LeGarrette Blount	D.J. Ware
RG	Jamon Meredith	Derek Hardman
RT	Demar Dotson
TE	Dallas Clark	Luke Stocker	Nate Byham
WR	Vincent Jackson	Mike Williams	Roscoe Parrish

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
DT	Gerald McCoy	Roy Miller	Lazarius Levingston
FS	Ronde Barber	Ahmad Black
LCB	E.J. Biggers	Danny Gorrer	Brandon McDonald
LE	Michael Bennett
MLB	Mason Foster	Najee Goode
RCB	Leonard Johnson	Anthony Gaitor
RE	Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	Da'Quan Bowers
SLB	Adam Hayward	Dekoda Watson
SS	Mark Barron	Keith Tandy
WLB	Lavonte David

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Michael Koenen
K	Connor Barth
KO	Michael Koenen
KR	Michael Smith
LS	Andrew Economos
P	Michael Koenen
PR	Roscoe Parrish

Biggest contracts on the books in 2012

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Vincent Jackson	WR	2012	5	$55.6M	$11.1M	$26.0M	9.2%
Gerald McCoy	IDL	2010	5	$55.0M	$11.0M	$26.0M	8.5%
Carl Nicks	LG	2012	5	$47.5M	$9.5M	$31.0M	7.9%
Davin Joseph	RG	2011	7	$52.5M	$7.5M	$19.0M	6.2%
Donald Penn	LT	2010	6	$41.7M	$7.0M	$18.0M	5.4%
Jeremy Zuttah	C	2012	2	$16.2M	$4.1M	$7.5M	3.4%
Mark Barron	S	2012	4	$14.5M	$3.6M	$14.5M	3.0%
Michael Bennett	ED	2012	1	$2.7M	$2.7M	$0	2.3%
Josh Freeman	QB	2009	5	$13.5M	$2.7M	$9.5M	2.2%
Adrian Clayborn	ED	2011	4	$8.2M	$2.1M	$8.2M	1.7%
Doug Martin	RB	2012	4	$6.8M	$1.7M	$5.5M	1.4%
Demar Dotson	RT	2012	2	$2.5M	$1.2M	$500,000	1.0%
Brian Price	IDL	2010	4	$4.6M	$1.2M	$2.7M	0.9%
Da'Quan Bowers	IDL	2011	4	$3.9M	$963,909	$0	0.8%
Lavonte David	LB	2012	4	$3.5M	$867,933	$1.4M	0.7%
Mason Foster	LB	2011	4	$3.5M	$865,172	$525,000	0.7%
Roy Miller	IDL	2009	4	$2.5M	$630,000	$770,000	0.5%
Luke Stocker	TE	2011	4	$2.5M	$628,172	$472,688	0.5%
Mike Williams	WR	2010	4	$2.3M	$582,063	$538,250	0.5%
Ahmad Black	S	2011	4	$2.2M	$556,685	$186,740	0.5%
Keith Tandy	CB	2012	4	$2.2M	$555,150	$120,600	0.5%
Lazarius Levingston	ED	2012	3	$1.7M	$555,000	$0	0.5%
Michael Smith	RB	2012	4	$2.2M	$541,287	$65,148	0.4%
George Johnson	ED	2011	3	$1.6M	$540,000	$0	0.4%
LeGarrette Blount	RB	2012	1	$540,000	$540,000	$0	0.4%

Contracts whose term covers this season (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is against the cap of the signing year.

Trades in 2012 (6)

Date	Trade
2012-04-26	JAX → TB: 2012 round 1 pick 7, 2012 round 4 pick 101 TB → JAX: 2012 round 1 pick 5
2012-04-26	DEN → TB: 2012 round 1 pick 31, 2012 round 4 pick 126 TB → DEN: 2012 round 2 pick 36, 2012 round 4 pick 101
2012-04-27	HST → TB: 2012 round 2 pick 58, 2012 round 7 pick 233 TB → HST: 2012 round 3 pick 68, 2012 round 4 pick 126
2012-05-22	SEA → TB: 2012 round None TB → SEA: Kellen Winslow
2012-07-27	CHI → TB: 2013 round 7 pick 226 TB → CHI: Brian Price
2012-11-01	NWE → TB: 2013 round 4 pick 126 TB → NWE: Aqib Talib, 2013 round 7 pick 226

Injury reports (87)

Wk	Player	Pos	Injury	Game status	Practice
1	Anthony Gaitor	CB	Hamstring	Doubtful	Limited Participation in Practice
1	Arrelious Benn	WR	Knee	Questionable	Full Participation in Practice
1	E.J. Biggers	CB	Foot	Doubtful	Limited Participation in Practice
2	Anthony Gaitor	CB	Hamstring	Doubtful	Limited Participation in Practice
2	Arrelious Benn	WR	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
2	Carl Nicks	G	Toe	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
2	E.J. Biggers	CB	Foot	Doubtful	Limited Participation in Practice
2	Jeremy Trueblood	T	Ankle	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
2	LeGarrette Blount	RB	Neck	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
3	Adrian Clayborn	DE	Not Injury Related	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
3	Anthony Gaitor	CB	Hamstring	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
3	E.J. Biggers	CB	Foot	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
3	Eric Wright	CB	Back	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
3	Jeremy Trueblood	T	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
3	Quincy Black	LB	Back	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
3	Preston Parker	WR	Foot		Full Participation in Practice
3	Sammie Stroughter	WR	Foot		Did Not Participate In Practice
4	Anthony Gaitor	CB	Hamstring	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
4	Carl Nicks	G	Toe	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
4	Dekoda Watson	LB	Chest	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
4	E.J. Biggers	CB	Foot	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
4	Leonard Johnson	CB	Back	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
6	Carl Nicks	G	Toe	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
6	Eric Wright	CB	Head / Illness	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
6	Jeremy Trueblood	T	Illness	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
6	Roy Miller	DT	Back	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
7	Carl Nicks	G	Foot	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
7	Vincent Jackson	WR	Calf	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
8	Adam Hayward	LB	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
8	Brandon McDonald	CB	Ankle	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
8	Carl Nicks	G	Foot	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
8	Jeremy Zuttah	C	Quadricep	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
8	Vincent Jackson	WR	Calf	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
9	Brandon McDonald	CB	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
9	Donald Penn	T	Wrist	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
9	Eric Wright	CB	Achilles	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
9	Michael Bennett	DE	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
10	Arrelious Benn	WR	Shoulder	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
10	Cody Grimm	S	Hamstring	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
10	Eric Wright	CB	Achilles	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
10	Luke Stocker	TE	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
10	Michael Bennett	DE	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
10	Mike Williams	WR	Forearm	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
11	Arrelious Benn	WR	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
11	Cody Grimm	S	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
11	Eric Wright	CB	Achilles / Not Injury Related	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
11	Jamon Meredith	G	Ankle	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
11	Jeremy Zuttah	G	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
11	Michael Bennett	DE	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Aaron Morgan	DE	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Ahmad Black	S	Illness	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Cody Grimm	S	Hamstring	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
12	Dekoda Watson	LB	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Eric Wright	CB	Achilles	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
12	Leonard Johnson	CB	Heel	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Michael Bennett	DE	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Tiquan Underwood	WR	Head	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Arrelious Benn	WR	Shoulder		Did Not Participate In Practice
13	Dekoda Watson	LB	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
13	Michael Bennett	DE	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
13	Roy Miller	DT	Illness	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
13	Ted Larsen	G	Illness	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	D.J. Ware	RB	Illness	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	LeQuan Lewis	CB	Knee	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
14	Roy Miller	DT	Head	Questionable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Vincent Jackson	WR	Calf	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
15	Anthony Gaitor	CB	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
15	Da'Quan Bowers	DE	Not Injury Related / Hamstring	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
15	Jamon Meredith	T	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
15	LeQuan Lewis	CB	Knee	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
15	Michael Bennett	DE	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
15	Roy Miller	DT	Head	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
16	Aaron Morgan	DE	Shoulder	Doubtful	Did Not Participate In Practice
16	Da'Quan Bowers	DE	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
16	Lavonte David	LB	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
16	LeQuan Lewis	CB	Knee	Questionable	Full Participation in Practice
16	Luke Stocker	TE	Head / Nose	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
16	Michael Bennett	DE	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
16	Mike Williams	WR	Wrist	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
17	Da'Quan Bowers	DE	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
17	Dallas Clark	TE	Illness	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
17	Donald Penn	T	Not Injury Related	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
17	E.J. Biggers	CB	Hip	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
17	Jeremy Zuttah	C	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
17	LeQuan Lewis	CB	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
17	Nate Byham	TE	Illness	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
17	Roger Allen	G	Groin	Doubtful	Did Not Participate In Practice