The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0, 0-0 Home) host the Green Bay Packers (1-1, 0-1 Away) at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday for their home opener. The Buccaneers are one-point favorites, and the total is 41.5. Green Bay is coming off an impressive 27-10 win over the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field last Sunday. Aaron Rodgers was 19 of 25 for 234 yards and two touchdowns. Aaron Jones ran 15 times for 132 yards and a touchdown. He added three receptions for 38 yards and a touchdown. Sammy Watkins caught three passes for 93 yards. Tampa Bay beat the New Orleans Saints 20-10 at Caesars Superdome last Sunday. Tom Brady threw for 190 yards and a touchdown. Leonard Fournette carried 24 times for 65 yards. Mike Evans had three receptions for 61 yards.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The teams are meeting in the regular season for the first time since October 2020, a 38-10 win for the Buccaneers. Brady threw two touchdowns for Tampa Bay.
TALE OF THE TAPE
The Packers are averaging 17.0 points per game so far this season, 23rd in the NFL, and they are facing a Buccaneers defense that has surrendered 6.5 PPG (1st). Meanwhile, Tampa Bay has scored 19.5 points a game this season, 18th in the league, and Green Bay is allowing 16.5 PPG (7th). The Packers rank 17th in the league in passing yards per game (247.0) and sixth in rushing (157.0), while the Buccaneers are 11th in passing yards allowed per game (217.0) and ninth against the run (85.5).Tampa Bay is 24th in the league in passing yards per game (201.0) and 13th in rushing (112.0). Green Bay’s defense has proven strong through the air, as the Packers are 3rd in the league in passing yards allowed per game (173.5). Against the run, the Packers are 27th (153.0).Tampa Bay ranks as one of the least productive red zone offenses in the NFL, advancing inside the 20-yard-line only 2.0 times per game (31st) and scoring a touchdown on just 25% of those possessions (30th).
TOP PERFORMERS
Through two games, Rodgers has thrown for two touchdowns (1 INT) and 214.5 yards per game to lead Green Bay in passing. In one previous away game this season, he had zero TDs (1 INT) and 195 yards passing. Jones leads the team in rushing with an average of 90.5 yards a game over two games. He’s also contributed to the aerial attack with 32.5 receiving yards a game. He has one touchdown on the ground. Watkins is the Packers’ leading receiver with 55.5 yards a game. Brady has two passing touchdowns (1 INT) with 201.0 yards per game through two games to lead Tampa Bay. Fournette has been the home team’s leading performer on the ground, averaging 96.0 yards a game through two games. Evans has been the primary target in the Buccaneers’ passing game. He has one touchdown and a 66.0 yard per game average through two appearances.
SportsTips’ NFL Pick:
Green Bay Packers (+100)
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