Gameday Tampa Bay
September 26th, 2010
Week 2
Steelers at Bucs
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
TV: Locally, blacked out. For those outside the Tampa/Orlando TV markets, DirecTV Channel 708. Game will be streamed on a delayed basis in its entirety on NFL.com for free at midnight via NFL Game Pass.
Radio: Buccaneers Radio Network (in Tampa WFUS-FM, 103.5 and WDAE-AM, 620); Sirius Channel 158.
Weather: Per AccuWeather.com, temperature at kickoff is expected to be 91 with moderate humidity under sunny skies with little to no wind. This will hold steady through the game with a chance of thunderstorms towards the end of the game.
Odds: Per Bodog.com, Steelers -3.
Outlook: If all goes well for the Bucs this should be a close, low-scoring game. The Steelers have yet to score an offensive touchdown in regulation yet, which is stunning in today’s NFL that they could rack up two wins, especially since they forced as many turnovers as the offense had first downs last week in a win over Tennessee. That’s because the Steelers defense is frighteningly good. They smothered Matt Ryan and Michael Turner in the first week and drove Vince Young out of the game while holding Chris Johnson to less than 40 yards rushing last week which doesn’t bode well for Josh Freeman and Cadillac Williams. If the Bucs are going to win this game it will be the same way the Steelers won last week: force turnovers for a short field for Freeman to work with. Freeman claims he has studied the film of the crazy blitzes employed by Steelers mastermind defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau. But seeing first-hand and watching on film are two different animals. Freeman said the same thing last year against the Jets and the crazy blitzes of Rex Ryan and Joe remembers the very first play from scrimmage Freeman threw a pick. If the Bucs somehow pull off an upset, it’s not outrageous to believe they could be playoff bound. A loss should not send the team into a tailspin. This is one of the best defenses of our generation. There is no shame losing to a juggernaut like this. For more on the game, please watch Derek “Old School” Fournier’s game preview on YouTube.com.
Fun Facts: The Steelers are 9-0 when James Harrison has two-plus sacks in a game. … The last time the Bucs beat the Steelers, the Bucs defense made Kordell Stewart cry. … Hines Ward needs two TDs to move into second place on the franchise’s all-time list. … The Bucs are 13-0 when Cadillac Williams has at least 22 carries. … Tampa Bay’s Kellen Winslow leads the NFL this year with eight third-down receptions.
Bucs inactives: Kareem Huggins, Rudy Carpenter, Myron Lewis, Maurice Stovall, Michael Bennett, Ted Larsen, Niko Koutouvides.
September 26th, 2010 at 10:13 am
Damn Joe… just damn. You arent right for that. Hahaha!
September 26th, 2010 at 10:18 am
Watch out girls! I think I see Big Ben behind ya!
13-10 Bucs! We need mistake free football again this week boys! Momentum at home means a lot.
September 26th, 2010 at 10:21 am
now we know why the Steelers defense plays the way they do, Id be pissed off all the time too if i had to look at that everyday!
September 26th, 2010 at 10:21 am
CHANGE THE PICTURE! CHANGE THE PICTURE!!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!
September 26th, 2010 at 10:30 am
Big Ben tried to rape that?! wow….
September 26th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Funny pic because there is always a fat annoying chick being all loud, rooting for the Steelers, every where I go.
September 26th, 2010 at 10:45 am
lol
September 26th, 2010 at 10:52 am
Joe that is just NOT RIGHT MAN!!! And to think this is the first website I opened today! I just ate breakfast and now I’m nauseous….not fair ‘bro
September 26th, 2010 at 10:53 am
Hey I think I recognize that girl in the yellow shirt – she was Donald Penn’s last diet consultant right?
September 26th, 2010 at 10:59 am
Joe, tweet Joel Glazier and tell him to give this woman a contract and start her on the O-line!!! BRING IT ON SH!TZBURG!!!! 3-0 BUCS BABY!!!!
September 26th, 2010 at 10:59 am
She plays nosetackle for the Steelers defense!
September 26th, 2010 at 11:00 am
Hey Derek – GREAT VIDEO pre-game analysis. Man this dude should be working for the Tampa Tribune and not EyeRah. The difference is EyeRah has a NICE tan and Derek – you look like a smurf! Or maybe you look so blue and sickly because you viewed that picture that Joe posted of the Steelers Cheerleaders?
COME ON MAN!!!
September 26th, 2010 at 11:03 am
Joe where did you get that picture of the girl anyway? Did she fly down to Tampa to cheer for the Steelers? What’s she gonna do eat the Bucs?
Speaking of which did they use a C150 Cargo plane to ship her fat azz down here? Damn just drop her into Tampa Bay and the resultant tidal wave will wipe out Davis Island and St. Petersburg!
September 26th, 2010 at 11:09 am
NFL.com says Lumpkin is in…Huggy Bear is out.
September 26th, 2010 at 11:27 am
Joe please replace the steelers cheerleaders with buccaneers cheerleaders.
September 26th, 2010 at 11:32 am
Let’s go Bucs!!!!!!!!! Beat the Steller curtain!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice pic. Joe. lol
Maybe the Bucs could use her on D-line.
September 26th, 2010 at 11:37 am
A wild Snorlax appears!
September 26th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
LMAO Jesse nice one
September 26th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
KILL IT!! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!
September 26th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
Holy crap.. How many sweatshop workers did it take to make that shirt? How many acres of cotton had to be harvested to come up with the raw materials for that one?