Bucs-Jaguars Preview

The Bucs and Jaguars will clash at Raymond James Stadium on Saturday night (Cliff Welch)

The Bucs and Jaguars will clash at Raymond James Stadium on Saturday night (Cliff Welch)

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will clash with their in-state rival, the Jacksonville Jaguars, at Raymond James Stadium on Saturday night. What happened the last time these two teams met? How did they fare last week? Pewter Report has a preview of Saturday's Bucs-Jaguars game.



 
MATCHUP: Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0)

WHERE: Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.

WHEN: Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. ET

TELEVISION: WFLA - NBC - CH. 8

TV ANNOUNCERS: Chris Myers and Charles Davis

RADIO: US 103.5, flagship station (103.5 FM, 620 AM)

RADIO ANNOUNCERS: Gene Deckerhoff and Dave Moore

LAST WEEK:
The Jacksonville Jaguars lost to their other in-state rival, the Dolphins, in Miami last weekend, 19-14.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defended their home turf by defeating the New England Patriots in Raymond James Stadium on Sunday night, 27-10.

THE LAST TIME THESE TEAMS MET:
The Buccaneers and Jaguars last met on Oct. 28, 2007 at Raymond James Stadium. Jacksonville escaped Ray-Jay with a 24-23 victory over the Buccaneers. Bucs QB Jeff Garcia threw three of his four interceptions vs. the Jags, who at one point had a 17-3 lead over the Bucs. Tampa Bay and Jacksonville also met in the 2007 preseason. The Jaguars defended their home turf by sending the Bucs home with a 31-19 loss in that game.

BUCS-JAGUARS SERIES: The Buccaneers are 2-4 all-time in the preseason vs. the Jaguars. Tampa Bay has compiled a 1-1 preseason record at home vs. Jacksonville.

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LISTEN to Pewter Report's Scott Reynolds each Wednesday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. on the PewterReport.com Buccaneer Blitz with Steve Duemig on WDAE 620 AM The Sports Animal.

 

Comments

buccaneerNW

Uhh, check the date... I think they're playing on the 23rd, not the 17th.

12:25pm, August 23, 2008

bucfan4ever

Is there any possibility of a payback plan by Gruden for the 17 (?) running plays in a row that Del Rio ran on us?

1:58pm, August 23, 2008

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