NFL Week 4 continues on Sunday and we will see the Washington Redskins travel south to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The game is scheduled for a 4:25 PM (Eastern) start time and it will be televised live on Fox. Currently the odds for the game have Tampa Bay favored by 1 point, while the total sits at 47.5. Currently 70% of the Public is on Washington, while 62% is on the Over. Find out what side the Public is taking on all the games by clicking HERE.
Free Analysis: Griffin and the Redskins will try to stop a two-game losing streak when they visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday afternoon in their third road game of the season. Griffin, who called the St. Louis Rams "dirty" following a Week 2 loss in the Gateway City, was sacked six times and looked like a rag doll in Sunday's home-opening loss to the Bengals. The elusive quarterback took several shots in the 38-31 defeat and completed 21 of his 34 passes for 221 yards and a touchdown. Griffin also ran for a score in his FedEx Field debut, but fumbled three times, losing one. Griffin has injected life into Washington's offense despite the absence of wideout Pierre Garcon, who has missed the last two games after suffering a foot injury on an 88-yard touchdown pass in the season opener. Griffin has a passer rating of 103.5 and has run for 209 yards, helping the Redskins amass an NFC-best 180.7 yards rushing per game. The Redskins may not have left tackle Trent Williams after he departed Sunday's game with a knee injury. An MRI revealed a bone bruise for Williams, who was replaced by Jordan Black. Washington's defense has been average at best in three games and things got worse when All-Pro linebacker Brian Orakpo was lost for the season against the Rams with a pectoral injury. Rob Jackson got the start for the 'Skins -- the first of his career -- and finished with three tackles and an interception return for a touchdown. Jackson (4 tackles, INT) shined bright in his first NFL start in place of Orakpo for a Washington stop unit that is trying to force multiple turnovers for a fifth consecutive game, dating back to last season. Washington ranks first in the NFL with five forced fumbles and is first in the NFC and tied for first in the NFL in defensive touchdowns (2).
Buccaneers first-year head coach Greg Schiano may be feeling hot under the collar after back-to-back losses following a season-opening win versus Carolina. The Bucs then blew a lead against the New York Giants on the road in Week 2, then dropped a tough 16-10 loss in Dallas last Sunday. Quarterback Josh Freeman, who is hoping to rebound from a miserable 2011 campaign, had his worst rating of the season against the Cowboys at 45.2. Freeman (491 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT) said the Buccaneers need to go back and study film from last week in order to "figure out" how to get the offense back in gear. There's no doubt rookie running back Doug Martin (214 yards, TD) will try to get going early and can also hurt defenses with his hands. Martin has six catches for 44 yards. LeGarrette Blount (27 yards) has been relegated to mop-up duty, but did return to action last week with 19 yards on four carries. Jackson (204 yards, TD) and Williams (104 yards, 2 TD) must have a better game than last week or Freeman will suffer. Tampa Bay has eight takeaways and six interceptions through three games. Veteran cornerback Ronde Barber (13 tackles, sack, INT) has one of those picks and needs three more starts to pass Derrick Brooks (221 games from 1995-08) for the most games started in team history. The Bucs have the best red zone defense so far, allowing two TDs in 11 chances (18.2 percent), but are the worst in pass defense (353.3). Bucs rookie safety Mark Barron (19 tackles) is tied for the fourth-most tackles among rookies and has five passes defensed.
Free Pick: Neither team has played great defense this year and that has me looking at the over in this one. The Washington offense has shown how explosive they are this year as they come in averaging 33 ppg, but the problem for this team has been a defense that has been hit very hard by the injury bug and that is a big reason why this team has allowed 429 ypg and 33.7 ppg. The tamp offense has not been that great thus far but they do have sone solid offensive weapons and I really look for them to open up[ the playbook as they take on this weak and depleted Washington defense. This will be a fun game to watch and with both defenses banged up I look for a lot of points in this one.
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