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vs TAMPA BAY BUC’S 0-3 1-2 7-9 in 2012 4th NFC –S 4-12 in 2011 10-6 in 2010 3rd NFC-S 5-11 IN 2012 4TH NFC-W 9-7 in 2008 (1st in NFC-W) Reached SBXLIII SERIES : Buccaneers Lead @ 9-8 Bucs 2-4 at AZ/StL—Bucs have won 6 of last 8 Buccaneers first ever Home Victory came in 1977 v St Louis Cardinal 17-7 in OWNER: Bill BIDWELL Sole Owner since 1972 Last game of the franchises second season. The Bucs had defeated New : Steve KEIM 1st Yearr as GM/ 15th Year with Cardinals Orleans the week before 33-14 in New Orleans th The Cardinals and Bears are the only remaining Charter Members of the NFL(1920) BUCS 38 SEASON 1976-2013 The Cardinals have been owned by the Bidwell family since 1932—the longest continuous th 16 in (1998) ownership in the NFL 2012 2013 STAT STORY vs Rams 2013 2013 2012 (15th) 114.8 (15th) 107.3 RUSH OFFENSE 86.3 (23rd) 75.3 (32nd) (10th) 248.9 (31st) 174.7 PASS OFFENSE 242.0 (19th) 187.8 (28th) (9th) 363.8 (31st) 261.5 TOTAL OFFENSE 328.3 (23rd) 263.1 (32nd) 23rd 35.8% 16th 37.2% 3rd Down% 34.2% 23rd 25.2% 32nd 7-17 0-4 4th Down% 0-0 13th 24.3pts 31st 11.3pts SCORING 18.7pts (25th) 15.6pts (31st) 8th 26 T-10th 7 SACKS ALLOWED 9 (T-20th) 58 (32nd) 6 fum 17 int/ 23 Total 2 fum 3 int/ 5 Total TURNOVERS 1 Fum 4 Int 5 Total 13 Fum 21 Int 34 Total

(TOPS) 83.3 (17th) 107.0 RUSH DEFENSE 73.3 (3rd) 137.0 (28th) (32nd) 310.6 (15th) 237.3 PASS DEFENSE 297.0 (26th) 200.8 (5th) (29th) 393.9 (T-15th) 344.3 TOTAL DEFENSE 370.3 (T-19th) 337.8 (12th) 24th 40.2% T-15th 38.3% 3rd Down % 40.0% (T-19th) 38.4% (2nd) 23rd 24.6pts 11th 19.0pts SCORING 26.3pts (22nd) 22.3pts (17th)

31st 25 T-3rd 12 SACKS 5 (T-28th) 38 (5th) 8 fum, 18 int/ 26 Total 1 fum, 4 int/ 5 Total TURNOVERS FORCED 2 fum, 2 int 4 Total 11 fum, 22 int 33 Total T-12thin NFL(+3) T-14thin NFL(+0) TURNOVER MARGIN (-1) T-19th (-1) T-17th

2012 Red Zone 2013 Red Zone RED ZONE OFF 2013 Red Zone 2012 Red Zone 47 Possessions 6 Possessions 0 Possessions 40Possessions 28TD (59.6%) – 9FG 3TD (50.0%) –1 0 TD (37.5%) – 0 FG 16 TD (40.0%) – 14 FG th th th st NFL (6 ) NFL (T-17 ) RED ZONE DEF NFL (T-29 ) NFL (31 ) 54 Possessions 11 Possessions 0 Possessions 45Possessions 30TD(55.6%) – 17 FG 3TD(27.3%) – 4 FG 0 TD (60.0%) – 0 FG 20 TD (44.4%) – 14 FG NFL (T-20th) NFL (3rd ) NFL (T-17th ) NFL (3rd) st 2nd Year 1 Yr 47 Years Old (Birthday is 6/1/66) Replaced Ken Whisenhunt—6 seasons 2007- Replaced ---after 3 years-----in 2012. 12—in 2013 Named the Buccaneers 8th Head Coach in January 2012. 60 years old( )Named Cardinals Head Coach on Was ther Head Coach at Rutgers from 2001-2012(11 January 17, 2013. He was Offensive Coordiantor seasons). Attended Bucknell University and was a 3 year with and served as Interim HC for 12 games in 2012 while Chuck at Linebacker. He was elected captain his Pagano underwent chemo treatment for leukemia. He went 9-3 as Interim HC. Ariens spent 8 years 2004-11 with as Off Coordinator the last 5. He developed senior season. 1990-95 was an assistant at Penn State; Ben Rothlisberger. Steelers won XLIII on his watch. Began coaching career at He coached with Bears 1996-98, and Miami Hurricanes 1999-2001. his Alma Mater—VaTech. Has 21 years NFL coaching experience He was a QB and was BUCCANEERSRECORD 7-12 (0-0) 2-2(Pre Season) 1974 team MVP CAREER RECORD Same (0-0 v Cardinals) CARDINALS RECORD 1-2 (0-0) CAREER RECORD Same (0-0 v Bucs) NOTES vs 2013 18th Meeting Staff Mike Sullivan Off Coord (2nd) 2010 @ U of Phoenix Stadium Harold GOODWIN Off Coord 1ST John McNulty QB Coach (1st) Bucs 38 Cardinals 35 Was OL Coach at Indianapolis in 2012 Bob Bostad Off Line (2nd) TOM MOORE Asst HC/Offense 1st Bill Sheridan Def Coord (2nd) Last Meeting 13 years as Off Coord @ Indianapolis and Coach Dave Wannstedt SpecTm (1st) LaGarrette Blount rushed for 120 yards including a hi- ---34 year coaching career lights reel 15y TD run, and Aquib Talib returned an Earnest Byner RB (2nd) 41 yards to lead the Bucs over the Cardinals st Def Coord 1ST Rob Smith LB (1 ) on Halloween. passed for 278 yards, 1TD John Garrett WR (1st) and NO Intc---125.8 QB Rating Tony Oden DB-CBs (1st) Amos JONES Spec Teams Coord 1ST Jeff Hafley DB-Safeties (1st) 1977 2007 @ Tampa 2004 @ Sun Devil Stadium Bucs 17 Cardinals 10 Cardinals 12, Bucs 7 Bucs 17, Cardinals 7 The Bucs dominated time of possession(43:07—most The Bucs held Arizona to just 112 yards of Total quarterbacked Bucs to first home ever in franchise history) and limited the Cardinals to just Offense, but Neil Rackers made 4 of 6 FG attempts game victory in franchise history. In season 23 yards rushing(5th best in Club History). to provide all the points the home team needed. finale. The week before the Bucs won first Ernest Graham had his first career 100+ game(34-124y) was 16-32=224 yards 1TD , but 2 was 10-30=172y 0TD 2 Intc —the last with under a minute left. ever game at New Orleans Larry Fitzgerald had 4 catches for 95 yards Darnell Dockett recorded his first career intc of Darnell Dockett had 2 Sacks-Bucs had none Simms. The Bucs led briefly 7-6 in the 3rd Qtr-Simms-Clayton NOTES vs 2013 18th Meeting  Bucs had a 4,000y passer, 1,200y receiver and 1,200y Rusher for first time in franchise history(Frreeman 3,843y, Jackson 1,334y, Patriots 23 Buccaneers 3 The Buccaneers moved the ball well early but made just one Martin 1,312y) of two FG attempts, and then got hot. The rd  Doug Martin set NFL Rookie Scrimmage yard record with 1,926y(3 Patriots scored 23 un-answered points in handing Tampa NFL/NFC) Bay its third straight loss(8 out of last 9). The Patriots out-rushed the Bucs 156-97. Josh  Gerald McCoy named to ; haD career high 5 sacks Freeman completed just 19 of 41 pass attempts(46.3%)

set Franchise Record with 216y Receiving v New Orl Saints 31 Cardinals 7 @New Orleans, passed for 342 yards and 3 TDs and the Saints defense forced into 2 Interceptions and sacked him 4 times in the rout. After  Tampa Bay has scored 43 Defensive TDs since 2000(4th Best in NFL) spotting the Cardinals a 7-0 lead, New Orleans scored 31 un-answered points

2008: Arizona Beat Atlanta (Wildcard) 30-24 BUC’S ARE 61-41 ALL TIME AT 2-2 Playoffs Beat @Carolina(Divisional) 33-13 RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM(.606 win% 5th in NFL) Beat Philadelphia(NFC Championship) 32-25 1998-thru Saints1 2013 Lost Super Bowl XLIII to Pittsburgh in Tampa 27-23 vs TAMPA BAY BUC’S 0-3 ARIZONA CARDINALS 1-2 7-9 in 2012 4th NFC –S 4-12 in 2011 10-6 in 2010 3rd NFC-S 5-11 IN 2012 4TH NFC-W 9-7 in 2008 (1st in NFC-W) Reached SBXLIII

BUCCANEERS 2013 DRAFT(6) QB 5 Josh FREEMAN st th R1 T-NYJ ( CB Bucs first 1 R Pick of QB(17 over all) Since in 1994(6th R2 (43) Jonathon Banks CB Miss State Pick) R3 (73) QB NC State Big and Agile with Cannon arm R4 (100) Akeem Spence DT Illinois Mobile despite 4.97 x 40 R4 (126) DE Michigan State R5 (147) Steve Means DE Buffalo Had 20TD only 8 Intc as SR @ K-St R6 (189) Mike James RB Miami First Career Start: Game Winning 4th Quarter Drive(Trailed by 11 points) Vs Green Bay 11/8/09 14-31=205y 3TD 1 Intc 1 Sacks BUCCANEERS 2012 DRAFT(8) Becomes youngest QB to win 1st career start since 1970 R1 (7) S Alabama Set Buccaneers Rookie Record with 3TD Game v Green Bay R1 (31) Doug Martin RB Boise State Set Buccaneers Rookie Record with 10TD passes in 2009 R2 (58) LB Nebraska 17 point comeback was 2nd biggest ever by Bucs(Trailed 21 @ KC ‘08 R5 (140) ILB West Virginia 2012—4,065y passing All Time Record by a Buccaneer QB R6 (174Keith Tandy CB West Virginia 2011—3,592y passing 3rd All Time by a Buccaneer QB R7 (212) Michael Smith RB Utah State R7 (233) Drake Dunsmore TE Northwestern 24-35 as Starter Thru NE Patriots th 10 of 24 Career wins 4 Qtr Comebacks Thru 2012 BUCCANEERS 2011 DRAFT Freeman 2010 291-474=3,451y 25TD 6 Intc 28sacks 95.9QBR R1 (20) DE Iowa Freeman 2011 346-551=3,582y 16TD 22 Intc 29sacks 74.6QBR R2 (51) Da’Quan BOWERS DE Clemson Freeman 2011 346-551=3,582y 16TD 22 Intc 29sacks 74.6QBR R3 (84) LB Washington 2013 R4 (104) TE Tennessee Opponent Comp Attempts Yards TD Intc Sks Rushyards Baltimore 4 7 34y 0 0 1 0/0y R5 (151) S Florida @ New England 2 3 8y 0 0 3 0/0y R6 (187) Allen BRADFORD RB USC @ Miami 6 16 59y 0 0 5 1-8y R7 (222) CB FIU Washington DNP DNP DNP 7R (238) TE Idaho @NY Jets 15 31 210y 1 1 1 0y New Orleans 9 22 125y 1 1 1 3-16y @ New England 19 41 236y 0 1 3 1-4y Arizona BUC’s 2012 Unrestricted Free Agents Philadelphia @ Atlanta Vincent Jackson WR (San Diego) 2x Pro Bowl Carolina Northern Colorado @ Seattle Carl Nicks G (New Orleans) All Pro Nebraska Miami Eric Wright CB (Detroit/) UNLV Atlanta Amobi Okoye DT (/Houston) Louisville @ Detroit QB (Indiana/Houston/Detroit) @ Carolina UConn Buffalo San Francisco @ St. Louis @ New Orleans

Season Best 115.2 QB Rating v New Orleans 10/21/12 Career Best 144.2 QB Rating v 12/26/10 Cardinals 2013 DRAFT (9) 5TD Passes v Seattle(12/26/10) Tied Bucs Record R1 (7) Jonathon Cooper OG UNC Game Winning 4th Quarter Come Backs(10) : Green Bay(2009), New R2 (45) ILB LSU (From SD) Orleans(2009) R3 (69) CB LSU Cleveland (2010), @ Cincinnati(2010), v St. Louis(2010), R4 (103) DE Texas Arizona(2010),@Minn’2011, v Indianapolis(2011) R4 (116) OG James Madison R5 (140) RB Stanford R6 (174) WR Tex A&M R6 (187) RB CU (from NYG) R7 (219) D.C. Jefferson TE Rutgers RB 22 Doug MARTIN 1,454y 11 TDs Bucs Rookie Records 2012 5th RB selected by the Bucs in the 1st Round Rushed for 3,431y and 43 TD in career at Boise State Added 67 catches for 715y and 4TDs receiving 48 Total TDs in college career Named Boise States MVP on Offense in 2011

BUC'S ALLOWED JUST 196 POINTS DURING 2002 5th All Time Fewest since NFL went to 16 Game Schedule Bucs 14-16-1 in Overtime BUCCANEERS HAVE ALLOWED 4th Fewest Points (7-6-1 at Home; 7-10 on Road) Coin Toss Record: 16-15(6-8 home, 10-7 road) Thru 2011 4,989 since 1997— (Thru Patriots ’13 Season) Last OT Game 12/19/10 @Tampa: Lions Won 23-20 1st Pittsburgh (4,558), 2nd, Baltimore (4,623), 3rd New England (4,819)