The Buccaneer's run-defense ranking reads No.4 overall at present,but the year-ending loss of RE Adrian Clayborn has not yet been fully realized.Tampa Bay was gashed for 153 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries (4.94 YPC) by the Redskins before the Week 5 bye, and now faces a Chiefs team that does one thing well, and one thing only''Run the football. Brady Quinn can be worse,incapable of throwing the ball on a beeline,Quinn is one of the least accurate passers of our generation. He's completed 52.5 percent of his career throws, averaging 5.43 yards per pass attempt.Tampa Bay presents a favorable pass-defense match up,but it may not matter because Quinn has always struggled to hit open receivers. The Buccaneers are still ranked fourth vs.the run and are allowing only 3.2 yards per carry,but Charles is the most dynamic back the Buccaneers will have faced this season. His shiftiness has the potential to give their front seven fits.LBs Quincy Black, Mason Foster and Lavonte David will have to tackle well, and DRE Daniel Te’o-Nesheim,who was promoted to the starting lineup after Clayborn went down with a season-ending knee injury in WeekThree will really have to step up. The teams have been maddeningly close to adding at least a few more to that total. And both have the weapons on offense -[ the Chiefs with Charles running], [the Buccaneers with Jackson receiving] - to pose a legitimate threat here. In the end,expect the absence of Cassel to allow Tampa Bay to limit Kansas City's runners enough to make a difference.
My Prediction:Tie goes to the home team Buccaneers -4 Bucs 20, Chiefs 13
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