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Buccaneers Defense: Allowing 50 points

The Buccaneers gave up 56 points at Atlanta last week. They travel to Pittsburgh on Sunday. Does this mean we should all be filling our lineups with Steelers players, and expect another embarrassing loss for Tampa Bay?

Not really. Over the last 10 years, teams have allowed at least 50 points on 32 occasions (not including Week 17 and playoff games, in which case they didn't play the following week). The next week, 18 of those 32 teams actually came back and won. They allowed an average of 24 points, which is slightly more than average, and allowed 20 points or less 14 times, so nearly half.

About 10 percent of the time (3 out of 32), that team came back and served up 40-plus points again. So if you're starting Steelers reserves (say, LeGarrette Blount or receivers like Lance Moore or Justin Brown), those are your odds of one of those guys being part of a points explosion, at least based on the last 10 years.

The results the following week for the teams that gave up 50 points over the last decade are presented below.

ALLOWING 50 POINTS, 2004-2013
YearTeamAllowedOpponentNext Week?
2013Raiders56Kansas CityL, 26-13 at S.D.
2013Steelers55PatriotsW, 23-10 vs. Buff.
2013Bears54EaglesL, 33-28 vs. G.B.
2013Eagles52BroncosW, 36-21 at NYG
2013Cowboys51BroncosW, 31-16 vs. Wash.
2013Titans51BroncosL, 37-34 vs. Ariz.
2012Titans59PatriotsW, 30-13 vs. Jac.
2012Cardinals58SeahawksW, 38-10 vs. Det.
2012Raiders55RavensL, 38-17 vs. N.O.
2012Titans55PackersW, 38-20 vs. Jac.
2012Bills52PatriotsL, 45-3 at S.F.
2012Saints52GiantsW, 41-0 vs. T.B.
2012Titans51BearsW, 37-3 vs. Mia.
2012Bills50SeahawksL, 24-10 at Mia.
2011Colts62SaintsL, 27-10 at Tenn.
2010Washington59EaglesW, 19-16 at Tenn.
2010Broncos59RaidersL, 24-16 at S.F.
2009Titans59PatriotsW, 30-13 vs. Jac.
2008Cardinals56JetsW, 41-17 vs. Buff.
2008Kansas City54BillsW, 20-13 at Oak.
2008Packers51SaintsL, 35-31 vs. Car.
2007Lions56EaglesW, 37-27 vs. Chi.
2007Bills56PatriotsL, 36-14 at Jac.
2007Washington52PatriotsW, 23-20 at NYJ
2007Bengals51BrownsL, 24-21 at Sea.
2007Lions56EaglesW, 37-27 vs. Chi.
2007Lions51ChargersW, 25-20 vs. K.C.
200549ers52WashingtonW, 15-10 vs. T.B.
2005Saints52PackersL, 34-31 vs. Atl.
2004Browns58BengalsL, 42-15 vs. N.E.
2004Falcons56Kansas CityW, 41-28 at Den.
2004Titans51ColtsL, 49-38 vs. K.C.

--Andy Richardson

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