Fantasy Index

Factoid

Bucs reverse fortunes

Tampa Bay rebounds after disaster in Atlanta

A week after losing 56-14 at Atlanta -- looking like seemingly the worst team in the league -- the Bucs went into Pittsburgh and somehow won. We should not be surprised.

When a team gets blown out, that can provide a psychological advantage. It's a wake-up call to everyone in the organization. Everyone knows they need to play better. And there's probably also a tendency for opponents to become complacement -- "the Falcons just put up 56 points against these clowns; if we come out and do our thing, we'll be fine."

Hard to believe, but if you look at the last 10 years, teams that have given up 50-plus points have gone 17-14 in their next game.

Weird, but true.

TEAMS ALLOWING 50-PLUS POINTS
YearTeamPtsOpponentNext Week
2004Browns58BengalsL, 42-15 vs. N.E.
2004Falcons56Kansas CityW, 41-28 at Den.
2004Titans51ColtsL, 49-38 vs. K.C.
200549ers52WashingtonW, 15-10 vs. T.B.
2005Saints52PackersL, 34-31 vs. Atl.
2007Lions56EaglesW, 37-27 vs. Chi.
2007Bills56PatriotsL, 36-14 at Jac.
2007Washington52PatriotsW, 23-20 at NYJ
2007Bengals51BrownsL, 24-21 at Sea.
2007Lions51ChargersW, 25-20 vs. K.C.
2008Cardinals56JetsW, 41-17 vs. Buff.
2008Kansas City54BillsW, 20-13 at Oak.
2008Packers51SaintsL, 35-31 vs. Car.
2009Titans59PatriotsW, 30-13 vs. Jac.
2010Washington59EaglesW, 19-16 at Tenn.
2010Broncos59RaidersL, 24-16 at S.F.
2011Colts62SaintsL, 27-10 at Tenn.
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.
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.
2014Buccaneers56AtlantaW, 27-24 at Pitt.

—Ian Allan

Fantasy Index