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THE OTHER SIDE: Breaking Down The Buccaneers Rushing Attempts Friday Night

Ian Logue
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Aug 25, 2012 at 4:48pm ET



Here's a breakdown of Tampa Bay's rushing stats Friday night.

Friday night the Buccaneers accumulated 132 yards on 29 carries (4.6 avg) against New England's defense. For anyone wondering where they had the most success, here's a breakdown of where their yards came from:

TOTAL RUSHING STATS
Doug Martin: 13 carries, 53 yards (4.1 avg) 1 TD
Michael Smith: 6 carries, 38 yards (6.3 avg)
LeGarrette Blount: 7 carries, 22 yards (3.1 avg)
Mossis Madu: 2 carries, 20 yards (10.0 avg)

Attempts to Left End:
Michael Smith: 1 carry, 9 yards (9.0 avg)

Attempts to Left Tackle:
LeGarrette Blount: 1 carry, 8 yards (8.0 avg)
Doug Martin: 2 carries, 5 yards (2.5 avg)

Attempts to Left Guard:
Michael Smith: 1 carry, 6 yards (6.0 avg)
LeGarrette Blount: 2 carry, 4 yards (2.0 avg)
Doug Martin: 2 carries, 2 yards (1.0 avg) 1 TD

Attempts to the Middle:
Doug Martin: 6 carries, 40 yards (6.7 avg)
Mossis Madu: 1 carry, 19 yards (19.0 avg)
LeGarrette Blount: 3 carries, 8 yards (2.7 avg)
Michael Smith: 1 carry, 7 yards (7.0 avg)

Attempts to Right Guard:
Michael Smith: 2 carries, 13 yards (6.5 avg)
Doug Martin: 3 carries, 6 yards (2.0 avg)
LeGarrette Blount: 1 carry, 2 yards (2.0 avg)
Mossis Madu: 1 carry, 1 yard (1.0 avg)

Attempts to Right Tackle:
Michael Smith: 1 carry, 3 yards (3.0 avg)

Attempts to Right End:
No Attempts


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