Week 1, 2016

played in Tampa Bay, FL

99 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	10	0	16	-	33
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:52 TBY - Rashard Mendenhall 2 run (Vincent York extra point)
1Q: 05:58 ATL - Brandon Jacobs 66 pass from Erik Ainge (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 11:07 ATL - Zach Huffman 4 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 02:43 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 31 field goal
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 33 field goal
4Q: 07:19 ATL - Clyde Ingalls 34 interception return (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 03:37 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 51 field goal
4Q: 00:18 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:52 TBY - Rashard Mendenhall 2 run (Vincent York extra point)
1Q: 05:58 ATL - Brandon Jacobs 66 pass from Erik Ainge (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 11:07 ATL - Zach Huffman 4 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 02:43 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 31 field goal
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 33 field goal
4Q: 07:19 ATL - Clyde Ingalls 34 interception return (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 03:37 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 51 field goal
4Q: 00:18 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 34 field goal

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 8 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 291 266
- Offensive Plays 63 67
- Yards per Play 4.62 3.97
Net Rushing Yards 101 61
- Rushing Attempts 32 12
- Yards per Rush 3.16 5.08
Net Passing Yards 190 205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 21 - 0 52 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 208 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/18 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 6.13 3.73
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 3/27 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/45 4/25
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 7/166
Interception Ret./Yards 1/34 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 31
Time of Possession 35:43 24:17

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	8	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	291	266
- Offensive Plays	63	67
- Yards per Play	4.62	3.97
Net Rushing Yards	101	61
- Rushing Attempts	32	12
- Yards per Rush	3.16	5.08
Net Passing Yards	190	205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 21 - 0	52 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	208	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/18	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	6.13	3.73
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	3/27	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/45	4/25
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	7/166
Interception Ret./Yards	1/34	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 31
Time of Possession	35:43	24:17

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:56	OWN 19	4	34	Punt
1	7:45	2:03	OWN 23	4	77	Touchdown
1	0:53	4:55	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown
2	8:05	1:42	OWN 19	3	-2	Punt
2	6:23	3:47	OPP 40	8	26	Field Goal
3	12:14	5:01	OWN 3	9	12	Punt
3	6:00	3:11	OWN 7	6	15	Punt
3	2:49	2:55	OPP 36	5	20	Field Goal
4	13:41	2:02	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
4	10:09	1:16	OPP 43	3	4	Punt
4	5:58	2:26	OPP 34	3	0	Field Goal
4	2:27	2:15	OPP 29	6	12	Field Goal

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:04	4:19	OWN 8	10	92	Touchdown
1	5:42	4:49	OWN 32	9	46	Fumble
2	10:58	2:53	OWN 27	5	18	Punt
2	2:36	2:36	OWN 20	11	35	Half
3	15:00	2:46	OWN 44	6	15	Punt
3	7:13	1:13	50	3	7	Punt
4	14:54	1:13	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
4	11:39	1:30	OWN 35	6	27	Punt
4	8:53	1:44	OWN 20	4	9	Interception
4	7:09	1:11	OWN 44	4	-10	Downs
4	3:32	1:05	OWN 17	6	12	Downs
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 44	1	15	Game

Game MVP: Erik Ainge, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zach Huffman	25	85	3.40	28	1	1
Brandon Jacobs	6	13	2.17	5	0	0
Erik Ainge	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rashard Mendenhall	5	11	2.20	5	0	1
Brady Quinn	4	28	7.00	16	1	0
Joseph Addai	3	22	7.33	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Erik Ainge	29	21	208	2/18	1	66	0	103.8

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brady Quinn	52	27	220	3/15	0	17	1	55.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Warren Nieto	6	7	64	10.67	0	36	0
WR Eddie Royal	6	10	42	7.00	1	10	0
RB Zach Huffman	3	4	10	3.33	2	9	0
TE Shaun Clancy	2	3	7	3.50	1	4	0
RB Brandon Jacobs	2	2	70	35.00	65	66	1
FB Brian Leonard	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Les Fincher	1	1	7	7.00	5	7	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Rashard Mendenhall	6	11	40	6.67	16	12
WR Gene Clemons	5	9	35	7.00	6	12
WR Lee Evans	4	6	35	8.75	15	15
RB Joseph Addai	3	3	44	14.67	35	17
WR Britt Willis	3	13	23	7.67	13	12
WR Kim Tate	2	2	9	4.50	0	6
TE Craig Bond	2	3	24	12.00	10	16
TE Donovan Lavender	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Brandon Delhomme	1	4	7	7.00	0	7

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Clyde Ingalls	1	34	34.00	1

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brandon Jacobs	1	0	0
Sammy Madison	0	1	1
Wesley Covington	0	1	0
Burt Cavoretto	0	1	0
Damon Bromell	0	1	0
Clyde Ingalls	0	0	1
Skip Middleton	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Force
Gene Clemons	2	0
Kim Tate	1	0
Derrick Johnson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ricky Taylor	6	269	44.8	37.3	54	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hayes	5	184	36.8	31.6	48	5

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gostkowski	4/4	1/1	1/1	51	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Vincent York	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Middleton	1	45	45.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gene Clemons	4	25	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Neasman	1	26	26.0	0
Julio Baker	1	24	24.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Polidixon	4	104	26.0	0
Ron Bartell	3	62	20.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Clyde Ingalls	6	2	0.0	11	53
CB Corey Alston	6	1	0.0	10	53
OLB Kroy Biermann	5	0	0.0	7	29
DE Damon Bromell	3	1	0.5	11	53
OLB Mel Wagner	3	1	0.0	8	43
CB Calvin Borders	3	0	0.0	10	54
CB Chad Neasman	3	0	0.0	12	52
ILB Tom Small	2	0	0.0	5	8
OLB Terna Nande	2	0	0.0	5	28
S Julio Baker	2	0	0.0	7	27
DE Chuck Ward	1	1	1.5	11	54
DT George Hitchcock	1	0	1.0	1	3
S Dana Washington	1	0	0.0	11	55
DT J.J. Wirthel	1	0	0.0	12	54

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marlon Long	8	1	0.0	30	31
ILB Derrick Johnson	6	4	0.0	31	31
OLB Sean Seleski	6	0	0.0	13	18
DE Joel Wolf	5	0	1.5	32	31
OLB Tony Zelenka	4	2	0.5	14	12
CB Jerry Johnstone	3	1	0.0	14	22
S Wesley Lincoln	3	0	0.0	30	31
DT Carlton Powell	3	0	0.0	14	17
DT Walt Clements	2	2	0.0	24	29
CB Ronnie Polidixon	2	2	0.0	26	25
DE Thomas Anderson	2	1	0.0	14	6
CB Dana Justice	2	1	0.0	6	6
CB Mike Simmons	2	1	0.0	27	25
OLB D.J. Flaherty	2	0	0.0	14	12
DT Gus Anderson	2	0	0.0	9	6
S Eddie Hardy	1	1	0.0	13	9
ILB Kirk Pritchett	0	2	0.0	9	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chuck Ward	1.5	0	5	5	54
DT George Hitchcock	1.0	0	0	0	3
DE Damon Bromell	0.5	1	2	4	53
OLB Mel Wagner	0.0	0	1	0	43

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joel Wolf	1.5	1	3	1	31
OLB Tony Zelenka	0.5	0	0	0	12
OLB Sean Seleski	0.0	0	2	0	18
DT Carlton Powell	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Corey Alston	6	2	0	53
S Clyde Ingalls	5	2	1	53
OLB Kroy Biermann	4	0	0	29
CB Chad Neasman	3	3	0	52
OLB Mel Wagner	3	0	0	43
OLB Terna Nande	2	0	0	28
S Julio Baker	2	0	0	27
CB Calvin Borders	1	1	0	54
DE Damon Bromell	1	0	0	53
ILB Tom Small	0	1	0	8
S Dana Washington	0	1	0	55

Tampa Bay	Caught	PPlay
S Marlon Long	4	31
ILB Derrick Johnson	3	31
OLB Sean Seleski	3	18
OLB Tony Zelenka	3	12
CB Jerry Johnstone	2	22
CB Dana Justice	2	6
CB Mike Simmons	2	25
CB Ronnie Polidixon	1	25
S Eddie Hardy	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wesley Covington	4	4	0	29	1	28
Davin Joseph	1	10	1	26	0	20
Burt Cavoretto	1	5	0	24	0	27
Brian Boone	1	3	0	13	0	9
Mike Pollak	1	3	0	27	0	26
Sammy Madison	0	2	0	9	0	14
Shane Fields	0	1	0	20	1	23
Shaun Clancy	0	1	0	30	0	29
Brian Leonard	0	1	0	22	0	18
Barry Richardson	0	1	0	12	0	8

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jack Sughroue	1	2	12	0	55
John Redd	1	2	6	0	16
Bert Wright	1	1	3	0	18
John Greco	1	1	7	0	42
Wade Alston	0	1	10	0	44
Levon Fisher	0	1	12	0	55
Warren George	0	0	7	2	14
Preston Lewis	0	0	9	1	47

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Julio Baker	4	21
Dan Fabrizio	2	19
Brandon Jacobs	1	25
Ricardo Barnhill	1	19
Skip Middleton	1	15
Mark Daum	1	14
Sammy Madison	1	10

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Byron Ellis	1	15
Kim Tate	1	10
Warren George	1	5

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shaun Clancy	30	29	---	---	12	71
Dana Washington	---	---	11	55	2	68
J.J. Wirthel	---	---	12	54	---	66
Chad Neasman	---	---	12	52	1	65
Chuck Ward	---	---	11	54	---	65
Mel Wagner	---	---	8	43	14	65
Clyde Ingalls	---	---	11	53	---	64
Corey Alston	---	---	10	53	1	64
Calvin Borders	---	---	10	54	---	64
Damon Bromell	---	---	11	53	---	64
Erik Ainge	32	31	---	---	---	63
Burt Cavoretto	24	27	---	---	9	60
Eddie Royal	25	31	---	---	2	58
Wesley Covington	29	28	---	---	---	57
Brian Leonard	22	18	---	---	17	57
Julio Baker	---	---	7	27	21	55
Mike Pollak	27	26	---	---	---	53
Zach Huffman	26	24	---	---	2	52
Warren Nieto	21	30	---	---	---	51
Davin Joseph	26	20	---	---	1	47
Shane Fields	20	23	---	---	---	43
Brandon Jacobs	6	7	---	---	25	38
Kroy Biermann	---	---	7	29	1	37
Mark Daum	12	10	---	---	14	36
Claude Wroten	---	---	5	27	3	35
Terna Nande	---	---	5	28	1	34
Sammy Madison	9	14	---	---	10	33
Brian Boone	13	9	---	---	10	32
Barry Richardson	12	8	---	---	10	30
Dan Fabrizio	4	3	---	---	19	26
Bob Brown	11	0	---	---	15	26
Ricardo Barnhill	---	---	2	1	19	22
Les Fincher	3	3	---	---	16	22
Skip Middleton	---	---	0	1	15	16
Tom Small	---	---	5	8	---	13
Stephen Gostkowski	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jason Lynch	---	---	1	2	7	10
George Hitchcock	---	---	1	3	5	9
Ricky Taylor	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jerald Rayburn	---	---	0	4	1	5
Ronnie Harvey	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steven Franklin	---	---	1	2	---	3
Monty Blackwell	---	---	1	1	---	2
Rico Burton	---	---	1	0	---	1
Anthony Montgomery	---	---	0	1	---	1
Xavier Canales	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joel Wolf	---	---	32	31	10	73
Jack Sughroue	12	55	---	---	3	70
Levon Fisher	12	55	---	---	2	69
Derrick Johnson	---	---	31	31	5	67
Brady Quinn	12	55	---	---	---	67
Wesley Lincoln	---	---	30	31	5	66
Marlon Long	---	---	30	31	4	65
Walt Clements	---	---	24	29	7	60
Ronnie Polidixon	---	---	26	25	9	60
Gene Clemons	7	45	---	---	6	58
Wade Alston	10	44	---	---	3	57
Mike Simmons	---	---	27	25	5	57
Britt Willis	9	43	---	---	4	56
Aaron Bouse	---	---	26	26	4	56
Brandon Delhomme	8	48	---	---	---	56
Preston Lewis	9	47	---	---	---	56
Lee Evans	6	31	---	---	15	52
Jerry Johnstone	---	---	14	22	15	51
John Greco	7	42	---	---	---	49
Rashard Mendenhall	8	40	---	---	---	48
John Redd	6	16	---	---	15	37
Carlton Powell	---	---	14	17	6	37
Kirk Pritchett	---	---	9	4	23	36
Donovan Lavender	7	12	---	---	15	34
Sean Seleski	---	---	13	18	1	32
Tony Zelenka	---	---	14	12	6	32
Eddie Hardy	---	---	13	9	10	32
Craig Bond	5	17	---	---	8	30
D.J. Flaherty	---	---	14	12	3	29
Warren George	7	14	---	---	5	26
Bert Wright	3	18	---	---	5	26
Kim Tate	1	12	---	---	10	23
Dana Justice	---	---	6	6	11	23
Kolby Smith	0	0	---	---	20	20
Thomas Anderson	---	---	14	6	---	20
Ron Bartell	---	---	5	0	12	17
Byron Ellis	---	---	1	0	15	16
Gus Anderson	---	---	9	6	---	15
Joseph Addai	3	8	---	---	1	12
Craig Hayes	0	0	---	---	5	5
Zack Flowers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lorenzo Booker	0	3	---	---	---	3
Vincent York	0	0	---	---	2	2
Neal Morris	0	0	---	---	---	0
Thomas Kempthorne	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jesse Sanford	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	58	4.5
Middle	10	23	2.3
Right	9	20	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	5	5.0
Middle	10	54	5.4
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Erik Ainge	29	21	2	0	1	0	6	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brady Quinn	52	27	0	2	3	10	8	9	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	143	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	29	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	36	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	75	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	106	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	5	39	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Royal	10	6	1	42	0	31
WR Warren Nieto	7	6	0	64	1	30
RB Zach Huffman	4	3	0	10	0	24
TE Shaun Clancy	3	2	0	7	0	29
RB Brandon Jacobs	2	2	0	70	1	7
FB Brian Leonard	2	1	0	8	0	18
FB Les Fincher	1	1	0	7	0	3

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Britt Willis	13	3	2	23	43
RB Rashard Mendenhall	11	6	0	40	40
WR Gene Clemons	9	5	0	35	45
WR Lee Evans	6	4	0	35	31
WR Brandon Delhomme	4	1	1	7	48
RB Joseph Addai	3	3	0	44	8
TE Craig Bond	3	2	0	24	17
WR Kim Tate	2	2	0	9	12
TE Donovan Lavender	1	1	0	3	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Zach Huffman	5	10	2.00	3.40
Brandon Jacobs	1	3	3.00	2.17

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rashard Mendenhall	2	2	1.00	2.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Erik Ainge	4	3	15	3.75	7.17

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brady Quinn	1	1	10	10.00	4.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Warren Nieto	2	2	7	3.50	9.14
FB Brian Leonard	1	1	8	8.00	4.00
RB Zach Huffman	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lee Evans	1	1	10	10.00	5.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Zach Huffman	4	1
Brandon Jacobs	2	2

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Rashard Mendenhall	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Erik Ainge	9	5	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brady Quinn	12	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Warren Nieto	3	2	0
WR Eddie Royal	3	1	1
RB Zach Huffman	2	1	0
TE Shaun Clancy	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Rashard Mendenhall	4	1	1
WR Gene Clemons	3	1	1
WR Lee Evans	1	0	0
WR Britt Willis	1	0	0
WR Kim Tate	1	1	0
TE Donovan Lavender	1	1	1
WR Brandon Delhomme	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,200 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,900 (17,700)
End Zone 10,200 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,400 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,300 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,200 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,900 (17,700)
End Zone	10,200 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,400 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,300 (4,800)