Week 1, 2025

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	3	20	-	23
Atlanta Falcons	3	14	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:25 ATL - Thomas Babic 22 field goal
2Q: 08:24 ATL - Jamie Marx 7 pass from Myron Herrlich (Thomas Babic extra point)
2Q: 00:21 ATL - Desmond Hampton 54 interception return (Thomas Babic extra point)
3Q: 09:48 TBY - Calvin Gifford 29 field goal
3Q: 03:12 ATL - Thomas Babic 30 field goal
4Q: 13:34 TBY - Calvin Gifford 33 field goal
4Q: 08:02 TBY - Brandon LaFell 7 pass from Colt McCoy (Calvin Gifford extra point)
4Q: 03:16 TBY - Jeremy Maclin 3 pass from Colt McCoy (Calvin Gifford extra point)
4Q: 00:10 TBY - Calvin Gifford 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:25 ATL - Thomas Babic 22 field goal
2Q: 08:24 ATL - Jamie Marx 7 pass from Myron Herrlich (Thomas Babic extra point)
2Q: 00:21 ATL - Desmond Hampton 54 interception return (Thomas Babic extra point)
3Q: 09:48 TBY - Calvin Gifford 29 field goal
3Q: 03:12 ATL - Thomas Babic 30 field goal
4Q: 13:34 TBY - Calvin Gifford 33 field goal
4Q: 08:02 TBY - Brandon LaFell 7 pass from Colt McCoy (Calvin Gifford extra point)
4Q: 03:16 TBY - Jeremy Maclin 3 pass from Colt McCoy (Calvin Gifford extra point)
4Q: 00:10 TBY - Calvin Gifford 45 field goal

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 12
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 14 7
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 380 212
- Offensive Plays 66 58
- Yards per Play 5.76 3.66
Net Rushing Yards 107 93
- Rushing Attempts 19 32
- Yards per Rush 5.63 2.91
Net Passing Yards 273 119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 23 - 1 26 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 301 119
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/28 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.81 4.58
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/24 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/24 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 5/100 5/156
Interception Ret./Yards 1/26 1/54
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 35
Time of Possession 30:07 29:53

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	12
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	14	7
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	380	212
- Offensive Plays	66	58
- Yards per Play	5.76	3.66
Net Rushing Yards	107	93
- Rushing Attempts	19	32
- Yards per Rush	5.63	2.91
Net Passing Yards	273	119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 23 - 1	26 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	301	119
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/28	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.81	4.58
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/24	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/24	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	5/100	5/156
Interception Ret./Yards	1/26	1/54
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 35
Time of Possession	30:07	29:53

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:03	OWN 17	3	-1	Punt
1	7:17	3:43	OWN 28	5	31	Punt
1	1:59	3:42	OWN 25	8	35	Punt
2	11:19	1:48	OWN 16	3	7	Fumble
2	8:14	2:07	OWN 43	3	1	Punt
2	2:55	2:46	OWN 3	7	36	Interception
3	12:44	3:03	OWN 14	6	74	Field Goal
3	3:05	4:37	OWN 16	9	68	Field Goal
4	11:34	3:43	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
4	5:37	0:30	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
4	4:30	1:23	OPP 17	3	17	Touchdown
4	2:19	0:33	OWN 31	3	-4	Punt
4	0:46	0:42	OWN 28	5	44	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:57	5:40	OWN 29	12	66	Field Goal
1	3:34	1:35	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	13:17	1:58	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	9:31	1:17	OPP 13	3	13	Touchdown
2	6:07	3:12	OWN 18	8	37	Punt
3	15:00	2:16	OWN 48	3	9	Punt
3	9:41	6:36	OWN 45	10	42	Field Goal
4	13:28	1:54	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	7:51	2:14	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
4	5:07	0:37	OWN 29	3	-10	Interception
4	3:07	0:48	OWN 33	3	-5	Punt
4	1:46	1:00	OWN 36	4	17	Punt

Game MVP: Desmond Hampton, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Clifton Millner	13	73	5.62	16	3
Erik Yates	4	25	6.25	19	2
Colt McCoy	2	9	4.50	5	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gabe Kaplan	15	56	3.73	10	1
Greg Arnold	9	14	1.56	3	0
Myron Herrlich	3	16	5.33	6	0
Darrin Strickland	3	3	1.00	4	0
Billy Duffy	2	4	2.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colt McCoy	42	23	301	5/28	2	47	1	83.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Myron Herrlich	26	13	119	0/0	1	19	1	59.6

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeremy Maclin	7	14	122	17.43	26	32	1
TE Rob Gronkowski	4	4	42	10.50	30	34	0
WR Brandon LaFell	4	6	27	6.75	1	10	1
RB Clifton Millner	3	6	24	8.00	3	11	0
RB Erik Yates	2	4	10	5.00	15	14	0
WR Nick Bullock	2	6	61	30.50	46	47	0
TE Wendell Roberts	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
FB John Conner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamie Marx	6	9	55	9.17	26	19	1
WR Jonathan Snyder	3	8	39	13.00	6	15	0
FB Darrin Strickland	2	2	14	7.00	0	8	0
TE Erik Bishop	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Greg Arnold	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Cornell Upshaw	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dez Bryant	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brent Crawford	1	26	26.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Desmond Hampton	1	54	54.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov
Colt McCoy	3	0
Clifton Millner	1	0
Spencer Batteaux	0	1
Joey Medlock	0	1
Mel Robbins	0	1

Atlanta	Recov	Force
Shaun Zeier	1	0
Jason Lynch	0	1
Kelvin Kinney	0	1
Lamar Penarroya	0	1
Kendrick Rison	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kerry Bergman	6	245	40.8	32.7	45	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corey Seder	8	337	42.1	39.1	56	4

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Gifford	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Babic	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Yates	2	24	12.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Marx	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joey Medlock	4	89	22.3	0
Erik Yates	1	11	11.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schneider	5	156	31.2	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Vinny Forbes	7	1	0.0	16	19
CB Scotty McGee	5	1	0.0	25	20
DT Rico Turnbull	4	3	0.0	19	16
ILB Daryl Mincy	4	1	0.0	25	21
OLB C.J. Sampras	4	1	0.0	24	18
DE Winston England	3	2	0.0	29	20
S Chris Stone	3	0	0.0	24	18
CB Brent Crawford	2	4	0.0	31	26
OLB Kennedy Welshans	2	2	0.0	13	8
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	2	1	0.0	23	19
DT Alvin Dinstel	2	1	0.0	19	12
DT Kent Vaughn	2	1	0.0	15	18
ILB Moe Mason	2	0	0.0	7	5
S Alfred Jefferson	1	1	0.0	25	20
CB Van Alston	1	1	0.0	11	7
QB Colt McCoy	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Trevor Petry	0	1	0.0	5	6
S Reshad Jones	0	1	0.0	9	8

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shaun Zeier	6	2	0.0	16	40
S Desmond Hampton	5	0	1.0	16	42
S Broderick Stephenson	5	0	0.0	18	35
OLB Lamar Penarroya	4	1	1.0	15	37
S Ronnie White	3	2	0.0	17	39
S Butch Dawson	3	0	0.0	6	22
CB T.J. Devine	3	0	0.0	14	33
DT Marcus Withers	2	3	1.0	18	41
DE Jason Lynch	2	1	1.0	12	27
CB Kendrick Rison	2	2	0.0	10	28
OLB Dale Harmon	2	0	0.0	5	14
DE Kelvin Kinney	1	2	1.0	12	36
ILB Earnest Humphrey	1	1	0.0	3	2
ILB Robert Henson	1	0	0.0	4	8
DT Marty Reilly	1	0	0.0	1	6
OLB Pat Zimmerman	1	0	0.0	13	37
WR Jonathan Snyder	1	0	---	---	---
DE Wayne Maher	1	0	0.0	7	11
CB Rondell Shelton	0	1	0.0	12	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Hurry	PPlay
DE Winston England	3	20
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	1	19
DT Rico Turnbull	1	16
DE Scott Feely	1	17

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jason Lynch	1.0	1	1	0	27
DE Kelvin Kinney	1.0	1	1	0	36
DT Marcus Withers	1.0	0	1	1	41
OLB Lamar Penarroya	1.0	0	0	0	37
S Desmond Hampton	1.0	0	0	0	42
OLB Pat Zimmerman	0.0	0	2	2	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Vinny Forbes	5	2	0	19
CB Brent Crawford	2	0	1	26
OLB Kennedy Welshans	2	0	0	8
CB Scotty McGee	1	1	0	20
ILB Daryl Mincy	1	0	0	21
OLB Trevor Petry	1	0	0	6
S Chris Stone	1	0	0	18
S Jumbo Houston	0	1	0	6
ILB Moe Mason	0	1	0	5

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Broderick Stephenson	5	1	0	35
S Desmond Hampton	3	1	1	42
ILB Shaun Zeier	3	1	0	40
CB Kendrick Rison	3	0	0	28
S Butch Dawson	3	0	0	22
OLB Lamar Penarroya	2	2	0	37
CB T.J. Devine	2	0	0	33
ILB Scott McKillop	1	0	0	6
OLB Dale Harmon	1	0	0	14
S Ronnie White	0	1	0	39
CB Rondell Shelton	0	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Winston Stokes	4	5	0	17	0	39
Mel Robbins	2	2	0	13	0	43
Norm Battle	1	2	0	15	4	36
John Conner	1	1	1	5	0	15
Scottie Brodbelt	0	3	0	10	0	14
Gene Forbes	0	3	0	18	0	46
Rufus Nunn	0	1	0	5	0	9
Rob Gronkowski	0	1	0	12	0	28
Spencer Batteaux	0	0	0	7	1	20

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Harvey Ancheta	3	7	28	22
Deion Collier	1	8	29	20
Keith DiMillo	1	5	32	26
Sam Kovarik	1	2	30	23
Zane Beadles	1	2	20	23
Darrin Strickland	0	3	26	15
Billy Duffy	0	1	21	13
Teddy Reeve	0	1	2	3

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Vinny Forbes	3	27
Erik Yates	1	28
Rufus Nunn	1	18
Reshad Jones	1	12
Van Alston	1	10

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Henson	2	19
Dale Harmon	1	32
Billy Duffy	1	21
Darrin Strickland	1	21
Keith DiMillo	1	10
Earnest Humphrey	1	8

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gene Forbes	18	46	---	---	5	69
Colt McCoy	19	47	---	---	---	66
Vinny Forbes	---	---	16	19	27	62
Norm Battle	15	36	---	---	9	60
Brent Crawford	---	---	31	26	2	59
Mel Robbins	13	43	---	---	3	59
Rodney Bjorke	15	37	---	---	5	57
Winston Stokes	17	39	---	---	---	56
Brandon LaFell	14	41	---	---	1	56
Rob Gronkowski	12	28	---	---	14	54
Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	---	---	23	19	10	52
Winston England	---	---	29	20	2	51
Daryl Mincy	---	---	25	21	4	50
Jeremy Maclin	13	36	---	---	---	49
Alfred Jefferson	---	---	25	20	3	48
Scotty McGee	---	---	25	20	2	47
Erik Yates	5	13	---	---	28	46
Clifton Millner	14	32	---	---	---	46
Nick Bullock	11	31	---	---	4	46
Chris Stone	---	---	24	18	2	44
C.J. Sampras	---	---	24	18	1	43
John Conner	5	15	---	---	21	41
Mickey Wetnight	6	15	---	---	19	40
Trevor Petry	---	---	5	6	28	39
Alvin Dinstel	---	---	19	12	8	39
Wendell Roberts	9	11	---	---	18	38
Scott Feely	---	---	19	17	1	37
Spencer Batteaux	7	20	---	---	9	36
Rico Turnbull	---	---	19	16	1	36
Kent Vaughn	---	---	15	18	1	34
Scottie Brodbelt	10	14	---	---	9	33
Rufus Nunn	5	9	---	---	18	32
Reshad Jones	---	---	9	8	12	29
Van Alston	---	---	11	7	10	28
Kennedy Welshans	---	---	13	8	3	24
Jumbo Houston	---	---	10	6	3	19
Moe Mason	---	---	7	5	6	18
Joey Medlock	1	2	---	---	14	17
Calvin Gifford	0	0	---	---	9	9
C.J. Lowe	---	---	3	2	4	9
Howie Barlow	0	2	---	---	5	7
Kerry Bergman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	3	3
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Lawrence Lincoln	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Desmond Hampton	---	---	16	42	13	71
Keith DiMillo	32	26	---	---	10	68
Marcus Withers	---	---	18	41	4	63
Darrin Strickland	26	15	---	---	21	62
Deion Collier	29	20	---	---	10	59
Ronnie White	---	---	17	39	3	59
Shaun Zeier	---	---	16	40	3	59
Myron Herrlich	32	26	---	---	---	58
Erik Bishop	25	21	---	---	12	58
Rondell Shelton	---	---	12	33	13	58
Kelvin Kinney	---	---	12	36	9	57
Lamar Penarroya	---	---	15	37	4	56
Billy Duffy	21	13	---	---	21	55
Broderick Stephenson	---	---	18	35	2	55
Sam Kovarik	30	23	---	---	---	53
Pat Zimmerman	---	---	13	37	2	52
Dale Harmon	---	---	5	14	32	51
Harvey Ancheta	28	22	---	---	---	50
T.J. Devine	---	---	14	33	3	50
Jamie Marx	17	18	---	---	13	48
Zane Beadles	20	23	---	---	---	43
Kendrick Rison	---	---	10	28	3	41
Jason Lynch	---	---	12	27	1	40
Frank Schneider	13	11	---	---	15	39
Butch Dawson	---	---	6	22	11	39
Jonathan Snyder	16	19	---	---	1	36
Gabe Kaplan	18	18	---	---	---	36
Robert Henson	---	---	4	8	19	31
Dwayne Compton	---	---	7	20	2	29
Don Owens	0	0	---	---	26	26
Karl McNabb	12	3	---	---	10	25
Cornell Upshaw	6	3	---	---	13	22
Greg Arnold	14	8	---	---	---	22
Wayne Maher	---	---	7	11	1	19
Ronald Forbes	3	6	---	---	9	18
Teddy Reeve	2	3	---	---	10	15
Earnest Humphrey	---	---	3	2	8	13
Scott McKillop	---	---	3	6	3	12
Marty Reilly	---	---	1	6	4	11
Dez Bryant	4	4	---	---	1	9
Alfred Lynch	4	4	---	---	1	9
Corey Seder	0	0	---	---	8	8
T.J. Greenberg	0	0	---	---	5	5
Andrew Ward	0	0	---	---	2	2
Thomas Babic	0	0	---	---	2	2
Julio McElroy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	31	10.3
Middle	10	30	3.0
Right	6	46	7.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	42	4.2
Middle	17	43	2.5
Right	5	8	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colt McCoy	42	23	5	0	4	7	5	3	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Myron Herrlich	26	13	0	0	1	5	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	19	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	108	12.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	120	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	54	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	19	19.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	27	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	73	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Maclin	14	7	0	122	3	36
WR Brandon LaFell	6	4	2	27	0	41
RB Clifton Millner	6	3	0	24	0	32
WR Nick Bullock	6	2	1	61	1	31
TE Rob Gronkowski	4	4	0	42	1	28
RB Erik Yates	4	2	0	10	0	13
TE Wendell Roberts	1	1	0	15	0	11
FB John Conner	1	0	1	0	0	15

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jamie Marx	9	6	0	55	18
WR Jonathan Snyder	8	3	0	39	19
TE Erik Bishop	3	1	1	7	21
WR Dez Bryant	2	0	0	0	4
FB Darrin Strickland	2	2	0	14	15
WR Cornell Upshaw	1	0	0	0	3
RB Greg Arnold	1	1	0	4	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Erik Yates	2	-5	-2.50	6.25
Clifton Millner	1	1	1.00	5.62

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gabe Kaplan	3	13	4.33	3.73
Greg Arnold	2	2	1.00	1.56
Billy Duffy	1	1	1.00	2.00
Myron Herrlich	1	4	4.00	5.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colt McCoy	5	2	10	2.00	7.17

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Myron Herrlich	4	3	14	3.50	4.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeremy Maclin	2	1	3	1.50	8.71
WR Brandon LaFell	2	1	7	3.50	4.50
FB John Conner	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamie Marx	3	3	14	4.67	6.11
WR Jonathan Snyder	1	0	0	0.00	4.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Clifton Millner	2	2

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Arnold	2	0
Gabe Kaplan	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colt McCoy	11	6	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Myron Herrlich	12	8	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremy Maclin	2	1	0
WR Brandon LaFell	2	1	1
WR Nick Bullock	2	1	1
TE Wendell Roberts	1	1	1
FB John Conner	1	0	0
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	1	1
RB Erik Yates	1	0	0
RB Clifton Millner	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamie Marx	5	4	1
TE Erik Bishop	2	1	0
WR Jonathan Snyder	2	1	1
WR Dez Bryant	1	0	0
FB Darrin Strickland	1	1	0
RB Greg Arnold	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,000 (22,200)
End Zone 15,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine 8,700 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 11,700 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,700 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,000 (22,200)
End Zone	15,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine	8,700 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	11,700 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,700 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (5,000)