Week 17, 2035

played in Tampa Bay, FL

82 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	10	3	3	0	-	16
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0	0	17	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 TBY - Howard Rucci 2 pass from Dean Baruffi (Ryan Garrison extra point)
1Q: 00:47 ATL - John Potter 31 field goal
1Q: 00:36 ATL - Kris Leak 32 interception return (John Potter extra point)
2Q: 00:13 ATL - John Potter 43 field goal
3Q: 01:12 ATL - John Potter 37 field goal
4Q: 12:58 TBY - Dustin Bishop 27 pass from Dean Baruffi (Ryan Garrison extra point)
4Q: 06:24 TBY - Cris Stevens 2 run (Ryan Garrison extra point)
4Q: 02:09 TBY - Ryan Garrison 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 TBY - Howard Rucci 2 pass from Dean Baruffi (Ryan Garrison extra point)
1Q: 00:47 ATL - John Potter 31 field goal
1Q: 00:36 ATL - Kris Leak 32 interception return (John Potter extra point)
2Q: 00:13 ATL - John Potter 43 field goal
3Q: 01:12 ATL - John Potter 37 field goal
4Q: 12:58 TBY - Dustin Bishop 27 pass from Dean Baruffi (Ryan Garrison extra point)
4Q: 06:24 TBY - Cris Stevens 2 run (Ryan Garrison extra point)
4Q: 02:09 TBY - Ryan Garrison 36 field goal

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 10-6 10-6
First Downs 11 16
- by Rushing 2 3
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 219 252
- Offensive Plays 60 65
- Yards per Play 3.65 3.88
Net Rushing Yards 57 60
- Rushing Attempts 22 24
- Yards per Rush 2.59 2.50
Net Passing Yards 162 192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 18 - 0 35 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 168 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 6/44
- Yards per Pass Play 4.26 4.68
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 4/7 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 3/89 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 1/32 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 31
Time of Possession 26:48 33:12

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	10-6	10-6
First Downs	11	16
- by Rushing	2	3
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	219	252
- Offensive Plays	60	65
- Yards per Play	3.65	3.88
Net Rushing Yards	57	60
- Rushing Attempts	22	24
- Yards per Rush	2.59	2.50
Net Passing Yards	162	192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 18 - 0	35 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	168	236
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	6/44
- Yards per Pass Play	4.26	4.68
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	4/7	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	3/89	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	1/32	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 31
Time of Possession	26:48	33:12

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:46	2:19	OWN 34	5	20	Punt
1	6:04	5:24	OWN 28	10	58	Field Goal
2	13:01	1:22	OWN 39	3	-4	Punt
2	7:48	1:32	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
2	4:03	1:52	OWN 27	6	19	Punt
2	0:39	0:33	OPP 43	3	17	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:22	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	12:22	1:21	OWN 10	3	0	Punt
3	6:07	5:00	OWN 37	8	43	Field Goal
4	12:45	3:51	OPP 47	7	11	Punt
4	6:18	1:50	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
4	2:04	1:07	OWN 20	6	37	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:14	OWN 41	10	59	Touchdown
1	7:27	1:23	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	0:40	0:13	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
1	0:27	2:26	OWN 22	3	-9	Punt
2	11:39	3:51	OWN 19	6	24	Punt
2	6:16	2:13	OWN 43	3	-20	Punt
2	2:11	1:32	OWN 11	3	-6	Punt
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	13:38	1:16	OWN 48	3	4	Punt
3	11:01	4:54	OWN 31	7	39	Missed FG
3	1:07	3:22	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	8:54	2:36	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	4:28	1:49	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
4	2:39	0:35	OPP 23	3	4	Field Goal
4	0:57	0:57	OWN 43	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Dean Baruffi, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Albert Finley	18	42	2.33	19	2
Matthew Stafford	2	13	6.50	7	0
John Gideon	2	2	1.00	6	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cris Stevens	17	49	2.88	10	1	1
Dean Baruffi	5	4	0.80	5	0	0
Bert McKenna	2	7	3.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matthew Stafford	37	18	168	1/6	0	30	0	61.5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dean Baruffi	35	26	236	6/44	2	27	1	99.2

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Coby Fleener	4	5	80	20.00	28	30
WR Carlton Incontro	4	11	22	5.50	5	11
RB Albert Finley	3	3	9	3.00	0	8
WR Leon Rodriguez	3	5	14	4.67	5	7
WR Rick Harris	2	4	35	17.50	22	19
FB Junior Marsh	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
WR B.J. Conley	1	3	1	1.00	0	1
TE Kennedy Pitman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Mo Horton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Howard Rucci	7	8	56	8.00	21	18	1
WR Shaun Rosengard	5	5	50	10.00	17	26	0
WR Dustin Bishop	5	9	44	8.80	22	27	1
WR Isaac Seaman	4	5	34	8.50	12	12	0
RB Cris Stevens	2	3	13	6.50	1	7	0
TE Renaldo Spence	2	3	20	10.00	0	19	0
TE Victor Pendleton	1	1	19	19.00	0	19	0
FB Jon Tormenti	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kris Leak	1	32	32.00	1

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kerry Johns	1	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rod Carter	0	1	0	0
Shannon Weinke	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony McGarrahan	8	361	45.1	36.8	59	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Lynn	7	308	44.0	43.0	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Potter	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Garrison	1/2	0/1	0/0	36	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Johns	4	7	1.8	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Bishop	2	27	13.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Horton	2	63	31.5	0
Kerry Johns	1	26	26.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Bishop	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Desmond Carlson	10	1	1.0	18	33
DE Joey Sweeney	5	1	2.0	18	29
DT Toby Sheldon	4	1	1.5	15	29
OLB Jake Humphries	4	1	0.0	18	32
OLB J.B. Wolf	4	0	0.0	8	17
DT Aaron Cauthen	4	0	0.0	9	12
CB Reuben Lake	3	3	0.0	13	24
S Edgar McTyer	3	0	0.0	17	37
DT Luke Bernstein	2	1	1.0	6	11
DE Brock Cunningham	2	0	0.0	6	6
DE Lamar Sepulveda	1	2	0.5	15	25
S Irv Delvalle	1	2	0.0	10	9
S Kris Leak	1	2	0.0	19	35
ILB James-Michael Johnson	1	1	0.0	6	8
OLB Vincent Corson	1	1	0.0	17	23
CB Kendall Brady	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Tyrus Nesbit	1	0	0.0	10	22
CB Edgar Caniff	1	0	0.0	14	23

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Casey Hayward	6	1	0.0	19	32
CB Alfred Denoncourt	6	0	0.0	21	35
ILB Brandon Fisk	4	0	0.0	15	27
S J.J. Eisenbart	3	2	0.0	11	7
OLB Ross Siglar	3	1	0.0	17	26
CB Bill Karamanos	3	1	0.0	12	32
DE John Harding	2	0	1.0	11	14
OLB Bruce Brandenfeis	2	3	0.0	10	15
CB Preston Rasmussen	2	3	0.0	10	26
ILB Don Wolf	2	2	0.0	7	11
DT Matt Knight	2	1	0.0	9	19
DE Toby Wallerstedt	2	0	0.0	17	31
OLB Ricardo Newton	1	2	0.0	5	8
DT Everett Golding	1	1	0.0	9	13
S Neal Rodgers	1	1	0.0	10	20
DE Julio Eloms	1	0	0.0	13	25
CB Randal Joyner	0	3	0.0	19	31
DT Terrell McClain	0	1	0.0	16	23
DT Julio Fortin	0	1	0.0	9	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joey Sweeney	2.0	0	0	29
DT Toby Sheldon	1.5	1	1	29
DT Luke Bernstein	1.0	0	0	11
ILB Desmond Carlson	1.0	0	0	33
DE Lamar Sepulveda	0.5	0	1	25
DT Aaron Cauthen	0.0	1	0	12

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE John Harding	1.0	0	2	0	14
DT Terrell McClain	0.0	1	4	1	23
DE Toby Wallerstedt	0.0	1	2	0	31
ILB Don Wolf	0.0	0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Desmond Carlson	8	1	0	33
OLB J.B. Wolf	4	0	0	17
S Edgar McTyer	4	0	0	37
OLB Jake Humphries	2	1	0	32
CB Reuben Lake	2	0	0	24
OLB Vincent Corson	1	1	0	23
S Kris Leak	1	0	1	35
CB Kendall Brady	1	0	0	4
CB Edgar Caniff	1	0	0	23
S Irv Delvalle	1	0	0	9
ILB James-Michael Johnson	1	0	0	8

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Alfred Denoncourt	3	0	35
ILB Don Wolf	2	1	11
S Casey Hayward	2	1	32
CB Preston Rasmussen	2	1	26
CB Bill Karamanos	2	1	32
OLB Ross Siglar	2	0	26
ILB Brandon Fisk	2	0	27
OLB Bruce Brandenfeis	1	1	15
S Neal Rodgers	1	0	20
OLB Ricardo Newton	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rondell Hernandez	1	4	15	0	34
D.J. Coffey	1	3	18	0	30
Donald Andruzzi	1	1	9	0	12
Eddie Di Pardo	0	4	17	0	33
Jason Pinkston	0	3	20	1	29
Donnell Staples	0	3	17	0	34
Junior Marsh	0	1	14	0	14
Harold Lynch	0	1	7	0	5

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrone Earthman	1	5	13	1	18
K.C. Dail	1	3	20	1	34
Shannon Weinke	1	3	18	0	34
Lance Urbanus	0	4	22	1	34
Ian Miller	0	2	3	2	11
Randy Jaax	0	1	21	1	30
Kelechi Osemele	0	1	20	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Kendall Brady	2	19
John Gideon	1	21
Kerry Johns	1	20

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Bert McKenna	3	19
Rod Carter	2	11
Victor Pendleton	1	17
Shannon Weinke	1	4

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kris Leak	---	---	19	35	16	70
Matthew Stafford	22	38	---	---	---	60
D.J. Coffey	18	30	---	---	10	58
Edgar McTyer	---	---	17	37	3	57
Carlton Incontro	20	36	---	---	---	56
Eddie Di Pardo	17	33	---	---	3	53
Rondell Hernandez	15	34	---	---	4	53
Coby Fleener	15	19	---	---	19	53
Desmond Carlson	---	---	18	33	2	53
Joey Sweeney	---	---	18	29	5	52
Jake Humphries	---	---	18	32	2	52
Erik Farley	---	---	19	31	2	52
Donnell Staples	17	34	---	---	---	51
Vincent Corson	---	---	17	23	11	51
Albert Finley	20	30	---	---	---	50
Jason Pinkston	20	29	---	---	---	49
Toby Sheldon	---	---	15	29	4	48
Grant Sutter	---	---	13	17	18	48
Edgar Caniff	---	---	14	23	6	43
Lamar Sepulveda	---	---	15	25	3	43
Leon Rodriguez	10	23	---	---	10	43
Junior Marsh	14	14	---	---	14	42
John Gideon	7	14	---	---	21	42
J.B. Wolf	---	---	8	17	16	41
B.J. Conley	14	26	---	---	1	41
Reuben Lake	---	---	13	24	2	39
Harry McWilliams	---	---	11	24	2	37
Tyrus Nesbit	---	---	10	22	4	36
Kennedy Pitman	6	7	---	---	19	32
Donald Andruzzi	9	12	---	---	11	32
Skip Hoover	7	13	---	---	11	31
Irv Delvalle	---	---	10	9	10	29
Kendall Brady	---	---	2	4	19	25
Aaron Cauthen	---	---	9	12	3	24
Rick Harris	1	11	---	---	11	23
Kerry Johns	0	2	---	---	20	22
Harold Lynch	7	5	---	---	10	22
Luke Bernstein	---	---	6	11	2	19
James-Michael Johnson	---	---	6	8	1	15
Mo Horton	3	8	---	---	4	15
Brock Cunningham	---	---	6	6	2	14
Tony McGarrahan	0	0	---	---	13	13
Vick Ballard	0	0	---	---	10	10
John Potter	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jared Leemans	0	0	---	---	3	3
Nolan Greer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alfred Denoncourt	---	---	21	35	27	83
Dustin Bishop	20	40	---	---	13	73
Dean Baruffi	24	41	---	---	---	65
Kelechi Osemele	20	35	---	---	9	64
Cris Stevens	22	36	---	---	---	58
Renaldo Spence	15	27	---	---	15	57
K.C. Dail	20	34	---	---	3	57
Shannon Weinke	18	34	---	---	4	56
Lance Urbanus	22	34	---	---	---	56
Casey Hayward	---	---	19	32	4	55
Randal Joyner	---	---	19	31	3	53
Randy Jaax	21	30	---	---	---	51
Toby Wallerstedt	---	---	17	31	2	50
Neal Rodgers	---	---	10	20	20	50
Preston Rasmussen	---	---	10	26	11	47
Brandon Fisk	---	---	15	27	5	47
Ross Siglar	---	---	17	26	3	46
Bruce Brandenfeis	---	---	10	15	21	46
Bill Karamanos	---	---	12	32	2	46
Isaac Seaman	11	16	---	---	18	45
Shaun Rosengard	15	29	---	---	---	44
Howard Rucci	17	25	---	---	---	42
Terrell McClain	---	---	16	23	1	40
Julio Eloms	---	---	13	25	---	38
Tyrone Earthman	13	18	---	---	6	37
John Harding	---	---	11	14	10	35
Victor Pendleton	9	7	---	---	17	33
Matt Knight	---	---	9	19	4	32
Julio Fortin	---	---	9	18	5	32
Don Wolf	---	---	7	11	12	30
Jon Tormenti	4	13	---	---	11	28
Everett Golding	---	---	9	13	5	27
Nicky Knell	5	6	---	---	16	27
Bert McKenna	2	5	---	---	19	26
Ian Miller	3	11	---	---	9	23
Broderick Butterworth	3	9	---	---	9	21
J.J. Eisenbart	---	---	11	7	2	20
Ricardo Newton	---	---	5	8	3	16
Jake Hall	0	1	---	---	12	13
Rod Carter	0	0	---	---	11	11
Casey Lynn	0	0	---	---	9	9
J.R. Coccione	---	---	2	3	2	7
Ryan Garrison	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rodney Dunn	---	---	0	2	---	2
Jesse Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Omar Beauregard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	8	0.8
Middle	3	13	4.3
Right	9	36	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	0	0.0
Middle	15	43	2.9
Right	5	22	4.4
None	3	-5	-1.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matthew Stafford	37	18	2	1	2	5	9	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dean Baruffi	35	26	2	1	2	3	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	36	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	36	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	6	66	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	30	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	104	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	106	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlton Incontro	11	4	0	22	0	36
TE Coby Fleener	5	4	0	80	2	19
WR Leon Rodriguez	5	3	1	14	0	23
WR Rick Harris	4	2	0	35	0	11
RB Albert Finley	3	3	0	9	0	30
WR B.J. Conley	3	1	0	1	0	26
TE Kennedy Pitman	2	0	0	0	0	7
FB Junior Marsh	2	1	0	7	0	14
WR Mo Horton	2	0	1	0	0	8

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dustin Bishop	9	5	1	44	1	40
WR Howard Rucci	8	7	0	56	0	25
WR Shaun Rosengard	5	5	0	50	1	29
WR Isaac Seaman	5	4	1	34	0	16
RB Cris Stevens	3	2	0	13	0	36
TE Renaldo Spence	3	2	0	20	0	27
FB Jon Tormenti	1	0	0	0	0	13
TE Victor Pendleton	1	1	0	19	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Albert Finley	1	2	2.00	2.33

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cris Stevens	3	5	1.67	2.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matthew Stafford	2	0	0	0.00	4.54

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dean Baruffi	1	1	2	2.00	6.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Junior Marsh	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR Leon Rodriguez	1	0	0	0.00	2.80

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Howard Rucci	1	1	2	2.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Matthew Stafford	2	0
John Gideon	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Cris Stevens	3	0
Bert McKenna	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matthew Stafford	13	6	4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dean Baruffi	8	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Harris	4	2	2
WR Carlton Incontro	4	2	1
TE Coby Fleener	1	1	1
RB Albert Finley	1	1	0
WR B.J. Conley	1	0	0
WR Leon Rodriguez	1	0	0
WR Mo Horton	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shaun Rosengard	3	3	2
WR Isaac Seaman	1	1	1
WR Dustin Bishop	1	1	0
TE Victor Pendleton	1	1	1
TE Renaldo Spence	1	1	0
WR Howard Rucci	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,600 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (17,700)
End Zone 9,200 (12,700)
Mezzanine 4,800 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 6,800 (11,200)
Club Seats 7,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,600 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (17,700)
End Zone	9,200 (12,700)
Mezzanine	4,800 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	6,800 (11,200)
Club Seats	7,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (4,800)