Week 1, 2040

played in Tampa Bay, FL

85 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	0	6	0	-	9
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	7	10	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:04 ATL - Gene McCormick 30 field goal
1Q: 01:37 TBY - Earl Peterson 1 run (Keith Castle extra point)
2Q: 04:19 TBY - Howard Rucci 45 pass from Randy Griffin (Keith Castle extra point)
3Q: 13:20 TBY - Ronald Shapiro 75 pass from Randy Griffin (Keith Castle extra point)
3Q: 09:36 ATL - Peter Horn 10 run (Derek Carr pass for conversion failed)
3Q: 03:33 TBY - Keith Castle 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:04 ATL - Gene McCormick 30 field goal
1Q: 01:37 TBY - Earl Peterson 1 run (Keith Castle extra point)
2Q: 04:19 TBY - Howard Rucci 45 pass from Randy Griffin (Keith Castle extra point)
3Q: 13:20 TBY - Ronald Shapiro 75 pass from Randy Griffin (Keith Castle extra point)
3Q: 09:36 ATL - Peter Horn 10 run (Derek Carr pass for conversion failed)
3Q: 03:33 TBY - Keith Castle 41 field goal

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 16
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 6 7
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 235 378
- Offensive Plays 50 63
- Yards per Play 4.70 6.00
Net Rushing Yards 108 165
- Rushing Attempts 22 45
- Yards per Rush 4.91 3.67
Net Passing Yards 127 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 14 - 0 17 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 138 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.54 11.83
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/-6
Kick Returns/Yards 4/124 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 21
Time of Possession 24:01 35:59

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	16
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	6	7
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	235	378
- Offensive Plays	50	63
- Yards per Play	4.70	6.00
Net Rushing Yards	108	165
- Rushing Attempts	22	45
- Yards per Rush	4.91	3.67
Net Passing Yards	127	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 14 - 0	17 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	138	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.54	11.83
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/-6
Kick Returns/Yards	4/124	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 21
Time of Possession	24:01	35:59

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:03	OWN 42	10	45	Field Goal
1	1:28	4:03	OWN 25	7	38	Punt
2	8:34	1:38	OWN 10	3	1	Punt
2	4:05	1:47	OWN 43	3	6	Punt
3	13:01	3:34	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	3:28	1:47	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
4	13:46	3:41	OWN 26	8	34	Punt
4	8:23	2:05	OWN 47	4	7	Punt
4	2:11	0:36	OWN 6	3	-2	Punt
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 20	1	-5	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:57	7:29	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
2	12:25	3:51	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
2	6:56	2:51	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
2	2:18	2:18	OWN 4	5	31	Half
3	15:00	1:59	OWN 23	3	77	Touchdown
3	9:27	5:59	OWN 20	11	56	Field Goal
3	1:41	2:55	OWN 15	6	13	Punt
4	10:05	1:42	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
4	6:18	4:07	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
4	1:35	1:11	OWN 49	3	8	Punt

Game MVP: Randy Griffin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Peter Horn	14	76	5.43	38	3	1
Albert Finley	5	4	0.80	4	0	0
Maurice Culbertson	2	21	10.50	15	1	0
Derek Carr	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Orlando McKeon	24	49	2.04	8	0	0
Earl Peterson	18	100	5.56	23	3	1
Randy Griffin	2	12	6.00	7	0	0
Freddie Quaccia	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Carr	26	14	138	2/11	0	33	0	69.0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randy Griffin	17	12	220	1/7	2	75	0	152.2

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Carlton Incontro	6	12	54	9.00	2	16
TE Aaron Spar	2	4	19	9.50	9	15
RB Peter Horn	2	2	3	1.50	2	2
RB Albert Finley	1	1	8	8.00	7	8
TE Jeffrey Clauss	1	3	10	10.00	0	10
TE Victor Pendleton	1	1	33	33.00	0	33
WR Mo Horton	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
WR Korey Logan	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Howard Rucci	3	3	56	18.67	0	45	1
WR TJ Graham	2	3	23	11.50	0	15	0
TE Nick McElroy	2	4	14	7.00	6	9	0
WR Ronald Shapiro	2	2	82	41.00	66	75	1
WR Luke Westbrook	1	2	23	23.00	1	23	0
WR Chester Harris	1	1	19	19.00	20	19	0
TE Noah King	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Orlando McKeon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Aaron Donald	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Earl Peterson	1	0	0	0
Howard Rucci	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony McGarrahan	7	308	44.0	39.1	51	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino James	5	231	46.2	42.2	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gene McCormick	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Keith Castle	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Harris	3	-6	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Horton	4	124	31.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Peterson	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kris Leak	7	3	0.0	42	18
ILB Ted Sims	6	4	0.0	37	16
OLB Shea McClellin	5	2	1.0	41	16
S Edgar McTyer	5	0	0.0	45	18
CB Reuben Fuller	4	1	0.0	37	15
S Nathan Stargell	4	1	0.0	22	15
ILB Demario Davis	4	0	0.0	22	3
DT Aaron Donald	4	0	0.0	34	11
DE Kennedy Woodard	3	2	0.0	24	10
ILB Austin Meek	3	1	0.0	8	2
DE Dana White	3	0	0.0	28	10
DE Nolan Stargell	2	3	0.0	32	13
OLB Jake Humphries	2	1	0.0	26	8
OLB Chester Buckley	1	1	0.0	7	1
S Drew Ferguson	1	0	0.0	12	8
CB Isaac Kerr	1	0	0.0	11	7
CB Vincent Winslett	0	1	0.0	43	15

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brandon Fisk	7	1	1.0	22	23
OLB Paul Lawless	7	3	0.0	20	26
S Billy Joe Mattson	5	0	0.0	22	27
DT Julio Fortin	3	1	0.0	13	10
S Harold Stuart	3	0	0.0	22	28
DE Olivier Vernon	2	1	0.0	5	4
DE George Carter	2	1	0.0	17	24
CB Wendell Campbell	2	1	0.0	22	28
CB Kendall Madison	2	1	0.0	14	27
DE Toby Wallerstedt	1	0	1.0	17	21
OLB Ryan Shazier	1	2	0.0	8	1
DT Cornelius White	1	0	0.0	13	19
DT Ellis Lester	1	0	0.0	16	18
S Steve Gibson	0	1	0.0	3	12
OLB Caleb McSurdy	0	1	0.0	2	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Shea McClellin	1.0	0	1	16
DE Dana White	0.0	1	0	10
DT Herman Dillon	0.0	1	0	10

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Toby Wallerstedt	1.0	0	21
ILB Brandon Fisk	1.0	0	23
DE George Carter	0.0	3	24
OLB Paul Lawless	0.0	2	26
DT Cornelius White	0.0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Reuben Fuller	2	1	15
DE Dana White	2	0	10
S Nathan Stargell	2	0	15
S Kris Leak	1	1	18
ILB Ted Sims	1	1	16
ILB Demario Davis	1	0	3
S Edgar McTyer	1	0	18
OLB Jake Humphries	1	0	8
S Drew Ferguson	1	0	8

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Paul Lawless	3	0	26
ILB Brandon Fisk	2	1	23
DE George Carter	2	0	24
S Harold Stuart	2	0	28
CB Wendell Campbell	1	2	28
S Billy Joe Mattson	1	1	27
DE Olivier Vernon	1	0	4
DT Julio Fortin	1	0	10
CB Kendall Madison	1	0	27
CB Corwin Buchanan	0	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Malachi Purnell	3	6	22	0	28
Marco Hutton	3	5	22	1	28
Peter Kowal	1	5	22	0	28
Darrell Stephens	1	3	22	0	28
Junior Udeze	0	2	22	1	28

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
K.C. Dail	4	14	0	45	0	18
Kyle Eastman	3	4	0	45	0	18
Cedric Gunn	2	8	0	45	0	18
Zach Breeden	2	5	0	45	1	18
Rico Hawn	1	7	1	45	0	18
Freddie Quaccia	1	3	0	28	0	5
Nick McElroy	0	2	0	32	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Kris Leak	3	11
Shea McClellin	1	11

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Earl Peterson	1	21
Ronald Shapiro	1	15
Roderick Measso	1	12
Harold Stuart	1	11

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Edgar McTyer	---	---	45	18	9	72
Kris Leak	---	---	42	18	11	71
Shea McClellin	---	---	41	16	11	68
Vincent Winslett	---	---	43	15	1	59
Junior Udeze	22	28	---	---	8	58
Ted Sims	---	---	37	16	2	55
Reuben Fuller	---	---	37	15	---	52
Nolan Stargell	---	---	32	13	6	51
Peter Kowal	22	28	---	---	---	50
Marco Hutton	22	28	---	---	---	50
Malachi Purnell	22	28	---	---	---	50
Darrell Stephens	22	28	---	---	---	50
Derek Carr	22	28	---	---	---	50
Carlton Incontro	16	24	---	---	9	49
Aaron Donald	---	---	34	11	---	45
Jeffrey Clauss	19	24	---	---	1	44
Aaron Spar	14	21	---	---	7	42
Mitch Fletcher	11	16	---	---	14	41
Dana White	---	---	28	10	1	39
Nathan Stargell	---	---	22	15	1	38
Peter Horn	15	18	---	---	5	38
Isaac Kerr	---	---	11	7	19	37
Herman Dillon	---	---	20	10	6	36
Jake Humphries	---	---	26	8	---	34
Kennedy Woodard	---	---	24	10	---	34
Demario Davis	---	---	22	3	5	30
Victor Pendleton	8	7	---	---	15	30
Korey Logan	13	11	---	---	5	29
Chester Buckley	---	---	7	1	18	26
Albert Finley	5	3	---	---	16	24
Drew Ferguson	---	---	12	8	1	21
Mo Horton	6	7	---	---	5	18
Harold Wilkerson	1	2	---	---	13	16
Maurice Culbertson	2	7	---	---	5	14
Austin Meek	---	---	8	2	2	12
Rondell Hernandez	0	0	---	---	8	8
Donald Andruzzi	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marc Salpala	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jaden Sandoval	---	---	4	2	2	8
Tony McGarrahan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gene McCormick	0	0	---	---	4	4
John Bailey	0	0	---	---	1	1
B.J. Morris	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lukas Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wayne Rogers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Zach Breeden	45	18	---	---	6	69
Billy Joe Mattson	---	---	22	27	15	64
Randy Griffin	45	18	---	---	---	63
Kyle Eastman	45	18	---	---	---	63
K.C. Dail	45	18	---	---	---	63
Cedric Gunn	45	18	---	---	---	63
Rico Hawn	45	18	---	---	---	63
Harold Stuart	---	---	22	28	11	61
Wendell Campbell	---	---	22	28	9	59
Howard Rucci	38	16	---	---	4	58
Luke Westbrook	34	17	---	---	---	51
Corwin Buchanan	---	---	21	26	1	48
Paul Lawless	---	---	20	26	1	47
Brandon Fisk	---	---	22	23	1	46
Freddie Quaccia	28	5	---	---	13	46
Nick McElroy	32	6	---	---	8	46
Earl Peterson	21	3	---	---	21	45
George Carter	---	---	17	24	---	41
Kendall Madison	---	---	14	27	---	41
Toby Wallerstedt	---	---	17	21	1	39
TJ Graham	22	13	---	---	---	35
Orlando McKeon	24	10	---	---	1	35
Ellis Lester	---	---	16	18	1	35
Cornelius White	---	---	13	19	2	34
Noah King	12	4	---	---	14	30
Chester Harris	10	9	---	---	8	27
Julio Fortin	---	---	13	10	2	25
Olivier Vernon	---	---	5	4	14	23
Steve Gibson	---	---	3	12	7	22
Ronald Shapiro	0	5	---	---	15	20
Caleb McSurdy	---	---	2	4	13	19
Darnell Mitchell	4	2	---	---	7	13
Ryan Shazier	---	---	8	1	4	13
Herman Turnbull	---	---	5	7	---	12
Roderick Measso	0	0	---	---	12	12
Brady Ives	---	---	0	3	7	10
Weston Hughey	0	0	---	---	8	8
J.B. Blair	0	0	---	---	6	6
Stephen Battle	0	0	---	---	6	6
Keith Castle	0	0	---	---	6	6
Albert Bertolone	0	0	---	---	6	6
Josiah Jazynka	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gino James	0	0	---	---	5	5
William Keith	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jesse Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dont'a Hightower	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	12	6.0
Middle	16	81	5.1
Right	4	15	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	56	4.3
Middle	26	81	3.1
Right	6	28	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Carr	26	14	1	1	0	5	6	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randy Griffin	17	12	3	0	0	3	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	29	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	62	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	46	7.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	26	13.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	29	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	97	32.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	68	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlton Incontro	12	6	54	0	24
TE Aaron Spar	4	2	19	0	21
TE Jeffrey Clauss	3	1	10	0	24
WR Korey Logan	2	0	0	0	11
RB Peter Horn	2	2	3	0	18
RB Albert Finley	1	1	8	0	3
TE Victor Pendleton	1	1	33	1	7
WR Mo Horton	1	1	11	0	7

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Nick McElroy	4	2	14	0	6
WR TJ Graham	3	2	23	0	13
WR Howard Rucci	3	3	56	1	16
WR Luke Westbrook	2	1	23	1	17
WR Ronald Shapiro	2	2	82	1	5
WR Chester Harris	1	1	19	0	9
TE Noah King	1	1	3	0	4
RB Orlando McKeon	1	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Peter Horn	1	10	10.00	5.43

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Peterson	4	16	4.00	5.56
Orlando McKeon	1	0	0.00	2.04

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derek Carr	1	0	0	0.00	5.31

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jeffrey Clauss	1	0	0	0.00	3.33

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Peter Horn	2	2
Derek Carr	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Peterson	6	4
Randy Griffin	1	0
Orlando McKeon	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Carr	9	5	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randy Griffin	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlton Incontro	5	3	2
TE Aaron Spar	2	1	1
TE Jeffrey Clauss	1	0	0
RB Peter Horn	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR TJ Graham	3	2	2
WR Luke Westbrook	2	1	1
WR Howard Rucci	1	1	0
WR Chester Harris	1	1	1
TE Nick McElroy	1	0	0
WR Ronald Shapiro	1	1	1

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

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