Week 1, 2061

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	0	7	6	-	23
Atlanta Falcons	0	17	3	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 TBY - Jorge Spain 15 pass from Zane McNeil (Blake Baxter extra point)
1Q: 02:04 TBY - Blake Baxter 33 field goal
2Q: 13:46 ATL - Dustin Birch 11 run (Wendell Humphries extra point)
2Q: 08:03 ATL - Wendell Humphries 52 field goal
2Q: 02:58 ATL - Tucker Forrester 24 pass from Keegan Brown (Wendell Humphries extra point)
3Q: 12:07 TBY - J.C. Brookes 17 run (Blake Baxter extra point)
3Q: 03:21 ATL - Wendell Humphries 42 field goal
4Q: 13:13 TBY - Blake Baxter 23 field goal
4Q: 07:52 ATL - Ellis Watkins 18 pass from Keegan Brown (Wendell Humphries extra point)
4Q: 02:51 TBY - Blake Baxter 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 TBY - Jorge Spain 15 pass from Zane McNeil (Blake Baxter extra point)
1Q: 02:04 TBY - Blake Baxter 33 field goal
2Q: 13:46 ATL - Dustin Birch 11 run (Wendell Humphries extra point)
2Q: 08:03 ATL - Wendell Humphries 52 field goal
2Q: 02:58 ATL - Tucker Forrester 24 pass from Keegan Brown (Wendell Humphries extra point)
3Q: 12:07 TBY - J.C. Brookes 17 run (Blake Baxter extra point)
3Q: 03:21 ATL - Wendell Humphries 42 field goal
4Q: 13:13 TBY - Blake Baxter 23 field goal
4Q: 07:52 ATL - Ellis Watkins 18 pass from Keegan Brown (Wendell Humphries extra point)
4Q: 02:51 TBY - Blake Baxter 19 field goal

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 24 21
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 16 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 447 402
- Offensive Plays 74 60
- Yards per Play 6.04 6.70
Net Rushing Yards 161 108
- Rushing Attempts 25 29
- Yards per Rush 6.44 3.72
Net Passing Yards 286 294
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 29 - 0 31 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 306 294
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.84 9.48
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 1/15 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 25
Time of Possession 34:21 25:39

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	24	21
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	16	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	447	402
- Offensive Plays	74	60
- Yards per Play	6.04	6.70
Net Rushing Yards	161	108
- Rushing Attempts	25	29
- Yards per Rush	6.44	3.72
Net Passing Yards	286	294
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 29 - 0	31 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	306	294
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.84	9.48
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	1/15	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 25
Time of Possession	34:21	25:39

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:38	2:48	50	5	50	Touchdown
1	8:14	6:15	OWN 29	12	55	Field Goal
2	13:35	2:17	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
2	7:57	1:45	OWN 25	4	20	Punt
2	2:43	1:53	OWN 21	6	15	Punt
3	15:00	3:11	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
3	9:37	3:22	OWN 6	6	19	Punt
3	3:15	5:08	OWN 25	10	69	Field Goal
4	7:44	5:01	OWN 25	13	73	Field Goal
4	2:06	2:06	OWN 33	9	42	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:22	OWN 22	5	2	Interception
1	9:50	1:36	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	1:59	3:24	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	11:18	3:21	OWN 16	8	49	Field Goal
2	6:12	3:29	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 28	6	38	Half
3	11:49	2:12	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
3	6:15	3:00	OWN 40	6	35	Field Goal
4	13:07	5:23	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
4	2:43	0:37	OWN 25	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Keegan Brown, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB J.C. Brookes	18	106	5.89	32	3	1
QB Zane McNeil	4	46	11.50	23	2	0
RB Arnie Pierce	2	6	3.00	5	0	0
RB Brant Keith	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dustin Birch	15	61	4.07	14	3	1
RB Micah Brock	8	18	2.25	7	0	0
QB Keegan Brown	5	27	5.40	18	1	0
WR Tucker Forrester	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Zane McNeil	46	29	306	3/20	1	28	0	89.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Keegan Brown	31	22	294	0/0	2	33	1	108.8

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dennis Sherman	11	17	109	9.91	67	28	0
TE Jorge Spain	10	13	97	9.70	39	24	1
WR Raul Selander	4	10	69	17.25	18	28	0
RB J.C. Brookes	2	2	7	3.50	5	4	0
WR Jonah Prescott	1	1	10	10.00	5	10	0
RB Arnie Pierce	1	1	14	14.00	14	14	0
TE Jalen Macon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Cesar Iannaccone	7	11	109	15.57	47	33	0
TE Gregory Singleton	4	4	39	9.75	2	15	0
WR Tucker Forrester	4	6	73	18.25	34	29	1
WR Artie Gomez	3	3	16	5.33	1	9	0
WR Leslie Donovan	2	2	19	9.50	12	12	0
RB Justin Shapiro	1	1	20	20.00	10	20	0
WR Ellis Watkins	1	2	18	18.00	4	18	1
RB Micah Brock	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Dustin Birch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Malik Waldron	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Horner	4	164	41.0	36.5	45	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Foster	3	139	46.3	46.3	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Blake Baxter	3/3	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wendell Humphries	2/2	2/2	1/1	52	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Micah Brock	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Hodges	1	15	15.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Justin Shapiro	3	66	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Malik Waldron	10	2	29	31
ILB Dana Seleski	7	0	29	27
S Colton Cortez	6	4	29	28
CB Taylor Spurrier	4	2	11	21
CB Justin Webb	3	1	29	25
ILB Javier Webster	3	0	1	4
DT Michael Lane	2	5	25	18
OLB Rusty Griffith	2	3	11	14
S Zachery Peck	2	1	29	31
CB Devin Finley	2	0	17	15
DT Bucky Simmons	2	0	11	22
DT Drake Larkin	1	1	22	21
DE Junior Glaze	1	0	25	15
DE Carter Malio	1	0	21	24
CB Freddie Hodges	1	0	18	17
DE J.C. Mullens	1	0	1	11
DE Matt Chism	0	1	11	12
S Mercury Trantham	0	1	0	3

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Leslie Gonzalez	11	2	0.0	21	34
CB Walt Cribbs	8	3	0.0	25	48
DE Earl Rayburn	6	0	2.0	25	43
S Marcos Cales	5	2	0.0	21	40
CB J.R. Socha	4	2	0.0	25	45
ILB Jaylen Starks	4	2	0.0	10	25
CB Ike Gidley	4	0	0.0	14	36
S Kenny Givens	3	1	0.0	15	33
DT Ken Pritchett	2	0	1.0	16	29
ILB Alvin Malbrough	2	1	0.0	15	24
DE Howie Sandilands	2	0	0.0	22	32
OLB Rondell Fonda	1	3	0.0	11	19
S Everett Garrett	1	0	0.0	14	23
DT Silas Rivers	1	0	0.0	17	33
WR Ellis Watkins	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jeffery Foley	1	0	0.0	0	8
DT Elijah Frenzel	0	1	0.0	15	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Junior Glaze	2	3	15
OLB Rusty Griffith	1	0	14
DE Carter Malio	0	1	24
DT Drake Larkin	0	1	21

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Earl Rayburn	2.0	1	3	2	43
DT Ken Pritchett	1.0	0	0	0	29
DT Silas Rivers	0.0	1	0	0	33
ILB Alvin Malbrough	0.0	0	1	0	24
DE Howie Sandilands	0.0	0	1	0	32
DE Darren Chilton	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Malik Waldron	6	0	1	31
CB Justin Webb	4	1	0	25
CB Taylor Spurrier	3	0	0	21
ILB Javier Webster	2	0	0	4
ILB Dana Seleski	2	0	0	27
S Zachery Peck	2	0	0	31
S Colton Cortez	1	0	0	28
CB Devin Finley	1	0	0	15
DE J.C. Mullens	1	0	0	11
CB Freddie Hodges	0	1	0	17

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Leslie Gonzalez	6	0	34
CB Walt Cribbs	5	0	48
S Marcos Cales	4	0	40
CB J.R. Socha	3	1	45
S Kenny Givens	3	0	33
CB Ike Gidley	3	0	36
ILB Alvin Malbrough	1	1	24
S Everett Garrett	1	0	23
OLB Rondell Fonda	1	0	19
DE Howie Sandilands	1	0	32
ILB Jeffery Foley	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Dillon Allen	4	9	0	25	0	49
T Dylan Sinclair	2	3	0	25	2	49
T James Anderson	1	3	0	25	0	49
TE Jalen Macon	1	1	0	9	0	13
C Bobby Ziadie	0	5	1	25	0	49
G Amos Carroll	0	0	0	25	1	49

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Howard Manning	3	7	0	29	31
T Skip Nordland	3	7	0	29	31
G Cole Wallentine	2	8	0	29	31
T Ross Cooley	1	3	1	29	31
C Luke Mathis	0	4	0	29	31

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Jalen Macon	2	10
Gino Richmond	1	22
Mercury Trantham	1	14
Junior Pereira	1	10

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jeffery Foley	1	21

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T James Anderson	25	49	---	---	7	81
G Dillon Allen	25	49	---	---	7	81
T Dylan Sinclair	25	49	---	---	7	81
G Amos Carroll	25	49	---	---	7	81
QB Zane McNeil	25	49	---	---	---	74
C Bobby Ziadie	25	49	---	---	---	74
WR Dennis Sherman	23	49	---	---	1	73
TE Jorge Spain	21	46	---	---	---	67
RB J.C. Brookes	22	43	---	---	1	66
OLB Malik Waldron	---	---	29	31	3	63
S Zachery Peck	---	---	29	31	2	62
S Colton Cortez	---	---	29	28	3	60
WR Raul Selander	15	34	---	---	11	60
CB Justin Webb	---	---	29	25	5	59
WR Jonah Prescott	17	35	---	---	6	58
ILB Dana Seleski	---	---	29	27	2	58
CB Freddie Hodges	---	---	18	17	15	50
DE Carter Malio	---	---	21	24	4	49
DT Drake Larkin	---	---	22	21	4	47
DT Michael Lane	---	---	25	18	1	44
CB Devin Finley	---	---	17	15	10	42
DE Junior Glaze	---	---	25	15	1	41
DT Bucky Simmons	---	---	11	22	2	35
CB Taylor Spurrier	---	---	11	21	2	34
TE Jalen Macon	9	13	---	---	10	32
OLB Rusty Griffith	---	---	11	14	1	26
RB Arnie Pierce	2	2	---	---	22	26
DE Matt Chism	---	---	11	12	1	24
TE Gino Richmond	1	1	---	---	22	24
WR Malachi Grier	8	13	---	---	1	22
OLB Aiden Windsor	---	---	0	1	18	19
RB Brant Keith	2	3	---	---	14	19
WR David Page	0	1	---	---	17	18
S Mercury Trantham	---	---	0	3	14	17
DE J.C. Mullens	---	---	1	11	1	13
C Junior Pereira	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Henry Lynn	---	---	0	1	9	10
WR Dave Fedolfi	5	5	---	---	---	10
K Blake Baxter	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Bryce Tygart	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Mike Horner	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Javier Webster	---	---	1	4	---	5
G Cristian Sprincz	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Broderick Fleming	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Trent Smalley	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Henry West	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Walt Cribbs	---	---	25	48	3	76
CB J.R. Socha	---	---	25	45	3	73
S Marcos Cales	---	---	21	40	11	72
T Ross Cooley	29	31	---	---	11	71
DE Earl Rayburn	---	---	25	43	1	69
S Kenny Givens	---	---	15	33	17	65
QB Keegan Brown	29	31	---	---	---	60
G Howard Manning	29	31	---	---	---	60
T Skip Nordland	29	31	---	---	---	60
C Luke Mathis	29	31	---	---	---	60
G Cole Wallentine	29	31	---	---	---	60
TE Cesar Iannaccone	26	31	---	---	---	57
OLB Leslie Gonzalez	---	---	21	34	1	56
CB Ike Gidley	---	---	14	36	6	56
DE Howie Sandilands	---	---	22	32	1	55
WR Tucker Forrester	25	28	---	---	---	53
DT Silas Rivers	---	---	17	33	1	51
DT Ken Pritchett	---	---	16	29	2	47
S Everett Garrett	---	---	14	23	8	45
DT Elijah Frenzel	---	---	15	26	3	44
WR Ellis Watkins	16	15	---	---	11	42
ILB Alvin Malbrough	---	---	15	24	2	41
RB Dustin Birch	16	18	---	---	5	39
ILB Jaylen Starks	---	---	10	25	1	36
WR Artie Gomez	18	17	---	---	---	35
RB Justin Shapiro	7	6	---	---	21	34
OLB Rondell Fonda	---	---	11	19	3	33
CB Lawrence Huntley	---	---	4	11	16	31
ILB Jeffery Foley	---	---	0	8	21	29
RB Micah Brock	12	10	---	---	5	27
TE Gregory Singleton	10	12	---	---	4	26
DE Seth Jamison	---	---	3	17	6	26
WR Leslie Donovan	3	4	---	---	18	25
WR Rob Buhner	11	13	---	---	1	25
TE Randall Blanchard	1	1	---	---	20	22
DE Darren Chilton	---	---	2	12	5	19
RB Patrick Smith	0	0	---	---	14	14
ILB Terrence Johnstone	---	---	0	1	10	11
K Wendell Humphries	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Terry Malamala	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Riley Troxler	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Blaine Tucker	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Harold Mauck	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Scott Foster	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Gabe Bensen	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Kerry Durr	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	13	77	5.9
Right	9	79	8.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	31	2.2
Middle	10	42	4.2
Right	5	35	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Zane McNeil	46	29	5	2	4	2	6	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Keegan Brown	31	22	6	2	1	2	3	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	69	8.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	20	170	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	25	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	42	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	31	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	107	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	121	15.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	35	11.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dennis Sherman	17	11	1	109	2	49
TE Jorge Spain	13	10	1	97	1	46
WR Raul Selander	10	4	2	69	2	34
RB J.C. Brookes	2	2	0	7	0	43
WR Jonah Prescott	1	1	0	10	0	35
RB Arnie Pierce	1	1	0	14	0	2
TE Jalen Macon	1	0	0	0	0	13

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Cesar Iannaccone	11	7	1	109	2	31
WR Tucker Forrester	6	4	0	73	3	28
TE Gregory Singleton	4	4	0	39	0	12
WR Artie Gomez	3	3	0	16	0	17
WR Leslie Donovan	2	2	0	19	0	4
WR Ellis Watkins	2	1	0	18	0	15
RB Micah Brock	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Justin Shapiro	1	1	0	20	1	6
RB Dustin Birch	1	0	0	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB J.C. Brookes	4	18	4.50	5.89
RB Brant Keith	1	3	3.00	3.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Keegan Brown	1	2	2.00	5.40
RB Micah Brock	1	-2	-2.00	2.25
RB Dustin Birch	1	11	11.00	4.07

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Zane McNeil	7	3	36	5.14	6.65

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Keegan Brown	2	2	26	13.00	9.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jorge Spain	3	2	22	7.33	7.46
WR Raul Selander	2	0	0	0.00	6.90
WR Dennis Sherman	1	0	0	0.00	6.41
RB Arnie Pierce	1	1	14	14.00	14.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Gregory Singleton	1	1	8	8.00	9.75
WR Ellis Watkins	1	1	18	18.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Zane McNeil	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dustin Birch	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Zane McNeil	14	7	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Keegan Brown	12	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dennis Sherman	5	2	1
TE Jorge Spain	5	3	2
WR Raul Selander	3	1	1
RB J.C. Brookes	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Cesar Iannaccone	5	3	3
WR Tucker Forrester	4	2	1
WR Leslie Donovan	1	1	1
WR Artie Gomez	1	1	1
WR Ellis Watkins	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (22,200)
End Zone 13,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 11,700 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,000 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,600 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (22,200)
End Zone	13,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	11,700 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,000 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,600 (5,000)