Week 1, 2070

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	3	0	0	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	0	10	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:11 TBY - Perry Sigsbee 14 run (Jonathan Harper extra point)
1Q: 04:24 TBY - Bradley Bensen 9 run (Jonathan Harper extra point)
2Q: 14:17 ATL - Gavin Hicks 24 field goal
2Q: 05:29 TBY - Jonathan Harper 28 field goal
2Q: 00:44 ATL - Chuck Abrams 12 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
3Q: 02:04 ATL - Gavin Hicks 22 field goal
4Q: 04:49 ATL - Gavin Hicks 54 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:11 TBY - Perry Sigsbee 14 run (Jonathan Harper extra point)
1Q: 04:24 TBY - Bradley Bensen 9 run (Jonathan Harper extra point)
2Q: 14:17 ATL - Gavin Hicks 24 field goal
2Q: 05:29 TBY - Jonathan Harper 28 field goal
2Q: 00:44 ATL - Chuck Abrams 12 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
3Q: 02:04 ATL - Gavin Hicks 22 field goal
4Q: 04:49 ATL - Gavin Hicks 54 field goal

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 11 5
- by Passing 5 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 261 366
- Offensive Plays 63 63
- Yards per Play 4.14 5.81
Net Rushing Yards 173 156
- Rushing Attempts 43 22
- Yards per Rush 4.02 7.09
Net Passing Yards 88 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 12 - 0 37 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 97 235
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 4.40 5.12
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/20 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 2/28 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 27
Time of Possession 32:24 27:36

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	11	5
- by Passing	5	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	261	366
- Offensive Plays	63	63
- Yards per Play	4.14	5.81
Net Rushing Yards	173	156
- Rushing Attempts	43	22
- Yards per Rush	4.02	7.09
Net Passing Yards	88	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 12 - 0	37 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	97	235
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	4.40	5.12
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/20	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	2/28	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 27
Time of Possession	32:24	27:36

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:55	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	9:49	5:34	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
2	14:10	8:47	OWN 25	17	64	Field Goal
2	1:51	0:40	OWN 20	2	8	Fumble
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 25	2	2	Half
3	12:24	3:58	OWN 20	7	27	Punt
3	7:04	1:20	OPP 30	3	8	Missed FG
3	1:57	1:45	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
4	14:04	1:25	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
4	11:21	1:57	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
4	4:42	1:58	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
4	0:35	0:35	OWN 45	2	-3	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:05	1:16	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	4:15	5:05	OWN 25	11	68	Field Goal
2	5:23	3:32	OWN 25	9	61	Interception
2	1:11	0:38	OPP 28	4	28	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:36	OWN 25	5	26	Punt
3	8:26	1:22	OWN 8	3	-4	Punt
3	5:44	3:47	OWN 29	6	66	Field Goal
3	0:12	1:08	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
4	12:39	1:18	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
4	9:24	4:42	OWN 15	9	48	Field Goal
4	2:44	2:09	OWN 30	7	25	Downs

Game MVP: Bert Greenham, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Bradley Bensen	20	97	4.85	11	2	1
RB Perry Sigsbee	19	68	3.58	14	1	1
QB Rex Hicks	4	8	2.00	6	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Elliot Grice	12	103	8.58	40	3
QB Riddick Ballard	9	45	5.00	10	2
RB Frank McCormick	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rex Hicks	19	12	97	1/9	0	19	0	76.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Riddick Ballard	37	21	235	4/25	1	24	1	73.6

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Barry Samuels	5	8	40	8.00	18	13
WR Peyton Gower	2	2	15	7.50	4	19
TE Jose High	2	3	28	14.00	11	16
WR Billy Reisinger	2	5	12	6.00	0	6
WR Jeremiah Rasmussen	1	1	2	2.00	0	2

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Elliot Grice	5	8	53	10.60	25	24	0
TE Al Denis	5	7	59	11.80	10	21	0
WR Chuck Abrams	3	4	34	11.33	15	12	1
WR Perry Richardson	3	5	30	10.00	3	17	0
WR J.J. Dineen	2	8	13	6.50	0	14	0
WR Cristian Schwartz	2	3	36	18.00	1	22	0
RB Frank McCormick	1	1	10	10.00	5	10	0
TE Chuck Stewart	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cole Dilday	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Bradley Bensen	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Don McCargo	0	1	0	0
CB Edward Losman	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Horner	5	210	42.0	40.2	48	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Johnson	5	220	44.0	34.4	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jonathan Harper	1/2	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gavin Hicks	3/3	1/1	1/1	54	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peyton Gower	2	28	14.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Abrams	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Everett Ward	2	46	23.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wendell Lange	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Everett Ward	7	1	0.0	21	37
DT Bert Greenham	6	0	2.0	18	30
DE Efrain Duncan	5	0	0.5	19	30
S Richie Schwartz	5	0	0.0	20	29
OLB Sergio Parrish	4	2	0.5	22	41
OLB Francisco Smilanich	4	3	0.0	22	31
CB Cole Dilday	2	1	1.0	17	35
OLB Danny Doering	2	3	0.0	22	31
S Gary King	2	1	0.0	3	22
OLB Johnny Shea	2	1	0.0	3	17
CB Andres Van Horn	2	1	0.0	12	26
CB Colby Christie	2	0	0.0	10	22
DE Kurt Adkins	1	0	0.0	15	30
DT Taylor Jerman	1	0	0.0	6	5
CB Aaron Wolfe	1	0	0.0	17	27

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Parker Maxwell	10	5	0.0	43	20
OLB Weston Banks	9	1	0.0	41	20
CB Edward Losman	7	3	0.0	31	10
DE Ethan Burgess	5	2	1.0	32	17
ILB Caleb Krawczyk	4	6	0.0	41	20
DT Frank Michl	3	3	0.0	32	15
CB Christian Mathews	3	0	0.0	15	10
S Corbin Poon	2	2	0.0	29	10
S Karl Runyan	2	0	0.0	14	10
CB Irv Goguen	2	0	0.0	29	8
DT Harris Webster	1	1	0.0	15	7
CB Xavier Nader	1	1	0.0	21	5
QB Riddick Ballard	1	0	---	---	---
CB Gene Cochrane	1	0	0.0	21	15
DE Malachi McKenzie	1	0	0.0	41	18
DE Don McCargo	1	0	0.0	39	18
OLB Connor Horton	0	1	0.0	16	12
DE Dwight Herndon	0	1	0.0	11	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bert Greenham	2.0	0	1	0	30
CB Cole Dilday	1.0	0	0	0	35
OLB Sergio Parrish	0.5	1	2	0	41
DE Efrain Duncan	0.5	0	0	0	30
DE Kurt Adkins	0.0	1	1	0	30
DE Grady Stuart	0.0	0	0	1	15

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ethan Burgess	1.0	1	1	1	17
DE Malachi McKenzie	0.0	0	1	1	18
CB Edward Losman	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Sergio Parrish	4	0	0	41
S Everett Ward	3	1	0	37
S Gary King	2	1	0	22
S Richie Schwartz	2	0	0	29
CB Andres Van Horn	2	0	0	26
CB Colby Christie	2	0	0	22
CB Cole Dilday	1	1	1	35
DE Efrain Duncan	1	1	0	30
OLB Danny Doering	1	1	0	31
OLB Johnny Shea	1	0	0	17
DT Bert Greenham	1	0	0	30
OLB Francisco Smilanich	1	0	0	31
CB Aaron Wolfe	0	1	0	27

Atlanta	Caught	PPlay
S Parker Maxwell	4	20
CB Christian Mathews	2	10
S Corbin Poon	2	10
CB Gene Cochrane	1	15
S Karl Runyan	1	10
CB Edward Losman	1	10
DT Frank Michl	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Howard Sweeney	4	9	0	43	1	20
G Bryant Herman	4	6	0	43	0	20
T Tyrell Knightley	3	12	1	43	0	20
T Derek Guyon	3	8	0	43	0	20
C Tyrus Gustin	1	4	0	43	0	20

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Fernando Cooley	5	8	1	22	1	41
G Levon Logan	3	5	0	22	0	41
T Ross Cooley	1	3	0	22	1	41
G Andy Stargell	1	1	0	22	0	41
TE Al Denis	0	1	0	22	0	34
T Henry Wanat	0	0	0	22	2	41

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Sergio Parrish	2	22
Cole Dilday	1	17

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Xavier Nader	4	10

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Sergio Parrish	---	---	22	41	22	85
T Tyrell Knightley	43	20	---	---	11	74
T Derek Guyon	43	20	---	---	7	70
G Bryant Herman	43	20	---	---	7	70
G Howard Sweeney	43	20	---	---	7	70
CB Cole Dilday	---	---	17	35	17	69
S Everett Ward	---	---	21	37	8	66
OLB Danny Doering	---	---	22	31	13	66
S Richie Schwartz	---	---	20	29	14	63
C Tyrus Gustin	43	20	---	---	---	63
QB Rex Hicks	43	20	---	---	---	63
WR Billy Reisinger	42	19	---	---	---	61
OLB Francisco Smilanich	---	---	22	31	3	56
WR Jeremiah Rasmussen	38	16	---	---	---	54
RB Bradley Bensen	21	8	---	---	21	50
DT Bert Greenham	---	---	18	30	2	50
DE Efrain Duncan	---	---	19	30	---	49
CB Aaron Wolfe	---	---	17	27	5	49
TE Barry Samuels	33	15	---	---	---	48
DE Kurt Adkins	---	---	15	30	2	47
CB Andres Van Horn	---	---	12	26	5	43
WR Peyton Gower	27	10	---	---	5	42
RB Perry Sigsbee	22	12	---	---	1	35
CB Colby Christie	---	---	10	22	3	35
TE Marcos Sutor	5	5	---	---	21	31
S Gary King	---	---	3	22	3	28
TE Jose High	15	10	---	---	---	25
DE Grady Stuart	---	---	1	15	7	23
OLB Johnny Shea	---	---	3	17	3	23
WR Carl Looker	6	1	---	---	14	21
RB Malik Carter	6	4	---	---	10	20
WR Lukas Jordan	0	0	---	---	16	16
ILB Dennis Hernandez	---	---	7	9	---	16
DT Angel Bronson	---	---	2	10	2	14
DT Taylor Jerman	---	---	6	5	---	11
DE Cody Gargiulo	---	---	5	3	1	9
P Mike Horner	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Jumbo Weaver	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Bucky Simmons	---	---	0	1	5	6
K Jonathan Harper	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Parker Holmes	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Darien Ford	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Sammy Calinoff	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Nathan Barton	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Chance Harrison	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Darrell Jeffries	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Andy Stargell	22	41	---	---	8	71
S Parker Maxwell	---	---	43	20	2	65
T Ross Cooley	22	41	---	---	---	63
QB Riddick Ballard	22	41	---	---	---	63
ILB Caleb Krawczyk	---	---	41	20	2	63
OLB Weston Banks	---	---	41	20	2	63
C Fernando Cooley	22	41	---	---	---	63
T Henry Wanat	22	41	---	---	---	63
G Levon Logan	22	41	---	---	---	63
RB Elliot Grice	21	40	---	---	---	61
TE Al Denis	22	34	---	---	5	61
DE Malachi McKenzie	---	---	41	18	1	60
WR Chuck Abrams	15	27	---	---	17	59
DE Don McCargo	---	---	39	18	1	58
WR J.J. Dineen	20	38	---	---	---	58
CB Gene Cochrane	---	---	21	15	15	51
DE Ethan Burgess	---	---	32	17	1	50
DT Frank Michl	---	---	32	15	1	48
CB Edward Losman	---	---	31	10	2	43
WR Perry Richardson	14	29	---	---	---	43
S Corbin Poon	---	---	29	10	2	41
S Karl Runyan	---	---	14	10	14	38
CB Irv Goguen	---	---	29	8	1	38
CB Xavier Nader	---	---	21	5	10	36
TE Chuck Stewart	9	14	---	---	8	31
OLB Connor Horton	---	---	16	12	1	29
CB Christian Mathews	---	---	15	10	1	26
FB Damien Bush	2	2	---	---	22	26
DT Harris Webster	---	---	15	7	2	24
TE Claude Beyer	0	2	---	---	22	24
TE Graham Montgomery	0	0	---	---	22	22
WR Cristian Schwartz	5	16	---	---	---	21
DE Dwight Herndon	---	---	11	3	6	20
OLB Phillip Antonick	---	---	0	0	19	19
RB Wendell Lange	0	0	---	---	17	17
DE Renaldo Kasnia	---	---	2	2	6	10
ILB Emmitt Lane	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Louis Andersen	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Gavin Hicks	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Alonzo Johnson	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Nathaniel Goods	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Maurice Boisvert	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Frank McCormick	2	3	---	---	---	5
CB Craig Robertson	---	---	0	0	5	5
QB James Lauher	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Rondell Glenn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	64	5.3
Middle	19	72	3.8
Right	10	40	4.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	13	114	8.8
Right	9	42	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rex Hicks	19	12	0	0	3	0	3	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Riddick Ballard	37	21	3	0	3	6	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	51	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	37	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	30	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	106	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	77	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Barry Samuels	8	5	1	40	15
WR Billy Reisinger	5	2	2	12	19
TE Jose High	3	2	0	28	10
WR Peyton Gower	2	2	0	15	10
WR Jeremiah Rasmussen	1	1	0	2	16

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Elliot Grice	8	5	0	53	1	40
WR J.J. Dineen	8	2	1	13	0	38
TE Al Denis	7	5	1	59	1	34
WR Perry Richardson	5	3	1	30	0	29
WR Chuck Abrams	4	3	0	34	0	27
WR Cristian Schwartz	3	2	0	36	1	16
RB Frank McCormick	1	1	0	10	0	3
TE Chuck Stewart	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bradley Bensen	4	23	5.75	4.85
RB Perry Sigsbee	2	10	5.00	3.58
QB Rex Hicks	1	5	5.00	2.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Riddick Ballard	3	21	7.00	5.00
RB Elliot Grice	1	4	4.00	8.58

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rex Hicks	2	1	9	4.50	5.11

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Riddick Ballard	6	3	15	2.50	6.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Barry Samuels	1	1	9	9.00	5.00
TE Jose High	1	0	0	0.00	9.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.J. Dineen	2	1	-1	-0.50	1.63
WR Chuck Abrams	2	1	12	6.00	8.50
RB Elliot Grice	1	0	0	0.00	6.63
TE Al Denis	1	1	4	4.00	8.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bradley Bensen	9	5

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Riddick Ballard	1	1
RB Elliot Grice	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rex Hicks	5	2	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Riddick Ballard	12	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Billy Reisinger	3	1	1
TE Barry Samuels	2	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Elliot Grice	4	2	1
WR J.J. Dineen	3	0	0
TE Al Denis	3	2	2
WR Perry Richardson	1	0	0
WR Cristian Schwartz	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,800 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (22,200)
End Zone 14,700 (16,000)
Mezzanine 8,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,800 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (22,200)
End Zone	14,700 (16,000)
Mezzanine	8,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)