Week 1, 2073

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	7	0	3	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	0	3	0	6	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:57 TBY - Lewis Clemons 5 run (Jonathan Harper extra point)
2Q: 10:40 TBY - Lewis Clemons 1 run (Jonathan Harper extra point)
2Q: 06:59 ATL - Gavin Hicks 37 field goal
4Q: 07:48 ATL - Chuck Stewart 40 pass from James Lauher (Angel Roberts run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:15 TBY - Jonathan Harper 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:57 TBY - Lewis Clemons 5 run (Jonathan Harper extra point)
2Q: 10:40 TBY - Lewis Clemons 1 run (Jonathan Harper extra point)
2Q: 06:59 ATL - Gavin Hicks 37 field goal
4Q: 07:48 ATL - Chuck Stewart 40 pass from James Lauher (Angel Roberts run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:15 TBY - Jonathan Harper 31 field goal

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 12
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 361 286
- Offensive Plays 75 57
- Yards per Play 4.81 5.02
Net Rushing Yards 117 69
- Rushing Attempts 34 24
- Yards per Rush 3.44 2.88
Net Passing Yards 244 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 22 - 1 31 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 249 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.95 6.58
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/33 2/12
Punt Returns/Yards 2/25 3/25
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 23
Time of Possession 33:37 26:23

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	12
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	361	286
- Offensive Plays	75	57
- Yards per Play	4.81	5.02
Net Rushing Yards	117	69
- Rushing Attempts	34	24
- Yards per Rush	3.44	2.88
Net Passing Yards	244	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 22 - 1	31 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	249	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.95	6.58
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/33	2/12
Punt Returns/Yards	2/25	3/25
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 23
Time of Possession	33:37	26:23

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:46	OWN 30	6	39	Missed FG
1	9:40	1:37	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
1	5:13	3:23	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
2	13:41	3:11	OPP 24	9	24	Touchdown
2	6:51	2:03	OWN 25	5	25	Punt
2	2:53	1:57	OWN 31	5	20	Punt
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 13	1	12	Half
3	10:24	4:31	OWN 2	8	45	Punt
3	4:12	3:56	OWN 18	8	27	Punt
4	14:44	1:17	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
4	11:15	1:55	OWN 20	5	25	Interception
4	7:34	3:16	OWN 25	5	21	Punt
4	2:46	2:38	OPP 48	9	34	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:14	1:34	OWN 38	3	-1	Punt
1	8:03	2:50	OWN 8	5	24	Punt
1	1:50	3:09	OWN 25	7	48	Missed FG
2	10:30	3:39	OWN 36	6	44	Field Goal
2	4:48	1:55	OWN 1	6	17	Punt
2	0:56	0:53	OWN 24	3	-2	Punt
3	15:00	4:36	OWN 25	7	32	Punt
3	5:53	1:41	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
3	0:16	0:32	OWN 12	3	-1	Punt
4	13:27	2:12	OWN 29	5	13	Punt
4	9:20	1:46	OWN 49	4	51	Touchdown
4	4:18	1:32	OWN 13	3	3	Punt
4	0:08	0:08	OWN 25	1	45	Game

Game MVP: Brock Lyden, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Kris Ramirez	17	59	3.47	13	2	0
RB Lewis Clemons	10	16	1.60	10	1	2
QB Kenneth Schulz	5	36	7.20	11	1	0
RB Maurice Arends	2	6	3.00	4	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Angel Roberts	12	27	2.25	20	1
RB Sergio Rossi	8	19	2.38	9	0
QB James Lauher	4	23	5.75	8	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenneth Schulz	40	22	249	1/5	0	27	1	63.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
James Lauher	31	18	229	2/12	1	45	0	92.0

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brock Lyden	10	18	132	13.20	66	27
WR Billy Reisinger	4	6	40	10.00	3	16
WR Carl Looker	3	5	25	8.33	2	19
TE Pat Andersen	2	4	15	7.50	3	9
WR Peyton Gower	2	2	15	7.50	3	8
RB Kris Ramirez	1	2	22	22.00	13	22
TE Barry Samuels	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Lewis Clemons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jeremiah Rasmussen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Chuck Stewart	5	7	79	15.80	66	40	1
WR Chuck Abrams	4	9	66	16.50	0	45	0
RB Angel Roberts	4	4	32	8.00	23	17	0
TE Al Denis	2	4	17	8.50	3	9	0
WR Leon Banda	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Cristian Schwartz	1	1	23	23.00	2	23	0
RB Sergio Rossi	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Devan Broomfield	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Edward Losman	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Robinson	7	314	44.9	38.4	53	5

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Blaine Washington	9	427	47.4	42.4	60	3

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jonathan Harper	1/2	0/1	0/0	31	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gavin Hicks	1/2	0/1	0/0	37	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peyton Gower	2	25	12.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devan Broomfield	3	25	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Everett Ward	1	21	21.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sergio Rossi	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Alfred Hall	7	0	0.0	18	24
ILB Dana Jenkins	5	0	0.0	14	21
OLB Junior Myers	4	2	0.0	23	31
OLB Louie Clayton	4	1	0.0	17	21
DT Bert Greenham	3	1	1.5	14	17
DE Marc Kreitzer	3	0	0.5	13	18
CB Derek McDaniel	3	1	0.0	15	20
S Paul Jordan	2	1	0.0	17	22
S Everett Ward	2	0	0.0	7	11
CB Dean Hoff	2	0	0.0	9	14
S Joel Giles	2	0	0.0	1	2
CB Douglas Gallier	1	2	0.0	23	31
S Norm Weingrad	1	1	0.0	23	31
DE Efrain Duncan	1	0	0.0	16	22
CB Dominique Boone	1	0	0.0	6	7
OLB Francisco Smilanich	1	0	0.0	15	23
WR Brock Lyden	1	0	---	---	---
DE K.C. Foster	1	0	0.0	8	11

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Parker McHugh	9	0	0.0	26	38
OLB Weston Banks	8	4	0.0	25	38
ILB Jessie Schulz	5	1	0.0	22	27
S Corbin Poon	4	2	0.0	31	31
CB Edward Losman	4	1	0.0	34	41
DT J.T. Ohm	4	0	0.0	23	32
DE Ethan Burgess	3	2	0.0	9	4
OLB Luis Browning	3	2	0.0	11	12
DT Clyde Al Shawa	3	1	0.0	26	25
CB Irv Goguen	3	1	0.0	12	13
DE Malachi McKenzie	2	2	1.0	25	34
S Sergio Roberts	2	2	0.0	12	13
CB Corbin Downs	1	3	0.0	34	41
DE Dwight Herndon	1	2	0.0	22	27
DT Amari Barnes	1	1	0.0	20	29
CB Xavier Nader	1	0	0.0	19	20
DT Kenneth Cedeno	1	0	0.0	9	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Bert Greenham	1.5	0	0	17
DE Marc Kreitzer	0.5	0	1	18
DE Efrain Duncan	0.0	1	0	22
DE K.C. Foster	0.0	1	0	11
OLB Louie Clayton	0.0	0	1	21
OLB Junior Myers	0.0	0	1	31

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Malachi McKenzie	1.0	1	0	0	34
DT Clyde Al Shawa	0.0	1	3	1	25
ILB Jessie Schulz	0.0	1	1	0	27
DT Amari Barnes	0.0	0	2	0	29
ILB Tom Gaylor	0.0	0	1	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Louie Clayton	3	1	21
OLB Alfred Hall	3	0	24
ILB Dana Jenkins	2	1	21
CB Derek McDaniel	2	1	20
S Paul Jordan	1	1	22
S Everett Ward	1	0	11
DT Bert Greenham	1	0	17
CB Dominique Boone	1	0	7
CB Dean Hoff	1	0	14
DE K.C. Foster	1	0	11
OLB Junior Myers	1	0	31
S Joel Giles	1	0	2
OLB Francisco Smilanich	0	1	23
S Norm Weingrad	0	1	31

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Weston Banks	5	0	0	38
S Parker McHugh	4	1	0	38
S Corbin Poon	3	1	0	31
CB Edward Losman	2	3	1	41
S Sergio Roberts	2	0	0	13
CB Xavier Nader	1	0	0	20
OLB Luis Browning	1	0	0	12
CB Irv Goguen	1	0	0	13
DT Amari Barnes	1	0	0	29
ILB Jessie Schulz	1	0	0	27
DT Kenneth Cedeno	1	0	0	11
OLB Bucky Rhodes	0	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Keegan Glover	5	9	1	34	0	41
T Chad Hoffman	2	3	0	34	1	41
G Howard Sweeney	1	7	0	34	0	41
T Tyrell Knightley	0	7	0	34	0	41
C Fred Jones	0	3	0	34	0	41

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Deion McDonald	2	4	24	0	33
G Nathaniel Watson	1	5	24	0	33
TE Chuck Stewart	1	1	23	0	33
G Levon Logan	0	3	24	1	33
C Aaron Bjorkstam	0	3	24	1	33
T Henry Wanat	0	3	24	0	33
FB Damien Bush	0	1	3	0	6
TE Al Denis	0	1	9	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Sweeney	2	13
Carl Looker	2	12

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Maurice Boisvert	2	14
Graham Montgomery	1	25

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Howard Sweeney	34	41	---	---	13	88
T Tyrell Knightley	34	41	---	---	9	84
T Chad Hoffman	34	41	---	---	9	84
G Keegan Glover	34	41	---	---	9	84
QB Kenneth Schulz	34	41	---	---	---	75
WR Billy Reisinger	34	41	---	---	---	75
C Fred Jones	34	41	---	---	---	75
WR Brock Lyden	32	37	---	---	---	69
TE Pat Andersen	23	37	---	---	---	60
WR Carl Looker	23	24	---	---	12	59
CB Douglas Gallier	---	---	23	31	2	56
S Norm Weingrad	---	---	23	31	2	56
OLB Junior Myers	---	---	23	31	1	55
CB Derek McDaniel	---	---	15	20	16	51
ILB Dana Jenkins	---	---	14	21	14	49
RB Kris Ramirez	21	27	---	---	---	48
TE Barry Samuels	9	10	---	---	25	44
RB Lewis Clemons	11	8	---	---	25	44
OLB Alfred Hall	---	---	18	24	2	44
S Paul Jordan	---	---	17	22	3	42
OLB Francisco Smilanich	---	---	15	23	3	41
OLB Louie Clayton	---	---	17	21	2	40
DT Bert Greenham	---	---	14	17	9	40
DE Efrain Duncan	---	---	16	22	1	39
WR Peyton Gower	12	8	---	---	16	36
S Everett Ward	---	---	7	11	16	34
DE Marc Kreitzer	---	---	13	18	---	31
CB Tyrone Forbes	---	---	11	15	---	26
CB Dean Hoff	---	---	9	14	2	25
CB Dominique Boone	---	---	6	7	9	22
DE Marcos Cochrane	---	---	6	9	7	22
OLB Nicolas Saxon	---	---	0	0	22	22
DE K.C. Foster	---	---	8	11	2	21
DT Taylor Jerman	---	---	8	10	2	20
WR Rufus Muskie	0	1	---	---	18	19
RB Maurice Arends	2	4	---	---	9	15
C Corwin Butcher	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Nicky Robinson	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Marty Bailey	2	6	---	---	---	8
G Bryant Herman	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Jonathan Harper	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Joshua Baker	---	---	0	3	2	5
WR Jeremiah Rasmussen	1	2	---	---	2	5
S Joel Giles	---	---	1	2	2	5
QB Chance Harrison	0	0	---	---	---	0
T T.J. Rheams	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Edward Losman	---	---	34	41	2	77
CB Corbin Downs	---	---	34	41	2	77
G Nathaniel Watson	24	33	---	---	11	68
S Parker McHugh	---	---	26	38	1	65
OLB Weston Banks	---	---	25	38	1	64
S Corbin Poon	---	---	31	31	1	63
CB Xavier Nader	---	---	19	20	24	63
WR Chuck Abrams	22	31	---	---	7	60
T Deion McDonald	24	33	---	---	2	59
DE Malachi McKenzie	---	---	25	34	---	59
QB James Lauher	24	33	---	---	---	57
T Henry Wanat	24	33	---	---	---	57
G Levon Logan	24	33	---	---	---	57
DT J.T. Ohm	---	---	23	32	2	57
C Aaron Bjorkstam	24	33	---	---	---	57
TE Chuck Stewart	23	33	---	---	---	56
DT Clyde Al Shawa	---	---	26	25	1	52
DE Dwight Herndon	---	---	22	27	1	50
DT Amari Barnes	---	---	20	29	---	49
ILB Jessie Schulz	---	---	22	27	---	49
WR Cristian Schwartz	21	26	---	---	---	47
S Sergio Roberts	---	---	12	13	16	41
ILB Tom Gaylor	---	---	12	13	13	38
FB Damien Bush	3	6	---	---	25	34
WR Leon Banda	1	7	---	---	25	33
RB Sergio Rossi	12	17	---	---	4	33
TE Graham Montgomery	3	4	---	---	25	32
RB Angel Roberts	14	17	---	---	---	31
WR Devan Broomfield	11	11	---	---	7	29
DT Kenneth Cedeno	---	---	9	11	9	29
CB Irv Goguen	---	---	12	13	2	27
TE Al Denis	9	11	---	---	4	24
OLB Luis Browning	---	---	11	12	1	24
OLB Arturo Wise	---	---	0	0	23	23
DE Ethan Burgess	---	---	9	4	8	21
T Maurice Boisvert	0	0	---	---	14	14
C Diego Fuller	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Norbert Borders	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Juan Ranney	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Marvin Donovan	1	2	---	---	7	10
CB Cody Lyle	---	---	0	0	10	10
P Blaine Washington	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Gavin Hicks	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Bucky Rhodes	---	---	2	2	---	4
QB Edwin Wynn	0	0	---	---	2	2
RB Lionel Andrews	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	31	4.4
Middle	20	75	3.8
Right	7	11	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	17	8.5
Middle	17	47	2.8
Right	5	5	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenneth Schulz	40	22	4	0	1	6	7	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
James Lauher	31	18	4	2	0	6	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	44	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	10	73	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	89	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	43	14.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	129	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	15	1.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	68	22.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brock Lyden	18	10	0	132	3	37
WR Billy Reisinger	6	4	0	40	0	41
WR Carl Looker	5	3	0	25	0	24
TE Pat Andersen	4	2	1	15	0	37
WR Peyton Gower	2	2	0	15	0	8
RB Kris Ramirez	2	1	0	22	1	27
TE Barry Samuels	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Lewis Clemons	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Jeremiah Rasmussen	1	0	0	0	0	2

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chuck Abrams	9	4	66	1	31
TE Chuck Stewart	7	5	79	2	33
RB Angel Roberts	4	4	32	0	17
TE Al Denis	4	2	17	0	11
RB Sergio Rossi	3	1	6	0	17
WR Leon Banda	2	1	6	0	7
WR Cristian Schwartz	1	1	23	1	26
WR Devan Broomfield	1	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kris Ramirez	4	-1	-0.25	3.47
RB Lewis Clemons	2	6	3.00	1.60

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenneth Schulz	6	2	24	4.00	6.23

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
James Lauher	1	0	0	0.00	7.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brock Lyden	2	0	0	0.00	7.33
TE Pat Andersen	1	0	0	0.00	3.75
WR Peyton Gower	1	1	8	8.00	7.50
WR Billy Reisinger	1	1	16	16.00	6.67
RB Kris Ramirez	1	0	0	0.00	11.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Sergio Rossi	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Kenneth Schulz	3	1
RB Kris Ramirez	3	0
RB Lewis Clemons	2	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Sergio Rossi	3	0
QB James Lauher	2	0
RB Angel Roberts	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenneth Schulz	10	9	7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
James Lauher	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brock Lyden	4	4	3
WR Carl Looker	2	2	1
TE Pat Andersen	2	1	1
WR Peyton Gower	1	1	1
WR Billy Reisinger	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Chuck Stewart	3	2	2
WR Chuck Abrams	2	1	0
RB Sergio Rossi	2	0	0
TE Al Denis	1	1	1
WR Leon Banda	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,200 (22,200)
End Zone 16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,200 (22,200)
End Zone	16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)