Week 1, 2094

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	3	3	0	-	6
Atlanta Falcons	0	7	3	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:16 TBB - Karl Lofton 39 field goal
2Q: 04:53 ATL - William Lindberg 2 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
3Q: 06:41 ATL - Carson Marcum 26 field goal
3Q: 04:30 TBB - Karl Lofton 49 field goal
4Q: 14:08 ATL - Carson Marcum 21 field goal
4Q: 00:29 ATL - Carson Marcum 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:16 TBB - Karl Lofton 39 field goal
2Q: 04:53 ATL - William Lindberg 2 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
3Q: 06:41 ATL - Carson Marcum 26 field goal
3Q: 04:30 TBB - Karl Lofton 49 field goal
4Q: 14:08 ATL - Carson Marcum 21 field goal
4Q: 00:29 ATL - Carson Marcum 23 field goal

Team Statistics TBB ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 19
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 233 360
- Offensive Plays 54 64
- Yards per Play 4.31 5.63
Net Rushing Yards 102 197
- Rushing Attempts 24 38
- Yards per Rush 4.25 5.18
Net Passing Yards 131 163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 17 - 0 24 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 159 176
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/28 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.37 6.27
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/28 6/41
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-1 3/46
Kick Returns/Yards 3/68 3/63
Interception Ret./Yards 1/23 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 29
Time of Possession 27:35 32:25

Team Statistics	TBB	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	19
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	233	360
- Offensive Plays	54	64
- Yards per Play	4.31	5.63
Net Rushing Yards	102	197
- Rushing Attempts	24	38
- Yards per Rush	4.25	5.18
Net Passing Yards	131	163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 17 - 0	24 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	159	176
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/28	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.37	6.27
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/28	6/41
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-1	3/46
Kick Returns/Yards	3/68	3/63
Interception Ret./Yards	1/23	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 29
Time of Possession	27:35	32:25

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:10	OWN 18	6	31	Punt
1	9:20	4:57	OWN 1	9	52	Punt
1	3:12	7:04	OWN 19	12	59	Field Goal
2	4:46	2:07	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
2	1:07	1:07	OWN 26	5	28	Half
3	11:43	1:34	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
3	6:33	2:09	OWN 38	4	30	Field Goal
4	14:03	3:56	OWN 25	6	23	Punt
4	7:34	0:48	OWN 15	3	2	Punt
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 28	3	0	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:50	2:30	OWN 34	5	20	Punt
1	4:23	1:11	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	11:08	6:22	OWN 31	12	69	Touchdown
2	2:39	1:32	OWN 22	5	58	Interception
3	15:00	3:17	OWN 26	5	11	Punt
3	10:09	3:36	OWN 48	7	43	Field Goal
3	4:24	5:21	OWN 21	10	75	Field Goal
4	10:07	2:33	OWN 12	6	19	Punt
4	6:46	6:23	OPP 46	12	40	Field Goal

Game MVP: Al Miskiewicz, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Wesley Springer	13	39	3.00	21	1
RB Emmett Johnson	7	38	5.43	26	1
QB Sam Shelton	4	25	6.25	11	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Denzel Garrison	19	94	4.95	18	3
RB Kaelon Black	14	73	5.21	19	1
QB Andres Clayton	4	34	8.50	11	1
WR J.C. Kemp	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Shelton	26	17	159	4/28	0	23	0	82.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andres Clayton	24	11	176	2/13	1	44	1	67.3

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tyrell May	5	7	45	9.00	5	17
WR Scottie Cassidy	4	7	39	9.75	14	21
WR Rickey Zimmerman	2	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Braxton Lavallee	2	4	15	7.50	7	10
TE Kyle Glover	2	2	41	20.50	12	23
RB Wesley Springer	1	1	9	9.00	2	9
RB Emmett Johnson	1	1	10	10.00	3	10
FB Cameron Dexter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Johnny Halas	4	7	75	18.75	46	44	0
TE William Lindberg	3	4	24	8.00	1	11	1
WR J.C. Kemp	2	5	27	13.50	5	19	0
WR Ron Boren	1	3	29	29.00	19	29	0
TE Aidan Galloway	1	2	21	21.00	0	21	0
RB Denzel Garrison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Josh Peterson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Craig Wilson	1	23	23.00	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
Corwin Garner	6	247	41.2	30.2	47	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jay Fiume	4	198	49.5	49.8	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Karl Lofton	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Marcum	3/3	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alexis Lafrance	2	-1	-0.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Peterson	3	46	15.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmett Johnson	3	68	22.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Peterson	2	39	19.5	0
J.C. Kemp	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Omar Stoltman	9	5	0.0	30	17
S Rex Newsome	6	3	0.0	38	25
DT Louie Jeffers	5	1	0.0	23	14
ILB Louie Kinney	4	2	0.0	27	18
OLB Zach Vigil	4	2	0.0	30	17
DT Neal Gault	3	0	1.0	15	13
DE Erik Farrell	3	1	0.0	21	14
CB Jameson Napiecek	3	0	0.0	38	26
CB Craig Wilson	3	0	0.0	38	26
OLB Randy Lofton	2	1	1.0	36	24
S DeAndre Ackerman	2	2	0.0	30	16
S Russell Metz	2	0	0.0	8	10
DE Caleb Banks	1	1	0.0	28	19
OLB Chandler Dawson	1	0	0.0	11	11
CB Kerry Hornsby	1	0	0.0	14	13
CB Andre Fyie	1	0	0.0	5	3
DE Gregory Paquette	0	1	0.0	21	17

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jerald Fuller	10	1	0.0	24	28
DE Todd Banuelos	6	0	1.0	22	16
ILB Bernie Glover	6	3	0.0	24	26
CB Don Cole	4	0	0.0	24	30
S Ian Jacobs	4	0	0.0	24	30
S Richie Skeen	3	2	0.0	24	30
DE Al Miskiewicz	2	2	2.0	12	24
DT Gerald Hobart	2	1	1.0	11	19
OLB Josiah Trotter	2	0	0.0	11	5
CB Brandon Cisse	2	0	0.0	23	28
RB Denzel Garrison	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mark Morton	1	0	0.0	11	6
DE Brent Brewer	1	0	0.0	10	18
OLB Ed Murphy	1	0	0.0	0	2
CB Horace Reynolds	1	0	0.0	13	21
DT Earnest Lindsay	0	3	0.0	21	17
DT Joe Spencer	0	1	0.0	5	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Neal Gault	1.0	0	0	13
OLB Randy Lofton	1.0	0	0	24
DE Caleb Banks	0.0	2	1	19
DE Gregory Paquette	0.0	0	1	17
DE Kendall Delp	0.0	0	1	2

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Al Miskiewicz	2.0	2	2	24
DE Todd Banuelos	1.0	0	1	16
DT Gerald Hobart	1.0	0	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Omar Stoltman	2	0	0	17
CB Jameson Napiecek	2	0	0	26
S Rex Newsome	1	1	0	25
S DeAndre Ackerman	1	1	0	16
CB Craig Wilson	1	0	1	26
DE Erik Farrell	1	0	0	14
OLB Randy Lofton	1	0	0	24
CB Kerry Hornsby	1	0	0	13
CB Andre Fyie	1	0	0	3

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Bernie Glover	4	1	26
CB Don Cole	3	2	30
OLB Jerald Fuller	3	0	28
CB Brandon Cisse	2	0	28
S Richie Skeen	1	0	30
DT Mark Morton	1	0	6
S Ian Jacobs	1	0	30
DE Brent Brewer	1	0	18
OLB Ed Murphy	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Gilbert Hardy	2	2	24	1	30
G Ron Clancy	1	5	24	2	30
C Kim Fredrickson	1	4	24	0	30
T Trevor Bryan	1	3	24	1	30
G Roger Jackson	0	5	24	0	30
TE Braxton Lavallee	0	1	15	0	21

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jake Slaughter	5	9	0	38	0	26
G Carlton Giordano	3	7	1	38	1	26
G Cristian Canadeo	3	7	0	38	0	26
T Preston Fertwagner	2	4	1	38	0	26
FB Jonah Kanyak	1	2	0	13	0	3
G Bradley Whiting	0	5	0	38	1	26

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Chandler Dawson	3	21
Trevor Bryan	2	11
Cooper Bleeck	1	19

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Josiah Trotter	4	9
J.C. Kemp	1	17

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jameson Napiecek	---	---	38	26	3	67
CB Craig Wilson	---	---	38	26	3	67
S Rex Newsome	---	---	38	25	3	66
T Trevor Bryan	24	30	---	---	11	65
OLB Randy Lofton	---	---	36	24	3	63
G Ron Clancy	24	30	---	---	---	54
C Kim Fredrickson	24	30	---	---	---	54
G Roger Jackson	24	30	---	---	---	54
QB Sam Shelton	24	30	---	---	---	54
T Gilbert Hardy	24	30	---	---	---	54
DE Caleb Banks	---	---	28	19	2	49
ILB Omar Stoltman	---	---	30	17	---	47
ILB Louie Kinney	---	---	27	18	2	47
OLB Zach Vigil	---	---	30	17	---	47
TE Cooper Bleeck	14	14	---	---	19	47
S DeAndre Ackerman	---	---	30	16	---	46
OLB Chandler Dawson	---	---	11	11	21	43
DE Erik Farrell	---	---	21	14	7	42
WR Scottie Cassidy	19	23	---	---	---	42
WR Rickey Zimmerman	17	24	---	---	---	41
DE Gregory Paquette	---	---	21	17	---	38
DT Louie Jeffers	---	---	23	14	---	37
TE Braxton Lavallee	15	21	---	---	1	37
FB Cameron Dexter	12	11	---	---	14	37
WR Tyrell May	11	19	---	---	5	35
DT Neal Gault	---	---	15	13	7	35
CB Kerry Hornsby	---	---	14	13	8	35
RB Wesley Springer	14	20	---	---	1	35
RB Emmett Johnson	10	7	---	---	16	33
S Russell Metz	---	---	8	10	3	21
WR Seth Perkins	1	5	---	---	14	20
CB Andre Fyie	---	---	5	3	12	20
TE Kyle Glover	7	6	---	---	6	19
ILB Josue Davis	---	---	0	0	18	18
S Jerald Lucas	---	---	0	1	12	13
G Howard Patton	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Efrain Cote	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Corwin Garner	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Lamar Ahern	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Terrell Thompkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Kendall Delp	---	---	5	2	1	8
RB Alexis Lafrance	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Percy Ziel	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Karl Lofton	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Gregory Morrison	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Marty Sherrill	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Cristian Canadeo	38	26	---	---	7	71
G Carlton Giordano	38	26	---	---	7	71
T Preston Fertwagner	38	26	---	---	7	71
G Bradley Whiting	38	26	---	---	7	71
S Ian Jacobs	---	---	24	30	11	65
QB Andres Clayton	38	26	---	---	---	64
C Jake Slaughter	38	26	---	---	---	64
ILB Bernie Glover	---	---	24	26	11	61
CB Don Cole	---	---	24	30	2	56
S Richie Skeen	---	---	24	30	2	56
WR Johnny Halas	30	22	---	---	4	56
WR Ron Boren	33	22	---	---	---	55
OLB Jerald Fuller	---	---	24	28	3	55
CB Brandon Cisse	---	---	23	28	2	53
TE Pedro King	9	11	---	---	21	41
RB Denzel Garrison	23	17	---	---	---	40
TE William Lindberg	26	13	---	---	---	39
DE Todd Banuelos	---	---	22	16	---	38
DT Earnest Lindsay	---	---	21	17	---	38
CB Horace Reynolds	---	---	13	21	3	37
WR Josh Peterson	13	15	---	---	9	37
WR J.C. Kemp	12	7	---	---	17	36
DE Brent Brewer	---	---	10	18	8	36
DE Al Miskiewicz	---	---	12	24	---	36
FB Jonah Kanyak	13	3	---	---	17	33
DT Gerald Hobart	---	---	11	19	2	32
DT Joe Spencer	---	---	5	18	2	25
OLB Josiah Trotter	---	---	11	5	9	25
RB Kaelon Black	16	8	---	---	---	24
DT Mark Morton	---	---	11	6	6	23
TE Aidan Galloway	10	11	---	---	---	21
OLB Ed Murphy	---	---	0	2	17	19
CB Kendall Green	---	---	0	6	13	19
S Todd Crane	---	---	1	2	14	17
RB Bill Rodgers	0	0	---	---	15	15
WR Myles Webber	5	1	---	---	7	13
K Carson Marcum	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB J.J. Hartman	---	---	4	2	2	8
C Randy Posavec	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Jay Fiume	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Alex Hall	---	---	0	0	6	6
OLB Jeremiah Skuratovsky	---	---	0	2	---	2
G Earl Woodson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Cooper Madison	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Wes Ryan	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Wendell Cruse	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	17	45	2.6
Right	5	51	10.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	28	141	5.0
Right	7	43	6.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Shelton	26	17	2	2	2	3	2	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andres Clayton	24	11	3	0	5	2	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	61	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	76	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	44	22.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	77	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	34	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	21	4.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Scottie Cassidy	7	4	1	39	1	23
WR Tyrell May	7	5	1	45	0	19
TE Braxton Lavallee	4	2	0	15	0	21
WR Rickey Zimmerman	3	2	0	0	0	24
TE Kyle Glover	2	2	0	41	1	6
FB Cameron Dexter	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Wesley Springer	1	1	0	9	0	20
RB Emmett Johnson	1	1	0	10	0	7

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnny Halas	7	4	1	75	1	22
WR J.C. Kemp	5	2	1	27	0	7
TE William Lindberg	4	3	1	24	0	13
WR Ron Boren	3	1	1	29	1	22
TE Aidan Galloway	2	1	1	21	1	11
WR Josh Peterson	2	0	0	0	0	15
RB Denzel Garrison	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Denzel Garrison	5	13	2.60	4.95
RB Kaelon Black	3	1	0.33	5.21
QB Andres Clayton	2	17	8.50	8.50
WR J.C. Kemp	1	-4	-4.00	-4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andres Clayton	7	2	10	1.43	7.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.C. Kemp	3	1	8	2.67	5.40
TE William Lindberg	2	1	2	1.00	6.00
WR Ron Boren	1	0	0	0.00	9.67
WR Josh Peterson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Sam Shelton	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Denzel Garrison	4	2
QB Andres Clayton	2	0
RB Kaelon Black	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Shelton	11	8	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andres Clayton	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Scottie Cassidy	3	1	1
WR Rickey Zimmerman	2	2	0
TE Braxton Lavallee	2	1	0
WR Tyrell May	2	2	1
RB Wesley Springer	1	1	1
TE Kyle Glover	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.C. Kemp	2	2	2
WR Johnny Halas	2	2	2
WR Ron Boren	1	0	0
TE Aidan Galloway	1	0	0
WR Josh Peterson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,100 (85,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,700 (26,700)
End Zone 19,200 (19,200)
Mezzanine 11,100 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 17,000 (17,000)
Club Seats 5,600 (5,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,500 (5,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,100 (85,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,700 (26,700)
End Zone	19,200 (19,200)
Mezzanine	11,100 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	17,000 (17,000)
Club Seats	5,600 (5,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,500 (5,500)