Week 1, 2019

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	6	0	0	-	9
Atlanta Falcons	3	0	17	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:33 TBY - Calvin Gifford 35 field goal
1Q: 01:20 ATL - Robert Whiting 38 field goal
2Q: 10:39 TBY - Calvin Gifford 30 field goal
2Q: 00:46 TBY - Calvin Gifford 31 field goal
3Q: 09:09 ATL - Shawn Hartman 11 pass from Tyrell Terrell (Robert Whiting extra point)
3Q: 03:17 ATL - Zach Huffman 5 pass from Tyrell Terrell (Robert Whiting extra point)
3Q: 00:45 ATL - Robert Whiting 18 field goal
4Q: 02:48 ATL - Lawrence Blake 25 run (Robert Whiting extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:33 TBY - Calvin Gifford 35 field goal
1Q: 01:20 ATL - Robert Whiting 38 field goal
2Q: 10:39 TBY - Calvin Gifford 30 field goal
2Q: 00:46 TBY - Calvin Gifford 31 field goal
3Q: 09:09 ATL - Shawn Hartman 11 pass from Tyrell Terrell (Robert Whiting extra point)
3Q: 03:17 ATL - Zach Huffman 5 pass from Tyrell Terrell (Robert Whiting extra point)
3Q: 00:45 ATL - Robert Whiting 18 field goal
4Q: 02:48 ATL - Lawrence Blake 25 run (Robert Whiting extra point)

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 316 363
- Offensive Plays 70 66
- Yards per Play 4.51 5.50
Net Rushing Yards 95 134
- Rushing Attempts 15 38
- Yards per Rush 6.33 3.53
Net Passing Yards 221 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 54 - 26 - 2 27 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 226 235
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.02 8.18
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 5.6
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/30 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 2/27 2/59
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/28
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 40
Time of Possession 24:08 35:52

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	316	363
- Offensive Plays	70	66
- Yards per Play	4.51	5.50
Net Rushing Yards	95	134
- Rushing Attempts	15	38
- Yards per Rush	6.33	3.53
Net Passing Yards	221	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	54 - 26 - 2	27 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	226	235
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.02	8.18
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	5.6
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/30	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	2/27	2/59
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/28
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 40
Time of Possession	24:08	35:52

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:59	5:34	OWN 8	11	74	Field Goal
1	1:14	5:40	OWN 11	14	76	Field Goal
2	8:23	1:45	OWN 3	6	21	Punt
2	3:23	2:43	OWN 20	7	66	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 10	3	6	Punt
3	9:03	0:53	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	3:08	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	0:39	2:23	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
4	8:22	1:19	OWN 23	7	10	Interception
4	4:56	0:40	OWN 20	6	11	Downs
4	2:31	0:42	OWN 20	4	4	Downs
4	1:10	1:10	OWN 40	3	10	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:01	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
1	6:25	5:11	OWN 20	10	59	Field Goal
2	10:34	2:11	OWN 32	4	18	Punt
2	6:38	3:15	OWN 23	6	34	Punt
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 37	3	7	Half
3	13:11	4:08	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
3	8:10	5:02	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
3	2:56	2:17	OPP 19	4	18	Field Goal
4	13:16	4:54	OWN 9	7	26	Punt
4	7:03	2:07	50	3	3	Punt
4	4:16	1:45	OPP 31	3	31	Touchdown
4	1:49	0:39	OPP 24	3	-9	Missed FG

Game MVP: Tyrell Terrell, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rashard Mendenhall	8	53	6.63	25	3
Brady Quinn	5	37	7.40	10	2
Rufus Webb	2	5	2.50	5	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zach Huffman	31	98	3.16	12	2	0
Lawrence Blake	6	38	6.33	25	1	1
Tyrell Terrell	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brady Quinn	54	26	226	1/5	0	46	2	44.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrell Terrell	27	22	235	1/6	2	27	0	127.6

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Rashard Mendenhall	10	16	93	9.30	61	46
WR Neil Pierce	4	11	29	7.25	0	13
WR Jeremy Maclin	4	8	49	12.25	8	14
TE Dwight Gilpin	3	5	27	9.00	7	14
RB Scottie Hollings	2	2	11	5.50	3	6
TE Norm Kraut	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3
WR Zach Lowrey	1	4	12	12.00	0	12
WR Juan Harvey	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
WR Gene Clemons	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Cole Gorham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Clifton Compton	5	5	50	10.00	19	22	0
RB Zach Huffman	5	5	29	5.80	14	14	1
WR Omar Schultz	3	4	39	13.00	13	24	0
WR Shawn Hartman	3	3	34	11.33	3	16	1
FB Brian Leonard	2	2	9	4.50	1	5	0
WR Everett Wiggins	1	2	27	27.00	19	27	0
TE Moe Looper	1	3	23	23.00	8	23	0
FB Les Fincher	1	2	13	13.00	6	13	0
WR Jamie Marx	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Chad Neasman	1	11	11.00	0
S Russell Lentz	1	17	17.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov
Brady Quinn	1	0
Rufus Webb	1	0
Jack Sughroue	0	2

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
J.J. Wirthel	0	0	1	0
Chuck Ward	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kerry Bergman	4	216	54.0	48.0	63	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corey Seder	5	236	47.2	37.4	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Gifford	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robert Whiting	2/3	0/1	0/1	38	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Polidixon	1	9	9.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrin Knight	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Polidixon	2	27	13.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Neasman	2	59	29.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Carlton Powell	6	3	0.0	31	22
DE Joel Wolf	6	1	0.0	34	23
OLB Tony Zelenka	6	0	0.0	25	10
S Wesley Lincoln	5	4	0.0	37	28
S Matthew Tinkis	5	0	0.0	23	23
DE Winston England	4	0	1.0	26	22
ILB Daryl Mincy	4	1	0.0	25	21
OLB Trevor Petry	4	0	0.0	33	25
CB Ronnie Polidixon	3	1	0.0	33	19
DT Gus Anderson	3	1	0.0	28	23
CB Travis Gerak	2	2	0.0	13	17
ILB Derrick Johnson	2	0	0.0	13	7
ILB Kirk Pritchett	2	0	0.0	5	3
S Eddie Hardy	2	0	0.0	8	5
CB Mike Simmons	1	1	0.0	30	21
WR Gene Clemons	1	0	---	---	---
DE Thomas Anderson	1	0	0.0	16	11
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	0	---	---	---
CB Cornell Frederick	1	0	0.0	5	9

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Damon Ramirez	7	3	0.0	13	46
OLB Shawn Crable	7	0	0.0	13	48
S Dominque Barber	6	1	0.0	12	49
CB Calvin Borders	4	2	0.0	14	45
CB Brady Al Shawa	3	2	0.0	4	15
CB Darrin Knight	3	1	0.0	4	32
CB Chad Neasman	2	2	0.0	12	46
S Russell Lentz	2	1	0.0	13	47
DT J.J. Wirthel	2	0	0.0	15	54
DE Kelvin Kinney	2	0	0.0	3	9
DE Chuck Ward	1	0	1.0	12	51
S Tom Zhao	1	2	0.0	14	48
OLB Jason Phillips	1	1	0.0	10	28
ILB Justin Kirk	1	0	0.0	3	12
DE Jason Lynch	0	1	0.0	12	46

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Winston England	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Joel Wolf	0.0	0	0	1	23

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chuck Ward	1.0	1	1	2	51
DT J.J. Wirthel	0.0	0	5	0	54
OLB Jason Phillips	0.0	0	3	1	28
OLB Shawn Crable	0.0	0	3	0	48
DE Jason Lynch	0.0	0	1	1	46
OLB Bill Erickson	0.0	0	1	0	5
DE Kelvin Kinney	0.0	0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Matthew Tinkis	5	0	23
OLB Trevor Petry	5	0	25
CB Mike Simmons	2	0	21
S Eddie Hardy	2	0	5
ILB Daryl Mincy	2	0	21
CB Ronnie Polidixon	1	2	19
ILB Derrick Johnson	1	0	7
CB Travis Gerak	1	0	17
ILB Kirk Pritchett	1	0	3
OLB Tony Zelenka	1	0	10
DE Winston England	1	0	22
CB Cornell Frederick	0	1	9

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Shawn Crable	6	2	0	48
ILB Damon Ramirez	4	0	0	46
S Dominque Barber	4	0	0	49
CB Calvin Borders	3	0	0	45
S Russell Lentz	2	1	1	47
CB Brady Al Shawa	2	0	0	15
CB Darrin Knight	2	0	0	32
ILB Justin Kirk	1	0	0	12
S Tom Zhao	1	0	0	48
OLB Jason Phillips	1	0	0	28
CB Chad Neasman	0	1	1	46
DT J.J. Wirthel	0	1	0	54
ILB Kent Kramer	0	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Levon Fisher	1	4	1	13	0	42
Zack Flowers	1	1	0	7	0	32
John Greco	1	1	0	14	0	48
Jack Sughroue	0	2	0	15	0	52
Daniel Garrison	0	1	0	12	1	38
Dwight Gilpin	0	1	0	4	0	27

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wesley Covington	5	10	36	0	22
Mike Pollak	3	5	33	0	27
Kelly Fortier	2	6	34	1	25
Adrian Weaver	2	6	33	0	19
Harvey Ancheta	1	5	36	0	26
Moe Looper	1	2	30	0	17
Daryn Colledge	0	1	2	0	6
Clifton Compton	0	1	21	0	18
Timothy Bronson	0	1	5	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Rufus Webb	1	21
Ben Gibson	1	13
Daryl Mincy	1	10
Neil Pierce	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Moe Looper	1	18
Calvin Borders	1	14
Chad Neasman	1	12

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jack Sughroue	15	52	---	---	7	74
Brady Quinn	15	55	---	---	---	70
Wesley Lincoln	---	---	37	28	4	69
Ronnie Polidixon	---	---	33	19	14	66
John Greco	14	48	---	---	4	66
Joel Wolf	---	---	34	23	8	65
Neil Pierce	14	43	---	---	8	65
Levon Fisher	13	42	---	---	7	62
Trevor Petry	---	---	33	25	3	61
Gene Clemons	13	45	---	---	1	59
Carlton Powell	---	---	31	22	3	56
Daryl Mincy	---	---	25	21	10	56
Rashard Mendenhall	12	41	---	---	1	54
Gus Anderson	---	---	28	23	3	54
Mike Simmons	---	---	30	21	3	54
Wade Alston	10	38	---	---	3	51
Winston England	---	---	26	22	3	51
Jeremy Maclin	10	40	---	---	---	50
Daniel Garrison	12	38	---	---	---	50
Matthew Tinkis	---	---	23	23	2	48
Zack Flowers	7	32	---	---	7	46
Zach Lowrey	5	26	---	---	14	45
Tony Zelenka	---	---	25	10	6	41
Mitchell Hickman	---	---	24	11	2	37
Dwight Gilpin	4	27	---	---	5	36
Ted Brodie	4	25	---	---	7	36
Derrick Johnson	---	---	13	7	12	32
Travis Gerak	---	---	13	17	2	32
Rufus Webb	2	7	---	---	21	30
Juan Harvey	2	11	---	---	15	28
Cornell Frederick	---	---	5	9	14	28
Thomas Anderson	---	---	16	11	---	27
Ben Gibson	2	10	---	---	13	25
Norm Kraut	3	4	---	---	17	24
Eddie Hardy	---	---	8	5	9	22
Scottie Hollings	3	16	---	---	3	22
DeAndre Levy	---	---	8	8	4	20
Kirk Pritchett	---	---	5	3	11	19
Cole Gorham	5	5	---	---	---	10
Calvin Gifford	0	0	---	---	7	7
Al Afalava	---	---	1	0	6	7
Marcus Freeman	---	---	0	0	5	5
Spencer Adkins	---	---	0	0	4	4
Kerry Bergman	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ernie Westbrook	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tyrus Boyd	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dominque Barber	---	---	12	49	13	74
Calvin Borders	---	---	14	45	14	73
J.J. Wirthel	---	---	15	54	3	72
Tom Zhao	---	---	14	48	9	71
Chad Neasman	---	---	12	46	12	70
Tyrell Terrell	38	28	---	---	---	66
Moe Looper	30	17	---	---	18	65
Chuck Ward	---	---	12	51	2	65
Shawn Crable	---	---	13	48	3	64
Jason Lynch	---	---	12	46	6	64
Damon Ramirez	---	---	13	46	3	62
Harvey Ancheta	36	26	---	---	---	62
Russell Lentz	---	---	13	47	2	62
Kelly Fortier	34	25	---	---	1	60
Mike Pollak	33	27	---	---	---	60
Wesley Covington	36	22	---	---	1	59
Adrian Weaver	33	19	---	---	6	58
Everett Wiggins	24	19	---	---	14	57
Brian Leonard	16	15	---	---	22	53
Darrin Knight	---	---	4	32	17	53
Zach Huffman	32	18	---	---	---	50
Clifton Compton	21	18	---	---	4	43
Jason Phillips	---	---	10	28	4	42
Lester Allen	11	5	---	---	18	34
Les Fincher	8	7	---	---	18	33
Henry Emmons	9	12	---	---	7	28
Sean Seleski	---	---	2	7	18	27
Jamie Marx	16	9	---	---	---	25
Shawn Hartman	15	8	---	---	---	23
Omar Schultz	9	13	---	---	---	22
Brady Al Shawa	---	---	4	15	1	20
Leo Durham	2	1	---	---	13	16
Justin Kirk	---	---	3	12	1	16
Lawrence Blake	6	10	---	---	---	16
Kent Kramer	---	---	3	12	1	16
Daryn Colledge	2	6	---	---	7	15
Kelvin Kinney	---	---	3	9	1	13
Luke Fulton	2	2	---	---	8	12
Kirk Laws	---	---	3	4	5	12
Bill Erickson	---	---	2	5	3	10
Robert Whiting	0	0	---	---	9	9
Timothy Bronson	5	1	---	---	2	8
Corey Seder	0	0	---	---	5	5
Charles Stephens	0	0	---	---	3	3
Maurice Heintz	---	---	1	1	1	3
Tyrone McNeil	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	15	7.5
Middle	10	45	4.5
Right	3	35	11.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	81	4.8
Middle	5	21	4.2
Right	15	34	2.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brady Quinn	54	26	1	3	1	6	15	4	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrell Terrell	27	22	4	1	1	3	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	15	10	77	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	68	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	81	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	123	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	109	13.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Rashard Mendenhall	16	10	0	93	1	41
WR Neil Pierce	11	4	0	29	0	43
WR Jeremy Maclin	8	4	0	49	0	40
TE Dwight Gilpin	5	3	0	27	0	27
WR Zach Lowrey	4	1	0	12	0	26
WR Gene Clemons	3	0	0	0	0	45
WR Juan Harvey	3	1	0	8	0	11
RB Scottie Hollings	2	2	0	11	0	16
TE Norm Kraut	1	1	0	-3	0	4
WR Cole Gorham	1	0	1	0	0	5

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Clifton Compton	5	5	0	50	1	18
RB Zach Huffman	5	5	0	29	0	18
WR Omar Schultz	4	3	0	39	1	13
TE Moe Looper	3	1	1	23	1	17
WR Shawn Hartman	3	3	0	34	0	8
WR Everett Wiggins	2	1	0	27	1	19
FB Brian Leonard	2	2	0	9	0	15
FB Les Fincher	2	1	0	13	0	7
WR Jamie Marx	1	1	0	11	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rashard Mendenhall	1	-3	-3.00	6.63
Rufus Webb	1	0	0.00	2.50

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Zach Huffman	5	2	0.40	3.16

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brady Quinn	5	1	14	2.80	4.19

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrell Terrell	7	6	49	7.00	8.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Neil Pierce	2	0	0	0.00	2.64
WR Jeremy Maclin	2	1	14	7.00	6.13
WR Zach Lowrey	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Zach Huffman	2	2	4	2.00	5.80
FB Les Fincher	2	1	13	6.50	6.50
WR Shawn Hartman	2	2	27	13.50	11.33
WR Omar Schultz	1	1	5	5.00	9.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Brady Quinn	3	1
Rashard Mendenhall	1	1
Rufus Webb	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Zach Huffman	4	1
Lawrence Blake	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brady Quinn	11	4	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrell Terrell	8	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Neil Pierce	3	1	1
WR Zach Lowrey	3	1	1
RB Rashard Mendenhall	2	2	1
TE Dwight Gilpin	1	0	0
WR Gene Clemons	1	0	0
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Clifton Compton	3	3	2
RB Zach Huffman	2	2	1
WR Everett Wiggins	1	0	0
FB Brian Leonard	1	1	0
WR Omar Schultz	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,300 (22,200)
End Zone 10,700 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (14,100)
Club Seats 2,700 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,300 (22,200)
End Zone	10,700 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (14,100)
Club Seats	2,700 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (5,000)