Week 15, 2012

played in Tampa Bay, FL

81 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	3	0	10	-	20
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	6	14	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:12 ATL - Mike Wheeler 9 pass from Michael Vick (Wade Richey extra point)
1Q: 04:28 TBY - Thomas Knoll 43 field goal
2Q: 07:58 TBY - Thomas Knoll 47 field goal
2Q: 02:20 ATL - Wade Richey 20 field goal
2Q: 00:11 TBY - Thomas Knoll 18 field goal
3Q: 10:55 TBY - Austin Punzel 4 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
3Q: 00:42 TBY - Brad Shannon 7 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
4Q: 10:15 ATL - Kim Helfrich 20 run (Wade Richey extra point)
4Q: 03:41 ATL - Wade Richey 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:12 ATL - Mike Wheeler 9 pass from Michael Vick (Wade Richey extra point)
1Q: 04:28 TBY - Thomas Knoll 43 field goal
2Q: 07:58 TBY - Thomas Knoll 47 field goal
2Q: 02:20 ATL - Wade Richey 20 field goal
2Q: 00:11 TBY - Thomas Knoll 18 field goal
3Q: 10:55 TBY - Austin Punzel 4 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
3Q: 00:42 TBY - Brad Shannon 7 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
4Q: 10:15 ATL - Kim Helfrich 20 run (Wade Richey extra point)
4Q: 03:41 ATL - Wade Richey 49 field goal

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 6-8 7-7
First Downs 15 25
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 9 15
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 272 425
- Offensive Plays 46 71
- Yards per Play 5.91 5.99
Net Rushing Yards 76 162
- Rushing Attempts 17 39
- Yards per Rush 4.47 4.15
Net Passing Yards 196 263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 17 - 0 30 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 196 284
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/21
- Yards per Pass Play 6.76 8.22
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.0 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/42 7/49
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 4/74 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 23:10 36:50

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	6-8	7-7
First Downs	15	25
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	9	15
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	272	425
- Offensive Plays	46	71
- Yards per Play	5.91	5.99
Net Rushing Yards	76	162
- Rushing Attempts	17	39
- Yards per Rush	4.47	4.15
Net Passing Yards	196	263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 17 - 0	30 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	196	284
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/21
- Yards per Pass Play	6.76	8.22
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.0	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/42	7/49
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	4/74	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 29
Time of Possession	23:10	36:50

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:54	OWN 40	3	60	Touchdown
1	8:43	1:11	OWN 48	3	2	Punt
1	4:23	1:52	OWN 19	3	-5	Punt
2	14:09	2:04	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
2	7:52	5:37	OWN 25	12	72	Field Goal
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	10:46	4:16	OWN 20	8	33	Punt
3	0:32	5:32	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown
4	4:53	1:17	OPP 29	3	-3	Field Goal

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:06	4:23	OWN 4	8	48	Downs
1	7:32	3:09	OWN 20	5	54	Field Goal
1	2:31	3:22	OWN 44	5	13	Punt
2	12:05	4:13	OWN 34	7	36	Field Goal
2	2:15	1:52	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
2	0:23	0:18	OPP 5	1	4	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:14	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	6:30	5:58	OWN 6	14	94	Touchdown
4	10:00	5:07	OWN 31	9	39	Missed FG
4	3:36	3:36	OWN 20	8	40	Game

Game MVP: Rex Grossman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kim Helfrich	14	70	5.00	20	2	1
Carl Davis	2	8	4.00	7	0	0
Michael Vick	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Austin Punzel	30	131	4.37	15	5
Cory Booker	6	23	3.83	13	1
Rex Grossman	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Cornelius Sobin	1	7	7.00	7	0
Melvin Van DeWege	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Michael Vick	29	17	196	0/0	1	43	0	90.5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rex Grossman	30	21	284	2/21	2	37	0	122.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Jenkins	9	13	89	9.89	28	26	0
FB Justin Griffith	1	1	21	21.00	6	21	0
WR Bryce Drake	1	3	22	22.00	0	22	0
TE Mike Wheeler	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	1
WR Vince Jeffries	1	4	43	43.00	0	43	0
RB Carl Davis	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Kim Helfrich	1	2	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
RB Ryan Ramirez	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Howie Isaacs	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brad Shannon	8	11	117	14.63	9	22	1
WR Michael Clayton	5	5	51	10.20	0	23	0
RB Austin Punzel	3	4	43	14.33	1	37	1
WR Ashley Lelie	2	5	47	23.50	11	36	0
RB Cornelius Sobin	2	2	22	11.00	7	14	0
TE Sedrick Battle	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Jason Witten	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Vince Jeffries	1	0	0	0
Mel Mitchell	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cornelius Sobin	1	0	0
Sedrick Battle	0	1	0
Michael Shaw	0	1	0
Dwight Smith	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andy Lee	4	157	39.3	34.0	46	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Bidwell	2	97	48.5	37.5	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Richey	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Knoll	3/4	2/3	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Jeffries	1	2	2.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Smith	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Drake	2	41	20.5	0
Vince Jeffries	2	33	16.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Shannon	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Roman Lindros	10	2	0.0	36	30
DT Korey Sinclair	6	3	1.0	35	30
S Greg Wesley	6	6	0.0	35	31
OLB Neal Kelleher	6	4	0.0	39	32
S Fred Clancy	6	2	0.0	25	28
S Mel Mitchell	4	0	0.0	32	30
DE Leon Matheny	3	1	1.0	35	30
OLB R.J. Myers	3	1	0.0	36	31
CB Ike Benson	3	0	0.0	30	30
DE Dusty Bronson	2	3	0.0	36	30
DT Raymond Osuchowski	2	2	0.0	28	24
ILB Dusty Sampson	2	1	0.0	14	5
OLB Will Overstreet	2	0	0.0	3	1
DE Brock Evans	2	0	0.0	11	3
DT Ron Donley	1	2	0.0	10	4
S Quinn Crum	1	1	0.0	5	7

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Chuck Ferreira	9	3	16	28
ILB Wesley Eicholz	4	2	16	28
CB Wayne Hurt	3	2	12	21
DT Pat Nied	3	0	13	21
DE Julius Peppers	2	0	5	7
CB Ike Taylor	2	0	15	23
DE Dewayne White	2	0	17	27
OLB Lonnie Blades	2	0	17	28
CB Butch Wolfstone	1	1	17	27
S Will Demps	1	0	15	21
OLB Derrick Poland	1	0	1	4
CB Leroy Rindfleisch	1	0	2	6
DT Reuben Foster	0	2	15	27
OLB Marc Dominquez	0	1	3	2
S Daryl Burke	0	1	2	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Korey Sinclair	1.0	1	1	30
DE Leon Matheny	1.0	0	0	30
DE Dusty Bronson	0.0	1	0	30

Tampa Bay	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dewayne White	3	0	27
DE Amos Moss	2	1	29
DT Reuben Foster	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Roman Lindros	7	0	30
S Fred Clancy	4	0	28
ILB Dusty Sampson	3	0	5
CB Ike Benson	2	1	30
S Mel Mitchell	1	1	30
OLB R.J. Myers	1	1	31
S Quinn Crum	1	0	7
OLB Neal Kelleher	1	0	32
DE Dusty Bronson	1	0	30

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Wayne Hurt	4	2	21
S Chuck Ferreira	4	1	28
CB Ike Taylor	2	0	23
OLB Lonnie Blades	2	0	28
CB Butch Wolfstone	1	1	27
DE Dewayne White	1	0	27
ILB Wesley Eicholz	1	0	28
OLB Derrick Poland	1	0	4
CB Leroy Rindfleisch	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Harvey Soltis	3	6	1	16	28
Clay Wallenbrock	1	2	0	17	29
Dwayne Robertson	1	1	0	11	27
James Newman	1	1	0	1	1
Wes Hamilton	0	4	0	16	29
Shane Phillips	0	2	0	14	16

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Thurman Cassidy	2	7	0	31	1	24
Reggie Wagner	2	7	0	28	1	26
Kendall Rawson	2	4	1	31	0	19
Roman Oliver	2	4	0	20	0	22
Michael Shaw	2	2	0	24	0	16
Toniu Fonoti	1	4	1	30	0	28
Jason Witten	1	1	0	23	0	15
Artis Hicks	0	5	0	17	0	17
Brett Williams	0	2	0	14	0	8
Melvin Van DeWege	0	2	0	24	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Corey Tatum	1	15
Ike Benson	1	15
Dean Hancock	1	12
Clay Wallenbrock	1	4
Carl Davis	0	19
Willie Hardy	0	17
Bryce Drake	0	13
Antonio Sjogren	0	13
Will Overstreet	0	12
Dusty Sampson	0	11
Howie Isaacs	0	11
Vince Jeffries	0	8
Justin Griffith	0	7
Wade Richey	0	7
Michael Jenkins	0	6
Andy Lee	0	6
Harvey Soltis	0	6
Jerry McElroy	0	6
James Newman	0	6
Jake Broome	0	6
Greg Wesley	0	4
Mel Mitchell	0	4
Leon Matheny	0	4
Korey Sinclair	0	4
Neal Kelleher	0	4
Frankie Lake	0	4
Roman Lindros	0	4
Fred Clancy	0	4
Raymond Osuchowski	0	4
Dusty Bronson	0	4
R.J. Myers	0	4
Quinn Crum	0	3
Mike Wheeler	0	2
Clyde Lane	0	2
Sal Dightman	0	1
Ryan Ramirez	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Clayton	3	15
Jason Witten	1	15
Dwight Smith	1	12
Cornelius Sobin	0	17
Cory Booker	0	17
Ashley Lelie	0	15
Will Demps	0	12
Gary Brackett	0	11
Matt Paulk	0	10
Rob Lane	0	10
Thomas Knoll	0	10
Wayne Hurt	0	9
Leroy Rindfleisch	0	7
Artis Hicks	0	6
Josh Bidwell	0	6
Thurman Cassidy	0	6
Sedrick Battle	0	6
Roman Oliver	0	6
Julius Peppers	0	5
Brett Williams	0	5
Marc Dominquez	0	5
Brad Shannon	0	5
Melvin Van DeWege	0	5
Toniu Fonoti	0	4
Shaun Phillips	0	4
Austin Punzel	0	4
Matt Bryant	0	3
Michael Shaw	0	3
Ike Taylor	0	2
Dewayne White	0	2
Wesley Eicholz	0	2
Butch Wolfstone	0	2
Chuck Ferreira	0	2
Pat Nied	0	2
Derrick Poland	0	2
Amos Moss	0	2
Lonnie Blades	0	2
Reuben Foster	0	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	13	72	5.5
Right	1	0	0.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	23	97	4.2
Right	9	48	5.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Michael Vick	29	17	4	0	2	4	6	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rex Grossman	30	21	5	1	3	3	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	48	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	73	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	65	10.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	33	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	131	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	115	19.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Jenkins	13	9	1	89	1	24
WR Vince Jeffries	4	1	0	43	1	16
WR Bryce Drake	3	1	1	22	1	19
TE Mike Wheeler	2	1	0	9	0	15
RB Kim Helfrich	2	1	0	-3	0	16
RB Ryan Ramirez	2	1	0	6	0	19
FB Justin Griffith	1	1	0	21	1	13
RB Carl Davis	1	1	0	3	0	13
TE Howie Isaacs	1	1	0	6	0	10

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brad Shannon	11	8	0	117	2	28
WR Ashley Lelie	5	2	2	47	1	22
WR Michael Clayton	5	5	0	51	1	20
RB Austin Punzel	4	3	1	43	1	21
RB Cornelius Sobin	2	2	0	22	0	10
TE Sedrick Battle	2	1	0	4	0	10
TE Jason Witten	1	0	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kim Helfrich	3	22	7.33	5.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Austin Punzel	2	15	7.50	4.37

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Michael Vick	3	3	18	6.00	6.76

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rex Grossman	3	3	19	6.33	9.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	9	9.00	4.50
RB Carl Davis	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
TE Howie Isaacs	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brad Shannon	2	2	15	7.50	10.64
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	4	4.00	10.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Austin Punzel	2	1
Cornelius Sobin	1	1
Cory Booker	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Michael Vick	10	7	4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rex Grossman	11	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Jenkins	5	5	3
WR Bryce Drake	3	1	1
WR Vince Jeffries	1	0	0
TE Howie Isaacs	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Clayton	4	4	3
WR Ashley Lelie	2	1	1
WR Brad Shannon	2	2	2
RB Cornelius Sobin	1	1	1
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	0
TE Sedrick Battle	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,300 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (17,700)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (11,200)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,300 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (17,700)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (11,200)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (4,800)