Week 17, 2017

played in Tampa Bay, FL

58 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	3	0	10	-	20
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	10	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:26 TBY - Lester Arnold 42 field goal
1Q: 07:01 ATL - Leland Norman 8 pass from Johnny Sanford (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 13:46 TBY - Sam Donaldson 9 pass from Doug Doane (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 01:27 ATL - Irv Terry 24 field goal
2Q: 00:28 TBY - Lester Arnold 19 field goal
4Q: 13:39 ATL - Irv Terry 21 field goal
4Q: 02:00 ATL - Jackie Malone 4 run (Irv Terry extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:26 TBY - Lester Arnold 42 field goal
1Q: 07:01 ATL - Leland Norman 8 pass from Johnny Sanford (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 13:46 TBY - Sam Donaldson 9 pass from Doug Doane (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 01:27 ATL - Irv Terry 24 field goal
2Q: 00:28 TBY - Lester Arnold 19 field goal
4Q: 13:39 ATL - Irv Terry 21 field goal
4Q: 02:00 ATL - Jackie Malone 4 run (Irv Terry extra point)

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 8-8 7-9
First Downs 26 18
- by Rushing 10 4
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 369 283
- Offensive Plays 66 60
- Yards per Play 5.59 4.72
Net Rushing Yards 138 82
- Rushing Attempts 29 20
- Yards per Rush 4.76 4.10
Net Passing Yards 231 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 1 36 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 245 227
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 6.24 5.03
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/32 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/56 4/91
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 33
Time of Possession 31:20 28:40

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	8-8	7-9
First Downs	26	18
- by Rushing	10	4
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	369	283
- Offensive Plays	66	60
- Yards per Play	5.59	4.72
Net Rushing Yards	138	82
- Rushing Attempts	29	20
- Yards per Rush	4.76	4.10
Net Passing Yards	231	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 1	36 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	245	227
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	6.24	5.03
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/32	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/56	4/91
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 33
Time of Possession	31:20	28:40

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:20	4:24	OWN 31	12	69	Touchdown
1	2:17	1:39	OWN 20	5	20	Interception
2	13:38	1:09	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	7:17	5:55	OWN 20	13	73	Field Goal
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 8	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:11	OWN 36	5	24	Punt
3	8:13	1:16	OWN 48	4	26	Missed FG
3	5:25	1:26	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
3	3:11	4:37	OWN 28	8	68	Field Goal
4	8:56	7:03	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:40	OWN 24	6	51	Field Goal
1	6:56	4:39	OWN 29	8	25	Punt
1	0:38	2:00	OPP 45	5	45	Touchdown
2	12:29	5:12	OWN 39	10	25	Punt
2	1:22	0:59	OPP 36	5	34	Field Goal
3	11:49	3:36	OWN 11	6	4	Punt
3	6:57	1:32	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
3	3:59	0:48	OWN 32	2	-1	Interception
4	13:34	4:38	OWN 28	8	31	Punt
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 20	7	37	Game

Game MVP: Kendall Hape, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Skip Oukac	21	104	4.95	16	6	0
Jackie Malone	7	36	5.14	11	1	1
Johnny Sanford	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Austin Punzel	12	56	4.67	23	3
Sam Donaldson	5	7	1.40	5	0
Doug Doane	3	19	6.33	7	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnny Sanford	35	20	245	2/14	1	34	1	76.5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Doane	36	26	227	4/26	1	26	1	86.2

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leland Norman	4	7	45	11.25	0	18	1
TE Mike Wheeler	3	4	29	9.67	1	22	0
WR Marco Bensen	3	7	61	20.33	7	34	0
TE Daniel Baker	3	4	44	14.67	0	21	0
WR Randall Humphrey	2	5	25	12.50	0	14	0
RB Skip Oukac	2	2	5	2.50	5	5	0
RB Bob McNally	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Sean Loucks	1	1	6	6.00	7	6	0
WR Brant Shaw	1	2	19	19.00	12	19	0
TE Clay Anderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Sam Donaldson	7	8	48	6.86	8	15	1
RB Austin Punzel	4	5	19	4.75	7	8	0
TE Andy Hammett	4	4	28	7.00	4	12	0
WR Bennie Covington	4	8	46	11.50	9	19	0
TE Brant Emerson	3	4	55	18.33	4	26	0
FB Walt Blanchard	2	2	12	6.00	1	9	0
WR Kenneth Mathis	2	3	19	9.50	0	20	0
WR Jason Tatum	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Damon Nash	1	4	4.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Orlando Newhart	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Daniel Baker	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dwayne Sanders	1	0	0	0
J.J. Emmons	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	3	139	46.3	40.3	53	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leon Venegas	5	219	43.8	29.2	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	2/3	0/1	0/0	24	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob McNally	2	13	6.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwayne Sanders	3	18	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Carhart	2	56	28.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Newhart	3	76	25.3	0
Dwayne Sanders	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Preston Ackerman	6	0	0.0	15	31
CB Matt Carhart	6	0	0.0	9	25
DE Kendall Hape	5	0	3.0	17	37
OLB R.J. Myers	5	4	0.0	17	39
ILB Seth Levine	5	2	0.0	20	40
S Leslie Ramthun	4	2	0.0	17	36
CB Jumbo Clayton	4	1	0.0	20	39
CB Damon Nash	4	0	0.0	19	36
DT Korey Sinclair	3	0	0.0	19	39
DE Dusty Bronson	2	0	1.0	18	39
OLB Vernon Douglas	2	0	0.0	12	14
S Quinn Crum	1	1	0.0	10	14
OLB Alex Shook	1	1	0.0	0	4
WR Leland Norman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dexter Searcy	1	0	0.0	4	10
DT Dusty West	0	1	0.0	11	25

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Austin Branch	7	2	1.0	27	35
CB Glen Summerlin	6	0	0.0	29	36
OLB Lonnie Blades	5	2	0.0	28	37
ILB Wesley Eicholz	5	1	0.0	26	35
DT Russell Lyle	4	1	1.0	25	27
DT Reuben Foster	4	3	0.0	27	33
S Lonnie Albright	4	1	0.0	25	36
CB Phil Becker	3	2	0.0	20	26
DE Amos Moss	2	0	0.0	26	35
S Chris Dillon	2	0	0.0	24	29
CB Orlando Newhart	2	0	0.0	28	36
OLB Robbie Arndorfer	1	1	0.0	3	2
WR Jason Tatum	1	0	---	---	---
CB Rob Dennis	1	0	0.0	4	1
DE David Pierce	1	0	0.0	3	2
OLB A.J. Chandler	0	1	0.0	10	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendall Hape	3.0	1	0	37
DE Dusty Bronson	1.0	1	0	39
DT Korey Sinclair	0.0	1	1	39
OLB Vernon Douglas	0.0	1	0	14

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Russell Lyle	1.0	2	1	27
DE Austin Branch	1.0	1	1	35
DE Amos Moss	0.0	1	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Preston Ackerman	4	2	0	31
CB Damon Nash	4	0	1	36
CB Jumbo Clayton	4	0	0	39
OLB R.J. Myers	3	1	0	39
ILB Seth Levine	3	0	0	40
CB Matt Carhart	3	0	0	25
S Quinn Crum	1	0	0	14
DT Korey Sinclair	1	0	0	39
OLB Vernon Douglas	1	0	0	14
OLB Alex Shook	1	0	0	4
DT Dusty West	1	0	0	25

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Glen Summerlin	4	2	0	36
S Lonnie Albright	4	1	0	36
OLB Lonnie Blades	3	0	0	37
CB Orlando Newhart	2	1	1	36
ILB Wesley Eicholz	2	0	0	35
DE Austin Branch	2	0	0	35
CB Phil Becker	1	2	0	26
DT Reuben Foster	1	0	0	33
OLB Robbie Arndorfer	1	0	0	2
S Chris Dillon	0	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sean Loucks	4	4	15	0	18
Isaac Whalen	3	4	23	0	29
Harvey Soltis	2	4	29	0	31
Dixon Lofton	2	3	22	1	31
Clay Wallenbrock	1	7	29	0	37
Amos Webster	1	2	27	0	36
Raymond Matos	1	2	7	0	11
Kurt Drake	1	1	2	0	1
Mike Wheeler	0	1	19	0	21
Eddie Newsome	0	0	6	1	9

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrone Carlisle	1	3	16	0	32
Marco Carter	1	3	9	0	18
Trent Rodgers	1	3	15	0	36
Oliver Lynn	1	1	15	1	30
Thurman Cassidy	0	3	9	1	21
Butch Harper	0	2	11	0	19
Walt Blanchard	0	1	8	0	13
Michael McNeil	0	1	5	0	4
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	0	19	2	38

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Sampson	2	12
Quinn Crum	2	10
Bob McNally	1	20
Daniel Baker	1	12
Nicky Bodenhemer	1	6
Clay Wallenbrock	1	1
Tyrus Riviere	0	19
Clay Anderson	0	15
Brant Shaw	0	14
Marco Bensen	0	12
Leslie Ramthun	0	12
Matt Carhart	0	10
Mike Wheeler	0	8
Irv Terry	0	8
Alex Shook	0	8
Damon Nash	0	7
Eddie Newsome	0	6
Kurt Drake	0	6
Jumbo Clayton	0	6
Herman Long	0	6
Dixon Lofton	0	5
Jamie Lincoln	0	5
Malcolm Bartholomew	0	5
Sean Loucks	0	4
Raymond Matos	0	4
Dexter Searcy	0	3
Korey Sinclair	0	2
Amos Webster	0	2
Preston Ackerman	0	2
Dusty Bronson	0	2
Kendall Hape	0	2
Vernon Douglas	0	2
Seth Levine	0	2
Dusty West	0	2
Brent Compton	0	1
R.J. Myers	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Phil Blevins	2	19
Dwight Sanders	1	13
Charlie Parrott	1	6
Sam Donaldson	0	18
Brant Emerson	0	15
Dwayne Sanders	0	12
Orlando Newhart	0	11
Kenneth Mathis	0	10
Rob Dennis	0	9
Walt Blanchard	0	9
Bennie Covington	0	8
Leon Venegas	0	7
Marco Carter	0	7
A.J. Chandler	0	7
Butch Harper	0	7
Michael McNeil	0	7
Lester Arnold	0	6
Wesley Eicholz	0	5
Lonnie Albright	0	5
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	5
Oliver Lynn	0	5
Andy Hammett	0	5
Thurman Cassidy	0	4
Lonnie Blades	0	4
Phil Becker	0	3
Amos Moss	0	3
Reuben Foster	0	3
Sammy Fuller	0	3
Chris Dillon	0	3
Russell Lyle	0	3
Lorenzo Kinney	0	3
Austin Branch	0	3
J.J. Emmons	0	3
David Pierce	0	3
Robbie Arndorfer	0	3
Glen Summerlin	0	3
Austin Punzel	0	1
Jason Tatum	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	37	4.1
Middle	14	69	4.9
Right	5	34	6.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	33	11.0
Middle	15	38	2.5
Right	2	11	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnny Sanford	35	20	4	1	2	7	4	3	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Doane	36	26	3	1	0	3	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	3	30	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	83	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	10	5	116	11.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	64	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	104	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	46	9.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marco Bensen	7	3	0	61	1	19
WR Leland Norman	7	4	0	45	0	27
WR Randall Humphrey	5	2	1	25	0	25
TE Mike Wheeler	4	3	0	29	1	21
TE Daniel Baker	4	3	0	44	2	17
RB Bob McNally	2	1	0	11	0	4
WR Brant Shaw	2	1	1	19	0	13
RB Skip Oukac	2	2	0	5	0	18
FB Sean Loucks	1	1	0	6	0	18
TE Clay Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	2

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bennie Covington	8	4	46	0	26
RB Sam Donaldson	8	7	48	0	20
RB Austin Punzel	5	4	19	0	22
TE Andy Hammett	4	4	28	0	22
TE Brant Emerson	4	3	55	2	16
WR Kenneth Mathis	3	2	19	1	25
FB Walt Blanchard	2	2	12	0	13
WR Jason Tatum	1	0	0	0	29

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Skip Oukac	4	-3	-0.75	4.95
Jackie Malone	3	15	5.00	5.14

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sam Donaldson	2	-1	-0.50	1.40
Austin Punzel	1	1	1.00	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnny Sanford	3	2	12	4.00	7.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Doane	3	2	24	8.00	6.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leland Norman	2	1	8	4.00	6.43
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	4	4.00	7.25

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Sam Donaldson	2	2	24	12.00	6.00
RB Austin Punzel	1	0	0	0.00	3.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Skip Oukac	2	1
Jackie Malone	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Doane	2	2
Austin Punzel	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnny Sanford	8	4	4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Doane	6	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bob McNally	2	1	1
WR Leland Norman	2	1	1
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	1
WR Marco Bensen	1	0	0
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	1
TE Clay Anderson	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Austin Punzel	2	2	2
RB Sam Donaldson	2	1	0
WR Bennie Covington	1	1	0
WR Kenneth Mathis	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,800 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (17,700)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (11,200)
Club Seats 11,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,300 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,800 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (17,700)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (11,200)
Club Seats	11,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,300 (4,800)