Week 1, 2034

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	3	3	14	-	20
Atlanta Falcons	7	17	3	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:12 ATL - Marcus Preston 5 run (Preston Burks extra point)
2Q: 11:04 TBY - Jason Salinas 20 field goal
2Q: 07:14 ATL - Wes Witt 12 pass from Mitchell Turnbull (Preston Burks extra point)
2Q: 04:04 ATL - Wes Witt 14 pass from Mitchell Turnbull (Preston Burks extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Preston Burks 43 field goal
3Q: 11:40 TBY - Jason Salinas 28 field goal
3Q: 06:31 ATL - Preston Burks 36 field goal
4Q: 13:51 TBY - Edward Wyant 15 pass from Todd Downs (Jason Salinas extra point)
4Q: 07:14 TBY - Jermaine Robertson 16 pass from Todd Downs (Jason Salinas extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:12 ATL - Marcus Preston 5 run (Preston Burks extra point)
2Q: 11:04 TBY - Jason Salinas 20 field goal
2Q: 07:14 ATL - Wes Witt 12 pass from Mitchell Turnbull (Preston Burks extra point)
2Q: 04:04 ATL - Wes Witt 14 pass from Mitchell Turnbull (Preston Burks extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Preston Burks 43 field goal
3Q: 11:40 TBY - Jason Salinas 28 field goal
3Q: 06:31 ATL - Preston Burks 36 field goal
4Q: 13:51 TBY - Edward Wyant 15 pass from Todd Downs (Jason Salinas extra point)
4Q: 07:14 TBY - Jermaine Robertson 16 pass from Todd Downs (Jason Salinas extra point)

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 321 327
- Offensive Plays 67 68
- Yards per Play 4.79 4.81
Net Rushing Yards 155 89
- Rushing Attempts 33 28
- Yards per Rush 4.70 3.18
Net Passing Yards 166 238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 14 - 0 37 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 181 251
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 3/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.88 5.95
Fumbles/Lost 4/4 5/4
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 4/34
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/73 4/97
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 35
Time of Possession 28:21 31:39

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	321	327
- Offensive Plays	67	68
- Yards per Play	4.79	4.81
Net Rushing Yards	155	89
- Rushing Attempts	33	28
- Yards per Rush	4.70	3.18
Net Passing Yards	166	238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 14 - 0	37 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	181	251
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	3/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.88	5.95
Fumbles/Lost	4/4	5/4
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	4/34
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/73	4/97
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 35
Time of Possession	28:21	31:39

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:23	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	11:53	2:46	OWN 36	5	12	Punt
1	7:40	1:28	OWN 28	4	20	Fumble
1	5:06	0:09	OWN 41	1	18	Fumble
1	2:02	0:35	OWN 22	1	12	Fumble
1	1:17	5:21	OWN 46	9	51	Field Goal
2	7:04	0:33	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
2	3:58	1:01	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
3	13:13	1:41	OPP 30	4	19	Field Goal
3	6:23	1:41	OWN 34	3	12	Fumble
3	3:27	4:42	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
4	11:54	1:46	OPP 41	3	4	Punt
4	8:20	1:15	OPP 31	5	31	Touchdown
4	5:18	1:38	OWN 45	4	0	Downs
4	2:27	1:45	OWN 3	10	62	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:37	1:44	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
1	9:07	1:27	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	6:12	1:06	OPP 48	3	-5	Interception
1	4:57	2:55	50	6	50	Touchdown
1	1:27	0:10	OPP 34	1	5	Fumble
2	10:56	3:52	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
2	6:31	2:33	OPP 43	6	43	Touchdown
2	2:57	2:57	OWN 11	10	63	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:47	OWN 32	3	7	Fumble
3	11:32	5:09	OWN 25	8	56	Field Goal
3	4:42	1:15	OPP 46	3	10	Fumble
4	13:45	1:51	OWN 23	3	-6	Punt
4	10:08	1:48	OWN 20	4	11	Fumble
4	7:05	1:47	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	3:40	1:13	OPP 45	3	5	Punt
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 35	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: Ricky Duffy, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ernest Hancock	21	93	4.43	13	3
Darrell Dennis	11	55	5.00	13	3
Todd Downs	1	7	7.00	7	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Toby Livesay	13	43	3.31	8	0	0
Marcus Preston	10	40	4.00	20	1	1
Mitchell Turnbull	5	6	1.20	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Todd Downs	31	14	181	3/15	2	27	0	85.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Turnbull	37	22	251	3/13	2	36	1	86.6

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Edward Wyant	7	9	110	15.71	44	27	1
WR Benjamin Worthy	4	7	36	9.00	8	14	0
RB Darrell Dennis	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
FB Jermaine Robertson	1	1	16	16.00	5	16	1
WR Warren Davidson	1	6	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Ty Jonas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ernest Hancock	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jamal Small	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Walter England	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ricky Duffy	7	11	112	16.00	56	36	0
TE Wes Witt	6	7	58	9.67	6	14	2
WR Courtney Karamanos	3	10	28	9.33	5	14	0
RB Marcus Preston	2	2	4	2.00	0	3	0
WR Dwight Becker	1	1	23	23.00	4	23	0
RB Toby Livesay	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	0
WR Broderick Dunn	1	2	19	19.00	6	19	0
TE Ryan Campbell	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Max Pritchett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Emmanuel Gillespie	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ernest Hancock	2	0	0
Edward Wyant	1	0	0
Benjamin Worthy	1	0	0
Jimmie Checovetes	0	2	0
Rico Fredrickson	0	1	0
Ken Greer	0	1	0
Brock Robinson	0	0	2
Andrew Rivera	0	0	1
Al Bornstein	0	0	1
Vinny Compton	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Toby Livesay	2	0	0
Courtney Karamanos	1	0	0
Mitchell Turnbull	1	0	0
Marcus Preston	1	0	0
Winston Becker	0	2	2
Adam Wright	0	1	0
Bobby Flannery	0	1	0
Lance Graham	0	1	0
Junior Reeves	0	0	1
Deon Kidman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrone Gillespie	5	237	47.4	36.6	52	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
T.J. Flannery	5	196	39.2	35.6	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Salinas	2/2	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Burks	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Davidson	2	18	9.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Karamanos	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ty Jonas	3	73	24.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrell Olivas	3	73	24.3	0
Ricky Duffy	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Melvin Thomason	8	0	0.0	21	33
ILB Al Bornstein	6	1	0.0	24	33
CB Jose Alcott	6	0	0.0	24	35
DT Clarence Rice	4	3	0.0	23	27
OLB Rico Fredrickson	4	3	0.0	24	34
DE Xavier Flagg	3	0	1.5	24	37
CB Ronnie Akroyd	3	2	0.0	21	31
DT Brock Robinson	3	0	0.0	14	20
DE Derek Lane	3	0	0.0	10	20
OLB Leon Walker	2	0	0.0	17	17
OLB Vinny Compton	2	0	0.0	4	6
DT Andrew Rivera	1	1	1.0	12	14
S Ken Greer	1	2	0.0	24	37
RB Ernest Hancock	1	0	---	---	---
CB Emmanuel Gillespie	1	0	0.0	12	20
DT Billy Givens	0	1	0.5	9	16
DE Jimmie Checovetes	0	1	0.0	18	20
OLB Bennie Comella	0	1	0.0	11	12

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jerry Fishley	10	4	0.0	33	29
S Winston Becker	6	1	0.0	26	26
OLB Trent Crabtree	5	0	0.0	33	34
DE Winfred Branham	4	1	1.0	24	22
ILB Adam Wright	3	1	0.0	28	31
ILB Al McConnell	3	0	0.0	5	3
DT Britt Langley	2	0	1.0	26	25
DT Mickey Parker	2	1	0.5	23	17
DE Tyrus Flannery	2	1	0.5	32	31
CB Xavier Buxton	2	3	0.0	24	29
CB Arnie Cooley	2	0	0.0	24	26
DT Junior Reeves	1	1	0.0	6	14
OLB Mo Gardner	1	1	0.0	6	6
DT Dusty Kim	1	1	0.0	20	21
TE Wes Witt	1	0	---	---	---
WR Courtney Karamanos	1	0	---	---	---
T Oscar Flannery	1	0	---	---	---
ILB O.J. Gillespie	1	0	0.0	1	1
WR Ricky Duffy	1	0	---	---	---
S Terrell Olivas	1	0	0.0	16	8
S Clyde Ramirez	0	1	0.0	7	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Xavier Flagg	1.5	1	0	37
DT Andrew Rivera	1.0	0	1	14
DT Billy Givens	0.5	0	0	16
DT Clarence Rice	0.0	0	1	27
OLB Rico Fredrickson	0.0	0	1	34
DE Jimmie Checovetes	0.0	0	1	20
DE Derek Lane	0.0	0	1	20

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Winfred Branham	1.0	1	1	0	22
DT Britt Langley	1.0	0	1	0	25
DE Tyrus Flannery	0.5	1	2	1	31
DT Mickey Parker	0.5	0	1	0	17
OLB Trent Crabtree	0.0	1	0	0	34
DT Dusty Kim	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Melvin Thomason	5	3	0	33
CB Jose Alcott	4	2	0	35
OLB Rico Fredrickson	3	0	0	34
DE Derek Lane	3	0	0	20
CB Ronnie Akroyd	2	2	0	31
ILB Al Bornstein	2	0	0	33
CB Emmanuel Gillespie	1	0	1	20
DT Brock Robinson	1	0	0	20
OLB Leon Walker	1	0	0	17

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jerry Fishley	4	1	29
S Winston Becker	3	0	26
CB Deon Kidman	2	0	8
ILB Adam Wright	2	0	31
CB Arnie Cooley	1	2	26
ILB O.J. Gillespie	1	0	1
S Terrell Olivas	1	0	8
CB Xavier Buxton	0	1	29
OLB Trent Crabtree	0	1	34

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Emerson	5	11	1	29	1	30
Walter Oukac	2	5	0	27	0	29
Donald Peterson	1	4	0	28	0	26
Jermaine Robertson	1	2	0	16	0	12
Cary Beckham	1	2	0	20	0	10
Edward Wyant	1	1	0	21	0	20
Randal Schechter	0	3	0	26	2	25
Norbert Mahoney	0	2	0	20	0	20
Winston Beattie	0	1	0	7	0	9
Ian Mahoney	0	1	0	22	0	21

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Fernando Reeves	3	4	20	0	30
Tyrus Tate	1	4	28	0	40
Billy Lehman	1	4	21	0	36
Myron Bryant	1	3	21	1	33
Oscar Flannery	0	3	24	2	34
Lenny Clemons	0	2	13	0	14
Max Pritchett	0	2	11	0	13
Wes Witt	0	1	24	0	30

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Hardy Graf	2	16
Vinny Compton	1	24
Edward Wyant	1	17
Ty Jonas	1	15
Darrell Dennis	0	22
Jose Alcott	0	12
Walter England	0	12
Cary Beckham	0	11
Donnell Welch	0	9
Jamal Small	0	7
Melvin Thomason	0	7
Kendall Short	0	7
Jason Salinas	0	7
Ken Greer	0	7
Winston Beattie	0	7
Ian Mahoney	0	7
Derek Lane	0	7
Jermaine Robertson	0	6
Blaine Freeman	0	6
Benjamin Worthy	0	5
Tyrone Gillespie	0	5
Rickey Thomason	0	5
Warren Davidson	0	5
Walter Oukac	0	5
Randal Schechter	0	4
Xavier Flagg	0	3
Rico Fredrickson	0	3
Norbert Mahoney	0	3
Jimmie Checovetes	0	3
Al Bornstein	0	2
Leon Walker	0	2
Ronnie Akroyd	0	2
Emmanuel Gillespie	0	2
Floyd Fonseca	0	2
Billy Givens	0	2
Bennie Comella	0	2
Brock Robinson	0	1
Clarence Rice	0	1
Donald Abrams	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Max Pritchett	1	17
Courtney Karamanos	1	15
Oscar Barrett	1	15
O.J. Gillespie	1	10
Travis Stewart	1	7
Marcus Preston	0	22
Trent Crabtree	0	17
Wes Witt	0	15
Ryan Campbell	0	14
Bobby Flannery	0	13
Winston Becker	0	11
Terrell Olivas	0	10
Dusty Kim	0	8
Jerry Fishley	0	8
Myron Bryant	0	7
Billy Vandermause	0	7
Xavier Buxton	0	7
Preston Burks	0	7
Kenneth Virola	0	6
Billy Lehman	0	6
Dwight Becker	0	5
Ricky Duffy	0	5
T.J. Flannery	0	5
Adam Wright	0	4
Lance Graham	0	4
Clyde Ramirez	0	3
Tyrus Flannery	0	3
Winfred Branham	0	3
Raymond White	0	2
Mickey Parker	0	2
Lenny Clemons	0	2
Britt Langley	0	2
Arnie Cooley	0	1
Deon Kidman	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	67	6.7
Middle	6	27	4.5
Right	17	61	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	42	5.3
Middle	13	37	2.8
Right	4	13	3.3
None	3	-3	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Todd Downs	31	14	2	0	3	5	6	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Turnbull	37	22	4	1	0	7	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	4	33	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	95	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	27	6.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	111	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	70	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	56	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Edward Wyant	9	7	1	110	2	20
WR Benjamin Worthy	7	4	0	36	0	30
WR Warren Davidson	6	1	1	8	0	21
RB Ernest Hancock	4	0	0	0	0	28
WR Ty Jonas	1	0	0	0	0	11
TE Jamal Small	1	0	1	0	0	24
RB Darrell Dennis	1	1	0	11	0	6
FB Jermaine Robertson	1	1	0	16	0	12
WR Walter England	1	0	0	0	0	2

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricky Duffy	11	7	112	3	29
WR Courtney Karamanos	10	3	28	0	39
TE Wes Witt	7	6	58	0	30
RB Marcus Preston	2	2	4	0	19
WR Broderick Dunn	2	1	19	0	15
TE Ryan Campbell	2	1	3	0	13
WR Dwight Becker	1	1	23	1	20
RB Toby Livesay	1	1	4	0	20
FB Max Pritchett	1	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ernest Hancock	6	27	4.50	4.43
Darrell Dennis	1	2	2.00	5.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Toby Livesay	1	0	0.00	3.31
Marcus Preston	1	5	5.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Todd Downs	5	2	31	6.20	5.84

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Turnbull	4	2	26	6.50	6.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Edward Wyant	1	1	15	15.00	12.22
WR Benjamin Worthy	1	0	0	0.00	5.14
RB Ernest Hancock	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Jamal Small	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Jermaine Robertson	1	1	16	16.00	16.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Wes Witt	2	2	26	13.00	8.29
WR Courtney Karamanos	2	0	0	0.00	2.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ernest Hancock	4	1
Darrell Dennis	2	1
Todd Downs	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Preston	3	1
Mitchell Turnbull	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Todd Downs	6	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Turnbull	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch
TE Edward Wyant	3	1
WR Ty Jonas	1	0
RB Ernest Hancock	1	0
WR Warren Davidson	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Wes Witt	2	2	2
WR Courtney Karamanos	2	0	0
RB Marcus Preston	2	2	0
WR Ricky Duffy	2	1	0
WR Dwight Becker	1	1	1
RB Toby Livesay	1	1	1
WR Broderick Dunn	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 38,200 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (22,200)
End Zone 8,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine 5,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 7,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 2,000 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	38,200 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (22,200)
End Zone	8,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine	5,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	7,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	2,000 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (5,000)