Week 1, 2052

played in Tampa Bay, FL

74 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	10	0	7	-	17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	13	10	0	10	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 TBY - Bruce Battles 21 field goal
1Q: 04:29 TBY - Bruce Battles 19 field goal
1Q: 03:43 TBY - Tyrone Torelli 23 fumble return (Bruce Battles extra point)
2Q: 14:15 ATL - Billy Beale 33 pass from Larry Tatum (Nick Heimburger extra point)
2Q: 06:28 TBY - Bruce Battles 21 field goal
2Q: 02:21 ATL - Nick Heimburger 29 field goal
2Q: 00:23 TBY - Harvey Webster 9 pass from Charles Peppers (Bruce Battles extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Winston Lofton 9 pass from Larry Tatum (Nick Heimburger extra point)
4Q: 11:45 TBY - Randall Watkins 14 run (Bruce Battles extra point)
4Q: 00:09 TBY - Bruce Battles 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 TBY - Bruce Battles 21 field goal
1Q: 04:29 TBY - Bruce Battles 19 field goal
1Q: 03:43 TBY - Tyrone Torelli 23 fumble return (Bruce Battles extra point)
2Q: 14:15 ATL - Billy Beale 33 pass from Larry Tatum (Nick Heimburger extra point)
2Q: 06:28 TBY - Bruce Battles 21 field goal
2Q: 02:21 ATL - Nick Heimburger 29 field goal
2Q: 00:23 TBY - Harvey Webster 9 pass from Charles Peppers (Bruce Battles extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Winston Lofton 9 pass from Larry Tatum (Nick Heimburger extra point)
4Q: 11:45 TBY - Randall Watkins 14 run (Bruce Battles extra point)
4Q: 00:09 TBY - Bruce Battles 29 field goal

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 21 21
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 11 16
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 303 422
- Offensive Plays 70 64
- Yards per Play 4.33 6.59
Net Rushing Yards 114 130
- Rushing Attempts 20 35
- Yards per Rush 5.70 3.71
Net Passing Yards 189 292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 26 - 1 27 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 214 303
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/25 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 3.78 10.07
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/59 4/18
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 1/21
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 41
Time of Possession 28:30 31:30

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	21	21
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	11	16
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	303	422
- Offensive Plays	70	64
- Yards per Play	4.33	6.59
Net Rushing Yards	114	130
- Rushing Attempts	20	35
- Yards per Rush	5.70	3.71
Net Passing Yards	189	292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 26 - 1	27 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	214	303
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/25	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	3.78	10.07
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/59	4/18
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	1/21
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 41
Time of Possession	28:30	31:30

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:14	1:38	OWN 25	4	22	Interception
1	4:24	0:57	OWN 25	2	-2	Fumble
1	3:27	4:23	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	11:34	0:27	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
2	6:20	4:05	OWN 25	11	63	Field Goal
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 25	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	4:25	OWN 5	8	26	Punt
3	7:01	7:08	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	11:38	2:18	OWN 28	5	14	Punt
4	6:00	1:25	OWN 20	6	4	Downs
4	2:11	0:46	OWN 27	4	1	Downs
4	1:10	0:30	OWN 9	4	0	Downs
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 25	1	0	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:46	OWN 25	11	71	Field Goal
1	8:36	4:12	OWN 42	7	56	Field Goal
2	14:04	2:30	OWN 21	5	8	Punt
2	11:07	4:47	OWN 40	8	56	Field Goal
2	2:15	2:02	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	10:35	3:34	OWN 4	7	51	Punt
4	14:53	3:15	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
4	9:20	3:20	OWN 37	5	25	Punt
4	4:35	2:24	OPP 24	3	4	Missed FG
4	1:25	0:15	OPP 28	1	19	Fumble
4	0:40	0:38	OPP 9	3	-3	Field Goal

Game MVP: Charles Peppers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dalton Fultz	12	76	6.33	23	3
QB Larry Tatum	4	15	3.75	7	0
RB Harris Berry	2	21	10.50	13	1
FB Joe Parker	2	2	1.00	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Randall Watkins	26	91	3.50	19	2	1
QB Charles Peppers	5	26	5.20	12	1	0
WR Harvey Webster	2	5	2.50	8	0	0
RB Joseph Foreman	2	8	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Larry Tatum	47	26	214	3/25	2	33	1	72.5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Charles Peppers	27	20	303	2/11	1	42	0	122.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Billy Beale	12	26	128	10.67	34	33	1
RB Dalton Fultz	6	8	20	3.33	5	10	0
TE Winston Lofton	4	5	33	8.25	0	10	1
WR Lewis Chance	3	4	13	4.33	1	7	0
TE Bryce Bullock	1	3	20	20.00	3	20	0
WR Ashton Barrett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Brian Laughlin	5	8	96	19.20	38	42	0
RB Randall Watkins	5	5	21	4.20	4	14	0
WR Harvey Webster	4	7	64	16.00	24	21	1
WR Cody Van Pelt	3	4	77	25.67	66	34	0
TE R.J. McNeil	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Brad O'Neill	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Corwin Hall	1	1	26	26.00	0	26	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rich Rogers	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Larry Tatum	1	0	0
DE Jacob Butler	0	1	0
OLB Eugene Riley	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Randall Watkins	1	0	0	0
OLB Tyrone Torelli	0	1	0	1
DE Cornelius Glenn	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlos Gabberty	3	145	48.3	41.3	65	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Marchant	3	136	45.3	30.7	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Heimburger	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Battles	4/5	0/0	0/0	29	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ashton Barrett	1	4	4.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Angel Gray	1	21	21.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Barnhart	1	21	21.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joseph Foreman	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eugene Riley	10	1	0.0	34	29
ILB Mason Sturgell	7	1	0.0	35	28
CB Andrew Middleton	7	0	0.0	25	19
OLB Dexter Powell	6	1	2.0	31	23
S Pierre Thornton	6	1	0.0	34	29
S Tim Dawson	4	1	0.0	22	15
DT Jameson McElligott	3	0	0.0	21	10
CB Roy Rodgers	3	0	0.0	23	20
DE Tony Schwartz	2	4	0.0	28	21
CB Arnold Barnhart	2	1	0.0	35	29
DE Jacob Butler	2	1	0.0	31	25
DT Kaleb Dixon	1	3	0.0	15	19
DE Nicholas Ekuban	1	1	0.0	11	12
WR Billy Beale	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Lamar Bruce	1	0	0.0	12	14

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Neil Babka	7	3	0.0	20	50
CB Angel Gray	7	0	0.0	15	26
OLB Tyrone Torelli	5	0	0.0	20	41
CB Rich Rogers	4	1	0.0	20	50
DE Cornelius Glenn	3	0	1.5	19	35
OLB Carl Conzelman	3	1	0.5	19	33
CB Gage Weidman	3	3	0.0	20	50
ILB Walt Gray	3	1	0.0	16	24
DE Daquan Burton	2	0	1.0	16	37
OLB Cornell O'Dwyer	2	2	0.0	5	32
DE Javier Jones	2	0	0.0	5	17
DT Drew Fridlund	2	0	0.0	18	34
ILB Roderick Cortez	1	1	0.0	4	12
S Omar Downs	1	0	0.0	8	27
DE Jonathan Godfrey	1	0	0.0	0	11
S Casey Pritchett	0	2	0.0	13	36
OLB Raul Bensen	0	1	0.0	0	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dexter Powell	2.0	0	0	23
DE Jacob Butler	0.0	2	1	25
DT Jameson McElligott	0.0	1	0	10

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cornelius Glenn	1.5	1	0	35
DE Daquan Burton	1.0	3	1	37
OLB Carl Conzelman	0.5	1	0	33
DE Javier Jones	0.0	1	0	17
DE Jonathan Godfrey	0.0	1	0	11
DT Drew Fridlund	0.0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Mason Sturgell	4	0	28
S Tim Dawson	3	1	15
CB Andrew Middleton	3	0	19
S Pierre Thornton	3	0	29
OLB Eugene Riley	2	1	29
OLB Dexter Powell	2	0	23
CB Roy Rodgers	2	0	20
ILB Lamar Bruce	1	0	14
CB Drake Russell	0	1	12

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Angel Gray	8	0	0	26
S Neil Babka	4	3	0	50
OLB Tyrone Torelli	4	1	0	41
CB Gage Weidman	2	1	0	50
CB Rich Rogers	2	0	1	50
OLB Cornell O'Dwyer	1	2	0	32
DE Javier Jones	1	0	0	17
S Omar Downs	1	0	0	27
DE Daquan Burton	1	0	0	37
OLB Carl Conzelman	1	0	0	33
DE Jonathan Godfrey	1	0	0	11
S Casey Pritchett	0	1	0	36

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Earl Sinclair	4	5	1	20	1	50
G Aaron Meyer	3	5	0	20	0	50
T Marty Kreklow	1	2	0	20	1	50
C Denzel Grieb	1	1	0	20	1	50
T Griffin Gilmore	0	3	0	20	0	50

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Desmond Belichick	3	7	1	35	0	29
G Nate O'Keefe	2	8	0	35	0	29
G Emmanuel Powell	2	8	0	35	0	29
C Al Simmons	0	8	0	35	0	29
T Vernon Cichanski	0	1	0	35	2	29

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tevin Basham	1	15
Billy Beale	1	12
Justics Barber	1	10

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Warren Cothern	1	16
Harvey Webster	1	15

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Arnold Barnhart	---	---	35	29	17	81
WR Billy Beale	20	48	---	---	12	80
G Earl Sinclair	20	50	---	---	4	74
OLB Dexter Powell	---	---	31	23	19	73
C Denzel Grieb	20	50	---	---	---	70
G Aaron Meyer	20	50	---	---	---	70
T Marty Kreklow	20	50	---	---	---	70
T Griffin Gilmore	20	50	---	---	---	70
WR Ashton Barrett	19	48	---	---	3	70
QB Larry Tatum	20	50	---	---	---	70
ILB Mason Sturgell	---	---	35	28	5	68
S Pierre Thornton	---	---	34	29	5	68
OLB Eugene Riley	---	---	34	29	4	67
RB Dalton Fultz	18	49	---	---	---	67
DE Jacob Butler	---	---	31	25	4	60
TE Winston Lofton	14	36	---	---	---	50
DE Tony Schwartz	---	---	28	21	1	50
WR Lewis Chance	13	35	---	---	---	48
CB Roy Rodgers	---	---	23	20	4	47
CB Andrew Middleton	---	---	25	19	1	45
CB Drake Russell	---	---	13	12	18	43
ILB Lamar Bruce	---	---	12	14	15	41
DT Kaleb Dixon	---	---	15	19	5	39
S Tim Dawson	---	---	22	15	---	37
TE Bryce Bullock	6	15	---	---	13	34
FB Joe Parker	4	10	---	---	19	33
DT Jameson McElligott	---	---	21	10	1	32
S Jack Finley	---	---	13	14	5	32
DE Nicholas Ekuban	---	---	11	12	8	31
WR Gabe Boyer	4	7	---	---	15	26
WR Alexis Engler	0	2	---	---	16	18
RB Tevin Basham	0	0	---	---	15	15
S Sean Oksenberg	---	---	0	0	14	14
TE Justics Barber	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Nick Heimburger	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Ashton Sanford	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Harris Berry	2	0	---	---	2	4
C A.J. Garrett	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Lewis Rives	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Carlos Gabberty	0	0	---	---	3	3
RB Lukas Lyons	0	0	---	---	3	3
DT Conrad Young	---	---	0	0	3	3
ILB D.J. Harden	---	---	1	0	1	2
ILB Cory Ross	---	---	1	0	1	2
QB Dominic Chapin	0	0	---	---	1	1
DE Fred Prior	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Gage Weidman	---	---	20	50	16	86
T Vernon Cichanski	35	29	---	---	16	80
OLB Tyrone Torelli	---	---	20	41	19	80
RB Randall Watkins	32	25	---	---	23	80
WR Harvey Webster	33	29	---	---	15	77
S Neil Babka	---	---	20	50	6	76
G Nate O'Keefe	35	29	---	---	8	72
T Desmond Belichick	35	29	---	---	8	72
G Emmanuel Powell	35	29	---	---	8	72
CB Rich Rogers	---	---	20	50	1	71
WR Cody Van Pelt	35	29	---	---	---	64
C Al Simmons	35	29	---	---	---	64
TE Brian Laughlin	34	26	---	---	1	61
QB Charles Peppers	25	29	---	---	---	54
DE Cornelius Glenn	---	---	19	35	---	54
DE Daquan Burton	---	---	16	37	1	54
DT Drew Fridlund	---	---	18	34	1	53
OLB Carl Conzelman	---	---	19	33	---	52
S Casey Pritchett	---	---	13	36	1	50
S Omar Downs	---	---	8	27	13	48
WR Corwin Hall	24	20	---	---	4	48
CB Angel Gray	---	---	15	26	3	44
ILB Walt Gray	---	---	16	24	1	41
OLB Cornell O'Dwyer	---	---	5	32	1	38
RB Joseph Foreman	2	3	---	---	23	28
WR Brad O'Neill	3	3	---	---	20	26
ILB Roderick Cortez	---	---	4	12	7	23
DT Mel Thill	---	---	2	17	4	23
DE Javier Jones	---	---	5	17	---	22
TE R.J. McNeil	8	6	---	---	3	17
FB Ryan Witt	1	3	---	---	12	16
T Warren Cothern	0	0	---	---	16	16
DE Jonathan Godfrey	---	---	0	11	4	15
K Bruce Battles	0	0	---	---	13	13
QB Warren Sanford	10	0	---	---	---	10
P Drew Marchant	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Irv Boore	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Raul Bensen	---	---	0	8	---	8
S Santiago Smalley	---	---	0	8	---	8
TE Malik Humphries	3	1	---	---	---	4
S Neal Matthews	---	---	0	2	---	2
T Orlando Matelis	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Harold Caldwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Pedro Medeiros	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Tucker True	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Andy Stephens	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	41	13.7
Middle	13	62	4.8
Right	3	13	4.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-2	-0.5
Middle	22	84	3.8
Right	9	48	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Larry Tatum	47	26	3	1	4	8	7	2	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Charles Peppers	27	20	6	1	0	3	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	80	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	8	128	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	37	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	90	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	129	16.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	47	9.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Billy Beale	26	12	4	128	2	48
RB Dalton Fultz	8	6	0	20	0	49
TE Winston Lofton	5	4	0	33	0	36
WR Lewis Chance	4	3	0	13	0	35
TE Bryce Bullock	3	1	0	20	1	15
WR Ashton Barrett	1	0	0	0	0	48

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Brian Laughlin	8	5	96	2	26
WR Harvey Webster	7	4	64	1	29
RB Randall Watkins	5	5	21	0	25
WR Cody Van Pelt	4	3	77	2	29
TE R.J. McNeil	1	1	8	0	6
WR Brad O'Neill	1	1	11	0	3
WR Corwin Hall	1	1	26	1	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Larry Tatum	1	7	7.00	3.75

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Randall Watkins	9	22	2.44	3.50
QB Charles Peppers	2	9	4.50	5.20
WR Harvey Webster	1	-3	-3.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Larry Tatum	3	2	14	4.67	4.55

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Charles Peppers	4	3	15	3.75	11.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Billy Beale	2	1	5	2.50	4.92
TE Winston Lofton	1	1	9	9.00	6.60

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harvey Webster	2	1	9	4.50	9.14
TE Brian Laughlin	1	1	3	3.00	12.00
RB Randall Watkins	1	1	3	3.00	4.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Larry Tatum	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Randall Watkins	3	0
QB Charles Peppers	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Larry Tatum	10	5	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Charles Peppers	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Billy Beale	6	2	0
TE Winston Lofton	2	1	1
TE Bryce Bullock	1	1	1
RB Dalton Fultz	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brian Laughlin	2	1	1
WR Cody Van Pelt	2	1	1
WR Harvey Webster	2	1	1
RB Randall Watkins	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,100 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,000 (17,700)
End Zone 9,000 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,400 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,100 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,100 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,000 (17,700)
End Zone	9,000 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,400 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,100 (4,800)