Week 1, 2055

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	7	7	10	-	38
Atlanta Falcons	0	0	0	8	-	8

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:43 TBY - Harvey Webster 7 pass from Dustin Hooks (Dan Garner extra point)
1Q: 03:09 TBY - Jessie Patterson 12 run (Dan Garner extra point)
2Q: 08:19 TBY - Abraham Cook 8 pass from Dustin Hooks (Dan Garner extra point)
3Q: 03:07 TBY - Abraham Cook 8 pass from Dustin Hooks (Dan Garner extra point)
4Q: 08:56 TBY - Dan Garner 34 field goal
4Q: 05:43 ATL - Dan Strong 11 pass from Dominic Chapin (Dominic Chapin pass to Monty Meier for conversion)
4Q: 01:51 TBY - Tracy Horton 1 run (Dan Garner extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:43 TBY - Harvey Webster 7 pass from Dustin Hooks (Dan Garner extra point)
1Q: 03:09 TBY - Jessie Patterson 12 run (Dan Garner extra point)
2Q: 08:19 TBY - Abraham Cook 8 pass from Dustin Hooks (Dan Garner extra point)
3Q: 03:07 TBY - Abraham Cook 8 pass from Dustin Hooks (Dan Garner extra point)
4Q: 08:56 TBY - Dan Garner 34 field goal
4Q: 05:43 ATL - Dan Strong 11 pass from Dominic Chapin (Dominic Chapin pass to Monty Meier for conversion)
4Q: 01:51 TBY - Tracy Horton 1 run (Dan Garner extra point)

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 25 18
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 14 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 371 334
- Offensive Plays 69 63
- Yards per Play 5.38 5.30
Net Rushing Yards 149 86
- Rushing Attempts 32 23
- Yards per Rush 4.66 3.74
Net Passing Yards 222 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 24 - 1 40 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 222 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 6.20
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 11/16 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 1/11 5/102
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 22
Time of Possession 32:41 27:19

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	25	18
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	14	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	371	334
- Offensive Plays	69	63
- Yards per Play	5.38	5.30
Net Rushing Yards	149	86
- Rushing Attempts	32	23
- Yards per Rush	4.66	3.74
Net Passing Yards	222	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 24 - 1	40 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	222	248
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	6.20
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	11/16	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	1/11	5/102
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	6	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 22
Time of Possession	32:41	27:19

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:50	1:13	OPP 23	3	23	Touchdown
1	6:39	3:40	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
2	13:46	5:38	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	4:45	1:25	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
2	1:59	0:49	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	6:34	OWN 27	10	44	Interception
3	7:18	4:18	OPP 44	9	44	Touchdown
3	1:13	0:58	OWN 46	3	6	Punt
4	12:09	3:20	OWN 15	10	68	Field Goal
4	5:36	3:55	OPP 46	10	46	Touchdown
4	0:08	0:08	OWN 4	1	-1	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:37	6:58	OWN 25	14	52	Missed FG
1	2:59	4:13	OWN 25	8	35	Punt
2	8:08	3:23	OWN 17	8	25	Punt
2	3:20	1:21	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 20	4	44	Missed FG
3	8:26	1:08	OWN 21	3	-6	Punt
3	3:00	1:47	OWN 22	3	6	Interception
3	0:15	3:06	OWN 20	7	33	Punt
4	8:49	3:13	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown
4	1:41	1:33	OWN 22	6	31	Punt

Game MVP: Jessie Patterson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jessie Patterson	27	136	5.04	27	6	1
RB Tracy Horton	4	14	3.50	6	0	1
QB Rob Allotey	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brett Neel	9	40	4.44	13	1
RB Gene Shrawder	4	2	0.50	4	0
QB Samuel Watson	4	19	4.75	7	0
RB Tevin Basham	4	17	4.25	6	0
QB Dominic Chapin	2	8	4.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dustin Hooks	29	21	158	0/0	3	20	1	105.2
Rob Allotey	8	3	64	0/0	0	34	0	66.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dominic Chapin	20	8	142	0/0	1	46	1	60.8
Samuel Watson	20	13	106	0/0	0	26	0	78.3

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kirk Boyer	6	8	51	8.50	11	14	0
WR Harvey Webster	5	8	54	10.80	31	34	1
TE Abraham Cook	3	3	23	7.67	2	8	2
TE Will Chandler	3	6	31	10.33	15	20	0
RB Jessie Patterson	3	6	22	7.33	4	18	0
RB Gustavo Lyon	2	2	10	5.00	3	6	0
TE Lionel Richard	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Camden Olvera	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0
RB Tracy Horton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alexis Engler	7	13	52	7.43	4	18	0
WR Russell Oliver	3	5	69	23.00	14	46	0
RB Tevin Basham	3	3	11	3.67	10	8	0
RB Brett Neel	3	5	44	14.67	23	26	0
TE Monty Meier	2	5	38	19.00	23	26	0
WR Dan Strong	2	4	26	13.00	3	15	1
TE Winston Lofton	1	2	8	8.00	3	8	0
RB Gene Shrawder	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Tevin Dunlap	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gage Weidman	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Arturo Matney	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
RB Jessie Patterson	1	0
S Jay Cardenas	0	1
TE Will Chandler	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
CB Brent Krauchick	1	0
RB Brett Neel	1	0
WR Russell Oliver	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earl Tenneson	3	152	50.7	34.7	54	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nick Heimburger	6	228	38.0	30.3	43	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Garner	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	5/5

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alan Manthey	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zach Shapiro	2	26	13.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Garrett Buckner	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Sanderson	1	11	11.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arturo Matney	3	59	19.7	0
Brent Krauchick	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Walt Gray	7	1	0.0	23	30
S Jay Cardenas	5	2	0.0	12	15
OLB Tyrone Torelli	5	1	0.0	22	27
OLB Dylan Carpenter	4	1	0.0	6	30
CB Caiden Fauria	4	1	0.0	22	35
S Harrison Alston	4	0	0.0	18	18
CB Kendrick Leavitt	3	1	0.0	14	33
CB Gage Weidman	3	0	0.0	19	23
S Courtney Sanderson	2	2	0.0	14	39
CB Norbert Hampton	2	0	0.0	2	18
OLB Carl Conzelman	1	1	0.0	17	11
OLB Harris Lovallo	1	0	0.0	2	15
DE Adam Schwartz	1	0	0.0	22	35
DT Pat Hampton	1	0	0.0	17	11
RB Gustavo Lyon	1	0	---	---	---

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jack Finley	10	3	0.0	30	25
S Arturo Matney	7	2	0.0	30	32
CB Brent Krauchick	4	1	0.0	17	21
ILB Jose Figueroa	4	0	0.0	13	16
ILB Bryce Fisk	3	2	0.0	7	13
OLB Skip Gust	3	0	0.0	16	28
DE Jacob Butler	3	0	0.0	26	27
DT Shawn Dewey	3	0	0.0	16	17
ILB Marlon Crichlow	2	2	0.0	15	11
CB Andrew Middleton	2	1	0.0	25	19
DE Dean Upshaw	2	1	0.0	27	33
DT Donald Fitzgerald	1	3	0.0	26	19
CB Rickey Hawkins	1	3	0.0	20	30
OLB Kim Hughes	1	1	0.0	20	15
DT Joshua Hadden	1	1	0.0	22	28
WR Alexis Engler	1	0	---	---	---
DE Seth Benton	1	0	0.0	10	13
S Sean Oksenberg	1	0	0.0	7	12
S Keith Prescott	1	0	0.0	2	12
OLB Kristopher Sinclair	0	1	0.0	12	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jonathan Godfrey	1	4	6	38
DT Mel Thill	1	1	1	18
DE Adam Schwartz	0	4	1	35
DT Mack Abrams	0	1	1	11

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dean Upshaw	1	1	33
DE Jacob Butler	0	1	27
DE Seth Benton	0	1	13
CB Rickey Hawkins	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Caiden Fauria	3	0	0	35
S Courtney Sanderson	2	2	0	39
CB Gage Weidman	2	1	1	23
CB Norbert Hampton	2	1	0	18
ILB Walt Gray	2	0	0	30
OLB Dylan Carpenter	2	0	0	30
OLB Tyrone Torelli	2	0	0	27
S Jay Cardenas	2	0	0	15
S Harrison Alston	2	0	0	18
OLB Harris Lovallo	1	0	0	15
CB Kendrick Leavitt	1	0	0	33
DT Mel Thill	0	1	0	18

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Arturo Matney	6	0	1	32
ILB Bryce Fisk	4	0	0	13
CB Brent Krauchick	4	0	0	21
CB Andrew Middleton	2	1	0	19
ILB Marlon Crichlow	2	0	0	11
OLB Kim Hughes	1	1	0	15
S Keith Prescott	1	1	0	12
OLB Skip Gust	1	0	0	28
DE Seth Benton	1	0	0	13
S Sean Oksenberg	1	0	0	12
CB Rickey Hawkins	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Desmond Belichick	5	6	0	32	37
G Jack Gardner	3	8	2	32	37
T Dale Thomason	3	7	0	31	37
C Pedro Medeiros	1	3	0	31	37
G Harold Caldwell	0	7	0	32	37

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Cody Morrish	1	4	23	40
T Lewis Rives	1	4	23	40
G Aaron Meyer	1	2	23	40
G Butch Sloan	0	6	21	29
T Howard Husak	0	1	21	29

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Will Chandler	3	12
Courtney Sanderson	2	17
Gustavo Lyon	1	13

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Skip Gust	1	19
Dean Upshaw	1	9
Ezra Walker	1	8

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Harvey Webster	32	32	---	---	16	80
T Desmond Belichick	32	37	---	---	5	74
G Harold Caldwell	32	37	---	---	4	73
G Jack Gardner	32	37	---	---	4	73
TE Will Chandler	27	33	---	---	12	72
T Dale Thomason	31	37	---	---	4	72
S Courtney Sanderson	---	---	14	39	17	70
C Pedro Medeiros	31	37	---	---	---	68
CB Caiden Fauria	---	---	22	35	4	61
DE Jonathan Godfrey	---	---	14	38	8	60
DE Adam Schwartz	---	---	22	35	2	59
WR Kirk Boyer	27	30	---	---	---	57
ILB Walt Gray	---	---	23	30	2	55
OLB Dylan Carpenter	---	---	6	30	19	55
RB Jessie Patterson	27	20	---	---	7	54
OLB Tyrone Torelli	---	---	22	27	1	50
QB Dustin Hooks	20	29	---	---	---	49
TE Abraham Cook	12	18	---	---	19	49
CB Kendrick Leavitt	---	---	14	33	1	48
CB Gage Weidman	---	---	19	23	2	44
S Harrison Alston	---	---	18	18	1	37
RB Tracy Horton	7	6	---	---	19	32
WR Camden Olvera	16	16	---	---	---	32
OLB Carl Conzelman	---	---	17	11	1	29
DT Pat Hampton	---	---	17	11	1	29
S Daryl Webb	---	---	4	24	1	29
RB Gustavo Lyon	0	15	---	---	13	28
S Jay Cardenas	---	---	12	15	---	27
TE Lionel Richard	7	15	---	---	---	22
DT Mel Thill	---	---	4	18	---	22
CB Norbert Hampton	---	---	2	18	1	21
QB Rob Allotey	12	8	---	---	---	20
OLB Harris Lovallo	---	---	2	15	1	18
DE Dustin Austin	---	---	9	6	---	15
S Hunter Sigman	---	---	0	0	15	15
DT Mack Abrams	---	---	2	11	1	14
DE Daquan Burton	---	---	10	3	---	13
WR Zach Shapiro	5	0	---	---	6	11
K Dan Garner	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Aiden Drake	---	---	0	0	8	8
OLB Hunter O'Conner	---	---	0	0	8	8
T Clifton Lamont	1	0	---	---	6	7
DT Oliver Kidwell	---	---	0	0	6	6
C Malik Murray	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Earl Tenneson	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Omar Austin	1	0	---	---	---	1

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Aaron Meyer	23	40	---	---	8	71
T Lewis Rives	23	40	---	---	8	71
S Arturo Matney	---	---	30	32	8	70
DE Dean Upshaw	---	---	27	33	9	69
WR Alexis Engler	16	37	---	---	14	67
C Cody Morrish	23	40	---	---	---	63
OLB Skip Gust	---	---	16	28	19	63
G Butch Sloan	21	29	---	---	8	58
T Howard Husak	21	29	---	---	8	58
WR Russell Oliver	19	37	---	---	---	56
S Jack Finley	---	---	30	25	1	56
CB Andrew Middleton	---	---	25	19	10	54
DE Jacob Butler	---	---	26	27	---	53
CB Brent Krauchick	---	---	17	21	13	51
DT Joshua Hadden	---	---	22	28	1	51
CB Rickey Hawkins	---	---	20	30	---	50
OLB Kim Hughes	---	---	20	15	13	48
DT Donald Fitzgerald	---	---	26	19	1	46
WR Dan Strong	17	27	---	---	---	44
RB Tevin Basham	11	12	---	---	20	43
TE Winston Lofton	12	27	---	---	---	39
QB Samuel Watson	17	20	---	---	---	37
RB Brett Neel	11	14	---	---	11	36
DT Shawn Dewey	---	---	16	17	---	33
CB Garrett Buckner	---	---	11	18	4	33
S Sean Oksenberg	---	---	7	12	13	32
ILB Jose Figueroa	---	---	13	16	1	30
TE Owen Bakic	7	5	---	---	18	30
ILB Bryce Fisk	---	---	7	13	6	26
QB Dominic Chapin	6	20	---	---	---	26
DE Seth Benton	---	---	10	13	3	26
ILB Marlon Crichlow	---	---	15	11	---	26
TE Monty Meier	6	15	---	---	---	21
RB Gene Shrawder	6	14	---	---	---	20
TE Tevin Dunlap	10	8	---	---	2	20
OLB Kristopher Sinclair	---	---	12	8	---	20
S Keith Prescott	---	---	2	12	---	14
G Denzel Grieb	2	11	---	---	---	13
C A.J. Garrett	2	11	---	---	---	13
WR Donnell Oja	0	4	---	---	9	13
DT Lamar Kelley	---	---	0	10	---	10
P Nick Heimburger	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Ezra Walker	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Alan Manthey	0	0	---	---	4	4
DT Weston Barker	---	---	0	0	3	3
QB Jace Meadows	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	26	2.9
Middle	13	50	3.8
Right	9	74	8.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	19	64	3.4
Right	2	15	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dustin Hooks	29	21	1	0	2	2	3	0	1
Rob Allotey	8	3	2	1	1	1	1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dominic Chapin	20	8	2	1	0	2	6	4	1
Samuel Watson	20	13	1	0	0	3	4	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	16	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	102	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	77	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	27	5.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	103	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	74	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	46	15.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harvey Webster	8	5	0	54	1	32
WR Kirk Boyer	8	6	1	51	0	30
TE Will Chandler	6	3	1	31	1	33
RB Jessie Patterson	6	3	0	22	0	20
TE Abraham Cook	3	3	0	23	0	18
TE Lionel Richard	2	1	1	11	0	15
RB Gustavo Lyon	2	2	0	10	0	15
RB Tracy Horton	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Camden Olvera	1	1	0	20	1	16

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alexis Engler	13	7	52	0	37
TE Monty Meier	5	2	38	1	15
WR Russell Oliver	5	3	69	1	37
RB Brett Neel	5	3	44	1	14
WR Dan Strong	4	2	26	0	27
RB Tevin Basham	3	3	11	0	12
TE Winston Lofton	2	1	8	0	27
TE Tevin Dunlap	2	0	0	0	8
RB Gene Shrawder	1	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jessie Patterson	6	36	6.00	5.04
RB Tracy Horton	3	9	3.00	3.50

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dustin Hooks	6	5	31	5.17	5.45
Rob Allotey	3	0	0	0.00	8.00

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dominic Chapin	2	1	11	5.50	7.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harvey Webster	3	1	7	2.33	6.75
TE Abraham Cook	2	2	16	8.00	7.67
WR Kirk Boyer	2	2	8	4.00	6.38
TE Lionel Richard	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
RB Jessie Patterson	1	0	0	0.00	3.67

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dan Strong	2	1	11	5.50	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jessie Patterson	2	2

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gene Shrawder	1	0
QB Samuel Watson	1	1
RB Brett Neel	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dustin Hooks	11	8	7
Rob Allotey	3	2	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Samuel Watson	7	4	4
Dominic Chapin	6	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harvey Webster	4	2	2
WR Kirk Boyer	4	3	2
TE Abraham Cook	2	2	2
TE Lionel Richard	1	1	1
TE Will Chandler	1	0	0
RB Jessie Patterson	1	1	1
RB Gustavo Lyon	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alexis Engler	3	2	2
TE Monty Meier	3	2	2
WR Russell Oliver	3	1	1
TE Tevin Dunlap	2	0	0
RB Brett Neel	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,900 (22,200)
End Zone 13,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,500 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 11,700 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,900 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,400 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,900 (22,200)
End Zone	13,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,500 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	11,700 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,900 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,400 (5,000)