Week 1, 2034

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	7	0	7	-	21
Atlanta Falcons	0	7	9	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:36 TBY - Dean Collins 10 run (Conrad Wright extra point)
2Q: 12:16 TBY - Dean Collins 21 run (Conrad Wright extra point)
2Q: 02:57 ATL - Reggie Testaverde 2 pass from Kyle Gibson (Frank Bailey extra point)
3Q: 10:40 ATL - Frank Bailey 28 field goal
3Q: 05:39 ATL - Frank Bailey 24 field goal
3Q: 00:35 ATL - Frank Bailey 20 field goal
4Q: 12:46 TBY - Dean Collins 13 run (Conrad Wright extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:36 TBY - Dean Collins 10 run (Conrad Wright extra point)
2Q: 12:16 TBY - Dean Collins 21 run (Conrad Wright extra point)
2Q: 02:57 ATL - Reggie Testaverde 2 pass from Kyle Gibson (Frank Bailey extra point)
3Q: 10:40 ATL - Frank Bailey 28 field goal
3Q: 05:39 ATL - Frank Bailey 24 field goal
3Q: 00:35 ATL - Frank Bailey 20 field goal
4Q: 12:46 TBY - Dean Collins 13 run (Conrad Wright extra point)

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 15 24
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 10 16
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 288 445
- Offensive Plays 57 79
- Yards per Play 5.05 5.63
Net Rushing Yards 100 158
- Rushing Attempts 29 24
- Yards per Rush 3.45 6.58
Net Passing Yards 188 287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 17 - 1 54 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 188 292
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.71 5.22
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-1 3/32
Kick Returns/Yards 3/90 4/80
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 23
Time of Possession 27:22 32:38

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	15	24
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	10	16
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	288	445
- Offensive Plays	57	79
- Yards per Play	5.05	5.63
Net Rushing Yards	100	158
- Rushing Attempts	29	24
- Yards per Rush	3.45	6.58
Net Passing Yards	188	287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 17 - 1	54 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	188	292
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.71	5.22
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-1	3/32
Kick Returns/Yards	3/90	4/80
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 23
Time of Possession	27:22	32:38

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:58	OWN 39	3	1	Punt
1	7:48	3:21	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
1	2:25	5:26	OWN 24	10	76	Touchdown
2	9:19	1:00	OWN 37	3	-4	Punt
2	7:17	1:28	OPP 43	5	18	Interception
2	2:50	1:17	OWN 49	3	8	Punt
3	10:32	1:46	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
3	5:31	1:09	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	0:27	2:41	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
4	12:46	0:08	OPP 13	1	13	Touchdown
4	10:12	4:13	OWN 10	7	57	Punt
4	4:16	1:47	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
4	1:42	0:35	OPP 29	3	0	Missed FG

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:02	5:14	OWN 27	11	43	Missed FG
1	4:27	2:02	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
2	11:59	2:40	OWN 25	3	-9	Punt
2	8:19	1:02	OWN 21	3	1	Interception
2	5:49	2:59	OWN 1	9	99	Touchdown
2	1:33	1:33	OWN 20	4	39	Missed FG
3	15:00	4:28	OWN 31	9	58	Field Goal
3	8:46	3:15	OWN 32	8	61	Field Goal
3	4:22	3:55	OWN 29	8	68	Field Goal
4	12:38	2:26	OWN 21	6	14	Punt
4	5:59	1:43	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	2:29	0:47	OWN 16	5	13	Downs
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 36	8	28	Game

Game MVP: Dean Collins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dean Collins	21	73	3.48	21	4	3
Robert Holmes	7	21	3.00	7	0	0
David Buchanan	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ryan Wayne	18	124	6.89	26	4
Jerry Howard	4	23	5.75	15	2
Kyle Gibson	2	11	5.50	7	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mickey Buchholz	28	17	188	0/0	0	38	1	65.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kyle Gibson	54	27	292	1/5	1	24	1	64.7

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Oliver Tsang	3	8	32	10.67	9	19
FB Pete Johnston	3	3	70	23.33	49	38
WR J.R. Edwards	3	4	21	7.00	1	12
WR David Buchanan	2	4	20	10.00	0	11
RB Dean Collins	2	3	21	10.50	1	16
TE Dusty Pierce	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Robert Holmes	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Damon Dronett	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Kenny Weaver	1	2	16	16.00	0	16

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ray Rhodes	10	14	161	16.10	69	24	0
WR R.J. Davidson	6	8	42	7.00	2	12	0
RB Ryan Wayne	3	4	28	9.33	7	18	0
WR Wendell Schultz	2	10	22	11.00	0	13	0
RB Bryan Davison	2	3	10	5.00	0	8	0
TE J.C. Richard	1	2	16	16.00	11	16	0
FB Seth Blair	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Mo Hardy	1	6	5	5.00	5	5	0
TE Reggie Testaverde	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
WR Dan Keith	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

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

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lance Fleming	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
Neil Rivers	1	0
Justin Bingenheimer	0	1
Willie Marklund	0	1
Roderick Beach	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Ray Rhodes	1	0
Kyle Gibson	1	0
Dan Keith	1	0
J.C. Richard	0	1
Bruce Sangria	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Mayes	8	343	42.9	33.9	51	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tim Hibbs	4	182	45.5	45.8	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Conrad Wright	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Bailey	3/5	0/2	0/1	28	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Tsang	1	3	3.0	0
Jackie Peterson	1	-4	-4.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Keith	2	17	8.5	0
Jerry Howard	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Peterson	3	90	30.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Keith	4	80	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Vincent McIntyre	8	1	0.0	23	50
S Willie Marklund	7	3	0.0	20	47
ILB Ross Peterson	6	0	0.0	19	40
CB Christian Blanchard	5	1	0.0	19	46
CB Lee Andrews	4	0	0.0	16	37
CB Rob Rhodes	4	0	0.0	12	31
OLB Pat Brennan	3	2	0.0	9	12
OLB Dusty Dickson	3	0	0.0	15	43
DE Rickey Burks	3	0	0.0	20	49
DE Roderick Beach	2	0	1.0	15	37
DT Adrian Curtis	1	3	0.0	15	30
OLB Mo Blackwell	1	2	0.0	3	10
S Jackie Peterson	1	1	0.0	6	23
DT Deone Jennings	1	0	0.0	14	22
DE Artie Maynard	1	0	0.0	19	33
OLB Dean Tucker	1	0	0.0	7	16
FB Pete Johnston	1	0	---	---	---
CB Emmanuel Hoye	0	3	0.0	17	36

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Irv Poysky	6	3	0.0	29	28
CB Billy Joe Burnett	5	2	0.0	15	16
OLB Devin Means	5	1	0.0	22	21
ILB Jessie Pomeranz	4	0	0.0	23	18
DT Erik Albin	3	2	0.0	21	19
CB Thurman Pence	3	0	0.0	18	20
S Ronald Murray	3	0	0.0	17	16
DT Kris Fisher	2	1	0.0	18	15
ILB Jeff Rogers	2	1	0.0	6	10
CB Lance Fleming	2	1	0.0	18	20
DT Bubba Meadows	2	0	0.0	16	21
DE Wally Ferguson	2	0	0.0	22	16
OLB Shane Hayes	1	1	0.0	10	5
WR Ray Rhodes	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Damon Schell	1	0	0.0	7	7
OLB Lawrence Cochran	1	0	0.0	4	1
CB Jamal Ferguson	1	0	0.0	6	5
S Earl Aldrich	0	2	0.0	12	14
DE Tommy Flaherty	0	1	0.0	10	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Roderick Beach	1.0	0	1	0	37
DE Rickey Burks	0.0	1	2	0	49
DE Artie Maynard	0.0	1	1	0	33
DT Adrian Curtis	0.0	0	3	0	30
ILB Ross Peterson	0.0	0	1	1	40
DT Teddy Davison	0.0	0	1	0	35

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wally Ferguson	0.0	0	2	0	16
DT Erik Albin	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Willie Marklund	7	1	0	47
CB Rob Rhodes	4	1	0	31
CB Christian Blanchard	4	1	0	46
CB Lee Andrews	3	0	0	37
OLB Dusty Dickson	2	1	0	43
S Jackie Peterson	2	1	0	23
OLB Pat Brennan	1	1	0	12
DE Rickey Burks	1	0	0	49
S Vincent McIntyre	1	0	0	50
OLB Dean Tucker	1	0	0	16
OLB Mo Blackwell	1	0	0	10
CB Emmanuel Hoye	0	1	1	36

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Irv Poysky	3	1	0	28
S Ronald Murray	3	0	0	16
CB Billy Joe Burnett	3	0	0	16
ILB Jessie Pomeranz	2	0	0	18
OLB Devin Means	2	0	0	21
CB Thurman Pence	1	1	0	20
ILB Jeff Rogers	1	0	0	10
DE Wally Ferguson	1	0	0	16
OLB Damon Schell	1	0	0	7
CB Lance Fleming	0	1	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Corey Mathis	3	8	26	20
Bernie Petoskey	1	5	28	28
Rickey Clemente	1	3	23	23
Steven Fadler	1	3	24	19
Cole Lukes	1	1	12	10
Johnny Skrepenak	0	3	25	23
Dusty Pierce	0	2	12	12
Stephen Tucker	0	2	8	15
Neil Rivers	0	1	6	5
Pete Johnston	0	1	14	15

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sammie Booker	2	4	1	21	0	46
Archie Farr	2	3	0	22	0	45
Bruce Sangria	1	6	0	23	0	53
Jay Venegas	1	4	0	22	0	51
Max Cassity	1	3	0	18	1	44
Jermaine Joseph	1	1	0	10	0	23
Seth Blair	0	1	0	14	0	27

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Bingenheimer	2	17
Pete Johnston	2	16
Jackie Peterson	1	13
Robert Holmes	1	10
Leroy Shapiro	1	9
Cole Lukes	0	18
Spencer Fletcher	0	17
Christian Blanchard	0	15
Damon Dronett	0	12
Kenny Weaver	0	12
Pat Brennan	0	11
Dean Tucker	0	11
Rob Rhodes	0	10
Marc Mayes	0	9
Neil Rivers	0	9
Stephen Tucker	0	9
Max Mullins	0	9
Rickey Burks	0	8
Mo Blackwell	0	7
Corey Mathis	0	7
Roderick Beach	0	7
Karl Donlon	0	6
Vincent McIntyre	0	6
Deone Jennings	0	5
Conrad Wright	0	5
Teddy Davison	0	5
Hugh Jackson	0	5
Lee Andrews	0	4
Dusty Pierce	0	4
Emmanuel Hoye	0	4
Dusty Dickson	0	3
Ross Peterson	0	3
Willie Marklund	0	3
Oliver Tsang	0	2
Artie Maynard	0	2
Steven Fadler	0	2
Dean Collins	0	1
Adrian Curtis	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jessie Pomeranz	2	12
Lawrence Cochran	1	18
Billy Joe Burnett	1	17
Reggie Testaverde	1	15
Seth Blair	1	10
Damon Schell	0	21
Dan Keith	0	20
Jerry Howard	0	19
Bryan Davison	0	15
J.C. Richard	0	11
Wendell Schultz	0	11
Bubba Meadows	0	10
Frank Bailey	0	10
J.T. O'Neal	0	9
Shane Hayes	0	9
Jay Venegas	0	9
Travis Rice	0	9
Earl Aldrich	0	9
Rex Madison	0	9
Jermaine Joseph	0	9
Max Cassity	0	8
Ryan Wayne	0	6
Ronald Murray	0	6
Riddick Giles	0	5
Jeff Rogers	0	4
Tim Hibbs	0	4
Thurman Pence	0	2
Irv Poysky	0	2
Devin Means	0	2
Ray Rhodes	0	1
Bruce Sangria	0	1
Kris Fisher	0	1
Michael Anelli	0	1
Tommy Flaherty	0	1
Bubba Kapp	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	6	1.2
Middle	15	80	5.3
Right	9	14	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	48	6.0
Middle	7	46	6.6
Right	9	64	7.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mickey Buchholz	28	17	2	0	4	3	3	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kyle Gibson	54	27	3	6	1	7	9	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	114	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	63	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	11	2.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	36	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	94	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	10	162	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Oliver Tsang	8	3	1	32	0	20
WR David Buchanan	4	2	1	20	0	20
WR J.R. Edwards	4	3	0	21	0	14
RB Dean Collins	3	2	1	21	0	19
FB Pete Johnston	3	3	0	70	2	15
WR Damon Dronett	2	1	0	3	0	11
WR Kenny Weaver	2	1	1	16	0	8
TE Dusty Pierce	1	1	0	3	0	12
RB Robert Holmes	1	1	0	2	0	6

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Rhodes	14	10	0	161	3	37
WR Wendell Schultz	10	2	0	22	0	30
WR R.J. Davidson	8	6	0	42	0	27
WR Mo Hardy	6	1	0	5	0	18
RB Ryan Wayne	4	3	0	28	0	38
FB Seth Blair	3	1	0	6	0	27
RB Bryan Davison	3	2	0	10	0	7
TE J.C. Richard	2	1	0	16	0	30
WR Dan Keith	2	0	1	0	0	5
TE Reggie Testaverde	1	1	0	2	0	35

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dean Collins	2	23	11.50	3.48

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kyle Gibson	1	4	4.00	5.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mickey Buchholz	1	1	10	10.00	6.71

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kyle Gibson	9	4	20	2.22	5.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Oliver Tsang	1	1	10	10.00	4.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ray Rhodes	2	0	0	0.00	11.50
WR R.J. Davidson	2	2	10	5.00	5.25
RB Bryan Davison	2	1	8	4.00	3.33
FB Seth Blair	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Wendell Schultz	1	0	0	0.00	2.20
TE Reggie Testaverde	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Dean Collins	2	1
David Buchanan	1	0
Robert Holmes	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Kyle Gibson	1	0
Ryan Wayne	1	1
Jerry Howard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mickey Buchholz	9	4	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kyle Gibson	12	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.R. Edwards	3	2	1
WR David Buchanan	2	0	0
WR Oliver Tsang	2	1	1
WR Damon Dronett	2	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wendell Schultz	3	1	1
WR Ray Rhodes	2	1	1
WR Mo Hardy	2	0	0
WR R.J. Davidson	1	1	0
WR Dan Keith	1	0	0
RB Ryan Wayne	1	0	0
FB Seth Blair	1	0	0
RB Bryan Davison	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,400 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (21,200)
End Zone 13,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,500 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,400 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (21,200)
End Zone	13,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,500 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (7,500)