Week 15, 1994

played in Tampa Bay, FL

63 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	0	3	0	-	3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	3	0	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:37 TBY - Rich Karlis 37 field goal
2Q: 14:12 TBY - Rich Karlis 28 field goal
3Q: 06:04 ATL - John Kasay 38 field goal
4Q: 10:50 TBY - Rich Karlis 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:37 TBY - Rich Karlis 37 field goal
2Q: 14:12 TBY - Rich Karlis 28 field goal
3Q: 06:04 ATL - John Kasay 38 field goal
4Q: 10:50 TBY - Rich Karlis 24 field goal

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 11-3 9-5
First Downs 7 18
- by Rushing 2 3
- by Passing 5 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 124 412
- Offensive Plays 59 75
- Yards per Play 2.10 5.49
Net Rushing Yards 56 116
- Rushing Attempts 22 32
- Yards per Rush 2.55 3.63
Net Passing Yards 68 296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 12 - 1 42 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 91 302
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 1.84 6.88
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/17 4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.5 8.8
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/52 5/26
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 4/34
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/17 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 33
Time of Possession 24:10 35:50

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	11-3	9-5
First Downs	7	18
- by Rushing	2	3
- by Passing	5	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	124	412
- Offensive Plays	59	75
- Yards per Play	2.10	5.49
Net Rushing Yards	56	116
- Rushing Attempts	22	32
- Yards per Rush	2.55	3.63
Net Passing Yards	68	296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 12 - 1	42 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	91	302
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	1.84	6.88
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/17	4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.5	8.8
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/52	5/26
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	4/34
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/17	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 33
Time of Possession	24:10	35:50

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:47	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
1	11:35	1:07	OWN 13	3	5	Punt
1	8:07	1:59	OWN 42	3	9	Punt
1	2:29	1:31	OWN 20	4	-3	Punt
2	14:07	0:47	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	12:30	0:53	OWN 20	2	19	Interception
2	10:30	2:00	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	6:39	1:45	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
2	2:58	2:10	OWN 21	8	28	Punt
3	9:59	1:43	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
3	8:16	2:19	OPP 21	6	0	Field Goal
3	2:58	1:40	OWN 15	3	4	Punt
4	10:44	2:38	OWN 26	5	13	Punt
4	4:55	1:34	OWN 7	3	0	Punt
4	2:13	1:17	OWN 20	7	-1	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:13	1:38	OWN 17	4	18	Punt
1	10:28	2:21	OWN 28	5	32	Interception
1	6:08	3:39	OWN 20	7	60	Field Goal
1	0:58	1:51	OWN 40	4	49	Field Goal
2	13:20	0:50	OPP 44	3	-2	Punt
2	11:37	1:07	OWN 47	3	3	Punt
2	8:30	1:51	OWN 35	4	9	Punt
2	4:54	1:56	OWN 26	5	13	Punt
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 7	3	57	Missed FG
3	15:00	5:01	OWN 20	9	55	Missed FG
3	5:57	2:59	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
3	1:18	5:34	OWN 21	11	72	Field Goal
4	8:06	3:11	OWN 28	5	19	Punt
4	3:21	1:08	50	3	4	Punt
4	0:56	0:56	OPP 19	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Eric Curry, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Thurman Thomas	15	36	2.40	8
John Elway	3	16	5.33	8
Derrick Fenner	2	-3	-1.50	1
Ostell Miles	2	7	3.50	6

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rod Bernstine	18	62	3.44	8	0
Jeff Walker	11	58	5.27	33	1
Steve Beuerlein	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	34	12	91	3/23	0	19	1	31.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Beuerlein	42	25	302	1/6	0	54	1	71.7

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Chris Walsh	4	6	42	10.50	10	19
WR Rob Moore	3	12	24	8.00	0	11
RB Thurman Thomas	2	4	3	1.50	4	4
WR Dave Groh	2	4	14	7.00	0	11
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE Brian Kinchen	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Jesse Anderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Ostell Miles	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Todd Kinchen	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Perry Kemp	8	12	54	6.75	2	16
WR Tim Brown	5	11	119	23.80	53	54
FB Daryl Johnston	3	4	18	6.00	23	23
RB Jeff Walker	3	4	52	17.33	41	20
WR Floyd Turner	2	3	23	11.50	7	18
TE Frank Wainright	2	2	29	14.50	0	18
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Mike Alexander	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
RB Rod Bernstine	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	17	17.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Doug Evans	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eric Moore	0	1	0	0
Ostell Miles	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rod Bernstine	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat O'Neill	12	552	46.0	41.5	62	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Mohr	8	363	45.4	36.3	50	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	3/5	0/2	0/1	37	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Booty	2	13	6.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Bernstine	3	22	7.3	0
Tim McDonald	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thurman Thomas	1	26	26.0	0
Robert Van Winkle	1	20	20.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	11	1	0.0	32	43
OLB Derrick Thomas	7	2	0.0	28	39
CB Robert Van Winkle	6	0	0.0	32	43
S Bubba McDowell	5	2	0.0	32	43
CB Greg Jeffries	5	0	0.0	30	39
S Marcus Robertson	4	0	0.0	9	14
DT Cortez Kennedy	3	3	0.0	30	35
OLB Chuck Powell	3	1	0.0	17	21
S Jeff Fuller	2	1	1.0	25	34
DT Keith Hamilton	2	2	0.0	18	26
S John Booty	2	1	0.0	10	15
ILB Kevin Jefferson	1	1	0.0	7	10
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dennis Byrd	1	0	0.0	27	35
DT Santana Dotson	1	0	0.0	14	19
DE Michael Strahan	1	0	0.0	31	42
OLB Tuineau Alipate	1	0	0.0	4	4

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Todd Collins	7	2	0.0	20	37
DE Eric Curry	5	1	1.5	15	28
S Tim McDonald	4	4	0.0	22	37
CB Doug Evans	4	2	0.0	22	37
CB Aeneas Williams	4	0	0.0	22	35
DT Carl Simpson	2	0	0.5	10	14
DE Chester McGlockton	2	1	0.0	16	33
CB Corey Raymond	2	0	0.0	10	14
DE Ellis Simon	2	0	0.0	7	9
DT Sean Gilbert	1	2	0.5	19	30
DT Austin Robbins	1	1	0.5	12	13
OLB Cornelius Bennett	1	3	0.0	17	26
WR Tim Brown	1	0	---	---	---
CB A.J. Johnson	1	0	0.0	3	16
S Joe Poole	1	0	0.0	22	37
OLB Dixon Edwards	0	1	0.0	7	13
OLB Gerald Dixon	0	1	0.0	6	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Jeff Fuller	1.0	0	0	34
DE Michael Strahan	0.0	1	2	42
S Bubba McDowell	0.0	0	1	43
OLB Derrick Thomas	0.0	0	1	39
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.0	0	1	35
OLB Chuck Powell	0.0	0	1	21

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eric Curry	1.5	2	2	0	28
DT Sean Gilbert	0.5	0	0	0	30
DT Carl Simpson	0.5	0	0	0	14
DT Austin Robbins	0.5	0	0	0	13
DE Chester McGlockton	0.0	1	3	1	33
S Tim McDonald	0.0	1	1	1	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	5	0	0	39
ILB Hardy Nickerson	4	1	0	43
S Marcus Robertson	3	0	0	14
CB Greg Jeffries	3	0	0	39
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	2	1	43
S Bubba McDowell	2	2	0	43
S John Booty	2	1	0	15
OLB Chuck Powell	2	0	0	21
S Jeff Fuller	1	0	0	34
OLB Tuineau Alipate	1	0	0	4

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Doug Evans	3	1	1	37
ILB Todd Collins	3	0	0	37
CB Aeneas Williams	2	0	0	35
S Tim McDonald	1	1	0	37
CB A.J. Johnson	1	1	0	16
OLB Cornelius Bennett	1	0	0	26
DE Chester McGlockton	1	0	0	33
CB Corey Raymond	0	2	0	14
S Joe Poole	0	1	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Widell	2	4	22	0	37
Brian Kinchen	1	2	20	0	28
Mark Stepnoski	0	6	22	1	37
Dermontti Dawson	0	3	22	2	37
Derrick Fenner	0	2	12	0	13
Richard Cooper	0	1	22	0	37
Randy Shughart	0	1	22	0	37

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Jackson	3	5	0	32	0	43
David Richards	2	8	0	32	0	43
Rob Monaco	2	6	0	32	0	43
Richmond Webb	1	3	1	32	0	43
Curt DiGiacomo	0	4	0	32	0	43
Daryl Johnston	0	2	0	22	0	28
Roy Jones Jr	0	1	0	22	1	29

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Ostell Miles	2	29
Dave Groh	1	13
Joe Panos	1	13

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Alexander	2	19
A.J. Johnson	1	26
Jeff Walker	1	19
Tim Brown	1	16

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	32	43	8	83
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	32	43	5	80
Bubba McDowell	---	---	32	43	5	80
Michael Strahan	---	---	31	42	5	78
Greg Jeffries	---	---	30	39	5	74
Doug Widell	22	37	---	---	13	72
Derrick Thomas	---	---	28	39	4	71
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	30	35	4	69
John Booty	---	---	10	15	43	68
Dennis Byrd	---	---	27	35	5	67
Jeff Fuller	---	---	25	34	5	64
John Elway	22	37	---	---	---	59
Dermontti Dawson	22	37	---	---	---	59
Mark Stepnoski	22	37	---	---	---	59
Richard Cooper	22	37	---	---	---	59
Randy Shughart	22	37	---	---	---	59
Keith Hamilton	---	---	18	26	11	55
Thurman Thomas	20	30	---	---	3	53
Brian Kinchen	20	28	---	---	3	51
Rob Moore	18	30	---	---	---	48
Derrick Fenner	12	13	---	---	21	46
Chris Walsh	19	27	---	---	---	46
Dave Groh	9	20	---	---	13	42
Ostell Miles	2	9	---	---	29	40
Chuck Powell	---	---	17	21	2	40
Marcus Robertson	---	---	9	14	13	36
Santana Dotson	---	---	14	19	1	34
Jesse Anderson	7	7	---	---	19	33
Tuineau Alipate	---	---	4	4	21	29
Todd Kinchen	2	11	---	---	13	26
Kevin Jefferson	---	---	7	10	6	23
Rick Lyle	---	---	5	8	6	19
Darrick Hollie	1	7	---	---	6	14
Tony Mayberry	0	0	---	---	13	13
Eric Moore	0	0	---	---	13	13
Joe Panos	0	0	---	---	13	13
Gary Brown	0	0	---	---	13	13
Pat O'Neill	0	0	---	---	12	12
Robb Thomas	0	3	---	---	7	10
Dave Whitmore	---	---	0	2	5	7
John Copeland	---	---	1	1	3	5
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	1	1
Glenn Foley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Curt DiGiacomo	32	43	---	---	13	88
John Jackson	32	43	---	---	13	88
David Richards	32	43	---	---	13	88
Tim Brown	29	40	---	---	16	85
Daryl Johnston	22	28	---	---	27	77
Rob Monaco	32	43	---	---	---	75
Steve Beuerlein	32	43	---	---	---	75
Richmond Webb	32	43	---	---	---	75
Roy Jones Jr	22	29	---	---	14	65
Doug Evans	---	---	22	37	6	65
Tim McDonald	---	---	22	37	3	62
Joe Poole	---	---	22	37	1	60
Aeneas Williams	---	---	22	35	1	58
Todd Collins	---	---	20	37	1	58
Jeff Walker	12	27	---	---	19	58
Perry Kemp	20	31	---	---	5	56
Mike Alexander	12	21	---	---	19	52
Dixon Edwards	---	---	7	13	31	51
Chester McGlockton	---	---	16	33	1	50
Sean Gilbert	---	---	19	30	1	50
Rod Bernstine	20	16	---	---	12	48
Robert Griffith	---	---	4	19	23	46
A.J. Johnson	---	---	3	16	26	45
Cornelius Bennett	---	---	17	26	1	44
Eric Curry	---	---	15	28	1	44
Frank Wainright	8	9	---	---	22	39
Carl Simpson	---	---	10	14	10	34
Ellis Simon	---	---	7	9	12	28
Floyd Turner	13	13	---	---	---	26
Austin Robbins	---	---	12	13	---	25
Corey Raymond	---	---	10	14	---	24
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	13	13
Gerald Dixon	---	---	6	4	3	13
Antonio Stofa	0	0	---	---	13	13
John Shannon	---	---	6	4	2	12
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chris Mohr	0	0	---	---	8	8
Merv Smith	1	1	---	---	4	6
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Stonebreaker	---	---	2	0	2	4
Anthony Morgan	1	0	---	---	2	3
Matt Groenig	---	---	0	1	---	1
Chris Hinton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Greg Bishop	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nelson Kelley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	5	1.3
Middle	9	46	5.1
Right	9	5	0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	43	3.6
Middle	7	16	2.3
Right	10	61	6.1
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	34	12	0	1	4	6	6	2	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Beuerlein	42	25	5	0	3	6	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	19	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	6	69	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	88	12.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	68	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	86	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	60	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Rob Moore	12	3	1	24	30
WR Chris Walsh	6	4	1	42	27
RB Thurman Thomas	4	2	0	3	30
WR Dave Groh	4	2	1	14	20
WR Todd Kinchen	3	0	1	0	11
TE Brian Kinchen	2	0	0	0	28
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0	8	13
TE Jesse Anderson	1	0	0	0	7
RB Ostell Miles	1	0	0	0	9

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Perry Kemp	12	8	1	54	0	31
WR Tim Brown	11	5	1	119	2	40
WR Mike Alexander	4	1	1	3	0	21
FB Daryl Johnston	4	3	0	18	1	28
RB Jeff Walker	4	3	0	52	2	27
WR Floyd Turner	3	2	0	23	0	13
TE Frank Wainright	2	2	0	29	0	9
RB Rod Bernstine	1	0	0	0	0	16
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	1	0	4	0	29

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Elway	1	4	4.00	5.33
Thurman Thomas	1	5	5.00	2.40

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rod Bernstine	3	8	2.67	3.44
Steve Beuerlein	1	-2	-2.00	-1.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	1	0	0	0.00	2.68

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Beuerlein	5	2	-5	-1.00	7.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rob Moore	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Daryl Johnston	3	2	-5	-1.67	4.50
WR Tim Brown	2	0	0	0.00	10.82

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	4	1
John Elway	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Rod Bernstine	5	1
Steve Beuerlein	1	0
Jeff Walker	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	12	3	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Beuerlein	11	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Thurman Thomas	3	1	0
WR Rob Moore	3	0	0
WR Todd Kinchen	2	0	0
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0
RB Ostell Miles	1	0	0
WR Chris Walsh	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Brown	4	2	2
WR Perry Kemp	3	2	1
WR Mike Alexander	2	0	0
FB Daryl Johnston	2	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)