Week 4, 1975

played in Atlanta, GA

55 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers14000-14
Atlanta Falcons07147-28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:18 TBY - George Amundson 5 run (Jim Turner extra point)
1Q: 07:06 TBY - Jim Mitchell 3 pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Turner extra point)
2Q: 03:05 ATL - Vince Wilkerson 2 run (Ricky Fisher extra point)
3Q: 06:56 ATL - Jim Robinson 4 pass from Reuben Fields (Ricky Fisher extra point)
3Q: 01:20 ATL - Lionel Summers 23 pass from Reuben Fields (Ricky Fisher extra point)
4Q: 09:29 ATL - Mack Herron 1 run (Ricky Fisher extra point)

Team StatisticsTBYATL
Record2-22-2
First Downs1423
- by Rushing49
- by Passing814
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards187362
- Offensive Plays5180
- Yards per Play3.674.53
Net Rushing Yards54114
- Rushing Attempts1636
- Yards per Rush3.383.17
Net Passing Yards133248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt31 - 14 - 342 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards163260
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/302/12
- Yards per Pass Play3.805.64
Fumbles/Lost1/01/1
3rd Down Conversions3/118/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.57.6
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards6/564/30
Punt Returns/Yards0/02/2
Kick Returns/Yards3/663/51
Interception Ret./Yards0/03/63
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/03/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 31OWN 37
Time of Possession21:4838:12

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:251:14OPP 39339Touchdown
111:504:52OWN 441056Touchdown
11:144:18OWN 4844Punt
27:391:57OWN 2030Punt
22:560:54OWN 4031Punt
20:540:45OWN 343-4Punt
315:001:46OWN 11410Punt
36:481:32OWN 483-7Punt
31:051:14OWN 43327Interception
410:110:10OWN 2010Interception
49:212:14OWN 213-4Punt
44:490:44OWN 2048Downs
42:140:32OWN 42312Interception
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:35OWN 3712Fumble
113:111:21OWN 2135Punt
16:585:44OWN 22932Punt
211:564:17OWN 9841Punt
25:422:46OWN 381062Touchdown
22:021:08OWN 13621Punt
20:090:09OWN 3415Half
313:146:26OWN 341266Touchdown
35:164:11OWN 23977Touchdown
414:514:40OWN 14934Punt
410:010:40OPP 424Touchdown
47:072:18OWN 4535Punt
44:051:51OPP 2838Missed FG
41:421:42OPP 37410Game

Game MVP: Reuben Fields, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Wayne Mosley9111.22800
George Amundson7436.141521
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Vince Wilkerson18553.061011
Mack Herron15493.271531
Reuben Fields3103.33700

Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Sonny Jurgensen31141634/30136332.7
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Reuben Fields42302602/122230103.3

Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Al Dodd48246.000120
TE Jim Mitchell476215.5020341
RB George Amundson334414.6738360
WR Barry Pearson243015.0011170
RB Bryan Breech1233.00030
WR Ron Jessie0400.00000
WR Freddie Scott0100.00000
FB Barty Smith0100.00000
WR Norm Doyle0100.00000
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Charley Young89648.006130
WR Jim Robinson57489.601201
WR Lionel Summers45399.752231
FB Mark Van Eeghen36144.676120
TE Willie Frazier222110.505120
TE Len Garrett24147.001150
WR Dick Gordon222211.000180
TE Russ Francis22199.500130
WR Robert Miller23199.500130
RB Vince Wilkerson0200.00000

Interception Statistics

Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Rolland Lawrence23819.000
S Ralph McGill12525.000

Fumble Statistics

Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
George Amundson1000
Mark Arneson0100
Jim Mitchell0100
Chris Hanburger0010
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Mack Herron1000
John Zook0010

Punting Statistics

Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Montrae Jones727839.739.4462
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tom Wittum625642.732.7521

Kicking Statistics

Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jim Turner0/00/00/002/2
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ricky Fisher0/10/00/004/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Mack Herron221.00

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Ron Jessie36622.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Ken Grandberry35117.00

Defensive Statistics

Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Mark Arneson1220.03541
OLB Chris Hanburger1101.03644
S Donnie Shell630.03543
CB Mel Renfro600.03444
S Burgess Owens530.02734
DE Julius Adams431.03242
CB Everett Allen370.02031
DT Dave Pureifory320.03540
CB Jim Stienke210.03143
DT John Mendenhall200.02223
S John Saunders200.034
CB Isaac Fulcher200.051
DE Elois Grooms110.03042
ILB Dallas Hickman110.01810
RB George Amundson10---------
WR Al Dodd10---------
TE Jim Mitchell10---------
DT Bob Rowe100.01312
DE Derek Check100.0138
S Bert Horn100.0616
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DE Coy Bacon401.01435
CB Allan Ellis420.01534
CB Rolland Lawrence400.01234
ILB Tom MacLeod321.01533
DE John Zook301.01635
OLB John Pergine310.01531
CB Randy Logan300.01119
CB Ernie McGee300.01128
DT Randy Crowder210.01233
DT Dave Pear111.01320
S Ralph McGill110.01533
OLB Richie Minter100.075
DE Carl Wafer010.043

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Julius Adams1.010042
OLB Chris Hanburger1.000044
DT Dave Pureifory0.001040
S Donnie Shell0.001043
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Coy Bacon1.004335
DE John Zook1.001135
DT Dave Pear1.001020
ILB Tom MacLeod1.000033
DT Randy Crowder0.002033

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Chris Hanburger70044
CB Mel Renfro32044
S Donnie Shell31043
S Burgess Owens30034
CB Everett Allen30031
ILB Mark Arneson21041
S John Saunders2004
CB Jim Stienke20043
DE Julius Adams10042
DT Bob Rowe10012
DE Derek Check1008
S Bert Horn10016
DE Elois Grooms10042
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Rolland Lawrence41234
CB Allan Ellis40034
CB Ernie McGee21028
DE Coy Bacon10035
ILB Tom MacLeod10033
OLB John Pergine10031
OLB Richie Minter1005
S Bernie Jackson01029
S Ralph McGill00133

Blocking Statistics

Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ed Newman24012124
Sam Bycroft1208016
Charles Goodrum11012128
Ralph Neely04014028
Sid Smith04015029
Booker Brown0102114
Dave Foley00016130
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jon Morris36035040
George Kunz34034032
Jeff Van Note212034140
Matt Atkins12022039
Kyle Mathis11010014
Mark Van Eeghen03025027
Dave Burk02016117
Travis Roach02027034
Len Garrett01026028

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Donnie Shell111
Mel Renfro110
John Saunders18
Booker Brown17
Isaac Fulcher17
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Vince Wilkerson121
Nate Crane118
Allan Ellis16

Participation

Tampa BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Donnie Shell------35431189
Mel Renfro------34441088
Chris Hanburger------3644181
Mark Arneson------3541278
Dave Pureifory------3540277
Jim Stienke------3143377
Julius Adams------3242175
Elois Grooms------3042---72
Burgess Owens------2734263
Everett Allen------2031960
John Mendenhall------2223853
Al Dodd1128------1251
Sonny Jurgensen1635---------51
Sid Smith1529------751
Dave Foley1630------349
Jim Mitchell1527------648
George Amundson719------2147
Ralph Neely1428---------42
Ed Newman1224------642
Charles Goodrum1228---------40
Ron Jessie1123------539
Freddie Scott420------1337
Dallas Hickman------1810533
Sam Bycroft816------731
Barty Smith611------1330
Derek Check------138627
Bob Rowe------1312126
Bert Horn------616426
Wayne Mosley916---------25
Booker Brown214------723
Al Chandler25------1522
Barry Pearson712---------19
Bryan Breech78------217
Gregg Bingham------001616
John Saunders------34815
Norm Doyle16------815
Isaac Fulcher------51713
Cal Withrow16------512
Jim Turnbull------16512
Montrae Jones00------77
Jim Turner00------33
Virgil Livers------0011
Kevin Calhoun------00---0
Malcolm Padavona00---------0
Quentin Vaughn00---------0
Will Cureton00---------0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Reuben Fields3644---------80
Jon Morris3540------176
Jeff Van Note3440---------74
George Kunz3432------773
Vince Wilkerson1928------2168
Travis Roach2734------667
Len Garrett2628------761
Matt Atkins2239---------61
Mark Van Eeghen2527------860
Allan Ellis------1534655
Charley Young2131---------52
Ralph McGill------1533351
John Zook------1635---51
Coy Bacon------1435---49
Tom MacLeod------1533149
Rolland Lawrence------1234---46
John Pergine------1531---46
Russ Francis2217------746
Randy Crowder------1233---45
Lionel Summers1824---------42
Mack Herron1716------841
Dave Burk1617------740
Ernie McGee------1128---39
Bernie Jackson------729137
Jim Robinson1621---------37
Dave Pear------1320---33
Kyle Mathis1014------731
Randy Logan------1119---30
Robert Miller1119---------30
Van Terry------112729
Ken Mitchell------142227
Willie Frazier36------1524
Nate Crane------021820
Ken Grandberry01------1516
Carl Wafer------43714
Ted Fritsch24------713
Dick Gordon22------913
Dave Rowe------41712
Richie Minter------75---12
Jorge Ballard------23712
Tom Wittum00------66
Ricky Fisher00------66
Steve Shull------1225
Fred Willis00------33
Wayne England00------11
John Hufnagel00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left263.0
Middle8212.6
Right6274.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10404.0
Middle15442.9
Right10323.2
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Sonny Jurgensen31142033843
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Reuben Fields42302324200

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen224020.0
Short (0-8 Yds)118514.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)103383.8
Long (19+ Yds)81344.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen33155.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1713684.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)19121347.1
Long (19+ Yds)324314.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Al Dodd84124028
TE Jim Mitchell74062127
WR Ron Jessie4000023
WR Barry Pearson42130012
RB George Amundson33044119
RB Bryan Breech211308
WR Freddie Scott1000020
FB Barty Smith1000011
WR Norm Doyle100006
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Charley Young98164031
WR Jim Robinson75048121
FB Mark Van Eeghen63014027
WR Lionel Summers54139124
TE Len Garrett42014028
WR Robert Miller32019019
TE Willie Frazier2202106
WR Dick Gordon2202202
RB Vince Wilkerson2000028
TE Russ Francis22019017

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
George Amundson155.006.14
Wayne Mosley1-2-2.001.22
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Vince Wilkerson492.253.06
Mack Herron111.003.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Sonny Jurgensen43205.005.26
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Reuben Fields65264.336.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Jim Mitchell32165.338.86
RB George Amundson1144.0014.67
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Mark Van Eeghen2131.502.33
WR Jim Robinson22105.006.86
WR Charley Young1188.007.11
WR Lionel Summers1155.007.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayRushesConversions
AtlantaRushesConversions
Vince Wilkerson31
Mack Herron20
Reuben Fields10

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Sonny Jurgensen1033
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Reuben Fields1197

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
WR Al Dodd200
WR Ron Jessie200
TE Jim Mitchell222
RB George Amundson111
WR Barry Pearson100
FB Barty Smith100
WR Norm Doyle100
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
TE Len Garrett321
WR Charley Young222
WR Jim Robinson222
WR Dick Gordon111
FB Mark Van Eeghen100
TE Russ Francis110
WR Robert Miller111

SectionAttendance
Stadium41,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck12,400 (21,400)
End Zone9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine5,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats8,200 (13,600)
Club Seats4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes1,800 (3,300)