Week 4, 1975

played in Atlanta, GA

55 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	0	0	0	-	14
Atlanta Falcons	0	7	14	7	-	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)

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 Statistics TBY ATL
Record 2-2 2-2
First Downs 14 23
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 187 362
- Offensive Plays 51 80
- Yards per Play 3.67 4.53
Net Rushing Yards 54 114
- Rushing Attempts 16 36
- Yards per Rush 3.38 3.17
Net Passing Yards 133 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 14 - 3 42 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 163 260
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/30 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 3.80 5.64
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/56 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 3/51
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/63
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 37
Time of Possession 21:48 38:12

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	2-2	2-2
First Downs	14	23
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	187	362
- Offensive Plays	51	80
- Yards per Play	3.67	4.53
Net Rushing Yards	54	114
- Rushing Attempts	16	36
- Yards per Rush	3.38	3.17
Net Passing Yards	133	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 14 - 3	42 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	163	260
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/30	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	3.80	5.64
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/56	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	3/51
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/63
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 37
Time of Possession	21:48	38:12

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:25	1:14	OPP 39	3	39	Touchdown
1	11:50	4:52	OWN 44	10	56	Touchdown
1	1:14	4:18	OWN 4	8	44	Punt
2	7:39	1:57	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	2:56	0:54	OWN 40	3	1	Punt
2	0:54	0:45	OWN 34	3	-4	Punt
3	15:00	1:46	OWN 11	4	10	Punt
3	6:48	1:32	OWN 48	3	-7	Punt
3	1:05	1:14	OWN 43	3	27	Interception
4	10:11	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	9:21	2:14	OWN 21	3	-4	Punt
4	4:49	0:44	OWN 20	4	8	Downs
4	2:14	0:32	OWN 42	3	12	Interception

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:35	OWN 37	1	2	Fumble
1	13:11	1:21	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
1	6:58	5:44	OWN 22	9	32	Punt
2	11:56	4:17	OWN 9	8	41	Punt
2	5:42	2:46	OWN 38	10	62	Touchdown
2	2:02	1:08	OWN 13	6	21	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 34	1	5	Half
3	13:14	6:26	OWN 34	12	66	Touchdown
3	5:16	4:11	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
4	14:51	4:40	OWN 14	9	34	Punt
4	10:01	0:40	OPP 4	2	4	Touchdown
4	7:07	2:18	OWN 45	3	5	Punt
4	4:05	1:51	OPP 28	3	8	Missed FG
4	1:42	1:42	OPP 37	4	10	Game

Game MVP: Reuben Fields, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wayne Mosley	9	11	1.22	8	0	0
George Amundson	7	43	6.14	15	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Vince Wilkerson	18	55	3.06	10	1	1
Mack Herron	15	49	3.27	15	3	1
Reuben Fields	3	10	3.33	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sonny Jurgensen	31	14	163	4/30	1	36	3	32.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Fields	42	30	260	2/12	2	23	0	103.3

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Al Dodd	4	8	24	6.00	0	12	0
TE Jim Mitchell	4	7	62	15.50	20	34	1
RB George Amundson	3	3	44	14.67	38	36	0
WR Barry Pearson	2	4	30	15.00	11	17	0
RB Bryan Breech	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Ron Jessie	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Freddie Scott	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Barty Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Norm Doyle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charley Young	8	9	64	8.00	6	13	0
WR Jim Robinson	5	7	48	9.60	1	20	1
WR Lionel Summers	4	5	39	9.75	2	23	1
FB Mark Van Eeghen	3	6	14	4.67	6	12	0
TE Willie Frazier	2	2	21	10.50	5	12	0
TE Len Garrett	2	4	14	7.00	1	15	0
WR Dick Gordon	2	2	22	11.00	0	18	0
TE Russ Francis	2	2	19	9.50	0	13	0
WR Robert Miller	2	3	19	9.50	0	13	0
RB Vince Wilkerson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	38	19.00	0
S Ralph McGill	1	25	25.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
George Amundson	1	0	0
Mark Arneson	0	1	0
Jim Mitchell	0	1	0
Chris Hanburger	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mack Herron	1	0	0	0
John Zook	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Montrae Jones	7	278	39.7	39.4	46	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	6	256	42.7	32.7	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Turner	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Fisher	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Herron	2	2	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Jessie	3	66	22.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Grandberry	3	51	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Arneson	12	2	0.0	35	41
OLB Chris Hanburger	11	0	1.0	36	44
S Donnie Shell	6	3	0.0	35	43
CB Mel Renfro	6	0	0.0	34	44
S Burgess Owens	5	3	0.0	27	34
DE Julius Adams	4	3	1.0	32	42
CB Everett Allen	3	7	0.0	20	31
DT Dave Pureifory	3	2	0.0	35	40
CB Jim Stienke	2	1	0.0	31	43
DT John Mendenhall	2	0	0.0	22	23
S John Saunders	2	0	0.0	3	4
CB Isaac Fulcher	2	0	0.0	5	1
DE Elois Grooms	1	1	0.0	30	42
ILB Dallas Hickman	1	1	0.0	18	10
RB George Amundson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Al Dodd	1	0	---	---	---
TE Jim Mitchell	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bob Rowe	1	0	0.0	13	12
DE Derek Check	1	0	0.0	13	8
S Bert Horn	1	0	0.0	6	16

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Coy Bacon	4	0	1.0	14	35
CB Allan Ellis	4	2	0.0	15	34
CB Rolland Lawrence	4	0	0.0	12	34
ILB Tom MacLeod	3	2	1.0	15	33
DE John Zook	3	0	1.0	16	35
OLB John Pergine	3	1	0.0	15	31
CB Randy Logan	3	0	0.0	11	19
CB Ernie McGee	3	0	0.0	11	28
DT Randy Crowder	2	1	0.0	12	33
DT Dave Pear	1	1	1.0	13	20
S Ralph McGill	1	1	0.0	15	33
OLB Richie Minter	1	0	0.0	7	5
DE Carl Wafer	0	1	0.0	4	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Julius Adams	1.0	1	0	42
OLB Chris Hanburger	1.0	0	0	44
DT Dave Pureifory	0.0	0	1	40
S Donnie Shell	0.0	0	1	43

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Coy Bacon	1.0	4	3	35
DE John Zook	1.0	1	1	35
DT Dave Pear	1.0	1	0	20
ILB Tom MacLeod	1.0	0	0	33
DT Randy Crowder	0.0	2	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Chris Hanburger	7	0	44
CB Mel Renfro	3	2	44
S Donnie Shell	3	1	43
S Burgess Owens	3	0	34
CB Everett Allen	3	0	31
ILB Mark Arneson	2	1	41
S John Saunders	2	0	4
CB Jim Stienke	2	0	43
DE Julius Adams	1	0	42
DT Bob Rowe	1	0	12
DE Derek Check	1	0	8
S Bert Horn	1	0	16
DE Elois Grooms	1	0	42

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rolland Lawrence	4	1	2	34
CB Allan Ellis	4	0	0	34
CB Ernie McGee	2	1	0	28
DE Coy Bacon	1	0	0	35
ILB Tom MacLeod	1	0	0	33
OLB John Pergine	1	0	0	31
OLB Richie Minter	1	0	0	5
S Bernie Jackson	0	1	0	29
S Ralph McGill	0	0	1	33

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed Newman	2	4	12	1	24
Sam Bycroft	1	2	8	0	16
Charles Goodrum	1	1	12	1	28
Ralph Neely	0	4	14	0	28
Sid Smith	0	4	15	0	29
Booker Brown	0	1	2	1	14
Dave Foley	0	0	16	1	30

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jon Morris	3	6	35	0	40
George Kunz	3	4	34	0	32
Jeff Van Note	2	12	34	1	40
Matt Atkins	1	2	22	0	39
Kyle Mathis	1	1	10	0	14
Mark Van Eeghen	0	3	25	0	27
Dave Burk	0	2	16	1	17
Travis Roach	0	2	27	0	34
Len Garrett	0	1	26	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Donnie Shell	1	11
Mel Renfro	1	10
John Saunders	1	8
Booker Brown	1	7
Isaac Fulcher	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Vince Wilkerson	1	21
Nate Crane	1	18
Allan Ellis	1	6

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Donnie Shell	---	---	35	43	11	89
Mel Renfro	---	---	34	44	10	88
Chris Hanburger	---	---	36	44	1	81
Mark Arneson	---	---	35	41	2	78
Dave Pureifory	---	---	35	40	2	77
Jim Stienke	---	---	31	43	3	77
Julius Adams	---	---	32	42	1	75
Elois Grooms	---	---	30	42	---	72
Burgess Owens	---	---	27	34	2	63
Everett Allen	---	---	20	31	9	60
John Mendenhall	---	---	22	23	8	53
Al Dodd	11	28	---	---	12	51
Sonny Jurgensen	16	35	---	---	---	51
Sid Smith	15	29	---	---	7	51
Dave Foley	16	30	---	---	3	49
Jim Mitchell	15	27	---	---	6	48
George Amundson	7	19	---	---	21	47
Ralph Neely	14	28	---	---	---	42
Ed Newman	12	24	---	---	6	42
Charles Goodrum	12	28	---	---	---	40
Ron Jessie	11	23	---	---	5	39
Freddie Scott	4	20	---	---	13	37
Dallas Hickman	---	---	18	10	5	33
Sam Bycroft	8	16	---	---	7	31
Barty Smith	6	11	---	---	13	30
Derek Check	---	---	13	8	6	27
Bob Rowe	---	---	13	12	1	26
Bert Horn	---	---	6	16	4	26
Wayne Mosley	9	16	---	---	---	25
Booker Brown	2	14	---	---	7	23
Al Chandler	2	5	---	---	15	22
Barry Pearson	7	12	---	---	---	19
Bryan Breech	7	8	---	---	2	17
Gregg Bingham	---	---	0	0	16	16
John Saunders	---	---	3	4	8	15
Norm Doyle	1	6	---	---	8	15
Isaac Fulcher	---	---	5	1	7	13
Cal Withrow	1	6	---	---	5	12
Jim Turnbull	---	---	1	6	5	12
Montrae Jones	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jim Turner	0	0	---	---	3	3
Virgil Livers	---	---	0	0	1	1
Kevin Calhoun	---	---	0	0	---	0
Malcolm Padavona	0	0	---	---	---	0
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Reuben Fields	36	44	---	---	---	80
Jon Morris	35	40	---	---	1	76
Jeff Van Note	34	40	---	---	---	74
George Kunz	34	32	---	---	7	73
Vince Wilkerson	19	28	---	---	21	68
Travis Roach	27	34	---	---	6	67
Len Garrett	26	28	---	---	7	61
Matt Atkins	22	39	---	---	---	61
Mark Van Eeghen	25	27	---	---	8	60
Allan Ellis	---	---	15	34	6	55
Charley Young	21	31	---	---	---	52
Ralph McGill	---	---	15	33	3	51
John Zook	---	---	16	35	---	51
Coy Bacon	---	---	14	35	---	49
Tom MacLeod	---	---	15	33	1	49
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	12	34	---	46
John Pergine	---	---	15	31	---	46
Russ Francis	22	17	---	---	7	46
Randy Crowder	---	---	12	33	---	45
Lionel Summers	18	24	---	---	---	42
Mack Herron	17	16	---	---	8	41
Dave Burk	16	17	---	---	7	40
Ernie McGee	---	---	11	28	---	39
Bernie Jackson	---	---	7	29	1	37
Jim Robinson	16	21	---	---	---	37
Dave Pear	---	---	13	20	---	33
Kyle Mathis	10	14	---	---	7	31
Randy Logan	---	---	11	19	---	30
Robert Miller	11	19	---	---	---	30
Van Terry	---	---	1	1	27	29
Ken Mitchell	---	---	1	4	22	27
Willie Frazier	3	6	---	---	15	24
Nate Crane	---	---	0	2	18	20
Ken Grandberry	0	1	---	---	15	16
Carl Wafer	---	---	4	3	7	14
Ted Fritsch	2	4	---	---	7	13
Dick Gordon	2	2	---	---	9	13
Dave Rowe	---	---	4	1	7	12
Richie Minter	---	---	7	5	---	12
Jorge Ballard	---	---	2	3	7	12
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ricky Fisher	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Shull	---	---	1	2	2	5
Fred Willis	0	0	---	---	3	3
Wayne England	0	0	---	---	1	1
John Hufnagel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	8	21	2.6
Right	6	27	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	40	4.0
Middle	15	44	2.9
Right	10	32	3.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sonny Jurgensen	31	14	2	0	3	3	8	4	3

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Fields	42	30	2	3	2	4	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	40	20.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	51	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	38	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	34	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	68	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	12	134	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	43	14.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Al Dodd	8	4	1	24	0	28
TE Jim Mitchell	7	4	0	62	1	27
WR Ron Jessie	4	0	0	0	0	23
WR Barry Pearson	4	2	1	30	0	12
RB George Amundson	3	3	0	44	1	19
RB Bryan Breech	2	1	1	3	0	8
WR Freddie Scott	1	0	0	0	0	20
FB Barty Smith	1	0	0	0	0	11
WR Norm Doyle	1	0	0	0	0	6

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charley Young	9	8	1	64	0	31
WR Jim Robinson	7	5	0	48	1	21
FB Mark Van Eeghen	6	3	0	14	0	27
WR Lionel Summers	5	4	1	39	1	24
TE Len Garrett	4	2	0	14	0	28
WR Robert Miller	3	2	0	19	0	19
TE Willie Frazier	2	2	0	21	0	6
WR Dick Gordon	2	2	0	22	0	2
RB Vince Wilkerson	2	0	0	0	0	28
TE Russ Francis	2	2	0	19	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Amundson	1	5	5.00	6.14
Wayne Mosley	1	-2	-2.00	1.22

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vince Wilkerson	4	9	2.25	3.06
Mack Herron	1	1	1.00	3.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sonny Jurgensen	4	3	20	5.00	5.26

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Fields	6	5	26	4.33	6.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jim Mitchell	3	2	16	5.33	8.86
RB George Amundson	1	1	4	4.00	14.67

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	1	3	1.50	2.33
WR Jim Robinson	2	2	10	5.00	6.86
WR Charley Young	1	1	8	8.00	7.11
WR Lionel Summers	1	1	5	5.00	7.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Vince Wilkerson	3	1
Mack Herron	2	0
Reuben Fields	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sonny Jurgensen	10	3	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Fields	11	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Al Dodd	2	0	0
WR Ron Jessie	2	0	0
TE Jim Mitchell	2	2	2
RB George Amundson	1	1	1
WR Barry Pearson	1	0	0
FB Barty Smith	1	0	0
WR Norm Doyle	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Len Garrett	3	2	1
WR Charley Young	2	2	2
WR Jim Robinson	2	2	2
WR Dick Gordon	1	1	1
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	0	0
TE Russ Francis	1	1	0
WR Robert Miller	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,400 (21,400)
End Zone 9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,400 (21,400)
End Zone	9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)