Week 17, 1975

played in Tampa Bay, FL

76 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	0	0	0	-	0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	0	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:41 TBY - Jim Turner 38 field goal
4Q: 00:44 TBY - Jim Turner 57 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:41 TBY - Jim Turner 38 field goal
4Q: 00:44 TBY - Jim Turner 57 field goal

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 6-10 10-6
First Downs 13 9
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 8 5
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 158 198
- Offensive Plays 67 59
- Yards per Play 2.36 3.36
Net Rushing Yards 68 97
- Rushing Attempts 25 28
- Yards per Rush 2.72 3.46
Net Passing Yards 90 101
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 16 - 4 26 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 130 132
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/40 5/31
- Yards per Pass Play 2.14 3.26
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/42 13/88
Punt Returns/Yards 3/11 3/17
Kick Returns/Yards 2/55 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 2/12 4/15
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:14 29:46

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	6-10	10-6
First Downs	13	9
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	8	5
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	158	198
- Offensive Plays	67	59
- Yards per Play	2.36	3.36
Net Rushing Yards	68	97
- Rushing Attempts	25	28
- Yards per Rush	2.72	3.46
Net Passing Yards	90	101
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 16 - 4	26 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	130	132
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/40	5/31
- Yards per Pass Play	2.14	3.26
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/42	13/88
Punt Returns/Yards	3/11	3/17
Kick Returns/Yards	2/55	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	2/12	4/15
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:14	29:46

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:16	1:12	OWN 38	3	-6	Punt
1	9:36	4:27	OWN 29	8	50	Interception
1	2:30	1:57	OWN 10	5	10	Interception
2	14:40	1:58	OWN 30	3	-2	Punt
2	6:58	3:26	OWN 41	9	27	Missed FG
2	1:53	1:23	OWN 2	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	1:21	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	12:01	7:24	OWN 7	14	65	Missed FG
3	2:18	2:03	OWN 22	5	19	Punt
4	14:15	1:59	OWN 42	3	7	Punt
4	8:43	0:55	OPP 39	3	-9	Punt
4	5:13	1:22	OPP 26	3	3	Interception
4	2:03	0:09	OWN 33	1	0	Interception
4	0:39	0:39	OWN 43	4	0	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:44	OWN 28	3	-15	Punt
1	12:04	2:28	OWN 42	6	37	Field Goal
1	5:09	2:39	OWN 16	5	14	Punt
1	0:33	0:53	OWN 27	3	-4	Punt
2	12:42	5:44	OWN 30	9	36	Missed FG
2	3:32	1:39	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
2	0:30	0:30	OPP 41	2	-18	Half
3	13:39	1:38	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
3	4:37	2:19	OWN 35	5	43	Fumble
3	0:15	1:00	OWN 9	3	7	Punt
4	12:16	3:33	OWN 6	7	30	Interception
4	7:48	2:35	OWN 20	5	11	Interception
4	3:51	1:48	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
4	1:54	1:15	OPP 38	3	-2	Field Goal

Game MVP: Phil Villapiano, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Mack Herron	12	41	3.42	9
Vince Wilkerson	12	20	1.67	8
Reuben Fields	1	7	7.00	7

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
George Amundson	17	73	4.29	19	2
Wayne Mosley	10	17	1.70	7	0
Bryan Breech	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Fields	36	16	130	6/40	0	16	4	14.6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sonny Jurgensen	26	17	132	5/31	0	17	2	45.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jim Robinson	6	9	55	9.17	11	15
WR Lionel Summers	3	8	28	9.33	1	15
TE Len Garrett	2	3	23	11.50	0	16
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	4	9	4.50	0	5
WR Ken Grandberry	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
WR Fred Willis	1	5	5	5.00	0	5
TE Russ Francis	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
TE Willie Frazier	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Mack Herron	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Jim Mitchell	3	7	28	9.33	7	16
RB Wayne Mosley	3	4	12	4.00	3	9
WR Barry Pearson	3	5	25	8.33	2	10
WR Freddie Scott	3	3	27	9.00	0	13
WR Al Dodd	2	4	29	14.50	2	17
WR Ron Jessie	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
FB Barty Smith	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
RB Bryan Breech	1	1	2	2.00	1	2

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Randy Logan	1	0	0.00	0
OLB John Pergine	1	12	12.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Donnie Shell	2	6	3.00
S Burgess Owens	1	9	9.00
ILB Phil Villapiano	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Reuben Fields	1	0	0
Carl Wafer	0	1	0
Matt Atkins	0	1	0
Allan Ellis	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
George Amundson	1	0	0	0
Derek Check	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	7	295	42.1	36.9	53	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Montrae Jones	7	335	47.9	46.3	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Fisher	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Turner	2/3	1/2	1/2	57	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Herron	3	11	3.7	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Dodd	3	17	5.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Grandberry	2	55	27.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaac Fulcher	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB John Pergine	8	0	0.0	27	30
ILB Tom MacLeod	7	3	0.0	25	27
DT Dave Rowe	4	0	1.0	17	14
CB Randy Logan	4	1	0.0	18	23
DE John Zook	3	1	1.0	26	27
S Ralph McGill	3	3	0.0	19	28
S Bernie Jackson	3	1	0.0	14	15
CB Rolland Lawrence	3	1	0.0	24	23
OLB Richie Minter	3	0	0.0	14	16
DT Dave Pear	2	1	1.0	22	19
CB Ernie McGee	2	1	0.0	12	21
CB Allan Ellis	2	0	0.0	27	27
WR Lionel Summers	2	0	---	---	---
DE Coy Bacon	1	3	1.0	25	28
DT Randy Crowder	1	1	1.0	1	4
ILB Steve Shull	1	1	0.0	3	4
TE Len Garrett	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ken Grandberry	1	0	---	---	---
DE Carl Wafer	1	0	0.0	26	28
OLB Jorge Ballard	1	0	0.0	6	2

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Phil Villapiano	9	2	1.0	23	40
ILB Mark Arneson	8	3	1.0	24	39
DE Julius Adams	5	1	2.0	21	38
DE Elois Grooms	5	1	1.0	23	37
CB Mel Renfro	4	0	0.0	23	39
S Donnie Shell	3	5	0.0	25	41
DE Derek Check	2	0	1.0	8	10
CB Everett Allen	2	2	0.0	12	30
DT Dave Pureifory	2	1	0.0	23	40
ILB Dallas Hickman	1	2	0.0	12	13
WR Ron Jessie	1	0	---	---	---
RB Wayne Mosley	1	0	---	---	---
S Burgess Owens	1	0	0.0	17	37
DT Bob Rowe	1	0	0.0	13	12
CB Jim Stienke	1	0	0.0	21	37
CB Isaac Fulcher	1	0	0.0	4	6
S Bert Horn	1	0	0.0	4	9
OLB Jim Turnbull	1	0	0.0	3	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Randy Crowder	1.0	1	0	0	4
DE Coy Bacon	1.0	0	2	0	28
DT Dave Rowe	1.0	0	1	1	14
DE John Zook	1.0	0	0	2	27
DT Dave Pear	1.0	0	0	0	19

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Julius Adams	2.0	0	3	1	38
ILB Mark Arneson	1.0	1	0	0	39
ILB Phil Villapiano	1.0	0	0	0	40
DE Derek Check	1.0	0	0	0	10
DE Elois Grooms	1.0	0	0	0	37
DT Dave Pureifory	0.0	0	2	2	40
DT John Mendenhall	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB John Pergine	5	0	1	30
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	0	0	23
ILB Tom MacLeod	2	0	0	27
DT Dave Rowe	2	0	0	14
OLB Richie Minter	2	0	0	16
CB Allan Ellis	1	1	0	27
CB Randy Logan	1	0	1	23
S Ralph McGill	1	0	0	28
DE John Zook	1	0	0	27

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Phil Villapiano	3	2	1	40
CB Mel Renfro	3	0	0	39
ILB Mark Arneson	2	0	0	39
CB Everett Allen	2	0	0	30
S Burgess Owens	1	1	1	37
CB Jim Stienke	1	1	0	37
CB Isaac Fulcher	1	1	0	6
DE Derek Check	1	0	0	10
S Bert Horn	1	0	0	9
OLB Jim Turnbull	1	0	0	3
OLB Gregg Bingham	0	1	0	3
S Donnie Shell	0	0	2	41

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Van Note	3	5	0	22	0	40
Dave Burk	2	3	0	13	1	22
Jon Morris	1	5	0	20	1	41
George Kunz	1	4	0	22	2	38
Len Garrett	1	1	1	7	0	22
Matt Atkins	1	1	0	15	0	24
Kyle Mathis	0	3	0	11	0	11
Travis Roach	0	1	0	19	1	32
Russ Francis	0	1	0	19	0	27
Mack Herron	0	0	0	12	1	22

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Foley	2	3	0	27	0	27
Ed Newman	1	5	0	19	1	24
Ralph Neely	1	4	0	22	1	27
Booker Brown	1	3	0	7	1	9
Sam Bycroft	1	2	0	12	0	9
Charles Goodrum	0	5	0	24	1	27
Sid Smith	0	3	1	25	0	25
Jim Mitchell	0	2	0	22	0	27
Barty Smith	0	1	0	11	1	19

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Mitchell	1	19
Willie Frazier	1	13
Dave Burk	1	9
Jim Beirne	1	8

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Mel Renfro	2	12
Donnie Shell	2	12
George Amundson	1	21

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Kunz	22	38	---	---	9	69
Reuben Fields	25	42	---	---	---	67
Jon Morris	20	41	---	---	4	65
Carl Wafer	---	---	26	28	10	64
Jeff Van Note	22	40	---	---	---	62
John Pergine	---	---	27	30	3	60
Mark Van Eeghen	21	30	---	---	8	59
Allan Ellis	---	---	27	27	3	57
Coy Bacon	---	---	25	28	3	56
Travis Roach	19	32	---	---	5	56
Tom MacLeod	---	---	25	27	3	55
John Zook	---	---	26	27	2	55
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	24	23	6	53
Russ Francis	19	27	---	---	7	53
Vince Wilkerson	13	20	---	---	19	52
Bernie Jackson	---	---	14	15	21	50
Ralph McGill	---	---	19	28	2	49
Dave Burk	13	22	---	---	9	44
Dave Pear	---	---	22	19	3	44
Randy Logan	---	---	18	23	1	42
Mack Herron	12	22	---	---	6	40
Jim Robinson	12	24	---	---	4	40
Matt Atkins	15	24	---	---	---	39
Lionel Summers	14	24	---	---	---	38
Len Garrett	7	22	---	---	6	35
Ernie McGee	---	---	12	21	1	34
Dave Rowe	---	---	17	14	2	33
Richie Minter	---	---	14	16	1	31
Kyle Mathis	11	11	---	---	9	31
Fred Willis	14	14	---	---	---	28
Ken Grandberry	8	16	---	---	3	27
Willie Frazier	2	8	---	---	13	23
Van Terry	---	---	1	4	18	23
Ken Mitchell	---	---	1	1	19	21
Charley Young	2	2	---	---	12	16
Ted Fritsch	3	2	---	---	9	14
Randy Crowder	---	---	1	4	7	12
Jim Beirne	1	1	---	---	8	10
Steve Shull	---	---	3	4	3	10
Jorge Ballard	---	---	6	2	2	10
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ricky Fisher	0	0	---	---	3	3
John Hufnagel	0	0	---	---	2	2
Wayne England	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Donnie Shell	---	---	25	41	12	78
Mel Renfro	---	---	23	39	12	74
Mark Arneson	---	---	24	39	2	65
Dave Pureifory	---	---	23	40	2	65
Phil Villapiano	---	---	23	40	2	65
Dave Foley	27	27	---	---	8	62
Elois Grooms	---	---	23	37	2	62
Julius Adams	---	---	21	38	2	61
Sid Smith	25	25	---	---	10	60
Jim Stienke	---	---	21	37	2	60
Sonny Jurgensen	28	31	---	---	---	59
Jim Mitchell	22	27	---	---	7	56
Burgess Owens	---	---	17	37	2	56
Everett Allen	---	---	12	30	11	53
Charles Goodrum	24	27	---	---	---	51
John Mendenhall	---	---	14	27	10	51
Ralph Neely	22	27	---	---	---	49
Ed Newman	19	24	---	---	5	48
Al Dodd	21	18	---	---	7	46
George Amundson	17	5	---	---	21	43
Freddie Scott	14	17	---	---	10	41
Barty Smith	11	19	---	---	9	39
Ron Jessie	18	14	---	---	---	32
Barry Pearson	14	18	---	---	---	32
Dallas Hickman	---	---	12	13	7	32
Sam Bycroft	12	9	---	---	9	30
Wayne Mosley	10	19	---	---	---	29
Booker Brown	7	9	---	---	10	26
Bob Rowe	---	---	13	12	---	25
Bryan Breech	8	12	---	---	5	25
Derek Check	---	---	8	10	7	25
Gregg Bingham	---	---	3	3	18	24
Al Chandler	2	5	---	---	14	21
Cal Withrow	4	7	---	---	8	19
Bert Horn	---	---	4	9	6	19
Isaac Fulcher	---	---	4	6	5	15
Norm Doyle	3	1	---	---	8	12
Montrae Jones	0	0	---	---	10	10
John Saunders	---	---	2	1	4	7
Jim Turner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jim Turnbull	---	---	3	3	---	6
Kevin Calhoun	---	---	0	0	---	0
Malcolm Padavona	0	0	---	---	---	0
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Virgil Livers	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	18	1.6
Middle	6	18	3.0
Right	8	32	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	21	7.0
Middle	13	46	3.5
Right	12	30	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Fields	36	16	0	2	1	6	6	3	4

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sonny Jurgensen	26	17	0	2	0	1	3	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	65	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	49	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	16	2.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	42	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	86	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jim Robinson	9	6	0	55	24
WR Lionel Summers	8	3	0	28	24
WR Fred Willis	5	1	0	5	14
FB Mark Van Eeghen	4	2	0	9	30
TE Len Garrett	3	2	1	23	22
WR Ken Grandberry	3	1	0	4	16
TE Russ Francis	2	1	0	6	27
TE Willie Frazier	1	0	0	0	8
RB Mack Herron	1	0	0	0	22

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
TE Jim Mitchell	7	3	28	27
WR Barry Pearson	5	3	25	18
WR Al Dodd	4	2	29	18
RB Wayne Mosley	4	3	12	19
WR Freddie Scott	3	3	27	17
WR Ron Jessie	1	1	8	14
FB Barty Smith	1	1	1	19
RB Bryan Breech	1	1	2	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mack Herron	1	3	3.00	3.42

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wayne Mosley	2	3	1.50	1.70

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Vince Wilkerson	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
George Amundson	4	1
Wayne Mosley	1	0
Bryan Breech	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Fields	11	5	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sonny Jurgensen	10	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lionel Summers	4	1	1
WR Jim Robinson	3	3	2
WR Fred Willis	2	0	0
TE Willie Frazier	1	0	0
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Barry Pearson	3	2	2
WR Al Dodd	2	1	0
TE Jim Mitchell	2	1	1
RB Wayne Mosley	1	1	0
WR Freddie Scott	1	1	0
FB Barty Smith	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)