Week 6, 1979

played in Tampa Bay, FL

80 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	7	3	0	-	10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	0	3	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:14 TBY - Garo Yepremian 53 field goal
2Q: 00:53 ATL - Robert Miller 5 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 07:12 ATL - Chris Bahr 21 field goal
3Q: 02:27 TBY - Garo Yepremian 47 field goal
4Q: 06:14 TBY - John Gilliam 17 pass from Chuck Fusina (Garo Yepremian extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:14 TBY - Garo Yepremian 53 field goal
2Q: 00:53 ATL - Robert Miller 5 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 07:12 ATL - Chris Bahr 21 field goal
3Q: 02:27 TBY - Garo Yepremian 47 field goal
4Q: 06:14 TBY - John Gilliam 17 pass from Chuck Fusina (Garo Yepremian extra point)

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 0-6 3-3
First Downs 19 13
- by Rushing 11 6
- by Passing 6 7
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 271 237
- Offensive Plays 61 53
- Yards per Play 4.44 4.47
Net Rushing Yards 123 108
- Rushing Attempts 33 27
- Yards per Rush 3.73 4.00
Net Passing Yards 148 129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 1 24 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 148 141
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.29 4.96
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 4/44
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 4/24
Kick Returns/Yards 2/51 3/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 28
Time of Possession 32:48 27:12

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	0-6	3-3
First Downs	19	13
- by Rushing	11	6
- by Passing	6	7
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	271	237
- Offensive Plays	61	53
- Yards per Play	4.44	4.47
Net Rushing Yards	123	108
- Rushing Attempts	33	27
- Yards per Rush	3.73	4.00
Net Passing Yards	148	129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 1	24 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	148	141
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.29	4.96
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	4/44
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	4/24
Kick Returns/Yards	2/51	3/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 28
Time of Possession	32:48	27:12

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:07	1:31	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	9:04	1:53	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	3:53	6:34	OWN 4	10	57	Punt
2	7:22	3:04	OWN 22	6	22	Punt
2	2:41	1:54	OWN 48	6	52	Touchdown
3	15:00	7:56	OWN 35	14	61	Field Goal
3	2:20	2:59	OWN 20	6	10	Punt
4	12:58	1:13	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
4	9:38	1:27	OWN 20	5	25	Interception
4	6:03	4:14	OWN 23	6	40	Missed FG

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:53	OWN 37	5	27	Field Goal
1	10:36	1:32	OWN 42	3	1	Punt
1	7:11	3:18	OWN 31	5	11	Punt
2	12:19	4:57	OWN 2	11	50	Punt
2	4:18	1:37	OWN 12	3	2	Punt
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 14	2	12	Half
3	7:04	4:44	OWN 33	8	37	Field Goal
4	14:21	1:23	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
4	11:45	2:07	OWN 24	4	26	Punt
4	8:11	2:08	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
4	1:49	1:49	OWN 44	5	12	Game

Game MVP: Chuck Fusina, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tony Dorsett	17	58	3.41	11	3
Ron Groce	14	59	4.21	7	0
Mark Van Eeghen	1	4	4.00	4	0
Tommy Kramer	1	2	2.00	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wayne Mosley	13	48	3.69	14	1
Moe Dixon	9	41	4.56	21	1
Barty Smith	2	5	2.50	4	0
Steve Owens	1	14	14.00	14	1
Ricky Baker	1	1	1.00	1	0
Chuck Fusina	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	28	19	148	0/0	1	27	1	77.6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chuck Fusina	24	14	141	2/12	1	26	0	89.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Mark Van Eeghen	5	6	23	4.60	0	7	0
WR Doug Winslow	5	6	33	6.60	10	12	0
WR Jerry Butler	3	3	45	15.00	18	27	0
TE Kellen Winslow	2	5	17	8.50	0	10	0
WR Lionel Summers	1	3	8	8.00	1	8	0
TE J.T. Galles	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Robert Miller	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	1
RB Tony Dorsett	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Russ Francis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Larry Mucker	4	7	29	7.25	0	14	0
WR John Gilliam	2	3	17	8.50	1	17	1
TE Jim Mitchell	2	2	51	25.50	14	26	0
RB Wayne Mosley	2	2	10	5.00	11	11	0
WR Pat Tilley	2	4	27	13.50	18	21	0
FB Barty Smith	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	4	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Larry Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mario Clark	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
J.T. Galles	1	1	0
Tony Dorsett	1	0	0
Karl Baldischwiler	0	1	0
Ron Groce	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Virgil Livers	1	0	0
Jim Mitchell	0	1	0
Mark Arneson	0	0	1
Ed Jones	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	6	269	44.8	40.8	48	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Max Runager	6	274	45.7	38.5	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	1/2	0/1	0/1	21	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garo Yepremian	2/2	2/2	1/1	53	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	2	23	11.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Virgil Livers	4	24	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	2	51	25.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Virgil Livers	2	30	15.0	0
Doug Jones	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jeff Severson	10	0	0.0	25	21
DT Joe Klecko	4	0	1.5	19	21
OLB Cecil Johnson	4	1	0.0	20	22
OLB Rob Niarne	4	0	0.0	13	9
ILB Tom MacLeod	3	2	0.0	23	20
S Ralph McGill	2	3	0.0	23	20
CB Henry Stuckey	2	2	0.0	16	19
S Bernie Jackson	2	1	0.0	8	14
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	1	0.0	13	13
CB Randy Logan	2	0	0.0	23	21
DT Randy Crowder	1	3	0.5	25	22
OLB Gary Cobb	1	2	0.0	9	3
CB Tim Fox	1	1	0.0	17	15
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	1	0.0	14	16
DE Harvey Martin	1	0	0.0	23	24
TE Russ Francis	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dirt Winston	1	0	0.0	4	6
DT Charlie Johnson	0	1	0.0	22	20

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Burgess Owens	8	3	22	25
OLB Broderick Kimsey	5	2	22	15
ILB Mark Arneson	5	1	26	24
OLB Mike McGraw	4	1	10	9
CB Jim Stienke	3	1	26	23
CB Virgil Livers	3	1	24	23
CB Everett Allen	3	0	14	10
S Ed Jones	3	0	28	23
CB Mario Clark	3	0	23	18
DT John Woodcock	2	2	15	13
ILB James Harrell	2	1	7	4
DE Julius Adams	2	0	17	15
OLB Rick Kingrea	2	0	11	10
DT Dave Pureifory	2	0	20	19
DT Andy Buffone	1	1	23	19
DE Fred Anderson	1	1	21	17
S Robert Giblin	1	0	7	9
DE Ben Williams	1	0	17	14
S Doug Jones	0	3	12	3
DE Tom Beasley	0	1	16	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Joe Klecko	1.5	0	1	0	21
DT Randy Crowder	0.5	0	1	1	22
DT Charlie Johnson	0.0	2	0	0	20
DE Lawrence Pillers	0.0	1	1	0	16

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Andy Buffone	1	0	0	19
DT Dave Pureifory	0	1	1	19
DE Ben Williams	0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Cecil Johnson	3	0	22
CB Tim Fox	2	1	15
CB Randy Logan	2	0	21
OLB Rob Niarne	2	0	9
S Bernie Jackson	1	1	14
ILB Dirt Winston	1	1	6
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	0	13
S Jeff Severson	1	0	21
CB Henry Stuckey	1	0	19

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Everett Allen	3	0	0	10
S Burgess Owens	2	1	0	25
CB Jim Stienke	2	1	0	23
OLB Broderick Kimsey	2	1	0	15
CB Mario Clark	2	0	1	18
S Ed Jones	2	0	0	23
ILB James Harrell	2	0	0	4
ILB Mark Arneson	1	0	0	24
OLB Rick Kingrea	1	0	0	10
CB Virgil Livers	1	0	0	23
OLB Mike McGraw	1	0	0	9
S Robert Giblin	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Karl Baldischwiler	4	8	30	27
Jeff Van Note	3	6	32	24
Jim Langer	3	5	30	22
Keith Fahnhorst	1	3	31	27
Russ Francis	1	1	10	15
Charles Alexander	1	1	2	0
Mark Van Eeghen	0	3	23	23
Emmanuel Zanders	0	3	24	22
Mark Slater	0	1	1	4
Kellen Winslow	0	1	28	19

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Koch	3	4	25	2	25
Revie Sorey	2	6	19	0	20
Kenny Frame	2	3	23	0	22
Kyle Davis	1	4	20	0	20
Tom Forrest	1	3	6	0	2
Steve Owens	1	2	14	0	11
Thurman Cowley	1	2	8	0	7
Charles Goodrum	0	2	21	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dirt Winston	3	13
Bernie Jackson	1	24
Ron Groce	1	15
Mark Van Eeghen	1	9
Louis Bullard	1	8

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Jones	2	15
James Harrell	2	15

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Van Note	32	24	---	---	8	64
Tommy Kramer	33	28	---	---	---	61
Keith Fahnhorst	31	27	---	---	---	58
Henry Stuckey	---	---	16	19	23	58
Karl Baldischwiler	30	27	---	---	---	57
Randy Crowder	---	---	25	22	8	55
Mark Van Eeghen	23	23	---	---	9	55
Harvey Martin	---	---	23	24	7	54
Emmanuel Zanders	24	22	---	---	7	53
Kellen Winslow	28	19	---	---	6	53
Jim Langer	30	22	---	---	---	52
Jeff Severson	---	---	25	21	2	48
Bernie Jackson	---	---	8	14	24	46
Randy Logan	---	---	23	21	2	46
Tom MacLeod	---	---	23	20	2	45
Ralph McGill	---	---	23	20	2	45
Charlie Johnson	---	---	22	20	2	44
Cecil Johnson	---	---	20	22	1	43
Rob Niarne	---	---	13	9	20	42
Joe Klecko	---	---	19	21	1	41
Jerry Butler	21	20	---	---	---	41
Tony Dorsett	19	21	---	---	---	40
Doug Winslow	17	12	---	---	9	38
Tim Fox	---	---	17	15	6	38
Ron Groce	14	7	---	---	15	36
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	13	13	6	32
Russ Francis	10	15	---	---	6	31
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	14	16	1	31
Lionel Summers	10	7	---	---	13	30
Robert Miller	18	12	---	---	---	30
Dan Alexander	9	6	---	---	8	23
Dirt Winston	---	---	4	6	13	23
J.T. Galles	2	3	---	---	15	20
Derrel Gofourth	3	6	---	---	8	17
Louis Bullard	5	2	---	---	8	15
Gary Cobb	---	---	9	3	---	12
Charles Alexander	2	0	---	---	6	8
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mark Slater	1	4	---	---	1	6
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	5	5
Virgil Carter	0	0	---	---	2	2
Terry Miller	1	1	---	---	---	2
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Stienke	---	---	26	23	11	60
Virgil Livers	---	---	24	23	10	57
Chuck Fusina	27	26	---	---	---	53
Mark Arneson	---	---	26	24	2	52
Ed Jones	---	---	28	23	1	52
Greg Koch	25	25	---	---	---	50
Burgess Owens	---	---	22	25	1	48
Ronald Fitzgerald	19	15	---	---	13	47
Andy Buffone	---	---	23	19	4	46
Revie Sorey	19	20	---	---	7	46
Charles Goodrum	21	24	---	---	---	45
Kenny Frame	23	22	---	---	---	45
Kyle Davis	20	20	---	---	5	45
Mario Clark	---	---	23	18	2	43
Rick Kingrea	---	---	11	10	20	41
Dave Pureifory	---	---	20	19	2	41
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	22	15	4	41
Moe Dixon	9	9	---	---	21	39
Fred Anderson	---	---	21	17	1	39
Jim Mitchell	21	10	---	---	6	37
Pat Tilley	19	16	---	---	1	36
Tom Beasley	---	---	16	11	9	36
Larry Mucker	9	18	---	---	8	35
Julius Adams	---	---	17	15	1	33
Ben Williams	---	---	17	14	2	33
Wayne Mosley	17	15	---	---	---	32
Steve Owens	14	11	---	---	6	31
Doug Jones	---	---	12	3	15	30
Everett Allen	---	---	14	10	6	30
John Gilliam	13	16	---	---	---	29
John Woodcock	---	---	15	13	1	29
Larry Brown	6	8	---	---	14	28
Ken Mendenhall	11	9	---	---	8	28
Barty Smith	6	7	---	---	13	26
James Harrell	---	---	7	4	15	26
Robert Giblin	---	---	7	9	8	24
Mike McGraw	---	---	10	9	3	22
Tom Forrest	6	2	---	---	8	16
Thurman Cowley	8	7	---	---	1	16
Claude Minor	2	1	---	---	8	11
Louie Walker	---	---	2	4	2	8
Ricky Baker	2	5	---	---	---	7
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	6	6
Max Runager	0	0	---	---	6	6
Vince Ferragamo	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	35	4.4
Middle	16	63	3.9
Right	9	25	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	42	4.2
Middle	11	28	2.5
Right	5	39	7.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	28	19	1	0	2	4	1	2	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chuck Fusina	24	14	3	0	1	3	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	94	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	46	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	37	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	6	1.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	55	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	43	7.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Mark Van Eeghen	6	5	0	23	0	23
WR Doug Winslow	6	5	1	33	0	12
TE Kellen Winslow	5	2	1	17	0	19
WR Lionel Summers	3	1	0	8	0	7
WR Jerry Butler	3	3	0	45	1	20
WR Robert Miller	2	1	0	5	0	12
TE J.T. Galles	1	1	0	10	0	3
TE Russ Francis	1	0	0	0	0	15
RB Tony Dorsett	1	1	0	7	0	21

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Mucker	7	4	0	29	0	18
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	4	1	1	2	0	15
WR Pat Tilley	4	2	0	27	1	16
WR John Gilliam	3	2	0	17	0	16
TE Jim Mitchell	2	2	0	51	2	10
RB Wayne Mosley	2	2	0	10	0	15
TE Larry Brown	1	0	0	0	0	8
FB Barty Smith	1	1	0	5	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	7	4	19	2.71	5.29

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chuck Fusina	1	1	17	17.00	5.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	1	4	2.00	3.83
WR Doug Winslow	2	1	3	1.50	5.50
WR Lionel Summers	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
WR Robert Miller	1	1	5	5.00	2.50
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	7	7.00	3.40

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Gilliam	1	1	17	17.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Ron Groce	4	4

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Barty Smith	1	1
Ricky Baker	1	0
Chuck Fusina	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	10	6	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chuck Fusina	9	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Doug Winslow	3	3	1
TE Kellen Winslow	3	0	0
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	2	0
TE Russ Francis	1	0	0
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Pat Tilley	3	1	1
WR Larry Mucker	3	2	1
TE Larry Brown	1	0	0
WR John Gilliam	1	0	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)