Week 10, 1980

played in Atlanta, GA

45 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0	3	6	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	0	7	3	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:05 TBY - Tim Wilson 1 pass from Chuck Fusina (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 09:55 ATL - Vagas Ferguson 19 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 07:10 TBY - Mike Lansford 39 field goal
3Q: 02:16 ATL - Chris Bahr 32 field goal
4Q: 14:14 TBY - Mike Lansford 41 field goal
4Q: 10:18 ATL - Jerry Butler 19 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 05:15 TBY - Mike Lansford 33 field goal
4Q: 00:56 ATL - Chris Bahr 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:05 TBY - Tim Wilson 1 pass from Chuck Fusina (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 09:55 ATL - Vagas Ferguson 19 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 07:10 TBY - Mike Lansford 39 field goal
3Q: 02:16 ATL - Chris Bahr 32 field goal
4Q: 14:14 TBY - Mike Lansford 41 field goal
4Q: 10:18 ATL - Jerry Butler 19 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 05:15 TBY - Mike Lansford 33 field goal
4Q: 00:56 ATL - Chris Bahr 45 field goal

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 3-6 6-3
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 270 297
- Offensive Plays 63 62
- Yards per Play 4.29 4.79
Net Rushing Yards 104 120
- Rushing Attempts 22 32
- Yards per Rush 4.73 3.75
Net Passing Yards 166 177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 26 - 0 30 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 166 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.05 5.90
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/78 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/2 3/8
Kick Returns/Yards 4/119 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 1/18 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:02 28:59

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	3-6	6-3
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	270	297
- Offensive Plays	63	62
- Yards per Play	4.29	4.79
Net Rushing Yards	104	120
- Rushing Attempts	22	32
- Yards per Rush	4.73	3.75
Net Passing Yards	166	177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 26 - 0	30 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	166	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.05	5.90
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/78	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/2	3/8
Kick Returns/Yards	4/119	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	1/18	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 22
Time of Possession	31:02	28:59

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:11	OWN 20	5	30	Punt
1	10:00	2:05	OPP 28	6	28	Touchdown
1	5:36	1:33	OPP 43	3	2	Punt
1	2:07	2:27	OWN 3	4	19	Punt
2	9:43	2:19	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
2	5:58	0:52	OWN 36	3	-3	Punt
2	3:29	3:29	OWN 9	8	31	Half
3	13:37	1:29	OPP 46	3	2	Punt
3	10:56	3:52	OWN 47	8	31	Field Goal
3	2:11	3:05	OWN 20	7	56	Field Goal
4	10:09	4:59	OWN 46	10	38	Field Goal
4	0:48	0:48	OWN 37	4	0	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:49	0:49	OWN 12	2	16	Fumble
1	7:55	2:19	OWN 20	7	26	Interception
1	4:03	1:56	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
2	14:40	4:57	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
2	7:24	1:26	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
2	5:06	1:37	OWN 28	4	11	Punt
3	15:00	1:23	OWN 6	3	0	Punt
3	12:08	1:12	OWN 8	3	2	Punt
3	7:04	4:53	OWN 42	8	43	Field Goal
4	14:06	3:57	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	5:10	4:22	OWN 39	9	33	Field Goal

Game MVP: Chuck Fusina, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Billy Sims	12	74	6.17	35	2
Paul Hofer	9	24	2.67	7	0
Tim Wilson	1	6	6.00	6	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tony Dorsett	19	55	2.89	18	4	0
Vagas Ferguson	9	56	6.22	19	2	1
Charles Alexander	2	4	2.00	3	0	0
Mark Van Eeghen	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Robert Miller	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chuck Fusina	41	26	166	0/0	1	29	0	79.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	30	16	177	0/0	1	27	1	68.3

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frank Lewis	5	8	22	4.40	0	9	0
TE Jim Mitchell	5	5	27	5.40	14	10	0
WR Jack Dolbin	5	6	29	5.80	7	12	0
FB Tim Wilson	4	5	17	4.25	20	12	1
WR Wayne Givens	2	8	34	17.00	14	29	0
WR Lam Jones	2	4	17	8.50	0	11	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	2	16	16.00	6	16	0
RB Paul Hofer	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Timmy Newsome	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Larry Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Mark Van Eeghen	4	4	30	7.50	10	13	0
WR John Jefferson	4	6	33	8.25	2	11	0
WR Jerry Butler	3	5	37	12.33	8	19	1
TE Kellen Winslow	2	6	18	9.00	0	12	0
TE Russ Francis	1	2	22	22.00	13	22	0
WR Dennis Franklin	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Robert Miller	1	3	27	27.00	0	27	0
RB Vagas Ferguson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Stanley Doebert	1	18	18.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
Steve Baumgartner	1	0
Carl Gersbach	0	1
Sammy Everett	0	1
James Harrell	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Russ Francis	1	1
Tony Dorsett	1	0
Vagas Ferguson	1	0
Louis Bullard	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Max Runager	6	263	43.8	39.2	50	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	5	232	46.4	46.0	63	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Lansford	3/3	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Virgil Livers	2	2	1.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lionel Summers	3	8	2.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Fletcher	3	99	33.0	0
Virgil Livers	1	20	20.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lionel Summers	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Billy Thompson	8	0	25	24
ILB James Harrell	5	1	17	5
CB Graham Spreen	5	0	15	19
ILB Carl Gersbach	4	2	15	25
S Honor Jackson	4	0	20	20
S Chris Fletcher	3	2	19	16
DT Randy Davison	3	0	14	14
DT Phil Murphy	3	0	18	16
DT Carl Barzilauskas	2	2	15	11
CB Stanley Doebert	2	0	16	13
OLB Sammy Everett	2	0	13	11
OLB Mike McGraw	1	1	19	12
DE Fred Anderson	1	1	16	12
DE Julius Adams	1	0	16	15
DT Andy Buffone	1	0	13	15
CB Virgil Livers	1	0	24	21
DE Steve Baumgartner	0	1	16	15
S Doug Jones	0	1	8	8

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cecil Johnson	7	3	0.0	15	32
S Scott Burk	6	1	0.0	7	22
S Jeff Severson	5	3	0.0	18	31
CB Rolland Lawrence	4	1	0.0	18	30
CB Randy Logan	4	1	0.0	18	33
DT Charlie Johnson	3	1	0.0	15	27
CB Tim Fox	3	0	0.0	9	20
ILB Dirt Winston	3	0	0.0	16	35
CB Henry Monroe	2	1	0.0	12	29
S Darrol Ray	2	1	0.0	17	38
DT Joe Klecko	2	0	0.0	17	36
ILB Tom MacLeod	1	1	0.0	6	5
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	1	0.0	17	24
OLB Rob Niarne	1	1	0.0	7	9
DE Rulon Jones	1	1	0.0	16	28
OLB Al Richardson	1	1	0.0	5	2
DE Ed Smith	1	0	0.0	6	18
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Andy Buffone	0.0	0	1	0	15
DE Ernie Dodge	0.0	0	1	0	18

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Rulon Jones	1	1	28
DT Ken Novak	0	1	19
DT Joe Klecko	0	1	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Graham Spreen	4	1	0	19
CB Stanley Doebert	2	1	1	13
ILB Carl Gersbach	2	1	0	25
S Billy Thompson	2	1	0	24
OLB Sammy Everett	2	1	0	11
S Honor Jackson	1	2	0	20
OLB Mike McGraw	1	1	0	12
DT Randy Davison	1	0	0	14
CB Virgil Livers	1	0	0	21
ILB James Harrell	0	1	0	5

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Cecil Johnson	5	2	32
S Scott Burk	4	0	22
CB Rolland Lawrence	3	0	30
S Jeff Severson	3	0	31
OLB Rob Niarne	2	1	9
CB Randy Logan	2	0	33
S Darrol Ray	2	0	38
ILB Dirt Winston	1	1	35
CB Henry Monroe	1	1	29
OLB Al Richardson	1	1	2
CB Tim Fox	1	0	20
DT Joe Klecko	1	0	36
OLB Gary Cobb	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Charles Goodrum	3	4	20	32
Revie Sorey	2	6	21	31
Russ Washington	1	3	15	33
Kyle Davis	1	2	3	2
Jim Nicholson	0	4	19	36
Jim Clack	0	2	19	39
Tom Forrest	0	1	9	17

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Derrel Gofourth	4	9	30	26
Jeff Van Note	1	8	30	27
Mark Van Eeghen	1	4	15	16
Karl Baldischwiler	1	3	30	25
Jim Langer	0	3	5	9
Dan Alexander	0	3	29	25
Louis Bullard	0	2	26	24

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Timmy Newsome	1	18
James Harrell	1	14
Billy Sims	1	14
Jim Clack	1	9
Kyle Davis	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dirt Winston	2	18
Vagas Ferguson	2	17
Tim Fox	1	21
Mark Van Eeghen	1	7

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Clack	19	39	---	---	9	67
Chuck Fusina	22	41	---	---	---	63
Revie Sorey	21	31	---	---	7	59
Jim Nicholson	19	36	---	---	2	57
Virgil Livers	---	---	24	21	10	55
Charles Goodrum	20	32	---	---	---	52
Billy Thompson	---	---	25	24	2	51
Billy Sims	13	22	---	---	14	49
Russ Washington	15	33	---	---	---	48
Stanley Doebert	---	---	16	13	19	48
Wayne Givens	13	29	---	---	6	48
Chris Fletcher	---	---	19	16	12	47
Tim Wilson	13	23	---	---	11	47
Larry Brown	5	24	---	---	16	45
Ronald Fitzgerald	12	18	---	---	15	45
Carl Gersbach	---	---	15	25	3	43
Honor Jackson	---	---	20	20	2	42
Everett Allen	---	---	18	21	1	40
Jack Dolbin	14	25	---	---	---	39
Sammy Everett	---	---	13	11	13	37
Frank Lewis	13	23	---	---	---	36
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	17	17	2	36
Graham Spreen	---	---	15	19	2	36
Ernie Dodge	---	---	16	18	2	36
James Harrell	---	---	17	5	14	36
Lam Jones	6	11	---	---	19	36
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	16	15	4	35
Tom Forrest	9	17	---	---	9	35
Phil Murphy	---	---	18	16	1	35
Julius Adams	---	---	16	15	3	34
Mike McGraw	---	---	19	12	2	33
Fred Anderson	---	---	16	12	4	32
Carl Barzilauskas	---	---	15	11	5	31
Randy Davison	---	---	14	14	2	30
Jim Mitchell	11	10	---	---	8	29
Andy Buffone	---	---	13	15	---	28
Bill Ellenbogen	4	15	---	---	9	28
Paul Hofer	9	16	---	---	---	25
Timmy Newsome	1	4	---	---	18	23
Doug Jones	---	---	8	8	4	20
Steve Kiner	---	---	2	2	10	14
Kyle Davis	3	2	---	---	9	14
Max Runager	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Steve Spurrier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dirt Winston	---	---	16	35	18	69
Tommy Kramer	32	30	---	---	---	62
Jeff Van Note	30	27	---	---	4	61
Dan Alexander	29	25	---	---	7	61
Derrel Gofourth	30	26	---	---	5	61
Joe Klecko	---	---	17	36	6	59
John Jefferson	28	26	---	---	5	59
Darrol Ray	---	---	17	38	2	57
Karl Baldischwiler	30	25	---	---	1	56
Jeff Severson	---	---	18	31	3	52
Randy Logan	---	---	18	33	---	51
Cecil Johnson	---	---	15	32	4	51
Kellen Winslow	22	22	---	---	7	51
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	18	30	2	50
Tim Fox	---	---	9	20	21	50
Louis Bullard	26	24	---	---	---	50
Rulon Jones	---	---	16	28	4	48
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	17	24	3	44
Tony Dorsett	21	22	---	---	1	44
Charlie Johnson	---	---	15	27	2	44
Henry Monroe	---	---	12	29	3	44
Scott Burk	---	---	7	22	15	44
Mark Van Eeghen	15	16	---	---	7	38
Rob Niarne	---	---	7	9	21	37
Robert Miller	13	12	---	---	11	36
Jerry Butler	18	18	---	---	---	36
Vagas Ferguson	11	8	---	---	17	36
Ken Novak	---	---	14	19	2	35
Dennis Franklin	11	13	---	---	10	34
Russ Francis	13	9	---	---	10	32
Ed Smith	---	---	6	18	6	30
Mark Slater	8	9	---	---	7	24
Charles Alexander	5	3	---	---	13	21
J.T. Galles	2	1	---	---	17	20
Lionel Summers	1	0	---	---	18	19
Tom MacLeod	---	---	6	5	6	17
Gary Cobb	---	---	5	10	2	17
Jim Langer	5	9	---	---	2	16
Andre Hines	2	5	---	---	7	14
Al Richardson	---	---	5	2	3	10
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	7	7
Terry Rennaker	---	---	4	3	---	7
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	48	6.9
Middle	10	49	4.9
Right	5	7	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	35	5.0
Middle	20	64	3.2
Right	5	21	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chuck Fusina	41	26	1	3	1	7	3	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	30	16	2	2	0	9	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	87	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	54	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	13	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	85	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	52	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	27	27.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frank Lewis	8	5	0	22	0	23
WR Wayne Givens	8	2	1	34	1	29
WR Jack Dolbin	6	5	0	29	0	25
TE Jim Mitchell	5	5	0	27	0	10
FB Tim Wilson	5	4	0	17	0	23
WR Lam Jones	4	2	0	17	0	11
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	2	1	0	16	0	18
TE Larry Brown	1	0	0	0	0	24
RB Paul Hofer	1	1	0	2	0	16
TE Timmy Newsome	1	1	0	2	0	4

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Jefferson	6	4	33	0	26
TE Kellen Winslow	6	2	18	0	22
WR Jerry Butler	5	3	37	0	18
FB Mark Van Eeghen	4	4	30	0	16
WR Dennis Franklin	3	1	10	0	13
WR Robert Miller	3	1	27	1	12
TE Russ Francis	2	1	22	1	9
RB Vagas Ferguson	1	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Sims	3	1	0.33	6.17

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vagas Ferguson	1	19	19.00	6.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chuck Fusina	4	2	13	3.25	4.05

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	1	1	19	19.00	5.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Tim Wilson	3	2	13	4.33	3.40
WR Frank Lewis	1	0	0	0.00	2.75

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	19	19.00	7.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Sims	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Dorsett	2	1
Vagas Ferguson	2	2
Charles Alexander	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chuck Fusina	14	9	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jack Dolbin	5	4	2
WR Frank Lewis	2	2	1
WR Wayne Givens	2	1	0
WR Lam Jones	2	0	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	0	0
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	1
TE Timmy Newsome	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Jefferson	4	3	2
WR Dennis Franklin	3	1	1
WR Robert Miller	1	1	1
TE Kellen Winslow	1	0	0
WR Jerry Butler	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,500 (17,100)
End Zone 12,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,200 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,500 (17,100)
End Zone	12,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,200 (7,500)