Week 4, 1981

played in Atlanta, GA

87 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	3	7	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	7	17	0	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:29 ATL - Jerry Butler 13 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 13:34 ATL - Chris Bahr 37 field goal
2Q: 11:32 ATL - Rolland Lawrence 37 interception return (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 09:04 ATL - Tony Galloway 17 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 00:28 TBY - Cotton Speyrer 57 pass from Chuck Fusina (Mike Lansford extra point)
3Q: 08:34 TBY - Mike Lansford 25 field goal
4Q: 06:26 TBY - Virgil Livers 85 punt return (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 02:03 ATL - Chris Bahr 56 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:29 ATL - Jerry Butler 13 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 13:34 ATL - Chris Bahr 37 field goal
2Q: 11:32 ATL - Rolland Lawrence 37 interception return (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 09:04 ATL - Tony Galloway 17 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 00:28 TBY - Cotton Speyrer 57 pass from Chuck Fusina (Mike Lansford extra point)
3Q: 08:34 TBY - Mike Lansford 25 field goal
4Q: 06:26 TBY - Virgil Livers 85 punt return (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 02:03 ATL - Chris Bahr 56 field goal

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 2-2 2-2
First Downs 9 15
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 270 308
- Offensive Plays 57 65
- Yards per Play 4.74 4.74
Net Rushing Yards 38 124
- Rushing Attempts 22 34
- Yards per Rush 1.73 3.65
Net Passing Yards 232 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 17 - 1 31 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 232 184
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.63 5.94
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 6/115 7/27
Kick Returns/Yards 6/138 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 1/37
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 24
Time of Possession 25:37 34:23

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	2-2	2-2
First Downs	9	15
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	270	308
- Offensive Plays	57	65
- Yards per Play	4.74	4.74
Net Rushing Yards	38	124
- Rushing Attempts	22	34
- Yards per Rush	1.73	3.65
Net Passing Yards	232	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 17 - 1	31 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	232	184
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.63	5.94
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	6/115	7/27
Kick Returns/Yards	6/138	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	1/37
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 24
Time of Possession	25:37	34:23

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:56	1:33	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
1	7:23	2:26	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
2	13:27	2:04	OWN 22	3	-3	Interception
2	11:23	1:41	OWN 28	3	-3	Punt
2	8:57	1:14	OWN 34	3	-1	Punt
2	6:42	0:46	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
2	4:36	1:01	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
2	2:02	1:51	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
3	15:00	6:31	OWN 15	12	77	Field Goal
3	5:52	1:01	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
3	3:15	1:42	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
4	13:33	3:58	OWN 38	6	26	Punt
4	1:56	1:17	OWN 31	6	37	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:04	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	12:23	5:00	OWN 10	11	90	Touchdown
1	4:57	6:30	OWN 23	12	57	Field Goal
2	9:42	0:45	OWN 44	2	56	Touchdown
2	7:43	1:01	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
2	5:56	1:20	OWN 31	3	10	Interception
2	3:35	1:33	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 20	1	3	Half
3	8:29	2:37	OWN 24	3	-10	Punt
3	4:51	1:36	OWN 27	3	-3	Punt
3	1:33	3:00	OWN 9	6	16	Punt
4	9:35	3:19	OWN 20	6	11	Punt
4	6:16	4:20	OWN 22	8	39	Field Goal
4	0:39	0:39	OWN 32	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Rolland Lawrence, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Billy Sims	13	26	2.00	9
Paul Hofer	7	6	0.86	3
Barty Smith	1	3	3.00	3
Chuck Fusina	1	3	3.00	3

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eddie Lee Ivery	15	35	2.33	8	0
Bill Ring	10	65	6.50	40	1
Mark Van Eeghen	4	9	2.25	5	0
Tommy Kramer	3	10	3.33	8	0
Charles Alexander	2	5	2.50	4	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chuck Fusina	35	17	232	0/0	1	57	1	67.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	31	15	184	0/0	2	39	1	75.2

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wally Francis	4	7	83	20.75	18	31	0
WR Cotton Speyrer	3	11	74	24.67	50	57	1
WR Jack Dolbin	2	3	29	14.50	7	18	0
RB Billy Sims	2	3	6	3.00	1	3	0
FB Barty Smith	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Van Harmon	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Paul Hofer	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Lam Jones	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Eric Sievers	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Kellen Winslow	4	7	54	13.50	21	21	0
WR Jerry Butler	4	6	37	9.25	1	13	1
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	3	11	5.50	3	9	0
WR Tony Galloway	2	5	21	10.50	8	17	1
WR Robert Miller	1	2	39	39.00	35	39	0
WR John Jefferson	1	4	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB Charles Alexander	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Wagner	1	3	3.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	37	37.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Virgil Livers	1	1	0	0
Mike Wagner	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eddie Lee Ivery	1	0	1	0
Jeff Van Note	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Max Runager	9	395	43.9	38.7	51	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	7	360	51.4	39.4	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Lansford	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	2/2	1/1	1/1	56	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Virgil Livers	6	115	19.2	1

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Miller	6	18	3.0	0
Tim Fox	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Fletcher	4	99	24.8	0
Cotton Speyrer	2	39	19.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Miller	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Wagner	6	1	26	24
ILB James Harrell	5	2	24	24
CB Stanley Doebert	5	1	16	14
DE Mario Nakamura	5	0	9	14
DE Steve Baumgartner	4	1	16	12
S Chris Fletcher	3	0	11	15
ILB Carl Gersbach	2	1	12	7
DT Randy Davison	2	1	25	17
OLB Jim Youngblood	2	0	19	14
OLB Broderick Kimsey	2	0	18	7
OLB Mike Woods	2	0	17	20
CB Eric Wright	2	0	21	23
DT Andy Buffone	1	1	20	17
CB Virgil Livers	1	1	19	19
S Larry Brune	1	1	24	22
DE Fred Anderson	1	1	18	19
S Vinny Hoover	1	0	10	9
CB Jerome Dove	1	0	21	24
DT Carl Barzilauskas	0	2	13	9
DE Willie Jones	0	2	19	13

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Randy Logan	6	1	0.0	20	29
OLB Mike Singletary	5	0	0.0	14	21
DT Joe Klecko	3	3	0.0	18	24
DT Charlie Johnson	3	2	0.0	16	31
CB William Judson	3	1	0.0	17	27
DE Rulon Jones	3	0	0.0	18	25
S Darrol Ray	2	4	0.0	18	35
DE Lawrence Pillers	2	1	0.0	17	24
OLB Hugh Green	2	1	0.0	12	15
DT Dominic Winstead	2	0	0.0	15	19
OLB Mel Owens	2	0	0.0	5	14
OLB Rob Niarne	1	2	0.0	8	10
S Scott Burk	1	1	0.0	9	17
OLB Andy Hawkins	1	1	0.0	22	35
WR Tony Galloway	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tim Fox	1	0	0.0	12	20
ILB Dirt Winston	1	0	0.0	8	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Hurry	PPlay
DE Steve Baumgartner	1	12
DT Andy Buffone	1	17
DE Ernie Dodge	1	18
DE Willie Jones	1	13

Atlanta	Hurry	PPlay
DT Joe Klecko	2	24
DT Dominic Winstead	1	19
DE Rulon Jones	1	25
OLB Mike Singletary	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Wagner	6	1	1	24
CB Stanley Doebert	2	0	0	14
CB Eric Wright	2	0	0	23
OLB Mike Woods	1	2	0	20
DE Steve Baumgartner	1	0	0	12
S Larry Brune	1	0	0	22
CB Jerome Dove	1	0	0	24
ILB James Harrell	1	0	0	24
OLB Broderick Kimsey	0	1	0	7

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Randy Logan	6	1	0	29
CB William Judson	3	0	0	27
OLB Mike Singletary	2	1	0	21
CB Tim Fox	1	0	0	20
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	0	0	24
OLB Rob Niarne	1	0	0	10
OLB Andy Hawkins	1	0	0	35
OLB Hugh Green	1	0	0	15
OLB Mel Owens	1	0	0	14
DE Rulon Jones	0	1	0	25
S Darrol Ray	0	1	0	35
CB Rolland Lawrence	0	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Rich Saul	1	5	22	34
Ted Petersen	1	5	20	23
Revie Sorey	1	4	17	28
Jon Kolb	0	3	22	32
Tim Wilson	0	2	5	7
Tom Forrest	0	1	16	27
Bill Ellenbogen	0	1	5	7

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jeff Van Note	2	5	32	29
Dan Alexander	2	4	31	25
Fred Dean	1	5	27	27
Derrel Gofourth	1	3	26	29
Karl Baldischwiler	1	3	11	6
Blake Moore	0	3	9	6
Curt Marsh	0	3	11	8
Kellen Winslow	0	2	31	26
Andre Hines	0	2	23	25
Charles Alexander	0	1	11	7

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Wilson	2	26
Lam Jones	2	22
Barty Smith	2	20
Van Harmon	2	14
Vinny Hoover	1	19

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dirt Winston	3	17
Robert Miller	2	25
John Jefferson	2	11
Eddie Lee Ivery	1	28
Tim Fox	1	22
Dan Alexander	1	9
Vagas Ferguson	1	6

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rich Saul	22	34	---	---	7	63
Chuck Fusina	22	35	---	---	---	57
Stanley Doebert	---	---	16	14	25	55
Revie Sorey	17	28	---	---	10	55
Jon Kolb	22	32	---	---	---	54
Lam Jones	13	19	---	---	22	54
Mike Wagner	---	---	26	24	1	51
Mike Woods	---	---	17	20	14	51
James Harrell	---	---	24	24	2	50
Larry Brune	---	---	24	22	2	48
Cotton Speyrer	12	24	---	---	11	47
Tom Forrest	16	27	---	---	3	46
Wally Francis	18	28	---	---	---	46
Jerome Dove	---	---	21	24	1	46
Eric Wright	---	---	21	23	2	46
Virgil Livers	---	---	19	19	7	45
Randy Davison	---	---	25	17	1	43
Ted Petersen	20	23	---	---	---	43
Barty Smith	10	12	---	---	20	42
Eric Sievers	9	14	---	---	19	42
Fred Anderson	---	---	18	19	4	41
Chris Fletcher	---	---	11	15	14	40
Andy Buffone	---	---	20	17	3	40
Willie Jones	---	---	19	13	7	39
Vinny Hoover	---	---	10	9	19	38
Tim Wilson	5	7	---	---	26	38
Ernie Dodge	---	---	16	18	1	35
Jim Youngblood	---	---	19	14	1	34
Jack Dolbin	12	21	---	---	1	34
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	16	12	5	33
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	18	7	5	30
Billy Sims	13	16	---	---	1	30
Carl Gersbach	---	---	12	7	10	29
Van Harmon	4	11	---	---	14	29
Mario Nakamura	---	---	9	14	4	27
Carl Barzilauskas	---	---	13	9	4	26
Jim Nicholson	2	12	---	---	10	24
Paul Hofer	8	15	---	---	---	23
Jeremy Wolf	6	8	---	---	8	22
Bill Ellenbogen	5	7	---	---	10	22
Charles Goodrum	6	8	---	---	---	14
Kyle Davis	0	4	---	---	10	14
Max Runager	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bob Gagliano	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eddie Lee Ivery	20	22	---	---	28	70
Jeff Van Note	32	29	---	---	7	68
Kellen Winslow	31	26	---	---	11	68
Dan Alexander	31	25	---	---	9	65
Tommy Kramer	34	31	---	---	---	65
John Jefferson	24	24	---	---	11	59
Andy Hawkins	---	---	22	35	1	58
Derrel Gofourth	26	29	---	---	1	56
Tim Fox	---	---	12	20	22	54
Fred Dean	27	27	---	---	---	54
Rulon Jones	---	---	18	25	10	53
Darrol Ray	---	---	18	35	---	53
Jerry Butler	22	17	---	---	13	52
Robert Miller	12	14	---	---	25	51
Randy Logan	---	---	20	29	---	49
William Judson	---	---	17	27	5	49
Charlie Johnson	---	---	16	31	1	48
Andre Hines	23	25	---	---	---	48
Rob Niarne	---	---	8	10	28	46
Joe Klecko	---	---	18	24	1	43
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	17	24	---	41
Mike Singletary	---	---	14	21	6	41
Mark Van Eeghen	16	16	---	---	8	40
Dirt Winston	---	---	8	12	17	37
Scott Burk	---	---	9	17	11	37
Jim Thaxton	9	8	---	---	19	36
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	10	24	1	35
Dominic Winstead	---	---	15	19	1	35
Hugh Green	---	---	12	15	5	32
Charles Alexander	11	7	---	---	11	29
Curt Marsh	11	8	---	---	9	28
Karl Baldischwiler	11	6	---	---	9	26
Mel Owens	---	---	5	14	5	24
Blake Moore	9	6	---	---	8	23
Bill Ring	14	9	---	---	---	23
Tony Galloway	10	10	---	---	---	20
Vagas Ferguson	1	2	---	---	6	9
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	8	8
Al Richardson	---	---	0	0	8	8
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gary Cobb	---	---	3	3	---	6
Terry Rennaker	---	---	0	0	3	3
Tom Cousineau	---	---	0	0	2	2
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	2	2
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-4	-2.0
Middle	13	23	1.8
Right	7	19	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	20	44	2.2
Right	11	74	6.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chuck Fusina	35	17	3	2	6	4	5	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	31	15	2	4	3	4	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	26	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	38	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	51	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	117	11.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	100	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	84	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cotton Speyrer	11	3	2	74	1	24
WR Wally Francis	7	4	0	83	2	28
WR Lam Jones	4	1	2	7	0	19
WR Jack Dolbin	3	2	1	29	0	21
RB Billy Sims	3	2	0	6	0	16
WR Van Harmon	2	1	0	10	0	11
TE Eric Sievers	2	1	1	1	0	14
FB Barty Smith	1	1	0	5	0	12
RB Paul Hofer	1	1	0	6	0	15
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	0	11	0	7

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kellen Winslow	7	4	0	54	1	26
WR Jerry Butler	6	4	1	37	0	17
WR Tony Galloway	5	2	2	21	0	10
WR John Jefferson	4	1	0	12	0	24
FB Mark Van Eeghen	3	2	0	11	0	16
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	3	1	0	10	0	22
WR Robert Miller	2	1	0	39	1	14
FB Charles Alexander	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Sims	1	3	3.00	2.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie Lee Ivery	1	4	4.00	2.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chuck Fusina	2	1	3	1.50	6.63

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	3	2	30	10.00	5.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jack Dolbin	1	0	0	0.00	9.67
RB Billy Sims	1	1	3	3.00	2.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Galloway	1	1	17	17.00	4.20
WR John Jefferson	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	13	13.00	6.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Paul Hofer	2	0
Chuck Fusina	1	0
Billy Sims	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie Lee Ivery	3	2
Tommy Kramer	2	0
Mark Van Eeghen	1	0
Charles Alexander	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chuck Fusina	11	5	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	10	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wally Francis	3	1	0
WR Cotton Speyrer	3	1	1
WR Jack Dolbin	2	1	1
RB Paul Hofer	1	1	0
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	1
TE Eric Sievers	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Butler	3	1	1
TE Kellen Winslow	2	2	2
WR Tony Galloway	1	0	0
WR Robert Miller	1	0	0
WR John Jefferson	1	1	1
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	1	1	1
FB Charles Alexander	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (17,100)
End Zone 11,900 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,400 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,200 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (17,100)
End Zone	11,900 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,400 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,200 (7,500)