Week 17, 1981

played in Tampa Bay, FL

81 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	17	0	0	-	17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	3	7	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:26 ATL - Mark Van Eeghen 9 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 04:57 ATL - Kellen Winslow 5 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 02:00 TBY - Mike Lansford 41 field goal
2Q: 00:08 ATL - Chris Bahr 33 field goal
3Q: 10:48 TBY - Eric Sievers 6 pass from Chuck Fusina (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 13:14 TBY - Mike Lansford 41 field goal
4Q: 07:32 TBY - Mike Lansford 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:26 ATL - Mark Van Eeghen 9 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 04:57 ATL - Kellen Winslow 5 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 02:00 TBY - Mike Lansford 41 field goal
2Q: 00:08 ATL - Chris Bahr 33 field goal
3Q: 10:48 TBY - Eric Sievers 6 pass from Chuck Fusina (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 13:14 TBY - Mike Lansford 41 field goal
4Q: 07:32 TBY - Mike Lansford 21 field goal

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 10-6 8-8
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 300 345
- Offensive Plays 55 71
- Yards per Play 5.45 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 158 119
- Rushing Attempts 33 23
- Yards per Rush 4.79 5.17
Net Passing Yards 142 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 13 - 1 48 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 157 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.45 4.71
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/25 10/65
Punt Returns/Yards 4/26 4/19
Kick Returns/Yards 4/103 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 1/11 1/37
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 24
Time of Possession 31:01 28:59

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	10-6	8-8
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	300	345
- Offensive Plays	55	71
- Yards per Play	5.45	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	158	119
- Rushing Attempts	33	23
- Yards per Rush	4.79	5.17
Net Passing Yards	142	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 13 - 1	48 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	157	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.45	4.71
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/25	10/65
Punt Returns/Yards	4/26	4/19
Kick Returns/Yards	4/103	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	1/11	1/37
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 24
Time of Possession	31:01	28:59

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:17	OWN 33	8	20	Punt
1	8:15	2:55	OWN 36	6	19	Punt
1	0:46	2:26	OWN 19	7	81	Touchdown
2	9:11	4:21	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
2	1:53	1:52	OWN 34	4	50	Field Goal
3	10:37	2:10	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
3	6:58	2:56	OWN 36	4	16	Punt
3	2:37	2:18	OWN 45	4	33	Interception
4	13:06	1:53	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	7:26	2:21	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
4	4:05	1:48	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
4	1:03	1:03	OPP 17	3	2	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:43	1:28	OWN 11	3	2	Punt
1	5:20	4:34	OWN 20	10	71	Fumble
2	13:20	4:09	OWN 26	10	45	Interception
2	4:50	2:57	OWN 22	8	54	Field Goal
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	4:23	OWN 35	10	65	Touchdown
3	8:27	1:29	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
3	4:02	1:25	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
3	0:19	2:13	OWN 39	5	37	Field Goal
4	11:13	1:51	OWN 17	3	4	Punt
4	9:22	1:56	OPP 42	5	38	Field Goal
4	5:05	1:00	OWN 14	3	2	Punt
4	2:17	1:14	OWN 14	7	3	Downs

Game MVP: Mike Singletary, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Ring	14	100	7.14	39	4	0
Eddie Lee Ivery	7	14	2.00	5	0	0
Tommy Kramer	5	5	1.00	3	0	0
Mark Van Eeghen	4	25	6.25	11	1	1
Charles Alexander	3	14	4.67	12	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Billy Sims	13	68	5.23	28	1
Paul Hofer	5	36	7.20	17	2
Tim Wilson	2	9	4.50	6	0
Chuck Fusina	2	1	0.50	2	0
Barty Smith	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	20	13	157	2/15	1	34	1	84.8

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chuck Fusina	48	22	226	0/0	1	40	1	58.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robert Miller	5	8	81	16.20	30	34	0
TE Kellen Winslow	3	4	39	13.00	14	31	1
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	2	11	5.50	0	8	0
WR Jerry Butler	2	4	18	9.00	0	11	0
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
WR John Jefferson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wally Francis	7	14	100	14.29	42	40	0
WR Van Harmon	4	11	13	3.25	6	10	0
TE Jeremy Wolf	2	3	34	17.00	3	22	0
WR Jack Dolbin	2	6	22	11.00	0	16	0
WR Lam Jones	2	4	15	7.50	9	12	0
TE Eric Sievers	2	2	21	10.50	0	15	1
FB Barty Smith	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Cotton Speyrer	1	3	10	10.00	10	10	0
RB Billy Sims	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Tim Wilson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mike Singletary	1	11	11.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jim Youngblood	1	37	37.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Robert Miller	1	0	0
Eddie Lee Ivery	1	0	0
Jeff Van Note	0	1	0
Dominic Winstead	0	1	0
Joe Klecko	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Paul Hofer	1	0	0
Bill Ellenbogen	0	1	0
Jerome Dove	0	0	1
Eric Sievers	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	7	309	44.1	38.6	59	4

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Max Runager	5	224	44.8	39.6	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Lansford	3/3	2/2	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Miller	4	26	6.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Virgil Livers	4	19	4.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Miller	3	74	24.7	0
John Jefferson	1	29	29.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Fletcher	3	72	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	6	1	0.0	18	33
OLB Al Richardson	4	2	0.0	10	17
OLB Hugh Green	4	1	0.0	10	22
ILB Dirt Winston	4	0	0.0	5	15
CB William Judson	4	0	0.0	21	42
CB Henry Monroe	3	4	0.0	18	38
CB Tim Fox	3	0	0.0	9	15
DT Joe Klecko	3	0	0.0	19	37
S Darrol Ray	3	0	0.0	22	46
OLB Mel Owens	3	0	0.0	7	17
S Jeff Severson	2	3	0.0	18	45
DT Charlie Johnson	2	1	0.0	19	39
DT Dominic Winstead	1	2	0.0	19	36
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	1	0.0	14	32
G Dan Alexander	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lawrence Pillers	0	1	0.0	13	31

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Virgil Livers	7	1	0.0	18	18
S Mike Wagner	5	3	0.0	27	17
ILB James Harrell	5	2	0.0	27	16
OLB Mike Woods	4	0	0.0	18	15
CB Everett Allen	3	1	0.0	10	15
CB Jerome Dove	3	0	0.0	26	10
CB Eric Wright	3	0	0.0	29	15
DE Willie Jones	2	1	0.5	14	15
ILB Carl Gersbach	2	1	0.0	8	7
S Chris Fletcher	2	0	0.0	14	8
S Vinny Hoover	2	0	0.0	27	19
DE Fred Anderson	1	0	1.0	17	14
DT Andy Buffone	1	1	0.5	16	12
DE Steve Baumgartner	1	2	0.0	16	8
OLB Jim Youngblood	1	1	0.0	16	8
OLB Broderick Kimsey	1	0	0.0	11	4
DE Ernie Dodge	1	0	0.0	19	7
RB Paul Hofer	1	0	---	---	---
FB Tim Wilson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Carl Barzilauskas	0	1	0.0	9	6
DE Mario Nakamura	0	1	0.0	16	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rulon Jones	7	1	36
DT Charlie Johnson	2	1	39
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	0	31
DT Joe Klecko	1	0	37

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Fred Anderson	1.0	0	14
DT Andy Buffone	0.5	1	12
DE Willie Jones	0.5	0	15
DE Ernie Dodge	0.0	2	7
DE Mario Nakamura	0.0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB William Judson	4	1	0	42
OLB Hugh Green	4	0	0	22
OLB Mike Singletary	3	2	1	33
ILB Dirt Winston	3	0	0	15
OLB Al Richardson	2	0	0	17
S Jeff Severson	1	2	0	45
CB Henry Monroe	1	1	0	38
DT Dominic Winstead	1	0	0	36
DT Charlie Johnson	1	0	0	39
S Darrol Ray	1	0	0	46
OLB Mel Owens	1	0	0	17
CB Tim Fox	0	1	0	15

Tampa Bay	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Wagner	3	0	17
CB Virgil Livers	3	0	18
OLB Jim Youngblood	1	1	8
S Chris Fletcher	1	0	8
CB Everett Allen	1	0	15
S Vinny Hoover	1	0	19
CB Jerome Dove	1	0	10
OLB Mike Woods	1	0	15
ILB James Harrell	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andre Hines	2	6	26	0	17
Fred Dean	2	4	27	1	17
Derrel Gofourth	2	2	30	0	19
Blake Moore	1	3	8	0	8
Jim Thaxton	1	2	11	0	9
Karl Baldischwiler	1	1	7	0	5
Jeff Van Note	0	6	31	0	19
Dan Alexander	0	2	29	1	18
Kellen Winslow	0	1	30	0	18
Curt Marsh	0	1	7	0	7

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Revie Sorey	4	5	1	20	41
Ted Petersen	3	5	0	19	41
Rich Saul	2	5	0	23	48
Charles Goodrum	1	2	0	6	9
Jon Kolb	0	2	0	20	41
Tom Forrest	0	1	0	17	39
Barty Smith	0	1	0	9	20

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dirt Winston	2	15
Charles Alexander	2	11
John Jefferson	1	16
Henry Monroe	1	11
Karl Baldischwiler	1	8

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Lam Jones	2	16
Jim Nicholson	2	8
Tim Wilson	1	24
Eric Sievers	1	17
Barty Smith	1	16
Mike Woods	1	16

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darrol Ray	---	---	22	46	3	71
William Judson	---	---	21	42	8	71
Henry Monroe	---	---	18	38	11	67
Jeff Severson	---	---	18	45	2	65
Rulon Jones	---	---	17	36	8	61
Charlie Johnson	---	---	19	39	1	59
Joe Klecko	---	---	19	37	3	59
Dominic Winstead	---	---	19	36	3	58
Jeff Van Note	31	19	---	---	5	55
Tommy Kramer	33	22	---	---	---	55
Mike Singletary	---	---	18	33	4	55
Dan Alexander	29	18	---	---	7	54
Kellen Winslow	30	18	---	---	6	54
Derrel Gofourth	30	19	---	---	3	52
Jerry Butler	21	18	---	---	11	50
Eddie Lee Ivery	17	10	---	---	22	49
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	14	32	1	47
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	13	31	2	46
Fred Dean	27	17	---	---	---	44
Andre Hines	26	17	---	---	---	43
Robert Miller	16	13	---	---	13	42
John Jefferson	17	6	---	---	16	39
Mark Van Eeghen	19	12	---	---	7	38
Al Richardson	---	---	10	17	10	37
Hugh Green	---	---	10	22	5	37
Jim Thaxton	11	9	---	---	16	36
Dirt Winston	---	---	5	15	15	35
Tim Fox	---	---	9	15	10	34
Mel Owens	---	---	7	17	5	29
Charles Alexander	10	7	---	---	11	28
Bill Ring	16	12	---	---	---	28
Blake Moore	8	8	---	---	8	24
Curt Marsh	7	7	---	---	8	22
Karl Baldischwiler	7	5	---	---	8	20
Scott Burk	---	---	6	14	---	20
Randy Logan	---	---	7	8	3	18
Tony Galloway	8	4	---	---	4	16
Rob Niarne	---	---	0	0	8	8
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	7	7
Vagas Ferguson	0	1	---	---	6	7
Gary Cobb	---	---	1	5	---	6
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	5	5
Terry Rennaker	---	---	0	0	5	5
Tom Cousineau	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rich Saul	23	48	---	---	4	75
Chuck Fusina	23	48	---	---	---	71
Revie Sorey	20	41	---	---	8	69
Wally Francis	22	40	---	---	---	62
Jon Kolb	20	41	---	---	---	61
Tom Forrest	17	39	---	---	4	60
Ted Petersen	19	41	---	---	---	60
Lam Jones	11	23	---	---	16	50
Eric Sievers	9	24	---	---	17	50
Mike Woods	---	---	18	15	16	49
Everett Allen	---	---	10	15	23	48
Virgil Livers	---	---	18	18	12	48
Vinny Hoover	---	---	27	19	---	46
Barty Smith	9	20	---	---	16	45
Mike Wagner	---	---	27	17	1	45
Eric Wright	---	---	29	15	1	45
Billy Sims	17	27	---	---	---	44
Van Harmon	12	26	---	---	5	43
Tim Wilson	7	12	---	---	24	43
James Harrell	---	---	27	16	---	43
Chris Fletcher	---	---	14	8	17	39
Jack Dolbin	9	22	---	---	7	38
Jerome Dove	---	---	26	10	1	37
Jeremy Wolf	13	16	---	---	7	36
Fred Anderson	---	---	17	14	5	36
Andy Buffone	---	---	16	12	4	32
Willie Jones	---	---	14	15	3	32
Randy Davison	---	---	17	12	1	30
Mario Nakamura	---	---	16	10	2	28
Cotton Speyrer	0	11	---	---	16	27
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	16	8	2	26
Ernie Dodge	---	---	19	7	---	26
Paul Hofer	6	19	---	---	1	26
Carl Gersbach	---	---	8	7	9	24
Jim Youngblood	---	---	16	8	---	24
Carl Barzilauskas	---	---	9	6	6	21
Jim Nicholson	4	7	---	---	8	19
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	11	4	3	18
Kyle Davis	3	7	---	---	8	18
Larry Brune	---	---	8	6	4	18
Bill Ellenbogen	3	7	---	---	8	18
Charles Goodrum	6	9	---	---	---	15
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Max Runager	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bob Gagliano	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	96	6.9
Middle	12	32	2.7
Right	5	31	6.2
None	2	-1	-0.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	19	6.3
Middle	12	61	5.1
Right	7	40	5.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	20	13	3	2	0	0	4	0	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chuck Fusina	48	22	3	4	3	7	11	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	89	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	14	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	54	13.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	13	102	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	77	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robert Miller	8	5	81	2	13
TE Kellen Winslow	4	3	39	1	18
WR Jerry Butler	4	2	18	0	18
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	2	11	0	12
WR John Jefferson	1	0	0	0	6
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	8	0	7

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Francis	14	7	0	100	2	40
WR Van Harmon	11	4	1	13	0	26
WR Jack Dolbin	6	2	2	22	0	22
WR Lam Jones	4	2	0	15	0	23
WR Cotton Speyrer	3	1	0	10	0	11
TE Jeremy Wolf	3	2	0	34	1	16
RB Billy Sims	3	1	0	3	0	27
TE Eric Sievers	2	2	0	21	0	24
FB Barty Smith	1	1	0	8	0	20
FB Tim Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	2	-1	-0.50	1.00
Bill Ring	2	7	3.50	7.14
Mark Van Eeghen	1	9	9.00	6.25
Charles Alexander	1	3	3.00	4.67

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Paul Hofer	2	17	8.50	7.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	1	1	5	5.00	7.85

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chuck Fusina	6	2	11	1.83	4.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	5	5.00	9.75

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wally Francis	2	1	5	2.50	7.14
WR Van Harmon	2	0	0	0.00	1.18
RB Billy Sims	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
TE Eric Sievers	1	1	6	6.00	10.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie Lee Ivery	2	0
Charles Alexander	2	1
Tommy Kramer	1	0
Bill Ring	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Paul Hofer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	7	3	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chuck Fusina	12	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Kellen Winslow	2	1	1
WR Jerry Butler	2	0	0
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	1
WR Robert Miller	1	1	1
WR John Jefferson	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Van Harmon	6	2	0
WR Wally Francis	1	1	0
WR Cotton Speyrer	1	1	1
TE Jeremy Wolf	1	1	1
WR Jack Dolbin	1	1	1
FB Tim Wilson	1	0	0
WR Lam Jones	1	1	1

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

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