Week 15, 1982

played in Tampa Bay, FL

60 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	6	3	10	-	19
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	10	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 08:16 ATL - Chris Bahr 29 field goal
2Q: 02:00 ATL - Chris Bahr 21 field goal
3Q: 12:25 TBY - Morris Owens 26 pass from Sam Adkins (Mike Lansford extra point)
3Q: 03:42 ATL - Chris Bahr 33 field goal
3Q: 01:15 TBY - Mike Lansford 48 field goal
4Q: 09:09 ATL - Chris Bahr 18 field goal
4Q: 04:33 ATL - Jerry Butler 2 pass from Ed Luther (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 02:56 TBY - Morris Owens 14 pass from Sam Adkins (Mike Lansford extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 08:16 ATL - Chris Bahr 29 field goal
2Q: 02:00 ATL - Chris Bahr 21 field goal
3Q: 12:25 TBY - Morris Owens 26 pass from Sam Adkins (Mike Lansford extra point)
3Q: 03:42 ATL - Chris Bahr 33 field goal
3Q: 01:15 TBY - Mike Lansford 48 field goal
4Q: 09:09 ATL - Chris Bahr 18 field goal
4Q: 04:33 ATL - Jerry Butler 2 pass from Ed Luther (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 02:56 TBY - Morris Owens 14 pass from Sam Adkins (Mike Lansford extra point)

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 9-5 6-8
First Downs 19 13
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 312 239
- Offensive Plays 78 47
- Yards per Play 4.00 5.09
Net Rushing Yards 109 87
- Rushing Attempts 43 15
- Yards per Rush 2.53 5.80
Net Passing Yards 203 152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 24 - 0 28 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 206 174
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 4/22
- Yards per Pass Play 5.80 4.75
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 5/3
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 13.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 3/27
Kick Returns/Yards 3/55 5/161
Interception Ret./Yards 1/19 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/4 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 33
Time of Possession 41:21 18:39

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	9-5	6-8
First Downs	19	13
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	312	239
- Offensive Plays	78	47
- Yards per Play	4.00	5.09
Net Rushing Yards	109	87
- Rushing Attempts	43	15
- Yards per Rush	2.53	5.80
Net Passing Yards	203	152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 24 - 0	28 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	206	174
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	4/22
- Yards per Pass Play	5.80	4.75
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	5/3
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	13.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	3/27
Kick Returns/Yards	3/55	5/161
Interception Ret./Yards	1/19	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/4	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 33
Time of Possession	41:21	18:39

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:35	3:08	OWN 25	6	30	Punt
1	9:10	1:58	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
1	3:55	0:49	OWN 12	3	2	Punt
2	14:52	6:43	OWN 33	13	55	Field Goal
2	6:54	5:01	OWN 41	10	55	Field Goal
2	0:24	0:24	OPP 32	2	6	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
3	12:09	4:52	OWN 20	8	42	Punt
3	5:55	2:18	OPP 34	5	18	Field Goal
3	1:10	2:00	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
4	14:00	4:57	OPP 25	8	24	Field Goal
4	7:43	3:21	OPP 23	6	23	Touchdown
4	2:46	2:46	OWN 18	7	24	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:25	OWN 41	3	-16	Punt
1	10:27	1:17	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	7:12	3:17	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
1	3:06	3:14	OWN 45	6	29	Missed FG
2	8:09	1:15	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	1:53	1:29	OWN 32	7	16	Interception
3	13:03	0:54	OWN 36	2	64	Touchdown
3	7:17	1:22	OWN 20	3	26	Fumble
3	3:37	2:27	OWN 46	4	23	Field Goal
4	14:10	0:10	OWN 31	1	1	Fumble
4	9:03	1:20	OWN 44	2	-5	Fumble
4	4:22	1:36	OWN 45	10	55	Touchdown

Game MVP: Ed Luther, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Ring	23	45	1.96	13	1
Eddie Lee Ivery	18	63	3.50	16	2
Charles Alexander	1	2	2.00	2	0
Ed Luther	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Billy Sims	8	80	10.00	38	3	0
Allen Carter	7	7	1.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ed Luther	34	24	206	1/3	1	22	0	95.9

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Adkins	28	16	174	4/22	2	26	1	84.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Mosley	8	8	66	8.25	11	14	0
WR Robert Miller	5	8	53	10.60	15	18	0
WR Jerry Butler	4	6	35	8.75	23	22	1
TE Kellen Winslow	3	6	23	7.67	10	14	0
TE Jim Thaxton	2	4	12	6.00	0	9	0
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	13	13.00	4	13	0
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Morris Owens	7	8	104	14.86	11	26	2
WR Jack Dolbin	3	5	17	5.67	4	9	0
RB Allen Carter	2	2	4	2.00	3	3	0
WR Wally Francis	1	6	15	15.00	3	15	0
WR Lam Jones	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Billy Sims	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Eric Sievers	1	2	15	15.00	6	15	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB William Judson	1	19	19.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Recov	Force
Joe Klecko	1	1
Jeff Severson	1	0
Mike Singletary	1	0
John Small	0	1
Charlie Johnson	0	1
Gary Cobb	0	1
Hugh Green	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov
Allen Carter	3	1
Sam Adkins	2	0
Eric Sievers	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	6	255	42.5	28.0	52	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Max Runager	4	176	44.0	43.0	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	4/5	0/1	0/0	33	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Lansford	1/2	1/2	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Miller	1	4	4.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Germany	3	27	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Mosley	3	55	18.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Carter	5	161	32.2	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	5	0	0.0	15	25
DT Charlie Johnson	3	0	1.0	10	22
S Jeff Severson	3	1	0.0	12	25
OLB Gary Cobb	3	1	0.0	8	25
CB Henry Monroe	3	1	0.0	11	29
CB Tim Fox	2	0	0.0	8	15
DE Rulon Jones	2	0	0.0	8	26
CB Kevin Donnalley	2	0	0.0	9	15
DT Pete Kugler	1	1	1.5	10	27
DT Joe Klecko	1	1	1.0	6	15
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	1	0.5	12	19
DT John Small	1	1	0.0	9	9
OLB Al Richardson	1	1	0.0	3	4
OLB Hugh Green	1	1	0.0	7	7
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	0	0.0	7	17
ILB Dirt Winston	1	0	0.0	0	7
S Rick Sanford	1	0	0.0	10	23
CB Jeff Allen	0	1	0.0	2	5

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Donnie Thomas	10	1	0.0	26	22
ILB James Harrell	10	1	0.0	24	19
OLB Jack Ham	6	3	0.0	25	16
ILB Jack Reynolds	6	2	0.0	19	16
S Mike Wagner	5	3	0.0	36	30
CB Eric Wright	4	4	0.0	27	26
CB Jerome Dove	4	0	0.0	25	20
DE Fred Anderson	3	1	1.0	21	21
DT Harris Malinowski	3	1	0.0	33	28
CB James Hunter	3	1	0.0	28	27
DT Josh Lane	3	0	0.0	24	15
S Willie Germany	2	3	0.0	31	19
OLB Broderick Kimsey	2	1	0.0	19	9
DE Willie Jones	2	1	0.0	27	28
RB Allen Carter	2	0	---	---	---
S Chris Farasopoulos	1	2	0.0	16	20
DT Andy Buffone	1	2	0.0	29	21
WR Wally Francis	1	0	---	---	---
T Steve Riley	1	0	---	---	---
DE George Crump	1	0	0.0	16	7
CB Virgil Livers	0	3	0.0	28	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Pete Kugler	1.5	0	1	0	27
DT Charlie Johnson	1.0	1	1	1	22
DT Joe Klecko	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Lawrence Pillers	0.5	0	0	0	19

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Fred Anderson	1.0	0	21
OLB Jack Ham	0.0	1	16
DT Harris Malinowski	0.0	1	28
DE George Crump	0.0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Henry Monroe	3	0	0	29
OLB Mike Singletary	3	0	0	25
OLB Gary Cobb	2	2	0	25
CB Tim Fox	2	0	0	15
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	0	0	17
CB Randy Logan	1	0	0	11
S Jeff Severson	1	0	0	25
DT Charlie Johnson	1	0	0	22
ILB Dirt Winston	1	0	0	7
DE Rulon Jones	1	0	0	26
S Rick Sanford	0	1	0	23
CB Kevin Donnalley	0	1	0	15
CB William Judson	0	0	1	25

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Donnie Thomas	6	0	22
CB James Hunter	3	1	27
CB Jerome Dove	3	0	20
S Willie Germany	2	1	19
OLB Jack Ham	2	0	16
ILB James Harrell	2	0	19
CB Eric Wright	2	0	26
S Mike Wagner	1	1	30
ILB Jack Reynolds	1	0	16
OLB Broderick Kimsey	1	0	9
DE Willie Jones	1	0	28
CB Virgil Livers	0	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Derrel Gofourth	4	12	1	40	0	34
Charles Alexander	1	2	0	22	0	13
Louis Bullard	0	6	0	34	0	25
Curt Marsh	0	6	0	37	0	24
Jeff Van Note	0	4	0	37	0	32
Kellen Winslow	0	4	0	40	0	33
Billy Lindstrom	0	3	0	41	1	29
Dan Alexander	0	2	0	9	0	12
Steve Alvers	0	2	0	15	0	13
Mark Van Eeghen	0	1	0	9	0	10

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rich Saul	1	8	14	0	30
Revie Sorey	1	2	15	0	29
Ted Petersen	1	1	11	0	18
Eric Sievers	1	1	10	0	18
Steve Riley	0	1	5	3	20
Jeremy Wolf	0	1	5	0	12
Bill Ellenbogen	0	1	5	0	10
Charles Goodrum	0	0	10	1	22

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Mosley	4	17
Tim Fox	1	22
Jim Thaxton	1	20
Robert Miller	1	15
Mark Van Eeghen	1	14

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Barty Smith	2	7
Willie Germany	1	25
Lam Jones	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kellen Winslow	40	33	---	---	11	84
Ed Luther	43	35	---	---	5	83
Billy Lindstrom	41	29	---	---	8	78
Jeff Van Note	37	32	---	---	7	76
Derrel Gofourth	40	34	---	---	1	75
Mike Mosley	32	24	---	---	17	73
Curt Marsh	37	24	---	---	11	72
Jerry Butler	28	29	---	---	10	67
Eddie Lee Ivery	19	22	---	---	24	65
Robert Miller	24	22	---	---	15	61
Louis Bullard	34	25	---	---	---	59
Henry Monroe	---	---	11	29	11	51
Charles Alexander	22	13	---	---	14	49
Jim Thaxton	17	9	---	---	20	46
Tim Fox	---	---	8	15	22	45
Mike Singletary	---	---	15	25	3	43
Jeff Severson	---	---	12	25	3	40
Rulon Jones	---	---	8	26	5	39
Pete Kugler	---	---	10	27	2	39
Steve Alvers	15	13	---	---	10	38
Bill Ring	24	13	---	---	1	38
William Judson	---	---	10	25	2	37
Gary Cobb	---	---	8	25	3	36
Rick Sanford	---	---	10	23	3	36
Charlie Johnson	---	---	10	22	2	34
Mark Van Eeghen	9	10	---	---	14	33
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	12	19	1	32
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	7	17	1	25
Dan Alexander	9	12	---	---	4	25
Kevin Donnalley	---	---	9	15	1	25
Hugh Green	---	---	7	7	11	25
Joe Klecko	---	---	6	15	1	22
John Small	---	---	9	9	2	20
Randy Logan	---	---	6	11	2	19
Andre Hines	2	6	---	---	11	19
Dirt Winston	---	---	0	7	10	17
Terry Rennaker	---	---	2	1	9	12
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	11	11
Al Richardson	---	---	3	4	3	10
Jeff Allen	---	---	2	5	---	7
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Jefferson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Anthony Hancock	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
James Hunter	---	---	28	27	21	76
Willie Germany	---	---	31	19	25	75
Mike Wagner	---	---	36	30	4	70
Harris Malinowski	---	---	33	28	5	66
Willie Jones	---	---	27	28	11	66
Donnie Thomas	---	---	26	22	16	64
Eric Wright	---	---	27	26	11	64
Virgil Livers	---	---	28	26	6	60
Andy Buffone	---	---	29	21	4	54
Jack Ham	---	---	25	16	12	53
Rich Saul	14	30	---	---	6	50
Revie Sorey	15	29	---	---	6	50
Charlie Getty	15	31	---	---	3	49
Morris Owens	10	24	---	---	15	49
Jerome Dove	---	---	25	20	4	49
Sam Adkins	15	32	---	---	---	47
Fred Anderson	---	---	21	21	5	47
James Harrell	---	---	24	19	4	47
Jack Reynolds	---	---	19	16	8	43
Josh Lane	---	---	24	15	3	42
Billy Sims	8	10	---	---	22	40
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	16	20	1	37
Mario Nakamura	---	---	19	15	3	37
Allen Carter	7	22	---	---	6	35
Ted Petersen	11	18	---	---	6	35
Eric Sievers	10	18	---	---	6	34
Lam Jones	9	14	---	---	10	33
Charles Goodrum	10	22	---	---	---	32
Jeremy Wolf	5	12	---	---	15	32
Wally Francis	8	22	---	---	---	30
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	19	9	2	30
Jack Dolbin	9	17	---	---	1	27
Steve Riley	5	20	---	---	---	25
Barty Smith	3	15	---	---	7	25
George Crump	---	---	16	7	1	24
Bill Ellenbogen	5	10	---	---	6	21
Bill Olds	4	5	---	---	10	19
Tommie Towns	2	1	---	---	14	17
Max Runager	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Guy Morriss	0	0	---	---	3	3
Carlos Bradley	---	---	0	0	3	3
Chuck Fusina	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bob Gagliano	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	33	3.7
Middle	17	47	2.8
Right	16	30	1.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	37	9.3
Middle	7	9	1.3
Right	4	41	10.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ed Luther	34	24	1	1	2	4	3	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Adkins	28	16	3	3	1	4	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	129	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	64	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	30	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	94	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	49	12.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robert Miller	8	5	1	53	0	22
WR Mike Mosley	8	8	0	66	0	24
TE Kellen Winslow	6	3	1	23	0	33
WR Jerry Butler	6	4	0	35	1	29
TE Jim Thaxton	4	2	0	12	0	9
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	0	13	0	10
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	1	1	0	4	0	22

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Morris Owens	8	7	0	104	3	24
WR Wally Francis	6	1	0	15	0	22
WR Jack Dolbin	5	3	0	17	0	17
RB Billy Sims	3	1	1	10	0	10
RB Allen Carter	2	2	0	4	0	22
WR Lam Jones	2	1	0	9	0	14
TE Eric Sievers	2	1	0	15	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Ring	6	9	1.50	1.96
Eddie Lee Ivery	4	10	2.50	3.50

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ed Luther	10	4	20	2.00	6.06

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Adkins	2	1	14	7.00	6.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robert Miller	3	1	11	3.67	6.63
WR Jerry Butler	3	2	0	0.00	5.83
TE Jim Thaxton	2	1	9	4.50	3.00
TE Kellen Winslow	2	0	0	0.00	3.83

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wally Francis	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Morris Owens	1	1	14	14.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie Lee Ivery	3	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Allen Carter	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ed Luther	15	11	7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Adkins	7	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robert Miller	5	3	2
WR Jerry Butler	3	2	1
WR Mike Mosley	3	3	2
TE Jim Thaxton	2	1	0
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	1	1	1
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Morris Owens	3	2	1
WR Jack Dolbin	2	1	0
WR Lam Jones	1	1	0
RB Billy Sims	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)