Week 10, 1983

played in Tampa Bay, FL

78 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	14	3	3	-	23
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	0	17	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:56 ATL - Chris Bahr 39 field goal
2Q: 10:06 ATL - Marcus Allen 4 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 02:22 TBY - Tommie Towns 2 pass from Doug Williams (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 00:21 ATL - Jerry Butler 16 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 01:11 ATL - Chris Bahr 26 field goal
4Q: 11:52 TBY - Anthony Carter 88 pass from Doug Williams (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 05:25 ATL - Chris Bahr 26 field goal
4Q: 03:29 TBY - Eric Sievers 30 pass from Doug Williams (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 00:02 TBY - Mike Lansford 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:56 ATL - Chris Bahr 39 field goal
2Q: 10:06 ATL - Marcus Allen 4 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 02:22 TBY - Tommie Towns 2 pass from Doug Williams (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 00:21 ATL - Jerry Butler 16 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 01:11 ATL - Chris Bahr 26 field goal
4Q: 11:52 TBY - Anthony Carter 88 pass from Doug Williams (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 05:25 ATL - Chris Bahr 26 field goal
4Q: 03:29 TBY - Eric Sievers 30 pass from Doug Williams (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 00:02 TBY - Mike Lansford 46 field goal

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 8-1 4-5
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 12 16
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 374 399
- Offensive Plays 61 69
- Yards per Play 6.13 5.78
Net Rushing Yards 162 67
- Rushing Attempts 33 18
- Yards per Rush 4.91 3.72
Net Passing Yards 212 332
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 0 45 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 212 369
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 6/37
- Yards per Pass Play 7.57 6.51
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/20 13/90
Punt Returns/Yards 3/7 5/31
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 5/145
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 31
Time of Possession 32:28 27:32

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	8-1	4-5
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	12	16
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	374	399
- Offensive Plays	61	69
- Yards per Play	6.13	5.78
Net Rushing Yards	162	67
- Rushing Attempts	33	18
- Yards per Rush	4.91	3.72
Net Passing Yards	212	332
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 0	45 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	212	369
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	6/37
- Yards per Pass Play	7.57	6.51
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/20	13/90
Punt Returns/Yards	3/7	5/31
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	5/145
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 31
Time of Possession	32:28	27:32

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:07	1:29	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	7:24	6:36	OWN 5	11	73	Field Goal
2	12:40	2:44	OWN 28	5	72	Touchdown
2	7:23	1:46	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
2	2:13	2:02	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:36	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	9:14	1:14	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	5:41	1:48	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
3	3:25	2:22	OPP 37	5	28	Field Goal
4	13:25	1:26	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
4	11:32	6:14	OWN 20	10	71	Field Goal
4	3:18	1:48	OWN 18	5	20	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:53	OWN 34	6	16	Punt
1	9:38	2:14	OWN 45	6	11	Punt
1	0:48	3:08	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
2	9:56	2:33	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
2	5:37	3:24	OWN 35	12	65	Touchdown
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 30	1	-1	Half
3	13:24	4:10	OWN 38	8	14	Punt
3	8:00	2:19	50	5	15	Downs
3	3:53	0:28	OWN 19	3	0	Interception
3	1:03	2:38	OWN 32	6	15	Punt
4	11:59	0:27	OWN 12	2	88	Touchdown
4	5:18	2:00	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
4	1:30	1:30	OWN 25	6	46	Field Goal

Game MVP: Doug Williams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marcus Allen	28	114	4.07	25	3	1
Clarence Williams	5	48	9.60	37	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Billy Sims	9	31	3.44	8	0
Allen Carter	5	24	4.80	14	1
Doug Williams	3	8	2.67	5	0
Adger Armstrong	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	28	19	212	0/0	1	18	0	102.1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	45	27	369	6/37	3	88	1	99.2

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robert Miller	5	5	48	9.60	4	18	0
WR Jerry Butler	5	6	59	11.80	3	16	1
WR Stan Rome	3	4	32	10.67	14	13	0
WR John Jefferson	2	4	18	9.00	7	10	0
TE Harry Holt	2	4	31	15.50	0	17	0
TE Kellen Winslow	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Marcus Allen	1	2	15	15.00	3	15	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Carter	7	9	137	19.57	80	88	1
WR Tommie Towns	4	6	27	6.75	0	10	1
WR Morris Owens	4	8	89	22.25	29	28	0
WR Lam Jones	4	8	52	13.00	7	18	0
RB Billy Sims	3	6	-1	-0.33	0	3	0
TE Junior Miller	2	3	31	15.50	3	19	0
TE Eric Sievers	2	2	33	16.50	24	30	1
RB Allen Carter	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Adger Armstrong	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB William Judson	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Joe Klecko	0	0	1	0
Pete Kugler	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov
Doug Williams	2	0
Carlton Malone	0	1
Rob Taylor	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	7	290	41.4	37.0	50	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Connell	6	258	43.0	35.2	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Lansford	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Miller	3	7	2.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Virgil Livers	5	31	6.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Miller	1	18	18.0	0
Tim Fox	1	16	16.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Carter	3	89	29.7	0
James Hunter	2	56	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	8	1	0.0	16	42
S Darrol Ray	7	3	0.0	16	51
DT Joe Klecko	3	2	1.5	13	20
DE Lawrence Pillers	3	1	1.0	16	42
CB Dwight Hicks	3	1	0.0	16	39
OLB Al Richardson	3	0	0.0	11	20
OLB Hugh Green	3	0	0.0	5	21
CB William Judson	3	0	0.0	12	36
DT Pete Kugler	2	0	2.0	9	26
DE Rulon Jones	2	1	1.5	12	30
OLB Gary Cobb	2	2	0.0	7	19
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	1	0.0	11	40
S Vern Roberson	2	0	0.0	13	37
OLB Mel Owens	2	0	0.0	4	16
DE Ken Sanders	1	0	0.0	8	31
DT Charlie Johnson	1	0	0.0	14	41
ILB Dirt Winston	0	2	0.0	2	7

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB James Hunter	5	1	0.0	26	20
OLB Ed Reynolds	5	0	0.0	27	23
DT Wally Chambers	4	0	0.0	17	18
DE Anthony Jolly	4	0	0.0	18	11
DT Harris Malinowski	4	0	0.0	13	14
CB Gary Thompson	4	0	0.0	16	20
OLB Broderick Kimsey	3	1	0.0	12	6
OLB Rich Dixon	3	1	0.0	21	19
CB Virgil Livers	3	0	0.0	11	10
CB Eric Wright	3	0	0.0	22	23
DE Lionel Collier	2	2	0.0	18	9
S Tommy Marvaso	2	2	0.0	9	5
DE Mario Nakamura	2	1	0.0	16	10
OLB Donnie Thomas	2	0	0.0	21	10
S Bruce Rhodes	1	3	0.0	25	25
S Ed Jones	1	0	0.0	21	20
WR Morris Owens	1	0	---	---	---
DE Willie Jones	1	0	0.0	15	17
DE George Crump	1	0	0.0	15	19
ILB James Harrell	0	3	0.0	8	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Pete Kugler	2.0	1	0	0	26
DT Joe Klecko	1.5	1	0	1	20
DE Rulon Jones	1.5	0	1	0	30
DE Lawrence Pillers	1.0	0	1	3	42
DT Charlie Johnson	0.0	0	2	0	41
CB William Judson	0.0	0	1	0	36
OLB Gary Cobb	0.0	0	0	1	19

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE George Crump	1	0	0	19
DE Lionel Collier	0	2	0	9
DT Wally Chambers	0	1	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Darrol Ray	4	0	0	51
CB Dwight Hicks	3	3	0	39
CB Rolland Lawrence	3	1	0	40
OLB Al Richardson	3	1	0	20
OLB Mike Singletary	3	1	0	42
OLB Hugh Green	3	0	0	21
CB William Judson	2	0	1	36
OLB Mel Owens	2	0	0	16
S Vern Roberson	1	2	0	37
CB Tim Fox	1	0	0	32
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	0	0	42
OLB Gary Cobb	1	0	0	19

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB James Hunter	4	0	20
CB Virgil Livers	3	0	10
OLB Rich Dixon	2	1	19
OLB Ed Reynolds	2	1	23
CB Gary Thompson	2	1	20
OLB Donnie Thomas	2	0	10
OLB Broderick Kimsey	1	0	6
S Ed Jones	1	0	20
ILB James Harrell	1	0	9
CB Eric Wright	1	0	23
S Bruce Rhodes	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Dan Alexander	4	8	33	28
Louis Bullard	3	3	7	3
Derrel Gofourth	1	6	30	26
Billy Lindstrom	1	3	30	19
Curt Marsh	1	2	6	11
Jeff Van Note	0	6	33	28
Hardy Dillon	0	3	26	25
Charles Alexander	0	1	19	14
Kellen Winslow	0	1	30	27

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bill Ellenbogen	1	3	5	0	10
George Lilja	1	2	13	2	41
Charlie Getty	1	2	14	0	40
Guy Morriss	0	4	17	3	47
Rob Taylor	0	2	11	1	40
Carlton Malone	0	1	7	0	11
Revie Sorey	0	1	15	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Lee Ivery	4	19
Dirt Winston	2	17
Harry Holt	1	21
Bill Ring	1	12
Louis Bullard	1	10
John Jefferson	1	9

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Jones	2	18
Gary Thompson	1	26
Adger Armstrong	1	16
Eric Sievers	1	13

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Van Note	33	28	---	---	10	71
Dan Alexander	33	28	---	---	10	71
Darrol Ray	---	---	16	51	2	69
Tim Fox	---	---	9	32	22	63
Kellen Winslow	30	27	---	---	5	62
Tommy Kramer	33	28	---	---	---	61
John Jefferson	25	26	---	---	9	60
Mike Singletary	---	---	16	42	2	60
Billy Lindstrom	30	19	---	---	10	59
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	16	42	1	59
Derrel Gofourth	30	26	---	---	---	56
Dwight Hicks	---	---	16	39	1	56
Charlie Johnson	---	---	14	41	---	55
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	11	40	2	53
William Judson	---	---	12	36	5	53
Vern Roberson	---	---	13	37	2	52
Hardy Dillon	26	25	---	---	---	51
Marcus Allen	28	22	---	---	---	50
Ken Sanders	---	---	8	31	10	49
Charles Alexander	19	14	---	---	12	45
Al Richardson	---	---	11	20	14	45
Harry Holt	12	12	---	---	21	45
Rulon Jones	---	---	12	30	---	42
Jerry Butler	17	10	---	---	10	37
Pete Kugler	---	---	9	26	2	37
Joe Klecko	---	---	13	20	2	35
Robert Miller	7	8	---	---	17	32
Hugh Green	---	---	5	21	2	28
Gary Cobb	---	---	7	19	1	27
Curt Marsh	6	11	---	---	10	27
Dirt Winston	---	---	2	7	17	26
Stan Rome	17	9	---	---	---	26
Mark Van Eeghen	5	6	---	---	14	25
Mel Owens	---	---	4	16	3	23
Henry Monroe	---	---	3	9	9	21
Louis Bullard	7	3	---	---	10	20
Eddie Lee Ivery	0	0	---	---	19	19
Clarence Williams	5	6	---	---	1	12
Terry Rennaker	---	---	1	2	9	12
Bill Ring	0	0	---	---	12	12
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	9	9
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mercury Duncan	0	0	---	---	2	2
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Guy Morriss	17	47	---	---	5	69
Doug Williams	18	51	---	---	---	69
Gary Thompson	---	---	16	20	26	62
George Lilja	13	41	---	---	7	61
Adger Armstrong	8	35	---	---	16	59
Rich Dixon	---	---	21	19	19	59
Lam Jones	8	33	---	---	16	57
James Hunter	---	---	26	20	9	55
Billy Sims	15	34	---	---	6	55
Charlie Getty	14	40	---	---	---	54
Revie Sorey	15	39	---	---	---	54
Bruce Rhodes	---	---	25	25	2	52
Ed Reynolds	---	---	27	23	2	52
Rob Taylor	11	40	---	---	---	51
Morris Owens	12	37	---	---	1	50
Anthony Carter	15	35	---	---	---	50
Eric Wright	---	---	22	23	2	47
Eric Sievers	11	21	---	---	13	45
Ed Jones	---	---	21	20	3	44
Allen Carter	5	11	---	---	24	40
Virgil Livers	---	---	11	10	19	40
Wally Chambers	---	---	17	18	4	39
George Crump	---	---	15	19	3	37
Tommie Towns	8	27	---	---	1	36
Willie Jones	---	---	15	17	4	36
Junior Miller	8	12	---	---	16	36
Harris Malinowski	---	---	13	14	6	33
Donnie Thomas	---	---	21	10	2	33
Lionel Collier	---	---	18	9	5	32
Eric Williams	---	---	13	12	6	31
Anthony Jolly	---	---	18	11	1	30
Andy Buffone	---	---	19	8	2	29
Mario Nakamura	---	---	16	10	3	29
James Harrell	---	---	8	9	11	28
Mike Jones	0	10	---	---	18	28
Tommy Marvaso	---	---	9	5	11	25
Bill Ellenbogen	5	10	---	---	7	22
Ted Petersen	4	11	---	---	7	22
Karl Swanke	3	12	---	---	7	22
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	12	6	1	19
Carlton Malone	7	11	---	---	---	18
Mike Connell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Alan Willis	1	4	---	---	---	5
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tamarick Kortas	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bob Gagliano	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	55	6.1
Middle	17	84	4.9
Right	7	23	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	8	24	3.0
Right	4	20	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	28	19	0	0	1	4	3	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	45	27	5	1	1	8	5	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	10	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	60	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	10	142	12.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	6	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	65	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	210	14.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	88	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jerry Butler	6	5	0	59	10
WR Robert Miller	5	5	0	48	8
WR John Jefferson	4	2	0	18	26
WR Stan Rome	4	3	0	32	9
TE Harry Holt	4	2	1	31	12
TE Kellen Winslow	3	1	0	9	27
RB Marcus Allen	2	1	0	15	22

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Carter	9	7	0	137	2	35
WR Morris Owens	8	4	0	89	2	37
WR Lam Jones	8	4	0	52	0	33
WR Tommie Towns	6	4	0	27	0	27
RB Billy Sims	6	3	0	-1	0	34
TE Junior Miller	3	2	0	31	0	12
FB Adger Armstrong	2	0	1	0	0	35
TE Eric Sievers	2	2	0	33	1	21
RB Allen Carter	1	1	0	1	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	4	16	4.00	4.07

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	4	1	16	4.00	7.57

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	3	2	3	1.00	8.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Harry Holt	2	0	0	0.00	7.75
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	16	16.00	9.83
RB Marcus Allen	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tommie Towns	2	1	2	1.00	4.50
RB Allen Carter	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	4	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Sims	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	10	7	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	14	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Butler	3	2	0
WR Robert Miller	2	2	1
TE Kellen Winslow	2	1	0
WR Stan Rome	2	2	2
WR John Jefferson	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Morris Owens	3	2	1
WR Lam Jones	3	2	1
WR Anthony Carter	3	2	2
TE Junior Miller	2	1	1
WR Tommie Towns	1	1	1
RB Billy Sims	1	0	0
TE Eric Sievers	1	1	0

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)