Week 4, 1984

played in Tampa Bay, FL

83 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	7	3	14	-	27
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:08 ATL - Chris Bahr 52 field goal
2Q: 11:08 ATL - Eddie Lee Ivery 12 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 10:34 ATL - Chris Bahr 19 field goal
4Q: 12:48 ATL - John Jefferson 53 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 02:41 ATL - Marcus Allen 34 run (Chris Bahr extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:08 ATL - Chris Bahr 52 field goal
2Q: 11:08 ATL - Eddie Lee Ivery 12 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 10:34 ATL - Chris Bahr 19 field goal
4Q: 12:48 ATL - John Jefferson 53 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 02:41 ATL - Marcus Allen 34 run (Chris Bahr extra point)

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 3-1 3-1
First Downs 23 12
- by Rushing 10 1
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 471 201
- Offensive Plays 68 56
- Yards per Play 6.93 3.59
Net Rushing Yards 159 42
- Rushing Attempts 34 18
- Yards per Rush 4.68 2.33
Net Passing Yards 312 159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 0 34 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 318 184
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 9.18 4.18
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 10.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 8/70 5/34
Punt Returns/Yards 4/32 2/40
Kick Returns/Yards 1/13 4/95
Interception Ret./Yards 2/3 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 24
Time of Possession 34:54 25:06

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	3-1	3-1
First Downs	23	12
- by Rushing	10	1
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	471	201
- Offensive Plays	68	56
- Yards per Play	6.93	3.59
Net Rushing Yards	159	42
- Rushing Attempts	34	18
- Yards per Rush	4.68	2.33
Net Passing Yards	312	159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 0	34 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	318	184
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	9.18	4.18
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	10.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	8/70	5/34
Punt Returns/Yards	4/32	2/40
Kick Returns/Yards	1/13	4/95
Interception Ret./Yards	2/3	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 24
Time of Possession	34:54	25:06

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:50	3:28	OWN 1	8	46	Punt
1	5:22	3:21	OPP 42	6	7	Field Goal
2	14:51	3:53	OWN 13	9	87	Touchdown
2	9:21	2:52	OWN 19	7	19	Punt
2	5:01	1:58	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
2	1:14	1:14	OWN 24	3	21	Half
3	15:00	4:31	OWN 26	8	72	Field Goal
3	8:59	1:50	OWN 28	4	8	Punt
3	3:37	1:58	OWN 23	4	12	Punt
3	0:08	2:35	OWN 22	5	78	Touchdown
4	7:42	5:18	OWN 15	10	85	Touchdown
4	0:25	0:25	OPP 37	1	-1	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:10	OWN 29	7	20	Punt
1	7:22	2:00	OWN 3	3	4	Punt
1	2:01	2:10	OWN 26	5	24	Punt
2	10:58	1:37	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
2	6:29	1:28	OWN 39	3	-10	Punt
2	3:03	1:49	OWN 8	7	54	Interception
3	10:29	1:30	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	7:09	3:32	OWN 34	7	43	Interception
3	1:39	1:31	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
4	12:33	4:51	OWN 39	10	46	Downs
4	2:24	1:59	OWN 16	7	21	Downs

Game MVP: Tommy Kramer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marcus Allen	29	129	4.45	34	5	1
Clarence Williams	3	27	9.00	11	1	0
Tommy Kramer	2	3	1.50	4	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Billy Sims	12	27	2.25	7
Allen Carter	4	9	2.25	5
Bob Gagliano	2	6	3.00	3

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	33	20	318	1/6	2	53	0	112.9

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Gagliano	28	16	170	4/25	0	24	2	45.2
Tamarick Kortas	6	2	14	0/0	0	14	0	42.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Kellen Winslow	7	11	117	16.71	42	36	0
WR John Jefferson	5	10	130	26.00	81	53	1
WR Stan Rome	3	3	34	11.33	15	17	0
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	2	3	22	11.00	1	12	1
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Jerry Butler	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Marcus Allen	1	2	4	4.00	3	4	0
TE Harry Holt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Al Walker	7	8	73	10.43	6	17
WR Anthony Carter	7	11	73	10.43	25	22
RB Allen Carter	2	2	8	4.00	0	8
WR Lamont Marrow	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
TE Bob Fisher	1	3	24	24.00	3	24
WR Gerald Tinker	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
FB Adger Armstrong	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Junior Miller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jesse Bendross	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	0	0.00	0
CB Dwight Hicks	1	3	3.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kellen Winslow	1	0	0
Marcus Allen	0	1	0
Hugh Green	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Anthony Carter	1	0	0
Lamont Marrow	0	1	0
Virgil Livers	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	5	224	44.8	36.8	50	4

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Connell	7	330	47.1	42.6	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	2/2	1/1	1/1	52	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lionel James	4	32	8.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	1	23	23.0	0
Virgil Livers	1	17	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Fox	1	13	13.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	2	51	25.5	0
Allen Carter	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrol Ray	6	0	0.0	17	36
OLB Hugh Green	5	1	1.0	4	12
DT Joe Klecko	3	0	2.0	10	23
OLB Gary Cobb	3	1	0.0	11	19
CB Dwight Hicks	3	1	0.0	16	31
S Rick Sanford	3	0	0.0	16	29
DE Lionel Collier	2	1	0.5	13	22
DE Lawrence Pillers	2	1	0.0	18	34
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	0	0.0	8	24
OLB Mel Owens	2	0	0.0	5	10
DT Pete Kugler	1	2	0.5	13	19
CB William Judson	1	1	0.0	12	28
CB Tim Fox	1	0	0.0	8	17
DT Charlie Johnson	1	0	0.0	9	24
S Vern Roberson	1	0	0.0	4	14
ILB Dirt Winston	1	0	0.0	1	6
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	0	0.0	7	8
DT Keith Guthrie	1	0	0.0	6	17
CB Henry Monroe	0	1	0.0	3	13

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Myers	9	0	0.0	27	29
OLB Mike Varty	7	2	0.0	15	15
S Scott Perry	7	1	0.0	21	17
S Eric Williams	4	0	0.0	20	24
CB Gary Thompson	3	2	0.0	25	22
CB Virgil Livers	3	1	0.0	21	27
CB Walter Packer	3	0	0.0	21	27
DT Dan Ralph	3	0	0.0	17	18
ILB Kyle Clifton	2	1	1.0	6	4
OLB Ed Reynolds	2	3	0.0	28	30
DE Mario Nakamura	2	0	0.0	18	17
OLB Bob Breunig	2	0	0.0	6	3
WR Anthony Carter	2	0	---	---	---
DT Wally Chambers	1	2	0.0	17	16
OLB Rich Dixon	1	1	0.0	22	19
OLB Todd Seabaugh	1	1	0.0	9	10
DE Willie Jones	1	0	0.0	27	22
DT Harris Malinowski	0	3	0.0	16	16
DE Ron Spears	0	1	0.0	16	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Joe Klecko	2.0	0	0	2	23
OLB Hugh Green	1.0	0	0	0	12
DE Lionel Collier	0.5	0	1	0	22
DT Pete Kugler	0.5	0	1	0	19
DE Lawrence Pillers	0.0	1	1	2	34
DT Keith Guthrie	0.0	0	2	0	17
S Darrol Ray	0.0	0	1	0	36

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Kyle Clifton	1.0	0	0	0	4
DE George Crump	0.0	1	1	0	12
DT Wally Chambers	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Willie Jones	0.0	0	1	1	22
DE Mario Nakamura	0.0	0	1	0	17
DE Ron Spears	0.0	0	1	0	17
DT Dan Ralph	0.0	0	1	0	18
DT Harris Malinowski	0.0	0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Darrol Ray	3	2	0	36
OLB Gary Cobb	3	1	0	19
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	0	1	24
CB Dwight Hicks	2	0	1	31
OLB Hugh Green	2	0	0	12
CB William Judson	1	1	0	28
CB Tim Fox	1	0	0	17
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	0	0	34
ILB Dirt Winston	1	0	0	6
OLB Mel Owens	1	0	0	10
DT Keith Guthrie	1	0	0	17

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Walter Packer	4	0	27
S Tommy Myers	3	0	29
OLB Mike Varty	3	0	15
CB Virgil Livers	3	0	27
S Scott Perry	2	0	17
OLB Ed Reynolds	2	0	30
CB Gary Thompson	1	1	22
S Eric Williams	1	1	24
OLB Bob Breunig	1	0	3
OLB Rich Dixon	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Derrel Gofourth	3	7	33	0	28
Hardy Dillon	3	6	32	0	33
Billy Lindstrom	2	8	19	0	27
Charles Alexander	1	3	21	0	17
Kellen Winslow	1	2	31	0	27
Don Bailey	1	1	17	0	17
Curt Marsh	0	2	29	1	28
Dan Alexander	0	2	34	0	33
Dean Steinkuhler	0	1	6	0	4

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rob Taylor	1	4	15	1	36
Tom Lynch	1	3	15	0	30
George Lilja	1	3	14	0	31
Guy Morriss	0	4	15	0	34
Charlie Getty	0	1	13	2	31
Jeff Sevy	0	1	8	1	9

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Seale	3	11
Lionel James	2	17
Bill Ring	1	11

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Todd Seabaugh	2	19
Allen Carter	1	19
Bob Fisher	1	14
Scott Perry	1	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Alexander	34	33	---	---	6	73
Derrel Gofourth	33	28	---	---	7	68
Tommy Kramer	34	34	---	---	---	68
Hardy Dillon	32	33	---	---	1	66
Marcus Allen	31	27	---	---	3	61
John Jefferson	24	30	---	---	6	60
Kellen Winslow	31	27	---	---	2	60
Curt Marsh	29	28	---	---	---	57
Darrol Ray	---	---	17	36	1	54
Billy Lindstrom	19	27	---	---	7	53
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	18	34	1	53
Charles Alexander	21	17	---	---	15	53
Dwight Hicks	---	---	16	31	2	49
Mike Singletary	---	---	17	32	---	49
Harry Holt	16	18	---	---	15	49
Rick Sanford	---	---	16	29	2	47
Joe Klecko	---	---	10	23	13	46
Eddie Lee Ivery	13	13	---	---	19	45
William Judson	---	---	12	28	1	41
Don Bailey	17	17	---	---	6	40
Tim Fox	---	---	8	17	14	39
Gary Cobb	---	---	11	19	8	38
Lionel Collier	---	---	13	22	---	35
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	8	24	1	33
Charlie Johnson	---	---	9	24	---	33
Jerry Butler	12	14	---	---	7	33
Pete Kugler	---	---	13	19	---	32
Bill Ring	7	9	---	---	11	27
Vern Roberson	---	---	4	14	7	25
Keith Guthrie	---	---	6	17	---	23
Terry Rennaker	---	---	7	8	7	22
Stan Rome	11	8	---	---	---	19
Lionel James	1	0	---	---	17	18
Henry Monroe	---	---	3	13	1	17
Hugh Green	---	---	4	12	1	17
Dean Steinkuhler	6	4	---	---	7	17
Mel Owens	---	---	5	10	---	15
Dirt Winston	---	---	1	6	7	14
Clarence Williams	3	7	---	---	2	12
Sam Seale	---	---	0	0	11	11
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	8	8
Clayton Weishuhn	---	---	0	0	7	7
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bobby Humphrey	---	---	0	0	1	1
Bradyn Pyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Myers	---	---	27	29	12	68
Ed Reynolds	---	---	28	30	2	60
Virgil Livers	---	---	21	27	9	57
Guy Morriss	15	34	---	---	7	56
George Lilja	14	31	---	---	7	52
Rob Taylor	15	36	---	---	---	51
Willie Jones	---	---	27	22	1	50
Anthony Carter	15	35	---	---	---	50
Walter Packer	---	---	21	27	1	49
Bob Gagliano	17	32	---	---	---	49
Gary Thompson	---	---	25	22	2	49
Scott Perry	---	---	21	17	9	47
Steve Foley	---	---	21	16	9	46
Lamont Marrow	12	21	---	---	12	45
Tom Lynch	15	30	---	---	---	45
Rich Dixon	---	---	22	19	4	45
Eric Williams	---	---	20	24	1	45
Charlie Getty	13	31	---	---	---	44
Al Walker	11	23	---	---	10	44
Billy Sims	13	27	---	---	1	41
Mario Nakamura	---	---	18	17	4	39
Dan Ralph	---	---	17	18	4	39
Todd Seabaugh	---	---	9	10	19	38
Bob Fisher	6	16	---	---	14	36
Ron Spears	---	---	16	17	3	36
Allen Carter	5	10	---	---	19	34
Wally Chambers	---	---	17	16	---	33
Harris Malinowski	---	---	16	16	1	33
Mike Varty	---	---	15	15	2	32
Andy Buffone	---	---	14	13	5	32
Adger Armstrong	5	14	---	---	10	29
Junior Miller	8	16	---	---	5	29
Jesse Bendross	7	10	---	---	8	25
Jeff Sevy	8	9	---	---	7	24
George Crump	---	---	7	12	4	23
Revie Sorey	3	8	---	---	7	18
Bill Ellenbogen	4	7	---	---	7	18
Gerald Tinker	5	12	---	---	---	17
Terdell Middleton	3	6	---	---	8	17
Bob Breunig	---	---	6	3	7	16
Kyle Clifton	---	---	6	4	2	12
Mike Connell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tamarick Kortas	1	6	---	---	---	7
Adam Schreiber	3	4	---	---	---	7
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	1	1
Sultan Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	35	3.9
Middle	18	110	6.1
Right	6	15	2.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	12	34	2.8
Right	6	8	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	33	20	4	2	1	3	5	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Gagliano	28	16	3	0	2	2	5	4	2
Tamarick Kortas	6	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	21	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	148	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	149	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	41	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	92	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	44	8.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kellen Winslow	11	7	0	117	2	27
WR John Jefferson	10	5	0	130	2	30
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	3	2	1	22	0	13
WR Stan Rome	3	3	0	34	0	8
WR Jerry Butler	2	1	0	8	0	14
RB Marcus Allen	2	1	0	4	0	27
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	0	3	0	17
TE Harry Holt	1	0	0	0	0	18

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Carter	11	7	1	73	2	35
WR Al Walker	8	7	0	73	0	23
WR Gerald Tinker	4	0	1	0	0	12
WR Lamont Marrow	3	1	0	6	0	21
TE Bob Fisher	3	1	0	24	1	16
RB Allen Carter	2	2	0	8	0	10
FB Adger Armstrong	1	0	0	0	0	14
TE Junior Miller	1	0	1	0	0	16
WR Jesse Bendross	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	2	7	3.50	4.45

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	4	2	18	4.50	9.64

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Jefferson	2	0	0	0.00	13.00
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	1	1	12	12.00	7.33
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	6	6.00	10.64

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	2	2
Tommy Kramer	1	1
Clarence Williams	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Bob Gagliano	2	0
Billy Sims	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	11	5	4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Gagliano	7	4	1
Tamarick Kortas	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Kellen Winslow	4	1	1
WR John Jefferson	3	2	2
WR Stan Rome	2	2	1
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	1	0	0
WR Jerry Butler	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Carter	5	2	0
WR Al Walker	2	2	1
WR Gerald Tinker	1	0	0
TE Bob Fisher	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)