Week 1, 1986

played in Atlanta, GA

65 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	0	0	-	7
Atlanta Falcons	10	10	10	3	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:24 ATL - Gary Cobb 30 fumble return (Chris Bahr extra point)
1Q: 01:37 ATL - Chris Bahr 41 field goal
2Q: 14:06 TBY - Barry Word 47 run (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 13:17 ATL - John Jefferson 75 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 03:28 ATL - Chris Bahr 22 field goal
3Q: 10:07 ATL - Chris Bahr 37 field goal
3Q: 05:19 ATL - John Jefferson 29 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 01:12 ATL - Chris Bahr 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:24 ATL - Gary Cobb 30 fumble return (Chris Bahr extra point)
1Q: 01:37 ATL - Chris Bahr 41 field goal
2Q: 14:06 TBY - Barry Word 47 run (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 13:17 ATL - John Jefferson 75 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 03:28 ATL - Chris Bahr 22 field goal
3Q: 10:07 ATL - Chris Bahr 37 field goal
3Q: 05:19 ATL - John Jefferson 29 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 01:12 ATL - Chris Bahr 39 field goal

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 23
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 264 435
- Offensive Plays 51 68
- Yards per Play 5.18 6.40
Net Rushing Yards 111 177
- Rushing Attempts 12 40
- Yards per Rush 9.25 4.43
Net Passing Yards 153 258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 22 - 2 25 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 174 277
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/21 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 3.92 9.21
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/29 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 3/33
Kick Returns/Yards 6/86 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 32
Time of Possession 21:27 38:33

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	23
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	264	435
- Offensive Plays	51	68
- Yards per Play	5.18	6.40
Net Rushing Yards	111	177
- Rushing Attempts	12	40
- Yards per Rush	9.25	4.43
Net Passing Yards	153	258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 22 - 2	25 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	174	277
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/21	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	3.92	9.21
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/29	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	3/33
Kick Returns/Yards	6/86	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 32
Time of Possession	21:27	38:33

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:45	OWN 24	1	6	Fumble
1	14:15	3:28	OWN 16	6	10	Punt
1	4:20	0:48	OWN 27	3	7	Interception
1	1:29	2:44	OWN 21	5	79	Touchdown
2	13:02	1:29	OWN 39	2	15	Fumble
2	9:36	1:50	OWN 5	4	14	Punt
2	3:23	1:11	OWN 20	3	31	Interception
3	10:02	1:33	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	5:08	5:23	OWN 15	10	42	Punt
4	12:34	4:15	OWN 28	11	52	Downs
4	1:07	0:38	OWN 12	3	3	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:47	6:27	OWN 44	11	36	Missed FG
1	3:32	2:03	OPP 31	3	7	Field Goal
2	13:45	0:43	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
2	11:33	1:57	OWN 46	3	6	Punt
2	7:46	4:23	OWN 41	8	54	Field Goal
2	2:12	2:12	OWN 10	6	57	Missed FG
3	15:00	4:58	OWN 20	9	60	Field Goal
3	8:29	3:21	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
4	14:45	2:11	OWN 1	4	16	Punt
4	8:19	7:12	OWN 20	13	58	Field Goal
4	0:29	0:29	OPP 44	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Tommy Kramer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Barry Word	11	109	9.91	47	4	1
Steve Bono	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marcus Allen	31	136	4.39	20	4
Dalton Hilliard	8	43	5.38	14	1
Bradyn Pyle	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bono	35	22	174	4/21	0	18	2	51.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	23	18	260	3/19	2	75	0	142.7
Ed Luther	2	1	17	0/0	0	17	0	79.2

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tim Moffett	6	10	39	6.50	1	15
WR Mike Jones	4	6	30	7.50	12	16
TE Doug Cosbie	3	3	40	13.33	6	17
WR Anthony Carter	3	7	30	10.00	6	18
RB Barry Word	3	3	13	4.33	0	7
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
FB Adger Armstrong	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Junior Miller	1	2	13	13.00	5	13

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Jefferson	8	10	167	20.88	90	75	2
TE Kellen Winslow	2	4	22	11.00	2	15	0
RB Marcus Allen	2	3	14	7.00	0	9	0
WR Zach Thomas	2	2	11	5.50	1	6	0
TE Manute Bol	2	2	25	12.50	6	17	0
WR Hassan Jones	2	2	38	19.00	6	21	0
RB Dalton Hilliard	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jerry Butler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Darrol Ray	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Mike Singletary	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve Bono	3	0	0
Barry Word	1	1	0
Adger Armstrong	0	1	0
Johnnie Gray	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
John Jefferson	1	0	0	0
Gary Cobb	0	1	0	1
Lawrence Pillers	0	1	0	0
Manute Bol	0	1	0	0
Charlie Johnson	0	0	1	0
Joe Klecko	0	0	1	0
Darrol Ray	0	0	1	0
Mike Singletary	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Connell	5	219	43.8	37.2	53	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	2	103	51.5	49.0	60	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	4/6	1/2	0/1	41	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Perry	1	5	5.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Jefferson	2	16	8.0	0
Jerry Butler	1	17	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Perry	4	67	16.8	0
Danny Buggs	2	19	9.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kyle Clifton	9	1	0.0	34	24
S Johnnie Gray	8	1	0.0	33	21
OLB Ed Reynolds	6	2	0.0	33	22
CB Rod Jones	5	2	0.0	37	23
CB Audrey McMillian	5	1	0.0	32	25
S Felix Wright	5	1	0.0	29	22
DT Dan Ralph	3	1	1.0	34	18
DT John Washington	3	1	0.0	17	8
OLB Rich Dixon	3	0	0.0	10	6
DE Mike Fultz	2	2	1.0	16	11
DE Randy White	2	1	1.0	23	20
DE Elois Grooms	2	1	0.0	24	19
S Scott Perry	2	0	0.0	24	18
CB Gary Thompson	2	0	0.0	24	19
DT Randy Crowder	1	0	0.0	18	18
WR Anthony Carter	1	0	---	---	---
WR Mike Jones	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	0.0	15	10
DE John Goodman	0	2	0.0	24	17
ILB Tom Cousineau	0	1	0.0	6	4
ILB Dave Ahrens	0	1	0.0	7	3

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Rulon Jones	5	1	0.5	7	35
CB William Judson	5	0	0.0	7	26
OLB Mike Singletary	4	3	1.0	12	36
OLB Gary Cobb	4	0	0.0	12	32
S Darrol Ray	3	1	0.0	11	37
CB Bobby Humphrey	3	1	0.0	6	23
CB Sam Seale	3	0	0.0	5	13
DT Joe Klecko	2	2	1.0	6	20
CB Dwight Hicks	2	1	0.0	11	31
DE Lawrence Pillers	2	0	0.0	9	31
DT Charlie Johnson	1	0	1.0	12	28
S Deron Cherry	1	2	0.5	9	34
DT Gary Fair	1	0	0.0	6	17
OLB Mel Owens	1	0	0.0	3	14
CB Jim Burroughs	0	1	0.0	2	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	PPlay
DE Randy White	1.0	0	20
DE Mike Fultz	1.0	0	11
DT Dan Ralph	1.0	0	18
DE Elois Grooms	0.0	1	19

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Joe Klecko	1.0	2	1	20
DT Charlie Johnson	1.0	1	0	28
OLB Mike Singletary	1.0	0	0	36
DE Rulon Jones	0.5	1	1	35
S Deron Cherry	0.5	0	0	34
OLB Gary Cobb	0.0	1	0	32
S Darrol Ray	0.0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ed Reynolds	4	2	22
CB Audrey McMillian	4	1	25
S Johnnie Gray	3	0	21
S Scott Perry	3	0	18
S Felix Wright	3	0	22
OLB Rich Dixon	1	1	6
CB Rod Jones	1	1	23

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB William Judson	4	1	0	26
S Darrol Ray	3	1	1	37
OLB Gary Cobb	3	0	0	32
DE Rulon Jones	3	0	0	35
OLB Mike Singletary	2	0	1	36
CB Bobby Humphrey	2	0	0	23
CB Sam Seale	2	0	0	13
CB Dwight Hicks	1	0	0	31
S Deron Cherry	1	0	0	34
OLB Mel Owens	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Jones	3	3	10	1	34
Adam Schreiber	2	2	6	0	34
Burgess Robinson	1	2	6	0	5
Karl Nelson	1	1	9	0	30
Bill Ellenbogen	0	1	11	1	31
Steve Moore	0	1	10	1	31
Zach Waite	0	1	3	0	9
Louis Bullard	0	0	2	1	5

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Derrel Gofourth	3	9	30	0	24
Curt Marsh	3	9	37	0	23
Hardy Dillon	2	2	35	0	24
Dan Alexander	1	5	34	1	23
Kellen Winslow	1	5	33	0	21
Dean Steinkuhler	1	4	31	2	23
Karl Baldischwiler	1	1	18	0	10
Charles Alexander	0	2	23	0	15
Manute Bol	0	1	21	0	9
Tom Baugh	0	1	15	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Thompson	2	23
Ed Brady	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Clint Sampson	4	18
Glen Kozlowski	1	15
John Jefferson	1	14
Kellen Winslow	1	4

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Audrey McMillian	---	---	32	25	12	69
Gary Thompson	---	---	24	19	23	66
Rod Jones	---	---	37	23	5	65
Kyle Clifton	---	---	34	24	5	63
Ed Reynolds	---	---	33	22	6	61
Johnnie Gray	---	---	33	21	6	60
Barry Word	12	33	---	---	15	60
Scott Perry	---	---	24	18	16	58
Dan Ralph	---	---	34	18	6	58
Felix Wright	---	---	29	22	5	56
Steve Bono	12	39	---	---	---	51
Elois Grooms	---	---	24	19	3	46
Randy White	---	---	23	20	3	46
Bill Ellenbogen	11	31	---	---	4	46
John Goodman	---	---	24	17	4	45
David Jones	10	34	---	---	1	45
Steve Moore	10	31	---	---	---	41
Randy Crowder	---	---	18	18	4	40
Adam Schreiber	6	34	---	---	---	40
Adger Armstrong	5	24	---	---	10	39
Karl Nelson	9	30	---	---	---	39
Doug Cosbie	8	21	---	---	8	37
Anthony Carter	10	25	---	---	2	37
Tim Moffett	3	27	---	---	7	37
Mike Jones	6	17	---	---	12	35
Alfred Jenkins	6	25	---	---	2	33
Junior Miller	6	12	---	---	14	32
Mike Fultz	---	---	16	11	4	31
John Washington	---	---	17	8	4	29
Rich Dixon	---	---	10	6	12	28
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	15	10	2	27
Dave Ahrens	---	---	7	3	10	20
Zach Waite	3	9	---	---	5	17
Burgess Robinson	6	5	---	---	5	16
Allan Kennedy	2	8	---	---	5	15
Tom Cousineau	---	---	6	4	3	13
Danny Buggs	0	1	---	---	11	12
Louis Bullard	2	5	---	---	5	12
Joe Washington	4	5	---	---	---	9
Don Mosebar	1	8	---	---	---	9
Ed Brady	---	---	0	0	7	7
Horace Ivory	0	5	---	---	---	5
Mike Connell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sultan Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Hardy Dillon	35	24	---	---	8	67
Dan Alexander	34	23	---	---	8	65
John Jefferson	27	22	---	---	14	63
Derrel Gofourth	30	24	---	---	8	62
Curt Marsh	37	23	---	---	---	60
Kellen Winslow	33	21	---	---	4	58
Tommy Kramer	28	26	---	---	---	54
Dean Steinkuhler	31	23	---	---	---	54
Marcus Allen	31	21	---	---	---	52
Mike Singletary	---	---	12	36	1	49
Darrol Ray	---	---	11	37	---	48
Rulon Jones	---	---	7	35	4	46
Gary Cobb	---	---	12	32	1	45
Deron Cherry	---	---	9	34	1	44
Dwight Hicks	---	---	11	31	1	43
Charles Alexander	23	15	---	---	4	42
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	9	31	---	40
Charlie Johnson	---	---	12	28	---	40
Karl Baldischwiler	18	10	---	---	8	36
Eric Lane	7	6	---	---	23	36
Manute Bol	21	9	---	---	6	36
Tom Baugh	15	13	---	---	8	36
Don Fielder	---	---	9	21	5	35
Jerry Butler	20	11	---	---	3	34
Sam Seale	---	---	5	13	16	34
William Judson	---	---	7	26	---	33
Thornton Chandler	6	6	---	---	18	30
Bobby Humphrey	---	---	6	23	---	29
Joe Klecko	---	---	6	20	1	27
Hassan Jones	14	12	---	---	---	26
Clint Sampson	4	2	---	---	18	24
Gary Fair	---	---	6	17	---	23
Zach Thomas	5	9	---	---	9	23
Jim Burroughs	---	---	2	8	10	20
Mel Owens	---	---	3	14	2	19
Alex Moyer	---	---	0	4	13	17
Dalton Hilliard	9	6	---	---	---	15
Glen Kozlowski	0	0	---	---	15	15
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	14	14
Dirt Winston	---	---	0	3	10	13
Terry Rennaker	---	---	3	8	2	13
Steve Potter	---	---	2	8	1	11
Robert Lavette	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bradyn Pyle	8	0	---	---	---	8
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ed Luther	4	2	---	---	---	6

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	24	8.0
Middle	4	53	13.3
Right	5	34	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	59	4.9
Middle	11	57	5.2
Right	16	63	3.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bono	35	22	0	2	1	2	6	2	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	23	18	3	0	0	4	0	0	0
Ed Luther	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	3	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	82	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	72	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	17	8.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	127	10.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	131	11.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	19	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Tim Moffett	10	6	1	39	27
WR Anthony Carter	7	3	0	30	25
WR Mike Jones	6	4	0	30	17
TE Doug Cosbie	3	3	0	40	21
FB Adger Armstrong	3	1	0	-1	24
RB Barry Word	3	3	0	13	33
TE Junior Miller	2	1	0	13	12
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	1	0	10	25

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Jefferson	10	8	167	2	22
TE Kellen Winslow	4	2	22	0	21
RB Marcus Allen	3	2	14	0	21
WR Zach Thomas	2	2	11	0	9
TE Manute Bol	2	2	25	0	9
WR Hassan Jones	2	2	38	1	12
WR Jerry Butler	1	0	0	0	11
RB Dalton Hilliard	1	1	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	1	3	3.00	4.39
Dalton Hilliard	1	4	4.00	5.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	1	1	0	0.00	11.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Dalton Hilliard	1	1	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Bono	1	0
Barry Word	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	3	2
Dalton Hilliard	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bono	10	6	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	11	10	6
Ed Luther	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Carter	3	2	1
WR Tim Moffett	3	1	1
TE Doug Cosbie	2	2	2
WR Mike Jones	2	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Jefferson	3	3	3
RB Marcus Allen	2	2	1
WR Zach Thomas	2	2	0
WR Hassan Jones	2	2	2
TE Kellen Winslow	1	0	0
TE Manute Bol	1	1	1
RB Dalton Hilliard	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (17,100)
End Zone 12,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,300 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (17,100)
End Zone	12,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,300 (7,500)