Week 6, 1988

played in Atlanta, GA

56 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	0	3	3	-	20
Atlanta Falcons	0	0	0	10	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:29 TBY - Perry Kemp 1 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer extra point)
1Q: 00:37 TBY - Perry Kemp 87 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer extra point)
3Q: 11:31 TBY - Mike Cofer 36 field goal
4Q: 14:44 ATL - Thurman Thomas 14 run (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 09:33 ATL - Steve De Line 44 field goal
4Q: 02:33 TBY - Mike Cofer 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:29 TBY - Perry Kemp 1 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer extra point)
1Q: 00:37 TBY - Perry Kemp 87 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer extra point)
3Q: 11:31 TBY - Mike Cofer 36 field goal
4Q: 14:44 ATL - Thurman Thomas 14 run (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 09:33 ATL - Steve De Line 44 field goal
4Q: 02:33 TBY - Mike Cofer 42 field goal

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 2-4 0-6
First Downs 12 17
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 6 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 349 309
- Offensive Plays 63 71
- Yards per Play 5.54 4.35
Net Rushing Yards 162 81
- Rushing Attempts 32 24
- Yards per Rush 5.06 3.38
Net Passing Yards 187 228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 16 - 0 44 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 192 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 6.03 4.85
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 6.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/39 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 4/35 4/21
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 4/78
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 26
Time of Possession 31:06 28:54

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	2-4	0-6
First Downs	12	17
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	6	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	349	309
- Offensive Plays	63	71
- Yards per Play	5.54	4.35
Net Rushing Yards	162	81
- Rushing Attempts	32	24
- Yards per Rush	5.06	3.38
Net Passing Yards	187	228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 16 - 0	44 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	192	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	6.03	4.85
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	6.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/39	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	4/35	4/21
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	4/78
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 26
Time of Possession	31:06	28:54

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:11	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
1	7:33	3:13	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
1	1:50	1:30	OWN 2	5	98	Touchdown
2	10:26	3:06	OWN 49	7	12	Punt
2	6:06	1:08	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
2	1:29	1:11	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	13:19	1:56	OWN 32	5	49	Field Goal
3	10:10	1:20	OPP 47	3	6	Punt
3	5:25	3:25	OPP 48	6	21	Missed FG
4	14:36	3:36	OWN 24	7	36	Punt
4	9:25	1:55	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt
4	7:13	4:45	OPP 38	6	13	Field Goal
4	1:42	0:32	OPP 49	3	6	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:49	4:16	OWN 10	9	55	Missed FG
1	4:20	2:30	OWN 38	5	8	Punt
1	0:20	4:54	OWN 16	8	49	Missed FG
2	7:20	1:14	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	4:58	3:29	OWN 14	9	28	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 37	1	4	Half
3	15:00	1:41	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	11:23	1:13	OWN 20	3	-11	Punt
3	8:50	3:25	OWN 1	6	18	Punt
3	2:00	2:24	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
4	11:00	1:35	OPP 32	3	5	Field Goal
4	7:30	0:17	OWN 30	2	8	Fumble
4	2:28	0:46	OWN 47	4	2	Downs
4	1:10	1:10	OWN 20	7	73	Game

Game MVP: Joe Montana, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Barry Word	23	111	4.83	46	2
Bobby Morse	8	46	5.75	18	1
Joe Cribbs	1	5	5.00	5	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	13	37	2.85	14	1	1
Jamie Mueller	11	44	4.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	30	16	192	1/5	2	87	0	95.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Kemp	44	23	247	3/19	0	39	0	69.0

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ron Morris	5	7	52	10.40	19	42	0
WR Anthony Carter	3	4	14	4.67	1	9	0
WR Perry Kemp	3	9	94	31.33	86	87	2
TE Doug Cosbie	2	4	15	7.50	7	10	0
TE Dave Little	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Tim Moffett	1	3	7	7.00	8	7	0
RB Bobby Morse	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Scott Schwedes	5	11	71	14.20	31	39
RB Thurman Thomas	5	6	47	9.40	21	22
TE Ferrell Edmunds	4	6	54	13.50	8	23
WR Kelvin Edwards	3	9	29	9.67	2	17
TE Brian Kinchen	3	5	12	4.00	0	5
WR Glen Kozlowski	1	3	26	26.00	20	26
WR Flip Johnson	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
FB Ickey Woods	1	1	5	5.00	7	5

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Don Smerek	0	1	0	0
Matt Groenig	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Thurman Thomas	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	8	314	39.3	31.6	59	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	6	291	48.5	39.3	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Cofer	2/3	1/2	0/0	42	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	1/3	1/3	0/2	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Williams	2	11	5.5	0
Matt Groenig	2	24	12.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	4	21	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Williams	1	19	19.0	0
Anthony Carter	1	28	28.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glen Kozlowski	3	63	21.0	0
Jamie Mueller	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Audrey McMillian	6	1	1.0	21	36
DT Dan Ralph	6	0	0.0	18	34
OLB Ed Reynolds	5	1	0.5	19	40
ILB Kyle Clifton	5	0	0.5	22	33
S Chris Williams	4	0	0.0	7	18
S Matt Groenig	3	4	0.0	19	36
CB Rod Jones	3	0	0.0	19	30
DE Don Smerek	2	0	1.0	19	35
CB Gary Thompson	2	1	0.0	15	41
S Felix Wright	2	1	0.0	9	23
DT Wilson Whitely	2	0	0.0	6	18
CB Leonard Coleman	2	0	0.0	6	27
OLB O'Brien Alston	2	0	0.0	2	2
DT John Washington	1	4	0.0	19	21
S Tim McDonald	1	2	0.0	18	41
DE Kevin Brooks	1	1	0.0	14	23
OLB Cornelius Bennett	1	0	0.0	9	5
ILB Eddie Flowers	0	1	0.0	2	11

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Terry Wright	7	2	0.0	17	21
OLB Brett Faryniarz	7	1	0.0	27	25
ILB Don Graham	7	0	0.0	22	25
S Rickey Dixon	3	2	0.0	30	28
CB Brian Marvin	3	2	0.0	20	28
DT Mickey Mestnik	3	0	0.0	17	19
CB Jarvis Williams	3	0	0.0	27	29
DE Don Fielder	2	0	1.0	14	8
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	3	0.0	20	7
CB Reggie Sutton	2	1	0.0	22	20
OLB Scott Burman	2	0	0.0	5	6
CB Quintin Jones	2	0	0.0	16	18
DE Curtis Maxie	1	1	0.0	18	23
OLB Alex Moyer	1	0	0.0	24	17
DE Reggie Rogers	1	0	0.0	12	14
DT Deangelo Hall	1	0	0.0	15	13
DE Steve Hamilton	0	1	0.0	20	17
OLB Ravin Caldwell	0	1	0.0	8	12
OLB Ken Rose	0	1	0.0	10	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Don Smerek	1.0	0	2	0	35
CB Audrey McMillian	1.0	0	0	0	36
OLB Ed Reynolds	0.5	0	0	0	40
ILB Kyle Clifton	0.5	0	0	0	33
DT John Washington	0.0	1	0	0	21
DT Charlie Johnson	0.0	0	1	1	24
DT Dan Ralph	0.0	0	1	1	34
OLB Cornelius Bennett	0.0	0	1	0	5
ILB Eddie Flowers	0.0	0	1	0	11

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Don Fielder	1.0	0	8
OLB Scott Burman	0.0	1	6
OLB Brett Faryniarz	0.0	1	25
DE Curtis Maxie	0.0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Audrey McMillian	4	1	36
CB Rod Jones	3	0	30
CB Leonard Coleman	2	1	27
S Chris Williams	2	0	18
ILB Kyle Clifton	2	0	33
S Felix Wright	2	0	23
CB Gary Thompson	1	2	41
S Tim McDonald	1	2	41
OLB Ed Reynolds	1	1	40
DT Wilson Whitely	1	0	18
DT Dan Ralph	1	0	34
S Matt Groenig	1	0	36
OLB O'Brien Alston	1	0	2
ILB Eddie Flowers	1	0	11

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Don Graham	5	3	25
CB Brian Marvin	3	2	28
S Terry Wright	3	1	21
CB Quintin Jones	2	0	18
OLB Alex Moyer	1	0	17
CB Reggie Sutton	1	0	20
S Rickey Dixon	1	0	28
CB Jarvis Williams	0	2	29
ILB Hardy Nickerson	0	1	7
DE Curtis Maxie	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.T. Turner	4	5	24	1	22
Adam Schreiber	1	11	30	0	25
David Richards	1	6	30	0	28
Doug Cosbie	1	3	24	0	13
Joel Patten	1	2	26	0	23
Steve Moore	1	2	22	0	26
Speedy Neal	1	1	12	0	11
Mike Withycombe	1	1	10	0	5
Dave Little	0	1	14	0	10

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gerald Bennett	2	3	18	1	37
Bob Olderman	1	5	20	1	23
Jeff Criswell	1	4	21	1	43
Ickey Woods	1	1	11	0	17
Houston Hoover	0	8	24	0	47
Ferrell Edmunds	0	2	18	0	27
Dermontti Dawson	0	1	9	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Thompson	3	19
Speedy Neal	2	17
O'Brien Alston	1	15
Chris Williams	1	11
Tim Moffett	1	11

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Glen Kozlowski	2	12
Kelvin Edwards	1	17
Jamie Mueller	1	17
Terry Wright	1	11
Thurman Thomas	1	9

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Thompson	---	---	15	41	19	75
David Richards	30	28	---	---	10	68
Joe Montana	32	31	---	---	---	63
Ed Reynolds	---	---	19	40	4	63
Tim McDonald	---	---	18	41	3	62
Kyle Clifton	---	---	22	33	4	59
Audrey McMillian	---	---	21	36	2	59
Matt Groenig	---	---	19	36	4	59
Don Smerek	---	---	19	35	2	56
Dan Ralph	---	---	18	34	4	56
Adam Schreiber	30	25	---	---	---	55
Rod Jones	---	---	19	30	3	52
Ron Morris	17	21	---	---	13	51
Joel Patten	26	23	---	---	1	50
Leonard Coleman	---	---	6	27	16	49
Steve Moore	22	26	---	---	---	48
Bobby Morse	9	15	---	---	24	48
Perry Kemp	21	25	---	---	1	47
J.T. Turner	24	22	---	---	---	46
Anthony Carter	21	22	---	---	3	46
Doug Cosbie	24	13	---	---	6	43
Barry Word	23	19	---	---	1	43
Charlie Johnson	---	---	10	24	8	42
Kevin Brooks	---	---	14	23	5	42
John Washington	---	---	19	21	2	42
Speedy Neal	12	11	---	---	17	40
Dave Little	14	10	---	---	15	39
Felix Wright	---	---	9	23	7	39
Tim Moffett	10	17	---	---	11	38
Chris Williams	---	---	7	18	11	36
Ken Jolly	---	---	5	7	18	30
Wilson Whitely	---	---	6	18	3	27
Mike Withycombe	10	5	---	---	11	26
Rob Fada	6	8	---	---	11	25
David Alexander	2	6	---	---	11	19
O'Brien Alston	---	---	2	2	15	19
Dennis Harrison	---	---	5	12	1	18
Larry McCarren	8	9	---	---	---	17
Joe Cribbs	9	2	---	---	6	17
Eddie Flowers	---	---	2	11	4	17
Leotis Harris	2	3	---	---	11	16
Cornelius Bennett	---	---	9	5	2	16
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Cofer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dewayne Rice	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rick Trocano	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rickey Dixon	---	---	30	28	18	76
Houston Hoover	24	47	---	---	5	76
Jeff Criswell	21	43	---	---	9	73
Jeff Kemp	24	47	---	---	---	71
Jarvis Williams	---	---	27	29	11	67
Kelvin Edwards	13	32	---	---	17	62
Brian Marvin	---	---	20	28	10	58
Gerald Bennett	18	37	---	---	1	56
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	27	25	3	55
Jamie Mueller	12	24	---	---	17	53
Scott Schwedes	19	33	---	---	1	53
Bill Monger	19	34	---	---	---	53
Don Graham	---	---	22	25	4	51
Bob Olderman	20	23	---	---	7	50
Glen Kozlowski	9	28	---	---	12	49
Terry Wright	---	---	17	21	11	49
Reggie Sutton	---	---	22	20	4	46
Ravin Caldwell	---	---	8	12	25	45
Ferrell Edmunds	18	27	---	---	---	45
Thurman Thomas	13	23	---	---	9	45
Ickey Woods	11	17	---	---	17	45
Dermontti Dawson	9	29	---	---	6	44
Curtis Maxie	---	---	18	23	3	44
Alex Moyer	---	---	24	17	2	43
Steve Hamilton	---	---	20	17	4	41
Flip Johnson	11	19	---	---	11	41
Mickey Mestnik	---	---	17	19	4	40
Wesly Whitehead	9	22	---	---	9	40
Quintin Jones	---	---	16	18	3	37
Don Fielder	---	---	14	8	13	35
Brian Kinchen	11	23	---	---	---	34
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	20	7	4	31
Deangelo Hall	---	---	15	13	---	28
Reggie Rogers	---	---	12	14	1	27
Thornton Chandler	1	5	---	---	17	23
Scott Burman	---	---	5	6	6	17
Ken Rose	---	---	10	6	1	17
Derek Tennell	2	4	---	---	11	17
Brock Turk	0	0	---	---	16	16
Rich Johnson	---	---	8	5	1	14
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	9	9
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	50	4.5
Middle	19	104	5.5
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	49	4.9
Middle	7	12	1.7
Right	7	20	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	30	16	2	0	1	10	3	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Kemp	44	23	4	4	3	7	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	21	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	114	11.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	15	1.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	42	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	12	107	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	63	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	58	11.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Perry Kemp	9	3	0	94	1	25
WR Ron Morris	7	5	0	52	1	21
TE Doug Cosbie	4	2	0	15	0	13
WR Anthony Carter	4	3	0	14	0	22
WR Tim Moffett	3	1	1	7	0	17
RB Bobby Morse	2	1	0	2	0	15
TE Dave Little	1	1	0	8	0	10

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Scott Schwedes	11	5	0	71	1	33
WR Kelvin Edwards	9	3	1	29	0	32
TE Ferrell Edmunds	6	4	0	54	1	27
RB Thurman Thomas	6	5	0	47	1	23
TE Brian Kinchen	5	3	1	12	0	23
WR Glen Kozlowski	3	1	1	26	1	28
WR Flip Johnson	3	1	0	3	0	19
FB Ickey Woods	1	1	0	5	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Word	2	6	3.00	4.83
Bobby Morse	1	1	1.00	5.75

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	1	14	14.00	2.85

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	3	1	1	0.33	6.40

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Kemp	1	0	0	0.00	5.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Doug Cosbie	1	0	0	0.00	3.75
WR Tim Moffett	1	0	0	0.00	2.33
WR Perry Kemp	1	1	1	1.00	10.44

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Scott Schwedes	1	0	0	0.00	6.45

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Morse	4	2

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	2	1
Jamie Mueller	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	14	7	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Kemp	13	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ron Morris	6	4	1
WR Perry Kemp	4	2	2
TE Doug Cosbie	1	1	1
WR Anthony Carter	1	0	0
WR Tim Moffett	1	0	0
RB Bobby Morse	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelvin Edwards	4	1	0
TE Ferrell Edmunds	2	1	1
WR Flip Johnson	2	1	1
TE Brian Kinchen	2	2	1
RB Thurman Thomas	2	2	2
WR Glen Kozlowski	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,700 (17,100)
End Zone 12,100 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,700 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,600 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,700 (17,100)
End Zone	12,100 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,700 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,600 (7,500)