Week 15, 1988

played in Tampa Bay, FL

68 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons3703-13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers71403-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:02 ATL - Steve De Line 35 field goal
1Q: 01:57 TBY - Perry Kemp 62 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer extra point)
2Q: 07:59 TBY - Kevin Brooks recovered blocked punt in end zone (Mike Cofer extra point)
2Q: 02:09 TBY - Bobby Morse 1 run (Mike Cofer extra point)
2Q: 00:33 ATL - Thurman Thomas 1 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 10:34 ATL - Steve De Line 20 field goal
4Q: 06:40 TBY - Mike Cofer 42 field goal

Team StatisticsATLTBY
Record1-134-10
First Downs2320
- by Rushing57
- by Passing1713
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards416380
- Offensive Plays7762
- Yards per Play5.406.13
Net Rushing Yards112107
- Rushing Attempts2525
- Yards per Rush4.484.28
Net Passing Yards304273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt51 - 27 - 136 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards310279
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/61/6
- Yards per Pass Play5.857.38
Fumbles/Lost2/13/2
3rd Down Conversions4/165/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.45.7
4th Down Conversions1/40/0
Penalties/Yards5/402/13
Punt Returns/Yards3/232/22
Kick Returns/Yards4/723/62
Interception Ret./Yards1/01/8
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits51
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/21/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 27
Time of Possession30:0929:51

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:006:05OWN 32950Field Goal
15:390:38OWN 203-9Punt
13:081:11OWN 1930Punt
11:403:56OWN 17634Punt
211:200:17OPP 41317Fumble
29:261:41OWN 273-3Punt
27:453:14OWN 31833Downs
22:031:39OWN 20980Touchdown
310:271:43OWN 2538Punt
34:120:55OWN 2030Punt
31:175:49OWN 201177Field Goal
46:342:06OWN 33959Interception
42:381:21OPP 45843Downs
40:030:03OPP 4810Game
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
18:553:16OWN 25432Punt
15:011:53OWN 49431Interception
11:570:17OWN 38162Touchdown
212:441:24OWN 20421Fumble
211:031:37OWN 24512Punt
24:312:28OWN 36764Touchdown
20:240:24OWN 201-1Half
315:004:33OWN 22859Fumble
38:444:32OWN 321033Punt
33:172:00OWN 48513Punt
410:283:54OWN 30745Field Goal
44:281:50OWN 937Punt
41:171:14OWN 237Punt

Game MVP: Ed Reynolds, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Thurman Thomas19904.741740
Jamie Mueller4205.001510
Chris Chandler221.00200
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Barry Word11655.912520
Bobby Morse8344.251611
Speedy Neal362.00400
Joe Montana2-2-1.00-100
Perry Kemp144.00400

Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Chris Chandler50263091/6138169.5
Sean Landeta1110/001079.2
Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Montana36242791/6162187.6

Receiving Statistics

AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Kelvin Edwards5127815.607380
WR Dwight Stone513418.207150
TE Ferrell Edmunds585310.602190
WR Flip Johnson567414.809310
RB Thurman Thomas45287.0013161
WR Glen Kozlowski253517.500270
K Steve De Line1111.00010
TE Brian Kinchen0100.00000
Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Dave Little55459.0014160
WR Perry Kemp589018.0018621
TE Doug Cosbie464310.7522220
WR Anthony Carter474110.2515190
WR Ron Morris47369.007280
WR Tim Moffett232412.002210

Interception Statistics

AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Don Graham100.000
Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Audrey McMillian188.000

Fumble Statistics

AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Thurman Thomas2000
Glen Kozlowski0100
Rickey Dixon0100
Rich Johnson0100
Brett Faryniarz0030
Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
Joe Montana1000
Dave Little1000
Barry Word1000
Don Smerek0100
Speedy Neal0100
Ed Reynolds0010
John Washington0010
Kevin Brooks0001

Punting Statistics

AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Sean Landeta622136.829.8511
Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Greg Coleman624540.827.0460

Kicking Statistics

AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Steve De Line2/20/00/0351/1
Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Cofer1/11/10/0423/3

Punt Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Jarvis Williams3237.70
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Matt Groenig22211.00

Kick Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Kelvin Edwards23417.00
Glen Kozlowski23819.00
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Anthony Carter24120.50
Chris Williams12121.00

Defensive Statistics

AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Brett Faryniarz620.52231
ILB Don Graham610.02028
S Rickey Dixon610.02230
OLB Scott Burman500.0511
S Terry Wright400.01824
CB Reggie Sutton310.01826
DE Curtis Maxie300.01224
CB Jarvis Williams210.02334
DE Don Fielder200.01313
DE Steve Hamilton200.01522
DT Mickey Mestnik110.51321
ILB Hardy Nickerson150.01112
OLB Alex Moyer120.01017
DE Reggie Rogers100.01015
WR Dwight Stone10---------
S Rich Johnson100.01119
OLB Tom Hughes100.037
CB Brian Marvin100.01327
OLB Ken Rose010.044
CB Quintin Jones010.01826
Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Ed Reynolds831.02041
S Matt Groenig620.02249
CB Gary Thompson520.01646
CB Leonard Coleman510.01545
ILB Kyle Clifton420.01943
S Felix Wright400.02237
OLB Cornelius Bennett400.096
S Chris Williams310.02449
OLB Ken Jolly300.0512
DT John Washington210.01535
DT Dan Ralph200.01633
ILB Eddie Flowers200.068
CB Audrey McMillian120.02144
DT Wilson Whitely100.01320
TE Doug Cosbie10---------
DE Don Smerek100.02235
WR Anthony Carter10---------
DE Kevin Brooks010.01136

Pass Rush Statistics

AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Mickey Mestnik0.501021
OLB Brett Faryniarz0.501031
DE Curtis Maxie0.003024
DE Don Fielder0.002013
Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Ed Reynolds1.000041
DT Dan Ralph0.010033
DE Kevin Brooks0.010036
DE Don Smerek0.002135
ILB Kyle Clifton0.001043
DT John Washington0.001035

Pass Defense Statistics

AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Don Graham50128
OLB Scott Burman40011
S Rickey Dixon30030
CB Reggie Sutton20026
S Terry Wright20024
OLB Brett Faryniarz20031
CB Brian Marvin20027
OLB Alex Moyer10017
DT Mickey Mestnik10021
DE Curtis Maxie10024
S Rich Johnson10019
ILB Hardy Nickerson01012
CB Quintin Jones01026
CB Jarvis Williams01034
Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Matt Groenig51049
CB Gary Thompson50046
S Felix Wright50037
CB Leonard Coleman31045
S Chris Williams21049
OLB Ed Reynolds21041
CB Audrey McMillian11144
ILB Kyle Clifton10043
OLB Ken Jolly10012
OLB Cornelius Bennett1006
ILB Eddie Flowers1008

Blocking Statistics

AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Houston Hoover27122038
Gerald Bennett14023150
Jeff Criswell13025052
Don Panos13018042
Bill Monger03025051
Bob Olderman02010025
Brian Kinchen0109013
Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
David Richards35022035
Adam Schreiber24022032
Steve Moore16121031
J.T. Turner12016028
Joel Patten12022031
Leotis Harris110302
Doug Cosbie11017021
Larry McCarren010909
Speedy Neal01016011
Rob Fada000316

Special Teams Tackles

AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Derek Tennell214
Jamie Mueller117
Reggie Sutton110
Thurman Thomas17
Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Dave Little314
Gary Thompson217
Felix Wright128
Rob Fada17

Participation

AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jeff Criswell2552------885
Chris Chandler2551---------76
Bill Monger2551---------76
Gerald Bennett2350---------73
Glen Kozlowski1535------2070
Dwight Stone2044------468
Don Panos1842------868
Houston Hoover2238------868
Kelvin Edwards1938------966
Rickey Dixon------22301365
Jarvis Williams------2334764
Thurman Thomas2134------762
Terry Wright------18241355
Reggie Sutton------18261054
Brett Faryniarz------2231154
Don Graham------2028149
Ferrell Edmunds1831---------49
Quintin Jones------1826---44
Bob Olderman1025------843
Steve Hamilton------1522441
Brian Marvin------1327141
Flip Johnson621------1340
Jamie Mueller418------1739
Curtis Maxie------1224238
Mickey Mestnik------1321135
Don Fielder------1313733
Deangelo Hall------1416131
Ickey Woods916------530
Rich Johnson------1119---30
Brian Kinchen913------729
Alex Moyer------1017---27
Hardy Nickerson------1112427
Scott Burman------5111026
Derek Tennell48------1426
Reggie Rogers------1015---25
Ken Rose------441321
Thornton Chandler01------1617
Tom Hughes------37616
Brock Turk01------1213
Sean Landeta01------89
Steve De Line01------67
Dermontti Dawson21---------3
Jeff Kemp00---------0
Sean Salisbury00---------0
Unknown00---------0
Tampa BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Felix Wright------22372887
Chris Williams------2449679
Gary Thompson------16461779
Matt Groenig------2249879
Audrey McMillian------2144267
Kyle Clifton------1943365
Leonard Coleman------1545565
Ed Reynolds------2041364
David Richards2235------764
Joe Montana2537---------62
Don Smerek------2235158
Adam Schreiber2232---------54
Joel Patten2231---------53
John Washington------1535353
Steve Moore2131---------52
Kevin Brooks------1136552
Dave Little1323------1450
Dan Ralph------1633150
Bobby Morse1014------2347
Perry Kemp2023------245
J.T. Turner1628---------44
Doug Cosbie1721------543
Ron Morris822------1343
Speedy Neal1611------1542
Anthony Carter1224------440
Barry Word1523------139
Charlie Johnson------1416838
Ken Jolly------5122037
Wilson Whitely------1320134
Tim Moffett911------929
Joe Cribbs513------422
Dennis Harrison------317121
Cornelius Bennett------96419
Larry McCarren99---------18
Mike Withycombe46------717
Rob Fada36------716
David Alexander35------715
Eddie Flowers------68---14
Leotis Harris32------712
O'Brien Alston------201012
Greg Coleman00------66
Mike Cofer00------66
Dewayne Rice00------11
Rick Trocano00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8435.4
Middle8253.1
Right9444.9
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11696.3
Middle11373.4
Right133.0
None2-2-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Chris Chandler50265575411
Sean Landeta110000000
Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Montana36244013701

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22115.5
Short (0-8 Yds)2413753.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)147886.3
Long (19+ Yds)11513612.4
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen66284.7
Short (0-8 Yds)1512976.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)83435.4
Long (19+ Yds)7311115.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Dwight Stone135241044
WR Kelvin Edwards125278238
TE Ferrell Edmunds85053031
WR Flip Johnson65074221
WR Glen Kozlowski52135135
RB Thurman Thomas54128034
K Steve De Line110101
TE Brian Kinchen1010013
Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Perry Kemp85090123
WR Anthony Carter74041024
WR Ron Morris74036122
TE Doug Cosbie64043121
TE Dave Little55045023
WR Tim Moffett32124111

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Thurman Thomas263.004.74
Chris Chandler122.001.00
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Bobby Morse2178.504.25
Barry Word100.005.91

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Chris Chandler165231.446.18
Sean Landeta1111.001.00
Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Montana1000.007.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Kelvin Edwards4000.006.50
WR Dwight Stone4161.503.15
WR Glen Kozlowski3182.677.00
RB Thurman Thomas3251.675.60
K Steve De Line1111.001.00
TE Ferrell Edmunds1144.006.63
WR Flip Johnson1000.0012.33
Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Anthony Carter1000.005.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AtlantaRushesConversions
Jamie Mueller10
Thurman Thomas10
Tampa BayRushesConversions
Barry Word22
Joe Montana10
Speedy Neal10

Third Down Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompConversions
Chris Chandler1374
Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Joe Montana843

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargCatchConversions
TE Ferrell Edmunds321
WR Flip Johnson321
WR Dwight Stone211
RB Thurman Thomas221
WR Kelvin Edwards100
WR Glen Kozlowski100
TE Brian Kinchen100
Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
WR Anthony Carter210
TE Dave Little222
WR Tim Moffett211
WR Ron Morris200

SectionAttendance
Stadium50,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,400 (21,400)
End Zone11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,600 (3,300)