Week 6, 1991

played in Tampa Bay, FL

72 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	3	13	3	-	19
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:09 TBY - Jon Vaughn 69 fumble return (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 11:28 ATL - Steve De Line 19 field goal
3Q: 09:22 ATL - Steve De Line 32 field goal
3Q: 05:59 ATL - Steve De Line 33 field goal
3Q: 02:02 ATL - Robb Thomas 16 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 10:54 TBY - Benny Ricardo 34 field goal
4Q: 02:05 ATL - Steve De Line 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:09 TBY - Jon Vaughn 69 fumble return (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 11:28 ATL - Steve De Line 19 field goal
3Q: 09:22 ATL - Steve De Line 32 field goal
3Q: 05:59 ATL - Steve De Line 33 field goal
3Q: 02:02 ATL - Robb Thomas 16 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 10:54 TBY - Benny Ricardo 34 field goal
4Q: 02:05 ATL - Steve De Line 31 field goal

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 3-3 2-4
First Downs 17 7
- by Rushing 8 1
- by Passing 7 6
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 386 144
- Offensive Plays 65 53
- Yards per Play 5.94 2.72
Net Rushing Yards 236 28
- Rushing Attempts 31 16
- Yards per Rush 7.61 1.75
Net Passing Yards 150 116
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 17 - 0 36 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 189 121
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/39 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.41 3.14
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 2/15 8/54
Punt Returns/Yards 6/59 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 5/102
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/4 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 27
Time of Possession 34:14 25:46

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	3-3	2-4
First Downs	17	7
- by Rushing	8	1
- by Passing	7	6
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	386	144
- Offensive Plays	65	53
- Yards per Play	5.94	2.72
Net Rushing Yards	236	28
- Rushing Attempts	31	16
- Yards per Rush	7.61	1.75
Net Passing Yards	150	116
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 17 - 0	36 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	189	121
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/39	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.41	3.14
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	2/15	8/54
Punt Returns/Yards	6/59	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	5/102
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/4	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 27
Time of Possession	34:14	25:46

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:33	1:35	OWN 15	3	4	Punt
1	7:55	2:23	OWN 20	5	61	Fumble
1	4:42	1:42	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
1	1:40	5:19	OWN 16	10	82	Field Goal
2	9:27	1:25	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
2	6:04	2:17	OWN 7	4	12	Punt
2	2:55	1:06	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
2	0:37	0:14	OPP 48	1	-7	Fumble
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 41	1	0	Half
3	15:00	1:21	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	12:01	2:47	OWN 42	5	43	Field Goal
3	9:08	3:17	OPP 33	6	17	Field Goal
3	3:52	1:58	OWN 12	4	88	Touchdown
4	10:47	5:43	OWN 21	8	46	Punt
4	2:45	0:46	OPP 35	4	21	Field Goal
4	1:01	1:01	OPP 14	2	1	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:27	OWN 26	6	11	Punt
1	9:58	2:03	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
1	5:32	0:50	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
1	3:00	1:20	OWN 19	3	81	Touchdown
2	11:21	1:54	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
2	8:02	1:58	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	3:47	0:52	OWN 48	3	-10	Punt
2	1:49	1:12	OWN 14	3	-4	Punt
2	0:23	0:20	OPP 45	1	11	Missed FG
3	13:39	1:38	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
3	5:51	1:59	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	1:32	5:45	OWN 24	10	59	Field Goal
4	5:04	2:19	OWN 20	5	15	Downs
4	1:59	0:58	OWN 17	4	-3	Downs

Game MVP: Thurman Thomas, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	21	214	10.19	66	4
A.B. Brown	9	23	2.56	12	1
Chris Chandler	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Rodney Hampton	9	11	1.22	5
Jon Vaughn	5	14	2.80	7
Daryl Johnston	1	1	1.00	1
Scott Zolak	1	2	2.00	2

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	28	17	189	6/39	1	33	0	92.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Zolak	36	18	121	1/5	0	20	0	57.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jonathan Hayes	5	7	61	12.20	4	31	0
WR Robb Thomas	4	5	55	13.75	6	22	1
WR Stephone Paige	2	3	36	18.00	5	33	0
RB Thurman Thomas	2	4	8	4.00	0	5	0
RB A.B. Brown	2	2	10	5.00	2	6	0
WR Rob Moore	1	4	18	18.00	0	18	0
WR Ernie Mills	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Bill Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Willie Davis	5	7	30	6.00	7	13
WR Ron Morris	4	7	16	4.00	11	11
WR Dwight Stone	3	6	23	7.67	9	11
RB Rodney Hampton	3	5	23	7.67	7	8
RB Jon Vaughn	2	2	30	15.00	31	20
FB Daryl Johnston	1	4	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Joe Johnson	0	5	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jonathan Hayes	1	0	0
Chris Chandler	1	0	0
A.B. Brown	1	0	0
Richard Cooper	0	1	0
Ernie Mills	0	1	0
Bill Jones	0	0	1
Derrick Thomas	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dwight Stone	1	0	0	0
Joe Johnson	1	0	0	0
Jon Vaughn	0	1	0	1
Mike Stonebreaker	0	1	0	0
George Thornton	0	1	0	0
Gary Thompson	0	0	1	0
Tim McDonald	0	0	1	0
Dixon Edwards	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	7	290	41.4	37.3	50	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Mohr	9	449	49.9	43.3	60	6

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	4/4	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	1/2	0/1	0/1	34	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	6	59	9.8	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Groenig	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephone Paige	1	14	14.0	0
Robert Van Winkle	1	21	21.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Johnson	4	82	20.5	0
Gary Thompson	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	7	2	0.0	13	20
S Bubba McDowell	4	1	0.0	16	37
CB Quintin Jones	4	0	0.0	13	25
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	3	0	0.0	7	25
S Dave Whitmore	3	0	0.0	12	28
OLB Wilber Marshall	2	0	1.0	10	16
OLB Derrick Thomas	2	2	0.0	9	27
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	2	0.0	12	36
DT Israel Miller	2	0	0.0	13	22
ILB Rob McGovern	1	2	0.0	9	12
OLB Brett Faryniarz	1	1	0.0	7	8
CB Jarvis Williams	1	1	0.0	8	25
ILB Walter Johnson	1	0	0.0	1	2
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	0.0	10	20
DE Dennis Byrd	1	0	0.0	15	24
DE Ray Agnew	0	1	0.0	1	13

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mike Stonebreaker	7	1	0.0	24	22
S Tim McDonald	6	3	1.0	24	26
CB Aeneas Williams	6	1	0.0	20	24
CB Rod Jones	5	2	0.0	26	31
DT Mike Golic	5	0	0.0	22	18
DE T.J. Turner	4	0	1.0	18	28
OLB Dixon Edwards	4	0	0.0	9	13
DE Gerald Robinson	2	1	1.5	22	19
DT Rhett Hall	2	0	1.5	16	16
S Bo Eason	2	0	0.0	7	8
OLB Cornelius Bennett	2	0	0.0	24	30
DE Shawn Miller	1	0	1.0	9	15
DE Don Smerek	1	1	0.0	13	6
OLB Alex Moyer	1	1	0.0	9	6
DT George Thornton	1	1	0.0	9	17
S Jeff Fuller	1	0	0.0	15	11
CB Elbert Shelley	1	0	0.0	15	20
OLB Ron Cox	0	2	0.0	13	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Wilber Marshall	1.0	2	0	16
DE Marvin Washington	0.0	2	2	32
DE Curtis Maxie	0.0	2	0	20
DE Dennis Byrd	0.0	1	0	24
ILB Rob McGovern	0.0	1	0	12
ILB Richard Newbill	0.0	1	0	12
S Robert Blackmon	0.0	1	0	23

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rhett Hall	1.5	0	0	1	16
DE Gerald Robinson	1.5	0	0	0	19
DE T.J. Turner	1.0	1	0	0	28
DE Shawn Miller	1.0	0	2	0	15
S Tim McDonald	1.0	0	0	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	4	0	20
CB Quintin Jones	3	0	25
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	1	36
S Bubba McDowell	2	0	37
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	2	0	25
OLB Derrick Thomas	2	0	27
S Dave Whitmore	1	1	28
CB Jarvis Williams	1	0	25
DE Dennis Byrd	1	0	24

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Aeneas Williams	4	1	24
OLB Cornelius Bennett	2	1	30
S Tim McDonald	2	1	26
CB Rod Jones	2	0	31
OLB Dixon Edwards	2	0	13
ILB Mike Stonebreaker	2	0	22
CB Gary Thompson	1	0	14
CB Elbert Shelley	1	0	20
OLB Ron Cox	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Widell	4	6	0	20	1	24
Houston Hoover	3	6	1	28	0	31
Bob Olderman	2	5	0	14	0	13
Lenny Robinson	1	2	0	21	2	26
Richard Cooper	1	2	0	27	1	27
Jonathan Hayes	1	1	0	19	0	23
Dermontti Dawson	0	5	0	31	0	34
Mark Stepnoski	0	1	0	14	2	15
Brian Kinchen	0	1	0	13	0	11
Ickey Woods	0	1	0	22	0	20

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Richards	1	4	14	0	34
Adam Schreiber	0	4	12	0	31
Rick Cunningham	0	3	15	0	31
Mike Withycombe	0	2	15	0	31
Dave Little	0	1	9	0	21
Jim Price	0	1	6	0	13
Richmond Webb	0	0	15	1	37

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Jones	3	14
Dave Whitmore	1	18
Ernie Mills	1	16
Stephone Paige	1	13
Bob Olderman	1	11

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Little	2	18
Gary Thompson	1	36
Daryl Johnston	1	19
Dixon Edwards	1	19
Jim Price	1	15
Claxton Simpson	1	11
Tim McDonald	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dermontti Dawson	31	34	---	---	11	76
Jarvis Williams	---	---	8	25	37	70
Chris Chandler	31	34	---	---	---	65
Houston Hoover	28	31	---	---	4	63
Dave Whitmore	---	---	12	28	18	58
Bubba McDowell	---	---	16	37	2	55
Doug Widell	20	24	---	---	10	54
Richard Cooper	27	27	---	---	---	54
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	12	36	5	53
Marvin Washington	---	---	9	32	11	52
Ickey Woods	22	20	---	---	9	51
Robb Thomas	25	21	---	---	4	50
Thurman Thomas	22	25	---	---	---	47
Lenny Robinson	21	26	---	---	---	47
Rob Moore	23	23	---	---	---	46
Stephone Paige	13	17	---	---	13	43
Jonathan Hayes	19	23	---	---	1	43
Dennis Byrd	---	---	15	24	2	41
Quintin Jones	---	---	13	25	2	40
Curtis Maxie	---	---	10	20	10	40
Mark Stepnoski	14	15	---	---	11	40
Bob Olderman	14	13	---	---	11	38
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	7	8	23	38
A.B. Brown	9	9	---	---	20	38
Derrick Thomas	---	---	9	27	2	38
Israel Miller	---	---	13	22	1	36
Ernie Mills	6	14	---	---	16	36
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	13	20	2	35
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	7	25	2	34
Brian Kinchen	13	11	---	---	9	33
Robert Blackmon	---	---	6	23	2	31
Wilber Marshall	---	---	10	16	---	26
Derrick Fenner	3	6	---	---	16	25
Rob McGovern	---	---	9	12	1	22
Paul Green	0	0	---	---	19	19
Richard Newbill	---	---	5	12	2	19
Bill Jones	0	1	---	---	14	15
Ray Agnew	---	---	1	13	---	14
Nick Bell	0	0	---	---	14	14
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	11	11
Walter Johnson	---	---	1	2	8	11
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tony Mayberry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rod Jones	---	---	26	31	12	69
Gary Thompson	---	---	16	14	36	66
Cornelius Bennett	---	---	24	30	12	66
Tim McDonald	---	---	24	26	10	60
Matt Groenig	---	---	20	25	11	56
Scott Zolak	16	37	---	---	2	55
Mike Withycombe	15	31	---	---	8	54
T.J. Turner	---	---	18	28	6	52
Richmond Webb	15	37	---	---	---	52
Ron Morris	13	26	---	---	10	49
Daryl Johnston	10	20	---	---	19	49
Dave Little	9	21	---	---	18	48
David Richards	14	34	---	---	---	48
Mike Stonebreaker	---	---	24	22	2	48
Jon Vaughn	6	15	---	---	27	48
Mike Golic	---	---	22	18	7	47
Gerald Robinson	---	---	22	19	6	47
Aeneas Williams	---	---	20	24	3	47
Rick Cunningham	15	31	---	---	---	46
Adam Schreiber	12	31	---	---	---	43
Joe Johnson	8	16	---	---	17	41
Dixon Edwards	---	---	9	13	19	41
Dwight Stone	8	25	---	---	7	40
Elbert Shelley	---	---	15	20	2	37
Rodney Hampton	10	23	---	---	3	36
Willie Davis	10	26	---	---	---	36
Rhett Hall	---	---	16	16	3	35
Jim Price	6	13	---	---	15	34
Jeff Fuller	---	---	15	11	6	32
Shawn Miller	---	---	9	15	7	31
Alex Moyer	---	---	9	6	13	28
John Washington	---	---	10	14	4	28
George Thornton	---	---	9	17	1	27
Ron Cox	---	---	13	11	1	25
Claxton Simpson	3	9	---	---	11	23
David Diaz-Infante	4	6	---	---	11	21
Don Smerek	---	---	13	6	1	20
Bo Eason	---	---	7	8	2	17
John Hunter	1	0	---	---	11	12
Derek Cook	1	6	---	---	4	11
Chris Mohr	0	0	---	---	9	9
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cliff Stoudt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Carlos Carson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	57	5.7
Middle	7	26	3.7
Right	13	154	11.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	12	6.0
Middle	10	10	1.0
Right	4	6	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	28	17	3	2	3	3	2	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Zolak	36	18	1	3	3	2	10	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	35	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	49	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	98	12.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	52	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	42	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	27	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jonathan Hayes	7	5	0	61	1	23
WR Robb Thomas	5	4	0	55	1	21
RB Thurman Thomas	4	2	1	8	0	25
WR Rob Moore	4	1	0	18	0	23
WR Stephone Paige	3	2	1	36	1	17
RB A.B. Brown	2	2	0	10	0	9
WR Ernie Mills	2	1	0	1	0	14
RB Bill Jones	1	0	1	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ron Morris	7	4	1	16	0	26
WR Willie Davis	7	5	1	30	0	26
WR Dwight Stone	6	3	0	23	0	25
WR Joe Johnson	5	0	1	0	0	16
RB Rodney Hampton	5	3	0	23	0	23
FB Daryl Johnston	4	1	0	-1	0	20
RB Jon Vaughn	2	2	0	30	1	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
A.B. Brown	2	-2	-1.00	2.56
Chris Chandler	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Thurman Thomas	1	2	2.00	10.19

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rodney Hampton	2	1	0.50	1.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	5	1	16	3.20	6.75

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Zolak	1	0	0	0.00	3.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Thurman Thomas	2	0	0	0.00	2.00
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	0	0	0.00	8.71
WR Robb Thomas	1	1	16	16.00	11.00
WR Rob Moore	1	0	0	0.00	4.50

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Willie Davis	1	0	0	0.00	4.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	5	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Rodney Hampton	1	0
Jon Vaughn	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	8	3	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Zolak	13	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernie Mills	2	1	0
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	0
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	0	0
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	0
RB Bill Jones	1	0	0
WR Robb Thomas	1	1	1
WR Rob Moore	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ron Morris	4	2	1
WR Dwight Stone	3	2	1
WR Willie Davis	3	1	0
WR Joe Johnson	2	0	0
FB Daryl Johnston	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)