Week 17, 1993

played in Tampa Bay, FL

71 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	3	7	0	-	17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	3	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:30 ATL - Thurman Thomas 37 pass from Scott Mitchell (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - John Kasay 20 field goal
2Q: 03:13 TBY - Rich Karlis 20 field goal
3Q: 10:18 ATL - Thurman Thomas 16 run (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 06:11 TBY - Tim Brown 9 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Rich Karlis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:30 ATL - Thurman Thomas 37 pass from Scott Mitchell (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - John Kasay 20 field goal
2Q: 03:13 TBY - Rich Karlis 20 field goal
3Q: 10:18 ATL - Thurman Thomas 16 run (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 06:11 TBY - Tim Brown 9 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Rich Karlis extra point)

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 10-6 7-9
First Downs 13 18
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 7 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 307 355
- Offensive Plays 60 67
- Yards per Play 5.12 5.30
Net Rushing Yards 98 85
- Rushing Attempts 42 21
- Yards per Rush 2.33 4.05
Net Passing Yards 209 270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 18 - 11 - 0 45 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 209 273
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 11.61 5.87
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/4 4/25
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 1/31
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 24
Time of Possession 30:00 30:00

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	10-6	7-9
First Downs	13	18
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	7	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	307	355
- Offensive Plays	60	67
- Yards per Play	5.12	5.30
Net Rushing Yards	98	85
- Rushing Attempts	42	21
- Yards per Rush	2.33	4.05
Net Passing Yards	209	270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	18 - 11 - 0	45 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	209	273
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	11.61	5.87
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/4	4/25
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	1/31
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 24
Time of Possession	30:00	30:00

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	1:31	OWN 29	3	71	Touchdown
1	6:49	6:55	OWN 11	14	86	Field Goal
2	13:41	0:52	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
2	12:10	1:02	OPP 42	3	-8	Punt
2	9:28	2:02	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
2	3:05	2:04	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 2	2	2	Half
3	15:00	4:55	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	6:02	2:00	OWN 17	3	0	Punt
3	2:52	1:57	OWN 34	3	-1	Punt
4	14:24	1:34	OWN 26	4	15	Punt
4	9:59	3:10	OWN 20	5	35	Punt
4	4:22	1:48	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 20	2	-2	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
1	11:11	4:22	OWN 20	8	32	Punt
2	14:54	1:13	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	12:49	0:39	OWN 38	2	4	Fumble
2	11:08	1:40	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
2	7:26	4:21	OWN 1	11	96	Field Goal
2	1:01	0:28	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
3	10:05	4:03	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	4:02	1:10	OWN 47	3	-12	Punt
3	0:55	1:31	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
4	12:50	2:51	OWN 15	5	32	Punt
4	6:49	2:27	OWN 17	5	34	Punt
4	2:34	2:08	OWN 36	9	44	Downs

Game MVP: Thurman Thomas, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	31	94	3.03	16	2	1
Ostell Miles	7	9	1.29	8	0	0
Scott Mitchell	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Derrick Fenner	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Nick Bell	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rod Bernstine	11	62	5.64	18	3
Jon Vaughn	9	17	1.89	4	0
Steve Beuerlein	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	18	11	209	0/0	1	37	0	119.9

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Beuerlein	45	26	273	1/3	1	39	0	82.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Brian Kinchen	3	4	35	11.67	10	16	0
RB Thurman Thomas	3	4	95	31.67	73	37	1
WR Rob Moore	2	3	45	22.50	16	25	0
RB Bill Jones	1	2	23	23.00	24	23	0
WR Chris Walsh	1	2	3	3.00	3	3	0
WR Dave Groh	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Derrick Fenner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim Brown	8	17	88	11.00	31	22	1
WR Darrin Nelson	4	5	34	8.50	11	16	0
RB Rod Bernstine	4	5	37	9.25	26	19	0
TE Arthur Cox	3	4	60	20.00	10	39	0
RB Jon Vaughn	2	2	0	0.00	0	4	0
FB Daryl Johnston	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0
RB Rodney Hampton	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Charles Wilson	1	3	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Willie Davis	1	5	15	15.00	8	15	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Recov	Force
Bubba McDowell	1	0
Hardy Nickerson	0	1
Cortez Kennedy	0	1
Keith Hamilton	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov
Tim Brown	2	0
Rod Bernstine	1	0
Darrin Nelson	0	1
Willie Davis	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn McCarthy	9	380	42.2	39.4	58	5

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Mohr	9	409	45.4	40.6	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Booty	2	4	2.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Vaughn	4	25	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	1	24	24.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Barber	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	7	3	0.0	21	46
S Marcus Robertson	6	2	0.0	15	41
CB Robert Van Winkle	6	0	0.0	21	46
CB Quintin Jones	5	3	0.0	17	42
DT Cortez Kennedy	5	0	0.0	16	36
ILB Hardy Nickerson	4	2	0.0	21	46
S John Booty	4	2	0.0	19	45
S Dave Whitmore	4	2	0.0	15	39
DT Keith Hamilton	3	0	0.0	12	12
OLB Todd Kelly	1	1	1.0	12	29
DE Michael Strahan	1	1	0.0	20	46
DE Dennis Byrd	1	0	0.0	16	34

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cornelius Bennett	9	1	33	13
DT Sean Gilbert	6	3	40	17
ILB Todd Collins	5	3	41	16
S Matt Groenig	5	1	42	18
DE Chester McGlockton	5	1	40	18
S Tim McDonald	4	2	42	18
DT Carl Simpson	3	5	28	11
CB Doug Evans	2	2	42	18
OLB Ron Cox	2	1	20	10
DE Eric Curry	2	1	31	15
CB Aeneas Williams	2	0	40	18
OLB Gerald Dixon	2	0	8	4
CB Chris Barber	1	1	21	7
S Roland Mitchell	1	0	4	2
DE Gerald Robinson	0	1	11	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Todd Kelly	1.0	0	0	29
DE Michael Strahan	0.0	1	2	46
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.0	1	1	36
ILB Hardy Nickerson	0.0	0	2	46
DE Dennis Byrd	0.0	0	2	34
DT Israel Miller	0.0	0	1	4

Tampa Bay	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chester McGlockton	1	1	18
DT Sean Gilbert	1	1	17
DE Eric Curry	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	4	2	46
S Dave Whitmore	4	1	39
CB Robert Van Winkle	3	2	46
ILB Hardy Nickerson	3	0	46
S John Booty	3	0	45
S Marcus Robertson	3	0	41
CB Quintin Jones	2	0	42
DT Keith Hamilton	2	0	12
OLB Todd Kelly	1	1	29
DT Cortez Kennedy	1	0	36
ILB Chuck Powell	0	1	17

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Cornelius Bennett	4	0	13
CB Doug Evans	2	1	18
CB Aeneas Williams	2	0	18
S Matt Groenig	1	0	18
OLB Ron Cox	1	0	10
ILB Todd Collins	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Dermontti Dawson	3	6	42	18
Mark Stepnoski	2	6	42	18
Randy Shughart	1	8	42	18
Keith Slough	1	6	42	18
Derrick Fenner	1	6	33	13
Paul Bingham	1	4	42	18
Nick Bell	1	3	21	2
Brian Kinchen	0	1	32	16

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Dahlman	1	6	21	0	46
John Jackson	1	4	21	0	46
David Richards	1	3	21	0	46
Greg Bishop	1	2	21	1	46
Daryl Johnston	0	2	12	0	22
Tom Rathman	0	1	3	0	7
Keith Jennings	0	1	13	0	23
Richmond Webb	0	1	21	0	46

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Walter Johnson	2	15
Ostell Miles	1	25
Nick Bell	1	18
Chuck Powell	1	17

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Jon Vaughn	1	25
Roland Mitchell	1	15
Chris Barber	1	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bubba McDowell	---	---	21	46	20	87
John Booty	---	---	19	45	12	76
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	21	46	4	71
Dermontti Dawson	42	18	---	---	10	70
Keith Slough	42	18	---	---	10	70
Paul Bingham	42	18	---	---	10	70
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	21	46	1	68
Marcus Robertson	---	---	15	41	12	68
Quintin Jones	---	---	17	42	8	67
Michael Strahan	---	---	20	46	1	67
Derrick Fenner	33	13	---	---	20	66
Brian Kinchen	32	16	---	---	15	63
Dave Whitmore	---	---	15	39	9	63
Mark Stepnoski	42	18	---	---	---	60
Scott Mitchell	42	18	---	---	---	60
Randy Shughart	42	18	---	---	---	60
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	16	36	3	55
Dennis Byrd	---	---	16	34	3	53
Rob Moore	34	16	---	---	1	51
Thurman Thomas	34	15	---	---	1	50
Chuck Powell	---	---	9	17	17	43
Todd Kelly	---	---	12	29	1	42
Nick Bell	21	2	---	---	18	41
Bill Jones	25	12	---	---	---	37
Ostell Miles	8	3	---	---	25	36
Chris Walsh	12	6	---	---	14	32
Keith Hamilton	---	---	12	12	4	28
Santana Dotson	---	---	5	12	6	23
Dan Footman	---	---	5	10	7	22
Dave Groh	11	7	---	---	---	18
Walter Johnson	---	---	0	0	15	15
Richard Cooper	0	0	---	---	10	10
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	10	10
Eric Moore	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ray Bentley	---	---	2	1	6	9
Todd Kinchen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Israel Miller	---	---	4	4	---	8
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	5	5
Curtis Maxie	---	---	1	0	---	1
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Derrick Thomas	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jordan Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tim Brown	21	46	---	---	15	82
David Richards	21	46	---	---	10	77
Richmond Webb	21	46	---	---	10	77
Greg Bishop	21	46	---	---	10	77
Steve Beuerlein	21	46	---	---	---	67
John Jackson	21	46	---	---	---	67
Chris Dahlman	21	46	---	---	---	67
Tim McDonald	---	---	42	18	2	62
Jon Vaughn	10	27	---	---	25	62
Matt Groenig	---	---	42	18	1	61
Doug Evans	---	---	42	18	1	61
Aeneas Williams	---	---	40	18	1	59
Chester McGlockton	---	---	40	18	1	59
Sean Gilbert	---	---	40	17	1	58
Todd Collins	---	---	41	16	1	58
Daryl Johnston	12	22	---	---	20	54
Willie Davis	9	35	---	---	10	54
Ron Cox	---	---	20	10	21	51
Cornelius Bennett	---	---	33	13	4	50
Eric Curry	---	---	31	15	1	47
Keith Jennings	13	23	---	---	9	45
Carl Simpson	---	---	28	11	1	40
Chris Barber	---	---	21	7	9	37
Darrin Nelson	7	26	---	---	3	36
Charles Wilson	11	15	---	---	8	34
Arthur Cox	6	7	---	---	17	30
Rod Bernstine	11	19	---	---	---	30
Corey Raymond	---	---	4	2	22	28
Tom Rathman	3	7	---	---	16	26
Gerald Robinson	---	---	11	3	10	24
Rhett Hall	---	---	10	5	8	23
Roland Mitchell	---	---	4	2	15	21
Gerald Dixon	---	---	8	4	3	15
Brian Blados	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chris Mohr	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Stonebreaker	---	---	1	2	6	9
Rodney Hampton	2	3	---	---	2	7
Kevin Brooks	---	---	4	1	---	5
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	4	4
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	1	1
Rob Monaco	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Hollis	---	---	0	0	---	0
Derek Cook	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lawrence Lewis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Keim	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	13	1.9
Middle	23	65	2.8
Right	10	22	2.2
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	16	2.7
Middle	12	49	4.1
Right	3	20	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	18	11	6	3	0	1	3	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Beuerlein	45	26	2	1	1	7	8	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	50	12.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	90	12.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	53	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	16	16.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	19	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	116	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	83	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	55	5.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Brian Kinchen	4	3	35	0	16
RB Thurman Thomas	4	3	95	3	15
WR Rob Moore	3	2	45	2	16
RB Bill Jones	2	1	23	1	12
WR Chris Walsh	2	1	3	0	6
WR Dave Groh	2	1	8	0	7
FB Derrick Fenner	1	0	0	0	13

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Brown	17	8	0	88	1	46
WR Darrin Nelson	5	4	0	34	0	26
RB Rod Bernstine	5	4	0	37	0	19
WR Willie Davis	5	1	1	15	0	35
TE Arthur Cox	4	3	0	60	1	7
WR Charles Wilson	3	1	0	13	0	15
FB Daryl Johnston	2	1	0	11	0	22
RB Jon Vaughn	2	2	0	0	0	27
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	0	16	0	23
RB Rodney Hampton	1	1	0	-1	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	3	16	5.33	3.03

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	1	0	0	0.00	11.61

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Beuerlein	5	3	18	3.60	6.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rob Moore	1	0	0	0.00	15.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim Brown	2	2	14	7.00	5.18
WR Darrin Nelson	1	1	4	4.00	6.80
FB Daryl Johnston	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
WR Willie Davis	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	6	1
Ostell Miles	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Jon Vaughn	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	7	4	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Beuerlein	10	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brian Kinchen	2	2	1
RB Bill Jones	2	1	1
FB Derrick Fenner	1	0	0
WR Rob Moore	1	1	1
WR Chris Walsh	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Brown	3	0	0
WR Darrin Nelson	2	1	0
WR Willie Davis	2	1	1
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	1
RB Rodney Hampton	1	1	0
WR Charles Wilson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (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	69,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (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)