Week 4, 1996

played in Tampa Bay, FL

95 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	0	0	0	-	7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	14	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:22 ATL - Yev Kassem 53 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:42 TBY - Fabien Bownes 21 pass from Pete Mitchell (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 04:56 TBY - Thurman Thomas 4 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 02:51 TBY - Thurman Thomas 27 pass from Pete Mitchell (Rich Karlis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:22 ATL - Yev Kassem 53 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:42 TBY - Fabien Bownes 21 pass from Pete Mitchell (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 04:56 TBY - Thurman Thomas 4 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 02:51 TBY - Thurman Thomas 27 pass from Pete Mitchell (Rich Karlis extra point)

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 1-3 3-1
First Downs 11 16
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 6 10
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 212 276
- Offensive Plays 58 67
- Yards per Play 3.66 4.12
Net Rushing Yards 63 95
- Rushing Attempts 24 38
- Yards per Rush 2.63 2.50
Net Passing Yards 149 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 14 - 5 27 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 155 195
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 4.38 6.24
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.3 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/72 11/70
Punt Returns/Yards 4/37 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 3/65 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 1/53 5/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 44
Time of Possession 26:32 33:28

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	1-3	3-1
First Downs	11	16
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	6	10
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	212	276
- Offensive Plays	58	67
- Yards per Play	3.66	4.12
Net Rushing Yards	63	95
- Rushing Attempts	24	38
- Yards per Rush	2.63	2.50
Net Passing Yards	149	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 14 - 5	27 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	155	195
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	4.38	6.24
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.3	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/72	11/70
Punt Returns/Yards	4/37	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	3/65	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	1/53	5/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 44
Time of Possession	26:32	33:28

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:25	0:11	OWN 47	1	0	Interception
1	11:21	4:39	OWN 24	8	28	Interception
1	3:02	1:59	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
2	14:04	1:49	OWN 20	4	22	Fumble
2	10:12	2:52	OWN 33	5	24	Interception
2	3:55	1:54	OWN 9	4	12	Punt
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 21	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	4:50	OWN 36	8	34	Missed FG
3	4:47	0:45	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
3	2:38	2:06	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
4	13:19	1:17	OWN 4	3	4	Punt
4	9:11	2:02	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
4	3:10	1:11	OWN 4	6	28	Interception
4	1:26	1:10	OWN 20	6	3	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:35	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	13:14	1:53	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
1	6:42	1:28	OWN 16	3	22	Interception
1	5:14	2:12	OWN 33	3	-4	Punt
1	1:03	1:59	OWN 37	5	18	Punt
2	12:15	2:03	OPP 30	4	9	Fumble
2	7:20	3:25	OWN 33	6	26	Punt
2	2:01	1:04	OPP 49	4	-14	Punt
2	0:57	0:28	OPP 23	3	23	Touchdown
3	10:10	5:23	OWN 37	11	63	Touchdown
3	4:02	1:24	OPP 31	3	31	Touchdown
3	0:32	2:13	OWN 20	5	35	Punt
4	12:02	2:51	OWN 42	6	16	Punt
4	7:09	3:59	OWN 29	5	17	Punt
4	1:59	0:33	OPP 40	3	0	Punt
4	0:16	0:16	OPP 23	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Thurman Thomas, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Steve Broussard	15	32	2.13	8	0
Ken Liggett	5	6	1.20	4	0
Ramon Shonta	4	25	6.25	11	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	28	74	2.64	12	2	1
Jeff Walker	7	11	1.57	4	0	0
Pete Mitchell	3	10	3.33	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ramon Shonta	33	14	155	1/6	0	25	5	17.4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pete Mitchell	27	17	195	2/14	2	27	1	93.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Willie Gault	4	11	20	5.00	2	10
WR Rob Moore	4	8	73	18.25	4	25
WR Tom Waddle	2	5	25	12.50	0	20
WR Scott Schwedes	1	1	18	18.00	0	18
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Steve Broussard	1	1	1	1.00	3	1
TE Frank Wainright	1	2	18	18.00	8	18
TE Eric Kattus	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Brian Kinchen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Ken Liggett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	3	5	15	5.00	3	8	0
WR Fabien Bownes	3	4	41	13.67	0	21	1
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	3	29	14.50	13	23	0
WR Perry Kemp	2	6	31	15.50	10	22	0
RB Thurman Thomas	2	3	38	19.00	0	27	1
WR Terry Obee	2	2	13	6.50	1	17	0
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	2	26	26.00	24	26	0
FB Daryl Johnston	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Dave Moore	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Yev Kassem	1	53	53.00	1

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Cornelius Bennett	1	0	0.00	0
CB Aeneas Williams	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Todd Collins	1	0	0.00	0
DT Austin Robbins	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Carlos Emmons	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Willie Gault	1	0	0
Steve Broussard	1	0	0
Cortez Kennedy	0	1	0
Orpheus Roye	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Pete Mitchell	1	0	0
Tim Jorden	0	1	0
Brady Smith	0	1	0
Fabien Bownes	0	0	1
Chad Cota	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	5	230	46.0	37.2	62	0

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Mohr	10	446	44.6	34.9	53	6

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	4	37	9.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herman Fontenot	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	3	65	21.7	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herman Fontenot	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	10	3	0.0	38	29
S Garth Algar	9	1	0.0	38	29
OLB Derrick Thomas	8	1	0.0	28	23
DE Orpheus Roye	5	1	1.0	34	23
S Jerome Woods	5	2	0.0	38	29
DT Cortez Kennedy	4	1	1.0	34	28
DT Chuck Osborne	3	2	0.0	18	17
DE Michael Strahan	2	1	0.0	38	29
WR Willie Gault	2	0	---	---	---
WR Tom Waddle	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Howard Dinkins	2	0	0.0	27	17
CB Greg Jeffries	2	0	0.0	34	26
DE Greg Jefferson	2	0	0.0	23	12
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	1	0.0	37	28
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	---	---	---
WR Rob Moore	1	0	---	---	---
S Shaft Covington	0	1	0.0	5	7
ILB Patrise Alexander	0	1	0.0	16	9

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Aeneas Williams	10	0	0.0	24	34
S Chad Cota	5	1	0.0	24	34
OLB Cornelius Bennett	4	1	0.0	19	29
ILB Todd Collins	4	1	0.0	20	29
S Joe Poole	3	0	0.0	24	34
DT Sean Gilbert	2	2	0.0	23	28
S Robert Griffith	2	0	0.0	4	10
OLB Carlos Emmons	2	0	0.0	5	5
DE Brady Smith	2	0	0.0	18	22
CB Doug Evans	1	0	1.0	24	34
CB John Mangum	1	2	0.0	17	30
OLB Chris Singleton	1	0	0.0	6	4
C Chris Dahlman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Austin Robbins	1	0	0.0	11	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy	1.0	0	2	28
DE Orpheus Roye	1.0	0	0	23
DE Greg Jefferson	0.0	1	0	12
ILB Yev Kassem	0.0	1	0	29
DT Chuck Osborne	0.0	1	0	17

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Doug Evans	1.0	0	0	34
DT Sean Gilbert	0.0	1	3	28
DE Chester McGlockton	0.0	0	3	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Garth Algar	4	1	0	29
OLB Derrick Thomas	4	0	0	23
CB Greg Jeffries	3	0	0	26
S Jerome Woods	3	0	0	29
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	2	0	28
OLB Howard Dinkins	1	0	0	17
S Sean Lumpkin	0	1	0	3
ILB Yev Kassem	0	0	1	29

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Aeneas Williams	4	0	1	34
S Chad Cota	3	1	0	34
S Joe Poole	2	1	0	34
OLB Cornelius Bennett	2	0	1	29
OLB Chris Singleton	1	0	0	4
CB John Mangum	1	0	0	30
S Robert Griffith	1	0	0	10
CB Doug Evans	0	1	0	34
ILB Todd Collins	0	0	1	29
DT Austin Robbins	0	0	1	18
OLB Carlos Emmons	0	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Melvin Hayes	1	6	0	24	1	34
Brian Kinchen	1	1	1	21	0	23
Gregg Gamble	0	4	0	24	0	34
Hessley Hempstead	0	4	0	24	0	34
Joe Panos	0	3	0	24	0	34
Derrick Fenner	0	1	0	9	0	16
Randy Shughart	0	1	0	24	0	34

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Richards	2	4	38	0	29
Richmond Webb	1	9	38	0	29
John Jackson	1	6	38	1	29
Daryl Johnston	1	5	27	0	17
Dino Smith	0	5	37	0	28
Chris Dahlman	0	4	38	1	29
Dave Moore	0	2	30	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Maurice Douglass	2	10
Hessley Hempstead	1	6

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Fabien Bownes	3	15
Carlos Emmons	2	30
Kevin Hickman	1	15
Doug Evans	1	6

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Michael Strahan	---	---	38	29	10	77
Howard Dinkins	---	---	27	17	26	70
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	37	28	4	69
Garth Algar	---	---	38	29	---	67
Yev Kassem	---	---	38	29	---	67
Jerome Woods	---	---	38	29	---	67
Willie Gault	21	30	---	---	14	65
Randy Shughart	24	34	---	---	6	64
Hessley Hempstead	24	34	---	---	6	64
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	34	28	---	62
Greg Jeffries	---	---	34	26	2	62
Gregg Gamble	24	34	---	---	---	58
Ramon Shonta	24	34	---	---	---	58
Joe Panos	24	34	---	---	---	58
Melvin Hayes	24	34	---	---	---	58
Orpheus Roye	---	---	34	23	---	57
Brian Kinchen	21	23	---	---	10	54
Derrick Thomas	---	---	28	23	1	52
Greg Jefferson	---	---	23	12	10	45
Rob Moore	17	27	---	---	---	44
Ken Liggett	8	15	---	---	21	44
Tom Waddle	15	20	---	---	1	36
Steve Broussard	16	19	---	---	---	35
Chuck Osborne	---	---	18	17	---	35
Derrick Fenner	9	16	---	---	5	30
Patrise Alexander	---	---	16	9	4	29
Eric Kattus	5	6	---	---	12	23
Scott Schwedes	3	5	---	---	15	23
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	4	3	13	20
Bob Knight	---	---	6	9	5	20
Titus Dixon	2	3	---	---	13	18
Frank Wainright	3	6	---	---	8	17
Shaft Covington	---	---	5	7	3	15
Maurice Douglass	---	---	0	1	10	11
Mark Montreuil	---	---	0	0	9	9
Drayton Swinton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Norberto Davidds-Garrido	0	0	---	---	6	6
Matt Landry	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Trevor Wilmont	---	---	0	0	5	5
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	0	0	2	2
Scott Zolak	0	0	---	---	1	1
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Freddie Bradley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Jackson	38	29	---	---	10	77
David Richards	38	29	---	---	10	77
Dino Smith	37	28	---	---	10	75
Richmond Webb	38	29	---	---	---	67
Chris Dahlman	38	29	---	---	---	67
Pete Mitchell	37	29	---	---	---	66
Daryl Johnston	27	17	---	---	20	64
Doug Evans	---	---	24	34	6	64
Joe Poole	---	---	24	34	1	59
Aeneas Williams	---	---	24	34	1	59
Chad Cota	---	---	24	34	1	59
Chester McGlockton	---	---	22	29	1	52
Sean Gilbert	---	---	23	28	1	52
Thurman Thomas	31	20	---	---	---	51
Dave Moore	30	15	---	---	6	51
Todd Collins	---	---	20	29	1	50
Cornelius Bennett	---	---	19	29	1	49
John Mangum	---	---	17	30	1	48
Herman Fontenot	19	16	---	---	12	47
Perry Kemp	23	19	---	---	---	42
Ronnie Harmon	26	15	---	---	---	41
Carlos Emmons	---	---	5	5	30	40
Brady Smith	---	---	18	22	---	40
Terry Obee	10	12	---	---	12	34
Austin Robbins	---	---	11	18	4	33
Roy Jones Jr	11	10	---	---	6	27
Eric Curry	---	---	7	13	5	25
Fabien Bownes	2	8	---	---	15	25
Carl Simpson	---	---	9	11	1	21
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	2	3	16	21
Jeff Walker	7	6	---	---	7	20
Kevin Hickman	1	3	---	---	15	19
Robert Griffith	---	---	4	10	3	17
Chris Singleton	---	---	6	4	5	15
Merv Smith	3	4	---	---	5	12
Guy McIntyre	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chris Mohr	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ellis Simon	---	---	2	5	1	8
Bernardo Harris	---	---	3	2	1	6
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	4	4
Antonio Stofa	1	1	---	---	---	2
Steve Beuerlein	1	0	---	---	---	1
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nelson Kelley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chuck Landeta	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	15	3.0
Middle	9	36	4.0
Right	9	14	1.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	26	79	3.0
Right	7	11	1.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ramon Shonta	33	14	3	1	2	3	6	0	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pete Mitchell	27	17	5	0	2	4	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	6	43	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	26	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	10	4	85	8.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	-8	-2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	73	10.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	109	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	21	4.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Gault	11	4	1	20	0	30
WR Rob Moore	8	4	0	73	2	27
WR Tom Waddle	5	2	0	25	1	20
TE Frank Wainright	2	1	0	18	0	6
TE Eric Kattus	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Scott Schwedes	1	1	0	18	0	5
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	0	0	0	23
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0	0	0	16
RB Steve Broussard	1	1	0	1	0	19
RB Ken Liggett	1	0	1	0	0	15

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Perry Kemp	6	2	2	31	1	19
WR Herman Fontenot	5	3	0	15	0	16
WR Fabien Bownes	4	3	0	41	1	8
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	2	0	29	1	15
RB Thurman Thomas	3	2	0	38	1	20
TE Roy Jones Jr	2	1	0	26	1	10
WR Terry Obee	2	2	0	13	0	12
FB Daryl Johnston	1	1	0	-4	0	17
TE Dave Moore	1	1	0	6	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	5	18	3.60	2.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	1	0
Ken Liggett	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	3	1
Pete Mitchell	2	0
Jeff Walker	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	10	6	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pete Mitchell	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Gault	3	1	0
WR Tom Waddle	3	2	1
WR Rob Moore	2	2	1
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	0
RB Steve Broussard	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	3	2	2
WR Perry Kemp	2	0	0
WR Fabien Bownes	2	2	1
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	1	1
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	1
WR Terry Obee	1	1	1
TE Dave Moore	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)