Week 6, 1997

played in Tampa Bay, FL

60 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	0	7	0	-	7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	3	3	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:00 TBY - Rich Karlis 48 field goal
2Q: 00:57 TBY - Rich Karlis 27 field goal
3Q: 11:39 TBY - Rich Karlis 24 field goal
3Q: 01:29 ATL - Freddie Scott 2 pass from Jon Kitna (Dale Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:00 TBY - Rich Karlis 48 field goal
2Q: 00:57 TBY - Rich Karlis 27 field goal
3Q: 11:39 TBY - Rich Karlis 24 field goal
3Q: 01:29 ATL - Freddie Scott 2 pass from Jon Kitna (Dale Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 1-5 3-3
First Downs 11 12
- by Rushing 2 4
- by Passing 9 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 210 307
- Offensive Plays 60 67
- Yards per Play 3.50 4.58
Net Rushing Yards 86 104
- Rushing Attempts 26 32
- Yards per Rush 3.31 3.25
Net Passing Yards 124 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 13 - 0 35 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 146 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.65 5.80
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/15 5/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 6/53
Punt Returns/Yards 4/30 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 25:59 34:01

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	1-5	3-3
First Downs	11	12
- by Rushing	2	4
- by Passing	9	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	210	307
- Offensive Plays	60	67
- Yards per Play	3.50	4.58
Net Rushing Yards	86	104
- Rushing Attempts	26	32
- Yards per Rush	3.31	3.25
Net Passing Yards	124	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 13 - 0	35 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	146	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.65	5.80
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/15	5/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	6/53
Punt Returns/Yards	4/30	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	25:59	34:01

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:55	1:31	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
1	8:00	1:52	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
1	4:35	2:49	OWN 24	6	27	Punt
2	13:47	1:20	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
2	9:00	0:57	OWN 16	3	-3	Punt
2	6:41	2:52	OWN 9	5	22	Punt
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 27	2	1	Half
3	15:00	2:00	OWN 24	3	-10	Fumble
3	11:33	2:58	OWN 33	6	27	Punt
3	3:08	1:49	OPP 41	5	41	Touchdown
4	14:53	1:03	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	13:05	1:15	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
4	9:49	2:07	OWN 41	3	1	Punt
4	5:55	1:42	OPP 49	3	7	Punt
4	1:59	1:06	OWN 18	6	30	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:05	OWN 23	7	46	Field Goal
1	10:24	2:24	OWN 32	4	18	Punt
1	6:08	1:33	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
1	1:46	2:59	OWN 6	5	25	Punt
2	12:27	3:27	OWN 18	6	20	Punt
2	8:03	1:22	OWN 43	3	-2	Punt
2	3:49	2:58	OWN 35	6	55	Field Goal
3	13:00	1:27	OPP 14	3	7	Field Goal
3	8:35	5:27	OWN 5	9	52	Punt
3	1:19	1:26	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
4	13:50	0:45	OWN 37	3	18	Interception
4	11:50	2:01	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
4	7:42	1:47	OWN 6	3	-4	Punt
4	4:13	2:14	OWN 15	6	15	Punt
4	0:53	0:53	OPP 48	3	-5	Game

Game MVP: Austin Robbins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tiki Barber	17	46	2.71	11	1
Jon Kitna	5	32	6.40	10	1
Steve Broussard	4	8	2.00	3	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeff Walker	15	43	2.87	18	1
Vaughn Hebron	12	55	4.58	22	3
Jason Garrett	5	6	1.20	7	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Kitna	31	13	146	3/22	1	22	0	67.3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jason Garrett	35	27	203	0/0	0	29	1	78.7

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tom Waddle	4	13	42	10.50	14	15	0
WR Freddie Scott	4	8	51	12.75	10	22	1
FB Levi James	2	3	4	2.00	0	4	0
WR Scott Schwedes	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Brian Kinchen	1	2	19	19.00	5	19	0
RB Tiki Barber	1	2	21	21.00	2	21	0
WR Titus Dixon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Steve Broussard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Perry Kemp	7	7	65	9.29	39	29
WR Dave Groh	5	5	35	7.00	1	12
TE Dave Moore	4	4	24	6.00	6	11
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	5	37	12.33	24	25
WR Terry Obee	3	4	4	1.33	0	8
RB Vaughn Hebron	3	5	39	13.00	24	27
RB Jeff Walker	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
FB Merv Smith	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Chad Lewis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Randy Fuller	1	6	6.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jon Kitna	1	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brady Smith	0	1	0	0
Austin Robbins	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	11	445	40.5	39.5	52	6

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tobey Maguire	10	440	44.0	37.0	60	4

Kicking Statistics

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

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	3/3	1/1	0/0	48	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Garth Algar	4	30	7.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Obee	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Booker	3	61	20.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Groh	1	18	18.0	0
Vaughn Hebron	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	9	5	32	35
OLB Glen Moss	7	2	29	21
CB Robert Van Winkle	6	2	32	35
CB Randy Fuller	5	0	30	28
S Jerome Woods	5	0	32	34
DT Cortez Kennedy	4	3	28	29
OLB Derrick Thomas	4	1	22	23
DE Greg Jefferson	3	0	11	10
CB Michael Booker	3	0	5	14
S Garth Algar	2	3	32	34
DE Rick Lyle	2	1	21	25
DT R.C. Wrightman	2	0	19	24
DT Dana Stubblefield	1	2	16	13
S Gerald McBurrows	1	1	3	8
ILB Patrise Alexander	1	0	0	3
OLB Graham Donaldson	1	0	10	12

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Austin Robbins	7	1	2.0	25	33
S Chad Cota	6	4	0.0	26	34
CB Aeneas Williams	5	0	0.0	24	34
ILB Todd Collins	4	3	0.0	26	31
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	3	1	0.0	16	27
CB Doug Evans	3	0	0.0	19	23
S Robert Griffith	2	1	0.0	25	32
OLB Carlos Emmons	2	1	0.0	18	21
DE Mike Frederick	2	0	0.0	7	8
DE Eric Curry	1	1	1.0	19	26
S Joe Poole	1	1	0.0	6	13
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	1	1	0.0	8	15
TE Dave Moore	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Chuck Landeta	1	0	0.0	5	1
DE Brady Smith	1	0	0.0	25	33
CB Fred Thomas	1	0	0.0	9	11
DT Jason Ferguson	1	0	0.0	10	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy	3	2	29
DT R.C. Wrightman	1	0	24
DE Rick Lyle	1	0	25

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Austin Robbins	2.0	1	1	33
DE Eric Curry	1.0	0	1	26
DE Brady Smith	0.0	1	2	33
OLB Bernardo Harris	0.0	0	1	4

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	6	0	35
CB Robert Van Winkle	4	0	35
OLB Glen Moss	4	0	21
OLB Derrick Thomas	3	0	23
CB Randy Fuller	2	1	28
S Jerome Woods	2	0	34
DT Cortez Kennedy	1	0	29
DT R.C. Wrightman	1	0	24
S Garth Algar	1	0	34
S Gerald McBurrows	1	0	8
ILB Patrise Alexander	1	0	3
CB Michael Booker	1	0	14

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Doug Evans	3	1	23
CB Aeneas Williams	3	0	34
S Chad Cota	2	0	34
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	1	1	27
ILB Todd Collins	1	0	31
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	1	0	15
OLB Chuck Landeta	1	0	1
OLB Carlos Emmons	1	0	21
S Joe Poole	0	2	13
CB Fred Thomas	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Melvin Hayes	2	5	26	0	34
Randy Shughart	2	3	26	2	34
Levi James	1	2	12	0	14
Scott Rehberg	1	2	26	0	34
Joe Panos	0	4	26	1	34
Courtney Hall	0	3	26	0	34
Brian Kinchen	0	2	20	0	26

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
David Richards	2	5	32	35
Dino Smith	1	8	32	35
Nelson Kelley	1	4	32	35
Chad Lewis	1	2	12	10
Chris Dahlman	0	4	32	35
Dave Moore	0	2	25	27
Merv Smith	0	2	23	14

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Wainright	2	14
Gerald McBurrows	1	11
Sean Lumpkin	1	8

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Vaughn Hebron	4	19
Fred Thomas	2	30
Fabien Bownes	1	15

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Garth Algar	---	---	32	34	13	79
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	32	35	7	74
Scott Rehberg	26	34	---	---	11	71
Yev Kassem	---	---	32	35	3	70
Jerome Woods	---	---	32	34	3	69
Orpheus Roye	---	---	30	32	3	65
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	28	29	4	61
Randy Fuller	---	---	30	28	3	61
Courtney Hall	26	34	---	---	---	60
Randy Shughart	26	34	---	---	---	60
Joe Panos	26	34	---	---	---	60
Melvin Hayes	26	34	---	---	---	60
Jon Kitna	26	34	---	---	---	60
Brian Kinchen	20	26	---	---	11	57
Tiki Barber	22	25	---	---	9	56
Tom Waddle	22	33	---	---	---	55
Glen Moss	---	---	29	21	4	54
R.C. Wrightman	---	---	19	24	9	52
Freddie Scott	24	27	---	---	---	51
Derrick Thomas	---	---	22	23	3	48
Rick Lyle	---	---	21	25	2	48
Graham Donaldson	---	---	10	12	26	48
Michael Booker	---	---	5	14	26	45
Steve Broussard	4	9	---	---	27	40
Levi James	12	14	---	---	11	37
Dana Stubblefield	---	---	16	13	3	32
Greg Jefferson	---	---	11	10	11	32
Frank Wainright	9	8	---	---	14	31
Eric Kattus	5	6	---	---	17	28
Titus Dixon	10	15	---	---	1	26
Scott Schwedes	2	7	---	---	14	23
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	3	8	11	22
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	0	5	8	13
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	11	11
Hessley Hempstead	0	0	---	---	11	11
Norberto Davidds-Garrido	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jim Booker	0	0	---	---	11	11
Rod Payne	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kenny Shedd	0	0	---	---	10	10
Patrise Alexander	---	---	0	3	5	8
Shaft Covington	---	---	0	0	4	4
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Braden Young	0	0	---	---	1	1
Scott Zolak	0	0	---	---	---	0
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marcus Spriggs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Richards	32	35	---	---	13	80
Dino Smith	32	35	---	---	13	80
Nelson Kelley	32	35	---	---	13	80
Dave Moore	25	27	---	---	15	67
Jason Garrett	32	35	---	---	---	67
Chris Dahlman	32	35	---	---	---	67
Ross Verba	32	35	---	---	---	67
Merv Smith	23	14	---	---	26	63
Brady Smith	---	---	25	33	5	63
Dave Groh	18	21	---	---	22	61
Chad Cota	---	---	26	34	---	60
Aeneas Williams	---	---	24	34	---	58
Austin Robbins	---	---	25	33	---	58
Todd Collins	---	---	26	31	---	57
Robert Griffith	---	---	25	32	---	57
Fred Thomas	---	---	9	11	30	50
Perry Kemp	20	29	---	---	---	49
Vaughn Hebron	14	15	---	---	19	48
Doug Evans	---	---	19	23	4	46
Eric Curry	---	---	19	26	---	45
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	16	27	2	45
Ronnie Harmon	18	25	---	---	1	44
Carlos Emmons	---	---	18	21	---	39
Bernardo Harris	---	---	5	4	29	38
Chad Lewis	12	10	---	---	16	38
Terry Obee	9	10	---	---	16	35
Jeff Walker	18	15	---	---	---	33
Joe Poole	---	---	6	13	11	30
Jason Ferguson	---	---	10	12	6	28
Ellis Simon	---	---	13	13	---	26
Mike Frederick	---	---	7	8	11	26
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	8	15	---	23
Fabien Bownes	2	6	---	---	15	23
Kenny Bynum	1	3	---	---	15	19
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	13	13
Ricky Siglar	0	0	---	---	13	13
Tobey Maguire	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chuck Landeta	---	---	5	1	1	7
John Fiala	---	---	0	3	1	4
Koy Detmer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gus Frerotte	0	0	---	---	---	0
Griffin Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rod Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jermaine Mayberry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerome Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	12	59	4.9
Right	10	20	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	58	4.5
Middle	11	38	3.5
Right	5	13	2.6
None	3	-5	-1.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Kitna	31	13	2	1	5	5	5	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jason Garrett	35	27	4	0	2	0	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	19	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	4	19	1.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	71	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	37	4.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	47	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	110	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	46	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tom Waddle	13	4	3	42	0	33
WR Freddie Scott	8	4	1	51	1	27
FB Levi James	3	2	0	4	0	14
TE Brian Kinchen	2	1	1	19	0	26
RB Tiki Barber	2	1	0	21	1	25
WR Scott Schwedes	1	1	0	9	0	7
WR Titus Dixon	1	0	0	0	0	15
RB Steve Broussard	1	0	0	0	0	9

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Perry Kemp	7	7	0	65	2	29
WR Ronnie Harmon	5	3	1	37	1	25
WR Dave Groh	5	5	0	35	0	21
RB Vaughn Hebron	5	3	1	39	1	15
WR Terry Obee	4	3	0	4	0	10
TE Dave Moore	4	4	0	24	0	27
RB Jeff Walker	2	1	0	-1	0	15
FB Merv Smith	2	1	0	0	0	14
TE Chad Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vaughn Hebron	2	4	2.00	4.58
Jeff Walker	1	-1	-1.00	2.87

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Kitna	1	1	2	2.00	4.71

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jason Garrett	3	3	12	4.00	5.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Freddie Scott	1	1	2	2.00	6.38

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Perry Kemp	2	2	3	1.50	9.29
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	1	9	9.00	7.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tiki Barber	3	0
Jon Kitna	2	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Vaughn Hebron	6	3
Jason Garrett	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Kitna	9	4	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jason Garrett	12	10	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tom Waddle	4	2	1
WR Freddie Scott	3	1	1
WR Titus Dixon	1	0	0
FB Levi James	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	2	1
WR Perry Kemp	2	2	0
WR Terry Obee	2	1	0
TE Dave Moore	2	2	0
WR Dave Groh	2	2	0
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)