Week 15, 1997

played in Atlanta, GA

45 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers70012-19
Atlanta Falcons01030-13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:24 TBY - Jeff Walker 7 pass from Jason Garrett (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 13:47 ATL - Scott Schwedes 18 pass from Jon Kitna (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:35 ATL - Dale Dawson 47 field goal
3Q: 09:16 ATL - Dale Dawson 30 field goal
4Q: 11:08 TBY - Aeneas Williams 27 interception return (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 08:54 TBY - Safety: Robert Griffith sacked quarterback in end zone
4Q: 03:02 TBY - Rich Karlis 18 field goal

Team StatisticsTBYATL
Record6-84-10
First Downs1514
- by Rushing27
- by Passing135
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards238246
- Offensive Plays6961
- Yards per Play3.454.03
Net Rushing Yards57140
- Rushing Attempts2629
- Yards per Rush2.194.83
Net Passing Yards181106
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt39 - 26 - 029 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards206120
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/253/14
- Yards per Pass Play4.213.31
Fumbles/Lost0/01/1
3rd Down Conversions6/181/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.86.4
4th Down Conversions0/02/2
Penalties/Yards8/674/40
Punt Returns/Yards1/65/23
Kick Returns/Yards2/493/69
Interception Ret./Yards2/500/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits32
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/11/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 23OWN 32
Time of Possession33:0726:53

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:366:21OWN 361264Touchdown
14:451:46OWN 331Punt
11:301:30OWN 334Punt
213:415:15OWN 201467Missed FG
24:331:37OWN 531Punt
20:280:28OWN 41-1Half
315:001:13OWN 343-3Punt
312:330:30OWN 143-2Punt
39:083:13OWN 2058Punt
32:092:42OWN 20614Punt
412:580:42OWN 233-5Punt
410:051:11OPP 333-9Punt
48:415:47OWN 27872Field Goal
40:520:52OWN 473-3Game
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:24OWN 3232Punt
17:152:30OWN 37519Punt
12:591:29OWN 4538Punt
215:001:19OPP 38338Touchdown
28:263:53OWN 24838Punt
22:562:28OWN 47623Field Goal
313:471:14OWN 3036Punt
312:032:55OPP 44631Field Goal
35:553:46OWN 31729Punt
414:271:29OWN 2658Punt
412:161:21OWN 2237Interception
410:550:50OWN 20213Fumble
48:540:13OWN 21-2Safety
42:542:02OWN 27731Interception

Game MVP: Jason Garrett, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Jeff Walker14120.86600
Vaughn Hebron8455.632220
Jason Garrett400.00400
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Randy Baldwin18854.721730
Tim Hall6335.501220
Jon Kitna5224.40800

Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jason Garrett39262064/25143088.2
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jon Kitna29141203/14128242.3

Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ronnie Harmon611498.1718130
TE Dave Moore567515.0054430
FB Merv Smith46174.255140
WR Dave Groh363511.675140
WR Perry Kemp22126.0010110
WR Terry Obee2373.500110
RB Jeff Walker22126.00871
TE Kerry Cash12-2-2.000-20
RB Vaughn Hebron1111.00010
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
FB Derrick Fenner56193.80250
WR Tom Waddle485012.508280
WR Freddie Scott262613.004180
WR Scott Schwedes111818.008181
WR Titus Dixon1144.00040
RB Tim Hall1133.00030
TE Eric Kattus0100.00000
TE Brian Kinchen0300.00000
RB Randy Baldwin0200.00000

Interception Statistics

Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Aeneas Williams25025.001
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
Chad Cota0100
Jason Ferguson0010
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Randy Baldwin1000

Punting Statistics

Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tobey Maguire938642.940.3531
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Saxon727839.736.0443

Kicking Statistics

Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rich Karlis1/20/00/0182/2
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dale Dawson2/21/10/0471/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Terry Obee166.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Garth Algar4194.80
Scott Schwedes144.00

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Vaughn Hebron24924.50
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Michael Booker36923.00

Defensive Statistics

Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.600.02732
OLB Carlos Emmons560.52631
S Chad Cota550.02932
ILB John Fiala510.02932
CB Aeneas Williams420.02532
S Robert Griffith301.02930
DT Austin Robbins310.02629
CB Fred Thomas310.01919
DE Eric Curry210.02325
DE Chris Ward210.01310
OLB Bernardo Harris200.031
DE Ellis Simon101.01724
DT Jason Ferguson130.52516
S Joe Poole110.0412
OLB Reggie Barnes100.0611
OLB Chuck Landeta100.072
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Robert Van Winkle710.52442
ILB Patrise Alexander700.02643
OLB Graham Donaldson521.01113
OLB Howard Dinkins520.02028
S Garth Algar520.02643
S Jerome Woods510.02542
CB Michael Booker400.0314
DT Cortez Kennedy301.02234
DE Rick Lyle301.02225
CB Randy Fuller310.02438
DT R.C. Wrightman230.52032
OLB Derrick Thomas200.02033
WR Freddie Scott10---------
DT Dana Stubblefield010.01318
DE Orpheus Roye010.02337

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ellis Simon1.000024
S Robert Griffith1.000030
OLB Carlos Emmons0.500031
DT Jason Ferguson0.500016
DE Eric Curry0.002025
DT Austin Robbins0.001029
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy1.001334
DE Rick Lyle1.001025
OLB Graham Donaldson1.000013
CB Robert Van Winkle0.500042
DT R.C. Wrightman0.500032
S Jerome Woods0.010042
OLB Howard Dinkins0.001028
DE Greg Jefferson0.000118

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Carlos Emmons31031
S Chad Cota22032
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.20032
DT Austin Robbins11029
CB Aeneas Williams10232
S Joe Poole10012
OLB Reggie Barnes10011
S Robert Griffith10030
CB Fred Thomas10019
ILB John Fiala10032
DE Eric Curry01025
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Robert Van Winkle60042
OLB Howard Dinkins40028
S Jerome Woods40042
OLB Graham Donaldson30013
CB Michael Booker30014
S Garth Algar21043
ILB Patrise Alexander20043
CB Randy Fuller11038
DT R.C. Wrightman10032
OLB Derrick Thomas03033
S Sean Lumpkin0103

Blocking Statistics

Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Chris Dahlman24026043
Dino Smith15026143
Nelson Kelley12026143
Ross Verba05026143
David Richards04026143
Merv Smith02016021
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Courtney Hall49029032
Scott Rehberg36029132
Randy Shughart13029032
Brian Kinchen11020026
Joe Panos03029032
Melvin Hayes01029232
Derrick Fenner01020021

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Fabien Bownes220
Vaughn Hebron127
Fred Thomas119
Ricky Siglar111
Dino Smith111
Kenny Bynum111
Merv Smith18
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Eric Kattus118
Frank Wainright118
Sean Lumpkin116

Participation

Tampa BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
David Richards2643------1180
Dino Smith2643------1180
Nelson Kelley2643------1180
Cornell Haynes Jr.------27321170
Jason Garrett2643---------69
Chris Dahlman2643---------69
Ross Verba2643---------69
Dave Moore2333------1066
Chad Cota------2932263
John Fiala------2932263
Dave Groh1927------1561
Robert Griffith------2930261
Aeneas Williams------2532259
Vaughn Hebron923------2759
Carlos Emmons------2631259
Austin Robbins------2629257
Fred Thomas------19191957
Eric Curry------2325250
Jason Ferguson------2516950
Ronnie Harmon1628------145
Merv Smith1621------845
Ellis Simon------1724243
Perry Kemp2022---------42
Terry Obee220------1638
Kerry Cash710------1936
Jeff Walker1715------133
Fabien Bownes19------2030
Mike Frederick------814729
Bernardo Harris------312226
Reggie Barnes------611724
Joe Poole------412723
Chris Ward------1310---23
Leo Blair------301417
Kenny Bynum02------1113
Chad Lewis05------712
Tim Jorden00------1111
Ricky Siglar00------1111
Chuck Landeta------72---9
Tobey Maguire00------99
Rich Karlis00------66
Koy Detmer00------22
Gus Frerotte00---------0
Griffin Robinson00---------0
Rod Jones00---------0
Jermaine Mayberry00---------0
Jerome Daniels00---------0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Garth Algar------26431079
Robert Van Winkle------2442672
Patrise Alexander------2643271
Scott Rehberg2932------970
Jerome Woods------2542269
Randy Fuller------2438365
Orpheus Roye------2337363
Courtney Hall2932---------61
Randy Shughart2932---------61
Joe Panos2932---------61
Melvin Hayes2932---------61
Jon Kitna2932---------61
R.C. Wrightman------2032860
Derrick Thomas------2033659
Cortez Kennedy------2234359
Brian Kinchen2026------1056
Freddie Scott2629---------55
Tom Waddle2429---------53
Tim Hall819------2653
Howard Dinkins------2028351
Derrick Fenner2021------950
Graham Donaldson------11132650
Rick Lyle------2225148
Michael Booker------3142744
Randy Baldwin2113------135
Dana Stubblefield------1318233
Greg Jefferson------4181032
Frank Wainright84------1830
Eric Kattus53------1826
Scott Schwedes34------1825
Titus Dixon911------121
Sean Lumpkin------031619
Gerald McBurrows------19818
Kenny Shedd11------1315
Gregg Gamble00------99
Hessley Hempstead00------99
Jim Booker00------99
Marcus Spriggs00------99
Mike Saxon00------77
Shaft Covington------2136
Tiki Barber00------55
Braden Young00------55
Dale Dawson00------22
Ramon Shonta00------22
Craig Erickson00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9323.6
Middle9101.1
Right5193.8
None3-4-1.3
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9434.8
Middle12534.4
Right8445.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jason Garrett39261126340
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jon Kitna29141325302

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1812351.9
Short (0-8 Yds)121012710.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)84445.5
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen5271.4
Short (0-8 Yds)148533.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)93323.6
Long (19+ Yds)112828.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon116049028
TE Dave Moore65075133
WR Dave Groh63035027
FB Merv Smith64117021
WR Terry Obee3217020
WR Perry Kemp22012022
TE Kerry Cash210-2010
RB Jeff Walker22012015
RB Vaughn Hebron1101023
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tom Waddle84050129
FB Derrick Fenner65019021
WR Freddie Scott62026029
TE Brian Kinchen3020026
RB Randy Baldwin2000013
TE Eric Kattus100003
WR Scott Schwedes1101804
WR Titus Dixon1104011
RB Tim Hall1103019

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Vaughn Hebron200.005.63
Jeff Walker133.000.86
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Randy Baldwin144.004.72

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jason Garrett54234.605.28
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jon Kitna31186.004.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ronnie Harmon22115.504.45
FB Merv Smith2152.502.83
RB Jeff Walker1177.006.00
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Scott Schwedes111818.0018.00
TE Brian Kinchen1000.000.00
WR Tom Waddle1000.006.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayRushesConversions
Vaughn Hebron21
Jason Garrett10
AtlantaRushesConversions
Randy Baldwin21
Jon Kitna10

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Jason Garrett1275
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Jon Kitna1020

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
WR Ronnie Harmon421
TE Dave Moore322
WR Dave Groh211
WR Perry Kemp110
WR Terry Obee111
FB Merv Smith100
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Freddie Scott400
FB Derrick Fenner320
TE Eric Kattus100
TE Brian Kinchen100
WR Tom Waddle100

SectionAttendance
Stadium59,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck13,800 (17,100)
End Zone10,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine5,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats9,200 (10,900)
Club Seats13,200 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes7,000 (7,500)