Week 10, 1998

played in Tampa Bay, FL

82 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:46 TBY - Terry Obee 6 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
1Q: 02:51 ATL - Eddie Watson 7 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:50 ATL - Dale Dawson 19 field goal
3Q: 07:47 ATL - Brian Kinchen 29 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 08:58 TBY - Scott Norwood 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:46 TBY - Terry Obee 6 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
1Q: 02:51 ATL - Eddie Watson 7 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:50 ATL - Dale Dawson 19 field goal
3Q: 07:47 ATL - Brian Kinchen 29 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 08:58 TBY - Scott Norwood 32 field goal

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 5-4 5-4
First Downs 16 13
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 310 222
- Offensive Plays 69 66
- Yards per Play 4.49 3.36
Net Rushing Yards 137 83
- Rushing Attempts 37 31
- Yards per Rush 3.70 2.68
Net Passing Yards 173 139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 14 - 0 33 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 174 150
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/1 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.41 3.97
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/30 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 4/42
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/20 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 23 OWN 31
Time of Possession 32:01 27:59

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	5-4	5-4
First Downs	16	13
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	310	222
- Offensive Plays	69	66
- Yards per Play	4.49	3.36
Net Rushing Yards	137	83
- Rushing Attempts	37	31
- Yards per Rush	3.70	2.68
Net Passing Yards	173	139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 14 - 0	33 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	174	150
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/1	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.41	3.97
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/30	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	4/42
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/20	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 23	OWN 31
Time of Possession	32:01	27:59

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	11:39	1:08	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
1	6:39	3:58	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	1:29	1:29	OWN 37	3	-7	Punt
2	13:50	2:38	OPP 49	6	14	Punt
2	6:53	6:11	OWN 20	12	78	Field Goal
3	13:44	2:17	OWN 12	5	8	Punt
3	10:33	2:56	OWN 7	8	93	Touchdown
3	6:51	1:16	OWN 49	3	4	Punt
3	2:04	2:52	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
4	8:53	1:43	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
4	6:01	1:48	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	3:01	0:31	OWN 7	3	-4	Punt
4	1:02	1:02	OWN 30	3	16	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	1:19	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
1	10:31	3:52	OPP 34	9	34	Touchdown
1	2:41	1:12	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	15:00	1:10	OWN 17	3	-7	Punt
2	11:12	4:19	OWN 20	8	38	Punt
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 6	2	7	Half
3	15:00	1:16	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
3	11:27	0:54	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
3	7:37	0:46	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	5:35	3:31	OWN 20	7	37	Punt
4	14:12	5:19	OWN 27	9	58	Field Goal
4	7:10	1:09	OPP 39	3	-2	Punt
4	4:13	1:12	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
4	2:30	1:28	OPP 43	6	11	Interception

Game MVP: Ramon Shonta, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tiki Barber	24	76	3.17	19	1	0
Eddie Watson	9	63	7.00	32	2	1
Ramon Shonta	3	1	0.33	4	0	0
Jerome Pathon	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ahman Green	26	66	2.54	11	1
Vaughn Hebron	4	14	3.50	6	0
Merv Smith	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ramon Shonta	31	14	174	1/1	1	34	0	73.8

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gus Frerotte	33	19	150	2/11	1	31	1	66.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerome Pathon	5	6	52	10.40	18	34	0
TE Brian Kinchen	3	4	61	20.33	41	29	1
WR Tom Waddle	3	11	13	4.33	5	12	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Tiki Barber	1	1	21	21.00	18	21	0
RB Eddie Watson	1	1	24	24.00	26	24	0
WR Titus Dixon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kenny Shedd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ryan Thelwell	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	7	52	17.33	41	31	0
WR Terry Obee	3	5	41	13.67	0	19	1
TE Dave Moore	3	3	10	3.33	0	7	0
WR Perry Kemp	2	5	8	4.00	6	4	0
WR Louis Davis	2	5	13	6.50	0	7	0
RB Ahman Green	2	3	6	3.00	0	3	0
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Merv Smith	1	1	13	13.00	5	13	0
WR Joey Kent	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Harvey Vail	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	20	20.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	10	426	42.6	34.4	53	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tobey Maguire	10	444	44.4	37.7	58	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Pathon	2	7	3.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Obee	4	42	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	12	2	0.0	31	35
S Sean Lumpkin	8	1	0.0	31	34
DT Cortez Kennedy	5	2	0.0	29	27
OLB Howard Dinkins	5	0	0.0	22	14
OLB Derrick Thomas	4	2	0.0	25	29
CB Homey D Clown	3	0	0.0	25	33
CB Michael Booker	3	0	0.0	2	19
DE Orpheus Roye	2	2	1.5	29	32
ILB Patrise Alexander	2	1	0.0	6	3
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	0	0.0	30	33
DE Raylee Johnson	1	1	0.5	26	27
S Jerome Woods	1	2	0.0	29	35
DT R.C. Wrightman	1	1	0.0	20	17
OLB Jeff Posey	1	1	0.0	9	6

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chad Cota	8	2	0.0	37	32
ILB John Fiala	6	1	0.0	37	32
OLB Carlos Emmons	5	2	0.0	31	29
DE Dorian Boose	4	0	1.0	19	23
S Damien Richardson	3	2	0.0	36	29
CB Aeneas Williams	3	1	0.0	36	32
CB Dexter Bahr	3	0	0.0	20	18
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	3	0	0.0	15	20
DT Nolan Harrison	2	1	0.0	28	24
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	2	1	0.0	18	10
DT Jason Ferguson	2	1	0.0	19	17
CB Doug Evans	2	0	0.0	18	14
DE Eric Curry	1	1	0.0	28	22
OLB Reggie Barnes	1	1	0.0	10	5
DE Brady Smith	1	1	0.0	20	15
DE Ellis Simon	1	0	0.0	11	11
WR Joey Kent	1	0	---	---	---
DT James Cannida	1	0	0.0	20	15
S Joe Poole	0	1	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Orpheus Roye	1.5	0	3	1	32
DE Raylee Johnson	0.5	0	1	0	27
ILB Yev Kassem	0.0	1	0	0	35
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.0	0	3	1	27
OLB Derrick Thomas	0.0	0	1	0	29

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dorian Boose	1.0	0	1	0	23
DE Eric Curry	0.0	1	2	0	22
DE Ellis Simon	0.0	0	2	1	11
DT James Cannida	0.0	0	2	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Sean Lumpkin	4	0	0	34
CB Michael Booker	3	0	0	19
OLB Derrick Thomas	2	0	0	29
CB Homey D Clown	2	0	0	33
OLB Howard Dinkins	2	0	0	14
ILB Yev Kassem	2	0	0	35
S Jerome Woods	2	0	0	35
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	0	1	33
DE Raylee Johnson	1	0	0	27
S Gerald McBurrows	0	1	0	14
ILB Patrise Alexander	0	1	0	3

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Chad Cota	3	1	32
CB Dexter Bahr	2	0	18
CB Doug Evans	2	0	14
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	2	0	20
CB Aeneas Williams	1	1	32
ILB John Fiala	1	1	32
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	1	0	10
OLB Carlos Emmons	1	0	29
S Damien Richardson	1	0	29
DT Jason Ferguson	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Panos	3	11	37	0	32
Randy Shughart	3	5	37	0	32
Courtney Hall	2	8	37	0	32
Scott Rehberg	2	6	37	1	32
Derrick Fenner	2	3	27	0	11
Melvin Hayes	0	1	37	0	32

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ross Verba	4	7	31	0	35
Chris Dahlman	1	7	31	0	35
Nelson Kelley	1	6	31	1	35
Chris Liwienski	1	4	31	0	35
David Richards	0	4	31	1	35
Dave Moore	0	2	22	0	26
Merv Smith	0	1	23	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Titus Dixon	2	24
Frank Wainright	1	18
Sean Lumpkin	1	15

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Groh	1	17
Vaughn Hebron	1	15

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	31	34	15	80
Scott Rehberg	37	32	---	---	11	80
Courtney Hall	37	32	---	---	---	69
Randy Shughart	37	32	---	---	---	69
Ramon Shonta	37	32	---	---	---	69
Joe Panos	37	32	---	---	---	69
Melvin Hayes	37	32	---	---	---	69
Jerome Pathon	31	27	---	---	10	68
Yev Kassem	---	---	31	35	1	67
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	30	33	3	66
Jerome Woods	---	---	29	35	2	66
Raylee Johnson	---	---	26	27	11	64
Brian Kinchen	31	28	---	---	4	63
Derrick Fenner	27	11	---	---	24	62
Orpheus Roye	---	---	29	32	1	62
Homey D Clown	---	---	25	33	1	59
Tom Waddle	27	30	---	---	1	58
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	29	27	---	56
Derrick Thomas	---	---	25	29	1	55
Tiki Barber	25	27	---	---	---	52
Michael Booker	---	---	2	19	27	48
R.C. Wrightman	---	---	20	17	10	47
Eddie Watson	12	5	---	---	29	46
Greg Jefferson	---	---	22	22	1	45
Jeff Posey	---	---	9	6	26	41
Howard Dinkins	---	---	22	14	2	38
Ryan Thelwell	12	21	---	---	4	37
Titus Dixon	10	2	---	---	24	36
Frank Wainright	9	7	---	---	18	34
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	0	14	6	20
Garth Algar	---	---	5	4	6	15
Patrise Alexander	---	---	6	3	6	15
Kenny Shedd	1	2	---	---	11	14
Gregg Gamble	0	0	---	---	11	11
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	11	11
Hessley Hempstead	0	0	---	---	11	11
Payton Feeley	0	0	---	---	11	11
Marcus Spriggs	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Charles Woodson	---	---	0	1	2	3
Howard Hendree	---	---	0	0	2	2
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chad Hennings	---	---	0	0	---	0
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jon Kitna	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chad Cota	---	---	37	32	13	82
David Richards	31	35	---	---	11	77
Nelson Kelley	31	35	---	---	11	77
Chris Liwienski	31	35	---	---	11	77
John Fiala	---	---	37	32	1	70
Aeneas Williams	---	---	36	32	1	69
Merv Smith	23	22	---	---	24	69
Chris Dahlman	31	35	---	---	---	66
Gus Frerotte	31	35	---	---	---	66
Ross Verba	31	35	---	---	---	66
Dexter Bahr	---	---	20	18	27	65
Carlos Emmons	---	---	31	29	5	65
Damien Richardson	---	---	36	29	---	65
Dave Moore	22	26	---	---	13	61
Perry Kemp	19	24	---	---	15	58
Dorian Boose	---	---	19	23	13	55
Nolan Harrison	---	---	28	24	1	53
Eric Curry	---	---	28	22	3	53
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	15	20	16	51
Ronnie Harmon	24	22	---	---	1	47
Terry Obee	11	21	---	---	15	47
Reggie Barnes	---	---	10	5	28	43
Ahman Green	26	16	---	---	---	42
Jason Ferguson	---	---	19	17	2	38
James Cannida	---	---	20	15	2	37
Brady Smith	---	---	20	15	1	36
Doug Evans	---	---	18	14	2	34
Harvey Vail	6	9	---	---	18	33
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	18	10	1	29
Louis Davis	9	18	---	---	2	29
Vaughn Hebron	4	7	---	---	15	26
Ellis Simon	---	---	11	11	3	25
Chad Lewis	11	3	---	---	7	21
Dave Groh	0	1	---	---	17	18
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ricky Siglar	0	0	---	---	11	11
Tobey Maguire	0	0	---	---	10	10
Joe Poole	---	---	4	4	1	9
Joey Kent	0	6	---	---	2	8
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	4	4
Koy Detmer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Todd Collins	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jason Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rod Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Curtis Lundy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerome Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	47	2.8
Middle	7	28	4.0
Right	11	65	5.9
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	5	0.6
Middle	14	46	3.3
Right	9	32	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ramon Shonta	31	14	5	2	3	4	7	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gus Frerotte	33	19	1	2	0	2	8	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	64	10.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	6	29	2.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	47	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	34	17.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	24	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	85	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	1	6	0.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	35	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tom Waddle	11	3	2	13	0	30
WR Jerome Pathon	6	5	0	52	1	27
WR Ryan Thelwell	5	0	0	0	0	21
TE Brian Kinchen	4	3	0	61	2	28
WR Titus Dixon	1	0	0	0	0	2
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0	3	0	11
WR Kenny Shedd	1	0	1	0	0	2
RB Tiki Barber	1	1	0	21	1	27
RB Eddie Watson	1	1	0	24	1	5

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	7	3	52	1	22
WR Perry Kemp	5	2	8	0	24
WR Terry Obee	5	3	41	0	21
WR Louis Davis	5	2	13	0	18
TE Dave Moore	3	3	10	0	26
RB Ahman Green	3	2	6	0	16
WR Joey Kent	2	1	3	0	6
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	1	2	0	7
FB Merv Smith	1	1	13	0	22
TE Harvey Vail	1	1	2	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tiki Barber	2	0	0.00	3.17
Eddie Watson	1	7	7.00	7.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahman Green	3	9	3.00	2.54

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ramon Shonta	3	2	10	3.33	5.61

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gus Frerotte	2	2	10	5.00	4.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	0	0.00	15.25
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Jerome Pathon	1	1	7	7.00	8.67

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Perry Kemp	1	1	4	4.00	1.60
WR Terry Obee	1	1	6	6.00	8.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tiki Barber	3	0
Eddie Watson	3	2

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ahman Green	5	3
Merv Smith	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	11	5	4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gus Frerotte	10	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tom Waddle	4	1	0
TE Brian Kinchen	2	1	1
WR Ryan Thelwell	2	0	0
WR Jerome Pathon	2	2	2
RB Tiki Barber	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	0	0
WR Perry Kemp	2	1	0
WR Terry Obee	2	1	1
WR Louis Davis	2	1	0
TE Harvey Vail	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)