Week 4, 1999

played in Atlanta, GA

87 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	7	0	7	-	21
Atlanta Falcons	3	0	3	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:52 ATL - Neil Rackers 40 field goal
1Q: 03:01 TBY - Ahman Green 1 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 12:03 TBY - Louis Davis 33 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 06:51 ATL - Neil Rackers 34 field goal
4Q: 12:51 ATL - Neil Rackers 20 field goal
4Q: 02:00 TBY - Shawn Jefferson 11 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:52 ATL - Neil Rackers 40 field goal
1Q: 03:01 TBY - Ahman Green 1 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 12:03 TBY - Louis Davis 33 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 06:51 ATL - Neil Rackers 34 field goal
4Q: 12:51 ATL - Neil Rackers 20 field goal
4Q: 02:00 TBY - Shawn Jefferson 11 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 3-1 1-3
First Downs 24 15
- by Rushing 10 1
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 399 301
- Offensive Plays 74 57
- Yards per Play 5.39 5.28
Net Rushing Yards 140 50
- Rushing Attempts 39 14
- Yards per Rush 3.59 3.57
Net Passing Yards 259 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 24 - 0 42 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 262 257
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.40 5.84
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 13/18 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 8/66 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-1 1/-6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 3/76
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 25
Time of Possession 36:35 23:25

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	3-1	1-3
First Downs	24	15
- by Rushing	10	1
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	399	301
- Offensive Plays	74	57
- Yards per Play	5.39	5.28
Net Rushing Yards	140	50
- Rushing Attempts	39	14
- Yards per Rush	3.59	3.57
Net Passing Yards	259	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 24 - 0	42 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	262	257
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.40	5.84
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	13/18	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	8/66	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-1	1/-6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	3/76
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 25
Time of Possession	36:35	23:25

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:44	7:51	OWN 28	14	72	Touchdown
2	15:00	3:08	OWN 6	7	94	Touchdown
2	9:18	4:22	OWN 10	9	27	Punt
2	3:30	2:42	OWN 20	7	27	Punt
3	15:00	3:17	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
3	6:44	2:02	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
3	4:07	2:27	OWN 42	6	26	Missed FG
4	12:46	10:54	OWN 6	22	94	Touchdown

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:16	OWN 18	7	59	Field Goal
1	2:53	2:53	OWN 26	5	20	Punt
2	11:52	2:34	OWN 20	5	9	Punt
2	4:56	1:26	OWN 23	5	38	Punt
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 4	3	11	Half
3	11:43	4:59	OWN 16	11	67	Field Goal
3	4:42	0:35	OWN 49	2	4	Interception
3	1:40	3:54	OWN 39	10	58	Field Goal
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 38	10	25	Game

Game MVP: Gus Frerotte, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ahman Green	33	120	3.64	14	3	1
Vaughn Hebron	5	12	2.40	6	0	0
Gus Frerotte	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Tiki Barber	9	33	3.67	8
Olandis Gary	4	8	2.00	5
Duante Culpepper	1	9	9.00	9

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gus Frerotte	34	24	262	1/3	2	45	0	112.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Duante Culpepper	42	21	257	1/6	0	38	1	59.3

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Davis	7	9	111	15.86	47	45	1
WR Shawn Jefferson	4	9	56	14.00	10	24	1
RB Ahman Green	4	4	13	3.25	6	7	0
WR Anfernee Hardaway	3	4	32	10.67	4	13	0
RB Jeff Walker	2	2	18	9.00	9	9	0
WR Kevin Johnson	2	3	24	12.00	0	14	0
TE Dave Moore	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	0
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Perry Kemp	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jerome Pathon	5	12	78	15.60	31	33
WR Hart Lee Dykes	4	6	57	14.25	18	27
RB Tiki Barber	4	5	36	9.00	12	12
WR Tom Waddle	3	6	49	16.33	35	38
WR Ryan Thelwell	2	6	0	0.00	0	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	15	15.00	16	15
TE Tomur Barnes	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
RB Eddie Watson	1	1	12	12.00	12	12
TE Henry Anderko	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Olandis Gary	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB John Fiala	1	13	13.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	4	154	38.5	40.0	49	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	3	147	49.0	42.7	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neil Rackers	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	1	-1	-1.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Pathon	1	-6	-6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	1	18	18.0	0
Anfernee Hardaway	1	20	20.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	3	76	25.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Fiala	6	1	0.0	14	40
CB Aeneas Williams	5	2	0.0	14	42
OLB Carlos Emmons	5	2	0.0	11	25
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	4	1	0.0	9	28
OLB Reggie Barnes	3	0	1.0	3	18
S Chad Cota	3	2	0.0	14	43
S Damien Richardson	3	0	0.0	14	41
DE Brady Smith	1	1	0.0	13	41
OLB Chris Singleton	1	0	0.0	3	5
DT Nolan Harrison	1	0	0.0	14	41
DE Eric Curry	1	0	0.0	11	30
CB Dexter Bahr	1	0	0.0	2	14
CB Doug Evans	1	0	0.0	14	43
DT Jason Ferguson	0	1	0.0	6	16

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	14	4	0.0	38	34
S Jason Perry	7	1	0.0	33	22
ILB Hardy Nickerson	6	1	0.0	16	12
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	5	1	0.0	31	23
OLB Jeff Posey	5	0	0.0	26	21
DT D'Marco Farr	4	2	0.0	29	28
S Garth Algar	4	1	0.0	8	13
DE Orpheus Roye	4	1	0.0	35	34
CB Eric Warfield	3	1	0.0	6	15
DT Chuck Johnson	2	1	1.0	10	7
S Jerome Woods	2	2	0.0	33	34
DT Spencer Curley	2	1	0.0	23	19
S Oliver Augustynowicz	2	0	0.0	5	8
DE Raylee Johnson	1	0	0.0	26	16
RB Olandis Gary	1	0	---	---	---
DE Michael Strahan	0	2	0.0	34	29
CB Michael Booker	0	1	0.0	37	35

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Reggie Barnes	1.0	0	0	0	18
DT James Cannida	0.0	2	2	1	13
DE Brady Smith	0.0	0	1	0	41

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Chuck Johnson	1.0	0	0	7
DE Orpheus Roye	0.0	2	2	34
DE Michael Strahan	0.0	2	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Aeneas Williams	5	1	0	42
ILB John Fiala	3	0	1	40
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	3	0	0	28
S Chad Cota	2	1	0	43
OLB Carlos Emmons	2	1	0	25
OLB Reggie Barnes	2	0	0	18
S Damien Richardson	2	0	0	41
CB Dexter Bahr	1	0	0	14
DT Jason Ferguson	1	0	0	16

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	6	0	34
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	4	0	23
OLB Jeff Posey	3	0	21
S Garth Algar	2	1	13
S Jason Perry	2	1	22
S Jerome Woods	2	0	34
CB Eric Warfield	2	0	15
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	12
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	34
S Oliver Augustynowicz	1	0	8
CB Michael Booker	0	1	35
CB Charles Woodson	0	1	33

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ross Verba	4	13	0	39	1	35
Chris Liwienski	4	10	1	39	0	35
Randy Thomas	2	7	0	39	0	35
Nelson Kelley	2	4	0	39	0	35
Chris Dahlman	1	2	0	39	0	35
Dave Moore	1	1	0	30	0	24
Tyrone Davis	0	1	0	17	0	6

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Courtney Hall	3	4	14	0	43
Randy Shughart	1	5	14	0	43
Barry Sims	1	2	14	0	43
Doug Brzezinski	0	1	14	1	43
Joe Panos	0	1	14	0	43

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Evans	1	15
Cornell Haynes Jr.	1	14
Chris Singleton	1	9
Tim Jorden	1	5

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Waddle	1	13
Derrick Thomas	1	8
Ryan Thelwell	1	4

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nelson Kelley	39	35	---	---	5	79
Chris Liwienski	39	35	---	---	5	79
Randy Thomas	39	35	---	---	5	79
Chris Dahlman	39	35	---	---	---	74
Gus Frerotte	39	35	---	---	---	74
Ross Verba	39	35	---	---	---	74
Doug Evans	---	---	14	43	15	72
Louis Davis	33	32	---	---	---	65
Aeneas Williams	---	---	14	42	4	60
Chad Cota	---	---	14	43	3	60
Dave Moore	30	24	---	---	5	59
Nolan Harrison	---	---	14	41	3	58
Ahman Green	33	25	---	---	---	58
Damien Richardson	---	---	14	41	3	58
Brady Smith	---	---	13	41	3	57
John Fiala	---	---	14	40	3	57
Shawn Jefferson	24	26	---	---	4	54
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	9	28	14	51
Jeff Walker	27	16	---	---	7	50
Eric Curry	---	---	11	30	3	44
Carlos Emmons	---	---	11	25	3	39
Tyrone Davis	17	6	---	---	13	36
Anfernee Hardaway	12	13	---	---	9	34
Vaughn Hebron	6	9	---	---	16	31
Reggie Barnes	---	---	3	18	10	31
Dexter Bahr	---	---	2	14	9	25
Jason Ferguson	---	---	6	16	2	24
Kevin Johnson	7	13	---	---	3	23
James Cannida	---	---	6	13	3	22
Harvey Vail	4	9	---	---	8	21
Dorian Boose	---	---	3	13	4	20
Robert Griffith	---	---	2	15	1	18
Chris Singleton	---	---	3	5	9	17
Perry Kemp	2	2	---	---	11	15
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	5	5
Houston Hoover	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joe Poole	---	---	0	1	4	5
Ellis Simon	---	---	1	4	---	5
Scott Player	0	0	---	---	5	5
Todd Collins	---	---	0	0	2	2
Joey Banes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jason Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Koy Detmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Travis Rigby	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Michael Booker	---	---	37	35	6	78
Charles Woodson	---	---	38	33	5	76
Yev Kassem	---	---	38	34	1	73
Orpheus Roye	---	---	35	34	1	70
Michael Strahan	---	---	34	29	5	68
Jerome Woods	---	---	33	34	1	68
Doug Brzezinski	14	43	---	---	6	63
Jason Perry	---	---	33	22	8	63
Hart Lee Dykes	9	36	---	---	14	59
D'Marco Farr	---	---	29	28	1	58
Courtney Hall	14	43	---	---	---	57
Randy Shughart	14	43	---	---	---	57
Joe Panos	14	43	---	---	---	57
Duante Culpepper	14	43	---	---	---	57
Barry Sims	14	43	---	---	---	57
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	31	23	---	54
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	16	12	20	48
Jerome Pathon	13	31	---	---	4	48
Jeff Posey	---	---	26	21	---	47
Tiki Barber	9	35	---	---	1	45
Derrick Fenner	9	20	---	---	13	42
Raylee Johnson	---	---	26	16	---	42
Spencer Curley	---	---	23	19	---	42
Henry Anderko	2	24	---	---	12	38
Tomur Barnes	12	16	---	---	5	33
Tom Waddle	5	13	---	---	13	31
Garth Algar	---	---	8	13	9	30
Ryan Thelwell	4	21	---	---	4	29
Eric Warfield	---	---	6	15	8	29
Eddie Watson	2	7	---	---	17	26
Chuck Johnson	---	---	10	7	4	21
Oliver Augustynowicz	---	---	5	8	5	18
Olandis Gary	5	12	---	---	1	18
Derrick Thomas	---	---	0	1	8	9
Neil Rackers	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	6	6
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rod Payne	0	0	---	---	6	6
Scott Rehberg	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marcus Spriggs	0	0	---	---	6	6
Patrise Alexander	---	---	1	1	---	2
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jon Kitna	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stanley Bridges	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	26	4.3
Middle	20	57	2.9
Right	13	57	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	8	1.6
Middle	5	22	4.4
Right	4	20	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gus Frerotte	34	24	3	1	1	4	4	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Duante Culpepper	42	21	4	8	2	3	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	123	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	69	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	57	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	31	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	152	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	47	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	10	1	27	2.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shawn Jefferson	9	4	0	56	1	26
WR Louis Davis	9	7	1	111	2	32
WR Anfernee Hardaway	4	3	0	32	0	13
RB Ahman Green	4	4	0	13	0	25
WR Kevin Johnson	3	2	0	24	0	13
RB Jeff Walker	2	2	0	18	0	16
WR Perry Kemp	1	0	0	0	0	2
TE Dave Moore	1	1	0	9	0	24
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	0	-1	0	6

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerome Pathon	12	5	2	78	2	31
WR Hart Lee Dykes	6	4	0	57	1	36
WR Tom Waddle	6	3	0	49	1	13
WR Ryan Thelwell	6	2	0	0	0	21
RB Tiki Barber	5	4	0	36	0	35
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0	15	0	20
TE Tomur Barnes	1	1	0	10	0	16
RB Eddie Watson	1	1	0	12	0	7
TE Henry Anderko	1	0	0	0	0	24
RB Olandis Gary	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahman Green	6	8	1.33	3.64

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tiki Barber	1	5	5.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gus Frerotte	4	4	30	7.50	7.71

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Duante Culpepper	5	1	3	0.60	6.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	11	11.00	6.22
TE Dave Moore	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
RB Jeff Walker	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
WR Louis Davis	1	1	1	1.00	12.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ryan Thelwell	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jerome Pathon	2	1	3	1.50	6.50
TE Henry Anderko	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ahman Green	6	4
Gus Frerotte	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tiki Barber	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gus Frerotte	10	9	8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Duante Culpepper	11	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shawn Jefferson	3	2	2
WR Anfernee Hardaway	3	3	3
WR Louis Davis	2	2	1
RB Ahman Green	1	1	1
WR Kevin Johnson	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerome Pathon	5	3	2
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	2	2
WR Ryan Thelwell	2	0	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	1
WR Tom Waddle	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (17,100)
End Zone 9,700 (12,400)
Mezzanine 5,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (10,900)
Club Seats 13,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,100 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (17,100)
End Zone	9,700 (12,400)
Mezzanine	5,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (10,900)
Club Seats	13,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,100 (7,500)