Week 6, 2000

played in Atlanta, GA

55 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	14	0	7	-	21
Atlanta Falcons	3	3	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:33 ATL - Neil Rackers 31 field goal
2Q: 14:24 TBY - Ahman Green 7 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 02:00 ATL - Neil Rackers 49 field goal
2Q: 00:15 TBY - Anfernee Hardaway 22 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 09:01 TBY - Ahman Green 44 run (Scott Norwood extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:33 ATL - Neil Rackers 31 field goal
2Q: 14:24 TBY - Ahman Green 7 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 02:00 ATL - Neil Rackers 49 field goal
2Q: 00:15 TBY - Anfernee Hardaway 22 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 09:01 TBY - Ahman Green 44 run (Scott Norwood extra point)

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 6-0 2-4
First Downs 17 14
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 7 7
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 366 289
- Offensive Plays 68 64
- Yards per Play 5.38 4.52
Net Rushing Yards 177 125
- Rushing Attempts 39 28
- Yards per Rush 4.54 4.46
Net Passing Yards 189 164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 14 - 1 32 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 218 181
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/29 4/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.52 4.56
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 1/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.7 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/55 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/40 4/32
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 31:54 28:06

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	6-0	2-4
First Downs	17	14
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	7	7
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	366	289
- Offensive Plays	68	64
- Yards per Play	5.38	4.52
Net Rushing Yards	177	125
- Rushing Attempts	39	28
- Yards per Rush	4.54	4.46
Net Passing Yards	189	164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 14 - 1	32 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	218	181
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/29	4/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.52	4.56
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	1/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.7	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/55	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/40	4/32
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 27
Time of Possession	31:54	28:06

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:56	3:21	OWN 27	5	3	Punt
1	8:44	0:50	OWN 20	2	40	Fumble
1	5:55	0:37	OWN 20	3	-6	Interception
1	2:27	3:09	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
2	13:07	3:44	OWN 35	8	28	Punt
2	5:13	1:06	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	1:53	1:53	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:28	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
3	10:02	1:43	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
3	5:55	2:12	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
3	1:59	2:10	OWN 47	4	-13	Punt
4	12:53	4:12	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	5:55	3:27	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
4	1:02	1:02	OPP 40	3	1	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:04	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	10:35	1:51	OWN 25	4	26	Punt
1	7:54	1:59	OWN 40	5	21	Punt
1	5:18	2:51	OWN 45	7	41	Field Goal
2	14:18	1:11	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	9:23	4:10	OWN 7	8	52	Punt
2	4:07	2:14	OWN 46	5	22	Field Goal
3	12:32	2:30	OWN 30	5	5	Punt
3	8:19	2:24	OWN 26	5	22	Punt
3	3:43	1:44	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
4	14:49	1:56	OWN 29	4	26	Punt
4	8:41	2:46	OWN 29	5	18	Punt
4	2:28	1:26	OWN 20	7	20	Downs

Game MVP: Ahman Green, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ahman Green	32	158	4.94	44	3	2
Braxton Willis	4	19	4.75	11	1	0
Gus Frerotte	3	0	0.00	2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tiki Barber	16	55	3.44	14	2
Ma'ake Scott	7	40	5.71	23	1
Randall Cunningham	3	17	5.67	6	0
Olandis Gary	2	13	6.50	8	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gus Frerotte	25	14	218	4/29	1	39	1	81.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	32	18	181	4/17	0	28	0	72.5

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Davis	7	9	107	15.29	47	39	0
WR Anfernee Hardaway	2	5	53	26.50	44	31	1
WR Kevin Johnson	2	2	38	19.00	21	28	0
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Dave Moore	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Ahman Green	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Michael Haynes	5	9	62	12.40	20	28
WR Kenny Lofton	5	5	71	14.20	21	21
WR Jerome Pathon	3	6	22	7.33	5	10
WR Shawn Collins	2	3	13	6.50	0	12
TE Tomur Barnes	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE Henry Anderko	1	1	4	4.00	4	4
RB Olandis Gary	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
RB Tiki Barber	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Aidan Buchanan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ryan Thelwell	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gus Frerotte	1	0	0
Louis Davis	1	0	0
Ross Verba	0	1	0
Nolan Harrison	0	0	2
Tyrone Davis	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Randall Cunningham	2	0	0
Jerome Pathon	1	0	0
Tyrone Williams	0	1	0
Doug Brzezinski	0	1	0
Clint Kreiwaldt	0	1	0
Cooper Carlisle	0	1	0
Lee Woodall	0	0	1
Orpheus Roye	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	8	334	41.8	37.8	54	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	10	466	46.6	30.6	53	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neil Rackers	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Brown	3	40	13.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Pathon	3	25	8.3	0
Michael Haynes	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anfernee Hardaway	2	48	24.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Brady Smith	8	1	1.0	27	35
OLB Carlos Emmons	6	4	0.0	26	33
S Chad Cota	6	2	0.0	28	36
ILB John Fiala	5	2	0.0	28	34
DT James Cannida	4	2	1.0	15	12
DT Nolan Harrison	3	0	1.0	20	22
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	3	1	0.0	4	18
CB Ralph Brown	3	1	0.0	28	36
CB Doug Evans	3	0	0.0	18	16
S Damien Richardson	3	0	0.0	28	36
S Robert Griffith	2	1	0.0	2	16
CB Aeneas Williams	2	0	0.0	27	33
DE Eric Curry	1	0	1.0	22	16
OLB Robbie Herndon	1	1	0.0	6	6
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jason Ferguson	0	1	0.0	10	8

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Willie Kramer	8	1	0.0	39	29
ILB Yev Kassem	6	2	0.0	39	29
S Myron Bell	6	1	0.0	39	28
DT Joel Steed	5	2	0.0	32	15
DE Orpheus Roye	4	3	1.5	38	26
DT Jerry Drake	3	2	0.5	27	13
CB Charles Woodson	3	0	0.0	39	28
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	3	0	0.0	34	12
DE Regan Upshaw	2	0	1.5	4	5
DT Cortez Kennedy	2	1	0.5	19	19
OLB Jeff Posey	2	1	0.0	18	5
OLB Lee Woodall	2	0	0.0	13	18
DE Michael Strahan	1	2	0.0	35	25
CB Donnell Woolford	1	1	0.0	12	21
ILB Sam Rogers	1	1	0.0	1	2
CB Tyrone Williams	1	0	0.0	39	29
S Jason Perry	1	0	0.0	0	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT James Cannida	1.0	1	3	12
DE Brady Smith	1.0	1	2	35
DT Nolan Harrison	1.0	0	0	22
DE Eric Curry	1.0	0	0	16
DT Jason Ferguson	0.0	2	0	8

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Orpheus Roye	1.5	1	1	26
DE Regan Upshaw	1.5	0	0	5
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.5	1	0	19
DT Jerry Drake	0.5	1	0	13
DT Joel Steed	0.0	1	0	15
DE Michael Strahan	0.0	1	0	25
ILB Yev Kassem	0.0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Carlos Emmons	3	1	33
S Chad Cota	3	0	36
CB Ralph Brown	3	0	36
S Robert Griffith	2	2	16
CB Aeneas Williams	2	1	33
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	2	0	18
ILB John Fiala	1	1	34
S Damien Richardson	1	0	36
OLB Robbie Herndon	1	0	6

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Myron Bell	4	0	0	28
OLB Lee Woodall	2	0	0	18
CB Charles Woodson	1	1	0	28
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1	0	1	12
CB Donnell Woolford	1	0	0	21
DT Joel Steed	1	0	0	15
ILB Sam Rogers	1	0	0	2
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	0	26
OLB Jeff Posey	1	0	0	5
S Jason Perry	1	0	0	12
CB Tyrone Williams	0	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ross Verba	5	9	39	0	29
Chris Liwienski	3	5	39	1	29
Nelson Kelley	2	11	39	0	29
Dave Moore	2	2	26	0	19
Randy Thomas	1	5	39	2	29
Chris Dahlman	1	3	39	1	29
Thurman Reese	0	1	22	0	13

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Brzezinski	6	12	1	28	0	36
Kevin Sargent	2	4	0	28	2	36
Cooper Carlisle	1	3	0	28	0	36
Todd McClure	1	2	0	28	1	36
Marcus Spriggs	0	3	0	28	1	36
Aidan Buchanan	0	1	0	13	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Davis	2	15
Chris Singleton	1	33
Harvey Vail	1	21
Tim Jorden	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Donnell Woolford	2	32
Tyji Armstrong	2	18
Aidan Buchanan	1	13

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ralph Brown	---	---	28	36	15	79
Nelson Kelley	39	29	---	---	8	76
Chris Liwienski	39	29	---	---	8	76
Randy Thomas	39	29	---	---	8	76
Brady Smith	---	---	27	35	9	71
Chris Dahlman	39	29	---	---	---	68
Gus Frerotte	39	29	---	---	---	68
Ross Verba	39	29	---	---	---	68
Carlos Emmons	---	---	26	33	8	67
Chad Cota	---	---	28	36	2	66
Damien Richardson	---	---	28	36	2	66
John Fiala	---	---	28	34	2	64
Aeneas Williams	---	---	27	33	2	62
Doug Evans	---	---	18	16	28	62
Ahman Green	34	26	---	---	---	60
Dave Moore	26	19	---	---	12	57
Louis Davis	34	23	---	---	---	57
Shawn Jefferson	31	22	---	---	2	55
Thurman Reese	22	13	---	---	14	49
Nolan Harrison	---	---	20	22	2	44
Chris Singleton	---	---	4	4	33	41
Eric Curry	---	---	22	16	1	39
Harvey Vail	11	7	---	---	21	39
Anfernee Hardaway	13	18	---	---	7	38
Pernell Davis	---	---	11	20	2	33
James Cannida	---	---	15	12	5	32
Kevin Johnson	10	8	---	---	13	31
Tyrone Davis	8	6	---	---	15	29
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	4	18	6	28
Dorian Boose	---	---	4	15	7	26
Robert Griffith	---	---	2	16	4	22
Jason Ferguson	---	---	10	8	3	21
Robbie Herndon	---	---	6	6	6	18
Braxton Willis	4	2	---	---	10	16
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joey Banes	0	0	---	---	8	8
Scott Player	0	0	---	---	8	8
Troy Walters	2	1	---	---	4	7
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Poole	---	---	0	0	---	0
Todd Collins	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jason Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Koy Detmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Travis Rigby	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Sargent	28	36	---	---	12	76
Tyrone Williams	---	---	39	29	8	76
Doug Brzezinski	28	36	---	---	12	76
Charles Woodson	---	---	39	28	6	73
Willie Kramer	---	---	39	29	---	68
Yev Kassem	---	---	39	29	---	68
Myron Bell	---	---	39	28	---	67
Donnell Woolford	---	---	12	21	32	65
Randall Cunningham	28	36	---	---	---	64
Orpheus Roye	---	---	38	26	---	64
Marcus Spriggs	28	36	---	---	---	64
Todd McClure	28	36	---	---	---	64
Cooper Carlisle	28	36	---	---	---	64
Kenny Lofton	25	33	---	---	4	62
Michael Strahan	---	---	35	25	1	61
Jerome Pathon	24	25	---	---	7	56
Joel Steed	---	---	32	15	8	55
Michael Haynes	13	25	---	---	14	52
Lee Woodall	---	---	13	18	21	52
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	34	12	---	46
Tomur Barnes	18	19	---	---	8	45
Tiki Barber	20	25	---	---	---	45
Jerry Drake	---	---	27	13	---	40
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	19	19	---	38
Ma'ake Scott	7	8	---	---	18	33
Henry Anderko	6	6	---	---	21	33
Aidan Buchanan	13	6	---	---	13	32
Olandis Gary	8	14	---	---	5	27
Jeff Posey	---	---	18	5	---	23
Tyji Armstrong	0	0	---	---	18	18
Jason Perry	---	---	0	12	6	18
Shawn Collins	5	12	---	---	---	17
Ryan Thelwell	1	7	---	---	8	16
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	12	12
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	12	12
Regan Upshaw	---	---	4	5	3	12
Scott Rehberg	0	0	---	---	12	12
Morris Dorman	0	0	---	---	12	12
Vaughn Booker	---	---	1	3	5	9
Sam Rogers	---	---	1	2	3	6
Neil Rackers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Randy Shughart	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jon Kitna	0	0	---	---	---	0
Micah Knorr	0	0	---	---	---	0
Shannon Taylor	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	80	7.3
Middle	15	38	2.5
Right	11	61	5.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	28	5.6
Middle	16	66	4.1
Right	7	31	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gus Frerotte	25	14	5	1	1	2	6	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	32	18	2	4	1	5	4	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	53	17.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	97	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	50	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	18	3.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	11	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	56	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	95	11.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Davis	9	7	0	107	2	23
WR Anfernee Hardaway	5	2	0	53	2	18
WR Shawn Jefferson	4	1	1	7	0	22
RB Ahman Green	4	1	0	7	0	26
WR Kevin Johnson	2	2	0	38	1	8
TE Dave Moore	1	1	0	6	0	19

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Haynes	9	5	0	62	1	25
WR Jerome Pathon	6	3	1	22	0	25
WR Kenny Lofton	5	5	0	71	1	33
WR Shawn Collins	3	2	0	13	0	12
TE Tomur Barnes	2	1	0	3	0	19
WR Ryan Thelwell	2	0	0	0	0	7
RB Olandis Gary	2	1	0	6	0	14
RB Tiki Barber	1	0	0	0	0	25
FB Aidan Buchanan	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Henry Anderko	1	1	0	4	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahman Green	1	7	7.00	4.94

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tiki Barber	2	5	2.50	3.44
Ma'ake Scott	1	4	4.00	5.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	1	0	0	0.00	5.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Haynes	1	0	0	0.00	6.89

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ahman Green	4	3
Gus Frerotte	2	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	1	0
Olandis Gary	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gus Frerotte	9	4	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	11	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Davis	4	3	2
WR Anfernee Hardaway	2	0	0
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	0	0
RB Ahman Green	1	0	0
WR Kevin Johnson	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Haynes	3	0	0
WR Jerome Pathon	2	1	0
RB Olandis Gary	2	1	0
WR Kenny Lofton	1	1	0
WR Shawn Collins	1	1	1
RB Tiki Barber	1	0	0
TE Henry Anderko	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (17,100)
End Zone 10,700 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 9,800 (10,900)
Club Seats 13,900 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,900 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (17,100)
End Zone	10,700 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	9,800 (10,900)
Club Seats	13,900 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,900 (7,500)