Week 15, 2000

played in Tampa Bay, FL

63 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	10	0	3	7	-	20
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	10	3	6	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:03 ATL - Neil Rackers 54 field goal
1Q: 11:19 ATL - Yev Kassem 42 interception return (Neil Rackers extra point)
1Q: 03:38 TBY - Scott Norwood 37 field goal
2Q: 09:46 TBY - Scott Norwood 37 field goal
2Q: 01:05 TBY - Troy Walters 41 pass from Koy Detmer (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 07:30 TBY - Scott Norwood 26 field goal
3Q: 00:51 ATL - Neil Rackers 54 field goal
4Q: 03:19 TBY - Scott Norwood 38 field goal
4Q: 01:16 ATL - Jerome Pathon 16 pass from Ramon Shonta (Neil Rackers extra point)
4Q: 00:03 TBY - Scott Norwood 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:03 ATL - Neil Rackers 54 field goal
1Q: 11:19 ATL - Yev Kassem 42 interception return (Neil Rackers extra point)
1Q: 03:38 TBY - Scott Norwood 37 field goal
2Q: 09:46 TBY - Scott Norwood 37 field goal
2Q: 01:05 TBY - Troy Walters 41 pass from Koy Detmer (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 07:30 TBY - Scott Norwood 26 field goal
3Q: 00:51 ATL - Neil Rackers 54 field goal
4Q: 03:19 TBY - Scott Norwood 38 field goal
4Q: 01:16 ATL - Jerome Pathon 16 pass from Ramon Shonta (Neil Rackers extra point)
4Q: 00:03 TBY - Scott Norwood 27 field goal

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 5-8-1 12-2
First Downs 8 23
- by Rushing 1 8
- by Passing 7 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 157 436
- Offensive Plays 48 75
- Yards per Play 3.27 5.81
Net Rushing Yards 21 147
- Rushing Attempts 23 41
- Yards per Rush 0.91 3.59
Net Passing Yards 136 289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 12 - 1 34 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 145 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.44 8.50
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/18 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 3/32
Kick Returns/Yards 3/63 4/97
Interception Ret./Yards 2/46 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 32
Time of Possession 21:23 38:37

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	5-8-1	12-2
First Downs	8	23
- by Rushing	1	8
- by Passing	7	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	157	436
- Offensive Plays	48	75
- Yards per Play	3.27	5.81
Net Rushing Yards	21	147
- Rushing Attempts	23	41
- Yards per Rush	0.91	3.59
Net Passing Yards	136	289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 12 - 1	34 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	145	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.44	8.50
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/18	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	3/32
Kick Returns/Yards	3/63	4/97
Interception Ret./Yards	2/46	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 32
Time of Possession	21:23	38:37

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	12:48	0:53	OPP 44	3	7	Field Goal
1	3:30	1:49	OWN 20	4	15	Interception
2	14:18	1:40	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
2	9:39	1:07	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	2:59	1:32	OWN 14	3	-10	Punt
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 20	3	3	Half
3	7:23	1:44	OWN 24	3	-3	Punt
3	4:00	3:14	OWN 26	7	37	Field Goal
3	0:41	2:50	OPP 42	6	22	Missed FG
4	9:36	1:13	OWN 27	3	-4	Punt
4	3:13	2:08	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:55	0:45	OWN 20	2	6	Interception
1	11:10	7:40	OWN 27	12	53	Field Goal
1	1:41	2:23	OWN 39	6	18	Punt
2	12:38	2:59	OWN 37	6	43	Field Goal
2	8:32	5:33	OWN 39	11	47	Fumble
2	1:27	0:36	OWN 49	2	51	Touchdown
3	15:00	7:37	OWN 28	14	63	Field Goal
3	5:39	1:39	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
4	12:51	3:15	OWN 27	7	30	Interception
4	8:23	5:10	OWN 30	8	49	Field Goal
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 33	4	57	Field Goal

Game MVP: Scott Norwood, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Olandis Gary	14	14	1.00	7
Ma'ake Scott	6	-8	-1.33	3
Ramon Shonta	3	15	5.00	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ahman Green	27	111	4.11	16	4
Braxton Willis	9	19	2.11	7	0
Koy Detmer	5	17	3.40	7	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ramon Shonta	23	12	145	2/9	1	27	1	68.2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Koy Detmer	34	22	289	0/0	1	45	2	76.7

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerome Pathon	8	10	95	11.88	25	27	1
WR Kenny Lofton	1	6	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	1	23	23.00	19	23	0
TE Tomur Barnes	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Olandis Gary	1	2	9	9.00	4	9	0
WR Michael Haynes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Shawn Collins	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Troy Walters	7	7	96	13.71	4	41	1
WR Shawn Jefferson	6	10	126	21.00	40	45	0
RB Ahman Green	3	4	19	6.33	10	9	0
WR Kevin Johnson	3	5	28	9.33	6	18	0
TE Dave Moore	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Thurman Reese	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Harvey Vail	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Willie Kramer	1	4	4.00	0
ILB Yev Kassem	1	42	42.00	1

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ralph Brown	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Olandis Gary	1	0	0
Tony Hambrick	0	1	1
Michael Haynes	0	1	0
Tyji Armstrong	0	1	0
Orlando Thomas	0	1	0
Randy Shughart	0	0	1
Jerry Drake	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Force
Doug Evans	1	0
Ahman Green	1	0
Ralph Brown	1	0
Todd Collins	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	6	286	47.7	42.3	61	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	2	82	41.0	33.0	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neil Rackers	2/3	2/2	2/2	54	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	5/5	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Pathon	2	16	8.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Brown	3	32	10.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	2	47	23.5	0
Michael Haynes	1	16	16.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Evans	4	97	24.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	14	4	0.0	37	33
CB Charles Woodson	10	0	0.0	40	34
S Willie Kramer	7	0	0.0	35	33
CB Tyrone Williams	6	3	0.0	37	33
S Orlando Thomas	4	2	0.0	37	32
CB Donnell Woolford	3	4	0.0	27	27
DT Joel Steed	3	3	0.0	29	24
OLB Jeff Posey	3	1	0.0	18	13
DE Vaughn Booker	2	3	0.0	30	30
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	2	1	0.0	25	15
ILB Sam Rogers	2	0	0.0	6	0
DT Jerry Drake	2	0	0.0	20	11
OLB Dat Nguyen	2	0	0.0	6	10
DT Cortez Kennedy	1	1	0.0	31	27
WR Shawn Collins	1	0	---	---	---
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	0.0	35	25
S Myron Bell	0	1	0.0	15	20

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chad Cota	8	2	0.0	23	25
ILB Todd Collins	7	1	0.0	21	24
CB Ralph Brown	4	0	0.0	23	25
OLB Robbie Herndon	3	0	0.0	12	11
DE John Frank	2	1	2.0	6	9
DE Brady Smith	2	1	0.0	21	21
S Damien Richardson	2	1	0.0	23	25
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	2	0	0.0	5	5
CB Aeneas Williams	1	1	0.0	22	25
DT Jason Ferguson	1	1	0.0	12	9
OLB Chris Singleton	1	0	0.0	14	15
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Eric Curry	1	0	0.0	14	11
CB Doug Evans	1	0	0.0	12	15
DE Dorian Boose	1	0	0.0	5	9
OLB Lorenzo Styles	0	2	0.0	6	4
OLB Chris Jones	0	1	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Orpheus Roye	2	1	25
DE Vaughn Booker	2	0	30
ILB Yev Kassem	1	0	33

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE John Frank	2.0	0	0	0	9
DE Dorian Boose	0.0	1	0	1	9
DT Jason Ferguson	0.0	0	2	0	9
DT James Cannida	0.0	0	2	0	17
DE Brady Smith	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Charles Woodson	8	0	0	34
ILB Yev Kassem	6	1	1	33
S Willie Kramer	2	1	1	33
CB Donnell Woolford	2	0	0	27
CB Tyrone Williams	2	0	0	33
DE Vaughn Booker	1	0	0	30
S Orlando Thomas	1	0	0	32
OLB Jeff Posey	0	1	0	13
OLB Dat Nguyen	0	1	0	10

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Damien Richardson	3	1	0	25
ILB Todd Collins	3	0	0	24
CB Ralph Brown	2	0	1	25
S Chad Cota	1	1	0	25
OLB Chris Singleton	1	0	0	15
CB Aeneas Williams	1	0	0	25
OLB Robbie Herndon	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kevin Sargent	1	8	23	0	25
Cooper Carlisle	1	3	23	0	25
Kris Farris	0	4	23	0	25
Todd McClure	0	2	23	2	25
Doug Brzezinski	0	2	23	0	25
Tomur Barnes	0	1	19	0	21

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Cleveland Williams	6	13	41	34
Chris Dahlman	2	8	41	34
Nelson Kelley	2	6	41	34
Ross Verba	2	5	41	34
Matt Johnson	1	3	41	34
Thurman Reese	0	1	20	11

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Randy Shughart	2	9
Tony Hambrick	2	7
Tyji Armstrong	1	19
Henry Anderko	1	17
Donnell Woolford	1	14

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Davis	3	18
Shawn Jefferson	1	16
Joey Banes	1	7

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Woodson	---	---	40	34	9	83
Yev Kassem	---	---	37	33	5	75
Tyrone Williams	---	---	37	33	5	75
Willie Kramer	---	---	35	33	5	73
Orlando Thomas	---	---	37	32	4	73
Donnell Woolford	---	---	27	27	14	68
Vaughn Booker	---	---	30	30	6	66
Orpheus Roye	---	---	35	25	5	65
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	31	27	6	64
Myron Bell	---	---	15	20	23	58
Doug Brzezinski	23	25	---	---	9	57
Joel Steed	---	---	29	24	2	55
Kevin Sargent	23	25	---	---	---	48
Ramon Shonta	23	25	---	---	---	48
Todd McClure	23	25	---	---	---	48
Kris Farris	23	25	---	---	---	48
Cooper Carlisle	23	25	---	---	---	48
Jerome Pathon	18	22	---	---	7	47
Michael Haynes	12	16	---	---	14	42
Tomur Barnes	19	21	---	---	2	42
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	25	15	1	41
Kenny Lofton	18	22	---	---	---	40
Jeff Posey	---	---	18	13	8	39
Ma'ake Scott	6	10	---	---	22	38
Olandis Gary	17	15	---	---	---	32
Jerry Drake	---	---	20	11	---	31
Dat Nguyen	---	---	6	10	8	24
Aidan Buchanan	8	7	---	---	8	23
Tyji Armstrong	2	1	---	---	19	22
Henry Anderko	2	3	---	---	17	22
Jason Perry	---	---	8	2	12	22
Ryan Thelwell	1	1	---	---	15	17
Sam Rogers	---	---	6	0	10	16
Regan Upshaw	---	---	11	4	1	16
Shawn Collins	7	6	---	---	---	13
Tony Hambrick	5	1	---	---	7	13
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Randy Shughart	0	0	---	---	9	9
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lennie Friedman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Morris Dorman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Neil Rackers	0	0	---	---	8	8
Shannon Taylor	---	---	4	1	---	5
Randall Cunningham	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jon Kitna	0	0	---	---	---	0
Micah Knorr	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nelson Kelley	41	34	---	---	7	82
Matt Johnson	41	34	---	---	7	82
Chris Dahlman	41	34	---	---	---	75
Cleveland Williams	41	34	---	---	---	75
Koy Detmer	41	34	---	---	---	75
Ross Verba	41	34	---	---	---	75
Shawn Jefferson	28	28	---	---	16	72
Dave Moore	31	19	---	---	13	63
Ahman Green	32	29	---	---	1	62
Ralph Brown	---	---	23	25	14	62
Thurman Reese	20	11	---	---	22	53
Doug Evans	---	---	12	15	24	51
Chad Cota	---	---	23	25	3	51
Damien Richardson	---	---	23	25	3	51
Aeneas Williams	---	---	22	25	3	50
Troy Walters	22	26	---	---	2	50
Todd Collins	---	---	21	24	3	48
Tyrone Davis	12	15	---	---	18	45
Brady Smith	---	---	21	21	3	45
Chris Singleton	---	---	14	15	13	42
Harvey Vail	19	10	---	---	12	41
Kevin Johnson	12	16	---	---	11	39
James Cannida	---	---	15	17	3	35
Lorenzo Styles	---	---	6	4	24	34
Nolan Harrison	---	---	14	16	1	31
Robbie Herndon	---	---	12	11	7	30
Anfernee Hardaway	14	8	---	---	6	28
Eric Curry	---	---	14	11	3	28
John Frank	---	---	6	9	11	26
Jason Ferguson	---	---	12	9	3	24
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	5	5	11	21
Braxton Willis	9	5	---	---	6	20
Robert Griffith	---	---	4	8	4	16
Dorian Boose	---	---	5	9	---	14
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	11	11
Louis Davis	6	3	---	---	1	10
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joey Banes	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joe Panos	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Player	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joe Poole	---	---	0	0	3	3
Chris Jones	---	---	1	1	---	2
Jason Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gus Frerotte	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Travis Rigby	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	5	0.8
Middle	12	19	1.6
Right	5	-3	-0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	30	2.1
Middle	19	77	4.1
Right	8	40	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ramon Shonta	23	12	2	1	1	2	5	1	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Koy Detmer	34	22	3	0	1	4	5	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	23	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	45	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	77	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	9	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	68	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	89	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	123	15.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerome Pathon	10	8	0	95	1	22
WR Kenny Lofton	6	1	1	15	0	22
WR Shawn Collins	2	0	0	0	0	6
RB Olandis Gary	2	1	0	9	0	15
WR Michael Haynes	1	0	0	0	0	16
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	1	0	23	1	1
TE Tomur Barnes	1	1	0	3	0	21

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shawn Jefferson	10	6	1	126	2	28
WR Troy Walters	7	7	0	96	1	26
WR Kevin Johnson	5	3	0	28	0	16
TE Dave Moore	4	1	0	6	0	19
RB Ahman Green	4	3	0	19	0	29
WR Anfernee Hardaway	2	1	0	6	0	8
TE Harvey Vail	1	0	0	0	0	10
FB Thurman Reese	1	1	0	8	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahman Green	4	5	1.25	4.11
Koy Detmer	1	2	2.00	3.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ramon Shonta	2	1	16	8.00	6.30

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Koy Detmer	4	2	3	0.75	8.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kenny Lofton	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Jerome Pathon	1	1	16	16.00	9.50

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
RB Ahman Green	1	0	0	0.00	4.75
WR Kevin Johnson	1	1	0	0.00	5.60
WR Troy Walters	1	1	3	3.00	13.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Olandis Gary	3	0
Ma'ake Scott	2	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Koy Detmer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	8	5	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Koy Detmer	14	10	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerome Pathon	5	4	3
WR Michael Haynes	1	0	0
WR Kenny Lofton	1	0	0
TE Tomur Barnes	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Troy Walters	4	4	3
WR Shawn Jefferson	3	2	2
WR Anfernee Hardaway	2	1	1
RB Ahman Green	2	1	1
WR Kevin Johnson	2	1	0
FB Thurman Reese	1	1	0

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

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