Week 1, 2001

played in Atlanta, GA

63 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	13	0	0	-	20
Atlanta Falcons	0	0	6	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:40 TBY - Kevin Johnson 7 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 15:00 TBY - Joe Nedney 25 field goal
2Q: 04:08 TBY - Louis Davis 9 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 00:34 TBY - Joe Nedney 50 field goal
3Q: 12:08 ATL - Derek Whaley 41 field goal
3Q: 03:22 ATL - Derek Whaley 20 field goal
4Q: 02:26 ATL - Drew Brees 1 run (Derek Whaley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:40 TBY - Kevin Johnson 7 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 15:00 TBY - Joe Nedney 25 field goal
2Q: 04:08 TBY - Louis Davis 9 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 00:34 TBY - Joe Nedney 50 field goal
3Q: 12:08 ATL - Derek Whaley 41 field goal
3Q: 03:22 ATL - Derek Whaley 20 field goal
4Q: 02:26 ATL - Drew Brees 1 run (Derek Whaley extra point)

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 311 268
- Offensive Plays 70 62
- Yards per Play 4.44 4.32
Net Rushing Yards 140 96
- Rushing Attempts 36 20
- Yards per Rush 3.89 4.80
Net Passing Yards 171 172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 19 - 0 38 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 182 189
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 4/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.03 4.10
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/23 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 3/37 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/51 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:54 27:06

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	311	268
- Offensive Plays	70	62
- Yards per Play	4.44	4.32
Net Rushing Yards	140	96
- Rushing Attempts	36	20
- Yards per Rush	3.89	4.80
Net Passing Yards	171	172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 19 - 0	38 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	182	189
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	4/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.03	4.10
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/23	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	3/37	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/51	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:54	27:06

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:17	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
1	10:43	4:14	OWN 49	9	51	Touchdown
1	5:37	5:43	OWN 35	11	57	Field Goal
2	11:21	1:34	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	6:06	2:07	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
2	1:52	1:23	OWN 47	6	20	Field Goal
3	12:03	3:49	OWN 29	5	20	Punt
3	3:14	4:41	OWN 26	8	41	Missed FG
4	12:46	3:09	OWN 35	5	20	Punt
4	6:34	2:25	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
4	2:15	0:40	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	1:17	1:17	OPP 9	3	4	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:43	2:00	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
1	6:29	0:52	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	14:54	3:33	OWN 20	7	45	Punt
2	9:47	3:41	OWN 45	6	8	Punt
2	3:59	2:07	OWN 20	4	2	Punt
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 19	1	1	Half
3	15:00	2:57	OWN 38	6	38	Field Goal
3	8:14	5:00	OWN 4	12	93	Field Goal
4	13:33	0:47	OWN 40	3	-4	Punt
4	9:37	3:03	OWN 20	8	28	Punt
4	4:09	1:54	OPP 47	7	47	Touchdown
4	1:35	0:18	OWN 18	2	6	Fumble

Game MVP: Koy Detmer, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ahman Green	28	133	4.75	19	3
Vaughn Hebron	5	1	0.20	2	0
Koy Detmer	3	6	2.00	7	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Spencer George	15	64	4.27	28	2	0
Drew Brees	5	32	6.40	11	1	1

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Koy Detmer	32	19	182	2/11	2	34	0	96.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	38	20	189	4/17	0	39	0	66.6

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kevin Johnson	7	9	55	7.86	17	12	1
WR Louis Davis	5	9	68	13.60	36	34	1
TE Harvey Vail	4	7	46	11.50	8	15	0
WR Drew Bennett	2	4	14	7.00	4	12	0
FB Thurman Reese	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Shawn Jefferson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ahman Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Charles Johnson	8	11	60	7.50	20	19
TE Ken Dilger	3	7	10	3.33	4	6
WR Chad Johnson	3	6	48	16.00	40	39
WR Mike Pritchard	2	3	34	17.00	12	27
RB Spencer George	2	2	13	6.50	1	11
FB George Irwin	1	1	9	9.00	4	9
WR Jerome Pathon	1	7	15	15.00	7	15
RB Olandis Gary	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
Brady Smith	1	0
Aeneas Williams	0	1
Eric Curry	0	1
Damien Richardson	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Drew Brees	3	0
Spencer George	0	1
Cooper Carlisle	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	6	274	45.7	41.3	65	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Micah Knorr	7	267	38.1	30.0	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	2/3	1/2	1/2	50	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Brown	2	35	17.5	0
Vaughn Hebron	1	2	2.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Pathon	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Bennett	2	51	25.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	1	25	25.0	0
Shevin Smith	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carlos Emmons	7	1	0.0	17	39
S Damien Richardson	5	1	1.0	19	42
DE Brady Smith	5	2	0.5	19	39
S Chad Cota	4	2	0.0	20	42
CB Ralph Brown	4	0	0.0	20	42
DE Eric Curry	3	0	1.0	9	18
ILB John Fiala	3	2	0.0	20	42
DE John Frank	2	0	1.0	11	24
CB Doug Evans	2	1	0.0	11	27
S Robert Griffith	2	1	0.0	6	8
DT James Cannida	1	1	0.5	12	22
CB Aeneas Williams	1	1	0.0	20	38
S Joe Poole	1	0	0.0	0	3
ILB Todd Collins	1	0	0.0	3	3
DT Pernell Davis	1	0	0.0	12	30
DT Nolan Harrison	0	1	0.0	10	24
OLB Robbie Herndon	0	1	0.0	2	4
CB Chris Watson	0	1	0.0	7	8

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Zeke Moreno	9	3	0.0	32	34
S Shawn Williams	7	4	0.0	36	34
CB Terry Fair	6	1	0.0	31	30
DE Orpheus Roye	5	2	2.0	29	28
ILB Yev Kassem	4	3	0.0	17	11
S Tyrone Carter	4	0	0.0	25	19
ILB Mike Barber	3	0	0.0	33	27
DT Ed Jasper	3	0	0.0	26	18
DT Jerry Drake	2	1	0.0	17	15
DE Duane Ashman	2	1	0.0	23	30
S Willie Clay	2	0	0.0	13	20
CB Shevin Smith	2	0	0.0	18	22
DE Derrick Burgess	1	3	0.0	16	7
DE Vaughn Booker	1	1	0.0	10	9
DT Casey Hayward	1	1	0.0	21	23
CB Donnie Abraham	1	0	0.0	36	34
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1	0	0.0	5	4
QB Drew Brees	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eric Curry	1.0	1	0	0	18
S Damien Richardson	1.0	0	0	0	42
DE John Frank	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Brady Smith	0.5	0	4	1	39
DT James Cannida	0.5	0	2	0	22
DT Nolan Harrison	0.0	0	2	0	24

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Orpheus Roye	2.0	1	2	1	28
DE Duane Ashman	0.0	1	1	0	30
DT Casey Hayward	0.0	1	0	0	23
DE Vaughn Booker	0.0	0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Carlos Emmons	5	1	39
S Damien Richardson	4	1	42
S Chad Cota	2	1	42
CB Doug Evans	2	0	27
CB Ralph Brown	2	0	42
S Joe Poole	1	0	3
CB Aeneas Williams	1	0	38
S Robert Griffith	1	0	8
ILB John Fiala	1	0	42
DE John Frank	1	0	24

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Mike Barber	3	0	27
CB Terry Fair	3	0	30
ILB Zeke Moreno	3	0	34
S Willie Clay	2	0	20
ILB Yev Kassem	2	0	11
CB Shevin Smith	2	0	22
S Tyrone Carter	2	0	19
CB Donnie Abraham	1	1	34
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Dahlman	5	8	36	0	34
Randy Thomas	2	9	36	1	34
Nelson Kelley	2	4	36	0	34
Matt Johnson	1	6	36	1	34
Ross Verba	1	3	36	0	34
Harvey Vail	1	2	31	0	30
Dave Moore	0	1	12	0	9
Thurman Reese	0	1	22	0	12

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marcus Spriggs	1	6	20	0	42
Cooper Carlisle	1	3	20	1	42
Marco Rivera	1	2	20	0	42
George Irwin	1	1	13	0	17
Lennie Friedman	0	2	20	2	42
Bernard Robertson	0	1	20	1	42

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Evans	1	24
Harvey Vail	1	18
Matt Johnson	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Marcus Robinson	1	18
Henry Anderko	1	18
Charles Johnson	1	15
Mike Pritchard	1	10
Todd McClure	1	9

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nelson Kelley	36	34	---	---	9	79
Harvey Vail	31	30	---	---	18	79
Randy Thomas	36	34	---	---	9	79
Matt Johnson	36	34	---	---	9	79
Ralph Brown	---	---	20	42	17	79
John Fiala	---	---	20	42	15	77
Chris Dahlman	36	34	---	---	---	70
Koy Detmer	36	34	---	---	---	70
Ross Verba	36	34	---	---	---	70
Carlos Emmons	---	---	17	39	11	67
Chad Cota	---	---	20	42	2	64
Ahman Green	30	30	---	---	4	64
Damien Richardson	---	---	19	42	2	63
Doug Evans	---	---	11	27	24	62
Aeneas Williams	---	---	20	38	2	60
Brady Smith	---	---	19	39	2	60
Louis Davis	26	30	---	---	---	56
Thurman Reese	22	12	---	---	16	50
Kevin Johnson	24	24	---	---	---	48
Drew Bennett	17	15	---	---	16	48
Pernell Davis	---	---	12	30	1	43
James Cannida	---	---	12	22	5	39
Eric Curry	---	---	9	18	9	36
John Frank	---	---	11	24	1	36
Nolan Harrison	---	---	10	24	1	35
Vaughn Hebron	6	4	---	---	25	35
Tyrone Davis	6	8	---	---	18	32
Dave Moore	12	9	---	---	2	23
Chris Singleton	---	---	1	4	15	20
Shawn Jefferson	6	7	---	---	4	17
Chris Watson	---	---	7	8	2	17
Robert Griffith	---	---	6	8	2	16
Anfernee Hardaway	0	1	---	---	13	14
Robbie Herndon	---	---	2	4	5	11
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joey Banes	0	0	---	---	9	9
Scott Player	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	8	8
Demetric Evans	---	---	1	3	3	7
Todd Collins	---	---	3	3	---	6
Joe Poole	---	---	0	3	---	3
Darian Rose	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gus Frerotte	0	0	---	---	---	0
Craig Whelihan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Liwienski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Travis Rigby	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Barber	---	---	33	27	19	79
Charles Johnson	20	42	---	---	15	77
Shawn Williams	---	---	36	34	4	74
Donnie Abraham	---	---	36	34	3	73
Spencer George	19	36	---	---	18	73
Lennie Friedman	20	42	---	---	9	71
Zeke Moreno	---	---	32	34	3	69
Terry Fair	---	---	31	30	3	64
Marco Rivera	20	42	---	---	---	62
Marcus Spriggs	20	42	---	---	---	62
Cooper Carlisle	20	42	---	---	---	62
Drew Brees	20	42	---	---	---	62
Bernard Robertson	20	42	---	---	---	62
Orpheus Roye	---	---	29	28	4	61
Chad Johnson	20	41	---	---	---	61
Duane Ashman	---	---	23	30	6	59
Tyrone Carter	---	---	25	19	11	55
Shevin Smith	---	---	18	22	11	51
George Irwin	13	17	---	---	17	47
Casey Hayward	---	---	21	23	3	47
Ed Jasper	---	---	26	18	2	46
Mike Pritchard	10	23	---	---	10	43
Willie Clay	---	---	13	20	7	40
Yev Kassem	---	---	17	11	9	37
Jerome Pathon	8	23	---	---	6	37
Jerry Drake	---	---	17	15	3	35
Derrick Burgess	---	---	16	7	4	27
Kevin Mathis	---	---	5	4	16	25
Ken Dilger	4	14	---	---	6	24
Marcus Robinson	2	3	---	---	18	23
Henry Anderko	3	1	---	---	18	22
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	5	4	13	22
Vaughn Booker	---	---	10	9	1	20
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Erik Williams	0	0	---	---	9	9
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	9	9
Casey Webster	0	0	---	---	9	9
Shannon Taylor	---	---	2	0	6	8
Sedrick Shaw	1	6	---	---	---	7
Micah Knorr	0	0	---	---	7	7
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Olandis Gary	0	4	---	---	1	5
Jeff Posey	---	---	1	3	---	4
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jason Perry	---	---	0	2	---	2
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	51	4.3
Middle	12	47	3.9
Right	11	43	3.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-4	-1.0
Middle	13	67	5.2
Right	3	33	11.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Koy Detmer	32	19	1	3	2	1	4	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	38	20	2	1	5	3	8	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	14	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	119	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	49	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	53	10.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	58	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	78	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Davis	9	5	0	68	1	30
WR Kevin Johnson	9	7	0	55	0	24
TE Harvey Vail	7	4	0	46	0	30
WR Drew Bennett	4	2	1	14	0	15
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	0	1	0	0	7
RB Ahman Green	1	0	0	0	0	30
FB Thurman Reese	1	1	0	-1	0	12

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	11	8	1	60	0	42
TE Ken Dilger	7	3	1	10	0	14
WR Jerome Pathon	7	1	1	15	0	23
WR Chad Johnson	6	3	0	48	1	41
WR Mike Pritchard	3	2	1	34	1	23
RB Spencer George	2	2	0	13	0	36
FB George Irwin	1	1	0	9	0	17
RB Olandis Gary	1	0	1	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahman Green	6	10	1.67	4.75
Koy Detmer	1	-1	-1.00	2.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	1	1	1.00	6.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Koy Detmer	8	4	42	5.25	5.69

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	5	1	15	3.00	4.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Davis	4	2	24	6.00	7.56
WR Kevin Johnson	2	1	7	3.50	6.11
TE Harvey Vail	1	1	11	11.00	6.57
WR Drew Bennett	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerome Pathon	2	1	15	7.50	2.14
WR Charles Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	5.45
TE Ken Dilger	1	0	0	0.00	1.43
RB Olandis Gary	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Vaughn Hebron	2	0
Koy Detmer	2	0
Ahman Green	2	2

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Koy Detmer	9	5	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	13	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Davis	3	1	1
WR Drew Bennett	2	2	0
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	0	0
RB Ahman Green	1	0	0
TE Harvey Vail	1	1	1
WR Kevin Johnson	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Pritchard	3	2	2
WR Charles Johnson	3	2	1
TE Ken Dilger	2	0	0
WR Jerome Pathon	2	0	0
WR Chad Johnson	2	1	1
RB Spencer George	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,300 (17,100)
End Zone 9,900 (12,400)
Mezzanine 5,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (10,900)
Club Seats 12,400 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,700 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,300 (17,100)
End Zone	9,900 (12,400)
Mezzanine	5,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (10,900)
Club Seats	12,400 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,700 (7,500)