Week 10, 2001

played in Tampa Bay, FL

86 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	3	3	3	-	16
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	3	14	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:00 ATL - Charles Johnson 10 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 09:34 TBY - Shawn Jefferson 15 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 10:17 ATL - Derek Whaley 46 field goal
2Q: 03:39 TBY - Joe Nedney 50 field goal
3Q: 07:20 TBY - Ahman Green 3 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 06:17 TBY - Ahman Green 7 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 02:01 ATL - Derek Whaley 38 field goal
4Q: 12:45 ATL - Derek Whaley 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:00 ATL - Charles Johnson 10 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 09:34 TBY - Shawn Jefferson 15 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 10:17 ATL - Derek Whaley 46 field goal
2Q: 03:39 TBY - Joe Nedney 50 field goal
3Q: 07:20 TBY - Ahman Green 3 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 06:17 TBY - Ahman Green 7 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 02:01 ATL - Derek Whaley 38 field goal
4Q: 12:45 ATL - Derek Whaley 31 field goal

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 5-4 6-3
First Downs 12 19
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 239 264
- Offensive Plays 50 65
- Yards per Play 4.78 4.06
Net Rushing Yards 102 156
- Rushing Attempts 24 43
- Yards per Rush 4.25 3.63
Net Passing Yards 137 108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 15 - 0 21 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 158 113
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/21 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.27 4.91
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/17 3/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/59 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 32
Time of Possession 26:12 33:48

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	5-4	6-3
First Downs	12	19
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	239	264
- Offensive Plays	50	65
- Yards per Play	4.78	4.06
Net Rushing Yards	102	156
- Rushing Attempts	24	43
- Yards per Rush	4.25	3.63
Net Passing Yards	137	108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 15 - 0	21 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	158	113
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/21	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.27	4.91
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/17	3/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/59	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 32
Time of Possession	26:12	33:48

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:06	OWN 49	4	51	Touchdown
1	9:28	3:51	OWN 20	7	41	Punt
1	2:34	3:21	OWN 45	6	21	Missed FG
2	11:41	1:32	OPP 38	3	9	Field Goal
2	7:50	1:51	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
2	3:34	2:34	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
3	7:10	0:21	OWN 20	1	-10	Fumble
3	6:08	4:13	OWN 21	8	58	Field Goal
3	0:16	2:38	OPP 46	5	32	Field Goal
4	9:27	1:27	OWN 37	3	-3	Punt
4	4:57	1:48	OWN 10	4	8	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:54	3:26	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
1	5:37	3:03	OWN 1	5	16	Punt
2	14:13	2:32	OWN 41	5	6	Interception
2	10:09	2:19	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
2	5:59	2:25	OWN 44	5	23	Field Goal
2	1:00	1:00	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	7:50	OWN 35	13	65	Touchdown
3	6:49	0:41	OPP 10	2	10	Touchdown
3	1:55	1:39	OWN 13	3	0	Punt
4	12:38	3:11	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
4	8:00	3:03	OWN 31	4	32	Punt
4	3:09	3:09	OWN 49	8	26	Game

Game MVP: Ahman Green, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sedrick Shaw	18	57	3.17	10	1
Spencer George	4	35	8.75	28	1
Drew Brees	2	10	5.00	8	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ahman Green	30	124	4.13	15	3	2
Vaughn Hebron	7	11	1.57	5	0	0
Koy Detmer	5	18	3.60	8	0	0
Thurman Reese	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	22	15	158	4/21	1	21	0	104.0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Koy Detmer	21	15	113	1/5	1	23	1	80.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	4	6	51	12.75	35	17	1
WR Chad Johnson	4	6	49	12.25	3	21	0
WR Mike Pritchard	2	4	21	10.50	4	14	0
WR Craig Yeast	2	2	15	7.50	6	15	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Sedrick Shaw	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB George Irwin	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Spencer George	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Davis	5	6	35	7.00	6	12	0
RB Ahman Green	5	5	30	6.00	0	8	0
WR Shawn Jefferson	3	3	41	13.67	26	23	1
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Troy Walters	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Anfernee Hardaway	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Thurman Reese	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Drew Bennett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tyrone Carter	1	6	6.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Sedrick Shaw	1	0
Drew Brees	1	0
Travis Claridge	0	1

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
Pernell Davis	1	0
Nolan Harrison	0	1
John Fiala	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	5	195	39.0	35.8	43	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	6	237	39.5	36.7	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	3/4	1/2	0/1	46	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	3	17	5.7	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Brown	3	16	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Fair	1	40	40.0	0
Charles Woodson	1	19	19.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	1	27	27.0	0
Drew Bennett	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	8	3	0.0	38	18
S Shawn Williams	6	4	0.0	34	11
DE Orpheus Roye	5	1	0.0	35	16
CB Charles Woodson	5	0	0.0	41	22
ILB Shannon Taylor	4	1	0.0	28	6
ILB Zeke Moreno	4	1	0.0	41	19
S Willie Clay	4	0	0.0	13	16
CB Terry Fair	4	0	0.0	12	16
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	4	0	0.0	26	7
CB Donnie Abraham	3	4	0.0	43	22
DT Jerry Drake	3	1	0.0	24	7
ILB Mike Barber	2	2	0.0	23	19
DE Derrick Burgess	1	2	1.0	25	10
S Tyrone Carter	1	2	0.0	42	20
DE Duane Ashman	1	0	0.0	26	18

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Fiala	6	3	0.0	24	26
S Robert Griffith	5	2	0.0	21	26
OLB Carlos Emmons	5	1	0.0	22	21
CB Aeneas Williams	5	0	0.0	22	26
S Damien Richardson	4	3	0.0	24	26
CB Ralph Brown	4	1	0.0	24	26
DT Pernell Davis	3	0	1.0	15	16
DT Nolan Harrison	3	2	0.5	15	16
DE Eric Curry	2	1	1.5	11	10
DE John Frank	2	0	1.0	13	16
OLB Chris Singleton	1	1	0.0	4	0
CB Doug Evans	1	0	0.0	12	11
DE Brady Smith	1	0	0.0	23	24
WR Troy Walters	1	0	---	---	---
S Joe Poole	0	1	0.0	3	3
DT James Cannida	0	1	0.0	16	16
OLB Robbie Herndon	0	1	0.0	7	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Derrick Burgess	1.0	0	1	0	10
DE Duane Ashman	0.0	1	0	0	18

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eric Curry	1.5	0	0	10
DT Pernell Davis	1.0	1	0	16
DE John Frank	1.0	0	0	16
DT Nolan Harrison	0.5	0	0	16
DT James Cannida	0.0	1	2	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Willie Clay	2	0	16
ILB Yev Kassem	2	0	18
CB Donnie Abraham	2	0	22
CB Charles Woodson	2	0	22
ILB Zeke Moreno	2	0	19
S Tyrone Carter	1	1	20
ILB Mike Barber	1	0	19
CB Terry Fair	1	0	16
S Shawn Williams	1	0	11
ILB Shannon Taylor	1	0	6

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Aeneas Williams	5	1	26
CB Ralph Brown	4	1	26
S Robert Griffith	2	0	26
DT Nolan Harrison	1	0	16
CB Doug Evans	1	0	11
OLB Carlos Emmons	1	0	21
ILB John Fiala	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marco Rivera	3	6	24	1	26
Cooper Carlisle	1	7	24	0	26
Rick Delrio	1	2	13	1	17
Doug Brzezinski	1	1	11	0	9
Erik Williams	0	4	24	1	22
Travis Claridge	0	2	24	1	26
George Irwin	0	1	16	0	14

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ross Verba	4	8	43	0	22
Chris Dahlman	2	9	43	0	22
Joey Banes	2	8	43	0	22
Randy Thomas	2	7	43	0	22
Chris Liwienski	2	5	43	1	22
Harvey Vail	1	1	37	0	14
Thurman Reese	0	2	20	0	6
Tyrone Davis	0	1	6	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Spencer George	2	25
Shevin Smith	1	27
Shawn Williams	1	9
Todd McClure	1	9

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Davis	2	17
Doug Evans	1	22
Chris Singleton	1	15
Anfernee Hardaway	1	11

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Woodson	---	---	41	22	4	67
Donnie Abraham	---	---	43	22	1	66
Tyrone Carter	---	---	42	20	1	63
Charles Johnson	23	24	---	---	15	62
Zeke Moreno	---	---	41	19	1	61
Mike Barber	---	---	23	19	15	57
Yev Kassem	---	---	38	18	1	57
Erik Williams	24	22	---	---	9	55
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	26	7	22	55
Shawn Williams	---	---	34	11	9	54
Orpheus Roye	---	---	35	16	1	52
Duane Ashman	---	---	26	18	7	51
Marco Rivera	24	26	---	---	---	50
Cooper Carlisle	24	26	---	---	---	50
Travis Claridge	24	26	---	---	---	50
Drew Brees	24	26	---	---	---	50
George Irwin	16	14	---	---	17	47
Chad Johnson	20	25	---	---	---	45
Spencer George	6	10	---	---	25	41
Ed Jasper	---	---	19	15	7	41
Willie Clay	---	---	13	16	10	39
Rick Delrio	13	17	---	---	9	39
Ken Dilger	16	14	---	---	7	37
Derrick Burgess	---	---	25	10	---	35
Sedrick Shaw	18	16	---	---	---	34
Shannon Taylor	---	---	28	6	---	34
Jerry Drake	---	---	24	7	---	31
Terry Fair	---	---	12	16	3	31
Shevin Smith	---	---	2	0	27	29
Mike Pritchard	8	18	---	---	---	26
Henry Anderko	4	2	---	---	19	25
Craig Yeast	4	5	---	---	13	22
Doug Brzezinski	11	9	---	---	2	22
Kevin Mathis	---	---	1	0	15	16
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	9	9
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bobby Collins	5	2	---	---	1	8
Casey Webster	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marcus Spriggs	0	4	---	---	---	4
Chris Penn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bernard Robertson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Micah Lucas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Liwienski	43	22	---	---	7	72
Randy Thomas	43	22	---	---	7	72
Ralph Brown	---	---	24	26	18	68
Joey Banes	43	22	---	---	---	65
Chris Dahlman	43	22	---	---	---	65
Koy Detmer	43	22	---	---	---	65
Ross Verba	43	22	---	---	---	65
Harvey Vail	37	14	---	---	14	65
John Fiala	---	---	24	26	14	64
Damien Richardson	---	---	24	26	8	58
Carlos Emmons	---	---	22	21	13	56
Ahman Green	36	19	---	---	1	56
Louis Davis	37	17	---	---	---	54
Aeneas Williams	---	---	22	26	4	52
Shawn Jefferson	32	14	---	---	5	51
Robert Griffith	---	---	21	26	4	51
Brady Smith	---	---	23	24	3	50
Doug Evans	---	---	12	11	22	45
Drew Bennett	16	13	---	---	15	44
Thurman Reese	20	6	---	---	14	40
Pernell Davis	---	---	15	16	6	37
James Cannida	---	---	16	16	3	35
John Frank	---	---	13	16	6	35
Nolan Harrison	---	---	15	16	2	33
Vaughn Hebron	7	3	---	---	22	32
Anfernee Hardaway	8	10	---	---	11	29
Tyrone Davis	6	5	---	---	17	28
Eric Curry	---	---	11	10	5	26
Dave Moore	16	3	---	---	6	25
Robbie Herndon	---	---	7	12	3	22
Chris Singleton	---	---	4	0	15	19
Chris Watson	---	---	5	4	---	9
Joe Poole	---	---	3	3	2	8
Troy Walters	0	6	---	---	2	8
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	7	7
Todd Collins	---	---	2	5	---	7
Darian Rose	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Player	0	0	---	---	7	7
Travis Rigby	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	6	6
Demetric Evans	---	---	1	2	3	6
Gus Frerotte	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nelson Kelley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Craig Whelihan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tay Cody	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	8	18	2.3
Right	11	67	6.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	38	3.5
Middle	17	56	3.3
Right	14	63	4.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	22	15	1	0	3	2	2	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Koy Detmer	21	15	1	2	1	0	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	79	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	65	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	84	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	18	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	6	4	1	51	0	24
WR Chad Johnson	6	4	1	49	1	25
WR Mike Pritchard	4	2	1	21	0	18
WR Craig Yeast	2	2	0	15	0	5
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	0	8	0	14
RB Sedrick Shaw	1	1	0	8	0	16
RB Spencer George	1	0	0	0	0	10
FB George Irwin	1	1	0	6	0	14

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Davis	6	5	0	35	0	17
RB Ahman Green	5	5	0	30	0	19
WR Shawn Jefferson	3	3	0	41	1	14
WR Anfernee Hardaway	2	0	1	0	0	10
WR Troy Walters	2	1	0	8	0	6
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	1	0	-1	0	3
FB Thurman Reese	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Drew Bennett	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Spencer George	1	-1	-1.00	8.75

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahman Green	5	21	4.20	4.13
Koy Detmer	1	1	1.00	3.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	1	1	10	10.00	7.18

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Koy Detmer	2	2	23	11.50	5.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	10	10.00	8.50

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	15	15.00	13.67
WR Troy Walters	1	1	8	8.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Spencer George	3	1
Drew Brees	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ahman Green	3	3
Vaughn Hebron	1	0
Koy Detmer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	7	2	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Koy Detmer	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Pritchard	2	0	0
WR Charles Johnson	2	0	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	0
RB Spencer George	1	0	0
WR Craig Yeast	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Davis	2	1	1
RB Ahman Green	2	2	1
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	1	0
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	0	0
FB Thurman Reese	1	0	0
WR Troy Walters	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)