Week 17, 2002

played in Atlanta, GA

46 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	0	17	-	24
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	17	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:10 ATL - Spencer George 14 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 05:06 TBY - Drew Bennett 32 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 00:36 ATL - Charles Johnson 19 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 10:37 ATL - Charles Johnson 9 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 07:46 ATL - Charles Johnson 15 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 02:36 ATL - Derek Whaley 42 field goal
4Q: 14:20 TBY - Ahman Green 8 run (Koy Detmer pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 05:02 TBY - Kevin Johnson 17 pass from Koy Detmer (Ahman Green run for conversion)
4Q: 00:08 TBY - Joe Nedney 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:10 ATL - Spencer George 14 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 05:06 TBY - Drew Bennett 32 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 00:36 ATL - Charles Johnson 19 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 10:37 ATL - Charles Johnson 9 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 07:46 ATL - Charles Johnson 15 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 02:36 ATL - Derek Whaley 42 field goal
4Q: 14:20 TBY - Ahman Green 8 run (Koy Detmer pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 05:02 TBY - Kevin Johnson 17 pass from Koy Detmer (Ahman Green run for conversion)
4Q: 00:08 TBY - Joe Nedney 51 field goal

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 9-7 12-4
First Downs 20 20
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 16 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 327 397
- Offensive Plays 62 65
- Yards per Play 5.27 6.11
Net Rushing Yards 73 159
- Rushing Attempts 19 41
- Yards per Rush 3.84 3.88
Net Passing Yards 254 238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 22 - 1 22 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 292 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/38 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 5.91 9.92
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/39 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/35 4/30
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 2/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 28
Time of Possession 26:15 33:45

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	9-7	12-4
First Downs	20	20
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	16	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	327	397
- Offensive Plays	62	65
- Yards per Play	5.27	6.11
Net Rushing Yards	73	159
- Rushing Attempts	19	41
- Yards per Rush	3.84	3.88
Net Passing Yards	254	238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 22 - 1	22 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	292	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/38	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	5.91	9.92
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/39	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/35	4/30
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	2/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 28
Time of Possession	26:15	33:45

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:48	OWN 9	3	5	Punt
1	10:01	1:12	OPP 45	3	2	Punt
1	4:59	1:28	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
1	0:38	7:50	OWN 7	13	81	Interception
2	5:36	0:45	OPP 33	3	33	Touchdown
2	3:50	2:00	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 20	1	3	Half
3	10:30	0:50	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	7:38	1:44	OWN 32	3	-19	Punt
3	2:28	3:17	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	12:40	1:40	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
4	7:29	2:33	OWN 6	9	94	Touchdown
4	2:00	1:57	OWN 22	8	44	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:12	3:11	OWN 35	6	10	Fumble
1	8:49	3:50	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	3:31	2:53	OWN 40	6	23	Punt
2	7:48	2:12	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
2	4:51	1:01	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	1:50	1:24	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:30	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	9:40	2:02	OWN 45	4	55	Touchdown
3	5:54	3:26	OPP 42	6	17	Field Goal
4	14:11	1:31	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	11:00	3:31	OWN 37	5	10	Punt
4	4:56	2:56	OWN 18	6	19	Punt

Game MVP: Drew Brees, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ahman Green	13	46	3.54	9	0	1
Vaughn Hebron	3	6	2.00	3	0	0
Koy Detmer	3	21	7.00	11	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rudi Johnson	32	120	3.75	41	4
Drew Brees	7	40	5.71	12	1
Spencer George	2	-1	-0.50	3	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Koy Detmer	39	22	292	4/38	2	32	1	86.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	22	17	247	2/9	4	30	0	152.8

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Davis	5	8	53	10.60	14	21	0
WR Kevin Johnson	5	6	74	14.80	16	31	1
TE Harvey Vail	4	6	25	6.25	8	16	0
WR Drew Bennett	4	10	83	20.75	40	32	1
RB Ahman Green	2	3	33	16.50	16	26	0
WR Antonio Bryant	2	3	24	12.00	0	16	0
TE Tyrone Davis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	5	5	76	15.20	7	30	3
WR Antonio Nicas	4	6	48	12.00	20	23	0
WR Chad Johnson	4	5	60	15.00	40	25	0
RB Spencer George	2	2	21	10.50	17	14	1
WR Mike Pritchard	1	1	27	27.00	15	27	0
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	15	15.00	6	15	0
FB George Irwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Erron Kinney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Charles Woodson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ralph Brown	1	0	0
Nolan Harrison	0	1	0
Rocky Bernard	0	1	0
John Fiala	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Drew Brees	1	0	0	0
Benjamin Gerhardt	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	7	289	41.3	34.1	57	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	6	257	42.8	37.0	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Brown	2	35	17.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	4	30	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	1	27	27.0	0
Antonio Bryant	1	23	23.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chad Cota	8	5	0.0	41	24
OLB Carlos Emmons	8	1	0.0	34	21
CB Ralph Brown	7	0	0.0	41	24
S Damien Richardson	6	2	0.0	40	24
ILB John Fiala	5	5	1.0	41	24
CB Aeneas Williams	5	1	0.0	41	23
DE Brady Smith	4	1	0.0	36	23
CB Chris Watson	3	0	0.0	18	11
DT James Cannida	2	0	1.0	17	15
DT Nolan Harrison	2	2	0.0	28	12
DT Rocky Bernard	1	2	0.0	28	15
S Robert Griffith	1	1	0.0	4	6
OLB Robbie Herndon	1	1	0.0	18	10
DE Chad Bratzke	1	0	0.0	17	4
TE Harvey Vail	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tay Cody	1	0	0.0	3	7
OLB Khary Campbell	1	0	0.0	9	0
DE John Frank	0	1	0.0	27	20

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ian Gold	5	1	2.0	17	42
S Willie Clay	5	0	0.0	18	40
ILB Shannon Taylor	4	2	0.0	18	29
CB Tom Knight	4	1	0.0	10	19
DT Trevor Pryce	4	0	0.0	14	30
ILB Zeke Moreno	3	3	0.0	15	39
CB Donnie Abraham	3	2	0.0	18	43
DE Orpheus Roye	3	0	0.0	8	4
CB Charles Woodson	2	2	0.0	18	42
DE Lance Perea	2	1	0.0	13	40
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	2	1	0.0	11	35
DT Jerry Drake	1	0	1.0	4	18
DT Chris Cooper	1	0	1.0	5	13
CB Kevin Mathis	1	1	0.0	10	38
DE Derrick Burgess	1	1	0.0	13	24
OLB James Allen	1	0	0.0	5	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB John Fiala	1.0	0	0	24
DT James Cannida	1.0	0	0	15
DE Brady Smith	0.0	1	1	23

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ian Gold	2.0	3	1	42
DT Jerry Drake	1.0	1	0	18
DT Chris Cooper	1.0	0	0	13
ILB Quincy Monk	0.0	1	0	4

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Damien Richardson	5	0	24
CB Aeneas Williams	4	0	23
CB Chris Watson	3	1	11
OLB Carlos Emmons	2	1	21
ILB John Fiala	1	1	24
S Chad Cota	1	0	24
CB Ralph Brown	1	0	24

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Willie Clay	4	0	0	40
CB Charles Woodson	3	1	1	42
CB Donnie Abraham	3	0	0	43
CB Tom Knight	3	0	0	19
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	3	0	0	35
ILB Shannon Taylor	2	1	0	29
OLB Ian Gold	2	0	0	42
CB Kevin Mathis	1	1	0	38
ILB Zeke Moreno	1	0	0	39

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Thomas	3	6	19	0	43
Matt Johnson	1	3	19	0	43
Nelson Kelley	0	3	19	1	43
Chris Dahlman	0	2	19	3	43
Ross Verba	0	2	19	0	43

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marcus Spriggs	3	8	41	1	24
Travis Claridge	2	9	41	0	24
Marco Rivera	2	7	41	0	24
Cooper Carlisle	0	6	41	0	24
Chris Samuels	0	2	41	1	24
George Irwin	0	2	10	0	7
Erron Kinney	0	1	23	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Kaden Butler	2	13
Vaughn Hebron	1	24
Tyrone Davis	1	19
Nelson Kelley	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Benjamin Gerhardt	2	39
George Irwin	1	18
Willie Clay	1	13

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ralph Brown	---	---	41	24	20	85
Nelson Kelley	19	43	---	---	8	70
Randy Thomas	19	43	---	---	8	70
Matt Johnson	19	43	---	---	8	70
Carlos Emmons	---	---	34	21	12	67
Aeneas Williams	---	---	41	23	2	66
Chad Cota	---	---	41	24	1	66
John Fiala	---	---	41	24	1	66
Damien Richardson	---	---	40	24	1	65
Chris Dahlman	19	43	---	---	---	62
Koy Detmer	19	43	---	---	---	62
Ross Verba	19	43	---	---	---	62
Brady Smith	---	---	36	23	1	60
Harvey Vail	15	29	---	---	16	60
Ahman Green	16	37	---	---	5	58
Drew Bennett	14	36	---	---	---	50
John Frank	---	---	27	20	---	47
Rocky Bernard	---	---	28	15	4	47
Antonio Bryant	8	19	---	---	17	44
Thurman Reese	9	15	---	---	18	42
Nolan Harrison	---	---	28	12	1	41
Louis Davis	7	28	---	---	6	41
Kevin Johnson	13	27	---	---	---	40
Robbie Herndon	---	---	18	10	12	40
Chris Watson	---	---	18	11	11	40
Tyrone Davis	5	12	---	---	19	36
James Cannida	---	---	17	15	3	35
Vaughn Hebron	3	6	---	---	24	33
Chad Bratzke	---	---	17	4	6	27
Tay Cody	---	---	3	7	12	22
Kaden Butler	4	5	---	---	13	22
Robert Griffith	---	---	4	6	6	16
Anfernee Hardaway	1	1	---	---	13	15
Demetric Evans	---	---	8	1	1	10
Khary Campbell	---	---	9	0	---	9
Darian Rose	0	0	---	---	8	8
Scott Player	0	0	---	---	8	8
Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	8	8
Todd Collins	---	---	0	0	6	6
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	6	6
Troy Walters	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jake Delhomme	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cris Finley	0	0	---	---	---	0
James P. Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cole Shapiro	0	0	---	---	---	0
Victor Rogers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	11	35	39	85
Cooper Carlisle	41	24	---	---	7	72
Willie Clay	---	---	18	40	13	71
Charles Johnson	30	19	---	---	18	67
Kevin Mathis	---	---	10	38	19	67
Charles Woodson	---	---	18	42	6	66
Marco Rivera	41	24	---	---	---	65
Marcus Spriggs	41	24	---	---	---	65
Travis Claridge	41	24	---	---	---	65
Chris Samuels	41	24	---	---	---	65
Drew Brees	41	24	---	---	---	65
Chad Johnson	41	24	---	---	---	65
Donnie Abraham	---	---	18	43	1	62
Lance Perea	---	---	13	40	8	61
Antonio Nicas	39	21	---	---	---	60
Ian Gold	---	---	17	42	1	60
Zeke Moreno	---	---	15	39	1	55
Rudi Johnson	37	12	---	---	---	49
Shannon Taylor	---	---	18	29	1	48
Trevor Pryce	---	---	14	30	2	46
Spencer George	7	13	---	---	25	45
Erron Kinney	23	13	---	---	7	43
Derrick Burgess	---	---	13	24	2	39
George Irwin	10	7	---	---	18	35
Tom Knight	---	---	10	19	1	30
Damian Vaughn	5	1	---	---	18	24
James Allen	---	---	5	5	14	24
Chris Cooper	---	---	5	13	5	23
Jerry Drake	---	---	4	18	---	22
Todd Largent	---	---	2	7	11	20
Quincy Monk	---	---	8	4	5	17
Craig Yeast	1	1	---	---	12	14
Mike Pritchard	5	8	---	---	---	13
Tom Blackwell	---	---	2	1	10	13
Orpheus Roye	---	---	8	4	---	12
Sedrick Shaw	7	1	---	---	---	8
Johnny Minevich	0	0	---	---	7	7
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	7	7
L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Casey Webster	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ray Lucas	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donald Hayes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	11	46	4.2
Right	1	3	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	25	3.1
Middle	28	107	3.8
Right	5	27	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Koy Detmer	39	22	5	2	4	3	5	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	22	17	5	0	1	3	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	122	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	148	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	16	2.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	26	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	92	10.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	99	14.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	30	30.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drew Bennett	10	4	1	83	2	36
WR Louis Davis	8	5	3	53	1	28
TE Harvey Vail	6	4	0	25	0	29
WR Kevin Johnson	6	5	0	74	1	27
RB Ahman Green	3	2	0	33	1	37
WR Antonio Bryant	3	2	0	24	0	19
TE Tyrone Davis	1	0	0	0	0	12

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Nicas	6	4	0	48	1	21
WR Charles Johnson	5	5	0	76	1	19
WR Chad Johnson	5	4	0	60	2	24
RB Spencer George	2	2	0	21	0	13
WR Mike Pritchard	1	1	0	27	1	8
FB George Irwin	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Erron Kinney	1	0	1	0	0	13
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	0	15	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahman Green	1	8	8.00	3.54

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rudi Johnson	2	-1	-0.50	3.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Koy Detmer	2	1	17	8.50	7.49

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	5	4	57	11.40	11.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Harvey Vail	1	0	0	0.00	4.17
WR Kevin Johnson	1	1	17	17.00	12.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Johnson	3	3	43	14.33	15.20
RB Spencer George	1	1	14	14.00	10.50
WR Antonio Nicas	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ahman Green	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Drew Brees	3	2
Rudi Johnson	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Koy Detmer	10	6	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	8	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Bennett	4	2	2
WR Louis Davis	2	1	1
TE Harvey Vail	2	2	1
RB Ahman Green	1	1	1
WR Antonio Bryant	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Nicas	3	2	1
WR Charles Johnson	2	2	2
WR Chad Johnson	2	2	1
RB Spencer George	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (17,100)
End Zone 12,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (17,100)
End Zone	12,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)