Wild Card Playoff Games, 2002

played in Atlanta, GA

63 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	0	0	0	-	3
Atlanta Falcons	0	10	0	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:41 TBY - Joe Nedney 21 field goal
2Q: 09:00 ATL - Derek Whaley 36 field goal
2Q: 05:40 ATL - Chad Johnson 37 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 12:41 ATL - Derek Whaley 40 field goal
4Q: 02:20 ATL - Derek Whaley 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:41 TBY - Joe Nedney 21 field goal
2Q: 09:00 ATL - Derek Whaley 36 field goal
2Q: 05:40 ATL - Chad Johnson 37 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 12:41 ATL - Derek Whaley 40 field goal
4Q: 02:20 ATL - Derek Whaley 27 field goal

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 9-8 13-4
First Downs 19 14
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 270 292
- Offensive Plays 66 55
- Yards per Play 4.09 5.31
Net Rushing Yards 158 108
- Rushing Attempts 30 33
- Yards per Rush 5.27 3.27
Net Passing Yards 112 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 22 - 1 21 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 125 190
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/13 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.11 8.36
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.2
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/30 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 37
Time of Possession 29:47 30:13

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	9-8	13-4
First Downs	19	14
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	270	292
- Offensive Plays	66	55
- Yards per Play	4.09	5.31
Net Rushing Yards	158	108
- Rushing Attempts	30	33
- Yards per Rush	5.27	3.27
Net Passing Yards	112	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 22 - 1	21 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	125	190
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/13	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.11	8.36
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.2
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/30	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 37
Time of Possession	29:47	30:13

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:36	8:03	OWN 30	14	66	Field Goal
1	0:08	1:01	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
2	8:55	1:49	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	5:24	4:02	OWN 14	8	48	Interception
3	15:00	2:23	OWN 35	4	20	Fumble
3	10:33	2:12	OWN 4	5	10	Punt
3	6:28	5:14	OWN 13	10	55	Missed FG
4	12:33	2:58	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
4	3:54	1:08	OWN 8	4	4	Downs
4	2:13	2:13	OWN 20	10	42	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:24	OWN 20	11	57	Missed FG
1	1:33	1:25	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	14:07	5:12	OWN 7	9	74	Field Goal
2	7:06	1:42	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
2	1:22	1:22	OWN 24	3	22	Half
3	12:37	2:04	50	3	9	Punt
3	8:21	1:53	OPP 47	3	8	Punt
3	1:14	3:41	OWN 39	8	38	Field Goal
4	9:35	5:41	OWN 29	8	31	Punt
4	2:46	0:33	OPP 12	3	2	Field Goal

Game MVP: Drew Brees, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ahman Green	16	103	6.44	21	4
Koy Detmer	9	39	4.33	11	1
Vaughn Hebron	5	16	3.20	8	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rudi Johnson	27	86	3.19	25	3
Spencer George	4	7	1.75	4	0
Drew Brees	2	15	7.50	11	1

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Koy Detmer	32	22	125	4/13	0	23	1	62.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	21	16	190	1/6	1	37	0	119.1

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kevin Johnson	5	5	42	8.40	10	23
WR Drew Bennett	5	7	29	5.80	0	8
WR Louis Davis	4	7	21	5.25	6	10
FB Thurman Reese	3	3	-2	-0.67	0	1
TE Tyrone Davis	2	2	18	9.00	0	13
TE Harvey Vail	2	4	17	8.50	2	10
WR Antonio Bryant	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Ahman Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Nicas	6	8	44	7.33	6	16	0
WR Chad Johnson	4	4	98	24.50	63	37	1
TE Erron Kinney	3	3	28	9.33	1	14	0
WR Charles Johnson	2	3	19	9.50	1	11	0
WR Mike Pritchard	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	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
Koy Detmer	2	0	0
Randy Thomas	0	1	0
Aeneas Williams	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Antonio Nicas	1	0	0
Zeke Moreno	0	1	1
Erron Kinney	0	1	0
Willie Clay	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	4	156	39.0	37.0	52	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	4	148	37.0	35.8	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	1/2	0/1	0/0	21	0/0

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

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	1	5	5.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	2	34	17.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chad Cota	5	5	0.0	33	22
ILB John Fiala	5	4	0.0	33	22
DE Brady Smith	5	1	0.0	30	22
CB Ralph Brown	5	0	0.0	33	22
DT Rocky Bernard	5	0	0.0	31	22
CB Aeneas Williams	3	2	0.0	31	19
DT Nolan Harrison	3	1	0.0	16	7
OLB Carlos Emmons	3	1	0.0	29	21
CB Chris Watson	3	1	0.0	16	14
OLB Robbie Herndon	3	0	0.0	12	4
S Damien Richardson	2	1	0.0	33	21
DE Chad Bratzke	2	0	0.0	9	8
DE John Frank	1	0	1.0	24	14
S Robert Griffith	1	0	0.0	5	5
TE Tyrone Davis	1	0	---	---	---
FB Thurman Reese	1	0	---	---	---
DE Demetric Evans	1	0	0.0	3	0
CB Tay Cody	1	0	0.0	7	7
DT Ryan Pickett	0	1	0.0	14	11

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Zeke Moreno	10	2	0.0	26	34
DE Derrick Burgess	7	2	1.5	20	28
OLB Ian Gold	5	1	1.0	29	36
S Willie Clay	5	3	0.0	18	34
ILB Shannon Taylor	4	5	0.0	29	20
DE Lance Perea	3	1	1.5	23	19
CB Donnie Abraham	3	1	0.0	29	36
CB Kevin Mathis	3	1	0.0	17	32
CB Charles Woodson	3	0	0.0	28	36
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	3	0	0.0	18	32
S Matt Bowmen	2	1	0.0	12	4
S Shaunard Harts	2	0	0.0	13	2
OLB James Allen	2	0	0.0	6	2
DT Trevor Pryce	1	2	0.0	25	28
ILB Tom Blackwell	1	0	0.0	4	1
ILB Quincy Monk	1	0	0.0	8	3
CB Tom Knight	0	2	0.0	3	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE John Frank	1.0	0	0	14
DE Brady Smith	0.0	1	1	22
OLB Carlos Emmons	0.0	0	1	21
DT Rocky Bernard	0.0	0	1	22

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lance Perea	1.5	0	0	0	19
DE Derrick Burgess	1.5	0	0	0	28
OLB Ian Gold	1.0	1	3	1	36
DT Jerry Drake	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	PPlay
CB Ralph Brown	5	22
S Chad Cota	3	22
CB Chris Watson	3	14
CB Tay Cody	2	7
CB Aeneas Williams	1	19
S Robert Griffith	1	5
OLB Carlos Emmons	1	21

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Zeke Moreno	5	0	0	34
ILB Shannon Taylor	4	0	0	20
S Willie Clay	3	1	0	34
CB Donnie Abraham	3	0	0	36
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	3	0	0	32
CB Kevin Mathis	2	0	0	32
CB Charles Woodson	1	1	1	36
S Matt Bowmen	1	0	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Dahlman	4	6	1	30	1	36
Ross Verba	3	5	0	30	2	36
Randy Thomas	2	5	1	30	0	36
Chris Liwienski	1	4	0	30	1	36
Nelson Kelley	1	4	0	30	0	36
Tyrone Davis	1	1	0	10	0	13
Thurman Reese	0	1	0	15	0	13

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Claridge	4	9	33	0	22
Cooper Carlisle	1	1	33	0	22
Marcus Spriggs	0	7	33	1	22
Chris Samuels	0	6	33	0	22
Marco Rivera	0	4	33	0	22
George Irwin	0	4	10	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Davis	1	13
Anfernee Hardaway	1	12

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Benjamin Gerhardt	2	21
Willie Clay	1	13

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nelson Kelley	30	36	---	---	6	72
Chris Liwienski	30	36	---	---	6	72
Randy Thomas	30	36	---	---	6	72
Ralph Brown	---	---	33	22	15	70
Chris Dahlman	30	36	---	---	---	66
Koy Detmer	30	36	---	---	---	66
Ross Verba	30	36	---	---	---	66
Carlos Emmons	---	---	29	21	11	61
Harvey Vail	27	26	---	---	7	60
Chad Cota	---	---	33	22	4	59
John Fiala	---	---	33	22	4	59
Damien Richardson	---	---	33	21	4	58
Rocky Bernard	---	---	31	22	4	57
Brady Smith	---	---	30	22	4	56
Ahman Green	21	29	---	---	6	56
Aeneas Williams	---	---	31	19	5	55
Kevin Johnson	23	26	---	---	---	49
Drew Bennett	22	26	---	---	---	48
Thurman Reese	15	13	---	---	17	45
John Frank	---	---	24	14	4	42
Louis Davis	13	20	---	---	5	38
Tyrone Davis	10	13	---	---	13	36
Chris Watson	---	---	16	14	1	31
Vaughn Hebron	9	7	---	---	14	30
Tay Cody	---	---	7	7	16	30
Ryan Pickett	---	---	14	11	4	29
Antonio Bryant	3	13	---	---	11	27
Robbie Herndon	---	---	12	4	9	25
Nolan Harrison	---	---	16	7	---	23
Chad Bratzke	---	---	9	8	4	21
Robert Griffith	---	---	5	5	6	16
Anfernee Hardaway	1	2	---	---	12	15
Kaden Butler	6	5	---	---	4	15
Darian Rose	0	0	---	---	6	6
Scott Player	0	0	---	---	6	6
Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	6	6
Todd Collins	---	---	0	0	5	5
Demetric Evans	---	---	3	0	2	5
Khary Campbell	---	---	4	1	---	5
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jake Delhomme	0	0	---	---	---	0
Troy Walters	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cris Finley	0	0	---	---	---	0
James P. Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Victor Rogers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	18	32	21	71
Ian Gold	---	---	29	36	3	68
Donnie Abraham	---	---	29	36	2	67
Charles Woodson	---	---	28	36	3	67
Willie Clay	---	---	18	34	13	65
Cooper Carlisle	33	22	---	---	8	63
Kevin Mathis	---	---	17	32	13	62
Zeke Moreno	---	---	26	34	2	62
Marco Rivera	33	22	---	---	---	55
Marcus Spriggs	33	22	---	---	---	55
Travis Claridge	33	22	---	---	---	55
Chris Samuels	33	22	---	---	---	55
Drew Brees	33	22	---	---	---	55
Chad Johnson	33	22	---	---	---	55
Trevor Pryce	---	---	25	28	1	54
Shannon Taylor	---	---	29	20	2	51
Antonio Nicas	31	19	---	---	---	50
Derrick Burgess	---	---	20	28	1	49
Charles Johnson	18	17	---	---	11	46
Jerry Drake	---	---	17	23	6	46
Lance Perea	---	---	23	19	1	43
Rudi Johnson	28	14	---	---	---	42
Spencer George	10	9	---	---	19	38
Erron Kinney	18	10	---	---	5	33
George Irwin	10	2	---	---	14	26
Tom Knight	---	---	3	16	7	26
Mike Pritchard	12	10	---	---	---	22
Chris Cooper	---	---	5	10	5	20
Damian Vaughn	1	2	---	---	14	17
James Allen	---	---	6	2	9	17
Matt Bowmen	---	---	12	4	---	16
Shaunard Harts	---	---	13	2	---	15
Quincy Monk	---	---	8	3	4	15
Craig Yeast	0	1	---	---	11	12
Tom Blackwell	---	---	4	1	6	11
Sedrick Shaw	4	4	---	---	1	9
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Johnny Minevich	0	0	---	---	8	8
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	8	8
L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Casey Webster	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ray Lucas	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donald Hayes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	49	5.4
Middle	15	57	3.8
Right	6	52	8.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	19	66	3.5
Right	7	14	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Koy Detmer	32	22	1	0	0	2	4	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	21	16	3	1	0	0	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	52	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	74	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	144	10.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	45	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Davis	7	4	21	0	20
WR Drew Bennett	7	5	29	0	26
WR Kevin Johnson	5	5	42	1	26
TE Harvey Vail	4	2	17	0	26
FB Thurman Reese	3	3	-2	0	13
TE Tyrone Davis	2	2	18	0	13
RB Ahman Green	1	0	0	0	29
WR Antonio Bryant	1	1	0	0	13

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Nicas	8	6	44	0	19
WR Chad Johnson	4	4	98	3	22
WR Mike Pritchard	3	1	1	0	10
WR Charles Johnson	3	2	19	0	17
TE Erron Kinney	3	3	28	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vaughn Hebron	1	3	3.00	3.20
Koy Detmer	1	1	1.00	4.33
Ahman Green	1	4	4.00	6.44

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rudi Johnson	5	-2	-0.40	3.19

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Koy Detmer	2	1	10	5.00	3.91

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ahman Green	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Harvey Vail	1	1	10	10.00	4.25

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Koy Detmer	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Rudi Johnson	3	1
Spencer George	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Koy Detmer	11	9	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	10	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Davis	3	2	1
TE Harvey Vail	2	2	1
WR Kevin Johnson	2	2	1
WR Drew Bennett	2	2	1
WR Antonio Bryant	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Nicas	3	3	1
WR Chad Johnson	3	3	3
WR Mike Pritchard	2	1	0
WR Charles Johnson	2	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (17,100)
End Zone 12,400 (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	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (17,100)
End Zone	12,400 (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)