Week 1, 2004

played in Tampa Bay, FL

80 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:37 TBY - Joe Nedney 39 field goal
2Q: 02:15 TBY - Troy Walters 35 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 01:49 TBY - Ralph Brown 38 interception return (Joe Nedney extra point failed)
3Q: 05:53 ATL - Derek Whaley 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:37 TBY - Joe Nedney 39 field goal
2Q: 02:15 TBY - Troy Walters 35 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 01:49 TBY - Ralph Brown 38 interception return (Joe Nedney extra point failed)
3Q: 05:53 ATL - Derek Whaley 23 field goal

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 11 18
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 231 343
- Offensive Plays 58 70
- Yards per Play 3.98 4.90
Net Rushing Yards 49 117
- Rushing Attempts 14 40
- Yards per Rush 3.50 2.93
Net Passing Yards 182 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 17 - 3 29 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 215 237
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/33 1/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.14 7.53
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 6/33
Punt Returns/Yards 2/35 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/23 3/38
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 22
Time of Possession 23:24 36:36

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	11	18
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	231	343
- Offensive Plays	58	70
- Yards per Play	3.98	4.90
Net Rushing Yards	49	117
- Rushing Attempts	14	40
- Yards per Rush	3.50	2.93
Net Passing Yards	182	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 17 - 3	29 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	215	237
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/33	1/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.14	7.53
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	6/33
Punt Returns/Yards	2/35	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/23	3/38
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 22
Time of Possession	23:24	36:36

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:25	0:57	OPP 49	3	7	Punt
1	6:42	3:53	OWN 15	6	19	Punt
1	0:02	0:59	OWN 31	3	-6	Punt
2	9:31	2:36	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
2	2:52	0:12	OWN 39	1	0	Interception
2	2:05	0:28	OWN 27	2	0	Interception
2	1:37	0:58	OWN 31	5	16	Interception
3	15:00	3:04	OWN 21	6	32	Punt
3	10:10	4:22	OPP 38	8	32	Field Goal
3	2:47	2:42	OWN 28	6	24	Downs
4	10:45	1:20	OWN 20	4	40	Punt
4	3:16	2:09	OWN 26	8	40	Downs
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 47	2	0	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:35	OWN 20	5	45	Interception
1	11:28	4:46	OWN 11	10	38	Punt
1	2:49	2:47	OWN 4	6	21	Punt
2	14:03	4:32	OWN 38	8	40	Field Goal
2	6:55	4:03	OWN 21	8	47	Missed FG
2	2:40	0:35	OPP 49	2	49	Touchdown
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 13	2	-2	Half
3	11:56	1:46	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
3	5:48	3:01	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
3	0:05	4:20	OWN 48	8	15	Punt
4	9:25	6:09	OWN 4	9	40	Punt
4	1:07	0:48	OWN 34	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Ralph Brown, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Quentin Griffin	10	34	3.40	8
Spencer George	3	8	2.67	6
Drew Brees	1	7	7.00	7

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ahman Green	31	98	3.16	17	1
Cedric Young	7	13	1.86	6	0
Koy Detmer	2	6	3.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Adam Dunn	23	12	151	4/18	0	34	0	72.9
Drew Brees	15	5	64	2/15	0	20	3	8.0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Koy Detmer	29	23	237	1/11	1	35	1	97.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Chad Johnson	6	10	69	11.50	5	17
WR Charles Johnson	3	14	41	13.67	23	23
WR Peter Warrick	3	5	62	20.67	32	34
RB Quentin Griffin	2	3	12	6.00	1	7
WR Marcus Robinson	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
TE Damian Vaughn	1	1	16	16.00	0	16
TE Erron Kinney	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Antonio Nicas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Drew Bennett	7	8	79	11.29	22	22	0
WR Antonio Bryant	6	7	30	5.00	17	13	0
WR Jimmy Smith	4	4	59	14.75	20	25	0
WR Troy Walters	3	3	46	15.33	12	35	1
FB Thurman Reese	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Mack Minnig	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Ledley King	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Kevin Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Charles Woodson	1	23	23.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ralph Brown	2	38	19.00	1
OLB Robbie Herndon	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	6	258	43.0	41.7	62	5

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	7	258	36.9	29.0	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	1/2	0/1	0/0	39	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	2	35	17.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Brown	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	2	38	19.0	0
Kevin Mathis	1	24	24.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Trevor Pryce	11	2	0.5	33	24
CB Donnie Abraham	8	0	0.0	38	29
OLB Ian Gold	7	3	0.0	37	21
S Matt Bowmen	7	3	0.0	39	27
DE Lance Perea	5	1	0.5	30	24
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	5	2	0.0	24	15
ILB Tom Blackwell	4	5	0.0	39	29
CB Charles Woodson	3	1	0.0	35	30
DE Gavin Schneider	3	1	0.0	23	15
S Tyrone Carter	2	1	0.0	14	12
DE Brandon Green	2	0	0.0	31	23
DT Ryan Pickett	1	3	0.0	23	19
S Shaunard Harts	1	2	0.0	27	21
OLB Ty Myers	1	2	0.0	12	15
WR Charles Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kevin Mathis	1	0	0.0	11	8
TE Erron Kinney	1	0	---	---	---
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	1	0	0.0	2	1
DT Craig Terrill	1	0	0.0	20	14

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Damien Richardson	5	1	0.0	14	44
OLB Carlos Emmons	4	2	1.5	13	36
S Colin Branch	4	0	1.0	14	44
DE Brady Smith	3	0	1.5	13	36
ILB John Fiala	3	0	0.5	14	42
CB Ralph Brown	3	1	0.0	14	44
CB Ricky Manning	3	0	0.0	11	33
S Michael Boulware	3	0	0.0	6	20
DT Langston Moore	2	0	1.0	5	10
CB Dexter McCleon	2	1	0.0	11	35
OLB Robbie Herndon	2	0	0.0	1	7
DE John Frank	2	0	0.0	9	31
DT Rocky Bernard	1	1	0.5	10	37
TE Ledley King	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Khary Campbell	0	1	0.0	2	4
CB Shawntae Spencer	0	1	0.0	3	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lance Perea	0.5	0	24
DT Trevor Pryce	0.5	0	24
ILB Tom Blackwell	0.0	1	29
DT Craig Terrill	0.0	1	14

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Carlos Emmons	1.5	0	0	0	36
DE Brady Smith	1.5	0	0	0	36
DT Langston Moore	1.0	0	0	0	10
S Colin Branch	1.0	0	0	0	44
DT Rocky Bernard	0.5	1	1	0	37
ILB John Fiala	0.5	0	2	0	42
DT Ted Washington	0.0	1	0	0	13
DE John Frank	0.0	0	2	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Donnie Abraham	6	0	29
CB Charles Woodson	3	1	30
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	3	0	15
S Matt Bowmen	2	0	27
S Tyrone Carter	2	0	12
OLB Ian Gold	1	0	21
DT Ryan Pickett	1	0	19
S Shaunard Harts	1	0	21
ILB Tom Blackwell	1	0	29
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	1	0	1
DE Brandon Green	1	0	23
OLB Ty Myers	1	0	15

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ricky Manning	3	0	0	33
CB Ralph Brown	2	2	2	44
S Damien Richardson	2	2	0	44
OLB Robbie Herndon	2	1	1	7
OLB Carlos Emmons	2	0	0	36
CB Dexter McCleon	2	0	0	35
S Michael Boulware	2	0	0	20
ILB John Fiala	1	0	0	42
S Colin Branch	1	0	0	44

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cooper Carlisle	3	4	14	0	44
Marcus Spriggs	1	3	14	2	44
Travis Claridge	0	4	14	0	44
Jeff Backus	0	1	14	2	44
George Irwin	0	1	9	0	20
Chris Samuels	0	0	14	2	44

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nick Hardwick	3	10	40	0	30
Cole Shapiro	3	7	40	1	30
Randy Thomas	2	10	40	0	30
Orlando Brown	2	6	40	0	30
Jon Stinchcomb	1	5	40	0	30
Thurman Reese	0	1	24	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
George Irwin	1	12
Benjamin Gerhardt	1	11

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Wyatt Woodson	1	21
Cedric Young	1	21
Ricky Manning	1	13
Randy Thomas	1	9
Mack Minnig	1	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Woodson	---	---	35	30	6	71
Tom Blackwell	---	---	39	29	2	70
Donnie Abraham	---	---	38	29	2	69
Matt Bowmen	---	---	39	27	2	68
Marcus Spriggs	14	44	---	---	7	65
Ian Gold	---	---	37	21	2	60
Trevor Pryce	---	---	33	24	2	59
Cooper Carlisle	14	44	---	---	---	58
Travis Claridge	14	44	---	---	---	58
Chris Samuels	14	44	---	---	---	58
Jeff Backus	14	44	---	---	---	58
Charles Johnson	13	43	---	---	---	56
Brandon Green	---	---	31	23	2	56
Lance Perea	---	---	30	24	1	55
Shaunard Harts	---	---	27	21	2	50
Ty Myers	---	---	12	15	21	48
Gavin Schneider	---	---	23	15	8	46
Chad Johnson	11	33	---	---	1	45
Quentin Griffin	11	34	---	---	---	45
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	24	15	5	44
Kevin Mathis	---	---	11	8	24	43
Craig Terrill	---	---	20	14	9	43
Ryan Pickett	---	---	23	19	---	42
George Irwin	9	20	---	---	12	41
Peter Warrick	7	28	---	---	1	36
Tyrone Carter	---	---	14	12	9	35
Erron Kinney	9	25	---	---	---	34
Spencer George	3	10	---	---	19	32
Adam Dunn	4	27	---	---	---	31
Damian Vaughn	5	11	---	---	14	30
Drew Brees	10	17	---	---	---	27
Chris Baker	1	11	---	---	13	25
Antonio Nicas	1	3	---	---	11	15
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	2	1	11	14
Marcus Robinson	0	2	---	---	8	10
L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lonnie Paxton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Darnell Alford	0	0	---	---	7	7
Leander Jordan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Andra Davis	---	---	1	1	5	7
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	6	6
Quincy Monk	---	---	0	0	5	5
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	3	3
Zeke Moreno	---	---	1	1	---	2
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	1	1
Terrence Kiel	---	---	0	1	---	1

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Thomas	40	30	---	---	9	79
Cole Shapiro	40	30	---	---	9	79
Jon Stinchcomb	40	30	---	---	9	79
Orlando Brown	40	30	---	---	---	70
Koy Detmer	40	30	---	---	---	70
Ralph Brown	---	---	14	44	12	70
Nick Hardwick	40	30	---	---	---	70
Ahman Green	33	26	---	---	2	61
Mack Minnig	32	19	---	---	9	60
Colin Branch	---	---	14	44	2	60
Damien Richardson	---	---	14	44	1	59
John Fiala	---	---	14	42	1	57
Ricky Manning	---	---	11	33	13	57
Ledley King	25	17	---	---	14	56
Carlos Emmons	---	---	13	36	6	55
Thurman Reese	24	13	---	---	16	53
Brady Smith	---	---	13	36	1	50
Antonio Bryant	20	19	---	---	9	48
Rocky Bernard	---	---	10	37	1	48
Dexter McCleon	---	---	11	35	1	47
Jimmy Smith	22	20	---	---	---	42
John Frank	---	---	9	31	1	41
Drew Bennett	21	18	---	---	---	39
Cedric Young	7	4	---	---	21	32
Wyatt Woodson	---	---	1	8	21	30
Michael Boulware	---	---	6	20	3	29
Kenechi Udeze	---	---	5	13	10	28
Shawntae Spencer	---	---	3	11	13	27
Troy Walters	11	12	---	---	1	24
Ted Washington	---	---	3	13	3	19
Kevin Johnson	5	2	---	---	12	19
Langston Moore	---	---	5	10	---	15
Ryon Bingham	---	---	4	7	4	15
Robbie Herndon	---	---	1	7	5	13
Chris Dahlman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Scott Player	0	0	---	---	9	9
Demetric Evans	---	---	1	8	---	9
Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	6	6
Khary Campbell	---	---	2	4	---	6
Chad Cota	---	---	0	1	---	1
Randy Shughart	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Liwienski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brock Huard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cris Finley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Adrian Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	20	5.0
Middle	9	23	2.6
Right	1	6	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	28	2.8
Middle	22	65	3.0
Right	8	24	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Adam Dunn	23	12	2	1	4	1	4	0	0
Drew Brees	15	5	1	0	1	4	1	1	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Koy Detmer	29	23	3	2	1	0	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	78	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	85	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	49	4.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	25	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	104	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	37	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	71	17.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	14	3	2	41	1	43
WR Chad Johnson	10	6	1	69	0	33
WR Peter Warrick	5	3	0	62	2	28
RB Quentin Griffin	3	2	0	12	0	34
WR Marcus Robinson	2	1	1	11	0	2
TE Erron Kinney	2	1	0	4	0	25
TE Damian Vaughn	1	1	0	16	0	11
WR Antonio Nicas	1	0	1	0	0	3

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drew Bennett	8	7	0	79	1	18
WR Antonio Bryant	7	6	0	30	0	19
WR Jimmy Smith	4	4	0	59	1	20
WR Troy Walters	3	3	0	46	1	12
FB Thurman Reese	2	1	0	0	0	13
TE Mack Minnig	2	1	1	9	0	19
TE Ledley King	2	1	0	14	0	17
WR Kevin Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quentin Griffin	3	13	4.33	3.40

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Adam Dunn	2	1	5	2.50	6.57

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chad Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	6.90
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	5	5.00	4.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Drew Brees	1	1
Quentin Griffin	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ahman Green	5	2
Cedric Young	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	4	3	1
Adam Dunn	3	2	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Koy Detmer	10	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	3	2	1
RB Quentin Griffin	2	2	1
WR Charles Johnson	1	0	0
WR Marcus Robinson	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Bennett	3	3	2
WR Antonio Bryant	3	3	2
TE Ledley King	2	1	1
WR Kevin Johnson	1	0	0
WR Troy Walters	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)