Week 4, 2005

played in Atlanta, GA

64 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	7	0	0	-	10
Atlanta Falcons	7	3	0	16	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:47 TBY - Joe Nedney 47 field goal
1Q: 00:32 ATL - Chad Johnson 17 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 07:14 TBY - Ahman Green 5 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 00:18 ATL - Derek Whaley 55 field goal
4Q: 14:26 ATL - Derek Whaley 21 field goal
4Q: 09:44 ATL - Drew Brees 18 run (Derek Whaley extra point failed)
4Q: 01:50 ATL - Quentin Griffin 2 run (Derek Whaley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:47 TBY - Joe Nedney 47 field goal
1Q: 00:32 ATL - Chad Johnson 17 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 07:14 TBY - Ahman Green 5 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 00:18 ATL - Derek Whaley 55 field goal
4Q: 14:26 ATL - Derek Whaley 21 field goal
4Q: 09:44 ATL - Drew Brees 18 run (Derek Whaley extra point failed)
4Q: 01:50 ATL - Quentin Griffin 2 run (Derek Whaley extra point)

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 1-3 4-0
First Downs 10 16
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 6 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 192 283
- Offensive Plays 59 63
- Yards per Play 3.25 4.49
Net Rushing Yards 72 109
- Rushing Attempts 26 32
- Yards per Rush 2.77 3.41
Net Passing Yards 120 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 19 - 1 30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 144 181
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 3.64 5.61
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/41 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 3/43 4/49
Kick Returns/Yards 3/82 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 38
Time of Possession 30:17 29:43

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	1-3	4-0
First Downs	10	16
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	6	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	192	283
- Offensive Plays	59	63
- Yards per Play	3.25	4.49
Net Rushing Yards	72	109
- Rushing Attempts	26	32
- Yards per Rush	2.77	3.41
Net Passing Yards	120	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 19 - 1	30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	144	181
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	3.64	5.61
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/41	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	3/43	4/49
Kick Returns/Yards	3/82	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 38
Time of Possession	30:17	29:43

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:47	7:05	OWN 7	13	63	Field Goal
1	4:02	1:23	OWN 21	3	9	Interception
1	0:22	2:53	OWN 25	5	30	Punt
2	9:54	2:48	OPP 46	6	46	Touchdown
2	3:22	1:30	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:40	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
3	12:37	1:43	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
3	8:46	2:09	OWN 36	3	-8	Punt
3	5:16	1:27	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	14:20	2:12	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	9:35	3:20	OWN 34	5	1	Punt
4	3:50	0:48	OWN 26	4	-1	Downs
4	1:43	0:44	OWN 42	4	3	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:13	OWN 40	3	2	Punt
1	5:42	1:40	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
1	2:39	2:17	OPP 34	5	34	Touchdown
2	12:29	2:35	OWN 20	5	17	Interception
2	7:06	3:44	OWN 13	5	26	Punt
2	1:52	1:39	OWN 14	9	48	Field Goal
3	13:20	0:43	OWN 42	3	-1	Punt
3	10:54	2:08	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
3	6:37	1:21	OWN 29	4	28	Punt
3	3:49	4:29	OPP 48	7	44	Field Goal
4	12:08	2:33	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
4	6:15	2:25	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
4	3:02	1:19	OPP 25	6	25	Touchdown
4	0:59	0:59	OPP 45	3	-5	Game

Game MVP: Quentin Griffin, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ahman Green	20	55	2.75	11	1	1
QB Koy Detmer	4	10	2.50	6	0	0
RB Elias Wynn	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
RB Cedric Young	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Quentin Griffin	28	96	3.43	19	3	1
QB Drew Brees	4	13	3.25	18	1	1

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Koy Detmer	29	19	144	4/24	0	32	1	63.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	30	18	181	1/7	1	25	1	74.4

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Ahman Green	5	8	39	7.80	16	11
WR Michael Lewis	4	5	46	11.50	8	32
WR Drew Bennett	4	5	20	5.00	8	10
WR Antonio Bryant	2	5	4	2.00	0	3
TE Ledley King	2	2	19	9.50	11	11
WR Kevin Johnson	1	2	7	7.00	1	7
TE Mack Minnig	1	2	9	9.00	4	9

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Johnson	7	16	79	11.29	38	25	1
WR Antonio Nicas	2	2	38	19.00	1	23	0
TE Erron Kinney	2	2	0	0.00	0	1	0
WR Peter Warrick	2	2	32	16.00	21	22	0
TE Chris Baker	2	2	6	3.00	0	3	0
RB Quentin Griffin	2	2	12	6.00	7	6	0
WR Amir Montgomery	1	4	14	14.00	0	14	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Colin Branch	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Ralph Brown	1	0	0	0
OLB Carlos Emmons	0	1	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Ty Myers	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	8	341	42.6	34.0	52	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	7	323	46.1	37.1	51	4

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	2/2	1/1	1/1	55	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Brown	3	43	14.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	4	49	12.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Young	3	82	27.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carlos Emmons	8	2	0.0	32	28
S Colin Branch	7	2	0.0	28	23
CB Ralph Brown	6	1	0.0	32	31
ILB John Fiala	5	0	0.0	31	28
DE Jay Ratliff	4	1	0.5	30	31
S Damien Richardson	3	0	0.0	31	29
OLB Wyatt Woodson	3	0	0.0	9	11
DT Rocky Bernard	2	2	0.0	32	30
CB Ellis Hobbs	2	2	0.0	19	20
CB Shawntae Spencer	2	0	0.0	20	20
DE Brady Smith	1	2	0.5	29	24
RB Ahman Green	1	0	---	---	---
DE Demetric Evans	1	0	0.0	5	6
OLB Edwin Sawyer	1	0	0.0	1	3
CB Dexter McCleon	0	2	0.0	16	20
DE John Frank	0	1	0.0	10	8
DT Langston Moore	0	1	0.0	7	11

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ty Myers	7	0	0.0	24	26
CB Donnie Abraham	5	1	0.0	25	21
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	4	1	0.0	13	10
S Matt Bowmen	4	1	0.0	25	31
DE Lance Perea	3	1	1.5	21	24
DE Gavin Schneider	3	1	0.5	12	19
DT Chris Cooper	3	0	0.5	19	27
DT Trevor Pryce	3	0	0.0	26	30
S Tyrone Carter	3	0	0.0	14	23
S Shaunard Harts	3	0	0.0	26	29
OLB Zeke Moreno	2	3	0.0	26	33
S Terrence Kiel	2	2	0.0	13	26
CB Kevin Mathis	2	0	0.0	13	22
OLB Ian Gold	1	0	1.0	14	18
DT Craig Terrill	1	0	0.5	8	7
WR Chad Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ryan Pickett	1	0	0.0	5	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jay Ratliff	0.5	1	0	31
DE Brady Smith	0.5	0	0	24
OLB Carlos Emmons	0.0	1	0	28
DT Rocky Bernard	0.0	0	1	30

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lance Perea	1.5	0	0	24
OLB Ian Gold	1.0	0	0	18
DT Chris Cooper	0.5	0	0	27
DE Gavin Schneider	0.5	0	0	19
DT Craig Terrill	0.5	0	0	7
OLB Zeke Moreno	0.0	1	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ralph Brown	3	4	0	31
S Colin Branch	3	0	1	23
ILB John Fiala	3	0	0	28
OLB Carlos Emmons	2	0	0	28
CB Shawntae Spencer	2	0	0	20
S Damien Richardson	1	1	0	29
CB Dexter McCleon	1	0	0	20
OLB Wyatt Woodson	1	0	0	11
OLB Edwin Sawyer	1	0	0	3
CB Ellis Hobbs	1	0	0	20

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ty Myers	6	0	0	26
S Shaunard Harts	3	1	0	29
CB Donnie Abraham	2	1	0	21
CB Kevin Mathis	2	0	0	22
S Matt Bowmen	2	0	0	31
OLB Zeke Moreno	1	1	0	33
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1	0	1	10
S Tyrone Carter	1	0	0	23
S Terrence Kiel	1	0	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cole Shapiro	4	6	26	1	33
G Randy Thomas	1	4	26	1	33
T Adrian Jones	1	4	26	0	33
TE Mack Minnig	1	1	23	0	31
T Jon Stinchcomb	0	3	26	2	33
C Nick Hardwick	0	3	26	0	33
TE Ledley King	0	1	9	0	7

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jeff Backus	3	7	0	32	0	31
T Chris Samuels	2	7	0	32	0	31
C Travis Claridge	2	4	0	32	1	31
G Cooper Carlisle	1	7	1	32	0	31
TE Leland Wilke	1	1	0	1	0	0
FB George Irwin	0	1	0	12	0	3
G Jason Anderson	0	1	0	32	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Vail	3	25
Antonio Bryant	2	18
Mack Minnig	1	17

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
George Irwin	2	26
Marcus Robinson	1	26
Ty Myers	1	25
Terrence Kiel	1	17
Jason Anderson	1	9

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Ralph Brown	---	---	32	31	18	81
OLB Carlos Emmons	---	---	32	28	16	76
TE Mack Minnig	23	31	---	---	17	71
WR Antonio Bryant	21	30	---	---	18	69
G Randy Thomas	26	33	---	---	9	68
G Cole Shapiro	26	33	---	---	9	68
T Jon Stinchcomb	26	33	---	---	9	68
S Colin Branch	---	---	28	23	17	68
T Adrian Jones	26	33	---	---	9	68
DT Rocky Bernard	---	---	32	30	2	64
DE Jay Ratliff	---	---	30	31	2	63
ILB John Fiala	---	---	31	28	2	61
S Damien Richardson	---	---	31	29	1	61
QB Koy Detmer	26	33	---	---	---	59
C Nick Hardwick	26	33	---	---	---	59
DE Brady Smith	---	---	29	24	2	55
RB Ahman Green	24	30	---	---	---	54
CB Shawntae Spencer	---	---	20	20	9	49
WR Drew Bennett	24	24	---	---	---	48
CB Ellis Hobbs	---	---	19	20	8	47
OLB Wyatt Woodson	---	---	9	11	25	45
CB Dexter McCleon	---	---	16	20	1	37
WR Michael Lewis	14	23	---	---	---	37
FB Thurman Reese	9	5	---	---	17	31
DT Pat Williams	---	---	16	14	---	30
TE Harvey Vail	1	0	---	---	25	26
DE John Frank	---	---	10	8	8	26
TE Ledley King	9	7	---	---	9	25
RB Cedric Young	1	1	---	---	18	20
DT Langston Moore	---	---	7	11	1	19
DE Demetric Evans	---	---	5	6	7	18
WR Marcus Maxwell	0	0	---	---	16	16
WR Kevin Johnson	3	12	---	---	---	15
P Scott Player	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Robbie Herndon	---	---	2	2	---	4
OLB Edwin Sawyer	---	---	1	3	---	4
S Adrian Ward	---	---	2	2	---	4
RB Elias Wynn	1	2	---	---	---	3
C Chris Dahlman	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Orlando Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Cameron Spikes	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Cris Finley	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Eddie Coles	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Boomer Grigsby	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Quentin Griffin	32	31	---	---	18	81
OLB Ty Myers	---	---	24	26	25	75
G Jason Anderson	32	31	---	---	9	72
G Cooper Carlisle	32	31	---	---	9	72
T Chris Samuels	32	31	---	---	9	72
T Jeff Backus	32	31	---	---	9	72
C Travis Claridge	32	31	---	---	---	63
QB Drew Brees	32	31	---	---	---	63
WR Chad Johnson	32	31	---	---	---	63
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	26	33	1	60
DT Trevor Pryce	---	---	26	30	1	57
S Matt Bowmen	---	---	25	31	1	57
S Shaunard Harts	---	---	26	29	1	56
S Terrence Kiel	---	---	13	26	17	56
WR Antonio Nicas	21	27	---	---	7	55
DE Lance Perea	---	---	21	24	9	54
CB Kevin Mathis	---	---	13	22	17	52
WR Amir Montgomery	28	24	---	---	---	52
CB Donnie Abraham	---	---	25	21	3	49
S Tyrone Carter	---	---	14	23	12	49
DT Chris Cooper	---	---	19	27	1	47
TE Erron Kinney	21	25	---	---	---	46
FB George Irwin	12	3	---	---	26	41
OLB Ian Gold	---	---	14	18	---	32
DE Gavin Schneider	---	---	12	19	1	32
WR Marcus Robinson	0	3	---	---	26	29
TE Leland Wilke	1	0	---	---	26	27
DT Craig Terrill	---	---	8	7	11	26
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	13	10	1	24
WR Peter Warrick	4	7	---	---	8	19
CB Tom Knight	---	---	1	7	8	16
DT Ryan Pickett	---	---	5	9	---	14
TE Chris Baker	9	4	---	---	---	13
C Lonnie Paxton	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Tom Blackwell	---	---	1	0	8	9
K Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB J.J. Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Ray Lucas	0	0	---	---	2	2
CB Charles Woodson	---	---	0	1	1	2
QB Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
T L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Darnell Alford	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Leander Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Quincy Monk	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	17	60	3.5
Right	8	13	1.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	3	0.3
Middle	17	108	6.4
Right	3	3	1.0
None	3	-5	-1.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Koy Detmer	29	19	1	1	4	3	1	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	30	18	3	1	2	5	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	39	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	50	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	23	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	32	16.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	69	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	51	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	38	12.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Ahman Green	8	5	1	39	0	30
WR Michael Lewis	5	4	0	46	1	23
WR Drew Bennett	5	4	0	20	0	24
WR Antonio Bryant	5	2	2	4	0	30
WR Kevin Johnson	2	1	0	7	0	12
TE Mack Minnig	2	1	1	9	0	31
TE Ledley King	2	2	0	19	0	7

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	16	7	1	79	1	31
WR Amir Montgomery	4	1	1	14	0	24
WR Antonio Nicas	2	2	0	38	1	27
TE Erron Kinney	2	2	0	0	0	25
WR Peter Warrick	2	2	0	32	1	7
TE Chris Baker	2	2	0	6	0	4
RB Quentin Griffin	2	2	0	12	0	31

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ahman Green	3	8	2.67	2.75

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Quentin Griffin	7	23	3.29	3.43
QB Drew Brees	1	18	18.00	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	3	3	29	9.67	6.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chad Johnson	2	2	28	14.00	4.94
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	1	1.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ahman Green	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Quentin Griffin	2	1
QB Drew Brees	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Koy Detmer	12	9	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	12	9	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Ahman Green	4	3	0
WR Drew Bennett	3	3	1
WR Kevin Johnson	2	1	0
WR Michael Lewis	2	2	1
WR Antonio Bryant	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	6	3	2
TE Erron Kinney	2	2	0
TE Chris Baker	2	2	0
WR Peter Warrick	1	1	1
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)