Week 17, 2005

played in Tampa Bay, FL

80 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	10	3	0	-	20
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:16 ATL - Peter Warrick 34 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 07:18 ATL - Derek Whaley 45 field goal
2Q: 02:54 ATL - Amir Montgomery 9 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 00:48 TBY - Marcus Maxwell 2 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 12:04 TBY - Carlos Emmons 80 interception return (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 00:25 ATL - Derek Whaley 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:16 ATL - Peter Warrick 34 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 07:18 ATL - Derek Whaley 45 field goal
2Q: 02:54 ATL - Amir Montgomery 9 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 00:48 TBY - Marcus Maxwell 2 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 12:04 TBY - Carlos Emmons 80 interception return (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 00:25 ATL - Derek Whaley 44 field goal

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 11-5 7-9
First Downs 16 15
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 272 249
- Offensive Plays 70 57
- Yards per Play 3.89 4.37
Net Rushing Yards 86 65
- Rushing Attempts 35 22
- Yards per Rush 2.46 2.95
Net Passing Yards 186 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 2 34 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 199 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 5.31 5.26
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/45 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/16 4/49
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 2/80
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 27
Time of Possession 33:29 26:31

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	11-5	7-9
First Downs	16	15
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	272	249
- Offensive Plays	70	57
- Yards per Play	3.89	4.37
Net Rushing Yards	86	65
- Rushing Attempts	35	22
- Yards per Rush	2.46	2.95
Net Passing Yards	186	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 2	34 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	199	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	5.31	5.26
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/45	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/16	4/49
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	2/80
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 27
Time of Possession	33:29	26:31

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	3:42	OWN 39	7	29	Missed FG
1	5:49	2:48	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	0:16	2:31	OWN 39	5	15	Punt
2	11:36	4:26	OPP 49	10	21	Field Goal
2	5:42	0:29	OWN 43	2	-1	Interception
2	4:33	1:46	OPP 28	5	28	Touchdown
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 25	2	24	Half
3	15:00	3:05	OWN 31	6	16	Interception
3	11:55	2:13	OWN 37	3	-4	Punt
3	8:10	1:08	OWN 14	3	3	Punt
3	7:02	1:28	OPP 39	3	-1	Punt
3	2:09	1:49	OPP 32	3	5	Field Goal
4	13:24	1:50	OWN 31	4	8	Punt
4	8:39	3:42	OWN 25	6	16	Punt
4	3:20	1:13	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
4	0:52	0:52	OPP 47	2	-2	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:57	OWN 14	3	2	Punt
1	9:21	3:32	OWN 39	6	22	Punt
1	3:01	2:45	OWN 25	6	32	Interception
2	12:45	1:09	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	7:10	1:28	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	5:13	0:40	OWN 48	2	-11	Fumble
2	2:47	2:10	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	9:42	1:32	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
3	5:34	3:25	OWN 20	6	45	Punt
3	0:20	1:56	OWN 33	3	31	Interception
4	11:34	2:55	OWN 26	6	16	Punt
4	4:57	1:37	OWN 24	3	-6	Punt
4	2:07	1:15	OWN 25	5	22	Downs

Game MVP: Carlos Emmons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Quentin Griffin	28	66	2.36	13	3
QB Drew Brees	5	15	3.00	11	1
RB Spencer George	2	5	2.50	3	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ahman Green	18	44	2.44	17	3
QB Koy Detmer	2	17	8.50	9	0
RB Elias Wynn	2	4	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	33	20	199	2/13	2	34	2	72.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Koy Detmer	34	19	193	1/9	1	29	2	57.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Peter Warrick	8	12	86	10.75	37	34	1
RB Quentin Griffin	4	4	20	5.00	17	11	0
WR Amir Montgomery	4	6	34	8.50	2	15	1
WR Antonio Nicas	2	5	30	15.00	8	29	0
TE Chris Baker	2	5	29	14.50	11	18	0
TE Erron Kinney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Ahman Green	5	10	51	10.20	39	26	0
WR Antonio Bryant	4	6	75	18.75	4	29	0
WR Michael Lewis	3	7	31	10.33	2	11	0
WR Drew Bennett	2	4	18	9.00	5	15	0
WR Marcus Maxwell	2	2	7	3.50	0	5	1
TE Mack Minnig	1	2	3	3.00	1	3	0
RB Elias Wynn	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Ledley King	1	1	7	7.00	5	7	0
WR Kevin Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Zeke Moreno	1	0	0.00	0
S Terrence Kiel	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Carlos Emmons	1	80	80.00	1
CB Ralph Brown	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Recov	Force
DT Trevor Pryce	1	0
S Terrence Kiel	1	0
WR Charles Johnson	0	1
OLB Ian Gold	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Koy Detmer	1	0	0	0
CB Ralph Brown	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	7	300	42.9	30.1	49	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	8	280	35.0	30.5	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	2/3	2/3	0/0	45	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Johnson	4	16	4.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Brown	4	49	12.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	2	41	20.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Maxwell	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Donnie Abraham	6	0	0.0	21	25
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	6	0	0.0	21	25
S Matt Bowmen	5	2	0.0	21	32
OLB Zeke Moreno	5	2	0.0	22	35
OLB Ian Gold	4	0	1.0	22	35
S Tyrone Carter	3	0	0.0	13	21
CB Charles Woodson	2	3	0.0	19	23
DT Chris Cooper	2	0	0.0	18	27
S Shaunard Harts	2	0	0.0	13	19
DT Trevor Pryce	1	2	0.0	22	30
WR Charles Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lance Perea	1	0	0.0	17	22
DE Derrick Burgess	1	0	0.0	9	18
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	1	0	0.0	10	21
DE Gavin Schneider	1	0	0.0	10	18
S Terrence Kiel	1	0	0.0	2	14

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ralph Brown	10	1	0.0	35	35
S Colin Branch	7	4	0.0	34	34
DE Jay Ratliff	5	1	1.5	33	22
OLB Carlos Emmons	5	6	0.5	35	32
ILB John Fiala	5	2	0.0	35	32
DT Rocky Bernard	4	3	0.0	35	35
S Damien Richardson	3	2	0.0	34	34
DT Langston Moore	3	0	0.0	10	11
CB Shawntae Spencer	3	0	0.0	14	14
DT Pat Williams	2	1	0.0	19	14
OLB Wyatt Woodson	2	0	0.0	13	18
CB Ellis Hobbs	2	0	0.0	23	26
QB Koy Detmer	1	0	---	---	---
CB Dexter McCleon	1	0	0.0	21	12
DE John Frank	1	0	0.0	6	17
WR Drew Bennett	1	0	---	---	---
TE Mack Minnig	1	0	---	---	---
S Adrian Ward	0	1	0.0	0	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Ian Gold	1.0	0	0	35
DE Gavin Schneider	0.0	1	1	18
DT Ryan Pickett	0.0	1	0	10
DE Lance Perea	0.0	0	2	22
DT Trevor Pryce	0.0	0	1	30
S Shaunard Harts	0.0	0	1	19

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jay Ratliff	1.5	0	1	22
OLB Carlos Emmons	0.5	0	0	32
DE John Frank	0.0	2	0	17
DT Rocky Bernard	0.0	2	0	35
DT Pat Williams	0.0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Donnie Abraham	4	0	0	25
S Matt Bowmen	3	0	0	32
OLB Zeke Moreno	2	1	1	35
CB Charles Woodson	2	0	0	23
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	2	0	0	25
S Tyrone Carter	2	0	0	21
S Terrence Kiel	1	0	1	14
OLB Ian Gold	1	0	0	35
S Shaunard Harts	1	0	0	19
OLB Mario Haggan	1	0	0	3

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ralph Brown	5	1	1	35
S Colin Branch	4	0	0	34
S Damien Richardson	3	2	0	34
CB Shawntae Spencer	3	1	0	14
CB Ellis Hobbs	2	0	0	26
OLB Carlos Emmons	1	0	1	32
ILB John Fiala	1	0	0	32
CB Dexter McCleon	1	0	0	12
DT Langston Moore	0	1	0	11
OLB Wyatt Woodson	0	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Marcus Spriggs	2	5	35	0	35
T Jeff Backus	1	6	35	0	35
T Chris Samuels	1	4	35	2	35
FB George Irwin	1	1	9	0	2
C Travis Claridge	0	9	35	0	35
T L.J. Shelton	0	3	35	0	35
TE Erron Kinney	0	1	28	0	30
TE Chris Baker	0	1	12	0	8

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Randy Thomas	2	7	22	0	35
C Nick Hardwick	1	5	22	1	35
T Jon Stinchcomb	1	3	22	0	35
G Cole Shapiro	0	3	22	0	35
T Eddie Coles	0	1	22	0	35
TE Mack Minnig	0	1	19	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Quentin Griffin	2	12
Charles Johnson	1	26
Terrence Kiel	1	23
George Irwin	1	19
Spencer George	1	18

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Vail	2	23
Mack Minnig	2	16
Wyatt Woodson	1	25
Ralph Brown	1	18
Antonio Bryant	1	16

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Marcus Spriggs	35	35	---	---	10	80
T L.J. Shelton	35	35	---	---	10	80
T Chris Samuels	35	35	---	---	10	80
T Jeff Backus	35	35	---	---	10	80
RB Quentin Griffin	33	35	---	---	12	80
WR Antonio Nicas	32	33	---	---	5	70
C Travis Claridge	35	35	---	---	---	70
QB Drew Brees	35	35	---	---	---	70
TE Erron Kinney	28	30	---	---	---	58
OLB Ian Gold	---	---	22	35	---	57
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	22	35	---	57
WR Amir Montgomery	27	29	---	---	---	56
S Matt Bowmen	---	---	21	32	---	53
DT Trevor Pryce	---	---	22	30	---	52
S Tyrone Carter	---	---	13	21	16	50
WR Peter Warrick	22	26	---	---	---	48
CB Donnie Abraham	---	---	21	25	---	46
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	21	25	---	46
CB Charles Woodson	---	---	19	23	3	45
DT Chris Cooper	---	---	18	27	---	45
WR Charles Johnson	8	9	---	---	26	43
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	10	21	11	42
DE Lance Perea	---	---	17	22	---	39
S Terrence Kiel	---	---	2	14	23	39
DE Derrick Burgess	---	---	9	18	8	35
S Shaunard Harts	---	---	13	19	---	32
FB George Irwin	9	2	---	---	19	30
DE Gavin Schneider	---	---	10	18	---	28
TE Leland Wilke	1	0	---	---	26	27
RB Spencer George	3	0	---	---	18	21
TE Chris Baker	12	8	---	---	---	20
WR Marcus Robinson	0	3	---	---	16	19
CB Kevin Mathis	---	---	0	0	16	16
CB Tom Knight	---	---	0	7	8	15
DT Ryan Pickett	---	---	2	10	---	12
OLB Tom Blackwell	---	---	0	0	11	11
C Lonnie Paxton	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Mario Haggan	---	---	0	3	---	3
G Jason Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB J.J. Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Darnell Alford	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Leander Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Ralph Brown	---	---	35	35	18	88
S Colin Branch	---	---	34	34	18	86
OLB Carlos Emmons	---	---	35	32	16	83
DT Rocky Bernard	---	---	35	35	3	73
S Damien Richardson	---	---	34	34	3	71
ILB John Fiala	---	---	35	32	3	70
T Jon Stinchcomb	22	35	---	---	11	68
G Randy Thomas	22	35	---	---	8	65
G Cole Shapiro	22	35	---	---	8	65
T Eddie Coles	22	35	---	---	8	65
TE Mack Minnig	19	27	---	---	16	62
DE Brady Smith	---	---	31	25	3	59
CB Ellis Hobbs	---	---	23	26	10	59
QB Koy Detmer	22	35	---	---	---	57
C Nick Hardwick	22	35	---	---	---	57
OLB Wyatt Woodson	---	---	13	18	25	56
DE Jay Ratliff	---	---	33	22	---	55
WR Antonio Bryant	15	21	---	---	16	52
RB Ahman Green	20	29	---	---	---	49
WR Drew Bennett	15	29	---	---	5	49
FB Thurman Reese	5	10	---	---	23	38
WR Michael Lewis	12	26	---	---	---	38
CB Shawntae Spencer	---	---	14	14	7	35
DT Pat Williams	---	---	19	14	---	33
CB Dexter McCleon	---	---	21	12	---	33
DE John Frank	---	---	6	17	10	33
TE Ledley King	12	13	---	---	8	33
DE Demetric Evans	---	---	7	16	7	30
TE Harvey Vail	3	1	---	---	23	27
DT Langston Moore	---	---	10	11	3	24
WR Marcus Maxwell	1	5	---	---	15	21
WR Kevin Johnson	5	8	---	---	---	13
P Scott Player	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Elias Wynn	3	3	---	---	---	6
S Adrian Ward	---	---	0	4	---	4
K Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	3	3
RB Damien Nash	0	3	---	---	---	3
OLB Edwin Sawyer	---	---	0	3	---	3
OLB Robbie Herndon	---	---	0	1	---	1
C Chris Dahlman	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Orlando Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Cameron Spikes	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Cris Finley	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Stefan Lefors	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Boomer Grigsby	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	25	3.1
Middle	21	56	2.7
Right	4	7	1.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	4	1.3
Middle	14	46	3.3
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	33	20	2	0	0	6	5	1	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Koy Detmer	34	19	2	2	3	1	5	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	108	10.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	42	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	29	3.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	80	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	39	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	48	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Peter Warrick	12	8	86	1	26
WR Amir Montgomery	6	4	34	0	29
WR Antonio Nicas	5	2	30	1	33
TE Chris Baker	5	2	29	0	8
RB Quentin Griffin	4	4	20	0	35
TE Erron Kinney	1	0	0	0	30

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Ahman Green	10	5	0	51	1	29
WR Michael Lewis	7	3	1	31	0	26
WR Antonio Bryant	6	4	1	75	1	21
WR Drew Bennett	4	2	1	18	0	29
TE Mack Minnig	2	1	0	3	0	27
WR Marcus Maxwell	2	2	0	7	0	5
WR Kevin Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Elias Wynn	1	1	0	1	0	3
TE Ledley King	1	1	0	7	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Drew Brees	1	1	1.00	3.00
RB Quentin Griffin	1	-4	-4.00	2.36

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	3	2	15	5.00	6.03

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Koy Detmer	2	2	13	6.50	5.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Nicas	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Peter Warrick	1	1	6	6.00	7.17
WR Amir Montgomery	1	1	9	9.00	5.67

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Lewis	1	1	11	11.00	4.43
WR Marcus Maxwell	1	1	2	2.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Quentin Griffin	2	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Koy Detmer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	15	9	6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Koy Detmer	12	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Peter Warrick	8	6	3
WR Amir Montgomery	3	1	1
TE Chris Baker	2	1	1
WR Antonio Nicas	1	0	0
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Ahman Green	4	1	0
WR Michael Lewis	3	1	1
WR Kevin Johnson	1	0	0
WR Drew Bennett	1	1	0
WR Antonio Bryant	1	1	1
TE Ledley King	1	1	1
WR Marcus Maxwell	1	1	0

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

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