Week 15, 2006

played in Tampa Bay, FL

71 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	0	17	3	3	-	26
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	3	7	10	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:15 ATL - Derek Whaley 38 field goal
1Q: 00:32 TBY - Joe Nedney 38 field goal
2Q: 00:33 TBY - Joe Nedney 19 field goal
3Q: 10:48 ATL - Chad Johnson 11 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 07:13 ATL - Derek Whaley 33 field goal
3Q: 05:52 ATL - Chad Johnson 67 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 03:12 TBY - Rocky Bernard 11 fumble return (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 14:00 TBY - Joe Nedney 38 field goal
4Q: 01:08 TBY - Thurman Reese 39 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 00:01 ATL - Derek Whaley 53 field goal
OT: 09:03 ATL - Derek Whaley 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:15 ATL - Derek Whaley 38 field goal
1Q: 00:32 TBY - Joe Nedney 38 field goal
2Q: 00:33 TBY - Joe Nedney 19 field goal
3Q: 10:48 ATL - Chad Johnson 11 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 07:13 ATL - Derek Whaley 33 field goal
3Q: 05:52 ATL - Chad Johnson 67 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 03:12 TBY - Rocky Bernard 11 fumble return (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 14:00 TBY - Joe Nedney 38 field goal
4Q: 01:08 TBY - Thurman Reese 39 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 00:01 ATL - Derek Whaley 53 field goal
OT: 09:03 ATL - Derek Whaley 24 field goal

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 7-7 5-9
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 1 5
- by Passing 16 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 416 395
- Offensive Plays 67 65
- Yards per Play 6.21 6.08
Net Rushing Yards 91 103
- Rushing Attempts 25 28
- Yards per Rush 3.64 3.68
Net Passing Yards 325 292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 26 - 0 37 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 383 292
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/58 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.74 7.89
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.4 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/60 6/32
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 3/43
Kick Returns/Yards 5/100 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 1/8 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:55 33:38

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	7-7	5-9
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	1	5
- by Passing	16	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	416	395
- Offensive Plays	67	65
- Yards per Play	6.21	6.08
Net Rushing Yards	91	103
- Rushing Attempts	25	28
- Yards per Rush	3.64	3.68
Net Passing Yards	325	292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 26 - 0	37 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	383	292
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/58	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.74	7.89
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.4	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/60	6/32
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	3/43
Kick Returns/Yards	5/100	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	1/8	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 26
Time of Possession	34:55	33:38

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:02	1:42	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
1	6:58	2:49	OWN 20	5	59	Field Goal
1	0:27	1:38	OWN 29	3	-4	Punt
2	10:42	3:29	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 25	1	-11	Half
3	15:00	4:18	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown
3	9:24	2:17	OPP 25	4	9	Field Goal
3	6:45	1:12	OWN 35	3	65	Touchdown
3	3:48	0:52	OWN 17	3	-6	Fumble
3	2:56	2:32	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	13:53	3:03	OWN 26	6	19	Punt
4	8:37	5:08	OWN 22	7	41	Punt
4	0:39	0:39	OWN 25	4	39	Field Goal
OT1	15:00	6:04	OWN 25	12	68	Field Goal

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:58	OWN 25	6	25	Punt
1	10:20	3:22	OWN 27	6	33	Punt
1	4:09	3:42	OWN 25	7	54	Field Goal
2	13:49	3:07	OWN 41	5	17	Punt
2	7:13	6:47	OWN 6	15	92	Field Goal
3	10:42	1:18	OWN 20	3	7	Interception
3	7:07	0:22	OWN 25	2	40	Fumble
3	5:33	1:45	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
3	0:24	1:31	OPP 28	3	7	Field Goal
4	10:50	2:13	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
4	3:29	2:50	OWN 3	8	97	Touchdown
OT1	8:56	2:29	OWN 25	5	14	Downs

Game MVP: Drew Brees, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Quentin Griffin	22	85	3.86	15	3
QB Drew Brees	2	6	3.00	7	0
RB J.J. Johnson	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB LenDale White	17	58	3.41	16	2
QB Koy Detmer	4	28	7.00	13	1
RB Ahman Green	3	10	3.33	7	0
RB Damien Nash	3	7	2.33	5	0
FB Thurman Reese	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	35	26	383	7/58	2	67	0	128.6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Koy Detmer	37	24	292	0/0	1	40	1	86.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Johnson	11	16	179	16.27	116	67	2
RB Quentin Griffin	5	5	81	16.20	75	42	0
TE Dominique Byrd	4	4	35	8.75	3	12	0
WR Antonio Nicas	3	6	33	11.00	0	15	0
WR David Anderson	3	4	55	18.33	0	43	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kevin Johnson	5	6	62	12.40	12	22	0
WR Antonio Bryant	5	8	57	11.40	34	40	0
TE Mack Minnig	4	7	40	10.00	23	26	0
RB LenDale White	4	6	57	14.25	40	33	0
TE Ledley King	3	4	22	7.33	9	16	0
RB Ahman Green	1	1	9	9.00	5	9	0
FB Thurman Reese	1	1	39	39.00	38	39	1
WR Drew Bennett	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Darius Watts	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ty Myers	1	8	8.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Drew Brees	2	0	0
WR David Anderson	1	0	0
WR Antonio Nicas	0	1	0
CB Hank Poteat	0	1	0
TE Dominique Byrd	0	1	0
OLB Zeke Moreno	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Antonio Bryant	1	0	0	0
DT Rocky Bernard	0	1	0	1
OLB Carlos Emmons	0	0	1	0
DT Pat Williams	0	0	1	0
DE Shaun Herndon	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	6	245	40.8	33.7	49	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	5	221	44.2	34.0	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	4/4	1/1	1/1	53	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Anderson	2	11	5.5	0

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

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Curry	5	100	20.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
LenDale White	2	45	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Matt Bowmen	7	1	18	22
OLB Tom Blackwell	6	2	15	22
DT Trevor Pryce	5	3	28	33
S Shaunard Harts	4	0	10	15
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	4	0	11	23
CB Eric Brooks	4	0	24	36
DE Derrick Burgess	3	1	27	28
OLB Ty Myers	3	1	25	28
OLB Zeke Moreno	2	2	13	15
DT Craig Terrill	2	2	20	25
DT Ryan Pickett	2	1	10	19
DE Alex Brown	2	0	23	27
OLB Ian Gold	1	1	17	23
CB Hank Poteat	1	1	12	14
S Terrence Kiel	1	1	7	3
OLB Mario Haggan	1	0	1	0
CB Drew Coleman	1	0	15	22
S Tyrone Carter	0	4	28	37

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carlos Emmons	8	0	0.0	25	38
S Colin Branch	8	0	0.0	24	35
CB Ralph Brown	5	3	0.0	25	42
CB Ellis Hobbs	5	1	0.0	23	37
DT Rocky Bernard	4	3	1.0	25	40
ILB Clint Ingram	4	0	1.0	24	28
DE Brady Smith	4	2	0.5	19	26
DE Jay Ratliff	3	5	1.0	25	39
DT Renaldo Gerhardt	3	2	0.5	21	25
OLB Boomer Grigsby	2	1	1.0	10	9
CB Shawntae Spencer	2	0	0.0	19	32
CB Jared Branton	2	0	0.0	1	10
DT Pat Williams	1	0	1.0	5	17
DE Shaun Herndon	1	0	1.0	1	12
S Damien Richardson	1	3	0.0	24	30
S Adrian Ward	1	1	0.0	3	22
ILB John Fiala	1	0	0.0	1	14
WR Drew Bennett	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Derrick Burgess	1	2	1	28
DT Trevor Pryce	0	2	0	33
OLB Ian Gold	0	1	0	23
OLB Ty Myers	0	1	0	28

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jay Ratliff	1.0	1	3	2	39
DT Rocky Bernard	1.0	1	0	0	40
DT Pat Williams	1.0	0	0	0	17
OLB Boomer Grigsby	1.0	0	0	0	9
DE Shaun Herndon	1.0	0	0	0	12
ILB Clint Ingram	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Brady Smith	0.5	1	0	0	26
DT Renaldo Gerhardt	0.5	0	0	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ty Myers	4	0	1	28
OLB Tom Blackwell	4	0	0	22
CB Eric Brooks	4	0	0	36
S Matt Bowmen	3	0	0	22
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	2	1	0	23
S Shaunard Harts	2	0	0	15
OLB Ian Gold	1	0	0	23
CB Hank Poteat	1	0	0	14
DE Derrick Burgess	1	0	0	28
DT Ryan Pickett	1	0	0	19
OLB Zeke Moreno	1	0	0	15

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Carlos Emmons	6	0	38
CB Ellis Hobbs	6	0	37
CB Ralph Brown	3	1	42
ILB John Fiala	2	0	14
S Colin Branch	2	0	35
CB Shawntae Spencer	2	0	32
CB Jared Branton	2	0	10
S Damien Richardson	1	0	30
DE Jay Ratliff	1	0	39
S Adrian Ward	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Travis Claridge	2	8	25	0	42
G Marcus Spriggs	2	3	25	1	42
T Chris Samuels	1	6	25	2	42
T Jeff Backus	0	3	25	2	42
G Cooper Carlisle	0	3	25	1	42
RB Quentin Griffin	0	0	24	1	40

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Cole Shapiro	3	8	28	37
C Nick Hardwick	2	6	28	37
G Davin Joseph	1	5	28	37
TE Mack Minnig	1	2	26	35
FB Thurman Reese	1	1	11	10
T Eddie Coles	0	1	28	37
T Adrian Jones	0	1	28	37

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
David Anderson	2	24
Ty Myers	1	25
Rusty Hatcher	1	23
Cooper Carlisle	1	10

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Antonio Bryant	3	18
Colin Branch	2	27
Thurman Reese	1	22
Ralph Brown	1	18

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Ty Myers	---	---	25	28	25	78
G Marcus Spriggs	25	42	---	---	10	77
G Cooper Carlisle	25	42	---	---	10	77
T Chris Samuels	25	42	---	---	10	77
T Jeff Backus	25	42	---	---	10	77
RB Quentin Griffin	24	40	---	---	12	76
WR Antonio Nicas	24	41	---	---	9	74
WR David Anderson	14	32	---	---	24	70
S Tyrone Carter	---	---	28	37	4	69
C Travis Claridge	25	42	---	---	---	67
QB Drew Brees	25	42	---	---	---	67
WR Chad Johnson	25	42	---	---	---	67
DT Trevor Pryce	---	---	28	33	2	63
CB Eric Brooks	---	---	24	36	3	63
DE Derrick Burgess	---	---	27	28	2	57
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	15	22	20	57
TE Dominique Byrd	22	34	---	---	---	56
DT Craig Terrill	---	---	20	25	8	53
DE Alex Brown	---	---	23	27	2	52
OLB Ian Gold	---	---	17	23	3	43
S Matt Bowmen	---	---	18	22	3	43
OLB Tom Blackwell	---	---	15	22	3	40
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	11	23	1	35
CB Hank Poteat	---	---	12	14	6	32
DT Ryan Pickett	---	---	10	19	1	30
FB Frank Radigonda	3	5	---	---	22	30
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	13	15	---	28
TE Leland Wilke	0	0	---	---	28	28
S Terrence Kiel	---	---	7	3	17	27
S Shaunard Harts	---	---	10	15	---	25
WR Ronald Curry	6	7	---	---	12	25
DE Bob Kuberski	---	---	3	7	13	23
WR Peter Warrick	0	2	---	---	21	23
RB Rusty Hatcher	0	0	---	---	23	23
DE John McCargo	---	---	1	8	6	15
TE Erron Kinney	6	6	---	---	---	12
K Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Glen Tatum	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB J.J. Johnson	1	1	---	---	---	2
OLB Mario Haggan	---	---	1	0	1	2
T L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Leander Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chris Morris	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Tony Moll	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Carlos Emmons	---	---	25	38	24	87
S Colin Branch	---	---	24	35	27	86
CB Ralph Brown	---	---	25	42	18	85
RB LenDale White	22	31	---	---	21	74
G Cole Shapiro	28	37	---	---	8	73
T Eddie Coles	28	37	---	---	8	73
T Adrian Jones	28	37	---	---	8	73
G Davin Joseph	28	37	---	---	8	73
ILB Clint Ingram	---	---	24	28	19	71
DT Rocky Bernard	---	---	25	40	4	69
CB Ellis Hobbs	---	---	23	37	9	69
DE Jay Ratliff	---	---	25	39	4	68
WR Antonio Bryant	21	27	---	---	18	66
QB Koy Detmer	28	37	---	---	---	65
C Nick Hardwick	28	37	---	---	---	65
WR Drew Bennett	24	33	---	---	6	63
TE Mack Minnig	26	35	---	---	1	62
S Damien Richardson	---	---	24	30	4	58
CB Shawntae Spencer	---	---	19	32	---	51
DT Renaldo Gerhardt	---	---	21	25	3	49
DE Brady Smith	---	---	19	26	3	48
FB Thurman Reese	11	10	---	---	22	43
TE Ledley King	7	9	---	---	27	43
WR Kevin Johnson	11	19	---	---	---	30
CB Jared Branton	---	---	1	10	18	29
S Adrian Ward	---	---	3	22	1	26
WR Maurice Stovall	2	2	---	---	22	26
DT Pat Williams	---	---	5	17	2	24
OLB Boomer Grigsby	---	---	10	9	3	22
TE Alec Finacchiaro	4	5	---	---	12	21
ILB John Fiala	---	---	1	14	1	16
WR Darius Watts	6	8	---	---	---	14
DE Shaun Herndon	---	---	1	12	---	13
K Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Le Kevin Smith	---	---	0	4	6	10
P Scott Player	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Damien Nash	3	4	---	---	---	7
DE Omar Buckner	---	---	0	0	6	6
RB Ahman Green	3	2	---	---	---	5
CB Dexter McCleon	---	---	0	1	1	2
OLB Edwin Sawyer	---	---	0	1	1	2
G Randy Thomas	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Cameron Spikes	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Mike Malano	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Cris Finley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	24	8.0
Middle	16	36	2.3
Right	5	32	6.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	9	1.5
Middle	19	88	4.6
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	35	26	6	1	1	1	3	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Koy Detmer	37	24	5	2	2	1	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	81	16.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	203	11.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	56	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	43	21.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	76	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	118	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	98	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	16	11	1	179	3	42
WR Antonio Nicas	6	3	0	33	0	41
RB Quentin Griffin	5	5	0	81	2	40
TE Dominique Byrd	4	4	0	35	0	34
WR David Anderson	4	3	0	55	1	32

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Bryant	8	5	1	57	1	27
TE Mack Minnig	7	4	0	40	1	35
WR Kevin Johnson	6	5	0	62	1	19
RB LenDale White	6	4	0	57	1	31
TE Ledley King	4	3	0	22	0	9
WR Drew Bennett	3	1	1	6	0	33
RB Ahman Green	1	1	0	9	0	2
FB Thurman Reese	1	1	0	39	1	10
WR Darius Watts	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Quentin Griffin	5	13	2.60	3.86

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	1	1	11	11.00	10.94

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Koy Detmer	3	1	9	3.00	7.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chad Johnson	1	1	11	11.00	11.19

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mack Minnig	2	0	0	0.00	5.71
RB LenDale White	1	1	9	9.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Quentin Griffin	4	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Koy Detmer	1	0
RB LenDale White	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	10	8	6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Koy Detmer	11	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Nicas	5	3	2
WR Chad Johnson	3	3	2
TE Dominique Byrd	1	1	1
WR David Anderson	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kevin Johnson	3	2	1
WR Antonio Bryant	3	1	0
RB LenDale White	3	3	1
WR Drew Bennett	1	0	0
TE Ledley King	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (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	69,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (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)