Week 4, 2008

played in Tampa Bay, FL

91 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:28 TBY - Joe Nedney 39 field goal
2Q: 10:55 TBY - Darren Sproles 3 pass from Matt Moore (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 08:46 TBY - LenDale White 21 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 07:01 TBY - Joe Nedney 28 field goal
4Q: 04:54 ATL - Drew Brees 14 run (Elijah Levine extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:28 TBY - Joe Nedney 39 field goal
2Q: 10:55 TBY - Darren Sproles 3 pass from Matt Moore (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 08:46 TBY - LenDale White 21 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 07:01 TBY - Joe Nedney 28 field goal
4Q: 04:54 ATL - Drew Brees 14 run (Elijah Levine extra point)

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 1-3 2-2
First Downs 13 17
- by Rushing 1 7
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 302 338
- Offensive Plays 59 66
- Yards per Play 5.12 5.12
Net Rushing Yards 40 208
- Rushing Attempts 20 32
- Yards per Rush 2.00 6.50
Net Passing Yards 262 130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 30 - 3 31 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 268 150
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.72 3.82
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/21 4/23
Punt Returns/Yards 4/30 5/55
Kick Returns/Yards 4/88 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/24
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 36
Time of Possession 26:23 33:37

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	1-3	2-2
First Downs	13	17
- by Rushing	1	7
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	302	338
- Offensive Plays	59	66
- Yards per Play	5.12	5.12
Net Rushing Yards	40	208
- Rushing Attempts	20	32
- Yards per Rush	2.00	6.50
Net Passing Yards	262	130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 30 - 3	31 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	268	150
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.72	3.82
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/21	4/23
Punt Returns/Yards	4/30	5/55
Kick Returns/Yards	4/88	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/24
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 36
Time of Possession	26:23	33:37

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:26	OWN 8	8	50	Punt
1	4:21	4:30	OWN 30	8	51	Interception
2	10:44	3:01	OWN 39	6	25	Downs
2	6:46	1:45	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	3:36	1:17	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 7	1	-1	Half
3	13:13	2:02	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
3	8:32	0:40	OWN 34	1	0	Interception
3	4:12	2:05	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
3	0:53	1:01	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
4	12:45	1:22	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
4	10:10	1:48	OWN 18	4	1	Downs
4	6:53	2:08	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
4	2:57	0:31	OPP 26	2	5	Interception
4	1:45	1:45	OWN 20	6	63	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:34	6:13	OWN 20	11	58	Field Goal
2	14:51	4:07	OWN 40	10	60	Touchdown
2	7:43	0:57	OWN 36	3	-4	Punt
2	5:01	1:25	OPP 48	3	8	Punt
2	2:19	2:01	OWN 30	7	26	Punt
3	15:00	1:47	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	11:11	2:39	OWN 7	5	93	Touchdown
3	7:52	3:40	OPP 40	6	17	Missed FG
3	2:07	1:14	OWN 43	3	2	Punt
4	14:52	2:07	OWN 45	4	32	Missed FG
4	11:23	1:13	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
4	8:22	1:29	OPP 19	3	8	Field Goal
4	4:45	1:48	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	2:26	0:41	OWN 20	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Leodis McKelvin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Quentin Griffin	12	5	0.42	7	0	0
QB Drew Brees	5	26	5.20	14	1	1
WR Chad Johnson	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Marc Wicher	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB LenDale White	25	161	6.44	42	5	1
QB Matt Moore	4	38	9.50	17	3	0
RB Darren Sproles	2	2	1.00	1	0	0
RB Damien Nash	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	38	30	268	1/6	0	31	3	63.2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Moore	31	19	150	3/20	1	29	0	84.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Chad Johnson	10	12	111	11.10	19	22
WR Ronald Curry	4	5	3	0.75	2	5
WR Artie Brock	4	5	10	2.50	10	7
TE Bryant Conway	3	5	39	13.00	15	25
TE Dante Rosario	3	4	38	12.67	5	16
RB Quentin Griffin	2	3	0	0.00	4	4
WR David Anderson	2	2	33	16.50	10	17
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	1	31	31.00	23	31
TE Dominique Byrd	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB LenDale White	5	5	4	0.80	2	5	0
TE Dustin Lyman	3	3	19	6.33	0	10	0
RB Darren Sproles	3	6	18	6.00	8	13	1
WR Jacoby Jones	3	6	59	19.67	30	29	0
TE Anthony Becht	2	4	22	11.00	3	14	0
WR Maurice Stovall	2	3	22	11.00	7	16	0
WR Dana Prior	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Andre' Davis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Leodis McKelvin	3	24	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Daniel Sepulveda	7	292	41.7	31.0	49	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	8	325	40.6	34.4	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Elijah Levine	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	2/4	0/2	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Anderson	4	30	7.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Brown	5	55	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Steltz	4	88	22.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB London Fletcher	12	1	2.0	32	33
S Zachery Bowman	9	0	0.0	28	24
OLB Zeke Moreno	5	2	0.0	31	33
S Damien Richardson	4	1	0.0	18	26
ILB Reggie Hausermann	4	0	0.0	15	7
DE John McCargo	3	3	1.0	25	26
CB Michael Griffin	3	3	0.0	31	34
DT Brian Young	3	1	0.0	14	7
CB Drew Coleman	2	0	0.0	28	32
DE Athyba Rubin	2	0	0.0	29	25
CB Jason Craft	1	1	0.0	7	12
DT Will Smith	1	1	0.0	20	26
CB David Jones	1	1	0.0	14	18
QB Drew Brees	1	0	---	---	---
WR Chad Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Cullen Jenkins	1	0	0.0	13	17
TE Dante Rosario	1	0	---	---	---
DE Derrick Burgess	0	4	0.0	24	20
CB Craig Steltz	0	1	0.0	15	8

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ralph Brown	8	4	0.0	16	29
S Adrian Ward	7	2	0.0	18	30
DT Rocky Bernard	4	1	0.0	18	36
S Christopher Coles	3	0	1.0	4	12
OLB Edwin Sawyer	3	2	0.0	11	22
ILB Devante Watkins	3	2	0.0	16	35
CB Ellis Hobbs	3	1	0.0	14	26
CB Leodis McKelvin	3	1	0.0	15	34
OLB Victor Hobson	2	1	0.0	6	10
S Colin Branch	2	1	0.0	16	26
DT Travis Johnson	2	0	0.0	8	10
DT Le Kevin Smith	2	0	0.0	7	23
CB Josh Bullocks	1	1	0.0	8	14
DE Shaun Herndon	1	1	0.0	6	12
S Mike Richardson	1	1	0.0	2	11
DE Jay Ratliff	1	0	0.0	17	30
OLB Boomer Grigsby	1	0	0.0	7	12
ILB Clint Ingram	1	0	0.0	5	9
OLB Shawn Crable	1	0	0.0	2	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB London Fletcher	2.0	0	0	33
DE John McCargo	1.0	0	1	26
DE Cullen Jenkins	0.0	3	0	17
DE Derrick Burgess	0.0	2	0	20
DE Athyba Rubin	0.0	0	1	25

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
S Christopher Coles	1.0	0	12
OLB Victor Hobson	0.0	1	10
DE Shaun Herndon	0.0	1	12
DE Calais Campbell	0.0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB London Fletcher	5	1	33
CB Michael Griffin	4	0	34
S Damien Richardson	3	2	26
OLB Zeke Moreno	2	0	33
S Zachery Bowman	2	0	24
CB Drew Coleman	1	1	32
DE Cullen Jenkins	1	0	17
CB David Jones	1	0	18
CB Jason Craft	0	1	12

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ralph Brown	6	0	0	29
CB Leodis McKelvin	3	0	3	34
CB Ellis Hobbs	3	0	0	26
S Adrian Ward	2	1	0	30
S Colin Branch	2	0	0	26
OLB Edwin Sawyer	2	0	0	22
DT Le Kevin Smith	2	0	0	23
ILB Devante Watkins	2	0	0	35
S Christopher Coles	2	0	0	12
OLB Victor Hobson	1	0	0	10
DT Travis Johnson	1	0	0	10
OLB Boomer Grigsby	1	0	0	12
CB Josh Bullocks	1	0	0	14
DE Shaun Herndon	1	0	0	12
ILB Clint Ingram	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Travis Claridge	1	3	20	0	39
G Cooper Carlisle	1	2	20	1	39
G Ben Grubbs	0	4	20	0	39
T Chris Samuels	0	3	20	0	39
T George Foster	0	2	20	0	39
TE Dante Rosario	0	1	18	0	35

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Nick Hardwick	5	13	1	32	0	34
G Geoff Perkins	2	5	0	32	2	34
T Kyle Turley	1	4	0	32	0	34
G Clyde Lofton	1	3	0	32	1	34
T Jon Stinchcomb	0	4	0	32	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Marc Wicher	3	22
Ian Gold	1	23
Michael Griffin	1	12

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Colin Branch	3	13
Anthony Becht	2	26
Mike Richardson	2	20
Josh Bullocks	1	13

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	31	34	12	77
OLB London Fletcher	---	---	32	33	4	69
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	31	33	3	67
G Cooper Carlisle	20	39	---	---	7	66
T Chris Samuels	20	39	---	---	7	66
T George Foster	20	39	---	---	7	66
G Ben Grubbs	20	39	---	---	7	66
S Damien Richardson	---	---	18	26	19	63
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	28	32	3	63
C Travis Claridge	20	39	---	---	---	59
QB Drew Brees	20	39	---	---	---	59
WR Chad Johnson	19	39	---	---	---	58
WR David Anderson	14	26	---	---	17	57
S Zachery Bowman	---	---	28	24	5	57
DE Athyba Rubin	---	---	29	25	1	55
TE Dante Rosario	18	35	---	---	---	53
DE John McCargo	---	---	25	26	---	51
RB Quentin Griffin	15	34	---	---	---	49
DT Will Smith	---	---	20	26	3	49
DE Derrick Burgess	---	---	24	20	1	45
DE Cullen Jenkins	---	---	13	17	12	42
CB Jason Craft	---	---	7	12	19	38
WR Artie Brock	13	23	---	---	---	36
CB David Jones	---	---	14	18	1	33
WR Ronald Curry	7	18	---	---	7	32
TE Dominique Byrd	4	3	---	---	21	28
CB Craig Steltz	---	---	15	8	5	28
OLB Ian Gold	---	---	1	0	23	24
DT Ryan Pickett	---	---	3	10	11	24
FB Marc Wicher	2	0	---	---	22	24
ILB Reggie Hausermann	---	---	15	7	1	23
DT Brian Young	---	---	14	7	1	22
S Rich Greer	---	---	2	9	11	22
TE Bryant Conway	4	15	---	---	1	20
WR Tai Streets	0	1	---	---	15	16
ILB Paris Lenon	---	---	0	1	13	14
RB Rusty Hatcher	4	1	---	---	7	12
DT Erik Walden	---	---	1	6	3	10
C Glen Tatum	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Daniel Sepulveda	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Matt Bowmen	---	---	1	0	1	2
K Elijah Levine	0	0	---	---	2	2
G Leander Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Derek Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chris Morris	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Tony Moll	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Anthony Becht	30	31	---	---	26	87
T Kyle Turley	32	34	---	---	12	78
G Geoff Perkins	32	34	---	---	12	78
T Jon Stinchcomb	32	34	---	---	12	78
G Clyde Lofton	32	34	---	---	12	78
C Nick Hardwick	32	34	---	---	---	66
QB Matt Moore	32	34	---	---	---	66
WR Maurice Stovall	27	27	---	---	7	61
WR Andre' Davis	16	24	---	---	18	58
WR Jacoby Jones	30	26	---	---	---	56
S Colin Branch	---	---	16	26	13	55
DT Rocky Bernard	---	---	18	36	---	54
CB Ralph Brown	---	---	16	29	8	53
ILB Devante Watkins	---	---	16	35	---	51
CB Leodis McKelvin	---	---	15	34	2	51
RB LenDale White	30	17	---	---	2	49
S Adrian Ward	---	---	18	30	---	48
DE Jay Ratliff	---	---	17	30	---	47
CB Ellis Hobbs	---	---	14	26	---	40
RB Darren Sproles	7	13	---	---	19	39
DE Calais Campbell	---	---	13	26	---	39
OLB Victor Hobson	---	---	6	10	22	38
DT Le Kevin Smith	---	---	7	23	7	37
CB Josh Bullocks	---	---	8	14	13	35
OLB Edwin Sawyer	---	---	11	22	---	33
S Mike Richardson	---	---	2	11	20	33
DE Jarvis Moss	---	---	11	19	---	30
S Christopher Coles	---	---	4	12	14	30
DE Shaun Herndon	---	---	6	12	7	25
FB Jacob Hester	5	2	---	---	18	25
ILB Clint Ingram	---	---	5	9	9	23
OLB Boomer Grigsby	---	---	7	12	---	19
DT Travis Johnson	---	---	8	10	---	18
TE Dustin Lyman	6	11	---	---	---	17
WR Dana Prior	6	9	---	---	---	15
P Scott Player	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	12	12
K Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Damien Nash	2	5	---	---	---	7
TE Walter Biekert	1	4	---	---	---	5
OLB Shawn Crable	---	---	2	3	---	5
WR Josh Morgan	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Koy Detmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Eddie Coles	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Robert Hunt	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Giovanni Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	4	1.3
Middle	13	41	3.2
Right	3	-4	-1.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	89	9.9
Middle	15	79	5.3
Right	8	40	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	38	30	4	1	0	1	3	0	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Moore	31	19	2	2	0	5	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	10	0.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	118	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	85	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	55	13.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	84	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	28	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	29	14.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	12	10	111	2	39
WR Ronald Curry	5	4	3	0	18
TE Bryant Conway	5	3	39	1	15
WR Artie Brock	5	4	10	0	23
TE Dante Rosario	4	3	38	0	35
RB Quentin Griffin	3	2	0	0	34
WR David Anderson	2	2	33	0	26
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	1	31	1	1
TE Dominique Byrd	1	1	3	0	3

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Darren Sproles	6	3	18	0	13
WR Jacoby Jones	6	3	59	2	26
RB LenDale White	5	5	4	0	17
TE Anthony Becht	4	2	22	0	31
TE Dustin Lyman	3	3	19	0	11
WR Maurice Stovall	3	2	22	0	27
WR Dana Prior	2	1	6	0	9
WR Andre' Davis	2	0	0	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Drew Brees	1	14	14.00	5.20

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB LenDale White	4	5	1.25	6.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	1	0	0	0.00	7.05

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Moore	1	1	3	3.00	4.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chad Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	9.25

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Darren Sproles	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Darren Sproles	1	0
RB LenDale White	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	8	5	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Moore	13	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	3	2	2
TE Bryant Conway	2	1	1
RB Quentin Griffin	1	0	0
WR Artie Brock	1	1	0
TE Dominique Byrd	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Darren Sproles	6	3	1
TE Anthony Becht	2	1	0
WR Maurice Stovall	2	1	1
TE Dustin Lyman	1	1	1
WR Andre' Davis	1	0	0
WR Jacoby Jones	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)