Week 17, 2011

played in Tampa Bay, FL

71 degrees, stormy, 56 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	14	0	3	5	-	22
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:27 ATL - Chad Johnson 5 pass from Jake Locker (Matt Prater extra point)
1Q: 00:33 ATL - Zachery Bowman 65 interception return (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 01:35 TBY - Chris Ivory 3 pass from Matt Moore (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 04:59 TBY - Dan Carpenter 36 field goal
3Q: 01:57 ATL - Matt Prater 30 field goal
4Q: 06:58 ATL - Safety: Athyba Rubin sacked quarterback in end zone
4Q: 02:11 ATL - Matt Prater 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:27 ATL - Chad Johnson 5 pass from Jake Locker (Matt Prater extra point)
1Q: 00:33 ATL - Zachery Bowman 65 interception return (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 01:35 TBY - Chris Ivory 3 pass from Matt Moore (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 04:59 TBY - Dan Carpenter 36 field goal
3Q: 01:57 ATL - Matt Prater 30 field goal
4Q: 06:58 ATL - Safety: Athyba Rubin sacked quarterback in end zone
4Q: 02:11 ATL - Matt Prater 41 field goal

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 8-8 3-13
First Downs 11 18
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 244 327
- Offensive Plays 58 66
- Yards per Play 4.21 4.95
Net Rushing Yards 53 105
- Rushing Attempts 25 25
- Yards per Rush 2.12 4.20
Net Passing Yards 191 222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 15 - 1 38 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 216 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.79 5.41
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 8/51
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/97 1/12
Interception Ret./Yards 1/65 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 27:57 32:03

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	8-8	3-13
First Downs	11	18
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	244	327
- Offensive Plays	58	66
- Yards per Play	4.21	4.95
Net Rushing Yards	53	105
- Rushing Attempts	25	25
- Yards per Rush	2.12	4.20
Net Passing Yards	191	222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 15 - 1	38 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	216	236
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.79	5.41
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	8/51
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/97	1/12
Interception Ret./Yards	1/65	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	27:57	32:03

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:42	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
1	9:04	4:27	OWN 5	9	73	Missed FG
2	12:57	2:13	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
2	5:46	3:35	OWN 11	6	17	Punt
2	1:29	1:29	OWN 26	3	2	Half
3	13:00	2:12	OWN 30	4	7	Punt
3	6:42	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	4:52	1:28	OWN 31	3	-2	Punt
3	3:24	1:32	OPP 9	3	-4	Field Goal
3	0:08	2:31	OWN 22	5	25	Punt
4	9:26	1:01	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
4	6:47	4:44	OWN 44	8	32	Field Goal

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:18	2:14	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
1	4:37	4:16	OWN 29	9	40	Interception
1	0:21	2:24	OWN 25	6	23	Punt
2	10:44	4:58	OWN 6	9	54	Punt
2	2:11	0:42	OPP 15	3	15	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:00	OWN 15	4	9	Punt
3	10:48	4:06	OWN 4	8	47	Punt
3	6:31	1:39	OPP 23	3	4	Field Goal
3	1:52	1:44	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	12:37	3:11	OWN 5	6	18	Punt
4	8:25	1:38	OWN 3	3	-3	Safety
4	2:03	2:03	OWN 19	7	74	Game

Game MVP: Athyba Rubin, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Quentin Griffin	16	25	1.56	9
RB Brenden Streets	3	16	5.33	8
RB Xavier Omon	2	-2	-1.00	2
QB Jake Locker	2	10	5.00	6
WR David Anderson	1	3	3.00	3
FB Alan Ratto	1	1	1.00	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Chris Ivory	13	57	4.38	12	1
QB Matt Moore	11	49	4.45	20	2
WR Josh Morgan	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	29	15	216	4/25	1	48	1	73.3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Moore	38	24	236	3/14	1	49	1	78.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Johnson	6	10	76	12.67	45	41	1
WR Golden Tate	6	11	118	19.67	69	48	0
RB Quentin Griffin	1	2	11	11.00	13	11	0
TE Brad Cottam	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Brenden Streets	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR David Anderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Chris Ivory	7	9	85	12.14	66	49	1
TE Jermaine Gresham	4	4	52	13.00	6	18	0
FB Dexter Lyon	3	7	19	6.33	0	10	0
WR Josh Morgan	3	4	33	11.00	19	20	0
TE Gregory Atkins	3	3	12	4.00	0	5	0
WR Jacoby Jones	2	5	21	10.50	0	11	0
TE Richard Quinn	2	3	14	7.00	3	9	0
WR Darrell Jackson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dana Prior	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Zachery Bowman	1	65	65.00	1

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Richardson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Jake Locker	1	1	0
RB Brenden Streets	1	0	0
G David Stewart	0	1	0
C Eric Wood	0	1	0
OLB Ted Briggs	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Prince Amukamara	1	0	1	0
OLB Moise Fokou	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Deon Nieto	6	264	44.0	44.0	62	5

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	7	332	47.4	38.0	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	2/3	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Little	2	26	13.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Prince Amukamara	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Steltz	3	67	22.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Player	1	30	30.0	0
Anthony Henry	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brandon Spikes	9	3	1.0	25	41
S Zachery Bowman	7	1	0.0	22	31
S Rich Greer	6	3	0.0	22	40
DE Athyba Rubin	5	4	2.0	23	40
ILB Malcolm Warfield	5	0	0.0	7	13
OLB Chet Donnelly	4	1	0.0	20	39
OLB Rocky McIntosh	3	1	0.0	17	30
CB Michael Griffin	3	0	0.0	24	41
CB Craig Steltz	3	0	0.0	5	10
OLB Ted Briggs	2	1	0.0	6	11
CB David Jones	2	1	0.0	17	18
WR Chad Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Manny Pacquiao	1	0	0.0	25	41
DT Cornelius Pisano	1	0	0.0	10	24
DE Mike Montgomery	0	1	0.0	12	26
DE John McCargo	0	1	0.0	14	17

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Adrian Ward	9	1	0.0	25	31
ILB Kavell Conner	7	3	0.0	20	24
OLB James Laurinaitis	4	3	1.0	25	31
DT Gerald McCoy	3	1	0.0	19	22
CB Ralph Brown	3	0	0.0	19	27
DE Jay Ratliff	3	0	0.0	10	15
OLB Moise Fokou	2	3	1.0	19	21
DE Aldon Smith	2	2	1.0	21	25
CB Anthony Henry	2	0	0.0	22	32
CB Ellis Hobbs	2	0	0.0	4	8
DE Jarvis Moss	1	0	1.0	6	8
DE Calais Campbell	1	3	0.0	23	31
OLB Edwin Sawyer	1	1	0.0	4	8
OLB Jonah Conger	1	0	0.0	7	13
CB Alterraun Verner	1	0	0.0	4	8
CB Prince Amukamara	1	0	0.0	2	7
CB Leodis McKelvin	0	1	0.0	6	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Athyba Rubin	2.0	1	3	40
OLB Brandon Spikes	1.0	0	1	41
OLB Chet Donnelly	0.0	2	0	39
DE John McCargo	0.0	1	1	17
DE Mike Montgomery	0.0	1	0	26
DT Drake Nevis	0.0	1	0	14

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Moise Fokou	1.0	1	0	21
DE Aldon Smith	1.0	0	1	25
DE Jarvis Moss	1.0	0	0	8
OLB James Laurinaitis	1.0	0	0	31
DE Calais Campbell	0.0	1	1	31
CB Ralph Brown	0.0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Zachery Bowman	5	0	1	31
OLB Brandon Spikes	4	0	0	41
S Rich Greer	3	0	0	40
OLB Rocky McIntosh	2	1	0	30
CB Michael Griffin	2	1	0	41
ILB Malcolm Warfield	2	0	0	13
OLB Chet Donnelly	2	0	0	39
CB Craig Steltz	2	0	0	10
DT Cornelius Pisano	1	0	0	24
DE Athyba Rubin	1	0	0	40
CB Manny Pacquiao	0	1	0	41

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ralph Brown	4	0	0	27
CB Anthony Henry	2	0	0	32
CB Ellis Hobbs	2	0	0	8
OLB Edwin Sawyer	1	1	0	8
S Adrian Ward	1	1	0	31
DE Jay Ratliff	1	0	0	15
DE Calais Campbell	1	0	0	31
OLB James Laurinaitis	1	0	0	31
ILB Kavell Conner	1	0	0	24
CB Alterraun Verner	1	0	0	8
S Colin Branch	0	1	0	16
S Mike Richardson	0	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Tyronne Green	2	4	25	0	33
G David Stewart	1	3	25	2	33
T Jason Fox	0	5	17	0	32
C Eric Wood	0	4	25	1	33
T T.J. Lang	0	4	25	1	33
C Logan Mankins	0	2	8	0	1
TE Oscar Wang	0	1	2	0	1

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Nick Hardwick	3	6	25	0	41
G Adrien Clarke	2	5	25	0	41
FB Dexter Lyon	1	1	3	0	13
T Victor Rogers	0	3	7	0	15
T Jon Stinchcomb	0	3	25	0	41
G Drew Strojny	0	2	18	1	26
G Breno Giacomini	0	0	25	2	41

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Ted Briggs	1	22
Athyba Rubin	1	12

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Colin Branch	1	16
Stevan Ridley	1	15
James Laurinaitis	1	13
Breno Giacomini	1	8
Josh Morgan	1	7
Ralph Brown	1	2

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Brad Cottam	25	30	---	---	25	80
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	24	41	12	77
CB Manny Pacquiao	---	---	25	41	10	76
DE Athyba Rubin	---	---	23	40	12	75
G David Stewart	25	33	---	---	9	67
G Tyronne Green	25	33	---	---	9	67
T T.J. Lang	25	33	---	---	9	67
OLB Brandon Spikes	---	---	25	41	1	67
S Rich Greer	---	---	22	40	1	63
WR Golden Tate	23	31	---	---	8	62
OLB Chet Donnelly	---	---	20	39	2	61
WR Chad Johnson	24	33	---	---	1	58
C Eric Wood	25	33	---	---	---	58
QB Jake Locker	25	33	---	---	---	58
S Zachery Bowman	---	---	22	31	3	56
T Jason Fox	17	32	---	---	7	56
CB David Jones	---	---	17	18	14	49
OLB Rocky McIntosh	---	---	17	30	---	47
OLB Ted Briggs	---	---	6	11	22	39
DE Mike Montgomery	---	---	12	26	---	38
WR David Anderson	15	21	---	---	1	37
RB Brenden Streets	6	14	---	---	17	37
DT Cornelius Pisano	---	---	10	24	1	35
RB Quentin Griffin	17	16	---	---	1	34
DE John McCargo	---	---	14	17	1	32
ILB Malcolm Warfield	---	---	7	13	11	31
FB Alan Ratto	3	8	---	---	19	30
DT Drake Nevis	---	---	12	14	---	26
WR Will Franklin	0	2	---	---	18	20
CB Craig Steltz	---	---	5	10	4	19
S James Butler	---	---	0	3	15	18
DT Erik Walden	---	---	7	4	7	18
S Stanford Routt	---	---	6	8	2	16
TE Shawn Nelson	8	8	---	---	---	16
C Logan Mankins	8	1	---	---	---	9
P Deon Nieto	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Hunter Moylan	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Greg Little	0	1	---	---	7	8
DT Norbert Dore	---	---	1	0	7	8
TE Oscar Wang	2	1	---	---	---	3
RB Xavier Omon	2	0	---	---	---	2
T Jake Long	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Kevin Daft	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Wade Hunter	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Alex Green	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Adrien Clarke	25	41	---	---	8	74
G Breno Giacomini	25	41	---	---	8	74
TE Richard Quinn	20	30	---	---	23	73
OLB James Laurinaitis	---	---	25	31	13	69
T Jon Stinchcomb	25	41	---	---	---	66
C Nick Hardwick	25	41	---	---	---	66
QB Matt Moore	25	41	---	---	---	66
WR Jacoby Jones	25	41	---	---	---	66
RB Chris Ivory	22	39	---	---	4	65
CB Anthony Henry	---	---	22	32	8	62
WR Dana Prior	19	26	---	---	16	61
S Adrian Ward	---	---	25	31	3	59
DE Calais Campbell	---	---	23	31	3	57
ILB Kavell Conner	---	---	20	24	13	57
DT Gerald McCoy	---	---	19	22	8	49
CB Ralph Brown	---	---	19	27	2	48
G Drew Strojny	18	26	---	---	4	48
WR Josh Morgan	18	22	---	---	7	47
DE Aldon Smith	---	---	21	25	1	47
S Colin Branch	---	---	14	16	16	46
S Mike Richardson	---	---	19	23	2	44
OLB Jonah Conger	---	---	7	13	22	42
OLB Moise Fokou	---	---	19	21	1	41
DE Jay Ratliff	---	---	10	15	2	27
CB Ellis Hobbs	---	---	4	8	15	27
WR Darrell Jackson	9	12	---	---	2	23
T Victor Rogers	7	15	---	---	---	22
DE Jarvis Moss	---	---	6	8	8	22
RB Shonn Greene	0	0	---	---	22	22
TE Jermaine Gresham	5	17	---	---	---	22
CB Leodis McKelvin	---	---	6	2	11	19
DT Rocky Bernard	---	---	6	11	1	18
RB Stevan Ridley	1	2	---	---	15	18
FB Dexter Lyon	3	13	---	---	1	17
CB Prince Amukamara	---	---	2	7	7	16
OLB Edwin Sawyer	---	---	4	8	3	15
CB Alterraun Verner	---	---	4	8	1	13
P Scott Player	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Lorenzo Joens	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Chris Harrison	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Gregory Atkins	0	3	---	---	4	7
K Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Mardy Gilyard	3	0	---	---	---	3
RB Frank Gore	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Kurt Kittner	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Jarvis Jenkins	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	20	37	1.9
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	17	78	4.6
Right	3	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	29	15	3	4	1	3	3	0	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Moore	38	24	2	0	4	3	6	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	30	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	141	10.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	29	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	16	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	12	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	16	168	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	56	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Golden Tate	11	6	0	118	2	31
WR Chad Johnson	10	6	0	76	1	33
TE Brad Cottam	4	1	0	8	0	30
RB Quentin Griffin	2	1	0	11	0	16
WR David Anderson	1	0	1	0	0	21
RB Brenden Streets	1	1	0	3	0	14

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Chris Ivory	9	7	0	85	1	39
FB Dexter Lyon	7	3	1	19	0	13
WR Jacoby Jones	5	2	1	21	0	41
WR Josh Morgan	4	3	0	33	1	22
TE Jermaine Gresham	4	4	0	52	0	17
TE Richard Quinn	3	2	0	14	0	30
TE Gregory Atkins	3	3	0	12	0	3
WR Dana Prior	2	0	2	0	0	26
WR Darrell Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	5	3	12	2.40	7.45

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Moore	5	4	28	5.60	6.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Golden Tate	2	1	4	2.00	10.73
WR Chad Johnson	1	1	5	5.00	7.60
WR David Anderson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Brenden Streets	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Josh Morgan	2	1	13	6.50	8.25
RB Chris Ivory	2	2	5	2.50	9.44
TE Jermaine Gresham	1	1	10	10.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brenden Streets	3	2
QB Jake Locker	2	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Chris Ivory	2	0
QB Matt Moore	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	10	7	4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Moore	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	6	4	3
WR Golden Tate	2	1	1
TE Brad Cottam	1	1	0
RB Brenden Streets	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Gregory Atkins	2	2	2
WR Dana Prior	1	0	0
FB Dexter Lyon	1	0	0
WR Jacoby Jones	1	1	0
WR Josh Morgan	1	1	0
TE Richard Quinn	1	1	0
RB Chris Ivory	1	1	1
TE Jermaine Gresham	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,300 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,700 (24,700)
End Zone 16,400 (17,700)
Mezzanine 9,500 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 15,000 (15,700)
Club Seats 10,500 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,300 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,700 (24,700)
End Zone	16,400 (17,700)
Mezzanine	9,500 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	15,000 (15,700)
Club Seats	10,500 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)