Week 1, 2013

played in Atlanta, GA

83 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	7	3	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	13	6	0	3	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 ATL - Shawn Nelson 19 pass from Jake Locker (Matt Prater extra point)
1Q: 05:26 ATL - Matt Prater 19 field goal
1Q: 00:31 ATL - Matt Prater 29 field goal
2Q: 08:07 TBY - Chris Harper 8 pass from Matt Moore (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 03:00 ATL - Matt Prater 42 field goal
2Q: 00:05 ATL - Matt Prater 57 field goal
3Q: 12:35 TBY - Chris Ivory 26 pass from Matt Moore (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 14:18 ATL - Matt Prater 34 field goal
4Q: 11:11 TBY - Taylor Melhaff 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 ATL - Shawn Nelson 19 pass from Jake Locker (Matt Prater extra point)
1Q: 05:26 ATL - Matt Prater 19 field goal
1Q: 00:31 ATL - Matt Prater 29 field goal
2Q: 08:07 TBY - Chris Harper 8 pass from Matt Moore (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 03:00 ATL - Matt Prater 42 field goal
2Q: 00:05 ATL - Matt Prater 57 field goal
3Q: 12:35 TBY - Chris Ivory 26 pass from Matt Moore (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 14:18 ATL - Matt Prater 34 field goal
4Q: 11:11 TBY - Taylor Melhaff 26 field goal

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 292 384
- Offensive Plays 60 63
- Yards per Play 4.87 6.10
Net Rushing Yards 73 109
- Rushing Attempts 23 25
- Yards per Rush 3.17 4.36
Net Passing Yards 219 275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 22 - 0 38 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 246 275
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/27 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.92 7.24
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 3/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/29 4/90
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 34
Time of Possession 28:57 31:03

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	292	384
- Offensive Plays	60	63
- Yards per Play	4.87	6.10
Net Rushing Yards	73	109
- Rushing Attempts	23	25
- Yards per Rush	3.17	4.36
Net Passing Yards	219	275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 22 - 0	38 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	246	275
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/27	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.92	7.24
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	3/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/29	4/90
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 34
Time of Possession	28:57	31:03

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:14	1:29	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	5:20	2:03	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
1	0:23	1:46	OWN 25	3	-12	Punt
2	11:54	3:54	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
2	2:55	2:39	OWN 15	7	36	Fumble
3	15:00	2:38	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
3	9:30	5:53	OWN 22	11	36	Punt
4	14:10	3:07	OWN 25	8	66	Field Goal
4	9:35	1:38	OWN 36	3	-17	Punt
4	6:15	1:43	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	1:50	1:09	OWN 22	7	10	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:46	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
1	9:45	4:25	OWN 20	8	78	Field Goal
1	3:17	2:54	OWN 41	6	47	Field Goal
2	13:37	1:43	OWN 46	6	21	Missed FG
2	8:00	5:05	OWN 25	9	50	Field Goal
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 49	1	11	Field Goal
3	12:22	2:52	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
3	3:37	4:27	OWN 20	9	63	Field Goal
4	11:03	1:28	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	7:57	1:42	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
4	4:32	2:42	OWN 31	5	16	Punt
4	0:41	0:41	OPP 32	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Jake Locker, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Chris Ivory	10	46	4.60	32	1
RB Stevan Ridley	9	8	0.89	6	0
QB Matt Moore	3	14	4.67	10	1
WR Jacoby Jones	1	5	5.00	5	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Christine Michael	17	84	4.94	22	3
RB David Wilson	4	12	3.00	11	1
QB Jake Locker	3	11	3.67	13	1
FB Alan Ratto	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Moore	33	22	246	4/27	2	40	0	108.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	38	24	275	0/0	1	41	0	93.6

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Chris Ivory	7	10	86	12.29	47	40	1
TE Jermaine Gresham	3	6	25	8.33	1	11	0
RB Stevan Ridley	3	4	39	13.00	16	25	0
WR Chris Harper	3	3	33	11.00	12	22	1
FB Dexter Lyon	2	2	8	4.00	0	8	0
WR Ace Sanders	2	3	28	14.00	3	15	0
WR Jacoby Jones	1	1	16	16.00	2	16	0
TE Gregory Atkins	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Cornell Schroeder	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Greg Little	6	9	65	10.83	37	41	0
WR Artie Brock	5	8	58	11.60	20	27	0
RB Christine Michael	4	4	36	9.00	30	22	0
TE Diego Shepard	4	4	64	16.00	6	27	0
RB David Wilson	2	3	17	8.50	1	11	0
WR David Anderson	1	3	6	6.00	1	6	0
TE Shawn Nelson	1	5	19	19.00	9	19	1
WR Dillon Henson	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB Alan Ratto	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov
RB Chris Ivory	1	0
TE Jermaine Gresham	1	0
WR Jacoby Jones	0	1

Atlanta	Recov	Force
S Rich Greer	1	0
CB Drew Coleman	0	1
CB David Jones	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brock Perliman	6	252	42.0	36.0	51	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Deon Nieto	4	173	43.3	36.3	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	5/6	2/3	1/2	57	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Prince Amukamara	1	8	8.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Little	3	16	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leodis McKelvin	2	29	14.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Steltz	3	70	23.3	0
Zachery Bowman	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB James Laurinaitis	8	2	25	37
S Adrian Ward	7	2	25	36
CB Prince Amukamara	5	2	24	33
ILB Manti Te'o	5	2	25	35
CB Josh Norman	5	1	23	35
DE Aldon Smith	3	3	25	35
DE Jay Ratliff	3	2	24	34
S Eric Reid	3	0	25	37
DE Jarvis Jenkins	2	2	20	27
CB Alterraun Verner	2	0	11	22
OLB Andre Rivera	1	1	13	16
DT Rocky Bernard	1	0	2	6
ILB Devante Watkins	1	0	0	3

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Zachery Bowman	8	3	0.0	22	25
S Rich Greer	8	1	0.0	23	37
CB Michael Griffin	4	1	0.0	21	37
ILB Jovan Belcher	4	1	0.0	22	26
DE Mike Montgomery	4	0	0.0	16	21
DE Athyba Rubin	3	1	2.0	21	33
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	3	2	1.5	23	37
OLB Bryson Ontiveros	3	1	0.5	10	20
CB Ike Cassaday	2	1	0.0	3	14
CB David Jones	2	0	0.0	13	15
ILB Jarvis Jones	1	2	0.0	20	34
DE John McCargo	1	1	0.0	9	17
CB Drew Coleman	1	0	0.0	23	36
CB Craig Steltz	1	0	0.0	0	12
DT Drake Nevis	1	0	0.0	10	22
DE Devon Still	1	0	0.0	1	2
OLB Chet Donnelly	0	2	0.0	3	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jay Ratliff	1	3	0	34
DE Aldon Smith	1	2	0	35
DT Gerald McCoy	0	0	1	21

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Athyba Rubin	2.0	0	2	2	33
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	1.5	0	0	0	37
OLB Bryson Ontiveros	0.5	0	0	0	20
DE Terrance Knighton	0.0	1	0	2	13
DE Mike Montgomery	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE John McCargo	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Prince Amukamara	5	1	33
S Adrian Ward	3	2	36
OLB James Laurinaitis	3	0	37
CB Josh Norman	3	0	35
ILB Manti Te'o	2	2	35
DE Jay Ratliff	2	0	34
CB Alterraun Verner	2	0	22
DE Aldon Smith	2	0	35
DT Rocky Bernard	1	0	6
ILB Devante Watkins	1	0	3
S Eric Reid	0	1	37

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rich Greer	4	0	37
CB David Jones	3	0	15
CB Michael Griffin	3	0	37
S Zachery Bowman	2	2	25
ILB Jovan Belcher	2	0	26
CB Ike Cassaday	2	0	14
CB Drew Coleman	1	0	36
CB Craig Steltz	1	0	12
DE Devon Still	1	0	2
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	1	0	37
OLB Bryson Ontiveros	1	0	20
ILB Jarvis Jones	1	0	34
OLB Chet Donnelly	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jon Stinchcomb	2	3	23	2	37
C Nick Hardwick	1	8	23	0	37
G Drew Strojny	1	6	23	2	37
G Davin Joseph	1	3	23	0	37
T Chris Harrison	0	2	23	0	37

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Nicky Delgado	4	9	25	38
T Lamar Holmes	3	5	25	38
C Logan Mankins	1	3	25	38
G Brandon Brooks	1	2	25	38
T T.J. Lang	0	3	25	38

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Stevan Ridley	2	21
James Laurinaitis	2	15
Chris Ivory	1	17
Colin Branch	1	15
Drew Strojny	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
DeAndre Sullivan	1	21
Artie Brock	1	10
Athyba Rubin	1	10

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB James Laurinaitis	---	---	25	37	15	77
WR Jacoby Jones	22	33	---	---	15	70
G Drew Strojny	23	37	---	---	7	67
S Adrian Ward	---	---	25	36	6	67
S Eric Reid	---	---	25	37	5	67
CB Prince Amukamara	---	---	24	33	9	66
DE Aldon Smith	---	---	25	35	5	65
ILB Manti Te'o	---	---	25	35	5	65
DE Jay Ratliff	---	---	24	34	6	64
RB Chris Ivory	14	33	---	---	17	64
CB Josh Norman	---	---	23	35	4	62
T Jon Stinchcomb	23	37	---	---	---	60
C Nick Hardwick	23	37	---	---	---	60
G Davin Joseph	23	37	---	---	---	60
QB Matt Moore	23	37	---	---	---	60
T Chris Harrison	23	37	---	---	---	60
OLB Andre Rivera	---	---	13	16	24	53
DE Jarvis Jenkins	---	---	20	27	4	51
DT Chris Baker	---	---	19	22	8	49
RB Stevan Ridley	14	13	---	---	21	48
CB Alterraun Verner	---	---	11	22	12	45
WR Chris Harper	11	24	---	---	10	45
TE Jermaine Gresham	13	29	---	---	2	44
TE Gregory Atkins	10	10	---	---	20	40
WR Ace Sanders	10	19	---	---	6	35
DT Gerald McCoy	---	---	8	21	2	31
TE Cornell Schroeder	10	16	---	---	3	29
CB Leodis McKelvin	---	---	4	5	16	25
FB Dexter Lyon	11	8	---	---	---	19
S Colin Branch	---	---	0	3	15	18
DE Jarvis Moss	---	---	2	8	6	16
ILB Devante Watkins	---	---	0	3	11	14
DT Rocky Bernard	---	---	2	6	2	10
G Breno Giacomini	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Cris Garrison	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Brock Perliman	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Douglas Irving	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Mike Adams	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Mike Richardson	---	---	0	3	1	4
QB Kurt Kittner	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Santiago Richard	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Joe Webb	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Mardy Gilyard	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Kavell Conner	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Christian Ponder	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	---	---	23	37	21	81
G Nicky Delgado	25	38	---	---	10	73
T T.J. Lang	25	38	---	---	10	73
G Brandon Brooks	25	38	---	---	10	73
T Lamar Holmes	25	38	---	---	10	73
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	21	37	11	69
WR Artie Brock	21	35	---	---	10	66
S Rich Greer	---	---	23	37	6	66
DE Athyba Rubin	---	---	21	33	10	64
C Logan Mankins	25	38	---	---	---	63
QB Jake Locker	25	38	---	---	---	63
WR Greg Little	20	36	---	---	7	63
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	23	36	1	60
TE Shawn Nelson	24	35	---	---	1	60
ILB Jarvis Jones	---	---	20	34	---	54
S Zachery Bowman	---	---	22	25	4	51
ILB Jovan Belcher	---	---	22	26	1	49
RB Christine Michael	18	24	---	---	---	42
OLB Bryson Ontiveros	---	---	10	20	9	39
DE Mike Montgomery	---	---	16	21	---	37
CB David Jones	---	---	13	15	9	37
WR David Anderson	12	24	---	---	---	36
FB Alan Ratto	6	7	---	---	22	35
TE Oscar Wang	4	3	---	---	25	32
DT Drake Nevis	---	---	10	22	---	32
CB Ike Cassaday	---	---	3	14	15	32
CB Craig Steltz	---	---	0	12	16	28
DE John McCargo	---	---	9	17	1	27
WR Dillon Henson	1	2	---	---	21	24
DE Terrance Knighton	---	---	10	13	---	23
TE Diego Shepard	12	10	---	---	---	22
RB David Wilson	7	14	---	---	---	21
RB Alex Green	0	0	---	---	20	20
K Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	12	12
DT Erik Walden	---	---	1	3	7	11
P Deon Nieto	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Hunter Moylan	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Chet Donnelly	---	---	3	3	1	7
DT Cornelius Pisano	---	---	0	0	6	6
DE Devon Still	---	---	1	2	1	4
DT Norbert Dore	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Graham Corbin	0	0	---	---	---	0
G David Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jason Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0
FB Tommy Bohanon	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Margus Hunt	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	21	2.3
Middle	8	14	1.8
Right	6	38	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	15	49	3.3
Right	8	62	7.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Moore	33	22	4	2	1	3	4	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	38	24	5	0	1	6	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	-3	-0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	169	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	80	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	76	10.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	104	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	3	41	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	54	18.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Chris Ivory	10	7	0	86	2	33
TE Jermaine Gresham	6	3	1	25	0	29
RB Stevan Ridley	4	3	0	39	1	13
WR Chris Harper	3	3	0	33	1	24
WR Ace Sanders	3	2	0	28	0	19
FB Dexter Lyon	2	2	0	8	0	8
TE Gregory Atkins	2	1	0	11	0	10
TE Cornell Schroeder	2	0	0	0	0	16
WR Jacoby Jones	1	1	0	16	0	33

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Greg Little	9	6	0	65	1	36
WR Artie Brock	8	5	0	58	1	35
TE Shawn Nelson	5	1	1	19	0	35
RB Christine Michael	4	4	0	36	1	24
TE Diego Shepard	4	4	0	64	2	10
WR David Anderson	3	1	0	6	0	24
RB David Wilson	3	2	0	17	0	14
FB Alan Ratto	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Dillon Henson	1	1	0	10	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Chris Ivory	1	4	4.00	4.60

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Christine Michael	3	4	1.33	4.94
FB Alan Ratto	1	2	2.00	2.00
RB David Wilson	1	0	0.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Moore	5	3	17	3.40	7.45

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	5	4	29	5.80	7.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Dexter Lyon	1	1	0	0.00	4.00
RB Chris Ivory	1	1	9	9.00	8.60
TE Jermaine Gresham	1	0	0	0.00	4.17
TE Gregory Atkins	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
WR Chris Harper	1	1	8	8.00	11.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Shawn Nelson	2	1	19	9.50	3.80
WR Artie Brock	1	1	2	2.00	7.25
WR Greg Little	1	1	3	3.00	7.22
TE Diego Shepard	1	1	5	5.00	16.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Stevan Ridley	2	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
FB Alan Ratto	1	0
RB David Wilson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Moore	12	8	6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	9	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ace Sanders	3	2	2
RB Chris Ivory	2	2	1
RB Stevan Ridley	2	1	1
FB Dexter Lyon	1	1	1
WR Jacoby Jones	1	1	1
TE Jermaine Gresham	1	1	0
TE Gregory Atkins	1	0	0
TE Cornell Schroeder	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Artie Brock	5	3	2
WR Greg Little	2	2	0
WR David Anderson	1	0	0
TE Shawn Nelson	1	0	0

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)