Week 1, 2016

played in Tampa Bay, FL

86 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	14	7	6	-	34
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	13	0	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:57 ATL - Eddie Nichols 18 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)
1Q: 06:54 TBY - Latavius Murray 3 pass from Dexter Shallard (Roberto Aguayo extra point)
1Q: 00:25 TBY - Giovani Bernard 64 run (Roberto Aguayo extra point)
2Q: 14:14 ATL - Eric Ebron 74 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)
2Q: 13:03 TBY - Roberto Aguayo 52 field goal
2Q: 05:07 TBY - Dexter Shallard 4 run (Roberto Aguayo extra point)
2Q: 02:37 ATL - Eric Ebron 27 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)
2Q: 00:07 TBY - Roberto Aguayo 39 field goal
3Q: 04:17 ATL - LeGarrette Blount 26 run (Justics Riley extra point)
4Q: 12:39 ATL - Justics Riley 24 field goal
4Q: 05:25 ATL - Justics Riley 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:57 ATL - Eddie Nichols 18 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)
1Q: 06:54 TBY - Latavius Murray 3 pass from Dexter Shallard (Roberto Aguayo extra point)
1Q: 00:25 TBY - Giovani Bernard 64 run (Roberto Aguayo extra point)
2Q: 14:14 ATL - Eric Ebron 74 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)
2Q: 13:03 TBY - Roberto Aguayo 52 field goal
2Q: 05:07 TBY - Dexter Shallard 4 run (Roberto Aguayo extra point)
2Q: 02:37 ATL - Eric Ebron 27 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)
2Q: 00:07 TBY - Roberto Aguayo 39 field goal
3Q: 04:17 ATL - LeGarrette Blount 26 run (Justics Riley extra point)
4Q: 12:39 ATL - Justics Riley 24 field goal
4Q: 05:25 ATL - Justics Riley 28 field goal

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 25 23
- by Rushing 10 13
- by Passing 14 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 489 393
- Offensive Plays 67 71
- Yards per Play 7.30 5.54
Net Rushing Yards 163 238
- Rushing Attempts 34 32
- Yards per Rush 4.79 7.44
Net Passing Yards 326 155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 18 - 0 35 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 326 182
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 9.88 3.97
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 22
Time of Possession 29:05 30:55

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	25	23
- by Rushing	10	13
- by Passing	14	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	489	393
- Offensive Plays	67	71
- Yards per Play	7.30	5.54
Net Rushing Yards	163	238
- Rushing Attempts	34	32
- Yards per Rush	4.79	7.44
Net Passing Yards	326	155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 18 - 0	35 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	326	182
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	9.88	3.97
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 22
Time of Possession	29:05	30:55

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:10	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	6:45	2:45	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
1	0:07	1:11	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
2	12:56	1:53	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
2	4:58	2:33	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	11:03	3:04	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
3	5:53	1:52	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
3	3:26	2:11	OWN 20	4	39	Punt
3	0:20	2:46	OPP 30	6	23	Field Goal
4	10:23	5:06	OWN 38	10	51	Field Goal
4	2:52	2:33	OWN 7	6	33	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:50	5:05	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
1	4:00	3:53	OWN 2	7	98	Touchdown
2	13:56	1:00	OWN 25	4	40	Field Goal
2	11:03	6:05	OWN 26	13	74	Touchdown
2	2:25	2:25	OWN 25	10	53	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:57	OWN 25	7	24	Punt
3	7:59	2:06	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	4:01	0:35	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	1:15	0:55	OWN 20	3	1	Interception
4	12:34	2:11	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	5:17	2:25	OWN 25	5	25	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 22	3	-5	Game

Game MVP: Jake Locker, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB LeGarrette Blount	18	102	5.67	26	3	1
RB C.J. Spiller	13	52	4.00	17	2	0
QB Jake Locker	2	7	3.50	8	0	0
RB Christine Michael	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Giovani Bernard	11	125	11.36	64	4	1
QB Dexter Shallard	10	70	7.00	11	2	1
RB Chance Vaughn	7	31	4.43	11	1	0
TE Cornell Schroeder	2	4	2.00	3	0	0
RB Tyler Ervin	2	8	4.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	33	18	326	0/0	3	74	0	119.0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dexter Shallard	35	17	182	4/27	1	33	1	61.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Eric Ebron	7	11	175	25.00	81	74	2
WR Will Franklin	4	8	50	12.50	0	20	0
RB C.J. Spiller	2	6	18	9.00	11	12	0
WR Eddie Nichols	2	4	50	25.00	26	32	1
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0
RB Christine Michael	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Peter Beaver	1	1	12	12.00	5	12	0
WR Chris Conley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR DeVante Parker	7	19	88	12.57	45	32	0
WR Ace Sanders	5	10	53	10.60	30	33	0
TE Cornell Schroeder	2	2	31	15.50	21	26	0
TE C. J. Fiedorowicz	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	0
RB Latavius Murray	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Jacoby Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Amari Coffey	1	9	9.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Jerald Bishop	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Dexter Shallard	1	0	0	0
T Ronnie Stanley	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lachlan Edwards	5	210	42.0	38.0	55	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wes Gouveia	5	247	49.4	41.4	70	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justics Riley	2/2	0/0	0/0	28	4/4

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roberto Aguayo	2/2	1/1	1/1	52	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Spiller	1	24	24.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damian Williams	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jarvis Jones	8	0	0.0	29	37
CB Alex Carter	6	0	0.0	19	30
CB Amari Coffey	4	2	0.0	32	39
CB Quentin Shepard	4	2	0.0	31	38
OLB Pau Dawson	4	0	0.0	26	27
S Paul Branch	3	2	0.0	28	33
DT David Onyemata	2	3	1.0	14	9
DE Jerald Bishop	2	0	1.0	17	25
DT Johnny Boddy	2	0	1.0	16	23
DT Andrew Billings	2	0	0.5	20	22
S Harold Tate	2	2	0.0	16	20
S Clayton Geathers	2	1	0.0	20	23
OLB Casey Matthews	2	0	0.0	15	13
OLB Bryson Ontiveros	2	0	0.0	11	9
DE Shilique Calhoun	2	0	0.0	11	8
DT Quinton Jefferson	2	0	0.0	13	14
DE Shane Ray	1	0	0.0	13	8
DE Matt Judon	0	1	0.5	15	30

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Manti Te'o	9	3	0.0	34	33
OLB Stephone Anthony	8	6	0.0	34	33
OLB Rich Flowers	8	0	0.0	23	24
CB Josh Norman	4	2	0.0	21	20
CB Keanu Neal	4	2	0.0	34	33
DE Courney Upshaw	4	1	0.0	31	21
CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste	4	1	0.0	26	31
DE Jarvis Jenkins	3	2	0.0	33	32
CB Prince Amukamara	1	0	0.0	28	30
WR Ace Sanders	1	0	---	---	---
DT DaQuan Jones	1	0	0.0	5	15
ILB Anthony Hitchens	1	0	0.0	0	2
S Darian Thompson	1	0	0.0	13	16
DT Jonathan Bullard	0	2	0.0	30	19
DE Kony Ealy	0	1	0.0	6	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jerald Bishop	1.0	0	4	25
DT David Onyemata	1.0	0	1	9
DT Johnny Boddy	1.0	0	0	23
DE Matt Judon	0.5	1	4	30
DT Andrew Billings	0.5	0	0	22

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Stephone Anthony	1	1	33
ILB Manti Te'o	1	0	33
DE Za'Darius Smith	1	0	23
DE Jarvis Jenkins	0	2	32
DT DaQuan Jones	0	1	15
DT Jonathan Bullard	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Pau Dawson	4	0	0	27
CB Alex Carter	3	0	0	30
CB Quentin Shepard	2	0	0	38
S Paul Branch	2	0	0	33
CB Amari Coffey	1	1	1	39
S Harold Tate	1	1	0	20
OLB Casey Matthews	1	0	0	13
ILB Jarvis Jones	1	0	0	37
DE Shane Ray	1	0	0	8
DE Shilique Calhoun	1	0	0	8
CB Rashard Robinson	0	1	0	8

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Rich Flowers	5	1	24
ILB Manti Te'o	3	1	33
OLB Stephone Anthony	3	1	33
CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste	2	0	31
S Darian Thompson	1	2	16
CB Prince Amukamara	1	0	30
CB Josh Norman	1	0	20
ILB Anthony Hitchens	1	0	2
CB Keanu Neal	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Andy Levitre	5	9	34	33
T T.J. Lang	2	6	34	33
T Lamar Holmes	2	6	34	33
G Joe Thuney	2	6	34	33
G Russell Bodine	2	4	34	33
TE John Phillips	0	1	13	12
FB Tommy Bohanon	0	1	8	4

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jake Matthews	4	7	0	32	3	39
C Nick Hardwick	3	6	0	32	0	39
G Matt Kalil	3	4	1	32	0	39
T Ronnie Stanley	3	3	0	32	0	39
TE Cornell Schroeder	2	2	1	14	0	11
C Jarvis Harrison	0	0	0	32	1	39

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tommy Bohanon	1	19

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Jake Matthews	1	11

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Quentin Shepard	---	---	31	38	18	87
WR Will Franklin	31	31	---	---	19	81
ILB Jarvis Jones	---	---	29	37	12	78
T T.J. Lang	34	33	---	---	7	74
CB Amari Coffey	---	---	32	39	3	74
G Andy Levitre	34	33	---	---	5	72
T Lamar Holmes	34	33	---	---	5	72
QB Jake Locker	34	33	---	---	---	67
TE Eric Ebron	34	33	---	---	---	67
G Russell Bodine	34	33	---	---	---	67
G Joe Thuney	34	33	---	---	---	67
CB Alex Carter	---	---	19	30	17	66
S Paul Branch	---	---	28	33	1	62
RB C.J. Spiller	18	22	---	---	16	56
OLB Pau Dawson	---	---	26	27	1	54
RB LeGarrette Blount	20	14	---	---	19	53
DT Johnny Boddy	---	---	16	23	10	49
DE Jerald Bishop	---	---	17	25	6	48
S Clayton Geathers	---	---	20	23	3	46
DE Matt Judon	---	---	15	30	---	45
DT Andrew Billings	---	---	20	22	---	42
TE John Phillips	13	12	---	---	14	39
S Harold Tate	---	---	16	20	1	37
OLB Casey Matthews	---	---	15	13	3	31
FB Tommy Bohanon	8	4	---	---	19	31
DT Quinton Jefferson	---	---	13	14	2	29
WR Chris Conley	14	13	---	---	1	28
WR Eddie Nichols	14	14	---	---	---	28
ILB Jamie Anhorn	---	---	4	3	21	28
TE Heath Miller	1	2	---	---	24	27
WR Peter Beaver	11	13	---	---	---	24
TE Mark Dvoracek	3	2	---	---	18	23
DT David Onyemata	---	---	14	9	---	23
OLB Bryson Ontiveros	---	---	11	9	2	22
DE Shane Ray	---	---	13	8	---	21
DE Shilique Calhoun	---	---	11	8	1	20
CB Rashard Robinson	---	---	1	8	5	14
DT Willie Henry	---	---	1	10	1	12
K Justics Riley	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Christine Michael	3	5	---	---	---	8
G Dan Buenning	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Hunter Moylan	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Lachlan Edwards	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Demetrius Fattel	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Martin Linquist	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Curtis Hightower	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Stephone Anthony	---	---	34	33	24	91
G Matt Kalil	32	39	---	---	11	82
T Jake Matthews	32	39	---	---	11	82
C Jarvis Harrison	32	39	---	---	7	78
T Ronnie Stanley	32	39	---	---	7	78
C Nick Hardwick	32	39	---	---	4	75
QB Dexter Shallard	32	39	---	---	---	71
ILB Manti Te'o	---	---	34	33	2	69
CB Keanu Neal	---	---	34	33	2	69
WR Ace Sanders	29	39	---	---	---	68
WR Damian Williams	21	27	---	---	19	67
DE Jarvis Jenkins	---	---	33	32	2	67
CB Prince Amukamara	---	---	28	30	8	66
WR DeVante Parker	29	37	---	---	---	66
TE C. J. Fiedorowicz	28	35	---	---	---	63
CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste	---	---	26	31	1	58
DT Jonathan Bullard	---	---	30	19	6	55
DE Za'Darius Smith	---	---	31	23	---	54
DE Courney Upshaw	---	---	31	21	1	53
OLB Rich Flowers	---	---	23	24	2	49
CB Lamarcus Joyner	---	---	18	13	13	44
RB Chance Vaughn	11	8	---	---	24	43
CB Josh Norman	---	---	21	20	2	43
RB Giovani Bernard	16	23	---	---	---	39
S Darian Thompson	---	---	13	16	1	30
CB Brandon Hardin	---	---	7	4	16	27
DE Kony Ealy	---	---	6	14	7	27
TE Jermaine Gresham	1	0	---	---	24	25
TE Cornell Schroeder	14	11	---	---	---	25
RB Latavius Murray	4	7	---	---	14	25
WR Jacoby Jones	5	8	---	---	8	21
DT DaQuan Jones	---	---	5	15	1	21
S Caden Cortez	---	---	0	0	17	17
ILB Anthony Hitchens	---	---	0	2	12	14
WR Jose Seiler	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Cris Garrison	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Wes Gouveia	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Roberto Aguayo	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Jamon Brown	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Alex Lewis	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Tyler Ervin	2	0	---	---	---	2
QB Ryan Tannehill	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Wendell Emerson	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Nickolas Silvia	---	---	0	0	---	0
S K.C. Reid	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Eric Wiggins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	32	4.6
Middle	22	91	4.1
Right	5	40	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	34	6.8
Middle	18	177	9.8
Right	9	27	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	33	18	5	0	2	5	5	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dexter Shallard	35	17	4	3	1	3	9	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	75	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	166	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	79	13.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	66	9.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	59	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	57	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Eric Ebron	11	7	0	175	3	33
WR Will Franklin	8	4	2	50	1	31
RB C.J. Spiller	6	2	0	18	0	22
WR Eddie Nichols	4	2	0	50	1	14
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	1	0	8	0	14
RB Christine Michael	1	1	0	13	0	5
WR Chris Conley	1	0	0	0	0	13
WR Peter Beaver	1	1	0	12	0	13

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeVante Parker	19	7	1	88	2	37
WR Ace Sanders	10	5	0	53	1	39
TE Cornell Schroeder	2	2	0	31	1	11
TE C. J. Fiedorowicz	2	2	0	7	0	35
WR Jacoby Jones	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Latavius Murray	1	1	0	3	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB C.J. Spiller	4	-2	-0.50	4.00
RB LeGarrette Blount	2	6	3.00	5.67

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Dexter Shallard	2	9	4.50	7.00
RB Giovani Bernard	1	11	11.00	11.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	6	3	36	6.00	9.88

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dexter Shallard	3	2	3	1.00	5.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Nichols	2	1	18	9.00	12.50
WR Will Franklin	1	0	0	0.00	6.25
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	6	6.00	3.00
TE Eric Ebron	1	0	0	0.00	15.91
WR Peter Beaver	1	1	12	12.00	12.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Latavius Murray	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Ace Sanders	1	1	0	0.00	5.30
WR DeVante Parker	1	0	0	0.00	4.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB C.J. Spiller	2	1
QB Jake Locker	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dexter Shallard	4	2
RB Chance Vaughn	1	1
RB Giovani Bernard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	12	6	6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dexter Shallard	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Will Franklin	3	2	2
TE Eric Ebron	3	2	2
WR Eddie Nichols	3	1	1
RB C.J. Spiller	2	0	0
RB Christine Michael	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeVante Parker	4	1	0
WR Jacoby Jones	1	0	0
TE Cornell Schroeder	1	1	1
RB Latavius Murray	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,400 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,200 (24,700)
End Zone 16,100 (17,700)
Mezzanine 9,400 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 15,000 (15,700)
Club Seats 10,500 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,400 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,200 (24,700)
End Zone	16,100 (17,700)
Mezzanine	9,400 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	15,000 (15,700)
Club Seats	10,500 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)