Week 1, 2043

played in Atlanta, GA

93 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	7	0	0	-	14
Atlanta Falcons	10	0	21	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:47 TBY - Neil Low 32 run (Mitch Benton extra point)
1Q: 08:15 ATL - Paul Hickman 1 run (Ty Hampton extra point)
1Q: 00:59 ATL - Ty Hampton 45 field goal
2Q: 00:18 TBY - Juan Chernetsky 96 interception return (Mitch Benton extra point)
3Q: 04:55 ATL - Jessie Humphries 65 interception return (Ty Hampton extra point)
3Q: 02:23 ATL - Roman Wilson 20 pass from Paul Hickman (Ty Hampton extra point)
3Q: 00:52 ATL - Glenn Upshaw 14 pass from Paul Hickman (Ty Hampton extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:47 TBY - Neil Low 32 run (Mitch Benton extra point)
1Q: 08:15 ATL - Paul Hickman 1 run (Ty Hampton extra point)
1Q: 00:59 ATL - Ty Hampton 45 field goal
2Q: 00:18 TBY - Juan Chernetsky 96 interception return (Mitch Benton extra point)
3Q: 04:55 ATL - Jessie Humphries 65 interception return (Ty Hampton extra point)
3Q: 02:23 ATL - Roman Wilson 20 pass from Paul Hickman (Ty Hampton extra point)
3Q: 00:52 ATL - Glenn Upshaw 14 pass from Paul Hickman (Ty Hampton extra point)

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 22
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 7 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 297 411
- Offensive Plays 63 72
- Yards per Play 4.71 5.71
Net Rushing Yards 155 153
- Rushing Attempts 25 33
- Yards per Rush 6.20 4.64
Net Passing Yards 142 258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 20 - 1 39 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 153 258
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.74 6.62
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 9.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/33 10/65
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 5/60
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 3/74
Interception Ret./Yards 2/96 1/65
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 36
Time of Possession 27:45 32:15

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	22
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	7	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	297	411
- Offensive Plays	63	72
- Yards per Play	4.71	5.71
Net Rushing Yards	155	153
- Rushing Attempts	25	33
- Yards per Rush	6.20	4.64
Net Passing Yards	142	258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 20 - 1	39 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	153	258
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.74	6.62
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	9.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/33	10/65
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	5/60
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	3/74
Interception Ret./Yards	2/96	1/65
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 36
Time of Possession	27:45	32:15

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:27	OWN 31	4	69	Touchdown
1	8:03	2:46	OWN 14	5	21	Punt
1	0:52	1:05	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	13:17	2:06	OWN 30	4	38	Missed FG
2	9:58	5:19	OWN 2	9	32	Punt
2	3:19	1:29	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
3	13:02	1:52	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
3	6:14	1:31	OWN 25	3	17	Interception
3	4:43	0:55	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	2:11	0:34	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
3	0:44	1:32	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	12:17	3:26	OWN 21	7	23	Punt
4	4:31	3:04	OWN 2	12	46	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:33	4:30	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
1	5:17	4:25	OWN 25	9	47	Field Goal
2	14:47	1:30	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	11:11	1:13	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
2	4:39	1:20	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
2	1:50	1:45	OWN 28	8	53	Interception
3	15:00	1:58	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
3	11:10	4:56	OWN 29	11	37	Interception
3	3:48	1:37	OWN 29	5	71	Touchdown
3	1:37	0:53	OPP 10	2	10	Touchdown
4	14:12	1:55	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
4	8:51	4:20	OWN 33	9	26	Punt
4	1:27	1:27	OPP 48	5	17	Game

Game MVP: Bobby Fry, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Neil Low	12	65	5.42	32	3	1
RB Jay Richardson	11	81	7.36	36	3	0
WR Carter Burgower	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
QB Shane Falco	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Glenn Upshaw	24	126	5.25	16	6	0
RB Levon Troyer	4	19	4.75	12	1	0
QB Paul Hickman	3	8	2.67	8	0	1
WR Arnold Carrigan	2	0	0.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Falco	36	20	153	2/11	0	29	1	54.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Hickman	39	18	258	0/0	2	32	2	63.8

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Neil Low	7	7	31	4.43	14	9
TE Shaquille Richmond	5	11	59	11.80	19	29
TE Grady Patterson	4	7	25	6.25	7	11
WR Carter Burgower	2	7	18	9.00	0	13
RB Jay Richardson	1	1	3	3.00	4	3
RB Mar'Keise Irving	1	1	17	17.00	10	17
TE DJasper Probincrux III	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Al Clemons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Glenn Upshaw	4	7	39	9.75	9	14	1
WR Bob Spiak	3	6	38	12.67	9	18	0
TE Dakota Poteet	3	3	33	11.00	2	21	0
TE Javier Rigsby	3	9	56	18.67	33	32	0
WR Roman Wilson	2	4	35	17.50	2	20	1
WR Wade Raymond	2	5	48	24.00	21	29	0
WR Jorge Shin	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Levon Troyer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Arnold Carrigan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Juan Chernetsky	1	96	96.00	1
CB Andru Phillips	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jessie Humphries	1	65	65.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jesse Dehaven	9	355	39.4	32.8	54	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Gladden	6	266	44.3	41.0	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mitch Benton	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ty Hampton	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luther Norris	3	20	6.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Rauch	5	60	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Walt Garber	1	17	17.0	0
Carter Burgower	1	19	19.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norm Rhodes	3	74	24.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Melvin Beach	8	2	27	29
CB Billy B. Brewer	5	4	32	39
S Jackmerius Tacktheratrix	5	2	33	39
OLB Herb Winfrey	4	3	32	28
S Edwin Abdul-Malik	4	1	17	26
DE Matt Charles	4	0	32	37
OLB Juan Chernetsky	3	0	14	16
CB D.J. Shaw	3	0	11	16
CB Ozamataz Buckshank	2	2	31	36
CB Andru Phillips	2	2	19	29
ILB Darius Sessions	2	1	12	8
DT Eddie Hill	2	0	12	8
S Philip Dawson	1	1	15	12
OLB Doug Rapp	1	0	13	13
DE Rex Ellard	1	0	4	3
DE Tony Perez	0	2	13	11
DT Alfred Collins	0	2	15	24

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bubba Bailen	8	3	0.0	22	21
ILB Ty'Ron Hopper	7	3	0.0	18	35
OLB Jared Verse	6	2	0.0	25	38
CB Calen Bullock	5	1	1.0	16	30
OLB Tyrone Fauria	4	3	0.0	23	36
S Erick Halcomb	3	2	0.0	18	20
CB Mo Rauch	3	1	0.0	23	38
S Jessie Humphries	2	2	0.0	25	38
CB Devon Engler	2	1	0.0	24	37
DE Alexander Combs	2	0	0.0	22	19
CB Lionel Vandersommen	2	0	0.0	3	8
DE Teddye Buchanan	1	0	1.0	2	13
DE Stevon Barker	1	2	0.0	24	26
WR Arnold Carrigan	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Matt Charles	1	3	37
DE Ethan Hoover	1	0	34
CB D.J. Shaw	1	0	16
DT Eddie Hill	0	1	8
OLB Doug Rapp	0	1	13
OLB Kody Blackwell	0	1	21
OLB Herb Winfrey	0	1	28
DE Tony Perez	0	1	11

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Calen Bullock	1.0	0	0	30
DE Teddye Buchanan	1.0	0	0	13
DE Stevon Barker	0.0	1	2	26
OLB Jared Verse	0.0	1	1	38
DE Alexander Combs	0.0	1	1	19
CB Mo Rauch	0.0	1	0	38
DE Conrad Poole	0.0	1	0	13
OLB Tyrone Fauria	0.0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Billy B. Brewer	4	0	0	39
CB Ozamataz Buckshank	3	1	0	36
S Edwin Abdul-Malik	3	0	0	26
S Jackmerius Tacktheratrix	2	1	0	39
ILB Melvin Beach	2	0	0	29
CB Andru Phillips	1	1	1	29
OLB Herb Winfrey	1	1	0	28
CB D.J. Shaw	1	1	0	16
OLB Juan Chernetsky	1	0	1	16
DE Matt Charles	0	1	0	37

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Calen Bullock	4	0	0	30
OLB Jared Verse	3	1	0	38
ILB Bubba Bailen	2	3	0	21
CB Devon Engler	2	1	0	37
ILB Ty'Ron Hopper	2	1	0	35
S Jessie Humphries	2	0	1	38
OLB Tyrone Fauria	2	0	0	36
DE Stevon Barker	1	0	0	26
CB Mo Rauch	1	0	0	38
CB Lionel Vandersommen	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Will Campbell	3	6	0	25	0	38
T Demetrius Heath	2	7	1	25	1	38
G Shannon Lattimore	2	6	0	25	0	38
G Parker Fitzgerald	1	2	0	25	0	38
C Cole Beyer	0	2	0	25	1	38
TE Grady Patterson	0	1	0	11	0	25

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Bobby Fry	9	10	1	33	39
G Edward Wayne	2	7	0	33	39
TE Javier Rigsby	2	2	0	28	30
G Elliot Brandon	1	6	0	33	39
C Chase Kerr	0	5	0	33	39

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Ethan Hoover	2	19
Luther Norris	1	24
D.J. Shaw	1	14
Shannon Lattimore	1	10
Jay Richardson	1	10
Demetrius Heath	1	10
Parker Fitzgerald	1	10

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Nolan Springer	2	24
Erick Halcomb	2	17
Roman Wilson	1	21

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Ethan Hoover	---	---	24	34	19	77
G Shannon Lattimore	25	38	---	---	10	73
S Jackmerius Tacktheratrix	---	---	33	39	1	73
T Demetrius Heath	25	38	---	---	10	73
G Parker Fitzgerald	25	38	---	---	10	73
T Will Campbell	25	38	---	---	10	73
CB Billy B. Brewer	---	---	32	39	1	72
DE Matt Charles	---	---	32	37	1	70
CB Ozamataz Buckshank	---	---	31	36	1	68
C Cole Beyer	25	38	---	---	---	63
QB Shane Falco	25	38	---	---	---	63
OLB Herb Winfrey	---	---	32	28	1	61
TE Shaquille Richmond	23	36	---	---	---	59
WR Carter Burgower	20	32	---	---	6	58
CB Andru Phillips	---	---	19	29	9	57
S Edwin Abdul-Malik	---	---	17	26	14	57
ILB Melvin Beach	---	---	27	29	---	56
OLB Kody Blackwell	---	---	7	21	25	53
WR Norm Ramirez	23	26	---	---	---	49
RB Neil Low	13	29	---	---	---	42
CB D.J. Shaw	---	---	11	16	14	41
DT Alfred Collins	---	---	15	24	1	40
TE DJasper Probincrux III	2	12	---	---	25	39
TE Grady Patterson	11	25	---	---	---	36
WR Al Clemons	10	7	---	---	16	33
ILB Darius Sessions	---	---	12	8	12	32
RB Jay Richardson	12	9	---	---	10	31
OLB Juan Chernetsky	---	---	14	16	---	30
RB Mar'Keise Irving	1	4	---	---	25	30
S Philip Dawson	---	---	15	12	2	29
WR Luther Norris	2	1	---	---	24	27
WR Walt Garber	8	9	---	---	9	26
OLB Doug Rapp	---	---	13	13	---	26
DE Tony Perez	---	---	13	11	---	24
DT Eddie Hill	---	---	12	8	---	20
C Corbin Anderton	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Jesse Dehaven	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Rex Ellard	---	---	4	3	---	7
DT Marquis Winright	---	---	0	0	6	6
K Mitch Benton	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Mackenzie Lincoln	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Percy Scheckton	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jonathan Famie	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Clyde Lester	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Jackson Slater	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Oluwafemi Oladejo	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Mo Rauch	---	---	23	38	19	80
T Bobby Fry	33	39	---	---	7	79
G Elliot Brandon	33	39	---	---	7	79
G Edward Wayne	33	39	---	---	7	79
TE Javier Rigsby	28	30	---	---	16	74
QB Paul Hickman	33	39	---	---	1	73
WR Roman Wilson	23	29	---	---	21	73
C Chase Kerr	33	39	---	---	---	72
T Rusty Kaplan	33	39	---	---	---	72
S Jessie Humphries	---	---	25	38	1	64
OLB Jared Verse	---	---	25	38	1	64
CB Devon Engler	---	---	24	37	1	62
OLB Tyrone Fauria	---	---	23	36	1	60
RB Glenn Upshaw	26	31	---	---	1	58
WR Bob Spiak	25	31	---	---	---	56
S Erick Halcomb	---	---	18	20	17	55
ILB Bubba Bailen	---	---	22	21	12	55
ILB Ty'Ron Hopper	---	---	18	35	1	54
DE Stevon Barker	---	---	24	26	1	51
WR Wade Raymond	22	28	---	---	---	50
CB Calen Bullock	---	---	16	30	1	47
DE Alexander Combs	---	---	22	19	---	41
DE Brandon Grier	---	---	16	20	---	36
RB Levon Troyer	4	4	---	---	25	33
TE Ike Cabrer	2	2	---	---	25	29
TE Dakota Poteet	10	12	---	---	3	25
OLB Nolan Springer	---	---	0	0	24	24
DE Conrad Poole	---	---	1	13	10	24
DT Jamarree Caldwell	---	---	0	14	10	24
WR Jorge Shin	12	10	---	---	---	22
S Landon Delgado	---	---	2	2	18	22
WR Arnold Carrigan	7	13	---	---	---	20
DT Roderick Burke	---	---	3	5	9	17
CB Lionel Vandersommen	---	---	3	8	4	15
DE Teddye Buchanan	---	---	2	13	---	15
OLB Aiden Floyd	---	---	8	5	---	13
RB Brad Head	4	2	---	---	6	12
WR Norm Rhodes	2	3	---	---	5	10
T Cesar Jefferson	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Percy Reid	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Ty Hampton	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Zack Gladden	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Trevor Etienne	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Ray Dorash	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dwight Meier	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Manuel Ford	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	32	6.4
Middle	11	46	4.2
Right	9	77	8.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	46	5.8
Middle	18	75	4.2
Right	6	33	5.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Falco	36	20	2	0	3	6	6	4	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Hickman	39	18	4	2	0	6	8	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	16	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	103	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	1	13	1.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	1	6	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	5	86	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	11	145	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	21	3.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Shaquille Richmond	11	5	1	59	2	36
WR Carter Burgower	7	2	1	18	0	32
TE Grady Patterson	7	4	0	25	0	25
RB Neil Low	7	7	0	31	0	29
RB Jay Richardson	1	1	0	3	0	9
TE DJasper Probincrux III	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Al Clemons	1	0	1	0	0	7
RB Mar'Keise Irving	1	1	0	17	0	4

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Javier Rigsby	9	3	56	1	30
RB Glenn Upshaw	7	4	39	0	31
WR Bob Spiak	6	3	38	0	31
WR Wade Raymond	5	2	48	1	28
WR Roman Wilson	4	2	35	1	29
TE Dakota Poteet	3	3	33	1	12
WR Jorge Shin	3	1	9	0	10
RB Levon Troyer	1	0	0	0	4
WR Arnold Carrigan	1	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Glenn Upshaw	4	20	5.00	5.25
QB Paul Hickman	1	1	1.00	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Hickman	5	2	34	6.80	6.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roman Wilson	1	1	20	20.00	8.75
RB Levon Troyer	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Glenn Upshaw	1	1	14	14.00	5.57
WR Wade Raymond	1	0	0	0.00	9.60
TE Javier Rigsby	1	0	0	0.00	6.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jay Richardson	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Paul Hickman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Falco	14	9	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Hickman	12	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Shaquille Richmond	4	3	1
TE Grady Patterson	3	2	0
RB Neil Low	3	3	2
WR Carter Burgower	1	0	0
TE DJasper Probincrux III	1	0	0
WR Al Clemons	1	0	0
RB Mar'Keise Irving	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Spiak	3	1	1
WR Roman Wilson	3	2	1
RB Glenn Upshaw	2	1	1
TE Dakota Poteet	1	1	1
WR Jorge Shin	1	1	1
WR Wade Raymond	1	0	0
TE Javier Rigsby	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 93,200 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,700 (25,300)
End Zone 17,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,900 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,300 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	93,200 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,700 (25,300)
End Zone	17,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,900 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,300 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,100 (9,900)