Week 17, 2053

played in Tampa Bay, FL

80 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	6	0	3	-	9
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:03 ATL - Nick Heimburger 27 field goal
2Q: 04:47 TBY - Bruce Battles 21 field goal
2Q: 01:44 ATL - Nick Heimburger 40 field goal
2Q: 00:22 TBY - Claude Gooden 8 pass from Dustin Hooks (Bruce Battles extra point)
4Q: 13:30 ATL - Nick Heimburger 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:03 ATL - Nick Heimburger 27 field goal
2Q: 04:47 TBY - Bruce Battles 21 field goal
2Q: 01:44 ATL - Nick Heimburger 40 field goal
2Q: 00:22 TBY - Claude Gooden 8 pass from Dustin Hooks (Bruce Battles extra point)
4Q: 13:30 ATL - Nick Heimburger 30 field goal

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 8-8 11-5
First Downs 15 12
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 321 250
- Offensive Plays 67 58
- Yards per Play 4.79 4.31
Net Rushing Yards 93 66
- Rushing Attempts 21 27
- Yards per Rush 4.43 2.44
Net Passing Yards 228 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 29 - 0 29 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 231 192
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.96 5.94
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/76 5/28
Punt Returns/Yards 5/29 4/42
Kick Returns/Yards 1/15 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:18 28:42

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	8-8	11-5
First Downs	15	12
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	321	250
- Offensive Plays	67	58
- Yards per Play	4.79	4.31
Net Rushing Yards	93	66
- Rushing Attempts	21	27
- Yards per Rush	4.43	2.44
Net Passing Yards	228	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 29 - 0	29 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	231	192
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.96	5.94
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/76	5/28
Punt Returns/Yards	5/29	4/42
Kick Returns/Yards	1/15	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:18	28:42

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:34	1:41	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
1	10:23	3:06	OWN 20	5	26	Punt
1	5:42	2:23	OPP 42	3	-2	Punt
1	2:03	5:06	OWN 39	11	51	Field Goal
2	4:40	3:02	OWN 25	9	52	Field Goal
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 15	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:48	OWN 25	5	28	Punt
3	9:55	0:57	OWN 15	3	6	Punt
3	7:24	1:46	OWN 13	4	16	Punt
3	3:05	4:43	OWN 36	11	51	Field Goal
4	11:59	1:53	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
4	7:47	1:49	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	4:04	2:11	OWN 20	6	23	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:26	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	11:53	1:30	OPP 49	3	8	Punt
1	7:17	1:35	OWN 3	3	3	Punt
1	3:19	1:16	OWN 20	3	18	Interception
2	11:57	7:17	OWN 20	12	76	Field Goal
2	1:38	1:16	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
3	13:12	3:17	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
3	8:58	1:34	OWN 40	3	-5	Punt
3	5:38	1:25	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
3	4:13	1:08	OPP 29	3	0	Missed FG
4	13:22	1:23	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	10:06	2:19	OWN 28	4	22	Punt
4	5:58	1:54	OWN 37	3	-7	Punt
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 20	5	22	Game

Game MVP: Larry Tatum, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Tevin Basham	10	48	4.80	13	2
RB Dalton Fultz	9	26	2.89	9	0
WR Lewis Chance	1	13	13.00	13	1
RB Norbert Gourdine	1	6	6.00	6	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Randall Watkins	14	33	2.36	10	1
RB Joseph Foreman	8	19	2.38	12	1
QB Dustin Hooks	3	16	5.33	12	1
RB Bill Ramthun	2	-2	-1.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Larry Tatum	45	29	231	1/3	0	32	0	77.2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dustin Hooks	29	19	192	2/8	1	31	1	81.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Billy Beale	12	17	67	5.58	14	15
WR Ashton Barrett	7	9	123	17.57	44	32
TE Winston Lofton	3	5	19	6.33	0	8
WR Lewis Chance	2	4	12	6.00	0	8
RB Tevin Basham	2	3	4	2.00	0	5
RB Dalton Fultz	2	2	-6	-3.00	0	-2
TE Bryce Bullock	1	2	12	12.00	0	12
WR Alexis Engler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Lukas Lyons	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Brian Laughlin	10	12	101	10.10	38	28	0
WR Harvey Webster	4	5	59	14.75	26	31	0
RB Randall Watkins	2	4	19	9.50	3	16	0
WR Claude Gooden	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	1
RB Joseph Foreman	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Will Chandler	1	3	2	2.00	2	2	0
WR Cody Van Pelt	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Corwin Hall	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Arnold Barnhart	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Ashton Barrett	1	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
T Vernon Cichanski	0	1	0	0
DE Jonathan Godfrey	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlos Gabberty	9	436	48.4	37.1	57	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earl Tenneson	9	450	50.0	42.3	60	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Heimburger	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Battles	1/2	0/1	0/0	21	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ashton Barrett	5	29	5.8	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Pritchett	4	42	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Barnhart	1	15	15.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joseph Foreman	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jack Finley	9	1	0.0	26	22
OLB Eugene Riley	8	3	1.0	26	31
CB Andrew Middleton	4	1	0.0	15	19
ILB Mason Sturgell	4	1	0.0	26	31
S Sean Oksenberg	3	4	0.0	19	13
DT Conrad Young	3	2	0.0	21	20
ILB Lamar Bruce	3	0	0.0	12	12
CB Roy Rodgers	3	0	0.0	11	20
CB Garrett Buckner	3	0	0.0	1	7
CB Arnold Barnhart	2	1	0.0	27	31
CB Josue German	2	0	0.0	25	31
DE Tony Schwartz	1	0	1.0	24	31
DE Fred Prior	1	0	0.0	3	8
OLB Dexter Powell	0	1	0.0	14	20
DE Jacob Butler	0	1	0.0	27	23
OLB Lewis Riley	0	1	0.0	13	11

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Braden Sullivan	10	2	0.0	21	45
OLB Tyrone Torelli	9	3	0.0	21	45
ILB Walt Gray	5	3	0.0	21	44
S Neil Babka	4	1	0.0	21	46
CB Tommy Daniels	3	0	0.0	15	29
S Jay Cardenas	3	0	0.0	10	21
CB Kendrick Leavitt	2	2	0.0	9	34
OLB Andy Stephens	2	2	0.0	10	10
CB Rich Rogers	2	1	0.0	21	46
CB Spencer Schwab	2	0	0.0	9	21
DT Pat Hampton	2	0	0.0	8	6
DE Jonathan Godfrey	2	0	0.0	14	24
DE Dustin Austin	1	0	1.0	9	35
S Casey Pritchett	1	1	0.0	10	25
DT Mel Thill	1	1	0.0	12	24
DE Bucky Patterson	1	0	0.0	10	10
TE Brian Laughlin	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Carl Conzelman	1	0	0.0	0	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony Schwartz	1.0	1	0	0	31
OLB Eugene Riley	1.0	0	0	0	31
ILB Mason Sturgell	0.0	0	1	1	31
OLB Dexter Powell	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE Jacob Butler	0.0	0	1	0	23
DT Lamar Kelley	0.0	0	1	0	6

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dustin Austin	1.0	2	1	35
DE Daquan Burton	0.0	2	3	39
DE Bucky Patterson	0.0	1	0	10
OLB Andy Stephens	0.0	1	0	10
DE Jonathan Godfrey	0.0	0	2	24
OLB Tyrone Torelli	0.0	0	1	45

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Eugene Riley	4	0	31
S Jack Finley	3	0	22
CB Garrett Buckner	3	0	7
CB Andrew Middleton	2	0	19
CB Roy Rodgers	2	0	20
ILB Mason Sturgell	1	0	31
ILB Lamar Bruce	1	0	12
DE Fred Prior	1	0	8
CB Josue German	1	0	31
OLB Lewis Riley	1	0	11
CB Arnold Barnhart	0	1	31

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Braden Sullivan	8	1	45
S Neil Babka	4	0	46
OLB Tyrone Torelli	4	0	45
CB Rich Rogers	2	3	46
S Jay Cardenas	2	1	21
CB Tommy Daniels	2	0	29
CB Spencer Schwab	2	0	21
CB Kendrick Leavitt	2	0	34
OLB Carl Conzelman	1	0	1
DE Jonathan Godfrey	1	0	24
OLB Andy Stephens	1	0	10
S Casey Pritchett	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Earl Sinclair	4	8	1	21	0	46
C Denzel Grieb	3	7	0	21	0	46
T Lewis Rives	1	2	0	21	0	46
T Griffin Gilmore	1	1	1	21	1	46
TE Winston Lofton	0	2	0	15	0	33
G Aaron Meyer	0	1	0	21	0	46

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Al Simmons	2	6	0	27	0	31
T Brayden Armstrong	2	4	0	27	0	31
G Jack Gardner	1	7	0	27	1	31
T Angel Whitfield	1	5	1	27	0	31
T Darrell Battaglia	0	2	0	27	1	31

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Lewis Riley	1	24
Arnold Barnhart	1	18
Drake Russell	1	16
A.J. Garrett	1	12
Rodney Dunlap	1	12

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Jonathan Godfrey	3	24
Jay Rivers	1	27
Will Chandler	1	22
Irv Boore	1	11

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Earl Sinclair	21	46	---	---	12	79
CB Arnold Barnhart	---	---	27	31	18	76
WR Billy Beale	20	46	---	---	7	73
WR Ashton Barrett	19	38	---	---	12	69
C Denzel Grieb	21	46	---	---	---	67
G Aaron Meyer	21	46	---	---	---	67
T Griffin Gilmore	21	46	---	---	---	67
QB Larry Tatum	21	46	---	---	---	67
T Lewis Rives	21	46	---	---	---	67
ILB Mason Sturgell	---	---	26	31	2	59
OLB Eugene Riley	---	---	26	31	2	59
RB Tevin Basham	11	20	---	---	28	59
DE Tony Schwartz	---	---	24	31	2	57
CB Josue German	---	---	25	31	1	57
DE Jacob Butler	---	---	27	23	2	52
S Jack Finley	---	---	26	22	2	50
RB Dalton Fultz	10	26	---	---	13	49
S Sean Oksenberg	---	---	19	13	17	49
TE Winston Lofton	15	33	---	---	---	48
OLB Lewis Riley	---	---	13	11	24	48
WR Lewis Chance	12	33	---	---	---	45
CB Andrew Middleton	---	---	15	19	10	44
TE Bryce Bullock	11	15	---	---	17	43
DT Conrad Young	---	---	21	20	2	43
ILB Lamar Bruce	---	---	12	12	14	38
OLB Dexter Powell	---	---	14	20	3	37
CB Roy Rodgers	---	---	11	20	1	32
WR Alexis Engler	0	5	---	---	19	24
DE Fred Prior	---	---	3	8	9	20
RB Lukas Lyons	2	6	---	---	10	18
DT Lamar Kelley	---	---	2	6	9	17
CB Drake Russell	---	---	0	0	16	16
C Antoine Campbell	0	0	---	---	12	12
C A.J. Garrett	0	0	---	---	12	12
T Rodney Dunlap	0	0	---	---	12	12
T Jesse Evison	0	0	---	---	12	12
RB Norbert Gourdine	4	8	---	---	---	12
TE Alvin Fulton	1	0	---	---	11	12
P Carlos Gabberty	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Kaleb Dixon	---	---	4	5	---	9
CB Garrett Buckner	---	---	1	7	---	8
K Nick Heimburger	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB A.J. Sanford	0	0	---	---	3	3
ILB Lamar Jacome	---	---	1	0	---	1
DT Donald Fitzgerald	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Joshua Hadden	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Tyrone Torelli	---	---	21	45	28	94
S Neil Babka	---	---	21	46	19	86
OLB Braden Sullivan	---	---	21	45	16	82
CB Rich Rogers	---	---	21	46	3	70
T Angel Whitfield	27	31	---	---	11	69
G Jack Gardner	27	31	---	---	11	69
ILB Walt Gray	---	---	21	44	3	68
CB Tommy Daniels	---	---	15	29	19	63
DE Jonathan Godfrey	---	---	14	24	24	62
C Al Simmons	27	31	---	---	1	59
QB Dustin Hooks	27	31	---	---	---	58
TE Brian Laughlin	26	31	---	---	1	58
T Brayden Armstrong	27	31	---	---	---	58
T Darrell Battaglia	27	31	---	---	---	58
WR Cody Van Pelt	25	31	---	---	---	56
DE Daquan Burton	---	---	10	39	3	52
S Casey Pritchett	---	---	10	25	12	47
CB Kendrick Leavitt	---	---	9	34	3	46
DT Mel Thill	---	---	12	24	10	46
RB Randall Watkins	16	24	---	---	6	46
WR Harvey Webster	16	18	---	---	12	46
DE Dustin Austin	---	---	9	35	2	46
WR Claude Gooden	19	25	---	---	1	45
RB Joseph Foreman	9	6	---	---	27	42
CB Spencer Schwab	---	---	9	21	9	39
TE Will Chandler	9	7	---	---	22	38
TE Jay Rivers	3	5	---	---	27	35
S Jay Cardenas	---	---	10	21	---	31
DE Bucky Patterson	---	---	10	10	---	20
OLB Andy Stephens	---	---	10	10	---	20
WR Corwin Hall	8	6	---	---	4	18
T Vernon Cichanski	0	0	---	---	14	14
DT Pat Hampton	---	---	8	6	---	14
G Harold Caldwell	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Irv Boore	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Earl Tenneson	0	0	---	---	11	11
TE R.J. McNeil	1	1	---	---	3	5
K Bruce Battles	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Bill Ramthun	2	1	---	---	1	4
OLB Harris Lovallo	---	---	0	1	---	1
OLB Carl Conzelman	---	---	0	1	---	1
WR Kirk Boyer	1	0	---	---	---	1
OLB Cornell O'Dwyer	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Warren Sanford	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Santiago Smalley	---	---	0	0	---	0
TE Kai Rodgers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	2	1.0
Middle	13	55	4.2
Right	6	36	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	2	0.2
Middle	14	49	3.5
Right	2	16	8.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Larry Tatum	45	29	2	2	2	6	6	7	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dustin Hooks	29	19	3	3	1	0	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	-10	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	111	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	80	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	50	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	8	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	103	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	53	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	28	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Billy Beale	17	12	0	67	0	46
WR Ashton Barrett	9	7	0	123	2	38
TE Winston Lofton	5	3	2	19	0	33
WR Lewis Chance	4	2	0	12	0	33
RB Tevin Basham	3	2	0	4	0	20
TE Bryce Bullock	2	1	0	12	0	15
RB Lukas Lyons	2	0	0	0	0	6
RB Dalton Fultz	2	2	0	-6	0	26
WR Alexis Engler	1	0	0	0	0	5

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Brian Laughlin	12	10	0	101	2	31
WR Harvey Webster	5	4	0	59	1	18
RB Randall Watkins	4	2	1	19	0	24
TE Will Chandler	3	1	0	2	0	7
WR Cody Van Pelt	2	0	0	0	0	31
WR Claude Gooden	1	1	0	8	0	25
RB Joseph Foreman	1	1	0	3	0	6
WR Corwin Hall	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tevin Basham	1	4	4.00	4.80
RB Dalton Fultz	1	-2	-2.00	2.89

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Dustin Hooks	1	12	12.00	5.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Larry Tatum	4	3	10	2.50	5.13

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dustin Hooks	3	1	8	2.67	6.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Billy Beale	4	3	10	2.50	3.94

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Claude Gooden	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Cody Van Pelt	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Will Chandler	1	0	0	0.00	0.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Joseph Foreman	2	1
QB Dustin Hooks	1	0
RB Randall Watkins	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Larry Tatum	16	10	4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dustin Hooks	11	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Billy Beale	4	2	0
WR Ashton Barrett	4	4	3
WR Lewis Chance	3	1	0
TE Winston Lofton	2	2	1
TE Bryce Bullock	1	0	0
RB Lukas Lyons	1	0	0
RB Dalton Fultz	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brian Laughlin	3	3	1
WR Harvey Webster	3	2	1
RB Randall Watkins	2	1	0
WR Cody Van Pelt	1	0	0
WR Corwin Hall	1	0	0
TE Will Chandler	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,200 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (17,700)
End Zone 11,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine 6,400 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (11,200)
Club Seats 11,400 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,200 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (17,700)
End Zone	11,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine	6,400 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (11,200)
Club Seats	11,400 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)