Week 1, 2013

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	10	3	0	-	23
Atlanta Falcons	14	7	7	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:22 TBY - Thomas Knoll 33 field goal
1Q: 07:21 ATL - Mike Wheeler 4 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)
1Q: 06:34 TBY - Brad Shannon 16 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
1Q: 04:19 ATL - Kim Helfrich 25 run (Vincent Marchant extra point)
2Q: 13:39 TBY - Cory Booker 1 run (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 04:42 ATL - Carl Davis 5 run (Vincent Marchant extra point)
2Q: 01:33 TBY - Thomas Knoll 55 field goal
3Q: 04:33 TBY - Thomas Knoll 20 field goal
3Q: 02:10 ATL - Kim Helfrich 41 run (Vincent Marchant extra point)
4Q: 00:22 ATL - Vincent Marchant 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:22 TBY - Thomas Knoll 33 field goal
1Q: 07:21 ATL - Mike Wheeler 4 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)
1Q: 06:34 TBY - Brad Shannon 16 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
1Q: 04:19 ATL - Kim Helfrich 25 run (Vincent Marchant extra point)
2Q: 13:39 TBY - Cory Booker 1 run (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 04:42 ATL - Carl Davis 5 run (Vincent Marchant extra point)
2Q: 01:33 TBY - Thomas Knoll 55 field goal
3Q: 04:33 TBY - Thomas Knoll 20 field goal
3Q: 02:10 ATL - Kim Helfrich 41 run (Vincent Marchant extra point)
4Q: 00:22 ATL - Vincent Marchant 24 field goal

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 22 24
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 388 414
- Offensive Plays 61 60
- Yards per Play 6.36 6.90
Net Rushing Yards 145 188
- Rushing Attempts 24 26
- Yards per Rush 6.04 7.23
Net Passing Yards 243 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 0 34 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 268 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/25 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.57 6.65
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/13 5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 4.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/134 6/135
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 35
Time of Possession 30:03 29:57

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	22	24
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	388	414
- Offensive Plays	61	60
- Yards per Play	6.36	6.90
Net Rushing Yards	145	188
- Rushing Attempts	24	26
- Yards per Rush	6.04	7.23
Net Passing Yards	243	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 0	34 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	268	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/25	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.57	6.65
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/13	5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	4.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/134	6/135
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 35
Time of Possession	30:03	29:57

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:46	OWN 48	6	36	Field Goal
1	7:16	0:52	OPP 16	2	16	Touchdown
1	4:02	5:30	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	11:16	3:32	OWN 5	7	42	Fumble
2	4:36	3:08	OWN 33	7	29	Field Goal
3	9:42	5:16	OWN 28	10	69	Field Goal
3	1:53	5:30	OWN 20	14	49	Missed FG
4	9:17	2:13	OWN 17	4	38	Punt
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 20	1	14	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:14	4:58	OWN 41	10	59	Touchdown
1	6:24	2:22	OWN 45	4	55	Touchdown
2	13:32	2:16	OWN 31	4	20	Punt
2	7:44	3:08	OPP 47	7	47	Touchdown
2	1:28	1:28	OWN 31	4	33	Missed FG
3	15:00	5:18	OWN 26	10	53	Missed FG
3	4:26	2:33	OWN 35	4	65	Touchdown
4	11:23	2:06	OWN 38	5	14	Punt
4	7:04	6:48	OWN 20	12	73	Field Goal

Game MVP: Joey Harrington, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Austin Punzel	15	114	7.60	47	3	0
Cory Booker	9	31	3.44	8	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kim Helfrich	16	126	7.88	41	4	2
Carl Davis	10	62	6.20	14	3	1

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reggie Garcia	23	13	161	3/25	0	27	0	78.4
Rex Grossman	11	7	107	0/0	1	26	0	125.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Harrington	34	22	226	0/0	1	28	0	93.5

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ashley Lelie	9	10	146	16.22	34	27	0
WR Brad Shannon	4	9	49	12.25	1	19	1
RB Cory Booker	2	2	13	6.50	4	9	0
TE Sedrick Battle	2	3	35	17.50	4	21	0
WR Clarence Williams	2	5	23	11.50	0	18	0
TE Karl Wayne	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Jason Witten	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Michael Clayton	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Stuart	6	9	64	10.67	5	15	0
TE Mike Wheeler	5	6	50	10.00	11	18	1
WR Bryce Drake	4	6	47	11.75	0	21	0
WR Jimmie Horton	2	3	28	14.00	0	28	0
WR Michael Jenkins	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
FB Jerry Curry	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Carl Davis	1	1	8	8.00	6	8	0
RB Kim Helfrich	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Tyrus Riviere	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Daniel Baker	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
Ashley Lelie	1	0
Brad Shannon	1	0
Cory Booker	1	0
Hunter Hodges	0	1
Raymond Warren	0	1

Atlanta	Recov	Force
Dusty Bronson	1	0
Dusty Sampson	0	1
Howie Isaacs	0	1
Kendall Hape	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ken Roques	1	45	45.0	25.0	45	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	2	82	41.0	37.5	44	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Knoll	3/4	1/2	1/1	55	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Vincent Marchant	1/3	0/1	0/1	24	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ashley Lelie	1	7	7.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Shannon	2	102	51.0	0
Cory Booker	1	32	32.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Drake	5	115	23.0	0
Tyrus Riviere	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lonnie Blades	9	1	26	32
ILB Wesley Eicholz	8	4	26	34
S Chuck Ferreira	7	1	25	33
CB Leroy Rindfleisch	4	0	9	26
OLB Marc Dominquez	3	1	9	7
CB Rob Lane	3	1	18	13
S Chris Dillon	2	1	19	30
DT Eddie Hardy	2	0	24	28
CB Butch Wolfstone	1	2	26	34
DE Amos Moss	1	1	25	34
DT Reuben Foster	1	1	25	32
DE Dewayne White	1	0	24	32
OLB Hunter Hodges	1	0	2	1
ILB Timothy Ballard	1	0	0	2
S Daryl Burke	0	2	10	9
DT Pat Nied	0	1	8	4

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Fred Clancy	8	2	0.0	23	37
OLB Neal Kelleher	7	3	0.0	24	37
DE Dusty Bronson	5	1	1.0	24	37
CB Damon Nash	5	3	0.0	18	29
CB Ike Benson	3	2	0.5	23	35
ILB Boss Bailey	3	1	0.0	13	23
S Mel Mitchell	3	0	0.0	19	31
DT Korey Sinclair	2	0	1.0	22	36
DE Kendall Hape	2	1	0.5	21	37
S Quinn Crum	2	0	0.0	9	6
DT Raymond Osuchowski	2	0	0.0	14	26
OLB Jashon Sykes	1	0	0.0	7	8
CB Roman Lindros	1	0	0.0	23	36
OLB Vernon Douglas	1	0	0.0	11	14
CB Dean Hancock	0	1	0.0	2	2
DT Ron Donley	0	1	0.0	3	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Amos Moss	0.0	1	2	0	34
CB Wayne Hurt	0.0	1	0	0	18

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dusty Bronson	1.0	1	1	0	37
DT Korey Sinclair	1.0	0	3	3	36
DE Kendall Hape	0.5	0	3	1	37
CB Ike Benson	0.5	0	0	0	35
DT Raymond Osuchowski	0.0	1	0	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lonnie Blades	5	1	32
ILB Wesley Eicholz	5	0	34
CB Leroy Rindfleisch	3	1	26
S Chuck Ferreira	2	2	33
S Chris Dillon	2	0	30
CB Butch Wolfstone	1	2	34
CB Rob Lane	1	0	13
DT Eddie Hardy	1	0	28
OLB Hunter Hodges	1	0	1
ILB Timothy Ballard	1	0	2
OLB Marc Dominquez	0	1	7

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Fred Clancy	5	0	37
CB Damon Nash	4	0	29
S Mel Mitchell	2	0	31
OLB Neal Kelleher	2	0	37
OLB Vernon Douglas	2	0	14
CB Roman Lindros	1	1	36
OLB Jashon Sykes	1	0	8
DT Korey Sinclair	1	0	36
CB Ike Benson	1	0	35
DT Raymond Osuchowski	1	0	26
ILB Boss Bailey	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Thurman Cassidy	4	7	16	0	33
Eddie Andrews	2	3	21	0	29
Tyrone Carlisle	1	5	17	1	30
Michael Shaw	1	3	18	1	31
Melvin Van DeWege	1	2	11	0	12
Allen Wilson	1	2	8	0	5
Kendall Rawson	1	1	19	0	30
Roman Oliver	0	1	12	0	8
Otis Porter	0	0	6	1	11

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Clay Wallenbrock	4	6	1	26	34
Isaac Whalen	4	4	0	26	27
Harvey Soltis	3	3	0	24	33
Wes Hamilton	2	6	0	24	32
Mike Wheeler	1	3	0	17	20
Shane Phillips	1	1	0	9	16
Dwayne Robertson	0	3	0	18	24

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Clayton	3	16
Karl Wayne	1	15
Jason Witten	1	14
Marc Dominquez	1	12
Cory Booker	0	19
Daryl Burke	0	14
Clarence Williams	0	14
Rob Lane	0	12
Melvin Van DeWege	0	10
Thomas Knoll	0	10
Wayne Hurt	0	10
Hunter Hodges	0	7
Brad Shannon	0	6
Austin Punzel	0	6
Wesley Eicholz	0	5
Butch Wolfstone	0	5
Thurman Cassidy	0	5
Chuck Ferreira	0	5
Roman Oliver	0	5
Allen Wilson	0	5
Eddie Andrews	0	5
Sedrick Battle	0	4
Michael Shaw	0	4
Reggie Garcia	0	4
Dewayne White	0	3
Amos Moss	0	3
Lonnie Blades	0	3
Sammy Fuller	0	3
Ashley Lelie	0	2
Leroy Rindfleisch	0	2
Eddie Hardy	0	2
Reuben Foster	0	2
Raymond Warren	0	2
Timothy Ballard	0	2
Chris Dillon	0	2
Pat Nied	0	1
Matt Bryant	0	1
Otis Porter	0	1
Ken Roques	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Sampson	3	10
Howie Isaacs	1	17
Carl Davis	0	18
Michael Jenkins	0	15
Quinn Crum	0	14
Bryce Drake	0	13
Dean Hancock	0	13
Daniel Baker	0	13
Will Overstreet	0	12
Tyrus Riviere	0	12
Boss Bailey	0	9
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	8
Vince Jeffries	0	7
Jerry Curry	0	6
Harvey Soltis	0	5
Shane Phillips	0	5
Ike Benson	0	5
Clay Wallenbrock	0	5
Jerry McElroy	0	5
James Newman	0	5
Mel Mitchell	0	4
Neal Kelleher	0	4
Raymond Osuchowski	0	4
Dusty Bronson	0	4
Kendall Hape	0	4
Damon Nash	0	4
Vincent Marchant	0	3
Korey Sinclair	0	3
Roman Lindros	0	3
Brad Patino	0	3
Fred Clancy	0	3
Jashon Sykes	0	1
Mike Wheeler	0	1
Frankie Lake	0	1
Ron Donley	0	1
Donovan Ricker	0	1
Vernon Douglas	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	30	3.0
Middle	10	95	9.5
Right	4	20	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	102	9.3
Middle	10	53	5.3
Right	5	33	6.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reggie Garcia	23	13	2	1	1	1	5	4	0
Rex Grossman	11	7	2	0	1	1	2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Harrington	34	22	2	0	1	7	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	46	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	138	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	72	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	67	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	78	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	67	9.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ashley Lelie	10	9	1	146	3	23
WR Brad Shannon	9	4	0	49	0	34
WR Clarence Williams	5	2	0	23	0	19
WR Michael Clayton	3	0	1	0	0	20
TE Sedrick Battle	3	2	0	35	1	23
RB Cory Booker	2	2	0	13	0	15
TE Jason Witten	1	0	0	0	0	8
TE Karl Wayne	1	1	0	2	0	6

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	9	6	0	64	0	32
WR Bryce Drake	6	4	1	47	1	20
TE Mike Wheeler	6	5	0	50	0	20
WR Jimmie Horton	3	2	0	28	1	11
RB Kim Helfrich	3	1	0	6	0	22
WR Michael Jenkins	2	1	0	13	0	7
FB Jerry Curry	2	1	0	3	0	16
RB Carl Davis	1	1	0	8	0	9
RB Tyrus Riviere	1	1	0	7	0	9
TE Daniel Baker	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Austin Punzel	3	0	0.00	7.60
Cory Booker	1	1	1.00	3.44

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carl Davis	3	14	4.67	6.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rex Grossman	3	2	33	11.00	9.73
Reggie Garcia	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joey Harrington	6	5	31	5.17	6.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brad Shannon	2	1	16	8.00	5.44
WR Ashley Lelie	1	1	17	17.00	14.60
WR Clarence Williams	1	0	0	0.00	4.60

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mike Wheeler	2	2	10	5.00	8.33
WR Michael Jenkins	1	1	13	13.00	6.50
WR Bryce Drake	1	0	0	0.00	7.83
WR Jimmie Horton	1	1	0	0.00	9.33
WR Alex Stuart	1	1	8	8.00	7.11

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Cory Booker	3	2

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Carl Davis	3	1
Kim Helfrich	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reggie Garcia	7	5	5
Rex Grossman	2	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Harrington	5	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ashley Lelie	5	5	4
WR Brad Shannon	2	2	2
WR Michael Clayton	1	0	0
WR Clarence Williams	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Jenkins	1	1	1
WR Alex Stuart	1	1	1
FB Jerry Curry	1	0	0
RB Kim Helfrich	1	0	0
RB Tyrus Riviere	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,300 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,900 (22,200)
End Zone 11,300 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,400 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 9,400 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,300 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,900 (22,200)
End Zone	11,300 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,400 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	9,400 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (5,000)