Week 17, 2014

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	7	10	0	-	20
Atlanta Falcons	0	7	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:54 TBY - Thomas Knoll 42 field goal
2Q: 07:20 TBY - Scottie Robinson 19 pass from Robert Weber (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 01:59 ATL - Alex Stuart 24 pass from Joey Harrington (Irv Terry extra point)
3Q: 09:26 TBY - Thomas Knoll 31 field goal
3Q: 06:00 ATL - Irv Terry 37 field goal
3Q: 04:13 TBY - Amos Moss 82 fumble return (Thomas Knoll extra point)
4Q: 13:23 ATL - Jimmie Horton 11 pass from Joey Harrington (Irv Terry extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:54 TBY - Thomas Knoll 42 field goal
2Q: 07:20 TBY - Scottie Robinson 19 pass from Robert Weber (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 01:59 ATL - Alex Stuart 24 pass from Joey Harrington (Irv Terry extra point)
3Q: 09:26 TBY - Thomas Knoll 31 field goal
3Q: 06:00 ATL - Irv Terry 37 field goal
3Q: 04:13 TBY - Amos Moss 82 fumble return (Thomas Knoll extra point)
4Q: 13:23 ATL - Jimmie Horton 11 pass from Joey Harrington (Irv Terry extra point)

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 8-8 10-6
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 306 313
- Offensive Plays 66 58
- Yards per Play 4.64 5.40
Net Rushing Yards 134 91
- Rushing Attempts 33 22
- Yards per Rush 4.06 4.14
Net Passing Yards 172 222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 21 - 2 35 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 184 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.21 6.17
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/1 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 1/12 4/77
Interception Ret./Yards 2/7 2/37
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 29
Time of Possession 36:10 23:50

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	8-8	10-6
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	306	313
- Offensive Plays	66	58
- Yards per Play	4.64	5.40
Net Rushing Yards	134	91
- Rushing Attempts	33	22
- Yards per Rush	4.06	4.14
Net Passing Yards	172	222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 21 - 2	35 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	184	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.21	6.17
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/1	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	1/12	4/77
Interception Ret./Yards	2/7	2/37
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 29
Time of Possession	36:10	23:50

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	10:11	OWN 24	17	51	Field Goal
1	2:25	1:40	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
2	12:57	4:04	OWN 17	7	20	Punt
2	8:33	1:21	OPP 41	3	41	Touchdown
2	5:25	1:51	OWN 20	4	45	Interception
2	1:46	1:23	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	13:32	4:11	OWN 29	8	57	Field Goal
3	5:52	1:16	OWN 20	3	2	Interception
4	13:18	4:18	OWN 20	9	38	Punt
4	7:14	2:25	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
4	2:39	2:15	OWN 18	6	21	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	4:49	2:24	OWN 13	3	-4	Punt
1	0:45	2:48	OWN 9	5	19	Punt
2	8:53	0:20	OWN 22	2	5	Interception
2	7:12	1:47	OWN 20	5	38	Punt
2	3:34	1:48	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 29	2	2	Half
3	15:00	1:28	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
3	9:21	3:29	OWN 27	6	53	Field Goal
3	4:36	0:30	OPP 20	2	2	Fumble
3	4:06	5:48	OWN 35	12	65	Touchdown
4	9:00	1:46	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
4	4:49	2:10	OWN 32	5	42	Interception
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 23	2	4	Game

Game MVP: Wesley Eicholz, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Austin Punzel	24	112	4.67	29	3	0
Sam Donaldson	9	22	2.44	11	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kim Helfrich	13	56	4.31	11	3
Carl Davis	8	31	3.88	11	1
Joey Harrington	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Robert Weber	31	21	184	2/12	1	27	2	67.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Harrington	35	20	230	1/8	2	24	2	72.3

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Blake Murray	6	8	51	8.50	5	15	0
RB Austin Punzel	4	4	14	3.50	0	6	0
WR Wes Brandon	3	5	17	5.67	0	10	0
TE Karl Wayne	2	4	33	16.50	14	27	0
WR Emmanuel Conway	2	3	24	12.00	2	12	0
RB Sam Donaldson	2	4	10	5.00	3	8	0
WR Bennie Covington	1	2	16	16.00	5	16	0
TE Scottie Robinson	1	1	19	19.00	0	19	1

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Stuart	6	13	85	14.17	10	24	1
WR Jimmie Horton	5	7	58	11.60	10	16	1
WR Vince Jeffries	3	6	39	13.00	12	24	0
RB Carl Davis	2	2	1	0.50	0	1	0
FB John Reeves	2	3	18	9.00	10	11	0
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Richie Becker	1	2	22	22.00	0	22	0
WR Hugh Nevarez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Wesley Eicholz	1	0	0.00	0
CB Butch Wolfstone	1	7	7.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Quinn Crum	1	9	9.00	0
OLB R.J. Myers	1	28	28.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Austin Punzel	1	0	0	0
Sam Donaldson	1	0	0	0
Amos Moss	0	1	0	1
Bennie Covington	0	1	0	0
Scottie Robinson	0	1	0	0
Wesley Eicholz	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Force
Carl Davis	1	0
R.J. Myers	0	1
Seth Levine	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	6	279	46.5	40.2	52	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	5	229	45.8	41.6	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Knoll	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennie Henderson	2	1	0.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Jeffries	1	12	12.0	0
Tyrus Riviere	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Wolfstone	1	12	12.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Riviere	3	63	21.0	0
Hugh Nevarez	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wesley Eicholz	6	1	0.0	20	33
S Chuck Ferreira	5	2	0.0	22	35
CB Rob Lane	5	2	0.0	21	31
DE Amos Moss	5	1	0.0	21	36
OLB Lonnie Blades	5	0	0.0	21	35
DT Raymond Warren	3	3	0.0	22	33
CB Wayne Hurt	3	0	0.0	20	34
S Daryl Burke	2	0	0.0	5	9
S Chris Dillon	2	0	0.0	20	34
DE Sammy Fuller	1	0	1.0	21	33
CB Butch Wolfstone	1	1	0.0	21	35
WR Bennie Covington	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Timothy Ballard	1	0	0.0	1	2
RB Sam Donaldson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Russell Lyle	1	0	0.0	18	26

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Fred Clancy	8	4	0.0	33	31
ILB Seth Levine	7	4	0.0	32	33
OLB R.J. Myers	6	3	1.0	31	30
DE Kendall Hape	5	3	0.0	31	32
CB Ricardo Colclough	5	0	0.0	30	32
DT Dwan Edwards	4	0	1.0	23	29
DT Korey Sinclair	4	3	0.0	23	29
S Quinn Crum	4	1	0.0	22	28
DT Donovan Ricker	2	1	0.0	13	6
CB Damon Nash	2	1	0.0	21	25
OLB Neal Kelleher	2	0	0.0	14	8
DE Dusty Bronson	2	0	0.0	33	32
CB Kevin Logan	1	1	0.0	30	31
WR Alex Stuart	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ike Benson	1	0	0.0	8	4
OLB Chester Vermeil	1	0	0.0	3	3
DT Raymond Osuchowski	1	0	0.0	10	4
FB John Reeves	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sammy Fuller	1.0	1	0	33
DE Amos Moss	0.0	3	1	36
CB Butch Wolfstone	0.0	1	0	35
OLB Lonnie Blades	0.0	1	0	35

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dwan Edwards	1.0	1	1	29
OLB R.J. Myers	1.0	0	0	30
DE Kendall Hape	0.0	3	4	32
S Fred Clancy	0.0	1	0	31
ILB Seth Levine	0.0	1	0	33
DT Korey Sinclair	0.0	0	3	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Chuck Ferreira	5	1	0	35
CB Rob Lane	4	0	0	31
OLB Lonnie Blades	3	0	0	35
CB Butch Wolfstone	2	1	1	35
S Chris Dillon	2	0	0	34
ILB Wesley Eicholz	1	2	1	33
CB Wayne Hurt	1	1	0	34
S Daryl Burke	1	0	0	9
ILB Timothy Ballard	1	0	0	2

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ricardo Colclough	4	0	0	32
ILB Seth Levine	4	0	0	33
S Fred Clancy	3	2	0	31
OLB R.J. Myers	3	0	1	30
S Quinn Crum	2	0	1	28
OLB Neal Kelleher	2	0	0	8
DT Korey Sinclair	1	0	0	29
OLB Chester Vermeil	1	0	0	3
CB Damon Nash	1	0	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrone Carlisle	3	7	29	0	27
Reggie Wagner	3	6	24	0	23
Toniu Fonoti	1	7	29	0	26
Otis Porter	1	4	31	0	28
Eddie Andrews	1	2	9	0	10
Thurman Cassidy	0	4	22	0	25
Bo Randle	0	2	11	0	8
Roman Oliver	0	1	4	0	6
Brett Williams	0	0	4	1	7
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	0	2	1	5

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Isaac Whalen	3	6	1	21	1	33
Wes Hamilton	3	4	0	20	0	35
Harvey Soltis	2	4	0	18	0	28
Kwame Harris	1	1	0	21	0	32
Clay Wallenbrock	0	3	0	22	0	36
Mike Wheeler	0	2	0	10	0	15
John Reeves	0	1	0	9	0	20

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Wayne Hurt	2	9
Leo Levine	1	17
Bennie Henderson	1	13
Ted Buie	1	12
Tom Fox	1	8
Sam Donaldson	0	21
Hunter Hodges	0	17
Bennie Covington	0	14
Daryl Burke	0	11
Scottie Robinson	0	11
Emmanuel Conway	0	10
Rob Lane	0	9
Brett Williams	0	8
Thurman Cassidy	0	8
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	8
Roman Oliver	0	8
Thomas Knoll	0	7
Shane Lechler	0	6
Karl Wayne	0	6
Stephen Upshaw	0	5
Amos Moss	0	4
Tyrone Carlisle	0	4
Eddie Andrews	0	4
Korey LeBoeuf	0	4
Wesley Eicholz	0	3
Marc Dominquez	0	3
Butch Wolfstone	0	3
Blake Murray	0	3
Timothy Ballard	0	3
Russell Lyle	0	3
Reggie Garcia	0	2
Donnell Harrison	0	2
Chris Dillon	0	2
Chuck Ferreira	0	1
Austin Punzel	0	1
Lonnie Blades	0	1
Sammy Fuller	0	1
Raymond Warren	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Baker	1	15
John Reeves	1	15
Wes Hamilton	1	6
Chester Vermeil	0	21
Tyrus Riviere	0	20
Dusty Sampson	0	14
Mike Wheeler	0	13
Brant Shaw	0	13
Ike Benson	0	12
Vince Jeffries	0	12
Carl Davis	0	8
Steven Dostie	0	8
Shane Jacobs	0	8
Clay Wallenbrock	0	6
Jerry McElroy	0	6
Richie Becker	0	6
Raymond Matos	0	6
Harvey Soltis	0	5
Frankie Lake	0	5
Irv Terry	0	5
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	5
Donovan Ricker	0	5
Dwan Edwards	0	4
Quinn Crum	0	4
Neal Kelleher	0	4
Hugh Nevarez	0	4
Ricardo Colclough	0	3
Damon Nash	0	3
Korey Sinclair	0	2
Kevin Logan	0	2
Fred Clancy	0	2
Dusty Bronson	0	2
R.J. Myers	0	2
Kendall Hape	0	2
Seth Levine	0	2
Jimmie Horton	0	1
Duane Boswell	0	1
Isaac Whalen	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	16	41	2.6
Right	12	77	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	29	9.7
Middle	9	37	4.1
Right	10	25	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Robert Weber	31	21	1	0	0	2	6	8	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Harrington	35	20	5	1	1	5	6	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	57	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	103	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	31	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	107	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	68	7.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Blake Murray	8	6	51	0	23
WR Wes Brandon	5	3	17	0	19
RB Austin Punzel	4	4	14	0	24
TE Karl Wayne	4	2	33	1	17
RB Sam Donaldson	4	2	10	0	20
WR Emmanuel Conway	3	2	24	0	13
WR Bennie Covington	2	1	16	0	16
TE Scottie Robinson	1	1	19	0	20

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	13	6	1	85	3	34
WR Jimmie Horton	7	5	0	58	0	20
WR Vince Jeffries	6	3	0	39	1	17
FB John Reeves	3	2	0	18	0	20
RB Carl Davis	2	2	0	1	0	17
WR Richie Becker	2	1	0	22	1	21
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	0	7	0	15
WR Hugh Nevarez	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sam Donaldson	2	4	2.00	2.44
Austin Punzel	1	0	0.00	4.67

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carl Davis	1	2	2.00	3.88
Kim Helfrich	1	0	0.00	4.31

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Robert Weber	3	1	19	6.33	5.94

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joey Harrington	2	2	20	10.00	6.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Sam Donaldson	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
TE Scottie Robinson	1	1	19	19.00	19.00
WR Wes Brandon	1	0	0	0.00	3.40

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmie Horton	1	1	11	11.00	8.29
WR Alex Stuart	1	1	9	9.00	6.54

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Austin Punzel	5	3

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Kim Helfrich	5	3
Carl Davis	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Robert Weber	12	8	6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Harrington	4	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Austin Punzel	3	3	2
WR Blake Murray	3	1	1
RB Sam Donaldson	3	1	1
WR Bennie Covington	1	1	1
WR Emmanuel Conway	1	1	1
WR Wes Brandon	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Stuart	2	2	1
RB Carl Davis	1	1	0
FB John Reeves	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,800 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (22,200)
End Zone 12,900 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,700 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,800 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (22,200)
End Zone	12,900 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,700 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (5,000)