Week 1, 2016

played in Tampa Bay, FL

96 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	10	7	0	7	-	24
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	7	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:53 ATL - Irv Terry 28 field goal
1Q: 06:19 ATL - Alex Stuart 17 pass from Johnny Sanford (Irv Terry extra point)
1Q: 01:57 TBY - Jeff Chandler 40 field goal
2Q: 08:31 TBY - Butch Wolfstone 40 interception return (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 02:00 ATL - Alex Stuart 14 pass from Johnny Sanford (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 11:15 ATL - Seth Levine 25 fumble return (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 05:42 TBY - Jeff Chandler 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:53 ATL - Irv Terry 28 field goal
1Q: 06:19 ATL - Alex Stuart 17 pass from Johnny Sanford (Irv Terry extra point)
1Q: 01:57 TBY - Jeff Chandler 40 field goal
2Q: 08:31 TBY - Butch Wolfstone 40 interception return (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 02:00 ATL - Alex Stuart 14 pass from Johnny Sanford (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 11:15 ATL - Seth Levine 25 fumble return (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 05:42 TBY - Jeff Chandler 25 field goal

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 14
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 330 266
- Offensive Plays 63 57
- Yards per Play 5.24 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 73 68
- Rushing Attempts 33 19
- Yards per Rush 2.21 3.58
Net Passing Yards 257 198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 22 - 2 37 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 265 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 8.57 5.21
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/37 7/62
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 3/54 3/76
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/61
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 23
Time of Possession 35:37 24:23

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	14
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	330	266
- Offensive Plays	63	57
- Yards per Play	5.24	4.67
Net Rushing Yards	73	68
- Rushing Attempts	33	19
- Yards per Rush	2.21	3.58
Net Passing Yards	257	198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 22 - 2	37 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	265	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	8.57	5.21
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/37	7/62
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	3/54	3/76
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/61
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 23
Time of Possession	35:37	24:23

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:12	OWN 22	11	67	Field Goal
1	6:56	0:45	OPP 40	2	40	Touchdown
1	1:51	4:40	OWN 25	8	50	Interception
2	8:58	0:35	OWN 20	2	-3	Interception
2	8:23	6:32	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 1	1	0	Half
3	12:56	7:29	OWN 12	14	63	Missed FG
3	3:32	2:02	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
4	13:42	2:27	OWN 35	5	19	Punt
4	5:35	3:23	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
4	0:53	0:53	OPP 41	2	-4	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:48	1:52	OWN 4	3	5	Punt
1	6:11	4:20	OWN 36	8	41	Field Goal
2	12:11	3:13	OWN 36	7	27	Punt
2	1:51	1:44	OWN 20	7	40	Punt
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 34	4	7	Punt
3	5:27	1:55	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
3	1:30	2:48	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
4	11:15	0:06	OWN 8	1	17	Fumble
4	11:09	5:34	OWN 30	12	62	Field Goal
4	2:12	1:19	OWN 18	6	23	Downs

Game MVP: Johnny Sanford, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tyrus Riviere	22	72	3.27	14	1
Jackie Malone	8	2	0.25	7	0
Johnny Sanford	3	-1	-0.33	3	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sam Donaldson	14	51	3.64	16	2
Doug Doane	4	14	3.50	7	0
Austin Punzel	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnny Sanford	29	22	265	1/8	2	28	2	97.6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Doane	37	23	206	1/8	0	19	0	77.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Stuart	6	8	101	16.83	27	28	2
TE Mike Wheeler	3	3	30	10.00	0	14	0
WR Brant Shaw	3	3	63	21.00	20	23	0
WR Randall Humphrey	3	5	25	8.33	9	10	0
WR Jimmie Horton	2	3	14	7.00	7	9	0
RB Tyrus Riviere	2	2	15	7.50	0	10	0
TE Daniel Baker	2	3	15	7.50	0	12	0
FB Glenn Bellando	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bennie Covington	6	9	61	10.17	4	17
WR Jason Tatum	4	7	38	9.50	5	14
TE Grant Clinton	3	3	31	10.33	15	15
TE Andy Hammett	3	3	21	7.00	0	12
WR Blake Murray	3	7	18	6.00	0	12
WR Brad Shannon	2	4	26	13.00	7	19
RB Austin Punzel	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
RB Sam Donaldson	1	2	5	5.00	0	5

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Butch Wolfstone	2	61	30.50	1

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ike Benson	1	1	0	0
Seth Levine	0	1	1	1
Leslie Ramthun	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bennie Covington	1	0	0
Doug Doane	1	0	0
Sam Donaldson	0	1	0
Phil Blevins	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	3	136	45.3	43.0	55	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leon Venegas	6	216	36.0	32.7	39	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	1/2	0/1	0/0	28	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Wolfstone	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Crum	2	29	14.5	0
Ike Benson	1	25	25.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Shannon	2	52	26.0	0
Tom Fox	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Vernon Douglas	6	0	0.0	18	37
CB Jumbo Clayton	5	3	0.0	19	38
CB Ike Benson	4	5	0.0	15	32
ILB Seth Levine	4	3	0.0	18	34
S Leslie Ramthun	4	3	0.0	17	38
DT Korey Sinclair	4	0	0.0	13	20
CB Damon Nash	4	0	0.0	18	37
S Preston Ackerman	3	3	0.0	18	35
S Lee Reese	2	1	0.0	6	14
DT Donovan Ricker	2	0	0.0	19	35
DT Raymond Osuchowski	1	0	1.0	1	7
DE Kendall Hape	1	1	0.0	18	36
S Quinn Crum	1	0	0.0	3	2
DE Dusty Bronson	1	0	0.0	18	37
RB Tyrus Riviere	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Larry Buckner	0	1	0.0	4	7

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Butch Wolfstone	8	1	0.0	33	30
OLB Lonnie Blades	7	1	0.0	33	30
DT Reuben Foster	7	1	0.0	31	28
S Chuck Ferreira	5	2	0.0	32	29
DE Stephen Upshaw	4	0	0.0	30	29
CB Phil Blevins	4	0	0.0	22	21
DE J.J. Emmons	3	1	1.0	24	18
DT Russell Lyle	3	1	0.0	25	27
CB Rob Dennis	3	0	0.0	28	30
ILB Lawrence Gillman	3	0	0.0	32	29
S Chris Dillon	2	3	0.0	24	23
S Daryl Burke	2	1	0.0	10	5
OLB Geoff Brazell	1	1	0.0	14	9
DE Amos Moss	0	1	0.0	9	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Raymond Osuchowski	1.0	0	0	0	7
DE Dusty Bronson	0.0	1	0	0	37
DE Kendall Hape	0.0	0	3	0	36
ILB Seth Levine	0.0	0	1	0	34
DT Korey Sinclair	0.0	0	0	1	20

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE J.J. Emmons	1.0	0	0	18
ILB Lawrence Gillman	0.0	1	0	29
DE Amos Moss	0.0	0	1	12
DT Reuben Foster	0.0	0	1	28
DT Russell Lyle	0.0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Vernon Douglas	5	1	37
CB Jumbo Clayton	4	2	38
CB Damon Nash	3	2	37
CB Ike Benson	2	1	32
DT Korey Sinclair	2	0	20
S Preston Ackerman	2	0	35
S Lee Reese	2	0	14
S Leslie Ramthun	2	0	38
DE Kendall Hape	1	0	36

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Butch Wolfstone	8	0	2	30
CB Phil Blevins	4	0	0	21
S Chuck Ferreira	3	0	0	29
CB Rob Dennis	2	1	0	30
OLB Lonnie Blades	2	0	0	30
S Chris Dillon	2	0	0	23
OLB Geoff Brazell	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Isaac Whalen	2	4	28	0	26
Harvey Soltis	2	3	23	1	26
Clay Wallenbrock	1	7	33	0	30
Dwayne Robertson	1	1	13	0	13
Glenn Bellando	1	1	16	0	13
Wes Hamilton	0	7	32	0	30
Kurt Drake	0	4	25	0	21
Mike Wheeler	0	2	19	0	13
Raymond Matos	0	1	10	0	4

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrone Carlisle	2	5	19	1	34
Andy Hammett	1	2	11	0	23
Thurman Cassidy	1	1	17	0	30
Corey Duncan	0	2	8	0	13
Leonard Agnew	0	2	14	0	30
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	1	19	0	33
Otis Porter	0	1	17	0	34
Trent Rodgers	0	1	2	0	4

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Sampson	2	12
Quinn Crum	1	12
Daniel Baker	1	12
Ike Benson	0	23
Carl Davis	0	20
Larry Buckner	0	15
Randall Humphrey	0	14
Glenn Bellando	0	13
Mike Wheeler	0	11
Brant Shaw	0	11
Lee Reese	0	10
Jimmie Horton	0	7
Irv Terry	0	7
Jackie Malone	0	7
Damon Nash	0	6
Irv Haller	0	6
Duane Jones	0	6
Harvey Soltis	0	5
Wes Hamilton	0	5
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	5
Raymond Matos	0	5
Junior Roush	0	5
Phillip Pryor	0	4
Preston Ackerman	0	3
Chester Vermeil	0	2
Dusty Bronson	0	2
Kendall Hape	0	2
Donovan Ricker	0	2
Vernon Douglas	0	2
Seth Levine	0	2
Jumbo Clayton	0	2
Leslie Ramthun	0	2
Korey Sinclair	0	1
Tyrus Riviere	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Phil Blevins	1	16
A.J. Chandler	1	10
Butch Wolfstone	1	6
Austin Punzel	0	20
Grant Clinton	0	16
Andy Hammett	0	15
Dwight Sanders	0	14
Tom Fox	0	13
Brad Shannon	0	12
Daryl Burke	0	11
Derek Stewart	0	11
Thurman Cassidy	0	8
Corey Duncan	0	8
Chuck Reynolds	0	8
Trent Rodgers	0	8
Marco Carter	0	7
Jeff Chandler	0	6
Leon Venegas	0	6
Leonard Agnew	0	5
Leroy Stephenson	0	5
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	4
Jason Tatum	0	4
Chuck Ferreira	0	3
Lonnie Blades	0	3
Russell Lyle	0	3
Graham Burmbaugh	0	3
Reuben Foster	0	2
Chris Dillon	0	2
Robert Weber	0	2
Stephen Upshaw	0	2
Austin Branch	0	2
Rob Dennis	0	2
Lawrence Gillman	0	2
Amos Moss	0	1
Bennie Covington	0	1
J.J. Emmons	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	7	1.2
Middle	21	39	1.9
Right	4	31	7.8
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	29	5.8
Middle	13	34	2.6
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnny Sanford	29	22	4	1	2	1	1	3	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Doane	37	23	0	1	2	6	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	9	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	61	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	127	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	68	11.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	21	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	41	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	12	144	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	8	6	1	101	2	21
WR Randall Humphrey	5	3	1	25	0	19
TE Mike Wheeler	3	3	0	30	0	13
WR Jimmie Horton	3	2	0	14	0	15
TE Daniel Baker	3	2	0	15	0	16
WR Brant Shaw	3	3	0	63	2	12
FB Glenn Bellando	2	1	0	2	0	13
RB Tyrus Riviere	2	2	0	15	0	19

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Bennie Covington	9	6	1	61	27
WR Blake Murray	7	3	0	18	32
WR Jason Tatum	7	4	0	38	15
WR Brad Shannon	4	2	0	26	23
TE Grant Clinton	3	3	0	31	7
TE Andy Hammett	3	3	0	21	23
RB Austin Punzel	2	1	0	6	19
RB Sam Donaldson	2	1	1	5	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrus Riviere	3	3	1.00	3.27
Johnny Sanford	1	3	3.00	-0.33
Jackie Malone	1	-3	-3.00	0.25

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sam Donaldson	1	1	1.00	3.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnny Sanford	5	3	33	6.60	9.14

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Doane	2	1	5	2.50	5.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alex Stuart	3	2	31	10.33	12.63
FB Glenn Bellando	1	1	2	2.00	1.00
WR Randall Humphrey	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bennie Covington	1	1	5	5.00	6.78
RB Sam Donaldson	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tyrus Riviere	2	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Austin Punzel	1	0
Sam Donaldson	1	0
Doug Doane	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnny Sanford	9	7	6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Doane	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Stuart	2	2	2
RB Tyrus Riviere	2	2	2
WR Brant Shaw	2	2	2
FB Glenn Bellando	1	0	0
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	0
WR Randall Humphrey	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jason Tatum	5	3	1
WR Bennie Covington	4	4	3
TE Grant Clinton	1	1	1
WR Blake Murray	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,800 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (17,700)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (11,200)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,300 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,800 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (17,700)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (11,200)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,300 (4,800)