Week 1, 2025

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	17	7	0	3	-	27
Atlanta Falcons	3	6	10	5	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:11 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 21 field goal
1Q: 09:47 TBY - Wes Kozak 27 field goal
1Q: 08:49 TBY - Omar Michaelson 18 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
1Q: 00:55 TBY - Omar Michaelson 1 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
2Q: 13:26 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 31 field goal
2Q: 05:34 TBY - Omar Michaelson 11 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
2Q: 00:15 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 40 field goal
3Q: 09:52 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 49 field goal
3Q: 05:37 ATL - Darrell Apold 36 interception return (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Safety: Mo Gardner tackled ball carrier in end zone
4Q: 03:23 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 59 field goal
4Q: 01:01 TBY - Wes Kozak 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:11 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 21 field goal
1Q: 09:47 TBY - Wes Kozak 27 field goal
1Q: 08:49 TBY - Omar Michaelson 18 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
1Q: 00:55 TBY - Omar Michaelson 1 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
2Q: 13:26 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 31 field goal
2Q: 05:34 TBY - Omar Michaelson 11 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
2Q: 00:15 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 40 field goal
3Q: 09:52 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 49 field goal
3Q: 05:37 ATL - Darrell Apold 36 interception return (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Safety: Mo Gardner tackled ball carrier in end zone
4Q: 03:23 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 59 field goal
4Q: 01:01 TBY - Wes Kozak 40 field goal

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 349 324
- Offensive Plays 69 64
- Yards per Play 5.06 5.06
Net Rushing Yards 170 91
- Rushing Attempts 39 19
- Yards per Rush 4.36 4.79
Net Passing Yards 179 233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 18 - 2 41 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 179 257
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 5.97 5.18
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 11.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/55 12/90
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 3/47 5/121
Interception Ret./Yards 2/9 2/43
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 28
Time of Possession 34:47 25:13

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	349	324
- Offensive Plays	69	64
- Yards per Play	5.06	5.06
Net Rushing Yards	170	91
- Rushing Attempts	39	19
- Yards per Rush	4.36	4.79
Net Passing Yards	179	233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 18 - 2	41 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	179	257
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	5.97	5.18
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	11.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/55	12/90
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	3/47	5/121
Interception Ret./Yards	2/9	2/43
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 28
Time of Possession	34:47	25:13

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:56	OWN 16	2	-2	Interception
1	13:05	3:26	OWN 20	8	70	Field Goal
1	8:49	0:15	OPP 18	1	18	Touchdown
1	6:12	5:25	OPP 37	10	37	Touchdown
2	13:18	2:56	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
2	9:10	3:46	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
2	3:38	1:38	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	14:15	1:19	OPP 31	3	8	Missed FG
3	9:44	4:15	OWN 18	6	11	Interception
3	5:29	2:01	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
4	15:00	0:10	OWN 1	1	-1	Safety
4	12:58	2:03	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	9:56	2:38	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
4	3:15	2:21	OWN 17	8	60	Field Goal
4	0:02	0:02	OPP 31	1	-1	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:04	0:59	OPP 10	3	6	Field Goal
1	9:39	0:50	OWN 8	2	10	Fumble
1	8:34	2:22	OWN 5	4	11	Interception
1	0:47	2:29	OWN 45	7	41	Field Goal
2	10:22	1:12	OWN 13	3	0	Punt
2	5:24	1:46	OWN 27	4	3	Punt
2	2:00	1:53	OWN 17	6	60	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:45	OWN 36	1	-5	Fumble
3	12:56	3:12	OWN 30	7	38	Field Goal
3	3:28	3:28	OWN 20	7	49	Interception
4	14:50	1:52	OWN 34	6	-1	Punt
4	10:55	0:59	OWN 24	4	7	Punt
4	7:18	4:03	OWN 20	8	38	Field Goal
4	0:54	0:52	OWN 32	4	-1	Downs

Game MVP: Omar Michaelson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Omar Michaelson	27	154	5.70	33	7	3
Skip Oukac	7	7	1.00	2	0	0
Henry Garcia	5	9	1.80	9	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Andy Alston	12	62	5.17	18	2
Ike Perez	4	16	4.00	10	1
Terry Diaz	3	13	4.33	12	1

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Henry Garcia	30	18	179	0/0	0	31	2	49.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	34	17	222	3/18	0	34	2	46.4
Roy Walton	7	5	35	1/6	0	14	0	82.4

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Omar Michaelson	6	8	72	12.00	18	31
TE Bennie Walton	4	7	32	8.00	1	13
RB Skip Oukac	3	3	23	7.67	1	10
WR Rod McCullough	2	3	23	11.50	2	13
WR Kelvin Manifold	1	4	11	11.00	0	11
WR D.J. Carpenter	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
TE Mitch Perkins	1	2	15	15.00	0	15

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bryan Dennis	9	16	127	14.11	31	34
TE Kirk Gardner	7	10	55	7.86	6	18
WR Quentin Neufeldt	2	2	24	12.00	11	22
WR Gerald Buchanan	2	8	23	11.50	3	12
FB Ike Perez	1	1	19	19.00	15	19
RB Andy Alston	1	1	9	9.00	3	9
RB Terry Diaz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Casey Fairbairn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Johnnie Haus	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Leonard Kingsbury	1	0	0.00	0
S Aaron Halama	1	9	9.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Grant Morton	1	7	7.00	0
CB Darrell Apold	1	36	36.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
Alfred Thompson	1	1
Orlando Newhart	1	0
Jessie Kelley	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Frankie Blincoe	1	0	0	0
Bryan Dennis	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	5	243	48.6	44.0	56	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	4	195	48.8	46.5	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Kozak	2/3	1/2	0/0	40	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	5/5	3/3	1/1	59	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Manifold	1	3	3.0	0
Jessie Kelley	1	6	6.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Kelley	2	36	18.0	0
Kelvin Manifold	1	11	11.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Hawkins	5	121	24.2	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Lester Noetzel	7	1	0.0	17	30
CB Jessie Kelley	5	0	0.0	12	31
S Harvey Reeves	4	2	0.0	16	39
OLB Mario Hillery	4	0	0.0	11	33
CB Leonard Kingsbury	4	0	0.0	16	41
DE Alfred Thompson	3	1	3.0	9	35
OLB Britt Reynoso	3	0	0.0	11	19
DT Russell Lyle	2	2	0.0	10	27
S Aaron Halama	2	2	0.0	13	37
CB K.C. Yantis	2	2	0.0	17	35
ILB Chuck Manson	2	1	0.0	16	41
DT C.J. Mayes	1	0	1.0	5	14
CB Orlando Newhart	1	0	0.0	3	11
DE Terrell Aidoo	1	0	0.0	10	10
WR D.J. Carpenter	1	0	---	---	---
DE Nathan McIntyre	1	0	0.0	8	29
ILB Bubba Cote	1	0	0.0	5	9
ILB Lewis Schramm	1	0	0.0	3	5
DT Brock Robinson	0	1	0.0	7	15

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Grant Morton	7	1	0.0	30	27
S Marlon Paswater	5	2	0.0	27	25
CB Gus Barrett	5	1	0.0	22	18
ILB Earl Noll	5	1	0.0	30	22
CB Darrell Apold	5	0	0.0	16	11
OLB Mo Gardner	4	4	0.0	34	24
CB Amos Hawkins	3	2	0.0	13	15
DT Winston Ansara	3	1	0.0	29	22
DE Leroy Ochtyun	3	0	0.0	29	23
S Bruce Prescott	2	2	0.0	12	9
DT Norm Fulcher	2	1	0.0	24	17
DE Juan Norried	2	0	0.0	37	26
WR Gerald Buchanan	2	0	---	---	---
CB Norman Henry	2	0	0.0	8	7
DE Donny Weadock	2	0	0.0	29	19
ILB Brett Cobb	1	0	0.0	9	8
CB Max Midget	1	0	0.0	34	25
DE Greg Wynn	0	1	0.0	5	7
OLB Craig Lyon	0	1	0.0	8	7
CB Winfred Cooley	0	1	0.0	14	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Alfred Thompson	3.0	0	35
DT C.J. Mayes	1.0	2	14
DT Russell Lyle	0.0	2	27
DT Orlando Westbrook	0.0	1	18
ILB Chuck Manson	0.0	1	41

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donny Weadock	0.0	1	0	0	19
DE Juan Norried	0.0	0	3	4	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jessie Kelley	4	1	0	31
CB Leonard Kingsbury	3	1	1	41
CB Lester Noetzel	3	1	0	30
OLB Mario Hillery	3	0	0	33
S Aaron Halama	2	2	1	37
S Harvey Reeves	2	1	0	39
CB K.C. Yantis	2	0	0	35
CB Orlando Newhart	1	0	0	11
OLB Britt Reynoso	1	0	0	19
ILB Bubba Cote	1	0	0	9
ILB Lewis Schramm	0	2	0	5

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Marlon Paswater	4	0	0	25
CB Gus Barrett	4	0	0	18
CB Darrell Apold	2	0	1	11
ILB Earl Noll	2	0	0	22
OLB Mo Gardner	2	0	0	24
CB Max Midget	1	1	0	25
CB Norman Henry	1	0	0	7
CB Amos Hawkins	1	0	0	15
DT Norm Fulcher	1	0	0	17
S Grant Morton	0	2	1	27
DE Juan Norried	0	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Perry Dubose	3	9	32	15
Shawn Neumeyer	3	4	32	23
Marcus Farrell	2	5	21	26
Lester Sawyer	1	5	36	22
Bert Elkon	1	5	32	26
Andy Mills	1	3	18	4
Dave Lau	1	2	7	15
Louie Vance	0	1	7	4
Roger Wellins	0	1	7	7

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Johnnie Hogrefe	3	6	12	0	36
Roger Thornton	3	3	17	0	40
Mario Sanford	2	4	19	2	38
Kendrick Beyer	2	3	11	1	31
Justin Wolfe	0	2	16	0	36
Hugh Gadget	0	1	10	0	26
Danny McClendon	0	0	7	1	9

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Derek Goodwin	3	22
K.C. Yantis	1	31
Skip Oukac	1	26
Lester Noetzel	1	17
Mitch Perkins	0	20
Kelvin Manifold	0	19
Bennie Walton	0	18
Britt Reynoso	0	17
Jessie Kelley	0	15
Bubba Cote	0	15
Barry Blackwell	0	14
Wes Kozak	0	10
Orlando Newhart	0	10
Marcus Farrell	0	8
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	8
Louie Vance	0	8
Roger Wellins	0	8
Harvey Reeves	0	7
Andy Mills	0	7
Shawn Neumeyer	0	6
Orlando Westbrook	0	5
Chuck Manson	0	5
Leonard Kingsbury	0	5
Hardy Keil	0	5
Aaron Halama	0	5
Rod McCullough	0	4
Omar Michaelson	0	4
Alfred Thompson	0	3
Roger Peterson	0	3
C.J. Mayes	0	3
Russell Lyle	0	2
Terrell Aidoo	0	2
Korey Donovan	0	2
Brock Robinson	0	2
D.J. Carpenter	0	1
Nathan McIntyre	0	1
Mario Hillery	0	1
Jackie Andersen	0	1
Lewis Schramm	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Brett Cobb	3	19
Terry Diaz	1	28
Ike Perez	1	15
Kirk Gardner	0	21
Johnnie Haus	0	20
Jay Keathley	0	19
Quentin Neufeldt	0	18
Bruce Prescott	0	15
Norman Henry	0	15
Norm Sapia	0	14
Charlie Mattingly	0	12
Craig Lyon	0	10
Hugh Gadget	0	9
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	9
Phil Tikaran	0	9
Amos Hawkins	0	8
Casey Fairbairn	0	8
Darrell Apold	0	8
Grant Morton	0	7
Leroy Ochtyun	0	7
Justin Wolfe	0	7
Danny McClendon	0	6
Byron Aiken	0	6
Richard Horner	0	5
Oliver Hanson	0	5
Robbie Burgess	0	4
Mario Sanford	0	4
Marlon Paswater	0	4
Mo Gardner	0	4
Wendell Holmes	0	4
Juan Norried	0	3
Gus Barrett	0	3
Earl Noll	0	3
Winston Ansara	0	2
Greg Wynn	0	2
Donny Weadock	0	2
Max Midget	0	2
Norm Fulcher	0	2
Roger Thornton	0	1
Winfred Cooley	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	48	3.2
Middle	16	74	4.6
Right	6	51	8.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	12	51	4.3
Right	1	12	12.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Henry Garcia	30	18	1	1	1	4	3	4	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	34	17	3	1	2	7	5	0	2
Roy Walton	7	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	9	57	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	91	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	31	15.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	31	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	34	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	11	167	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	25	2.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Omar Michaelson	8	6	0	72	1	26
TE Bennie Walton	7	4	0	32	0	20
WR Kelvin Manifold	4	1	1	11	0	11
RB Skip Oukac	3	3	0	23	0	8
WR Rod McCullough	3	2	0	23	0	19
WR D.J. Carpenter	3	1	0	3	0	24
TE Mitch Perkins	2	1	0	15	0	16

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	16	9	2	127	2	44
TE Kirk Gardner	10	7	0	55	0	28
WR Gerald Buchanan	8	2	0	23	0	35
WR Quentin Neufeldt	2	2	0	24	1	8
FB Ike Perez	1	1	0	19	0	30
RB Terry Diaz	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Casey Fairbairn	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Andy Alston	1	1	0	9	0	37
TE Johnnie Haus	1	0	0	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Omar Michaelson	7	27	3.86	5.70
Skip Oukac	1	1	1.00	1.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Henry Garcia	2	1	13	6.50	5.97

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	6	1	6	1.00	6.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bennie Walton	1	0	0	0.00	4.57
RB Omar Michaelson	1	1	13	13.00	9.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryan Dennis	3	1	6	2.00	7.94
TE Kirk Gardner	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
RB Terry Diaz	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	0	0	0.00	2.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Omar Michaelson	5	3
Skip Oukac	2	0
Henry Garcia	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Henry Garcia	8	5	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	9	3	2
Roy Walton	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Omar Michaelson	4	3	3
TE Bennie Walton	2	2	1
WR Kelvin Manifold	1	0	0
WR D.J. Carpenter	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Dennis	4	2	2
TE Kirk Gardner	2	1	0
WR Gerald Buchanan	2	0	0
WR Casey Fairbairn	1	0	0
RB Andy Alston	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (22,200)
End Zone 12,300 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,800 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (22,200)
End Zone	12,300 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,800 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (5,000)