Week 17, 2026

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0	14	7	-	28
Atlanta Falcons	10	14	0	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:26 ATL - Andy Alston 10 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
1Q: 05:59 TBY - D.J. Carpenter 5 pass from Henry Garcia (Ed Jordan extra point)
1Q: 01:47 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 34 field goal
2Q: 09:20 ATL - Gerald Yantis 5 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 00:54 ATL - Andy Alston 3 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 10:20 TBY - Walt Stephen 28 pass from Henry Garcia (Ed Jordan extra point)
3Q: 01:42 TBY - D.J. Carpenter 3 pass from Henry Garcia (Ed Jordan extra point)
4Q: 14:12 TBY - Omar Michaelson 74 run (Ed Jordan extra point)
4Q: 03:19 ATL - Gerald Buchanan 18 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:26 ATL - Andy Alston 10 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
1Q: 05:59 TBY - D.J. Carpenter 5 pass from Henry Garcia (Ed Jordan extra point)
1Q: 01:47 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 34 field goal
2Q: 09:20 ATL - Gerald Yantis 5 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 00:54 ATL - Andy Alston 3 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 10:20 TBY - Walt Stephen 28 pass from Henry Garcia (Ed Jordan extra point)
3Q: 01:42 TBY - D.J. Carpenter 3 pass from Henry Garcia (Ed Jordan extra point)
4Q: 14:12 TBY - Omar Michaelson 74 run (Ed Jordan extra point)
4Q: 03:19 ATL - Gerald Buchanan 18 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 7-9 8-8
First Downs 20 25
- by Rushing 6 14
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 289 423
- Offensive Plays 51 68
- Yards per Play 5.67 6.22
Net Rushing Yards 132 219
- Rushing Attempts 24 42
- Yards per Rush 5.50 5.21
Net Passing Yards 157 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 18 - 1 26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 169 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.81 7.85
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/8 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 0/0 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/36 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 5/107 5/76
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 26:48 33:12

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	7-9	8-8
First Downs	20	25
- by Rushing	6	14
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	289	423
- Offensive Plays	51	68
- Yards per Play	5.67	6.22
Net Rushing Yards	132	219
- Rushing Attempts	24	42
- Yards per Rush	5.50	5.21
Net Passing Yards	157	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 18 - 1	26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	169	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.81	7.85
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/8	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	0/0	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/36	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	5/107	5/76
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	26:48	33:12

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:16	3:27	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
1	1:42	1:49	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	9:12	2:31	OWN 22	4	14	Interception
2	5:04	2:08	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 23	1	1	Half
3	15:00	4:52	OWN 23	10	77	Touchdown
3	8:10	6:35	OWN 28	12	72	Touchdown
4	14:12	0:22	OWN 26	1	74	Touchdown
4	11:01	2:02	OWN 26	6	15	Punt
4	3:10	1:07	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:44	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
1	5:49	4:07	OWN 19	8	64	Field Goal
2	14:53	5:41	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
2	6:41	1:37	OWN 49	3	9	Punt
2	2:56	2:10	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
3	10:08	1:58	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	1:35	2:23	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	13:50	2:49	OWN 17	5	7	Punt
4	8:59	5:49	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
4	2:03	2:03	OWN 45	6	34	Game

Game MVP: Mo Gardner, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Omar Michaelson	12	101	8.42	74	2	1
Jackie Andersen	10	14	1.40	10	1	0
Henry Garcia	1	14	14.00	14	1	0
Allen Hargrave	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Andy Alston	26	150	5.77	36	4	2
Gerald Yantis	13	62	4.77	18	3	1
Frankie Blincoe	2	3	1.50	5	0	0
Zach Jensen	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Henry Garcia	25	18	169	2/12	3	28	1	113.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	26	19	204	0/0	1	32	0	108.4

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod McCullough	5	8	41	8.20	5	23	0
WR D.J. Carpenter	3	4	23	7.67	9	15	2
RB Walt Stephen	3	3	46	15.33	0	28	1
TE Bennie Walton	2	2	16	8.00	12	14	0
RB Omar Michaelson	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Jackie Andersen	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	0
FB Allen Hargrave	1	3	11	11.00	6	11	0
TE Mitch Perkins	1	1	12	12.00	1	12	0
WR Arnie Peters	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gerald Buchanan	5	6	57	11.40	32	24	1
WR Bobby Clark	5	7	40	8.00	0	14	0
TE Kirk Gardner	4	5	39	9.75	0	18	0
TE Johnnie Haus	2	2	17	8.50	4	11	0
TE Chad Shwiner	1	1	16	16.00	3	16	0
WR Quentin Neufeldt	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Martin Lofton	1	1	32	32.00	26	32	0
RB Gerald Yantis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mo Gardner	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jessie Kelley	1	0	0
Thurman Clancy	0	1	0
Gerald Torres	0	0	1
Brian Krumrei	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Grant Morton	1	0	0
Zach Jensen	1	0	0
Roger Thornton	0	1	0
Donny Weadock	0	1	0
Johnnie Haus	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	4	160	40.0	36.3	52	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	4	211	52.8	38.8	68	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Jordan	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Kelley	1	18	18.0	0
Arnie Peters	1	18	18.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Kelley	5	107	21.4	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Hawkins	4	58	14.5	0
Marlon Paswater	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Quinn McGregor	9	0	0.0	22	16
OLB Britt Reynoso	6	3	0.0	22	8
S Harvey Reeves	5	1	0.0	36	23
S Aaron Halama	5	1	0.0	29	15
CB Jessie Kelley	4	1	0.0	34	25
OLB Winfred Stone	4	1	0.0	16	6
ILB Chuck Manson	3	3	0.0	28	21
DE Nathan McIntyre	3	1	0.0	27	17
CB K.C. Yantis	3	1	0.0	29	18
DT Brock Robinson	3	1	0.0	33	19
CB Leonard Kingsbury	3	0	0.0	20	16
ILB Brian Krumrei	2	2	0.0	14	5
DE Hardy Keil	2	0	0.0	15	9
DT Orlando Westbrook	1	2	0.0	26	12
DE Alfred Thompson	1	1	0.0	28	21
DT Clarence Rice	1	1	0.0	27	16
S Thurman Clancy	1	0	0.0	31	22
WR Rod McCullough	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Rusty Kennedy	0	1	0.0	7	5
OLB Dominic Galloway	0	1	0.0	9	7

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Amos Hawkins	9	2	0.0	14	16
OLB Mo Gardner	6	1	2.0	23	23
ILB Earl Noll	5	0	0.0	18	21
CB Arnie Cooley	4	0	0.0	19	25
DE Kris Mathis	3	1	0.0	21	19
S Grant Morton	2	3	0.0	18	23
DT Winston Ansara	2	1	0.0	17	16
DE Juan Norried	2	0	0.0	19	17
DE Donny Weadock	2	0	0.0	8	18
OLB Oliver Hanson	2	0	0.0	9	9
CB Max Midget	1	2	0.0	19	21
ILB Chris Torrez	1	1	0.0	6	6
OLB Wendell Holmes	1	0	0.0	3	8
S Marlon Paswater	0	2	0.0	21	23
CB Gus Barrett	0	1	0.0	7	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nathan McIntyre	0.0	1	1	0	17
DT C.J. Mayes	0.0	0	1	0	5

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mo Gardner	2.0	0	0	0	23
DE Donny Weadock	0.0	1	0	0	18
DE Juan Norried	0.0	0	2	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jessie Kelley	4	0	25
S Harvey Reeves	3	0	23
OLB Britt Reynoso	3	0	8
OLB Quinn McGregor	3	0	16
ILB Chuck Manson	2	1	21
CB Leonard Kingsbury	2	0	16
OLB Winfred Stone	1	0	6
S Aaron Halama	1	0	15

Atlanta	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Amos Hawkins	6	0	16
OLB Mo Gardner	3	1	23
ILB Earl Noll	3	0	21
CB Arnie Cooley	2	0	25
DE Juan Norried	1	0	17
S Grant Morton	1	0	23
DE Donny Weadock	1	0	18
OLB Wendell Holmes	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Johnnie Hogrefe	2	9	18	0	20
Roger Wellins	2	5	17	0	16
Louie Vance	1	2	6	0	4
Perry Dubose	1	1	18	1	23
Lester Sawyer	0	4	18	0	23
Bert Elkon	0	2	18	1	23

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Roger Thornton	5	9	36	21
Danny McClendon	3	8	39	22
Mario Sanford	3	4	42	26
Justin Wolfe	2	5	33	22
Ike Perez	2	4	29	14
Mitchell Maloney	2	2	4	5
Joseph Wooden	1	3	33	16
Herb Lee	1	3	9	10
Johnnie Haus	1	1	19	9
Orlando Walker	1	1	14	8

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Quinn McGregor	2	24
Omar Michaelson	1	19
Jessie Kelley	1	15
Gerald Torres	1	15
Arnie Peters	1	13
D.J. Carpenter	1	8
Mitch Perkins	0	13
Aaron Halama	0	10
Rusty Kennedy	0	10
Allen Hargrave	0	9
Thurman Clancy	0	8
Harvey Reeves	0	8
Bennie Walton	0	7
K.C. Yantis	0	7
Ed Jordan	0	5
Ike Flowers	0	5
Marcus Farrell	0	4
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	4
Louie Vance	0	4
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	4
Andy Mills	0	4
Hardy Keil	0	4
Dominic Galloway	0	4
Alfred Thompson	0	3
Roger Wellins	0	3
Orlando Westbrook	0	2
Brian Krumrei	0	2
Chuck Manson	0	1
Nathan McIntyre	0	1
Leonard Kingsbury	0	1
Roger Peterson	0	1
C.J. Mayes	0	1
Brock Robinson	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Johnnie Haus	4	12
Gerald Yantis	2	9
Herb Lee	1	5
Chad Shwiner	0	16
Byron Aiken	0	16
Ike Perez	0	15
Quentin Neufeldt	0	15
Zach Jensen	0	15
Oliver Hanson	0	12
Amos Hawkins	0	11
Tito Justice	0	10
Wendell Holmes	0	9
Kirk Gardner	0	8
Charlie Mattingly	0	7
Darrell Apold	0	7
Grant Morton	0	6
Marlon Paswater	0	6
Gus Barrett	0	5
Orlando Walker	0	5
Mitchell Maloney	0	4
Donny Weadock	0	4
Marc Joyner	0	4
Chris Torrez	0	4
Justin Wolfe	0	3
Earl Noll	0	3
Winston Ansara	0	2
Danny McClendon	0	2
Juan Norried	0	2
Mario Sanford	0	2
Richard Horner	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	9	0.9
Middle	11	100	9.1
Right	3	23	7.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	114	7.6
Middle	9	25	2.8
Right	17	82	4.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Henry Garcia	25	18	2	2	1	0	2	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	26	19	2	0	3	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	40	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	52	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	26	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	51	25.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	128	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	76	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod McCullough	8	5	1	41	1	17
WR D.J. Carpenter	4	3	0	23	0	25
RB Walt Stephen	3	3	0	46	1	13
FB Allen Hargrave	3	1	0	11	0	15
TE Bennie Walton	2	2	0	16	0	18
WR Arnie Peters	2	1	0	14	0	10
RB Omar Michaelson	1	1	0	2	0	16
RB Jackie Andersen	1	1	0	4	0	11
TE Mitch Perkins	1	1	0	12	0	5

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bobby Clark	7	5	2	40	0	18
WR Gerald Buchanan	6	5	0	57	1	17
TE Kirk Gardner	5	4	1	39	0	16
WR Quentin Neufeldt	3	1	0	3	0	7
TE Johnnie Haus	2	2	0	17	0	9
TE Chad Shwiner	1	1	0	16	0	4
WR Martin Lofton	1	1	0	32	1	18
RB Gerald Yantis	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jackie Andersen	1	-2	-2.00	1.40

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Andy Alston	7	24	3.43	5.77
Gerald Yantis	2	8	4.00	4.77
Frankie Blincoe	1	-2	-2.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Henry Garcia	5	3	13	2.60	6.76

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	4	2	21	5.25	7.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rod McCullough	3	1	5	1.67	5.13
WR D.J. Carpenter	2	2	8	4.00	5.75

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kirk Gardner	1	0	0	0.00	7.80
WR Quentin Neufeldt	1	1	3	3.00	1.00
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	1	18	18.00	9.50
WR Bobby Clark	1	0	0	0.00	5.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Omar Michaelson	3	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Andy Alston	2	1
Gerald Yantis	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Henry Garcia	5	3	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rod McCullough	2	2	1
WR D.J. Carpenter	1	1	1
FB Allen Hargrave	1	0	0
WR Arnie Peters	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bobby Clark	4	3	2
TE Kirk Gardner	2	2	2
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	1	1
RB Gerald Yantis	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,300 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (22,200)
End Zone 11,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,300 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (22,200)
End Zone	11,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (5,000)