Week 1, 2031

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	7	3	-	10
Atlanta Falcons	7	6	3	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:59 ATL - Toby Livesay 2 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 07:02 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 19 field goal
2Q: 01:59 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 18 field goal
3Q: 09:31 TBY - Trent Patterson 13 pass from Bryce Benson (Joey Padron extra point)
3Q: 03:27 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 43 field goal
4Q: 11:50 TBY - Joey Padron 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:59 ATL - Toby Livesay 2 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 07:02 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 19 field goal
2Q: 01:59 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 18 field goal
3Q: 09:31 TBY - Trent Patterson 13 pass from Bryce Benson (Joey Padron extra point)
3Q: 03:27 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 43 field goal
4Q: 11:50 TBY - Joey Padron 42 field goal

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 28
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 7 22
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 182 422
- Offensive Plays 57 72
- Yards per Play 3.19 5.86
Net Rushing Yards 99 110
- Rushing Attempts 21 33
- Yards per Rush 4.71 3.33
Net Passing Yards 83 312
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 16 - 0 37 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 133 326
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/50 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 2.31 8.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 3.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/56 4/32
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/-7
Kick Returns/Yards 3/71 1/11
Interception Ret./Yards 1/21 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 23
Time of Possession 23:54 36:06

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	28
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	7	22
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	182	422
- Offensive Plays	57	72
- Yards per Play	3.19	5.86
Net Rushing Yards	99	110
- Rushing Attempts	21	33
- Yards per Rush	4.71	3.33
Net Passing Yards	83	312
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 16 - 0	37 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	133	326
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/50	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	2.31	8.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	3.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/56	4/32
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/-7
Kick Returns/Yards	3/71	1/11
Interception Ret./Yards	1/21	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 23
Time of Possession	23:54	36:06

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:23	3:54	OWN 10	9	26	Punt
1	2:49	3:31	OWN 24	7	19	Punt
2	6:55	1:34	OWN 20	4	4	Punt
2	1:53	1:43	OWN 20	6	7	Punt
3	15:00	4:03	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
3	9:31	0:06	OPP 13	1	13	Touchdown
3	3:22	0:54	OWN 31	4	-12	Punt
3	0:44	4:01	OPP 46	8	21	Field Goal
4	6:42	2:05	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 20	10	44	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:37	OWN 20	10	70	Fumble
1	5:29	2:40	OWN 24	10	76	Touchdown
2	14:18	7:23	OWN 1	13	97	Field Goal
2	5:21	3:28	OWN 41	12	58	Field Goal
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 27	1	-1	Half
3	10:57	1:26	OWN 6	3	22	Interception
3	9:25	6:03	OWN 13	10	61	Field Goal
3	2:28	1:44	OWN 43	3	3	Fumble
4	11:43	5:01	OWN 19	7	43	Punt
4	4:37	2:44	OWN 43	5	19	Punt

Game MVP: Mo Gardner, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lionel Chmielewski	18	86	4.78	25	1
Shaun Hall	2	9	4.50	7	0
Bryce Benson	1	4	4.00	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Andy Alston	18	67	3.72	9	0
Toby Livesay	13	40	3.08	9	1
Mitchell Turnbull	2	3	1.50	4	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryce Benson	30	16	133	6/50	1	28	0	76.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Turnbull	37	28	326	2/14	0	30	1	90.6

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Shaun Hall	3	3	7	2.33	0	6	0
WR Aaron Kafka	3	6	34	11.33	12	16	0
TE Trent Patterson	2	2	17	8.50	6	13	1
WR Devin Tyler	2	2	36	18.00	14	28	0
RB Lionel Chmielewski	2	5	5	2.50	0	3	0
WR Ross Shelton	2	2	22	11.00	3	16	0
WR Victor Hayes	1	5	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR R.J. Paduano	1	5	5	5.00	0	5	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bryan Dennis	12	15	145	12.08	26	30
TE Wes Witt	8	11	108	13.50	16	21
WR Stephen Granberry	3	4	45	15.00	14	19
WR Desmond Poston	2	2	11	5.50	1	6
TE Butch Wolfstone	2	3	10	5.00	0	9
RB Andy Alston	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
FB Junior Blair	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jose Alcott	1	21	21.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Aaron Kafka	1	0	0
Deion Mendola	0	1	0
Jerald Tallent	0	1	0
Steven Mixon	0	1	0
Brock Robinson	0	0	2
R.J. Paduano	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mitchell Turnbull	2	0	0
Bryan Dennis	1	0	0
Wes Witt	0	1	0
Mo Gardner	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norm Burton	7	279	39.9	40.9	56	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	2	76	38.0	18.0	38	0

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joey Padron	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Garner	3	-7	-2.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deion Mendola	2	43	21.5	0
R.J. Paduano	1	28	28.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryan Dennis	1	11	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Donald Abrams	5	2	0.0	20	21
ILB Al Bornstein	5	2	0.0	20	27
CB Jose Alcott	5	2	0.0	21	27
S Jerald Tallent	5	0	0.0	14	19
OLB Bobby Flannery	5	0	0.0	17	21
DT Clarence Rice	4	1	0.0	26	31
DT Steven Mixon	4	0	0.0	22	26
DT Brock Robinson	3	1	2.0	19	20
CB Edwin Guthrie	3	3	0.0	17	17
S Calvin Shields	3	3	0.0	20	21
CB R.J. Lissvall	3	2	0.0	25	26
S Norm Leat	3	0	0.0	12	16
DE Xavier Flagg	3	0	0.0	20	23
OLB Darryl Gaines	2	2	0.0	12	13
DE Irving Baxter	2	2	0.0	16	30
ILB Riddick Prescott	2	0	0.0	13	12
S Melvin Prescott	2	0	0.0	19	20
DE Tyrus Beyer	1	3	0.0	30	28
OLB Tommy Fryer	1	1	0.0	9	17

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Charlie Sims	10	4	0.0	18	30
OLB Mo Gardner	7	5	2.0	18	32
OLB Trent Crabtree	5	0	0.0	4	8
DT Dusty Kim	4	0	1.5	16	30
DE Jeffrey Walters	3	0	1.0	11	17
CB Robert Boatright	3	1	0.0	14	27
OLB Oliver Hanson	2	0	1.0	3	2
DT Omar Evans	2	0	0.0	5	6
CB Byron Valenta	2	0	0.0	14	26
S Ed Hinman	1	1	0.0	16	34
S Tito Justice	1	1	0.0	19	29
CB Arnie Cooley	1	1	0.0	18	33
TE Wes Witt	1	0	---	---	---
DE Clarence Holdgate	0	2	0.5	10	19
S Grant Morton	0	1	0.0	5	2
S Spencer Way	0	1	0.0	6	17
DE Tyrus Flannery	0	1	0.0	18	29
CB Xavier Buxton	0	1	0.0	11	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Brock Robinson	2.0	1	0	20
DT Clarence Rice	0.0	0	2	31
DE Xavier Flagg	0.0	0	1	23
DE Irving Baxter	0.0	0	1	30

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mo Gardner	2.0	0	1	1	32
DT Dusty Kim	1.5	2	2	4	30
OLB Oliver Hanson	1.0	0	0	0	2
DE Jeffrey Walters	1.0	0	0	0	17
DE Clarence Holdgate	0.5	0	0	0	19
DE Tyrus Flannery	0.0	0	2	1	29
DT Britt Langley	0.0	0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jose Alcott	5	1	1	27
OLB Donald Abrams	4	0	0	21
CB R.J. Lissvall	3	0	0	26
CB Edwin Guthrie	3	0	0	17
DT Clarence Rice	2	0	0	31
S Norm Leat	2	0	0	16
S Calvin Shields	2	0	0	21
ILB Al Bornstein	1	1	0	27
DT Brock Robinson	1	0	0	20
S Jerald Tallent	1	0	0	19
OLB Tommy Fryer	1	0	0	17
OLB Darryl Gaines	1	0	0	13
DE Irving Baxter	1	0	0	30
OLB Bobby Flannery	1	0	0	21

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Charlie Sims	4	0	30
OLB Trent Crabtree	4	0	8
OLB Mo Gardner	3	1	32
CB Arnie Cooley	1	1	33
CB Byron Valenta	1	1	26
DT Mickey Parker	1	0	14
DT Dusty Kim	1	0	30
CB Robert Boatright	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roger Wellins	2	4	19	2	32
Lewis Gray	2	3	12	0	20
Donald Peterson	1	5	16	1	19
Buddy Coombs	1	4	21	1	36
O.J. Falwell	0	2	15	1	20
Doug Emerson	0	1	10	1	17
O.J. DeVries	0	1	18	0	24

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Reeves	3	4	0	30	1	35
Billy Vandermause	2	6	2	30	1	34
Preston Peters	2	5	1	26	0	31
Tyrus Tate	1	7	1	33	0	39
Junior Blair	1	3	0	25	0	24
Graham Brewer	1	1	0	2	0	2
Fernando Reeves	1	1	0	13	0	16
Roger Thornton	0	3	0	28	0	33
Butch Wolfstone	0	1	0	19	0	23

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Deion Mendola	1	18
Edwin Guthrie	1	15
R.J. Paduano	1	12
Buddy Coombs	1	8
Trent Patterson	0	15
Ross Shelton	0	14
O.J. DeVries	0	13
Tommie Carty	0	13
Jerald Tallent	0	9
Riddick Prescott	0	8
Roger Wellins	0	8
Ralph Oliveira	0	8
Lewis Gray	0	8
Emmitt Oliver	0	8
Norm Burton	0	7
Tommy Fryer	0	6
Tyrus Beyer	0	5
Aaron Kafka	0	5
Clarence Rice	0	4
Donald Abrams	0	4
Joey Padron	0	4
Jose Alcott	0	4
Devin Tyler	0	3
Brock Robinson	0	3
Al Bornstein	0	3
R.J. Lissvall	0	3
Xavier Flagg	0	3
Darryl Gaines	0	3
Al Dresback	0	3
Steven Mixon	0	3
Bobby Flannery	0	3
Norm Leat	0	2
Kendall Frazer	0	2
Calvin Shields	0	2
Todd Downs	0	1
Irving Baxter	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Andy Alston	1	20
Trent Crabtree	1	10
Spencer Way	1	8
Bryan Dennis	0	17
Xavier Buxton	0	14
Butch Wolfstone	0	12
Kelvin Sandage	0	11
Wes Witt	0	11
Junior Blair	0	10
Oliver Hanson	0	10
Ed Hinman	0	10
Charlie Mattingly	0	8
Mercury Winters	0	8
Bernie Garner	0	7
Jeffrey Walters	0	6
Byron Valenta	0	6
Roger Thornton	0	5
Graham Brewer	0	5
Wendell Holmes	0	5
Britt Langley	0	5
Fernando Reeves	0	5
Oscar Flannery	0	5
Clarence Holdgate	0	4
Andy Burton	0	3
Mickey Parker	0	3
Preston Peters	0	3
Desmond Poston	0	3
Tyrus Flannery	0	3
Robert Boatright	0	3
Marc Joyner	0	2
Dusty Kim	0	2
Charlie Sims	0	2
Grant Morton	0	1
Stephen Granberry	0	1
Mo Gardner	0	1
Tito Justice	0	1
Arnie Cooley	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	59	8.4
Middle	6	15	2.5
Right	8	25	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	12	1.7
Middle	10	35	3.5
Right	15	64	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryce Benson	30	16	1	2	2	3	5	7	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Turnbull	37	28	3	0	1	2	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	13	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	56	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	64	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	72	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	16	230	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	24	24.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Aaron Kafka	6	3	1	34	0	18
RB Lionel Chmielewski	5	2	1	5	0	19
WR Victor Hayes	5	1	0	7	0	25
WR R.J. Paduano	5	1	0	5	0	13
RB Shaun Hall	3	3	0	7	0	14
TE Trent Patterson	2	2	0	17	0	22
WR Devin Tyler	2	2	0	36	1	11
WR Ross Shelton	2	2	0	22	0	6

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	15	12	1	145	2	37
TE Wes Witt	11	8	0	108	1	37
WR Stephen Granberry	4	3	0	45	0	10
TE Butch Wolfstone	3	2	0	10	0	23
WR Desmond Poston	2	2	0	11	0	21
FB Junior Blair	1	0	0	0	0	24
RB Andy Alston	1	1	0	7	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Andy Alston	5	14	2.80	3.72
Toby Livesay	3	6	2.00	3.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryce Benson	2	2	12	6.00	4.43

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Turnbull	7	3	34	4.86	8.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Trent Patterson	1	1	13	13.00	8.50
RB Shaun Hall	1	1	-1	-1.00	2.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryan Dennis	3	2	27	9.00	9.67
FB Junior Blair	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Andy Alston	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
TE Wes Witt	1	0	0	0.00	9.82
TE Butch Wolfstone	1	0	0	0.00	3.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Lionel Chmielewski	3	3
Bryce Benson	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Andy Alston	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryce Benson	10	6	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Turnbull	8	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Victor Hayes	3	1	1
WR R.J. Paduano	2	0	0
TE Trent Patterson	1	1	0
WR Devin Tyler	1	1	1
RB Shaun Hall	1	1	0
RB Lionel Chmielewski	1	1	0
WR Aaron Kafka	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Wes Witt	2	1	1
WR Desmond Poston	2	2	1
WR Bryan Dennis	1	1	0
RB Andy Alston	1	1	1
WR Stephen Granberry	1	1	1
TE Butch Wolfstone	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,300 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (22,200)
End Zone 10,400 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 2,900 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,300 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (22,200)
End Zone	10,400 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	2,900 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (5,000)