Week 1, 2043

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	3	0	0	-	6
Atlanta Falcons	7	10	14	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:38 ATL - Devan Fenimore 5 pass from Reuben Covert (Preston Burks extra point)
1Q: 05:16 TBY - Luis Franz 25 field goal
2Q: 12:39 ATL - Preston Burks 39 field goal
2Q: 07:59 TBY - Luis Franz 28 field goal
2Q: 01:20 ATL - Bart Roby 9 pass from Reuben Covert (Preston Burks extra point)
3Q: 12:17 ATL - Rufus Satterlee 28 run (Preston Burks extra point)
3Q: 00:39 ATL - Tony Sipes 6 pass from Reuben Covert (Preston Burks extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:38 ATL - Devan Fenimore 5 pass from Reuben Covert (Preston Burks extra point)
1Q: 05:16 TBY - Luis Franz 25 field goal
2Q: 12:39 ATL - Preston Burks 39 field goal
2Q: 07:59 TBY - Luis Franz 28 field goal
2Q: 01:20 ATL - Bart Roby 9 pass from Reuben Covert (Preston Burks extra point)
3Q: 12:17 ATL - Rufus Satterlee 28 run (Preston Burks extra point)
3Q: 00:39 ATL - Tony Sipes 6 pass from Reuben Covert (Preston Burks extra point)

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 18
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 287 361
- Offensive Plays 61 58
- Yards per Play 4.70 6.22
Net Rushing Yards 50 122
- Rushing Attempts 17 31
- Yards per Rush 2.94 3.94
Net Passing Yards 237 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 30 - 1 27 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 260 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.39 8.85
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.2 8.6
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/75 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/38 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 4/98 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:33 31:27

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	18
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	287	361
- Offensive Plays	61	58
- Yards per Play	4.70	6.22
Net Rushing Yards	50	122
- Rushing Attempts	17	31
- Yards per Rush	2.94	3.94
Net Passing Yards	237	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 30 - 1	27 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	260	239
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.39	8.85
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.2	8.6
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/75	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/38	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	4/98	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:33	31:27

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:27	5:16	OWN 31	8	61	Field Goal
1	2:56	1:53	OWN 3	4	22	Punt
2	12:32	4:41	OWN 20	10	69	Field Goal
2	5:58	1:05	OWN 47	3	1	Punt
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 25	5	34	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:45	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	11:59	4:05	OWN 48	9	31	Interception
3	5:56	2:08	OWN 33	3	-11	Punt
3	0:32	1:22	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
4	12:44	2:02	OWN 40	3	-18	Punt
4	8:42	1:24	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	4:54	1:54	OWN 3	4	21	Punt
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 44	3	20	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:33	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	5:11	2:15	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
1	1:03	3:31	OWN 46	6	32	Field Goal
2	7:51	1:53	OWN 20	6	3	Punt
2	4:53	3:43	OWN 1	9	99	Touchdown
3	13:15	1:16	OWN 45	3	55	Touchdown
3	7:54	1:58	OWN 11	3	7	Punt
3	3:48	3:16	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
4	14:10	1:26	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	10:42	2:00	OWN 26	3	-5	Punt
4	7:18	2:24	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
4	3:00	1:53	OWN 26	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Reuben Covert, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Asher Wilkins	10	44	4.40	16	2
Randal Bowie	5	3	0.60	5	0
Jumbo Talent	1	2	2.00	2	0
Anthony Bright	1	1	1.00	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rufus Satterlee	15	62	4.13	28	2	1
Tony Sipes	12	52	4.33	27	2	0
Devan Fenimore	3	5	1.67	4	0	0
J.B. Simonsen	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jumbo Talent	41	30	260	3/23	0	21	1	79.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Covert	27	25	239	0/0	3	43	0	140.6

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Marcos King	7	8	81	11.57	34	21
WR Oscar Gaylor	6	8	48	8.00	13	17
WR Bubba Ohalete	5	8	40	8.00	12	15
WR Bob Markel	3	6	42	14.00	13	20
WR Tommy Lane	2	3	19	9.50	4	14
FB Anthony Bright	2	2	10	5.00	11	14
TE Darnell Camara	2	2	7	3.50	0	4
RB Randal Bowie	2	3	-1	-0.50	0	2
RB Asher Wilkins	1	1	14	14.00	0	14

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jose Billodeaux	6	6	41	6.83	5	13	0
RB Tony Sipes	4	4	56	14.00	34	43	1
WR Colby Frankel	3	3	29	9.67	7	16	0
WR Jerome Grier	3	3	49	16.33	34	24	0
TE Phillip Sockanathan	2	2	24	12.00	8	18	0
FB J.B. Simonsen	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
RB Devan Fenimore	2	2	6	3.00	7	5	1
WR Bart Roby	2	4	15	7.50	2	9	1
RB Rufus Satterlee	1	1	10	10.00	7	10	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Neil Bishop	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jumbo Talent	1	0	0	0
Alfred Spencer	0	1	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mitch Buckner	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dale Grande	8	341	42.6	40.6	57	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Trevor Jouette	7	360	51.4	46.0	64	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Luis Franz	2/3	0/1	0/1	28	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Burks	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcos King	3	40	13.3	0
Oscar Gaylor	1	-2	-2.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colby Frankel	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oscar Gaylor	2	44	22.0	0
Marcos King	2	54	27.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Richie McGee	9	3	0.0	30	24
ILB Donnell Welch	7	1	0.0	28	26
ILB Randy Yarbrough	6	3	0.0	20	9
S Richard Sweeney	5	1	0.0	28	27
CB Caiden Arce	4	2	0.0	26	21
DT Todd Bruce	3	1	0.0	21	10
OLB Leonardo Pritchett	3	1	0.0	27	26
CB Pedro Sphar	3	1	0.0	26	26
OLB Pete Nastasi	2	1	0.0	25	24
DE Trenton Davis	2	0	0.0	12	4
DE Brendan Upshaw	2	0	0.0	19	23
DE Karl De Boer	2	0	0.0	22	23
CB Lamont Boyd	2	0	0.0	16	17
S Jay Morton	1	1	0.0	9	11
WR Bubba Ohalete	1	0	---	---	---
DE Brett Duggan	1	0	0.0	9	4
ILB Tylor Coble	0	2	0.0	6	3

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Victor West	7	2	0.0	13	38
OLB Eli Bech	6	1	0.0	10	23
CB Neil Bishop	5	0	0.0	16	40
S Adrian Powell	4	2	0.0	14	42
OLB Mitch Buckner	3	1	1.0	14	35
DE Raul Davis	3	0	1.0	13	30
ILB Clyde Davison	3	0	0.5	4	9
CB Owen Falwell	3	2	0.0	15	42
DE Christian Guido	2	1	0.5	5	21
ILB Lukas Wolcott	2	1	0.0	14	33
OLB Trey Joyner	2	1	0.0	3	9
DT Terrell McGowan	2	0	0.0	7	24
S Renaldo Hopkins	2	0	0.0	7	18
S Ellis Wyse	1	3	0.0	16	38
DE Rick Horton	1	2	0.0	12	23
DT Gavin McKnight	1	0	0.0	10	20
CB Freddie Bryant	1	0	0.0	3	7
DE Clay Horton	1	0	0.0	4	14
ILB Dalton Kelly	1	0	0.0	3	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Leonardo Pritchett	0.0	1	0	1	26
DE Karl De Boer	0.0	0	0	1	23

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Raul Davis	1.0	1	30
OLB Mitch Buckner	1.0	0	35
DE Christian Guido	0.5	1	21
ILB Clyde Davison	0.5	0	9
DE Clay Horton	0.0	1	14
DE Rick Horton	0.0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Richie McGee	5	0	24
S Richard Sweeney	4	0	27
CB Caiden Arce	4	0	21
CB Lamont Boyd	3	0	17
OLB Leonardo Pritchett	2	1	26
ILB Donnell Welch	2	0	26
ILB Randy Yarbrough	2	0	9
CB Pedro Sphar	2	0	26
DT Todd Bruce	1	0	10

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Victor West	6	1	0	38
CB Neil Bishop	4	0	1	40
OLB Eli Bech	4	0	0	23
S Adrian Powell	3	1	0	42
CB Owen Falwell	3	1	0	42
ILB Clyde Davison	2	0	0	9
OLB Mitch Buckner	2	0	0	35
ILB Lukas Wolcott	1	0	0	33
DE Clay Horton	1	0	0	14
DE Christian Guido	1	0	0	21
ILB Dalton Kelly	1	0	0	11
OLB Trey Joyner	1	0	0	9
S Renaldo Hopkins	1	0	0	18
S Ellis Wyse	0	1	0	38

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Sherman	2	6	17	1	44
Alfred Spencer	1	4	16	1	38
Griffin Carr	0	2	17	1	44
Sedrick Shepherd	0	1	1	0	6
Anthony Bright	0	1	11	0	13
Casey Malamala	0	1	16	0	41
Theodore Wheeler	0	1	16	0	42

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Blake Heap	2	6	31	27
Justin Thomason	2	5	30	27
John Stoops	2	3	29	27
Jon Henderson	1	1	24	16
Elijah Howe	0	8	31	27
Neil Hanks	0	5	28	27
J.B. Simonsen	0	3	15	12

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Oscar Gaylor	1	20
Terry Booker	1	15

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Sipes	3	17
Victor West	1	35
Phillip Sockanathan	1	17
J.B. Simonsen	1	16
Jerome Grier	1	16
Emmitt Gutowski	1	1

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Richie McGee	---	---	30	24	15	69
Theodore Wheeler	16	42	---	---	11	69
Casey Malamala	16	41	---	---	11	68
Donnell Welch	---	---	28	26	8	62
Doug Sherman	17	44	---	---	---	61
Griffin Carr	17	44	---	---	---	61
Jumbo Talent	17	44	---	---	---	61
Pedro Sphar	---	---	26	26	9	61
Marcos King	11	33	---	---	15	59
Bob Markel	10	31	---	---	17	58
Caiden Arce	---	---	26	21	10	57
Richard Sweeney	---	---	28	27	1	56
Alfred Spencer	16	38	---	---	---	54
Leonardo Pritchett	---	---	27	26	1	54
Oscar Gaylor	7	27	---	---	20	54
Lamont Boyd	---	---	16	17	18	51
Pete Nastasi	---	---	25	24	1	50
Bubba Ohalete	10	36	---	---	---	46
Donte Nemeth	10	15	---	---	20	45
Karl De Boer	---	---	22	23	---	45
Brendan Upshaw	---	---	19	23	---	42
Asher Wilkins	10	28	---	---	2	40
Anthony Bright	11	13	---	---	12	36
Randal Bowie	7	11	---	---	18	36
Todd Bruce	---	---	21	10	4	35
Angel Meadows	---	---	10	17	4	31
Randy Yarbrough	---	---	20	9	---	29
Jay Morton	---	---	9	11	3	23
Tommy Lane	2	13	---	---	5	20
Trent Horn	---	---	4	1	14	19
Sedrick Shepherd	1	6	---	---	10	17
Trenton Davis	---	---	12	4	1	17
Tylor Coble	---	---	6	3	8	17
Terry Booker	0	1	---	---	15	16
Darnell Camara	5	9	---	---	---	14
Bruce Schnebele	1	2	---	---	11	14
Brett Duggan	---	---	9	4	1	14
Malachi Wynn	2	3	---	---	7	12
Jeremy Bernier	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dale Grande	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alexander Covington	---	---	0	0	7	7
Luis Franz	0	0	---	---	6	6
Asher Spar	1	3	---	---	1	5
Brendan Dahnke	---	---	3	1	---	4
Edward Kuhlmann	0	0	---	---	3	3
Justics Heuring	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Victor West	---	---	13	38	35	86
Owen Falwell	---	---	15	42	9	66
Neil Hanks	28	27	---	---	7	62
Adrian Powell	---	---	14	42	3	59
Neil Bishop	---	---	16	40	3	59
Reuben Covert	31	27	---	---	---	58
Justin Thomason	30	27	---	---	1	58
Elijah Howe	31	27	---	---	---	58
Blake Heap	31	27	---	---	---	58
Ellis Wyse	---	---	16	38	3	57
John Stoops	29	27	---	---	---	56
Lukas Wolcott	---	---	14	33	6	53
Colby Frankel	21	21	---	---	11	53
Mitch Buckner	---	---	14	35	3	52
Jose Billodeaux	27	23	---	---	1	51
Jon Henderson	24	16	---	---	9	49
Raul Davis	---	---	13	30	2	45
J.B. Simonsen	15	12	---	---	16	43
Rick Horton	---	---	12	23	7	42
Tony Sipes	13	11	---	---	17	41
Devan Fenimore	13	5	---	---	21	39
Eli Bech	---	---	10	23	4	37
Christian Guido	---	---	5	21	9	35
Renaldo Hopkins	---	---	7	18	10	35
Bart Roby	8	15	---	---	12	35
Jerome Grier	9	10	---	---	16	35
Terrell McGowan	---	---	7	24	3	34
Gavin McKnight	---	---	10	20	3	33
Phillip Sockanathan	10	5	---	---	17	32
Rufus Satterlee	15	16	---	---	1	32
Clyde Davison	---	---	4	9	18	31
Clay Horton	---	---	4	14	1	19
Lee Kaplan	---	---	4	7	8	19
Dalton Kelly	---	---	3	11	5	19
Trey Joyner	---	---	3	9	---	12
Travis Stewart	2	0	---	---	8	10
Freddie Bryant	---	---	3	7	---	10
Ricardo Barnes	1	0	---	---	8	9
Trevor Jouette	0	0	---	---	8	8
Malik McIntyre	0	0	---	---	8	8
Preston Burks	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shaquille Hines	0	0	---	---	7	7
Emmitt Gutowski	3	0	---	---	1	4
Jose Merrell	0	1	---	---	---	1
Leroy Rauch	0	0	---	---	---	0
C.J. Coleman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	31	3.9
Middle	9	19	2.1
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	23	3.3
Middle	18	78	4.3
Right	6	21	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jumbo Talent	41	30	3	2	0	4	4	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Covert	27	25	3	0	0	1	0	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	43	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	93	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	105	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	19	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	35	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	154	11.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	50	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bubba Ohalete	8	5	40	0	36
WR Oscar Gaylor	8	6	48	0	27
WR Marcos King	8	7	81	2	33
WR Bob Markel	6	3	42	1	31
WR Tommy Lane	3	2	19	0	13
RB Randal Bowie	3	2	-1	0	11
FB Anthony Bright	2	2	10	0	13
TE Darnell Camara	2	2	7	0	9
RB Asher Wilkins	1	1	14	0	28

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jose Billodeaux	6	6	41	0	23
RB Tony Sipes	4	4	56	1	11
WR Bart Roby	4	2	15	0	15
WR Colby Frankel	3	3	29	0	21
WR Jerome Grier	3	3	49	2	10
TE Phillip Sockanathan	2	2	24	0	5
FB J.B. Simonsen	2	2	9	0	12
RB Devan Fenimore	2	2	6	0	5
RB Rufus Satterlee	1	1	10	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Asher Wilkins	1	1	1.00	4.40
Randal Bowie	1	-5	-5.00	0.60

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Sipes	2	13	6.50	4.33
Rufus Satterlee	2	-1	-0.50	4.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jumbo Talent	4	3	16	4.00	6.34

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Covert	3	3	20	6.67	8.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bob Markel	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Bubba Ohalete	1	1	6	6.00	5.00
RB Randal Bowie	1	1	2	2.00	-0.33
WR Marcos King	1	1	8	8.00	10.13

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Tony Sipes	1	1	6	6.00	14.00
RB Devan Fenimore	1	1	5	5.00	3.00
WR Bart Roby	1	1	9	9.00	3.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Jumbo Talent	1	0
Asher Wilkins	1	0
Randal Bowie	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Sipes	2	0
Devan Fenimore	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jumbo Talent	10	10	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Covert	11	10	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bubba Ohalete	4	4	1
WR Bob Markel	2	2	1
WR Marcos King	2	2	0
FB Anthony Bright	1	1	1
RB Asher Wilkins	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Tony Sipes	4	4	2
TE Phillip Sockanathan	1	1	1
WR Jose Billodeaux	1	1	0
FB J.B. Simonsen	1	1	1
RB Rufus Satterlee	1	1	1
RB Devan Fenimore	1	1	0
WR Bart Roby	1	0	0
WR Jerome Grier	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 32,200 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,100 (22,200)
End Zone 6,700 (16,000)
Mezzanine 3,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 6,300 (14,100)
Club Seats 2,000 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,300 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	32,200 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,100 (22,200)
End Zone	6,700 (16,000)
Mezzanine	3,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	6,300 (14,100)
Club Seats	2,000 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,300 (5,000)