Week 17, 2062

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	7	3	0	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	0	6	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:38 TBY - Van Reeves 6 pass from Justics Chelius (Chuck Pearson extra point)
2Q: 10:38 ATL - Micah Lightfoot 9 run (Phil Conley extra point failed)
2Q: 01:11 TBY - Camden Olvera 14 pass from Justics Chelius (Chuck Pearson extra point)
3Q: 11:15 TBY - Chuck Pearson 45 field goal
4Q: 15:00 ATL - O.J. Stiltner 3 run (Phil Conley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:38 TBY - Van Reeves 6 pass from Justics Chelius (Chuck Pearson extra point)
2Q: 10:38 ATL - Micah Lightfoot 9 run (Phil Conley extra point failed)
2Q: 01:11 TBY - Camden Olvera 14 pass from Justics Chelius (Chuck Pearson extra point)
3Q: 11:15 TBY - Chuck Pearson 45 field goal
4Q: 15:00 ATL - O.J. Stiltner 3 run (Phil Conley extra point)

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 9-7 5-11
First Downs 21 13
- by Rushing 9 10
- by Passing 11 2
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 310 245
- Offensive Plays 70 53
- Yards per Play 4.43 4.62
Net Rushing Yards 143 186
- Rushing Attempts 34 33
- Yards per Rush 4.21 5.64
Net Passing Yards 167 59
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 24 - 0 19 - 6 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 192 64
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/25 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.64 2.95
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.2 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/33 9/69
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 3/1 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 34:13 25:47

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	9-7	5-11
First Downs	21	13
- by Rushing	9	10
- by Passing	11	2
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	310	245
- Offensive Plays	70	53
- Yards per Play	4.43	4.62
Net Rushing Yards	143	186
- Rushing Attempts	34	33
- Yards per Rush	4.21	5.64
Net Passing Yards	167	59
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 24 - 0	19 - 6 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	192	64
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/25	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.64	2.95
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.2	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/33	9/69
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	3/1	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 30
Time of Possession	34:13	25:47

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:27	3:58	OWN 3	6	18	Punt
1	6:30	5:59	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	10:31	2:30	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
2	7:11	1:38	OPP 29	3	-5	Punt
2	4:21	3:16	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 28	2	7	Half
3	15:00	3:53	OWN 25	8	47	Field Goal
3	8:28	1:38	OWN 11	3	9	Punt
4	14:49	1:16	OWN 24	3	-4	Punt
4	11:56	3:56	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
4	6:47	4:37	OWN 12	6	22	Punt
4	1:43	1:43	OWN 40	6	35	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:33	OWN 23	5	17	Punt
1	8:29	1:59	OPP 48	3	9	Punt
1	0:31	5:00	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	8:01	0:50	OWN 13	3	3	Interception
2	5:33	1:12	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	1:05	0:53	OWN 35	3	-2	Punt
3	11:07	2:39	OWN 25	5	35	Interception
3	6:50	7:01	OWN 36	13	64	Touchdown
4	13:33	1:37	OWN 40	3	-1	Punt
4	8:00	1:13	OWN 18	3	-5	Punt
4	2:10	0:27	OWN 45	4	-6	Interception

Game MVP: Justics Chelius, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Cory Cheatham	14	72	5.14	22	4
RB Christian Hitchcock	11	37	3.36	8	0
QB Justics Chelius	9	34	3.78	10	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Micah Lightfoot	21	127	6.05	51	5	1
RB O.J. Stiltner	9	47	5.22	20	1	1
QB Gregory Eppright	2	10	5.00	5	0	0
FB Cedric Murray	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Justics Chelius	33	24	192	3/25	2	21	0	107.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gregory Eppright	19	6	64	1/5	0	15	3	2.8

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jalen Blanchard	4	4	19	4.75	6	15	0
WR Camden Olvera	3	5	30	10.00	1	14	1
WR Orlando Yukich	3	5	21	7.00	12	10	0
RB Christian Hitchcock	3	4	26	8.67	16	21	0
RB Cory Cheatham	3	4	38	12.67	26	18	0
TE Cesar Carpenter	2	2	12	6.00	4	8	0
FB Toby Anderko	2	2	17	8.50	6	13	0
WR Van Reeves	2	3	17	8.50	0	11	1
WR Justin Fairweather	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Levon Clapp	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Wally Lake	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dixon Hamner	2	5	20	10.00	0	13
WR Deion Mayes	2	3	21	10.50	0	12
WR Cory Atkins	1	6	15	15.00	2	15
RB O.J. Stiltner	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
TE Rodney Mendenhall	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Micah Lightfoot	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Nathaniel Wayne	2	0	0.00	0
CB Ernie Schwartz	1	1	1.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Justics Chelius	1	0	0
T Joel Babic	0	1	0
DE Eli Peterson	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Gregory Eppright	1	0	0
G Elias Kelley	0	1	0
DE Dean Upshaw	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Halela	7	257	36.7	31.7	46	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Wayne	6	310	51.7	44.2	65	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chuck Pearson	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Conley	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Hitchcock	1	5	5.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harold Lucas	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeffrey Gerhardt	1	22	22.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Austin Cote	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marty Gaines	7	1	0.0	24	12
CB Chase Rodgers	5	0	0.0	30	18
ILB Raymond Fabrizio	5	0	0.0	15	7
DE Robert Terrell	4	1	0.0	31	17
ILB Hunter O'Conner	3	4	0.0	27	14
CB Alexander Wheeler	3	0	0.0	20	14
DE Eli Peterson	2	1	1.0	29	18
DT Drake Guest	2	2	0.0	30	17
OLB Aiden Drake	2	1	0.0	23	12
OLB Adam Yates	1	1	0.0	33	20
S Nathaniel Wayne	1	1	0.0	33	20
CB Jermaine Newhart	1	0	0.0	24	17
S Dominic Hervey	1	0	0.0	9	8
CB Charles Arntt	1	0	0.0	5	6
OLB Courtney Dobreski	0	2	0.0	9	7

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Charlie Hammond	10	0	0.0	30	35
CB Dean Gaines	9	0	1.0	34	36
DE Alan Fields	5	2	0.0	27	25
DE Nate LaBorde	5	2	0.0	34	36
ILB Jeff Cavazos	4	3	0.0	12	18
DT Clarence Vallery	3	0	1.0	14	16
OLB Ronald Mathews	3	2	0.0	25	19
S Tyrus Perez	3	2	0.0	34	36
OLB Alexander Robbins	3	0	0.0	8	12
CB Everett Cade	3	0	0.0	34	36
CB Aaron Harrison	3	0	0.0	22	21
DT Carter Gougeon	2	2	0.0	27	24
S Alexis Tanner	2	2	0.0	27	30
DE Dean Upshaw	1	0	1.0	8	11
DT Tracy Sivigny	1	2	0.0	26	32
S J.B. Tefft	1	0	0.0	11	9
WR Dixon Hamner	1	0	---	---	---
WR Cory Atkins	1	0	---	---	---
WR Deion Mayes	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Eli Peterson	1.0	1	1	18
OLB Aiden Drake	0.0	0	1	12
DT Drake Guest	0.0	0	1	17
DE Bart Benner	0.0	0	1	5
DE Robert Terrell	0.0	0	1	17

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dean Upshaw	1.0	2	2	11
DT Clarence Vallery	1.0	0	0	16
CB Dean Gaines	1.0	0	0	36
DE Alan Fields	0.0	1	0	25
OLB Charlie Hammond	0.0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Alexander Wheeler	2	0	0	14
CB Jermaine Newhart	1	1	0	17
OLB Aiden Drake	1	0	0	12
ILB Hunter O'Conner	1	0	0	14
CB Chase Rodgers	1	0	0	18
OLB Courtney Dobreski	0	1	0	7
S Nathaniel Wayne	0	0	2	20
CB Ernie Schwartz	0	0	1	4

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Charlie Hammond	6	0	35
CB Dean Gaines	5	0	36
CB Everett Cade	3	0	36
OLB Alexander Robbins	2	0	12
ILB Jeff Cavazos	2	0	18
CB Aaron Harrison	1	1	21
OLB Ronald Mathews	1	0	19
DE Nate LaBorde	1	0	36
DT Clarence Vallery	1	0	16
S Tyrus Perez	1	0	36
S Alexis Tanner	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Pedro Medeiros	4	6	34	0	36
T Joel Babic	2	4	34	0	36
G Tyrell Westbrook	1	7	34	1	36
G Tucker Buljina	1	6	34	1	36
T Bart Kenyon	1	4	34	0	36
FB Toby Anderko	1	1	7	0	6
TE Cesar Carpenter	0	0	29	1	36

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Elias Newhart	4	9	1	33	0	20
G Dean Whiteford	3	7	0	33	0	20
T Harold Grooms	2	5	0	33	1	20
G Elias Kelley	2	5	0	33	0	20
C Melvin Lowrey	2	4	0	33	0	20
FB Cedric Murray	0	1	0	9	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Eli Peterson	2	20
Wally Lake	1	14
Christian Hitchcock	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Alec Sherman	1	20
Wyatt Codie	1	12

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Tyrell Westbrook	34	36	---	---	12	82
G Tucker Buljina	34	36	---	---	8	78
T Bart Kenyon	34	36	---	---	8	78
T Joel Babic	34	36	---	---	8	78
QB Justics Chelius	34	36	---	---	---	70
C Pedro Medeiros	34	36	---	---	---	70
DE Eli Peterson	---	---	29	18	20	67
TE Cesar Carpenter	29	36	---	---	---	65
CB Chase Rodgers	---	---	30	18	7	55
DT Drake Guest	---	---	30	17	6	53
OLB Adam Yates	---	---	33	20	---	53
S Nathaniel Wayne	---	---	33	20	---	53
WR Camden Olvera	23	29	---	---	---	52
DE Robert Terrell	---	---	31	17	---	48
WR Van Reeves	24	21	---	---	3	48
WR Jalen Blanchard	16	17	---	---	14	47
CB Alexander Wheeler	---	---	20	14	13	47
WR Orlando Yukich	28	18	---	---	---	46
ILB Hunter O'Conner	---	---	27	14	---	41
CB Jermaine Newhart	---	---	24	17	---	41
RB Cory Cheatham	18	17	---	---	3	38
RB Christian Hitchcock	15	15	---	---	7	37
S Marty Gaines	---	---	24	12	---	36
OLB Aiden Drake	---	---	23	12	---	35
FB Toby Anderko	7	6	---	---	14	27
CB Ernie Schwartz	---	---	10	4	12	26
TE Justin Burke	0	3	---	---	19	22
ILB Raymond Fabrizio	---	---	15	7	---	22
DE Damon McClinton	---	---	0	1	20	21
TE Levon Clapp	6	11	---	---	2	19
DE Bart Benner	---	---	8	5	6	19
S Dominic Hervey	---	---	9	8	---	17
RB Wally Lake	0	2	---	---	14	16
OLB Courtney Dobreski	---	---	9	7	---	16
WR Jeffrey Gerhardt	2	2	---	---	7	11
CB Charles Arntt	---	---	5	6	---	11
C Fred Carlson	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Bruce Halela	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Roberto Brownback	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Francisco Buckingham	---	---	3	3	---	6
WR Justin Fairweather	2	3	---	---	---	5
K Chuck Pearson	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Arnold Szott	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Conner Bateman	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Julian Stevens	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Enrique Wolf	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Dean Gaines	---	---	34	36	2	72
DE Nate LaBorde	---	---	34	36	1	71
CB Everett Cade	---	---	34	36	1	71
S Tyrus Perez	---	---	34	36	1	71
OLB Charlie Hammond	---	---	30	35	1	66
OLB Ronald Mathews	---	---	25	19	20	64
T Harold Grooms	33	20	---	---	9	62
S Alexis Tanner	---	---	27	30	4	61
G Elias Kelley	33	20	---	---	6	59
G Dean Whiteford	33	20	---	---	6	59
T Elias Newhart	33	20	---	---	6	59
DT Tracy Sivigny	---	---	26	32	1	59
QB Gregory Eppright	33	20	---	---	---	53
WR Cory Atkins	33	20	---	---	---	53
C Melvin Lowrey	33	20	---	---	---	53
DE Alan Fields	---	---	27	25	---	52
DT Carter Gougeon	---	---	27	24	---	51
CB Aaron Harrison	---	---	22	21	8	51
WR Dixon Hamner	30	19	---	---	1	50
TE Rodney Mendenhall	29	17	---	---	---	46
ILB Jeff Cavazos	---	---	12	18	12	42
WR Deion Mayes	23	18	---	---	---	41
DT Clarence Vallery	---	---	14	16	8	38
S J.B. Tefft	---	---	11	9	15	35
RB Micah Lightfoot	22	13	---	---	---	35
DE Dean Upshaw	---	---	8	11	8	27
WR Clifton Blackwell	8	4	---	---	14	26
FB Cedric Murray	9	2	---	---	14	25
OLB Alexander Robbins	---	---	8	12	---	20
TE Alec Sherman	0	0	---	---	20	20
RB O.J. Stiltner	11	7	---	---	---	18
RB Peyton Nixon	0	0	---	---	13	13
CB Darrin O'Neill	---	---	0	0	13	13
WR Wyatt Codie	0	0	---	---	12	12
CB Harold Lucas	---	---	0	0	7	7
WR Austin Cote	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Ezra Walker	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Edwin Wayne	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Richard Japp	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Phil Conley	0	0	---	---	3	3
DE Steven Coles	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Otis Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Roderick Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Wes Huggins	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Marcus Anwar	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Chad Pogrelis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	22	2.8
Middle	21	110	5.2
Right	4	13	3.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	20	6.7
Middle	26	142	5.5
Right	4	24	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Justics Chelius	33	24	1	3	2	1	3	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gregory Eppright	19	6	0	0	2	2	5	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	40	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	105	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	47	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	3	24	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	40	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Camden Olvera	5	3	1	30	0	29
WR Orlando Yukich	5	3	0	21	0	18
WR Jalen Blanchard	4	4	0	19	0	17
RB Christian Hitchcock	4	3	0	26	1	15
RB Cory Cheatham	4	3	0	38	0	17
WR Van Reeves	3	2	1	17	0	21
WR Justin Fairweather	2	1	0	9	0	3
TE Cesar Carpenter	2	2	0	12	0	36
FB Toby Anderko	2	2	0	17	0	6
TE Levon Clapp	1	1	0	3	0	11
RB Wally Lake	1	0	0	0	0	2

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Cory Atkins	6	1	0	15	20
WR Dixon Hamner	5	2	0	20	19
WR Deion Mayes	3	2	1	21	18
TE Rodney Mendenhall	2	0	0	0	17
RB O.J. Stiltner	2	1	0	8	7
RB Micah Lightfoot	1	0	1	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Christian Hitchcock	1	5	5.00	3.36

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Micah Lightfoot	4	21	5.25	6.05
RB O.J. Stiltner	2	5	2.50	5.22
FB Cedric Murray	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Justics Chelius	5	4	31	6.20	5.82

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gregory Eppright	1	0	0	0.00	3.37

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jalen Blanchard	1	1	6	6.00	4.75
WR Camden Olvera	1	1	14	14.00	6.00
WR Orlando Yukich	1	1	5	5.00	4.20
RB Cory Cheatham	1	0	0	0.00	9.50
WR Van Reeves	1	1	6	6.00	5.67

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dixon Hamner	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Christian Hitchcock	3	2
QB Justics Chelius	2	1
RB Cory Cheatham	2	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB O.J. Stiltner	5	4
RB Micah Lightfoot	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Justics Chelius	5	3	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gregory Eppright	7	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Orlando Yukich	2	2	2
WR Camden Olvera	1	0	0
TE Cesar Carpenter	1	1	1
RB Christian Hitchcock	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cory Atkins	3	1	1
TE Rodney Mendenhall	1	0	0
WR Dixon Hamner	1	0	0
WR Deion Mayes	1	0	0
RB O.J. Stiltner	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,300 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,300 (22,200)
End Zone 12,400 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,900 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,300 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,300 (22,200)
End Zone	12,400 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,900 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)