Week 8, 2015

played in Atlanta, GA

67 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	10	7	12	-	32
Atlanta Falcons	3	0	6	7	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:45 ATL - Matt Bryant 50 field goal
1Q: 02:06 TBY - Connor Barth 55 field goal
2Q: 10:46 TBY - Connor Barth 22 field goal
2Q: 07:14 TBY - Bobby Rainey 71 run (Connor Barth extra point)
3Q: 09:04 ATL - Matt Bryant 38 field goal
3Q: 06:15 TBY - Vincent Jackson 50 pass from Jameis Winston (Connor Barth extra point)
3Q: 03:23 ATL - Matt Bryant 35 field goal
4Q: 14:18 TBY - Bobby Rainey 5 run (Connor Barth extra point failed)
4Q: 10:58 ATL - Roddy White 7 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant extra point)
4Q: 05:31 TBY - Connor Barth 48 field goal
4Q: 02:00 TBY - Connor Barth 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:45 ATL - Matt Bryant 50 field goal
1Q: 02:06 TBY - Connor Barth 55 field goal
2Q: 10:46 TBY - Connor Barth 22 field goal
2Q: 07:14 TBY - Bobby Rainey 71 run (Connor Barth extra point)
3Q: 09:04 ATL - Matt Bryant 38 field goal
3Q: 06:15 TBY - Vincent Jackson 50 pass from Jameis Winston (Connor Barth extra point)
3Q: 03:23 ATL - Matt Bryant 35 field goal
4Q: 14:18 TBY - Bobby Rainey 5 run (Connor Barth extra point failed)
4Q: 10:58 ATL - Roddy White 7 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant extra point)
4Q: 05:31 TBY - Connor Barth 48 field goal
4Q: 02:00 TBY - Connor Barth 40 field goal

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 2-5 3-5
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 9 2
- by Passing 6 16
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 388 401
- Offensive Plays 59 77
- Yards per Play 6.58 5.21
Net Rushing Yards 226 34
- Rushing Attempts 32 15
- Yards per Rush 7.06 2.27
Net Passing Yards 162 367
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 19 - 0 61 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 171 373
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 5.92
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 6/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 4/25 6/65
Punt Returns/Yards 3/17 3/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/90 4/68
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:49 29:11

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	2-5	3-5
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	9	2
- by Passing	6	16
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	388	401
- Offensive Plays	59	77
- Yards per Play	6.58	5.21
Net Rushing Yards	226	34
- Rushing Attempts	32	15
- Yards per Rush	7.06	2.27
Net Passing Yards	162	367
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 19 - 0	61 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	171	373
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	5.92
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	6/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	4/25	6/65
Punt Returns/Yards	3/17	3/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/90	4/68
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:49	29:11

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:46	1:15	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	9:04	1:38	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	5:40	3:40	OWN 20	8	42	Field Goal
2	13:40	3:01	OWN 24	7	71	Field Goal
2	7:59	1:07	OWN 33	2	67	Touchdown
2	4:44	1:07	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
2	2:43	1:00	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 14	2	3	Half
3	15:00	2:36	OWN 24	3	-9	Punt
3	8:56	2:58	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
3	3:15	4:04	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	10:52	5:26	OWN 42	7	27	Field Goal
4	3:36	1:44	OPP 49	5	26	Field Goal
4	0:35	0:35	OPP 38	1	-1	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:14	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
1	11:31	2:27	OWN 34	7	27	Punt
1	7:26	1:46	OWN 34	4	33	Field Goal
1	2:00	3:20	OWN 20	7	43	Interception
2	10:39	2:40	OWN 15	5	20	Punt
2	6:52	2:08	OWN 33	3	-3	Punt
2	3:37	0:54	OWN 40	4	18	Punt
2	1:43	0:58	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
3	12:24	3:28	OWN 32	8	47	Field Goal
3	5:58	2:43	OWN 20	6	62	Field Goal
4	14:11	3:19	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
4	5:26	1:50	OWN 13	8	36	Downs
4	1:52	1:17	OWN 39	8	-1	Downs

Game MVP: Jameis Winston, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Doug Martin	15	39	2.60	17	1	0
Bobby Rainey	11	123	11.18	71	3	2
Jameis Winston	3	13	4.33	9	0	0
Jorvorskie Lane	2	1	0.50	1	0	0
Charles Sims	1	50	50.00	50	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Devonta Freeman	10	4	0.40	4	0
Terron Ward	4	24	6.00	11	1
Matt Ryan	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jameis Winston	25	19	171	2/9	1	50	0	107.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	61	29	373	1/6	1	35	1	65.8

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vincent Jackson	5	9	89	17.80	32	50	1
RB Doug Martin	5	6	28	5.60	10	10	0
TE Brandon Myers	4	4	14	3.50	0	5	0
WR Kenny Bell	3	4	20	6.67	0	11	0
WR Louis Murphy	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Mike Evans	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roddy White	9	16	123	13.67	45	35	1
WR Julio Jones	6	18	81	13.50	45	30	0
TE Tony Moeaki	3	4	18	6.00	3	10	0
WR David Nelson	2	5	21	10.50	10	15	0
TE Levine Toilolo	2	4	50	25.00	34	32	0
RB Devonta Freeman	2	3	13	6.50	0	11	0
WR Justin Hardy	2	6	43	21.50	21	27	0
RB Terron Ward	2	3	24	12.00	20	23	0
WR Denarius Moore	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Alterraun Verner	1	9	9.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jacob Schum	5	225	45.0	42.2	56	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	6	278	46.3	33.5	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Connor Barth	4/4	3/3	1/1	55	2/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bryant	3/3	1/1	1/1	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnthan Banks	3	17	5.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roddy White	2	2	1.0	0
Devonta Freeman	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Jackson	3	90	30.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonta Freeman	3	55	18.3	0
Roddy White	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lavonte David	8	1	0.5	14	57
S Chris Conte	6	4	0.5	15	62
CB Johnthan Banks	6	0	0.0	15	62
CB Alterraun Verner	5	0	0.0	15	62
DT Gerald McCoy	4	0	0.0	10	50
CB Sterling Moore	3	1	0.0	8	50
DE William Gholston	3	0	0.0	12	53
S Keith Tandy	2	1	0.0	14	60
S Bradley McDougald	2	1	0.0	5	23
ILB Bruce Carter	2	0	0.0	8	47
OLB Danny Lansanah	1	2	0.0	7	16
ILB Kwon Alexander	1	0	0.0	7	12
DT Henry Melton	0	1	0.0	6	23
DE Jacquies Smith	0	1	0.0	14	51

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S William Moore	6	2	0.0	32	27
CB Robert Alford	6	2	0.0	15	19
ILB Paul Worrilow	6	2	0.0	32	27
S Ricardo Allen	4	3	0.0	29	23
DE Adrian Clayborn	4	1	0.0	23	22
OLB Justin Durant	4	0	0.0	22	17
OLB Brooks Reed	4	0	0.0	15	7
CB Jalen Collins	4	0	0.0	32	27
DT Jonathan Babineaux	2	2	1.5	28	22
DT Haloti Ngata	2	0	0.5	10	17
OLB Joplo Bartu	2	3	0.0	10	10
CB Desmond Trufant	2	0	0.0	30	24
WR Roddy White	1	0	---	---	---
S Charles Godfrey	1	0	0.0	6	8
DE Vic Beasley	1	0	0.0	28	26
DE Kroy Biermann	0	1	0.0	10	6
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	0	1	0.0	23	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Chris Conte	0.5	0	0	62
OLB Lavonte David	0.5	0	0	57
DT Gerald McCoy	0.0	1	1	50
ILB Bruce Carter	0.0	1	1	47
DE William Gholston	0.0	0	2	53
DE Jacquies Smith	0.0	0	2	51
DT Tony McDaniel	0.0	0	1	9
DT Clinton McDonald	0.0	0	1	31

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jonathan Babineaux	1.5	1	0	1	22
DT Haloti Ngata	0.5	0	0	0	17
DE Vic Beasley	0.0	1	1	0	26
DE Adrian Clayborn	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Lavonte David	6	2	0	57
CB Alterraun Verner	6	0	1	62
CB Johnthan Banks	5	2	0	62
S Chris Conte	2	3	0	62
ILB Bruce Carter	2	1	0	47
S Keith Tandy	2	1	0	60
S Bradley McDougald	2	0	0	23
OLB Danny Lansanah	1	2	0	16
CB Sterling Moore	1	1	0	50
DT Gerald McCoy	1	0	0	50
ILB Kwon Alexander	1	0	0	12
DE William Gholston	0	1	0	53
DE Jacquies Smith	0	1	0	51

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S William Moore	4	1	27
ILB Paul Worrilow	3	0	27
OLB Justin Durant	2	1	17
CB Robert Alford	2	0	19
S Ricardo Allen	2	0	23
CB Jalen Collins	2	0	27
S Charles Godfrey	1	0	8
OLB Brooks Reed	1	0	7
CB Desmond Trufant	1	0	24
DE Vic Beasley	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Hawley	2	5	32	0	27
Demar Dotson	1	8	32	1	27
Logan Mankins	1	5	32	0	27
Donovan Smith	1	4	32	1	27
Jorvorskie Lane	1	3	24	0	16
Ali Marpet	1	2	32	0	27
Brandon Myers	1	1	20	0	18
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	0	1	12	0	10

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Chester	1	3	1	15	0	62
James Stone	1	1	0	15	0	62
Jake Long	0	7	0	15	1	62
Andy Levitre	0	1	0	15	0	62
Levine Toilolo	0	1	0	4	0	17
Jake Matthews	0	1	0	15	0	62

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Vincent Jackson	2	17
Chris Conte	1	21
Bobby Rainey	1	21
Sterling Moore	1	11
Andrew DePaola	1	9
Ali Marpet	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Devonta Freeman	2	20
Justin Hardy	1	17
Justin Durant	1	15
Jalen Collins	1	15
Philip Wheeler	1	13

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alterraun Verner	---	---	15	62	21	98
Chris Conte	---	---	15	62	21	98
Johnthan Banks	---	---	15	62	9	86
Lavonte David	---	---	14	57	9	80
Keith Tandy	---	---	14	60	3	77
Sterling Moore	---	---	8	50	11	69
Mike Evans	28	23	---	---	18	69
Logan Mankins	32	27	---	---	9	68
William Gholston	---	---	12	53	3	68
Ali Marpet	32	27	---	---	9	68
Donovan Smith	32	27	---	---	9	68
Gerald McCoy	---	---	10	50	7	67
Jacquies Smith	---	---	14	51	2	67
Vincent Jackson	28	21	---	---	17	66
Jorvorskie Lane	24	16	---	---	26	66
Demar Dotson	32	27	---	---	---	59
Joe Hawley	32	27	---	---	---	59
Jameis Winston	32	27	---	---	---	59
Bruce Carter	---	---	8	47	3	58
Doug Martin	19	23	---	---	7	49
Clinton McDonald	---	---	8	31	3	42
Brandon Myers	20	18	---	---	1	39
Bobby Rainey	13	3	---	---	21	37
Henry Melton	---	---	6	23	5	34
Danny Lansanah	---	---	7	16	11	34
Bradley McDougald	---	---	5	23	4	32
Kwon Alexander	---	---	7	12	12	31
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	12	10	---	---	5	27
Luke Stocker	1	0	---	---	22	23
Kenny Bell	8	15	---	---	---	23
Louis Murphy	4	3	---	---	14	21
Tony McDaniel	---	---	3	9	4	16
George Johnson	---	---	3	9	2	14
Connor Barth	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jude Adjei-Barimah	---	---	0	0	12	12
Evan Smith	0	0	---	---	9	9
Andrew DePaola	0	0	---	---	9	9
Charles Sims	3	2	---	---	1	6
Jacob Schum	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Jenkins	---	---	0	4	---	4
Wayne White	0	0	---	---	4	4
Larry English	---	---	1	1	1	3
Russell Shepard	0	1	---	---	---	1
Mike Glennon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Pamphile	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ty Carpenter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Chester	15	62	---	---	9	86
Devonta Freeman	10	48	---	---	20	78
Jake Long	15	62	---	---	---	77
Matt Ryan	15	62	---	---	---	77
Andy Levitre	15	62	---	---	---	77
Jake Matthews	15	62	---	---	---	77
James Stone	15	62	---	---	---	77
Julio Jones	14	60	---	---	1	75
Jalen Collins	---	---	32	27	15	74
Justin Hardy	10	38	---	---	17	65
Roddy White	13	40	---	---	11	64
William Moore	---	---	32	27	4	63
Paul Worrilow	---	---	32	27	4	63
Robert Alford	---	---	15	19	27	61
Desmond Trufant	---	---	30	24	4	58
Vic Beasley	---	---	28	26	4	58
Terron Ward	6	25	---	---	26	57
Ricardo Allen	---	---	29	23	4	56
Jonathan Babineaux	---	---	28	22	4	54
Justin Durant	---	---	22	17	15	54
Tony Moeaki	10	27	---	---	16	53
Adrian Clayborn	---	---	23	22	5	50
Levine Toilolo	4	17	---	---	19	40
Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	23	10	2	35
Haloti Ngata	---	---	10	17	5	32
David Nelson	3	25	---	---	4	32
Joplo Bartu	---	---	10	10	8	28
Tevin Coleman	5	22	---	---	1	28
Charles Godfrey	---	---	6	8	13	27
Denarius Moore	0	8	---	---	16	24
Brooks Reed	---	---	15	7	---	22
Kroy Biermann	---	---	10	6	4	20
Philip Wheeler	---	---	0	0	13	13
O'Brien Schofield	---	---	3	2	7	12
Tyson Jackson	---	---	4	3	2	9
Jon Asamoah	0	0	---	---	9	9
Josh Harris	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ryan Schraeder	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jimmie Robertson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Matt Bryant	0	0	---	---	8	8
Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	6	6
Antonio Koopman	---	---	0	0	5	5
Malliciah Goodman	---	---	0	0	3	3
Kenneth Tate	0	0	---	---	3	3
Sean Renfree	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	33	5.5
Middle	16	147	9.2
Right	9	47	5.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	27	3.4
Middle	4	6	1.5
Right	3	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jameis Winston	25	19	2	0	0	2	2	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	61	29	7	5	2	14	8	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	4	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	39	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	78	15.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	50	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	3	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	243	11.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	26	9	127	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	9	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vincent Jackson	9	5	89	2	21
RB Doug Martin	6	5	28	0	23
TE Brandon Myers	4	4	14	0	18
WR Kenny Bell	4	3	20	0	15
WR Louis Murphy	1	1	8	0	3
WR Mike Evans	1	1	12	0	23

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	18	6	0	81	2	60
WR Roddy White	16	9	1	123	2	40
WR Justin Hardy	6	2	0	43	1	38
WR David Nelson	5	2	1	21	0	25
TE Tony Moeaki	4	3	0	18	0	27
TE Levine Toilolo	4	2	0	50	1	17
RB Devonta Freeman	3	2	0	13	0	48
RB Terron Ward	3	2	0	24	1	25
WR Denarius Moore	2	1	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Martin	3	11	3.67	2.60
Bobby Rainey	2	5	2.50	11.18
Jorvorskie Lane	1	0	0.00	0.50

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Devonta Freeman	2	-4	-2.00	0.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jameis Winston	1	1	12	12.00	6.84

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	5	2	22	4.40	6.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Evans	1	1	12	12.00	12.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roddy White	1	1	7	7.00	7.69
TE Tony Moeaki	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR David Nelson	1	1	15	15.00	4.20
WR Julio Jones	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
RB Terron Ward	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Martin	4	0
Bobby Rainey	2	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Devonta Freeman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jameis Winston	6	4	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	19	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vincent Jackson	3	1	0
WR Louis Murphy	1	1	1
RB Doug Martin	1	1	1
WR Mike Evans	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roddy White	5	3	3
WR Justin Hardy	5	1	1
WR Julio Jones	3	1	0
RB Terron Ward	3	2	1
WR David Nelson	1	0	0
TE Levine Toilolo	1	0	0
RB Devonta Freeman	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)