Week 15, 2018

played in Tampa Bay, FL

61 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	17	0	0	-	17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	7	7	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:28 TBY - Doug Martin 4 run (Connor Barth extra point)
2Q: 15:00 TBY - Doug Martin 1 run (Connor Barth extra point)
2Q: 10:29 ATL - Caleb Sturgis 32 field goal
2Q: 05:51 ATL - Julio Jones 33 pass from Matthew Stafford (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
2Q: 01:50 ATL - Matthew Stafford 8 run (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
3Q: 11:52 TBY - Marqise Lee 10 pass from Zach Mettenberger (Connor Barth extra point)
4Q: 11:24 TBY - Marqise Lee 39 pass from Zach Mettenberger (Connor Barth extra point)
4Q: 02:22 TBY - Connor Barth 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:28 TBY - Doug Martin 4 run (Connor Barth extra point)
2Q: 15:00 TBY - Doug Martin 1 run (Connor Barth extra point)
2Q: 10:29 ATL - Caleb Sturgis 32 field goal
2Q: 05:51 ATL - Julio Jones 33 pass from Matthew Stafford (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
2Q: 01:50 ATL - Matthew Stafford 8 run (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
3Q: 11:52 TBY - Marqise Lee 10 pass from Zach Mettenberger (Connor Barth extra point)
4Q: 11:24 TBY - Marqise Lee 39 pass from Zach Mettenberger (Connor Barth extra point)
4Q: 02:22 TBY - Connor Barth 31 field goal

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 7-7 6-8
First Downs 15 18
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 335 317
- Offensive Plays 69 67
- Yards per Play 4.86 4.73
Net Rushing Yards 78 61
- Rushing Attempts 21 34
- Yards per Rush 3.71 1.79
Net Passing Yards 257 256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 23 - 0 32 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 281 267
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/24 1/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.35 7.76
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 8.8
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/79 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/-5 5/17
Kick Returns/Yards 4/90 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 27:15 32:45

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	7-7	6-8
First Downs	15	18
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	335	317
- Offensive Plays	69	67
- Yards per Play	4.86	4.73
Net Rushing Yards	78	61
- Rushing Attempts	21	34
- Yards per Rush	3.71	1.79
Net Passing Yards	257	256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 23 - 0	32 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	281	267
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/24	1/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.35	7.76
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	8.8
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/79	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/-5	5/17
Kick Returns/Yards	4/90	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	27:15	32:45

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:23	OWN 20	8	39	Punt
1	4:21	1:56	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
2	14:54	1:56	OWN 43	3	1	Punt
2	12:15	1:54	OPP 30	4	15	Field Goal
2	7:03	1:23	OWN 5	3	95	Touchdown
2	4:25	2:44	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 27	7	9	Punt
3	11:44	1:46	OWN 20	4	11	Punt
3	6:39	2:01	OWN 2	3	8	Punt
3	2:41	1:25	OWN 9	3	0	Punt
3	0:05	2:36	OWN 17	7	29	Fumble
4	11:08	1:24	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
4	8:02	1:30	OWN 42	3	3	Punt
4	4:06	1:16	OWN 39	4	-27	Downs
4	2:15	1:41	OWN 31	7	62	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:37	6:16	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
1	2:25	2:31	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
2	12:58	0:43	OWN 20	2	3	Interception
2	10:21	3:18	OWN 20	5	32	Punt
2	5:40	1:15	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	1:41	0:31	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
3	15:00	3:16	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	9:58	3:19	OWN 37	6	16	Punt
3	4:38	1:57	OWN 46	3	1	Punt
3	1:16	1:11	OWN 43	3	6	Punt
4	12:29	1:21	OPP 40	3	40	Touchdown
4	9:44	1:42	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
4	6:32	2:26	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	2:50	0:35	OPP 12	3	-2	Field Goal
4	0:34	0:34	OWN 7	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Zach Mettenberger, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Devonta Freeman	10	20	2.00	11	1	0
Matthew Stafford	6	39	6.50	8	0	1
Tevin Coleman	4	10	2.50	5	0	0
Paul Richardson	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Doug Martin	30	58	1.93	17	2	2
Leon Chuang	3	4	1.33	6	0	0
Zach Mettenberger	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matthew Stafford	45	23	281	3/24	1	58	0	78.1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Zach Mettenberger	32	22	267	1/11	2	39	1	102.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julio Jones	7	16	105	15.00	40	58	1
WR Paul Richardson	5	10	84	16.80	0	32	0
WR T.J. Graham	3	4	41	13.67	30	21	0
RB Devonta Freeman	3	3	27	9.00	8	10	0
TE Gavin Escobar	2	7	10	5.00	1	7	0
TE Brandon Myers	1	2	7	7.00	5	7	0
WR Terrence Fayo	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Noah Floyd	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marqise Lee	7	10	109	15.57	46	39	2
TE Jordan Cameron	4	4	45	11.25	11	17	0
WR Markus Wheaton	4	6	51	12.75	20	22	0
RB Leon Chuang	3	3	39	13.00	18	21	0
RB Doug Martin	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
FB Jorvorskie Lane	1	2	8	8.00	10	8	0
WR Kenny Bell	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kendrick Forbes	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Terrence Fayo	1	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Wally Hermon	0	1	0	0
Aqib Talib	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	9	436	48.4	39.9	57	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alvin Geffen	8	332	41.5	42.1	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caleb Sturgis	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Connor Barth	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonta Freeman	4	-5	-1.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnthan Banks	5	17	3.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Douglas Craig	3	72	24.0	0
Devonta Freeman	1	18	18.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rey Maualuga	13	3	0.0	34	33
OLB Brooks Reed	8	0	0.0	20	20
S Kendrick Forbes	7	4	0.0	34	33
CB Jalen Collins	5	0	0.0	34	33
OLB Todd Caldwell	4	2	1.0	23	16
DE Alan Webster	3	1	0.0	27	24
DT Clinton McDonald	2	1	0.0	22	20
S William Moore	2	0	0.0	33	33
CB Desmond Trufant	2	0	0.0	33	32
CB Cary Williams	1	2	0.0	12	18
DE Vic Beasley	1	1	0.0	31	29
DT Kent Foreman	1	1	0.0	17	15
QB Matthew Stafford	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Sean Weatherspoon	1	0	0.0	1	1
OLB Brady Davis	1	0	0.0	10	10
CB Douglas Craig	1	0	0.0	3	2
S Tre Boston	0	1	0.0	2	9

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kwon Alexander	7	0	0.0	21	48
S Chris Conte	6	1	0.0	21	48
S Dan Richmond	6	0	0.0	20	48
OLB Lavonte David	5	1	1.0	20	44
CB Johnthan Banks	5	1	0.0	21	48
DT Gerald McCoy	3	1	1.0	16	40
DE William Gholston	3	0	0.0	15	41
CB Aqib Talib	2	1	0.0	21	48
ILB Mackenzie Hancock	2	1	0.0	5	10
DT Artie Gaines	2	0	0.0	16	26
DE Dakota Sutter	1	0	1.0	6	7
CB Kendrick Hughes	1	1	0.0	12	35
DE Tyrone Crawford	1	0	0.0	10	30
WR Markus Wheaton	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Wally Hermon	0	2	0.0	17	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Todd Caldwell	1.0	0	0	0	16
ILB Rey Maualuga	0.0	1	0	0	33
S Kendrick Forbes	0.0	1	0	0	33
DE Vic Beasley	0.0	0	1	4	29
DT Johnathan Hankins	0.0	0	1	0	21
DT Clinton McDonald	0.0	0	0	1	20

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gerald McCoy	1.0	0	3	1	40
OLB Lavonte David	1.0	0	1	0	44
DE Dakota Sutter	1.0	0	0	0	7
OLB Wally Hermon	0.0	1	3	1	34
DE William Gholston	0.0	0	3	0	41

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jalen Collins	6	1	0	33
OLB Brooks Reed	4	1	0	20
ILB Rey Maualuga	4	0	0	33
OLB Brady Davis	2	0	0	10
CB Cary Williams	1	1	0	18
S William Moore	1	0	0	33
ILB Sean Weatherspoon	1	0	0	1
CB Desmond Trufant	1	0	0	32
OLB Todd Caldwell	1	0	0	16
CB Douglas Craig	1	0	0	2
S Kendrick Forbes	0	1	1	33

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dan Richmond	5	0	48
ILB Kwon Alexander	4	1	48
S Chris Conte	4	0	48
OLB Lavonte David	3	1	44
CB Johnthan Banks	2	3	48
CB Aqib Talib	2	0	48
DE William Gholston	2	0	41
ILB Mackenzie Hancock	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jake Long	2	2	0	21	0	48
Jake Matthews	1	4	1	21	1	48
John Sullivan	1	2	0	21	1	48
Fernando Crocton	0	4	0	21	1	48
Brandon Myers	0	1	0	2	0	12
Gavin Escobar	0	1	0	19	0	36
Noah Floyd	0	1	0	14	0	32

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andrew Norwell	2	8	34	0	33
Ali Marpet	2	6	34	0	33
Joey Kilmer	2	6	34	0	33
Donovan Smith	1	6	34	1	33
Gosder Cherilus	0	5	34	0	33
Jordan Cameron	0	1	26	0	25
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	0	1	6	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Gavin Escobar	2	19
Tre Boston	2	18
Douglas Craig	1	26

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Aqib Talib	2	11
Kendrick Hughes	1	35
Vincent Jackson	1	27
Leon Chuang	1	26
Antoine Thomas	1	19
Jorvorskie Lane	1	10
Andrew Norwell	1	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Harrison	21	48	---	---	10	79
Gavin Escobar	19	36	---	---	19	74
Jake Long	21	48	---	---	---	69
John Sullivan	21	48	---	---	---	69
Matthew Stafford	21	48	---	---	---	69
Devonta Freeman	17	38	---	---	14	69
Jake Matthews	21	48	---	---	---	69
Fernando Crocton	21	48	---	---	---	69
Rey Maualuga	---	---	34	33	1	68
William Moore	---	---	33	33	2	68
Jalen Collins	---	---	34	33	1	68
Kendrick Forbes	---	---	34	33	1	68
Desmond Trufant	---	---	33	32	2	67
Julio Jones	21	44	---	---	1	66
Vic Beasley	---	---	31	29	1	61
Noah Floyd	14	32	---	---	11	57
Alan Webster	---	---	27	24	1	52
Johnathan Hankins	---	---	27	21	1	49
Brooks Reed	---	---	20	20	6	46
Paul Richardson	16	30	---	---	---	46
Clinton McDonald	---	---	22	20	1	43
Brady Davis	---	---	10	10	23	43
T.J. Graham	5	19	---	---	17	41
Todd Caldwell	---	---	23	16	2	41
Cary Williams	---	---	12	18	7	37
Adrian Clayborn	---	---	11	14	9	34
Kent Foreman	---	---	17	15	1	33
Tevin Coleman	4	10	---	---	17	31
Douglas Craig	---	---	3	2	26	31
Tre Boston	---	---	2	9	18	29
Jordan Todman	2	2	---	---	20	24
Brandon Myers	2	12	---	---	9	23
Terrence Fayo	5	15	---	---	1	21
Justin Hardy	0	2	---	---	11	13
Sean Weatherspoon	---	---	1	1	10	12
James Stone	0	0	---	---	10	10
Monty Keys	0	0	---	---	10	10
Michael Donaldson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Victor Rosenthal	0	0	---	---	10	10
Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ricardo Allen	---	---	0	0	8	8
Will Hiler	---	---	0	0	8	8
Caleb Sturgis	0	0	---	---	5	5
Paul Worrilow	---	---	0	0	5	5
Oliver Durham	0	0	---	---	1	1
Sean Renfree	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Johnthan Banks	---	---	21	48	14	83
Kendrick Hughes	---	---	12	35	35	82
Aqib Talib	---	---	21	48	11	80
Gosder Cherilus	34	33	---	---	9	76
Chris Conte	---	---	21	48	7	76
Andrew Norwell	34	33	---	---	9	76
Kwon Alexander	---	---	21	48	1	70
Dan Richmond	---	---	20	48	1	69
Zach Mettenberger	34	33	---	---	---	67
Ali Marpet	34	33	---	---	---	67
Donovan Smith	34	33	---	---	---	67
Joey Kilmer	34	33	---	---	---	67
Gerald McCoy	---	---	16	40	10	66
Lavonte David	---	---	20	44	2	66
Markus Wheaton	32	33	---	---	---	65
Marqise Lee	28	24	---	---	10	62
Doug Martin	31	27	---	---	1	59
William Gholston	---	---	15	41	1	57
Jordan Cameron	26	25	---	---	5	56
Vincent Jackson	10	16	---	---	27	53
Wally Hermon	---	---	17	34	1	52
Artie Gaines	---	---	16	26	9	51
Jorvorskie Lane	22	14	---	---	10	46
Tyrone Crawford	---	---	10	30	1	41
Randell Johnson	---	---	3	6	28	37
Leon Chuang	3	6	---	---	26	35
Antoine Thomas	4	4	---	---	19	27
Bradley McDougald	---	---	5	12	9	26
Kenny Bell	7	15	---	---	---	22
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	6	1	---	---	9	16
Mackenzie Hancock	---	---	5	10	---	15
Dakota Sutter	---	---	6	7	---	13
Jerald Crane	1	0	---	---	11	12
D'Brickashaw Ferguson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tanner Purdum	0	0	---	---	9	9
Renaldo Knight	0	0	---	---	9	9
Alvin Geffen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Connor Barth	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jackie Rowe	---	---	0	2	4	6
Alfredo Lester	0	0	---	---	5	5
Alterraun Verner	---	---	2	1	1	4
Wayne White	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jimmy Wilson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mike Glennon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Patrick Lewis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jackie Ramirez	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-4	-1.0
Middle	14	68	4.9
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	29	2.6
Middle	13	7	0.5
Right	9	26	2.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matthew Stafford	45	23	6	3	3	5	10	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Zach Mettenberger	32	22	4	1	0	4	2	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	68	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	6	83	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	119	17.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	133	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	69	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	39	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	16	7	1	105	2	44
WR Paul Richardson	10	5	1	84	2	30
TE Gavin Escobar	7	2	0	10	0	36
WR T.J. Graham	4	3	1	41	2	19
RB Devonta Freeman	3	3	0	27	0	38
TE Brandon Myers	2	1	0	7	0	12
WR Terrence Fayo	2	1	0	6	0	15
FB Noah Floyd	1	1	0	1	0	32

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marqise Lee	10	7	109	2	24
WR Markus Wheaton	6	4	51	1	33
TE Jordan Cameron	4	4	45	0	25
WR Kenny Bell	4	1	6	0	15
RB Doug Martin	3	2	9	0	27
RB Leon Chuang	3	3	39	1	6
FB Jorvorskie Lane	2	1	8	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matthew Stafford	2	15	7.50	6.50
Devonta Freeman	1	4	4.00	2.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Martin	5	6	1.20	1.93
Leon Chuang	2	5	2.50	1.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matthew Stafford	6	1	-1	-0.17	6.24

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Zach Mettenberger	2	2	16	8.00	8.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Gavin Escobar	3	0	0	0.00	1.43
WR Julio Jones	1	0	0	0.00	6.56
WR T.J. Graham	1	1	-1	-1.00	10.25
WR Paul Richardson	1	0	0	0.00	8.40

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Doug Martin	1	1	6	6.00	3.00
WR Marqise Lee	1	1	10	10.00	10.90

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Devonta Freeman	1	0
Tevin Coleman	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Martin	2	0
Leon Chuang	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matthew Stafford	13	5	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Zach Mettenberger	12	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Jones	4	0	0
WR T.J. Graham	3	2	1
WR Paul Richardson	2	1	0
TE Brandon Myers	1	0	0
TE Gavin Escobar	1	1	1
RB Devonta Freeman	1	1	0
WR Terrence Fayo	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marqise Lee	3	3	2
TE Jordan Cameron	2	2	1
WR Markus Wheaton	2	1	1
WR Kenny Bell	2	1	0
RB Doug Martin	1	0	0
FB Jorvorskie Lane	1	1	1
RB Leon Chuang	1	1	1

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

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