Week 1, 2028

played in Tampa Bay, FL

67 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	10	6	14	-	33
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	6	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:44 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 22 field goal
2Q: 12:22 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 29 field goal
2Q: 01:48 ATL - Carlos Rayburn 9 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Daniel Kingsblood extra point)
2Q: 00:36 TBY - Kenny Bell 25 pass from Roger Peters (Preston Kaplan extra point)
3Q: 11:17 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 54 field goal
3Q: 07:21 TBY - Chase Korte 83 interception return (Preston Kaplan extra point failed)
3Q: 03:10 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 41 field goal
4Q: 08:52 ATL - Eduardo Wiltz 5 run (Brayden Abeykoon pass to Levi Razo for conversion)
4Q: 05:01 ATL - Brett Walendy 94 interception return (Daniel Kingsblood extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:44 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 22 field goal
2Q: 12:22 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 29 field goal
2Q: 01:48 ATL - Carlos Rayburn 9 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Daniel Kingsblood extra point)
2Q: 00:36 TBY - Kenny Bell 25 pass from Roger Peters (Preston Kaplan extra point)
3Q: 11:17 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 54 field goal
3Q: 07:21 TBY - Chase Korte 83 interception return (Preston Kaplan extra point failed)
3Q: 03:10 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 41 field goal
4Q: 08:52 ATL - Eduardo Wiltz 5 run (Brayden Abeykoon pass to Levi Razo for conversion)
4Q: 05:01 ATL - Brett Walendy 94 interception return (Daniel Kingsblood extra point failed)

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 29 19
- by Rushing 14 3
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 4 2
Total Net Yards 434 356
- Offensive Plays 82 52
- Yards per Play 5.29 6.85
Net Rushing Yards 235 75
- Rushing Attempts 39 17
- Yards per Rush 6.03 4.41
Net Passing Yards 199 281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 21 - 1 35 - 19 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 202 281
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.63 8.03
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 2/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/20 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 6/118
Interception Ret./Yards 4/136 1/83
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 28
Time of Possession 37:42 22:18

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	29	19
- by Rushing	14	3
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	4	2
Total Net Yards	434	356
- Offensive Plays	82	52
- Yards per Play	5.29	6.85
Net Rushing Yards	235	75
- Rushing Attempts	39	17
- Yards per Rush	6.03	4.41
Net Passing Yards	199	281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 21 - 1	35 - 19 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	202	281
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.63	8.03
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	2/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/20	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	6/118
Interception Ret./Yards	4/136	1/83
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 28
Time of Possession	37:42	22:18

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:53	7:15	OWN 20	14	75	Field Goal
1	1:21	4:04	OWN 4	12	84	Field Goal
2	10:02	1:45	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	6:44	5:07	OWN 6	16	94	Touchdown
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 25	1	-3	Half
3	15:00	3:49	OWN 23	7	40	Field Goal
3	7:52	0:39	OPP 30	2	6	Interception
3	7:13	4:09	OWN 22	8	54	Field Goal
3	1:28	1:24	OWN 15	3	6	Punt
4	14:11	5:27	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
4	3:12	1:24	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
4	0:36	0:36	OWN 43	2	-4	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:07	OWN 34	4	30	Punt
1	5:38	4:17	OWN 31	6	28	Punt
2	12:17	2:15	OWN 32	4	39	Interception
2	8:17	1:33	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
2	1:37	1:15	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
3	11:11	3:19	OWN 21	5	39	Interception
3	3:04	1:36	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
3	0:04	0:53	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
4	8:44	3:56	OWN 25	9	54	Interception
4	4:48	1:36	OWN 27	5	61	Interception
4	1:48	1:12	OWN 33	5	24	Downs

Game MVP: Eduardo Wiltz, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Eduardo Wiltz	30	191	6.37	17	8	1
QB Brayden Abeykoon	5	22	4.40	10	1	0
RB Gerald Stargell	3	17	5.67	8	0	0
RB Carlos Rayburn	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Marshall Armstrong	12	44	3.67	13	2
QB Roger Peters	3	37	12.33	32	1
RB Denzel Shaw	2	-6	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brayden Abeykoon	42	21	202	1/3	1	22	1	61.8

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Peters	35	19	281	0/0	1	36	4	50.7

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rickey Davison	8	13	100	12.50	9	22	0
TE Daquan Vargas	5	7	50	10.00	16	17	0
WR Levi Razo	4	10	34	8.50	1	18	0
TE Clyde Danskin	2	7	12	6.00	0	6	0
RB Eduardo Wiltz	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
RB Carlos Rayburn	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	1
WR Stephen Blaine	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ty Trippi	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alan Mathers	9	15	99	11.00	11	24	0
WR Ronnie Ellison	3	5	87	29.00	11	36	0
WR Kenny Bell	2	4	39	19.50	12	25	1
TE Lucas Spearman	2	3	16	8.00	0	13	0
WR Al Thompson	2	3	28	14.00	0	20	0
RB Denzel Shaw	1	2	12	12.00	1	12	0
WR Byron Cornwell	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Butch Downs	2	42	21.00	0
OLB Aiden Ward	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Brett Walendy	1	94	94.00	1

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chase Korte	1	83	83.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Hampton	3	150	50.0	42.7	68	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Robertson	5	224	44.8	40.8	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daniel Kingsblood	4/4	2/2	1/1	54	1/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Kaplan	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edwin Whitted	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Davison	2	34	17.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dusty Jarrell	6	118	19.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Marty Temes	9	6	17	35
ILB Alejandro Thornton	6	1	14	20
OLB Aiden Ward	4	2	17	35
OLB Brett Walendy	3	2	17	35
OLB Deon Bernard	3	0	7	4
S Antoine Rosengard	3	0	10	18
CB Aaron McKissick	2	0	17	35
S Butch Downs	2	0	10	32
CB Ralph Osborne	1	2	10	31
DE Conrad Torres	1	0	17	35
DE Jim Poston	1	0	10	16

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Paul Spetz	7	1	0.0	18	12
S Chase Korte	6	0	0.0	39	40
OLB Caleb Porter	5	4	0.0	39	42
CB Gary Fox	5	3	0.0	35	43
ILB Brady Harwood	4	3	0.0	21	27
S Dusty Jarrell	4	1	0.0	7	8
CB Edwin Whitted	4	1	0.0	38	38
ILB Randall Jolly	3	2	0.0	38	40
DT Brandon Coleman	3	2	0.0	16	19
DT Brian Mahoney	3	0	0.0	18	20
DE Neil Flannery	2	3	1.0	23	31
DT Devon Burnett	2	1	0.0	19	20
ILB Mo Ballard	2	1	0.0	21	27
DT Archie Berggren	2	0	0.0	12	15
DE Monty Pierzina	2	0	0.0	13	12
CB Melvin Bernard	1	4	0.0	21	29
S Alex Morton	1	2	0.0	16	15
WR Alan Mathers	1	0	---	---	---
QB Roger Peters	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bucky Stone	1	0	0.0	16	16
WR Ronnie Ellison	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Conrad Torres	1	1	35
DE Eduardo Everett	0	2	19
OLB Aiden Ward	0	1	35
OLB Brett Walendy	0	1	35

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Neil Flannery	1.0	1	3	1	31
DE Ray Wean	0.0	1	2	1	15
ILB Randall Jolly	0.0	0	1	0	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Marty Temes	5	0	0	35
ILB Alejandro Thornton	3	0	0	20
S Antoine Rosengard	3	0	0	18
S Butch Downs	2	1	2	32
OLB Aiden Ward	2	0	1	35
CB Aaron McKissick	2	0	0	35
OLB Brett Walendy	1	0	1	35
CB Nicholas Whitfield	1	0	0	35
OLB Deon Bernard	0	1	0	4

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gary Fox	5	1	0	43
ILB Brady Harwood	3	1	0	27
CB Edwin Whitted	3	1	0	38
ILB Mo Ballard	2	1	0	27
S Chase Korte	2	0	1	40
OLB Caleb Porter	2	0	0	42
OLB Paul Spetz	1	0	0	12
S Dusty Jarrell	1	0	0	8
CB Bucky Stone	1	0	0	16
DE Monty Pierzina	1	0	0	12
CB Melvin Bernard	0	3	0	29
S Alex Morton	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Earnest Nixon	7	7	1	39	0	43
C Bryson Howard	5	11	1	39	1	43
G Rodolfo Boss	3	6	1	39	0	43
T Jake Lochtefeld	2	5	0	39	0	43
FB Trent Balent	1	1	0	17	0	6
T Bart Cable	0	3	0	39	0	43
TE Daquan Vargas	0	1	0	35	0	39

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C K.C. Polk	2	5	17	35
T Alexis Pettway	1	2	17	35
G Billy Clemons	1	2	17	35
G Allen Madison	0	4	17	35
T Ray Shea	0	1	17	35

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Mackenzie Glover	3	19
Nathaniel Hicks	2	19
Deon Bernard	1	19
Eduardo Wiltz	1	15
Jim Poston	1	13

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Donnie Feinstein	1	19
Edwin Whitted	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Jake Lochtefeld	39	43	---	---	7	89
G Earnest Nixon	39	43	---	---	7	89
G Rodolfo Boss	39	43	---	---	7	89
WR Rickey Davison	37	43	---	---	3	83
QB Brayden Abeykoon	39	43	---	---	---	82
T Bart Cable	39	43	---	---	---	82
C Bryson Howard	39	43	---	---	---	82
RB Eduardo Wiltz	31	29	---	---	15	75
TE Daquan Vargas	35	39	---	---	---	74
WR Levi Razo	19	36	---	---	3	58
DE Conrad Torres	---	---	17	35	---	52
OLB Aiden Ward	---	---	17	35	---	52
S Marty Temes	---	---	17	35	---	52
CB Aaron McKissick	---	---	17	35	---	52
CB Nicholas Whitfield	---	---	17	35	---	52
OLB Brett Walendy	---	---	17	35	---	52
TE Clyde Danskin	18	23	---	---	3	44
FB Trent Balent	17	6	---	---	20	43
S Butch Downs	---	---	10	32	---	42
CB Ralph Osborne	---	---	10	31	---	41
DE Jim Poston	---	---	10	16	13	39
ILB Alejandro Thornton	---	---	14	20	---	34
RB Carlos Rayburn	2	8	---	---	23	33
DE Eduardo Everett	---	---	7	19	5	31
DT Butch Stone	---	---	14	17	---	31
WR Ty Trippi	16	15	---	---	---	31
OLB Deon Bernard	---	---	7	4	19	30
S Antoine Rosengard	---	---	10	18	---	28
TE Emmitt Manning	0	3	---	---	23	26
DT Marco Taylor	---	---	3	18	---	21
ILB Nathaniel Hicks	---	---	0	0	19	19
OLB Mackenzie Glover	---	---	0	0	19	19
S Mike Tullo	---	---	0	0	16	16
WR Stephen Blaine	9	5	---	---	---	14
RB Gerald Stargell	4	1	---	---	8	13
K Daniel Kingsblood	0	0	---	---	12	12
TE Shaun Mason	5	6	---	---	---	11
WR A.J. Whiting	2	1	---	---	5	8
C Roosevelt Fullerton	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Chase Stone	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Ron Hampton	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Renaldo Pearson	---	---	0	0	5	5
QB Grant Minevich	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Toby Crabtree	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Ernest Quesnel	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Van Heffernan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Gary Fox	---	---	35	43	14	92
CB Edwin Whitted	---	---	38	38	10	86
OLB Caleb Porter	---	---	39	42	4	85
S Chase Korte	---	---	39	40	4	83
ILB Randall Jolly	---	---	38	40	4	82
DE Neil Flannery	---	---	23	31	14	68
CB Melvin Bernard	---	---	21	29	18	68
T Alexis Pettway	17	35	---	---	5	57
G Billy Clemons	17	35	---	---	5	57
C K.C. Polk	17	35	---	---	---	52
QB Roger Peters	17	35	---	---	---	52
WR Byron Cornwell	17	35	---	---	---	52
T Ray Shea	17	35	---	---	---	52
G Allen Madison	17	35	---	---	---	52
ILB Brady Harwood	---	---	21	27	3	51
ILB Mo Ballard	---	---	21	27	3	51
RB Marshall Armstrong	15	25	---	---	11	51
S Alex Morton	---	---	16	15	19	50
DT Devon Burnett	---	---	19	20	3	42
DT Brian Mahoney	---	---	18	20	3	41
WR Alan Mathers	9	30	---	---	---	39
DT Brandon Coleman	---	---	16	19	3	38
WR Kenny Bell	13	23	---	---	---	36
DE Ray Wean	---	---	17	15	4	36
RB Denzel Shaw	7	10	---	---	19	36
CB Bucky Stone	---	---	16	16	---	32
OLB Paul Spetz	---	---	18	12	1	31
DT Archie Berggren	---	---	12	15	2	29
WR Ronnie Ellison	1	11	---	---	14	26
DE Monty Pierzina	---	---	13	12	---	25
S Dusty Jarrell	---	---	7	8	9	24
TE Lucas Spearman	10	12	---	---	1	23
TE Max Anwar	2	8	---	---	11	21
WR Jeff Uerling	0	1	---	---	19	20
TE Kenny Prentice	8	5	---	---	7	20
ILB Donnie Feinstein	---	---	0	0	19	19
WR Al Thompson	3	15	---	---	---	18
OLB Christian Patton	---	---	2	4	1	7
C Norbert Meechan	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Everett Robertson	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Gus Andrews	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Mitch Barlow	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Preston Kaplan	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Emmett Sloan	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Brian Woods	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tito Sweeney	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	52	10.4
Middle	26	147	5.7
Right	6	40	6.7
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	10	51	5.1
Right	6	23	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brayden Abeykoon	42	21	2	1	3	8	6	2	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Peters	35	19	6	0	4	2	5	0	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	76	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	83	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	44	14.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	5	25	2.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	140	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	116	19.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rickey Davison	13	8	2	100	2	43
WR Levi Razo	10	4	0	34	0	36
TE Clyde Danskin	7	2	1	12	0	23
TE Daquan Vargas	7	5	0	50	0	39
WR Stephen Blaine	2	0	0	0	0	5
RB Eduardo Wiltz	1	1	0	-3	0	29
RB Carlos Rayburn	1	1	0	9	0	8
WR Ty Trippi	1	0	0	0	0	15

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alan Mathers	15	9	1	99	2	30
WR Ronnie Ellison	5	3	0	87	2	11
WR Kenny Bell	4	2	2	39	1	23
TE Lucas Spearman	3	2	0	16	0	12
WR Byron Cornwell	3	0	0	0	0	35
WR Al Thompson	3	2	1	28	1	15
RB Denzel Shaw	2	1	0	12	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Eduardo Wiltz	3	11	3.67	6.37

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brayden Abeykoon	13	5	39	3.00	4.81

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Peters	1	0	0	0.00	8.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Daquan Vargas	5	3	24	4.80	7.14
TE Clyde Danskin	4	1	6	1.50	1.71
WR Rickey Davison	3	0	0	0.00	7.69
RB Carlos Rayburn	1	1	9	9.00	9.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alan Mathers	1	0	0	0.00	6.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gerald Stargell	3	3
QB Brayden Abeykoon	2	1
RB Carlos Rayburn	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brayden Abeykoon	10	4	4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Peters	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rickey Davison	4	3	3
TE Clyde Danskin	4	0	0
WR Levi Razo	1	0	0
RB Carlos Rayburn	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alan Mathers	3	1	0
WR Ronnie Ellison	2	1	1
WR Kenny Bell	1	0	0
TE Lucas Spearman	1	0	0
RB Denzel Shaw	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,700 (21,700)
End Zone 15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats 9,800 (9,800)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,700 (21,700)
End Zone	15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats	9,800 (9,800)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)