Week 17, 2017

played in Tampa Bay, FL

69 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	10	7	10	-	27
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	17	3	3	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:45 TBY - Lorenzo Booker 20 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
2Q: 14:38 TBY - Calvin Gifford 43 field goal
2Q: 06:48 TBY - Kim Tate 7 pass from Brady Quinn (Calvin Gifford extra point)
2Q: 04:39 ATL - Zach Huffman 7 run (Oliver Williams extra point)
2Q: 01:22 TBY - Rashard Mendenhall 4 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
2Q: 00:01 ATL - Oliver Williams 23 field goal
3Q: 06:19 TBY - Calvin Gifford 29 field goal
3Q: 03:47 ATL - Everett Wiggins 36 pass from Xavier Canales (Oliver Williams extra point)
4Q: 08:27 ATL - Moe Looper 5 pass from Xavier Canales (Oliver Williams extra point)
4Q: 03:00 ATL - Oliver Williams 26 field goal
4Q: 00:32 TBY - Calvin Gifford 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:45 TBY - Lorenzo Booker 20 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
2Q: 14:38 TBY - Calvin Gifford 43 field goal
2Q: 06:48 TBY - Kim Tate 7 pass from Brady Quinn (Calvin Gifford extra point)
2Q: 04:39 ATL - Zach Huffman 7 run (Oliver Williams extra point)
2Q: 01:22 TBY - Rashard Mendenhall 4 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
2Q: 00:01 ATL - Oliver Williams 23 field goal
3Q: 06:19 TBY - Calvin Gifford 29 field goal
3Q: 03:47 ATL - Everett Wiggins 36 pass from Xavier Canales (Oliver Williams extra point)
4Q: 08:27 ATL - Moe Looper 5 pass from Xavier Canales (Oliver Williams extra point)
4Q: 03:00 ATL - Oliver Williams 26 field goal
4Q: 00:32 TBY - Calvin Gifford 24 field goal

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 12-4 8-8
First Downs 18 28
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 14 17
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 325 491
- Offensive Plays 54 73
- Yards per Play 6.02 6.73
Net Rushing Yards 79 226
- Rushing Attempts 25 40
- Yards per Rush 3.16 5.65
Net Passing Yards 246 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 21 - 0 33 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 254 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.48 8.03
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 5.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/60 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 5/144 5/91
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 23
Time of Possession 22:32 37:28

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	12-4	8-8
First Downs	18	28
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	14	17
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	325	491
- Offensive Plays	54	73
- Yards per Play	6.02	6.73
Net Rushing Yards	79	226
- Rushing Attempts	25	40
- Yards per Rush	3.16	5.65
Net Passing Yards	246	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 21 - 0	33 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	254	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.48	8.03
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	5.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/60	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	5/144	5/91
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 23
Time of Possession	22:32	37:28

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:31	OWN 31	7	19	Punt
1	7:28	2:06	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
2	14:30	2:28	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
2	6:42	2:09	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
2	1:14	0:52	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OPP 29	1	23	Field Goal
3	12:34	0:52	OWN 27	3	-7	Punt
3	6:14	2:41	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	12:16	3:54	OWN 35	11	65	Touchdown
4	5:36	2:43	OPP 47	10	38	Field Goal
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 27	2	11	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:29	3:01	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	5:22	5:52	OWN 20	11	54	Field Goal
2	12:02	5:20	OWN 26	11	74	Touchdown
2	4:33	3:19	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
2	0:22	0:11	OWN 33	1	0	Interception
3	15:00	2:26	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
3	11:42	5:28	OWN 17	12	71	Field Goal
3	3:33	6:17	OWN 29	11	43	Missed FG
4	8:22	2:46	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
4	2:53	2:27	OWN 16	8	77	Field Goal

Game MVP: Rashard Mendenhall, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zach Huffman	18	59	3.28	11	1	1
Xavier Canales	2	13	6.50	10	1	0
Brian Leonard	2	2	1.00	5	0	0
Bernard Harmon	2	6	3.00	5	0	0
Eddie Royal	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rashard Mendenhall	32	159	4.97	45	4	1
Lorenzo Booker	7	63	9.00	30	2	1
Brady Quinn	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Xavier Canales	28	21	254	1/8	2	36	0	126.2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brady Quinn	33	26	265	0/0	1	28	1	97.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Everett Wiggins	4	6	65	16.25	33	36	1
TE Moe Looper	4	5	56	14.00	17	23	1
RB Zach Huffman	3	3	25	8.33	1	10	0
FB Brian Leonard	2	2	25	12.50	5	14	0
WR Bob Brown	2	3	17	8.50	0	12	0
WR Malcolm Kelly	2	3	22	11.00	0	12	0
TE Everett Beardsley	1	2	13	13.00	1	13	0
WR Paul Williams	1	1	13	13.00	3	13	0
WR Eddie Royal	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Bernard Harmon	1	1	10	10.00	3	10	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Rashard Mendenhall	7	9	54	7.71	15	13	0
WR Kim Tate	5	6	48	9.60	0	14	1
WR Brandon Delhomme	4	6	78	19.50	15	28	0
FB Rufus Nunn	4	4	17	4.25	2	8	0
WR Britt Willis	3	5	33	11.00	3	14	0
TE Dwight Gilpin	2	2	32	16.00	20	20	0
TE Craig Bond	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Dean Willis	1	4	4.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Calvin Borders	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rashard Mendenhall	1	0	0	0
Brandon Delhomme	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlton Price	5	236	47.2	37.0	53	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Wodarz	2	67	33.5	27.5	38	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Oliver Williams	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Gifford	3/4	1/2	0/0	43	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Lowe	1	12	12.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kim Tate	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Neasman	5	144	28.8	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Polidixon	3	59	19.7	0
Jerry Johnstone	2	32	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dean Willis	9	3	35	31
S Clyde Ingalls	7	5	17	26
CB Calvin Borders	7	3	37	31
S Lorenzo Logan	7	1	21	18
ILB Tim Dobbins	5	3	28	11
S Dana Washington	5	1	23	7
DE Monty Blackwell	5	0	35	32
CB Brady Al Shawa	4	2	15	24
OLB Shawn Crable	4	1	40	33
OLB Sean Seleski	3	2	24	10
S Tom Zhao	3	0	16	13
DE Jason Lynch	2	1	40	33
DT J.J. Wirthel	2	0	33	31
ILB Damon Ramirez	1	1	8	14
CB Chad Neasman	0	1	35	31

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kris Harden	9	0	1.0	18	18
ILB Derrick Johnson	8	0	0.0	25	27
CB Ronnie Polidixon	5	1	0.0	20	21
CB Jerry Johnstone	4	3	0.0	21	21
S Wesley Lincoln	3	2	0.0	25	29
OLB Tony Zelenka	3	1	0.0	10	16
DT Danny Brittain	2	1	0.0	22	26
DE Joel Wolf	2	1	0.0	25	29
S Marlon Long	2	0	0.0	22	25
S Matthew Tinkis	2	0	0.0	4	9
ILB Kirk Pritchett	1	1	0.0	3	2
CB Mike Simmons	1	1	0.0	23	29
DT Carlton Powell	1	0	0.0	2	3
CB Dana Justice	1	0	0.0	5	8
FB Rufus Nunn	1	0	---	---	---
DT Gus Anderson	0	1	0.0	20	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Monty Blackwell	1	0	32
DT J.J. Wirthel	0	1	31
OLB Shawn Crable	0	1	33

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Kris Harden	1.0	0	18
S Marlon Long	0.0	1	25
DE Joel Wolf	0.0	1	29
DE Shawn Carpenter	0.0	1	14
DE Winston England	0.0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Calvin Borders	7	0	0	31
S Lorenzo Logan	4	0	0	18
S Clyde Ingalls	4	0	0	26
ILB Dean Willis	3	0	1	31
CB Brady Al Shawa	2	0	0	24
OLB Shawn Crable	2	0	0	33
ILB Tim Dobbins	1	1	0	11
ILB Damon Ramirez	1	0	0	14
OLB Sean Seleski	1	0	0	10
S Tom Zhao	1	0	0	13

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ronnie Polidixon	5	0	21
OLB Kris Harden	4	0	18
ILB Derrick Johnson	3	0	27
S Wesley Lincoln	2	1	29
CB Jerry Johnstone	2	0	21
OLB Tony Zelenka	2	0	16
CB Dana Justice	1	0	8
CB Mike Simmons	1	0	29
S Matthew Tinkis	1	0	9
DE Thomas Anderson	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Luke Fulton	2	7	1	20	0	25
Moe Looper	1	3	0	20	0	19
Mike Pollak	1	3	0	23	0	27
Wesley Covington	1	1	0	24	1	26
Davin Joseph	0	4	0	24	0	23
Burt Cavoretto	0	3	0	19	0	24
Brian Boone	0	1	0	6	0	5
Barry Richardson	0	1	0	6	0	7

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
John Greco	5	15	35	25
Wade Alston	4	7	38	30
Preston Lewis	2	4	35	25
Jack Sughroue	1	3	40	33
Warren George	1	2	12	13
Dwight Gilpin	1	1	32	18
Tim Carter	1	1	10	10
Levon Fisher	0	5	30	29
Rufus Nunn	0	1	24	17

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dana Washington	2	16
Chad Neasman	1	21
Graham Lowe	1	14
Daymeion Hughes	1	13
Tom Zhao	1	6

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Zach Lowrey	2	18
Craig Bond	2	17
Eddie Hardy	2	11

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chad Neasman	---	---	35	31	21	87
Dean Willis	---	---	35	31	16	82
Jason Lynch	---	---	40	33	6	79
Shawn Crable	---	---	40	33	4	77
Calvin Borders	---	---	37	31	4	72
Monty Blackwell	---	---	35	32	4	71
J.J. Wirthel	---	---	33	31	4	68
Xavier Canales	25	29	---	---	---	54
Davin Joseph	24	23	---	---	7	54
Brian Leonard	18	20	---	---	14	52
Wesley Covington	24	26	---	---	1	51
Mike Pollak	23	27	---	---	---	50
Burt Cavoretto	19	24	---	---	6	49
Clyde Ingalls	---	---	17	26	4	47
Dana Washington	---	---	23	7	16	46
Luke Fulton	20	25	---	---	---	45
Brady Al Shawa	---	---	15	24	6	45
Eddie Royal	17	27	---	---	---	44
Lorenzo Logan	---	---	21	18	4	43
Everett Beardsley	10	13	---	---	19	42
Tim Dobbins	---	---	28	11	2	41
Moe Looper	20	19	---	---	---	39
Everett Wiggins	19	19	---	---	---	38
Sean Seleski	---	---	24	10	4	38
Tom Zhao	---	---	16	13	6	35
Zach Huffman	19	15	---	---	---	34
Bernard Harmon	4	8	---	---	21	33
Daymeion Hughes	---	---	9	10	13	32
Damon Ramirez	---	---	8	14	4	26
Malcolm Kelly	6	9	---	---	9	24
Barry Richardson	6	7	---	---	7	20
Bob Brown	9	10	---	---	---	19
Steven Marshall	3	8	---	---	7	18
Paul Williams	1	3	---	---	14	18
Brian Boone	6	5	---	---	7	18
Claude Wroten	---	---	10	4	2	16
Graham Lowe	0	0	---	---	14	14
Tim Shaw	---	---	4	1	7	12
Reuben Collins	2	2	---	---	7	11
Oliver Williams	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bart Shea	---	---	5	2	---	7
Damon Bromell	---	---	5	1	---	6
Carlton Price	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ernie Westbrook	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rickey Pote	---	---	0	0	1	1
Erik Ainge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jack Sughroue	40	33	---	---	3	76
Brandon Delhomme	33	31	---	---	11	75
Wade Alston	38	30	---	---	5	73
Brady Quinn	40	33	---	---	---	73
Levon Fisher	30	29	---	---	6	65
Rufus Nunn	24	17	---	---	22	63
Preston Lewis	35	25	---	---	1	61
John Greco	35	25	---	---	---	60
Wesley Lincoln	---	---	25	29	3	57
Rashard Mendenhall	32	25	---	---	---	57
Dwight Gilpin	32	18	---	---	6	56
Joel Wolf	---	---	25	29	2	56
Jerry Johnstone	---	---	21	21	14	56
Derrick Johnson	---	---	25	27	3	55
Mike Simmons	---	---	23	29	2	54
Danny Brittain	---	---	22	26	2	50
Kim Tate	12	22	---	---	16	50
Marlon Long	---	---	22	25	2	49
Ronnie Polidixon	---	---	20	21	6	47
Britt Willis	24	19	---	---	3	46
Gus Anderson	---	---	20	17	4	41
Craig Bond	14	9	---	---	17	40
Kris Harden	---	---	18	18	2	38
Winston England	---	---	16	15	5	36
Matt Sherry	8	7	---	---	18	33
Warren George	12	13	---	---	6	31
Tony Zelenka	---	---	10	16	3	29
Tim Carter	10	10	---	---	5	25
Dana Justice	---	---	5	8	11	24
Zach Lowrey	1	5	---	---	18	24
Kirk Pritchett	---	---	3	2	18	23
Shawn Carpenter	---	---	9	14	---	23
Lorenzo Booker	8	7	---	---	4	19
Gene Clemons	12	4	---	---	---	16
Byron Ellis	---	---	0	1	14	15
Matthew Tinkis	---	---	4	9	---	13
Thomas Anderson	---	---	5	7	---	12
Eddie Hardy	---	---	0	1	11	12
Calvin Gifford	0	0	---	---	11	11
Carlton Powell	---	---	2	3	5	10
Hardy Falk	---	---	0	1	5	6
Stan Cote	---	---	0	0	5	5
Neal Morris	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mitch Wodarz	0	0	---	---	2	2
Adrian Brizzolara	0	1	---	---	---	1
Dennis Dixon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	12	41	3.4
Right	7	16	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	19	128	6.7
Middle	15	50	3.3
Right	6	48	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Xavier Canales	28	21	2	1	0	2	4	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brady Quinn	33	26	4	2	0	1	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	121	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	10	133	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	87	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	118	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	48	12.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Everett Wiggins	6	4	65	1	19
TE Moe Looper	5	4	56	1	19
RB Zach Huffman	3	3	25	0	15
WR Bob Brown	3	2	17	0	10
WR Malcolm Kelly	3	2	22	0	9
TE Everett Beardsley	2	1	13	0	13
FB Brian Leonard	2	2	25	0	20
WR Eddie Royal	2	1	8	0	27
WR Paul Williams	1	1	13	0	3
RB Bernard Harmon	1	1	10	0	8

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Rashard Mendenhall	9	7	54	0	25
WR Kim Tate	6	5	48	0	22
WR Brandon Delhomme	6	4	78	3	31
WR Britt Willis	5	3	33	0	19
FB Rufus Nunn	4	4	17	0	17
TE Dwight Gilpin	2	2	32	1	18
TE Craig Bond	1	1	3	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Zach Huffman	2	8	4.00	3.28
Eddie Royal	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rashard Mendenhall	9	22	2.44	4.97
Lorenzo Booker	1	20	20.00	9.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Xavier Canales	3	3	30	10.00	9.07

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brady Quinn	3	1	7	2.33	8.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Everett Beardsley	1	1	13	13.00	6.50
TE Moe Looper	1	1	5	5.00	11.20
WR Bob Brown	1	1	12	12.00	5.67

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Britt Willis	1	0	0	0.00	6.60
WR Kim Tate	1	1	7	7.00	8.00
WR Brandon Delhomme	1	0	0	0.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Xavier Canales	1	1
Zach Huffman	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Rashard Mendenhall	5	3
Lorenzo Booker	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Xavier Canales	8	6	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brady Quinn	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Moe Looper	3	2	1
WR Everett Wiggins	1	1	0
FB Brian Leonard	1	1	1
WR Paul Williams	1	1	1
RB Zach Huffman	1	1	0
WR Malcolm Kelly	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kim Tate	3	3	2
WR Brandon Delhomme	2	1	1
RB Rashard Mendenhall	2	1	1
FB Rufus Nunn	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,000 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (17,700)
End Zone 11,000 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,900 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,700 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,000 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (17,700)
End Zone	11,000 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,900 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,700 (4,800)