Week 17, 2023

played in Tampa Bay, FL

80 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	7	3	0	-	13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	7	0	10	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:26 TBY - Calvin Gifford 42 field goal
1Q: 08:32 TBY - Calvin Gifford 42 field goal
1Q: 02:11 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 20 field goal
2Q: 13:32 TBY - Billy Lutes 8 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
2Q: 06:09 ATL - Frank Schneider 3 pass from Myron Herrlich (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
3Q: 05:25 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 25 field goal
4Q: 09:46 TBY - Jeremy Maclin 25 pass from Colt McCoy (Calvin Gifford extra point)
4Q: 02:08 TBY - Calvin Gifford 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:26 TBY - Calvin Gifford 42 field goal
1Q: 08:32 TBY - Calvin Gifford 42 field goal
1Q: 02:11 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 20 field goal
2Q: 13:32 TBY - Billy Lutes 8 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
2Q: 06:09 ATL - Frank Schneider 3 pass from Myron Herrlich (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
3Q: 05:25 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 25 field goal
4Q: 09:46 TBY - Jeremy Maclin 25 pass from Colt McCoy (Calvin Gifford extra point)
4Q: 02:08 TBY - Calvin Gifford 47 field goal

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 9-7 8-8
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 280 366
- Offensive Plays 70 61
- Yards per Play 4.00 6.00
Net Rushing Yards 101 132
- Rushing Attempts 19 30
- Yards per Rush 5.32 4.40
Net Passing Yards 179 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 18 - 1 30 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 199 240
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.51 7.55
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 8.6
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/11 2/26
Kick Returns/Yards 1/30 4/97
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 34
Time of Possession 29:22 30:38

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	9-7	8-8
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	280	366
- Offensive Plays	70	61
- Yards per Play	4.00	6.00
Net Rushing Yards	101	132
- Rushing Attempts	19	30
- Yards per Rush	5.32	4.40
Net Passing Yards	179	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 18 - 1	30 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	199	240
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.51	7.55
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	8.6
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/11	2/26
Kick Returns/Yards	1/30	4/97
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 34
Time of Possession	29:22	30:38

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:21	0:32	OWN 20	3	0	Interception
1	8:24	2:03	OWN 34	3	-4	Punt
1	4:46	2:42	OWN 22	6	75	Field Goal
2	13:26	0:28	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	10:56	4:53	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	4:19	2:35	OWN 30	5	22	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 37	1	3	Half
3	15:00	3:19	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
3	9:13	3:54	OWN 30	9	62	Field Goal
3	4:42	1:01	OPP 43	3	-1	Punt
3	2:07	2:01	OWN 28	6	10	Punt
4	9:34	3:43	OWN 20	10	49	Fumble
4	2:02	1:01	OWN 20	4	-10	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:39	OWN 18	7	57	Field Goal
1	9:49	1:25	OPP 32	3	7	Field Goal
1	6:21	1:35	OWN 41	3	-2	Punt
1	2:04	3:38	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
2	12:58	2:02	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
2	6:03	1:44	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
2	1:44	1:35	OWN 2	5	26	Punt
3	11:41	2:28	OWN 17	5	21	Punt
3	5:19	0:37	OWN 45	1	-2	Fumble
3	3:41	1:34	OWN 20	3	33	Interception
3	0:06	5:32	OWN 5	12	95	Touchdown
4	5:51	3:49	OWN 31	8	39	Field Goal
4	1:01	1:01	OPP 10	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Colt McCoy, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rashard Mendenhall	10	41	4.10	7	0
Myron Herrlich	7	56	8.00	24	2
Jerry Saxon	2	4	2.00	4	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Erik Yates	18	62	3.44	9	0	0
Billy Lutes	6	43	7.17	24	1	1
Colt McCoy	4	18	4.50	16	1	0
Rufus Nunn	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Steven Bradford	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Myron Herrlich	48	18	199	3/20	1	35	1	48.9

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colt McCoy	30	21	240	1/6	1	32	1	91.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamie Marx	5	10	99	19.80	33	35	0
WR Don Dotson	3	9	19	6.33	0	10	0
TE Billy Duffy	2	3	30	15.00	16	18	0
WR Frank Schneider	2	9	24	12.00	6	21	1
RB Jerry Saxon	2	4	5	2.50	1	3	0
WR Richie Cooley	2	7	12	6.00	0	10	0
RB Rashard Mendenhall	1	2	11	11.00	1	11	0
TE Shawn Nelson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Monty Tilton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jonathan Snyder	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon LaFell	5	7	57	11.40	0	26	0
WR Emmanuel Rison	4	5	35	8.75	25	22	0
WR Jeremy Maclin	4	7	79	19.75	22	32	1
FB Rufus Nunn	2	2	15	7.50	5	11	0
TE Winfred Gilmore	2	2	17	8.50	0	13	0
RB Erik Yates	2	2	24	12.00	11	14	0
RB Billy Lutes	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	3	9	9.00	2	9	0
WR Tracy Shergalis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Desmond Hampton	1	7	7.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Vinny Forbes	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Don Dotson	1	0	0
Myron Herrlich	1	0	0
Scott McKillop	0	1	1
Frank Schneider	0	1	0
Desmond Hampton	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jeremy Maclin	1	1	0
Erik Yates	1	0	0
Gus Horn	0	1	0
A.J. Brennan	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corey Seder	6	294	49.0	41.3	57	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kerry Bergman	5	186	37.2	35.0	41	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ellis Godfrey	2/2	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Gifford	3/3	3/3	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schneider	3	11	3.7	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Bradford	2	26	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schneider	1	30	30.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmanuel Rison	2	43	21.5	0
Tracy Shergalis	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Coye Francies	11	0	0.0	26	27
ILB Scott McKillop	6	1	0.0	21	21
OLB Shawn Crable	4	1	0.0	11	14
OLB Gerald McRath	3	1	0.0	8	10
CB Jerraud Powers	3	0	0.0	20	23
S Desmond Hampton	3	0	0.0	21	20
OLB Allen Sims	3	0	0.0	17	10
DT Corey Peters	3	0	0.0	22	22
DE Dwayne Compton	2	0	1.0	26	20
ILB Shaun Zeier	2	3	0.0	9	10
DT Terrence Cody	2	0	0.0	18	18
CB Frankie Hutton	2	0	0.0	24	20
CB Rondell Shelton	2	0	0.0	16	19
S Broderick Stephenson	1	1	0.0	26	28
DE Jason Lynch	1	0	0.0	18	19
WR Frank Schneider	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Burt Graham	1	0	0.0	4	8
DT Marty Reilly	0	1	0.0	13	15

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gus Horn	6	3	0.0	18	51
OLB Trevor Petry	5	0	0.0	17	41
CB Scotty McGee	5	0	0.0	12	38
S A.J. Brennan	5	0	0.0	18	48
ILB Darrell Preston	4	0	0.0	4	16
ILB Daryl Mincy	3	0	1.0	15	32
CB Brent Crawford	3	1	0.0	19	51
OLB Ross Oxby	2	0	0.0	4	11
DE Winston England	1	1	1.0	14	43
DE Irv Santorum	1	0	1.0	7	13
OLB Kennedy Welshans	1	1	0.0	9	21
CB Vinny Forbes	1	1	0.0	19	51
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bart Krcik	1	0	0.0	2	6
DT Rico Turnbull	1	0	0.0	15	27
DT Fili Moala	0	1	0.0	8	26
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	0	1	0.0	15	40

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dwayne Compton	1.0	0	0	20
DE Jason Lynch	0.0	2	2	19
DE Kirk Laws	0.0	0	1	12

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Winston England	1.0	0	2	0	43
DE Irv Santorum	1.0	0	1	0	13
ILB Daryl Mincy	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE Darnell Cooley	0.0	2	0	0	14
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	0.0	1	3	0	40
DT Fili Moala	0.0	1	2	1	26
DT Rico Turnbull	0.0	0	1	0	27
DT Alvin Dinstel	0.0	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Shawn Crable	3	0	0	14
ILB Scott McKillop	3	0	0	21
S Coye Francies	2	1	0	27
CB Frankie Hutton	2	1	0	20
S Desmond Hampton	2	0	1	20
OLB Gerald McRath	2	0	0	10
DT Corey Peters	2	0	0	22
ILB Shaun Zeier	2	0	0	10
CB Jerraud Powers	1	0	0	23
OLB Burt Graham	1	0	0	8
CB Rondell Shelton	1	0	0	19

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Gus Horn	4	1	0	51
ILB Darrell Preston	4	1	0	16
CB Scotty McGee	2	2	0	38
S A.J. Brennan	2	1	0	48
OLB Trevor Petry	2	0	0	41
CB Vinny Forbes	1	1	1	51
CB Brent Crawford	1	1	0	51
OLB Bart Krcik	1	0	0	6
OLB Ross Oxby	1	0	0	11
OLB Kennedy Welshans	0	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Pollak	2	4	0	19	0	46
Zane Beadles	2	2	1	16	1	41
Harvey Ancheta	1	3	0	15	0	42
Teddy Reeve	0	3	0	19	1	45
Billy Duffy	0	0	0	12	1	22

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Greco	5	7	26	0	25
Norm Battle	2	5	25	0	25
Scottie Brodbelt	1	4	23	0	27
Chad Rinehart	1	2	7	0	4
Rex Strickland	0	3	10	0	12
Jack Sughroue	0	2	28	0	29
Rob Gronkowski	0	2	23	0	26
Rufus Nunn	0	1	15	0	16
Andrew Gardner	0	1	24	0	25
Zipp Duncan	0	0	5	1	6

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Allen Sims	3	14
Jerry Saxon	1	18
Scott McKillop	1	14
Frank Schneider	1	14

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Darrell Preston	2	15
Steven Bradford	1	23
Rufus Nunn	1	11

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith DiMillo	19	51	---	---	8	78
Myron Herrlich	19	51	---	---	---	70
Jamie Marx	16	41	---	---	11	68
Jerraud Powers	---	---	20	23	23	66
Mike Pollak	19	46	---	---	---	65
Frank Schneider	13	38	---	---	14	65
Teddy Reeve	19	45	---	---	---	64
Harvey Ancheta	15	42	---	---	---	57
Zane Beadles	16	41	---	---	---	57
Scott McKillop	---	---	21	21	14	56
Coye Francies	---	---	26	27	3	56
Broderick Stephenson	---	---	26	28	2	56
Rashard Mendenhall	13	33	---	---	5	51
Billy Duffy	12	22	---	---	16	50
Dwayne Compton	---	---	26	20	4	50
Corey Peters	---	---	22	22	5	49
Don Dotson	10	37	---	---	---	47
Shawn Nelson	10	24	---	---	12	46
Richie Cooley	9	25	---	---	12	46
Frankie Hutton	---	---	24	20	2	46
Desmond Hampton	---	---	21	20	3	44
Jerry Saxon	6	18	---	---	18	42
Allen Sims	---	---	17	10	14	41
Terrence Cody	---	---	18	18	3	39
Jason Lynch	---	---	18	19	1	38
Rondell Shelton	---	---	16	19	2	37
Shawn Crable	---	---	11	14	10	35
Will Davis	---	---	13	14	7	34
Frankie Bjorke	---	---	10	11	10	31
Marty Reilly	---	---	13	15	---	28
Sam Kovarik	4	14	---	---	8	26
Monty Tilton	6	16	---	---	4	26
Shaun Zeier	---	---	9	10	6	25
Burt Graham	---	---	4	8	13	25
Kelly Fortier	3	10	---	---	8	21
Kirk Laws	---	---	7	12	2	21
Gerald McRath	---	---	8	10	1	19
Randy Fulcher	0	0	---	---	15	15
Tommie McKenna	0	5	---	---	8	13
Duane Derr	0	1	---	---	8	9
Corey Seder	0	0	---	---	6	6
T.J. Greenberg	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ellis Godfrey	0	0	---	---	2	2
Andrew Ward	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jonathan Snyder	0	1	---	---	---	1
Tyrell Terrell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gus Horn	---	---	18	51	14	83
Vinny Forbes	---	---	19	51	12	82
A.J. Brennan	---	---	18	48	8	74
Brent Crawford	---	---	19	51	2	72
Trevor Petry	---	---	17	41	3	61
Colt McCoy	30	31	---	---	---	61
Winston England	---	---	14	43	2	59
Brandon LaFell	27	27	---	---	4	58
Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	---	---	15	40	3	58
Scottie Brodbelt	23	27	---	---	8	58
Jack Sughroue	28	29	---	---	---	57
Rob Gronkowski	23	26	---	---	5	54
Scotty McGee	---	---	12	38	2	52
John Greco	26	25	---	---	---	51
Norm Battle	25	25	---	---	---	50
Daryl Mincy	---	---	15	32	3	50
Andrew Gardner	24	25	---	---	---	49
Erik Yates	20	18	---	---	9	47
Jeremy Maclin	24	20	---	---	---	44
Alvin Dinstel	---	---	8	32	4	44
Rico Turnbull	---	---	15	27	1	43
Rufus Nunn	15	16	---	---	11	42
Steven Bradford	10	6	---	---	23	39
Emmanuel Rison	10	12	---	---	16	38
Billy Lutes	10	13	---	---	15	38
Fili Moala	---	---	8	26	3	37
Winfred Gilmore	8	10	---	---	17	35
Darrell Preston	---	---	4	16	15	35
Rex Strickland	10	12	---	---	8	30
Kennedy Welshans	---	---	9	21	---	30
Irv Santorum	---	---	7	13	7	27
Ross Oxby	---	---	4	11	12	27
Chad Rinehart	7	4	---	---	8	19
Darnell Cooley	---	---	5	14	---	19
Zipp Duncan	5	6	---	---	8	19
Bart Krcik	---	---	2	6	8	16
Adam Crane	1	1	---	---	13	15
Tracy Shergalis	2	6	---	---	5	13
Reshad Jones	---	---	0	0	12	12
Tommy Christen	2	2	---	---	8	12
Calvin Gifford	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kerry Bergman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gene Clemons	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dennis Jessie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	40	4.4
Middle	10	61	6.1
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	63	7.9
Middle	12	43	3.6
Right	9	28	3.1
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Myron Herrlich	48	18	4	1	6	8	10	1	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colt McCoy	30	21	4	2	2	2	2	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	10	54	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	7	110	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	35	5.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	41	8.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	52	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	89	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	58	9.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamie Marx	10	5	1	99	3	41
WR Don Dotson	9	3	1	19	0	37
WR Frank Schneider	9	2	1	24	1	38
WR Richie Cooley	7	2	1	12	0	25
RB Jerry Saxon	4	2	0	5	0	18
TE Billy Duffy	3	2	1	30	0	22
RB Rashard Mendenhall	2	1	1	11	0	33
FB Monty Tilton	2	0	0	0	0	16
TE Shawn Nelson	1	1	0	-1	0	24
WR Jonathan Snyder	1	0	0	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Maclin	7	4	1	79	2	20
WR Brandon LaFell	7	5	0	57	1	27
WR Emmanuel Rison	5	4	0	35	1	12
TE Rob Gronkowski	3	1	1	9	0	26
FB Rufus Nunn	2	2	0	15	0	16
TE Winfred Gilmore	2	2	0	17	0	10
RB Erik Yates	2	2	0	24	0	18
RB Billy Lutes	1	1	0	4	0	13
WR Tracy Shergalis	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rashard Mendenhall	4	15	3.75	4.10

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Lutes	1	8	8.00	7.17
Colt McCoy	1	-2	-2.00	4.50
Erik Yates	1	2	2.00	3.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Myron Herrlich	7	2	13	1.86	4.15

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Don Dotson	6	1	10	1.67	2.11
WR Frank Schneider	1	1	3	3.00	2.67

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Rashard Mendenhall	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Lutes	2	0
Rufus Nunn	1	0
Colt McCoy	1	0
Erik Yates	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Myron Herrlich	10	1	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colt McCoy	6	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Richie Cooley	3	1	1
WR Don Dotson	2	0	0
WR Jamie Marx	2	0	0
WR Frank Schneider	2	0	0
RB Rashard Mendenhall	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmanuel Rison	2	2	1
WR Jeremy Maclin	2	2	1
WR Tracy Shergalis	1	0	0
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,100 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (17,700)
End Zone 9,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine 4,900 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 7,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 7,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,100 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (17,700)
End Zone	9,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine	4,900 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	7,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	7,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (4,800)