Week 1, 2028

played in Tampa Bay, FL

88 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	0	0	7	-	14
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	17	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:05 ATL - Seth Carter 9 pass from Clay Carr (Marshall Arnswaldt extra point)
2Q: 03:47 TBY - Roosevelt Tucker 12 pass from Cornelius Patton (Martin Terrell extra point)
3Q: 13:04 TBY - Roosevelt Tucker 2 run (Martin Terrell extra point)
3Q: 11:02 TBY - Martin Terrell 39 field goal
3Q: 04:50 TBY - Roosevelt Tucker 30 run (Martin Terrell extra point)
4Q: 09:34 ATL - Seth Carter 31 pass from Clay Carr (Marshall Arnswaldt extra point)
4Q: 05:08 TBY - Derek Gentala 4 run (Martin Terrell extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:05 ATL - Seth Carter 9 pass from Clay Carr (Marshall Arnswaldt extra point)
2Q: 03:47 TBY - Roosevelt Tucker 12 pass from Cornelius Patton (Martin Terrell extra point)
3Q: 13:04 TBY - Roosevelt Tucker 2 run (Martin Terrell extra point)
3Q: 11:02 TBY - Martin Terrell 39 field goal
3Q: 04:50 TBY - Roosevelt Tucker 30 run (Martin Terrell extra point)
4Q: 09:34 ATL - Seth Carter 31 pass from Clay Carr (Marshall Arnswaldt extra point)
4Q: 05:08 TBY - Derek Gentala 4 run (Martin Terrell extra point)

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 22 25
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 16 14
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 379 420
- Offensive Plays 66 69
- Yards per Play 5.74 6.09
Net Rushing Yards 112 227
- Rushing Attempts 18 36
- Yards per Rush 6.22 6.31
Net Passing Yards 267 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 26 - 0 32 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 293 201
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/26 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.56 5.85
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 5.9
4th Down Conversions 2/3 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/60 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 2/-3
Kick Returns/Yards 3/46 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 26:53 33:07

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	22	25
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	16	14
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	379	420
- Offensive Plays	66	69
- Yards per Play	5.74	6.09
Net Rushing Yards	112	227
- Rushing Attempts	18	36
- Yards per Rush	6.22	6.31
Net Passing Yards	267	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 26 - 0	32 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	293	201
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/26	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.56	5.85
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	5.9
4th Down Conversions	2/3	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/60	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	2/-3
Kick Returns/Yards	3/46	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 30
Time of Possession	26:53	33:07

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:07	4:09	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
1	3:17	3:27	OWN 21	7	17	Punt
2	11:05	2:35	OWN 38	5	21	Punt
2	3:37	1:45	OWN 24	4	19	Punt
2	1:34	0:53	OWN 43	3	-7	Punt
3	15:00	1:28	OWN 20	3	-4	Fumble
3	12:55	1:07	OWN 15	3	10	Fumble
3	10:55	2:15	OWN 31	3	-4	Punt
3	4:36	2:38	OWN 20	5	29	Punt
4	11:59	2:36	OWN 22	5	78	Touchdown
4	5:01	2:32	OWN 20	11	68	Downs
4	1:44	1:44	OWN 26	8	73	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:53	OWN 39	5	32	Missed FG
1	7:58	4:41	OWN 22	8	64	Missed FG
2	14:50	3:45	OWN 3	9	34	Punt
2	8:30	4:53	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	1:52	0:18	OWN 15	2	0	Interception
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 19	2	12	Half
3	13:32	0:37	OPP 3	2	3	Touchdown
3	11:48	0:53	OPP 14	3	-8	Field Goal
3	8:40	4:04	OWN 19	8	81	Touchdown
3	1:58	4:59	OWN 8	9	31	Punt
4	9:23	4:22	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	2:29	0:45	OWN 12	4	21	Punt

Game MVP: Roosevelt Tucker, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
J.B. Westbrook	11	79	7.18	25	4
Deion Moore	3	14	4.67	8	0
Nolan Gyotoku	1	2	2.00	2	0
Tyrone Arnold	1	5	5.00	5	0
Spencer Glover	1	3	3.00	3	0
Alvin Maxwell	1	9	9.00	9	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Roosevelt Tucker	24	152	6.33	45	4	2
Derek Gentala	8	41	5.13	19	1	1
Cornelius Patton	4	34	8.50	27	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Rate
Clay Carr	29	19	199	4/20	2	36	108.2
Nolan Gyotoku	11	5	73	1/6	0	39	67.6
Tyrone Arnold	3	2	21	0/0	0	15	86.8

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cornelius Patton	32	18	201	1/8	1	26	1	72.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Norman Reiner	6	11	92	15.33	45	39	0
RB J.B. Westbrook	5	5	43	8.60	11	12	0
WR Seth Carter	5	7	79	15.80	42	31	2
WR Les Tyler	5	10	54	10.80	0	36	0
TE Nicky Kelly	3	5	11	3.67	0	6	0
TE Nino Harvey	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Deion Moore	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Lee Richardson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Derrick Day	4	4	40	10.00	19	13	0
WR Bryant Shannon	3	6	28	9.33	7	14	0
RB Roosevelt Tucker	3	4	41	13.67	17	26	1
WR Edwin Howard	3	6	37	12.33	17	22	0
WR J.C. Friday	2	4	35	17.50	4	20	0
TE Tyrone McKenzie	1	2	9	9.00	4	9	0
WR Sean McGregor	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Stanley Fulcher	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Jessie Burke	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Hugh Jannot	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB O.J. Kemp	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Norman Reiner	1	0	0
Clay Carr	1	0	0
Deion Moore	1	0	0
Seth Carter	0	1	0
Lamar Frances	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cornelius Patton	1	0	0
Danny Footman	0	1	0
Rickey Dowell	0	1	0
Quinn Winders	0	1	0
Shane Hodgson	0	0	1
Irving Weaver	0	0	1
Tommy Fontinha	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leland Sullivan	6	276	46.0	43.2	59	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Glen Stinemetz	3	124	41.3	35.0	46	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marshall Arnswaldt	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Martin Terrell	1/3	0/1	0/0	39	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. Kemp	2	14	7.0	0
Norman Reiner	1	5	5.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Burke	2	-3	-1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norman Reiner	2	27	13.5	0
O.J. Kemp	1	19	19.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edwin Howard	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bobby Lyle	8	2	0.0	28	30
DT Lamar Frances	6	0	1.0	27	24
CB O.J. Kemp	6	0	0.0	25	20
OLB Justin Terhorst	5	1	0.0	31	28
S Ken Donovan	5	0	0.0	29	31
CB Ronald Amberry	4	0	0.0	19	20
DT Darius Kingston	3	4	0.0	28	23
DE Ahmad Thomas	3	0	0.0	26	20
S Rickey Clanton	3	0	0.0	25	26
S Colin Shea	3	0	0.0	19	18
S Sammie Simmons	1	3	0.0	11	5
DE Malcolm Robbins	1	2	0.0	28	26
CB Glen Bronson	1	2	0.0	14	17
CB Alonzo Pisano	1	1	0.0	24	29
TE Nicky Kelly	1	0	---	---	---
RB Deion Moore	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Kelvin Martinez	1	0	0.0	12	5
OLB Lincoln Collins	0	4	0.0	20	10
DE Mo Mitchell	0	1	0.0	10	13
DE Brandon Stargell	0	1	0.0	8	7

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brant Phillips	9	0	1.0	18	48
DE Rickey Dowell	4	0	0.5	14	38
CB Matthew Hodges	4	3	0.0	12	37
CB Danny Footman	4	0	0.0	9	32
CB Daryl Barrett	4	0	0.0	13	34
DE Shane Hodgson	3	1	1.5	13	21
S Javon Watson	3	3	0.0	14	36
ILB Jeff Burks	3	1	0.0	15	29
S Allen Pantin	2	1	0.0	11	23
DT Harris Blair	2	1	0.0	11	22
OLB Jimmy Tucker	2	0	0.0	3	9
S Marshall Goddard	2	0	0.0	16	33
DE Tommy Fontinha	1	0	1.0	11	36
DT Jeremiah Ward	1	0	1.0	6	27
CB Irving Booker	1	1	0.0	12	39
DT Tommie Cooley	1	0	0.0	10	36
RB Roosevelt Tucker	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Lamar Frances	1.0	1	0	24
DE Brandon Stargell	0.0	2	0	7
DE Ahmad Thomas	0.0	1	1	20
DE Mo Mitchell	0.0	0	1	13
DT Darius Kingston	0.0	0	1	23

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Shane Hodgson	1.5	1	21
DT Jeremiah Ward	1.0	3	27
DE Tommy Fontinha	1.0	0	36
OLB Brant Phillips	1.0	0	48
DE Rickey Dowell	0.5	0	38
ILB Jeff Burks	0.0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Bobby Lyle	3	1	0	30
CB O.J. Kemp	3	0	1	20
S Ken Donovan	3	0	0	31
S Rickey Clanton	2	0	0	26
CB Ronald Amberry	2	0	0	20
DE Mo Mitchell	1	0	0	13
OLB Justin Terhorst	1	0	0	28
CB Glen Bronson	1	0	0	17
S Colin Shea	1	0	0	18
OLB Kelvin Martinez	1	0	0	5

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Brant Phillips	5	1	48
CB Daryl Barrett	4	2	34
CB Danny Footman	3	0	32
S Javon Watson	3	0	36
CB Matthew Hodges	3	0	37
CB Irving Booker	2	1	39
ILB Jeff Burks	2	0	29
DE Rickey Dowell	1	0	38
S Allen Pantin	1	0	23
OLB Jimmy Tucker	1	0	9
S Marshall Goddard	1	0	33
DT Harris Blair	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Carl Tanner	3	4	14	1	39
Craig Clark	2	2	15	1	42
J.R. Watson	1	4	16	1	38
Franklin Lance	1	1	11	2	30
Spencer Rhodes	0	3	10	0	40
Everett Swift	0	1	9	0	14
Spencer Glover	0	1	8	0	17

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Quinn Winders	4	10	36	1	32
Grant Ciarleglio	3	5	29	0	23
Dusty Rosano	3	5	17	0	11
Terrance Lake	2	4	33	0	28
Frankie Cebulla	1	4	29	0	30
Joseph Vauthier	1	2	7	0	10
Hugh Jannot	1	1	14	0	10
Derrick Day	0	2	17	0	12
Vince Mazrui	0	1	19	0	23

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Kelvin Martinez	2	9
Spencer Glover	1	13
Carl Tanner	1	5
Tom Woodson	0	15
O.J. Kemp	0	15
Nino Harvey	0	14
Colin Shea	0	14
Norman Reiner	0	13
Bobby Lyle	0	12
Alonzo Pisano	0	12
Alvin Maxwell	0	12
Lee Richardson	0	9
Justin Terhorst	0	8
Seth Carter	0	8
Craig Clark	0	6
J.R. Watson	0	6
Leland Sullivan	0	6
Darren Cranwell	0	6
Dominic Dailey	0	6
Ken Donovan	0	4
Nicky Kelly	0	4
Rich Whipple	0	4
Marshall Arnswaldt	0	3
Mo Mitchell	0	3
Justin Blanchard	0	3
Ahmad Thomas	0	3
Malcolm Robbins	0	3
Ronald Amberry	0	3
Franklin Lance	0	2
Lamar Frances	0	2
Rickey Clanton	0	2
Darius Kingston	0	2
Glen Bronson	0	2
Everett Swift	0	1
Lincoln Collins	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Irving Weaver	2	24
Allen Pantin	2	12
Joseph Vauthier	1	6
Derrick Day	1	4
Derek Gentala	0	21
Jessie Burke	0	18
Irving Booker	0	14
Tyrone McKenzie	0	14
Bryant Shannon	0	10
Nolan Stevens	0	9
Danny Footman	0	9
Martin Terrell	0	9
Stanley Fulcher	0	8
Edwin Howard	0	8
Tommie Cooley	0	7
Hugh Jannot	0	6
Bernard Webb	0	6
Mitch Fletcher	0	6
Dusty Rosano	0	6
Jimmy Tucker	0	5
Grant Ciarleglio	0	4
Frankie Cebulla	0	4
Donovan Jenkins	0	3
Rickey Dowell	0	3
Darrell Gonzalez	0	3
Marvin Whitworth	0	3
Matthew Hodges	0	3
Glen Stinemetz	0	3
Terrance Lake	0	1
Javon Watson	0	1
Quinn Winders	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	12	75	6.3
Right	4	28	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	93	11.6
Middle	18	65	3.6
Right	10	69	6.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr
Clay Carr	29	19	2	3	2	2	3
Nolan Gyotoku	11	5	1	1	0	3	2
Tyrone Arnold	3	2	0	0	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cornelius Patton	32	18	3	1	4	1	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	33	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	144	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	6	80	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	36	18.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	28	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	104	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	69	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Norman Reiner	11	6	1	92	1	32
WR Les Tyler	10	5	2	54	1	32
WR Seth Carter	7	5	0	79	1	27
RB J.B. Westbrook	5	5	0	43	0	32
TE Nicky Kelly	5	3	0	11	0	26
TE Nino Harvey	2	1	0	15	0	18
WR Lee Richardson	2	0	0	0	0	26
RB Deion Moore	1	1	0	-1	0	14

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryant Shannon	6	3	0	28	0	24
WR Edwin Howard	6	3	2	37	1	23
FB Derrick Day	4	4	0	40	0	12
RB Roosevelt Tucker	4	3	0	41	1	18
WR J.C. Friday	4	2	0	35	1	8
TE Tyrone McKenzie	2	1	0	9	0	14
WR Sean McGregor	2	1	1	5	0	23
TE Stanley Fulcher	2	1	1	6	0	10
WR Jessie Burke	1	0	0	0	0	14
TE Hugh Jannot	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nolan Gyotoku	1	2	2.00	2.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Tucker	5	27	5.40	6.33
Derek Gentala	2	5	2.50	5.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nolan Gyotoku	7	2	11	1.57	6.64
Clay Carr	3	3	17	5.67	6.86

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cornelius Patton	6	2	17	2.83	6.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Les Tyler	4	2	10	2.50	5.40
WR Norman Reiner	3	1	6	2.00	8.36
RB J.B. Westbrook	1	1	3	3.00	8.60
WR Lee Richardson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Seth Carter	1	1	9	9.00	11.29

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sean McGregor	2	1	5	2.50	2.50
TE Hugh Jannot	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Roosevelt Tucker	1	1	12	12.00	10.25
TE Tyrone McKenzie	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR Edwin Howard	1	0	0	0.00	6.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
J.B. Westbrook	1	0
Spencer Glover	1	1
Deion Moore	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Roosevelt Tucker	2	1
Derek Gentala	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clay Carr	5	4	2
Nolan Gyotoku	2	0	0
Tyrone Arnold	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cornelius Patton	8	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Les Tyler	5	2	1
TE Nicky Kelly	1	1	0
TE Nino Harvey	1	0	0
WR Seth Carter	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryant Shannon	3	2	2
WR Jessie Burke	1	0	0
FB Derrick Day	1	1	1
TE Hugh Jannot	1	0	0
WR J.C. Friday	1	0	0
WR Edwin Howard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 31,900 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,000 (17,700)
End Zone 6,300 (12,700)
Mezzanine 3,600 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 5,400 (11,200)
Club Seats 5,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	31,900 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,000 (17,700)
End Zone	6,300 (12,700)
Mezzanine	3,600 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	5,400 (11,200)
Club Seats	5,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (4,800)