Week 1, 2016

played in Tampa Bay, FL

74 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	10	3	7	7	-	27
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	9	14	10	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:41 ATL - Julio Jones 3 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)
1Q: 00:05 ATL - Francis Wright 30 field goal
2Q: 09:41 TBY - Connor Barth 48 field goal
2Q: 02:35 TBY - Louis Murphy 5 pass from Jameis Winston (Connor Barth extra point failed)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Francis Wright 39 field goal
3Q: 11:02 ATL - Matt Ryan 3 run (Francis Wright extra point)
3Q: 06:10 TBY - Doug Martin 1 run (Connor Barth extra point)
3Q: 00:30 TBY - Doug Martin 7 run (Connor Barth extra point)
4Q: 13:14 TBY - Antwon Blake recovered blocked punt in end zone (Connor Barth extra point)
4Q: 06:39 TBY - Connor Barth 26 field goal
4Q: 01:13 ATL - Andre Caldwell 28 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:41 ATL - Julio Jones 3 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)
1Q: 00:05 ATL - Francis Wright 30 field goal
2Q: 09:41 TBY - Connor Barth 48 field goal
2Q: 02:35 TBY - Louis Murphy 5 pass from Jameis Winston (Connor Barth extra point failed)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Francis Wright 39 field goal
3Q: 11:02 ATL - Matt Ryan 3 run (Francis Wright extra point)
3Q: 06:10 TBY - Doug Martin 1 run (Connor Barth extra point)
3Q: 00:30 TBY - Doug Martin 7 run (Connor Barth extra point)
4Q: 13:14 TBY - Antwon Blake recovered blocked punt in end zone (Connor Barth extra point)
4Q: 06:39 TBY - Connor Barth 26 field goal
4Q: 01:13 ATL - Andre Caldwell 28 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)

Team Statistics ATL TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 25 22
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 20 12
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 419 309
- Offensive Plays 67 59
- Yards per Play 6.25 5.24
Net Rushing Yards 42 128
- Rushing Attempts 15 32
- Yards per Rush 2.80 4.00
Net Passing Yards 377 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 33 - 1 25 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 406 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/29 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 7.25 6.70
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 10.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/68 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/16 2/29
Kick Returns/Yards 3/86 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/2
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:31 30:29

Team Statistics	ATL	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	25	22
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	20	12
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	419	309
- Offensive Plays	67	59
- Yards per Play	6.25	5.24
Net Rushing Yards	42	128
- Rushing Attempts	15	32
- Yards per Rush	2.80	4.00
Net Passing Yards	377	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 33 - 1	25 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	406	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/29	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	7.25	6.70
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	10.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/68	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/16	2/29
Kick Returns/Yards	3/86	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/2
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:31	30:29

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:27	2:55	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
1	5:55	5:55	OWN 3	11	84	Field Goal
2	9:33	3:06	OWN 42	6	22	Fumble
2	2:27	2:27	OWN 20	8	58	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:09	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
3	6:03	2:00	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	0:21	2:23	OWN 20	5	8	Punt
4	12:58	2:44	OWN 27	5	-4	Punt
4	6:33	3:09	OWN 20	10	46	Interception
4	2:10	1:09	OWN 44	4	56	Touchdown

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:33	OWN 33	6	22	Interception
1	8:32	2:37	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
2	15:00	5:27	OWN 39	8	30	Field Goal
2	6:27	4:00	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
3	10:51	4:48	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	4:03	3:42	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
4	10:14	3:41	OWN 48	8	43	Field Goal
4	3:24	1:14	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
4	1:01	1:01	50	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Devonta Freeman	11	31	2.82	11	1	0
Matt Ryan	2	10	5.00	7	0	1
Tevin Coleman	2	1	0.50	2	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Doug Martin	24	130	5.42	22	3	2
Jameis Winston	4	-7	-1.75	-1	0	0
Chris Ivory	2	-6	-3.00	0	0	0
Jorvorskie Lane	2	11	5.50	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	48	33	406	4/29	2	54	1	99.8

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jameis Winston	25	20	191	2/10	1	25	1	95.2

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julio Jones	13	17	239	18.38	76	54	1
WR Andre Caldwell	5	6	54	10.80	0	28	1
TE Craig Stevens	5	6	55	11.00	9	14	0
WR Leonard Hankerson	4	8	34	8.50	9	13	0
RB Devonta Freeman	2	2	11	5.50	2	8	0
FB Toben Opurum	2	2	7	3.50	0	6	0
RB Tevin Coleman	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
WR Les Starks	1	5	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR David Nelson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Murphy	5	7	43	8.60	17	14	1
RB Doug Martin	4	4	36	9.00	33	24	0
WR Mike Evans	4	4	48	12.00	20	25	0
TE Luke Stocker	2	2	31	15.50	0	21	0
TE Dion Sims	2	3	14	7.00	9	15	0
WR Kenny Bell	2	3	18	9.00	0	11	0
FB Jorvorskie Lane	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Russell Shepard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S William Moore	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chris Conte	1	2	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Force
Leonard Hankerson	1	0
Chris Clemons	0	1
William Moore	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Doug Martin	2	0	0	0
Antwon Blake	0	1	0	1
Dion Sims	0	1	0	0
Donovan Smith	0	1	0	0
Kwon Alexander	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	3	107	35.7	26.0	61	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tim Masthay	2	107	53.5	45.5	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francis Wright	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Connor Barth	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonta Freeman	1	16	16.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Ivory	2	29	14.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jalen Collins	2	67	33.5	0
David Nelson	1	19	19.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Ivory	1	23	23.0	0
Russell Shepard	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Paul Soliai	5	0	1.0	30	23
S Bradley McDougald	5	1	0.0	32	27
CB Jalen Collins	5	0	0.0	32	27
S William Moore	4	2	0.0	30	24
OLB Courtney Upshaw	4	2	0.0	21	20
CB Desmond Trufant	4	2	0.0	32	27
ILB Thomas Franklin	4	2	0.0	32	27
DE Chris Clemons	3	1	0.0	10	12
DE Justin Tuck	2	0	1.0	22	19
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	2	3	0.0	24	17
DT Al Woods	2	0	0.0	11	12
CB Sterling Moore	2	0	0.0	1	3
OLB Brooks Reed	2	0	0.0	10	11
OLB Corey Lemonier	1	1	0.0	8	6
DE Vic Beasley	1	1	0.0	5	5
OLB Justin Durant	1	0	0.0	2	3
WR Andre Caldwell	1	0	---	---	---
S Brandon Meriweather	1	0	0.0	6	4
CB Robert Alford	0	3	0.0	22	12

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lavonte David	7	1	0.0	13	37
S Chris Conte	6	3	0.0	14	52
ILB Kwon Alexander	6	1	0.0	15	52
CB Johnathan Joseph	6	0	0.0	15	52
CB Johnthan Banks	5	2	0.0	15	52
DE Jaye Howard	4	1	1.5	13	34
DT Gerald McCoy	3	0	2.0	14	41
OLB John Cho	3	2	0.0	3	16
S Marcus Gilchrist	2	1	0.0	8	45
S Major Wright	2	0	0.0	8	23
DE Jacquies Smith	1	1	0.5	13	35
DT Clinton McDonald	1	1	0.0	8	21
CB Antwon Blake	1	0	0.0	7	45
DE William Gholston	1	0	0.0	4	28
WR Russell Shepard	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Justin Tuck	1.0	0	1	0	19
DT Paul Soliai	1.0	0	0	0	23

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gerald McCoy	2.0	1	1	2	41
DE Jaye Howard	1.5	0	0	0	34
DE Jacquies Smith	0.5	0	3	2	35
DT John Jenkins	0.0	1	0	0	17
OLB Lavonte David	0.0	0	1	0	37
DE William Gholston	0.0	0	1	0	28
DT Clinton McDonald	0.0	0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Desmond Trufant	4	1	0	27
OLB Courtney Upshaw	4	0	0	20
ILB Thomas Franklin	4	0	0	27
CB Jalen Collins	3	1	0	27
DE Chris Clemons	2	0	0	12
OLB Justin Durant	1	0	0	3
CB Sterling Moore	1	0	0	3
S Bradley McDougald	1	0	0	27
S William Moore	0	0	1	24

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Johnathan Joseph	7	2	0	52
OLB Lavonte David	6	0	0	37
ILB Kwon Alexander	5	1	0	52
CB Johnthan Banks	4	1	0	52
S Chris Conte	4	0	1	52
OLB John Cho	3	0	0	16
S Marcus Gilchrist	2	0	0	45
S Major Wright	1	0	0	23
OLB Aldon Smith	1	0	0	6
CB Antwon Blake	0	1	0	45

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jake Matthews	2	4	15	1	52
Craig Stevens	1	2	15	0	39
T.J. Duncan	0	2	15	2	52
Anthony Guthrie	0	2	15	0	52
Brian Schwenke	0	1	7	1	42
Toben Opurum	0	1	5	0	21
Devan Lecuona	0	1	8	0	10

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ali Marpet	4	8	0	32	1	27
Donald Stephenson	3	6	0	32	0	27
J.C. Kemp	2	5	0	32	0	27
Donovan Smith	1	6	1	32	1	27
Jorvorskie Lane	1	1	0	14	0	12
Dion Sims	1	1	0	24	0	22
Lee Hughes	0	2	0	23	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tevin Coleman	2	17
Robert Alford	1	11
Jake Matthews	1	5

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Myers	2	15
Stevan Ridley	1	17
Marcus Gilchrist	1	16

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jake Matthews	15	52	---	---	5	72
Ernie McElroy	15	52	---	---	5	72
Matt Ryan	15	52	---	---	---	67
Jalen Collins	---	---	32	27	8	67
T.J. Duncan	15	52	---	---	---	67
Anthony Guthrie	15	52	---	---	---	67
Julio Jones	15	48	---	---	---	63
Bradley McDougald	---	---	32	27	2	61
Desmond Trufant	---	---	32	27	2	61
Thomas Franklin	---	---	32	27	2	61
Craig Stevens	15	39	---	---	2	56
William Moore	---	---	30	24	2	56
Devonta Freeman	13	40	---	---	3	56
Paul Soliai	---	---	30	23	2	55
Leonard Hankerson	14	37	---	---	---	51
Brian Schwenke	7	42	---	---	---	49
Andre Caldwell	7	31	---	---	8	46
Robert Alford	---	---	22	12	11	45
Courtney Upshaw	---	---	21	20	2	43
Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	24	17	1	42
Justin Tuck	---	---	22	19	---	41
Toben Opurum	5	21	---	---	15	41
J.J. Warren	---	---	22	18	1	41
Les Starks	1	18	---	---	13	32
Chris Clemons	---	---	10	12	4	26
Al Woods	---	---	11	12	3	26
Corey Lemonier	---	---	8	6	12	26
Tevin Coleman	2	6	---	---	17	25
David Nelson	0	9	---	---	14	23
Brandon Meriweather	---	---	6	4	12	22
Brooks Reed	---	---	10	11	---	21
Sterling Moore	---	---	1	3	16	20
Chris Wallace	0	2	---	---	17	19
Devan Lecuona	8	10	---	---	---	18
George Foster	3	6	---	---	9	18
Justin Durant	---	---	2	3	12	17
Vic Beasley	---	---	5	5	1	11
Francis Wright	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jake Long	0	0	---	---	5	5
Josh Harris	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brady Wynn	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jackie Bobbitt	0	3	---	---	2	5
Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	3	3
Zach Stickney	0	0	---	---	2	2
Melvin Jordan	---	---	0	0	1	1
Alonzo Unger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antwon Blake	---	---	7	45	19	71
Johnathan Joseph	---	---	15	52	2	69
Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	8	45	16	69
Johnthan Banks	---	---	15	52	2	69
Kwon Alexander	---	---	15	52	2	69
Chris Conte	---	---	14	52	2	68
J.C. Kemp	32	27	---	---	4	63
Dion Sims	24	22	---	---	14	60
Donald Stephenson	32	27	---	---	---	59
Ali Marpet	32	27	---	---	---	59
Donovan Smith	32	27	---	---	---	59
Jameis Winston	32	27	---	---	---	59
Gerald McCoy	---	---	14	41	2	57
Mike Evans	28	23	---	---	6	57
Louis Murphy	30	25	---	---	---	55
Lavonte David	---	---	13	37	2	52
Jacquies Smith	---	---	13	35	3	51
Jaye Howard	---	---	13	34	3	50
Doug Martin	28	22	---	---	---	50
Lee Hughes	23	25	---	---	---	48
Kenny Bell	15	15	---	---	14	44
Jorvorskie Lane	14	12	---	---	11	37
Major Wright	---	---	8	23	2	33
William Gholston	---	---	4	28	1	33
Clinton McDonald	---	---	8	21	1	30
Chris Ivory	4	4	---	---	19	27
John Cho	---	---	3	16	5	24
Brandon Myers	5	3	---	---	15	23
Luke Stocker	11	8	---	---	4	23
Brayden O'Neal	---	---	5	14	3	22
John Jenkins	---	---	3	17	---	20
Stevan Ridley	0	0	---	---	17	17
Russell Shepard	1	1	---	---	14	16
Aldon Smith	---	---	7	6	2	15
Lance Louis	9	2	---	---	2	13
Bruce Carter	---	---	0	0	12	12
Connor Barth	0	0	---	---	9	9
Logan Mankins	0	0	---	---	4	4
Zane Berti	---	---	0	0	4	4
Roosevelt Godzik	0	0	---	---	4	4
Randy Hope	0	0	---	---	4	4
Leonard Patton	---	---	0	2	1	3
Tim Masthay	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Glennon	0	0	---	---	2	2
Don Graham	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ryan Griffin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	20	5.0
Middle	9	18	2.0
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	18	1.6
Middle	7	27	3.9
Right	11	87	7.9
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	48	33	7	0	1	5	6	5	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jameis Winston	25	20	3	0	1	2	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-2	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	19	122	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	129	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	11	4	157	14.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	34	11.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	112	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	24	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	17	13	0	239	6	48
WR Leonard Hankerson	8	4	0	34	0	37
WR Andre Caldwell	6	5	0	54	1	31
TE Craig Stevens	6	5	1	55	0	39
WR Les Starks	5	1	0	8	0	18
RB Devonta Freeman	2	2	0	11	0	40
FB Toben Opurum	2	2	0	7	0	21
WR David Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Tevin Coleman	1	1	0	-2	0	6

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Murphy	7	5	0	43	0	25
RB Doug Martin	4	4	0	36	1	22
WR Mike Evans	4	4	0	48	1	23
TE Dion Sims	3	2	1	14	0	22
WR Kenny Bell	3	2	0	18	0	15
TE Luke Stocker	2	2	0	31	1	8
FB Jorvorskie Lane	1	1	0	1	0	12
WR Russell Shepard	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Devonta Freeman	3	3	1.00	2.82
Matt Ryan	1	3	3.00	5.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Martin	6	21	3.50	5.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	5	4	21	4.20	8.46

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jameis Winston	3	3	22	7.33	7.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julio Jones	3	3	18	6.00	14.06
WR Andre Caldwell	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
WR Leonard Hankerson	1	1	3	3.00	4.25

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Murphy	1	1	5	5.00	6.14
TE Luke Stocker	1	1	10	10.00	15.50
WR Kenny Bell	1	1	7	7.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Ryan	1	1
Devonta Freeman	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Martin	5	1
Jameis Winston	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	10	6	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jameis Winston	5	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Jones	5	4	3
WR Leonard Hankerson	2	0	0
TE Craig Stevens	1	1	1
RB Devonta Freeman	1	1	1
WR Les Starks	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Evans	2	2	2
WR Louis Murphy	1	1	1
TE Luke Stocker	1	1	1
WR Russell Shepard	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,300 (65,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,100 (17,700)
End Zone 8,300 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 8,300 (11,300)
Club Seats 9,600 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,900 (4,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,300 (65,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,100 (17,700)
End Zone	8,300 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	8,300 (11,300)
Club Seats	9,600 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,900 (4,900)