Buccaneers vs. Atlanta Falcons 
WON - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27 Atlanta Falcons 00
Kicker Martin Gramatica was benched for the season, and journeyman veteran Jay Taylor took his place. Tampa Bay crushed Atlanta 27–0, knocking Michael Vick out of the game for a play, forcing two fumbles, and one interception.
At 5–7, Tampa Bay found themselves only one game out of the NFC wild card hunt.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Peter Morelli
- UMPIRE: Chad Brown
- HEAD LINESMAN: George Hayward
- LINE JUDGE: Darryll Lewis
- SIDE JUDGE: Rob Vernatchi
- BACK JUDGE: Don Dorkowski
- FIELD JUDGE: Jim Saracino
- REPLAY OFFICAL: H. Ancich & D. Blandino
- VIDEO OPERATOR: Not Documented
SCORING
- BUCCANEERS: 7:05-1Q Pittman 4 run (Taylor kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 10:56-2Q Taylor FG50
- BUCCANEERS: 1:06-2Q Taylor FG30
- BUCCANEERS: 10:02-3Q Galloway 36 pass from Griese (Taylor kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 1:55-4Q Alstott 5 run (Taylor kick)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- QB: #08 B. Griese
- TE: #85 K. Dilger
- LT: #70 D. Deese
- LG: #78 M. Stinchcomb
- C: #79 S. Mahan
- RG: #60 C. Coleman
- RT: #67 K. Walker
- RB: #32 M. Pittman
- WR: #84 J. Galloway
- WR: #80 M. Clayton
- FB: #40 M. Alstott
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LDE: #94 G. Spires
- DT: #95 C. Ahanotu
- DT: #91 C. Darby
- RDE: #97 S. Rice
- SLB: #52 I. Gold
- MLB: #53 S. Quarles
- WLB: #55 D. Brooks
- LC: #25 B. Kelly
- RC: #20 R. Barber
- SS: #26 D. Smith
- FS: #38 J. Howell
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 6 Taylor, 9 Bidwell, 27 Edwards, 28 Jackson, 35 Ivy, 36 Smart, 37 Allen, 43 Cook, 50 Gooch, 51 Burns, 56 Nece, 58 Cooper, 72 O'Dwyer, 73 Bradley, 75 Steussie, 83 Jurevicius, 86 Moore, 89 Heller, 90 White, 93 Savage
DID NOT PLAY
- 2 Simms, 81 Brown
INACTIVE
- 14 Johnson, 23 Phillips, 24 Cox, 34 Comella, 69 Davis, 77 Terry, 82 Lee, 98 Smith
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Pittman 17-68, Alstott 9-42, Smart 1-25, Griese 4-(-3).
- FALCONS: Vick 8-81, Dunn 11-43, Duckett 7-32, Griffith 2-7.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Griese 21-13-131-1-1.
- FALCONS: Vick 27-13-115-2-0, Schaub 2-0-0-0-1-0, Mohr 1-0-0-0-0.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Galloway 4-63, Dilger 4-27, Pittman 2-12, Clayton 1-15, Cook 1-8, Alstott 1-6.
- FALCONS: White 3-37, Price 2-30, Dunn 2-9, Griffith 2-2, Jenkins 1-23, Blakley 1-6, Crumpler 1-5, Dunn 1-3.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: Kelly 1-75, Nece 1-2, Smith 1-0, Ivy 0-11.
- FALCONS: Draft 1-33.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Smart 1-17.
- FALCONS: Rossum 2-13.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Galloway 2-14.
- FALCONS: Rossum 2-13.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Rice 2-9, Brooks 2-7, White 1-7.
- FALCONS: Kerney 1.5-4.5, Brooking 0.5-4.5, Hall 0.5-4.5, Coleman 0.5-4.5.
