Buccaneers vs. Atlanta Falcons 
WON - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30 Atlanta Falcons 27
With 1:55 left, Cadillac Williams tied the game 27–27 with a 9-yard touchdown run. Derrick Brooks then sacked Michael Vick, and forced a fumble, which was recovered by Shelton Quarles. With 42 seconds remaining, Matt Bryant kicked a game-winning 45-yard field goal and Buccaneer victory.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Larry Nemmers
- UMPIRE: Undrey
- HEAD LINESMAN: Ron Marinucci
- LINE JUDGE: Michael Spanier
- SIDE JUDGE: Carl Cheffers
- BACK JUDGE: Phil Luckett
- FIELD JUDGE: Mike Weir
- REPLAY OFFICAL: Jim Blackwood
- VIDEO OPERATOR: Ken Dollar
SCORING
- BUCCANEERS: 10:44-1Q Bryant FG31
- BUCCANEERS: 7:03-1Q McFarland 0 fumble return (Bryant kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 8:38-2Q Bryant FG45
- FALCONS: 4:31-2Q Peterson FG31
- FALCONS: 0:16-2Q Duckett 1 run (Peterson kick)
- FALCONS: 9:22-3Q Crumpler 4 pass from Vick (Peterson kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 5:32-3Q Alstott 1 run (Bryant kick)
- FALCONS: 12:57-4Q Peterson FG20
- FALCONS: 7:36-4Q Jenkins 10 pass from Vick (Peterson kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 1:55-4Q Williams 9 run (Bryant kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 0:42-4Q Bryant FG45
STARTERS OFFENSE
- QB: #02 C. Simms
- TE: #88 A. Becht
- LT: #69 A. Davis
- LG: #72 D. Buenning
- C: #76 J. Wade
- RG: #79 S. Mahan
- RT: #67 K. Walker
- TE: #83 D. Moore
- TE: #81 A. Smith
- WR: #84 J. Galloway
- RB: #24 C. Williams
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #94 G. Spires
- NT: #95 C. Hovan
- DT: #92 A. McFarland
- RE: #97 S. Rice
- SLB: #56 R. Nece
- MLB: #53 S. Quarles
- WLB: #55 D. Brooks
- LCB: #25 B. Kelly
- RCB: #20 R. Barber
- SS: #23 J. Phillips
- FS: #39 K. Pearson
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 3 Bryant, 9 Bidwell, 19 Hilliard, 21 Bolden, 27 Cox, 28 Nicholson, 32 Pittman, 33 Graham, 40 Alstott, 43 Cook, 46 Adams, 51 Ruud, 54 Mallard, 58 Cooper, 75 Steussie, 77 Terry, 80 Clayton, 86 Shepherd, 89 Jones, 90 White, 91 Bradley, 96 Wyms
DID NOT PLAY
- 12 McCown
INACTIVE
- 13 Rattay, 26 Allen, 34 Jackson, 44 Razzano, 61 Colmer, 64 Bryant, 74 Jackson, 87 Russell
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Williams 19-116, Simms 3-10, Alstott 4-8, Pittman 1-6.
- FALCONS: Dunn 18-82, Duckett 14-51, Vick 4-17.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Simms 19-11-118-1-0.
- FALCONS: Vick 38-21-306-0-2.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Clayton 3-48, Smith 3-43, Williams 3-13, Becht 1-12, Alstott 1-2.
- FALCONS: Jenkins 5-69, Crumpler 5-49, White 4-108, Finneran 3-40, Dunn 2-20, Duckett 1-19, McCrary 1-1.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: none
- FALCONS: Brooking 1-5
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Shepherd 3-47, Graham 1-19.
- FALCONS: Rossum 4-76, Duckett 2-36.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Jones 1-2.
- FALCONS: Rossum 1-19
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: McFarland 1-7, Brooks 1-5, Rice 1-2.
- FALCONS: none
