Buccaneers vs. Atlanta Falcons 
LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23 Atlanta Falcons 24
Josh Freeman threw for 256 yards and didn't throw an interception. Doug Martin had 50 rushing yards, but scored the only 2 offensive touchdowns for the Buccaneers. Ronde Barber intercepted Matt Ryan in the second quarter, his 47th career interceptions. Connor Barth made 3 out of 4 field goal attempts. Barth hit from 22, 42 and 48 yards out, missing a 56-yard try in the 4th quarter. E. J. Biggers sacked and forced Matt Ryan to fumble in the 4th quarter in which Gerald McCoy recovered.
Biggers had the only sack for the Buccaneers defense. Defensively, Lavonte David again led the Buccaneers in tackles with eight total tackles. The Tampa Bay defense held the Falcons to only 79 rushing yards.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Jeff Triplette
- UMPIRE: Jeff Rice
- HEAD LINESMAN: Phil McKinnely
- LINE JUDGE: Jeff Bergman
- SIDE JUDGE: David Wyant
- FIELD JUDGE: Barry Anderson
- BACK JUDGE: Steve Freeman
- REPLAY OFFICAL: Al Hynes
- VIDEO OPERATOR: Not Documented
SCORING
- FALCONS: 7:38-1Q Bryant FG31
- BUCCANEERS: 1:12-1Q Martin 1 run (Barth kick)
- FALCONS: 10:25-2Q Rodgers 5 run (Bryant kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 3:37-2Q Barth FG22
- BUCCANEERS: 8:37-3Q Barth FG42
- FALCONS: 8:26-3Q Jones 80 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 14:56-4Q Martin 1 run (Barth kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 10:28-4Q Barth FG48
- FALCONS: 7:55-4Q Turner 3 run (Bryant kick)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #19 M. Williams
- LT: #70 D. Penn
- LG: #76 J. Zuttah
- C: #62 T. Larsen
- RG: #79 J. Meredith
- RT: #69 D. Dotson
- TE: #44 D. Clark
- WR: #83 V. Jackson
- QB: #05 J. Freeman
- RB: #22 D. Martin
- TE: #88 L. Stocker
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #71 M. Bennett
- DT: #93 G. McCoy
- DT: #90 R. Miller
- RE: #50 D. Te'o-Nesheim
- SLB: #57 A. Hayward
- MLB: #59 G. M. Foster
- WLB: #54 L. David
- LCB: #31 E. Biggers
- RCB: #29 L. Johnson
- SS: #24 M. Barron
- FS: #20 R. Barber
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 9 Koenen, 10 Barth, 11 Underwood, 12 Parrish, 23 M.Lewis, 27 Blount, 28 Ware, 30 L.Lewis, 36 Gorrer, 37 Tandy, 41 Lorig, 43 A Black, 48 Economos, 51 Cutrera, 56 Watson, 65 Trueblood, 73 Allen, 80 Owusu, 82 Byham, 91 Bowers, 95 Gibson, 96 Irvin, 98 Morgan
DID NOT PLAY
- 6 Orlovsky
INACTIVE
- 21 Wright, 34 Smith, 35 Grimm, 53 Goode, 74 Wallace, 89 Douglas, 97 Masiflio
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Martin 21-50.
- FALCONS: Rodgers 10-49, Turner 13-17, Ryan 1-13.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Freeman 30-19-256-0-0, Williams 1-1-28-0-0.
- FALCONS: Ryan 32-26-353-1-1.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Jackson 5-96, Underwood 5-77, Clark 4-65, Williams 3-28, Martin 2-13, Stocker 1-5.
- FALCONS: Jones 6-147, Gonzalez 5-62, White 5-57, Snelling 3-33, Turner 3-13, Rodgers 2-30, Douglas 2-11.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: Barber 1-28.
- FALCONS: none
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Lewis 3-63.
- FALCONS: Rodgers 2-73.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: none
- FALCONS: Franks 1-10.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Biggers 1-8.
- FALCONS: Robinson 1-7, Biermann 1-1.
