Buccaneers vs. Atlanta Falcons 
LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 Atlanta Falcons 56
The Falcons served the Buccaneers a heaping of "Talon Soup" today with lunch.
Atlanta throttled the Buccaneers by the score of 56-14, tied for the second-most lopsided defeat in franchise history. The Falcons jumped out to a 56-0 lead by the third quarter, including Devin Hester's NFL-record 19th return touchdown. In the first half alone, the Falcons forced three turnovers, and held Tampa Bay to 63 yards offense and only two first downs.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Craig Wrolstad
- UMPIRE: Roy Ellison
- HEAD LINESMAN: Mark Hittner
- LINE JUDGE: Thomas Symonette
- SIDE JUDGE: Jeff Lamberth
- FIELD JUDGE: Steve Zimmer
- BACK JUDGE: Lee Dyer
- REPLAY OFFICAL: Al Hynes
- VIDEO OPERATOR: Not Documented
SCORING
- FALCONS: 12:03-1Q Douglas 3 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick)
- FALCONS: 3:03-1Q Jones 8 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick)
- FALCONS: 2:38-1Q Ishmael 23 interception return (Bryant kick)
- FALCONS: 14:53-2Q Hester 20 run (Bryant kick)
- FALCONS: 7:06-2Q Hester 62 punt return (Bryant kick)
- FALCONS: 8:23-3Q Jones 40 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick)
- FALCONS: 8:11-3Q Jackson 2 run (Bryant kick)
- FALCONS: 1:47-3Q Smith 38 run (Bryant kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 8:46-4Q Jackson 3 pass from Glennon (Murray kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 7:07-4Q Lansanah 27 interception return (Murray kick)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #83 V. Jackson
- LT: #73 A. Collins
- LG: #70 L. Mankins
- C: #62 E. Dietrich-Smith
- RG: #66 P. Omameh
- RT: #69 D. Dotson
- TE: #82 B. Myers
- WR: #13 M. Evans
- QB: #12 J. McCown
- RB: #43 B. Rainey
- TE: #88 L. Stocker
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #92 W. Gholston
- DT: #91 D. Bowers
- DT: #98 C. McDonald
- DE: #57 L. English
- SLB: #52 J. Casillas
- MLB: #50 D. Fletcher
- WLB: #54 L. David
- CB: #27 J. Banks
- CB: #21 A. Verner
- SS: #23 M. Barron
- FS: #38 D. Goldson
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 7 Murray, 8 Glennon, 9 Koenen, 10 Herron, 25 James, 26 Butler, 29 Johnson, 30 McDougald, 31 Wright, 37 Tandy, 39 Dixon, 46 Lane , 48 DePaola, 51 Lansanah, 53 Magee, 56 Smith, 60 Solomon, 72 Gilkey, 75 Cousins, 80 Owusu, 86 Patton, 89 Shepard, 90 Johnson, 97 Spence
DID NOT PLAY
- none
INACTIVE
- 22 Martin, 59 Foster, 64 Pamphile, 65 Johnson, 71 Edwards, 87 Seferian-Jenkins, 93 McCoy
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Rainey 11-41, Glennon 3-19, James 4-4.
- FALCONS: Jackson 14-54, Smith 4-50, Hester 1-20, Freeman 11-12, Rodgers 5-6, Ryan 1-2.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: McCown 12-5-58-1-0, Glennon 24-17-121-0-1.
- FALCONS: Ryan 24-21-286-0-3, Yates 4-3-64-1-0.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Rainey 7-64, Myers 5-3, Evans 4-52, Jackson 2-15, Stocker 2-15, Herron 1-5, James 1-(-5).
- FALCONS: Jones 9-161, Weems 4-69, DiMarco 3-35, Toilolo 2-25, Douglas 2-14, Hester 1-25, Roby 1-11, Freeman 1-7, Rodgers 1-3.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: Lansanah 1-27.
- FALCONS: Ishmael 1-23.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Patton 4-78.
- FALCONS: Hester 1-29.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Patton 1-9.
- FALCONS: Hester 3-68.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Fletcher 0.5-3, Spence 0.5-3.
- FALCONS: Maponga 1-11, Massaquoi 1-8, Peters 1-7.
