Buccaneers 24
(4-12, 1-7 away)
Falcons 45
(10-6, 6-2 home)
Coverage: FOX
4:15 PM ET, January 1, 2012
Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA
Top Performers
Passing: J. Freeman (TB) - 274 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing: M. Turner (ATL) - 17 CAR, 172 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: J. Jones (ATL) - 4 REC, 76 YDS, 2 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | TB | ATL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD | 08:12 | Jacquizz Rodgers 1 Yd Run (Matt Bryant Kick) | 0 | 7 | |
| TD | 03:30 | Julio Jones 17 Yd Pass From Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant Kick) | 0 | 14 | |
| TD | 03:04 | Julio Jones 48 Yd Pass From Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant Kick) | 0 | 21 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | TB | ATL | |||
| TD | 11:40 | Michael Turner 1 Yd Run (Matt Bryant Kick) | 0 | 28 | |
| TD | 10:43 | Curtis Lofton 26 Yd Interception Return (Matt Bryant Kick) | 0 | 35 | |
| TD | 06:49 | Michael Turner 81 Yd Run (Matt Bryant Kick) | 0 | 42 | |
| TD | 02:04 | Dezmon Briscoe 2 Yd Pass From Josh Freeman (Connor Barth Kick) | 7 | 42 | |
| THIRD QUARTER | TB | ATL | |||
| FG | 04:19 | Connor Barth 41 Yd | 10 | 42 | |
| TD | 03:32 | Elbert Mack 40 Yd Interception Return (Josh Freeman Pass To Kellen Winslow For Two-Point Conversion) | 18 | 42 | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | TB | ATL | |||
| TD | 11:13 | Dezmon Briscoe 5 Yd Pass From Josh Freeman (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) | 24 | 42 | |
| FG | 03:59 | Matt Bryant 20 Yd | 24 | 45 | |
Team Stat Comparison
TB | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 18 | 22 |
Passing 1st downs | 15 | 8 |
Rushing 1st downs | 3 | 13 |
1st downs from Penalties | 0 | 1 |
3rd down efficiency | 6-12 | 6-11 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Total Plays | 61 | 59 |
| Total Yards | 294 | 428 |
| Yards per play | 4.8 | 7.3 |
| Total Drives | 11 | 12 |
| Passing | 259 | 177 |
Comp - Att | 31-45 | 13-21 |
Yards per pass | 5.8 | 8.4 |
Interceptions thrown | 3 | 1 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 2-15 | 0-0 |
| Rushing | 35 | 251 |
Rushing Attempts | 14 | 38 |
Yards per rush | 2.5 | 6.6 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 2-3 | 3-5 |
| Penalties | 2-20 | 3-20 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 3 | 1 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 1 | 1 |
| Possession | 29:52 | 30:08 |
| Tampa Bay Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| J. Freeman | 31/45 | 274 | 6.1 | 2 | 3 | 2-15 | 18.0 | 71.9 |
| Team | 31/45 | 259 | 5.8 | 2 | 3 | 2-15 | -- | -- |
| Tampa Bay Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| J. Freeman | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| L. Blount | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| J. Johnson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| M. Madu | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| K. Lumpkin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team | 14 | 35 | 2.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Atlanta Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| M. Turner | 17 | 172 | 10.1 | 2 | 81 | |
| J. Snelling | 9 | 50 | 5.6 | 0 | 18 | |
| J. Rodgers | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 1 | 12 | |
| J. Jones | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| C. Redman | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 38 | 251 | 6.6 | 3 | 81 | |
| Tampa Bay Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| P. Parker | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | 48 | 6 | |
| K. Winslow | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | |
| D. Briscoe | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | |
| M. Williams | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| K. Lumpkin | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | |
| M. Madu | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
| L. Blount | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |
| J. Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team | 31 | 274 | 8.8 | 2 | 48 | 44 | |
| Atlanta Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| J. Jones | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 2 | 48 | 5 | |
| R. White | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 | 23 | 9 | |
| T. Gonzalez | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| E. Weems | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| M. Palmer | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| J. Rodgers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| J. Snelling | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| M. Turner | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 13 | 177 | 13.6 | 2 | 48 | 21 | |
| Tampa Bay Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| J. Freeman | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| K. Winslow | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Faine | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Black | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Atlanta Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| J. Rodgers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Abraham | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| E. Mack | 1 | 40 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 40 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| L. Asante | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Foster | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Mack | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| E. Biggers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Barber | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F. Okam | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Haynesworth | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Black | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Hayes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Bowers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Bennett | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| D. Briscoe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Miller | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Watson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Freeman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Clayborn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Price | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Q. Black | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 57 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Atlanta Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| C. Lofton | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| T. DeCoud | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Owens | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Weatherspoon | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Moore | 6 | 2 | .5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| D. Franks | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Biermann | 4 | 1 | .5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| S. Adkins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Babineaux | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Dent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Abraham | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Sidbury | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Peters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Rodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Walls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 64 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| P. Parker | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 22 | 0 |
| M. Spurlock | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| M. Spurlock | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Atlanta Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| E. Weems | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| C. Barth | 1/1 | 100.0 | 41 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 41 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Atlanta Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Bryant | 1/1 | 100.0 | 20 | 6/6 | 9 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 20 | 6/6 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| M. Koenen | 3 | 149 | 49.7 | 0 | 2 | 60 |
| Team | 3 | 149 | 49.7 | 0 | 2 | 60 |
| Atlanta Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| M. Bosher | 2 | 101 | 50.5 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Team | 2 | 101 | 50.5 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
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