| Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 14, 2008 Location: Tampa, FL Venue: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 63611 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 89 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | John Gilmore 5 pass from Brian Griese (Matt Bryant kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Warrick Dunn 17 run (Matt Bryant kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Antonio Bryant 33 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jason Elam 32 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jason Elam 27 FG | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jason Elam 24 FG | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Earnest Graham 68 run (Matt Bryant kick) | 9 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 12 | WR | Michael Jenkins |
| 84 | WR | Roddy White |
| 72 | LOT | Sam Baker |
| 63 | LOG | Justin Blalock |
| 62 | C | Todd McClure |
| 73 | ROG | Harvey Dahl |
| 77 | ROT | Tyson Clabo |
| 89 | TE | Ben Hartsock |
| 2 | QB | Matt Ryan |
| 33 | RB | Michael Turner |
| 34 | FB | Ovie Mughelli |
| Defense | ||
| 98 | LDE | Jamaal Anderson |
| 95 | LDT | Jonathan Babineaux |
| 99 | RDT | Jason Jefferson |
| 55 | RDE | John Abraham |
| 56 | LLB | Keith Brooking |
| 50 | MLB | Curtis Lofton |
| 59 | RLB | Michael Boley |
| 20 | LCB | Brent Grimes |
| 36 | SS | Lawyer Milloy |
| 26 | FS | Erik Coleman |
| 23 | RCB | Chris Houston |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Antonio Bryant |
| 84 | WR | Joey Galloway |
| 70 | LOT | Donald Penn |
| 78 | LOG | Arron Sears |
| 52 | C | Jeff Faine |
| 76 | ROG | Jeremy Zuttah |
| 65 | ROT | Jeremy Trueblood |
| 88 | TE | John Gilmore |
| 81 | TE | Alex Smith |
| 8 | QB | Brian Griese |
| 34 | RB | Earnest Graham |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Kevin Carter |
| 71 | DT | Jovan Haye |
| 95 | DT | Chris Hovan |
| 90 | RDE | Gaines Adams |
| 59 | SLB | Cato June |
| 51 | MLB | Barrett Ruud |
| 55 | WLB | Derrick Brooks |
| 31 | LCB | Phillip Buchanon |
| 23 | SS | Jermaine Phillips |
| 36 | FS | Tanard Jackson |
| 20 | RCB | Ronde Barber |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Michael Turner | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Harry Douglas | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Jerious Norwood | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Matt Ryan | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Roddy White | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Earnest Graham | 15 | 116 | 7.7 | 68t | 1 |
| Warrick Dunn | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 17t | 1 |
| Brian Griese | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Matt Ryan | 33 | 13 | 39.4 | 2 | 158 | 4.8 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 29.6 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Brian Griese | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 0 | 160 | 5.2 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 82.7 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Roddy White | 8 | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Laurent Robinson | 5 | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Harry Douglas | 4 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jerious Norwood | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Michael Jenkins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ben Hartsock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Justin Peelle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Ike Hilliard | 6 | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 4 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| B.J. Askew | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| John Gilmore | 2 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 36 | 1 |
| Alex Smith | 6 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Joey Galloway | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Earnest Graham | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Michael Clayton | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Antonio Bryant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Sabby Piscitelli | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Aqib Talib | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Michael Koenen | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 55 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Josh Bidwell | 5 | 233 | 46.6 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Adam Jennings | 3 | 1 | 43 | 14.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Dexter Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Hilliard | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Michael Koenen | 4 | 274 | 68.5 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||
| Matt Bryant | 5 | 342 | 68.4 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Jerious Norwood | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Dexter Jackson | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 32 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Jonathan Babineaux | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| John Abraham | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Gaines Adams | 2.0 | 11.5 |
| Stylez G. White | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| Kevin Carter | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Lawyer Milloy | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Lofton | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaal Anderson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Coleman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Boley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Grimes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chevis Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Jefferson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chauncey Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Jennings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerious Norwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Fraser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kindal Moorehead | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Barrett Ruud | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Phillips | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaines Adams | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Buchanon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Wilkerson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Carter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cato June | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanard Jackson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Brooks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hovan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sabby Piscitelli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Storer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stylez G. White | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jovan Haye | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geno Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. Askew | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Hayward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Penn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elbert Mack | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Economos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gilmore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Sims | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aqib Talib | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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