Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31 Atlanta Falcons 24
Sunday 11 September 2016 at the Georgia Dome
SCORING
TB
9:52-1Q
Aguayo FG43
ATL
7:08-1Q
Bryant FG34
ATL
0:11-1Q
Sanu 5 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick)
TB
10:25-2Q
Myers 4 pass from Winston (Aguayo kick)
ATL
1:45-2Q
Bryant FG34
TB
0:14-2Q
Sims 23 pass from Winston (Aguayo kick)
TB
12:54-3Q
Seferian-Jenkins 30 pass from Winston (Aguayo kick)
TB
5:12-3Q
Evans 45 pass from Winston (Aguayo kick)
ATL
1:35-3Q
Jones pass from Ryan (Sanu pass from Ryan)
ATL
4:55-4Q
Bryant FG29
Dirk Koetter earned his first win as an NFL head coach as the Bucs exploded for four second and third quarter
touchdowns to open out an 18-point lead on the road in Atlanta and then hung on to win when Matt Ryan’s
fourth down pass was deflected by Gerald McCoy. Jameis Winston bounced back from an early interception
to throw four scoring passes including a spectacular diving reception by Austin Seferian-Jenkins. The
defense bent at times but three sacks at key moments and the game-sealing final stand sent the Bucs back
home to Tampa at 1-0 on the season.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Martin 18-62, Sims 4-9, Shepard 1-9, Humphries 1-7,
Winston 4-3.
FALCONS: Coleman 8-22, Freeman 11-20, Ryan 3-10.
PASSING
BUCS: Winston 33-23-281-1-4.
FALCONS: Ryan 39-27-334-0-2.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Evans 5-99, Martin 5-34, Humphries 3-34, Sims 3-32,
Brate 3-20, Jackson 2-18, Seferian-Jenkins 1-30, Myers 1-4.
FALCONS: Tamme 6-51, Coleman 5-95, Sanu 5-80, Jones 4-66,
Freeman 4-20, Hooper 1-14, DiMarco 1-8, Hardy 1-0.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: none
FALCONS: Trufant 1-9.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Humphries 1-12.
FALCONS: Weems 3-85.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Humphries 0-0.
FALCONS: Weems 2-22.
SACKS
BUCS: McCoy 1-6, Ayers 1-4, Alexander 1-2.
FALCONS: none.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
76 Smith
LDE
91 Ayers
LG
64 Pamphile
DT
93 McCoy
C
68 Hawley
DT
98 McDonald
RG
74 Marpet
RDE
92 Gholston
RT
69 Dotson
MLB
58 Alexander
TE
88 Stocker
WLB
54 David
WR
11 Humphries
CB
28 Hargeaves
WR
13 Evans
LCB
21 Verner
WR
83 Jackson
RCB
24 Grimes
QB
3 Winston
SS
23 Conte
RB
22 Martin
FS
30 McDougald
PLAYED
9 Anger, 10 Shorts, 19 Aguayo, 26 Robinson, 27 Banks, 34
Sims, 37 Tandy, 38 Adjei-Barimeh, 43 Barber, 48 DePaola, 50
Keyes, 51 D Smith, 53 Glanton, 56 J Smith, 57 Spence, 82
Myers, 84 Brate, 87 Seferian-Jenkins, 89 Shepard, 95 Jones,
97 Spence
DID NOT PLAY
8 Glennon, 62 E Smith, 78 Cherilus
INACTIVES
4 Griffin, 29 R Smith, 59 Bond, 66 Wester, 71 Ward, 75
Lambert, 77 Benenoch
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to view the clips
Charles Sims shows the Atlanta defense a clear pair of heels on his scoring play
A tremendous diving catch by Austin Seferian-Jenkins to extend the Buccaneer lead
And then it was Mike Evans’ turn to find the endzone with a scoring play
COMMENTARY CREW
Sam Rosen and David Diehl