Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31 Atlanta Falcons 10 Sunday 21 September 2003 at the Georgia Dome
SCORING TB 6:19-1Q Gramatica FG24 ATL 10:32-2Q Feely FG29 TB 9:02-2Q Pittman 68 pass from B.Johnson (Gramatica kick) TB 1:55-2Q Sapp 6 pass from B.Johnson (Gramatica kick) ATL 10:13-3Q Dantzler 1 run (Feely kick) TB 4:20-3Q Alstott 2 run (Gramatica kick) TB 1:39-3Q Alstott 1 run (Gramatica kick)
There were times in the 2003 season when the greatness of the Tampa Bay defense emerged once more to remind everyone of the Super Bowl season. This was one of them, holding the Falcons to just 136 yards of total offense and recording four interceptions in the process. Warren Sapp even caught a touchdown pass as he continued to play tight end in heavy formations and Michael Pittman led the ground control offense.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Pittman 20-82, Alstott 8-44, Stecker 4-9, Williams 1-2, Jones 1-(-1), B.Johnson 3-(-4). FALCONS: Dunn 9-7, Dantzler 3-6, Griffith 3-6, Duckett 3-6, D.Johnson 1-4. PASSING BUCS: B.Johnson 24-16-192-0-2. FALCONS: D.Johnson 19-13-95-3-0, Kittner 12-5-32-1-0. RECEIVING BUCS: Pittman 7-82, McCardell 4-41, K.Johnson 2-25, Dilger 1- 24, Williams 1-14, Sapp 1-6. FALCONS: Price 6-45, Dunn 4-20, Crumpler 3-31, Kozlowski 2- 14, Duckett 2-13, Farris 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: Smith 2-3, Nece 1-2, Lynch 1-0. FALCONS: none. KICK RETURNS BUCS: Stecker 3-84. FALCONS: Rossum 4-83, Kowslowski 1-11, Dantzler 1-6. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: Wansley 3-27, Williams 0-0. FALCONS: Rossum 2-67. SACKS BUCS: Rice 1-11, Webster 1-9. FALCONS: Johnson 1-8.
STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 72 Oben DE 94 Spires LG 60 Coleman DT 92 McFarland C 76 Wade DT 99 Sapp RG 65 Whittle DE 97 Rice RT 67 Walker LLB 56 Nece TE 85 Dilger MLB 52 Webster WR 19 Johnson RLB 55 Brooks WR 87 McCardell LCB 25 Kelly FB 40 Alstott RCB 20 Barber RB 32 Pittman SS 47 Lynch QB 14 Johnson FS 26 Smith PLAYED 7 Gramatica, 9 Tupa, 10 King, 22 Jones, 23 Phillips, 27 Stecker, 30 Barnes, 31 Wansley, 35 Ivy, 38 Howell, 43 Cook, 57 Rudd, 58 Golden, 66 Benjamin, 71 Jenkins, 79 Mahan, 80 Yoder, 84 Barlow, 86 Williams, 89 Heller, 91 Darby, 95 Warner, 96 Wyms INACTIVES 2 Simms, 53 Quarles, 61 Pinkney, 62 King, 74 Green, 82 Lee, 83 Jurevicius, 90 White
COMMENTARY CREW Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Cris Collinsworth