Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24 Atlanta Falcons 45
Sunday 1 January 2012 at the Georgia Dome
SCORING
ATL
8:12-1Q
Rodgers 1 run (Bryant kick)
ATL
3:30-1Q
Jones 17 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick)
ATL
3:04-1Q
Jones 48 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick)
ATL
11:40-2Q
Turner 1 run (Bryant kick)
ATL
10:43-2Q
Lofton 26 interception return (Bryant kick)
ATL
6:49-2Q
Turner 81 run (Bryant kick)
TB
2:04-2Q
Briscoe 2 pass from Freeman (Barth kick)
TB
4:19-3Q
Barth FG41
TB
3:32-3Q
Mack 40 interception return (Winslow pass from Freeman)
TB
11:13-4Q
Briscoe 5 pass from Freeman (run failed)
ATL
3:59-4Q
Bryant FG20
The 2011 season mercifully came to an end with a 10th straight loss and the end of Raheem Morris as head coach
of the Buccaneers. This one was 42-0 before half-time and could easily have become one of the biggest scorelines
in NFL history had the Falcons not taken their foot off the gas in the second half. Michael Turner went for 172
yards and two scores and Julio Jones had a pair of first quarter scoring plays. From a season that promised so
much midway through October, it ended on such a sour and depressing note.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Freeman 3-14, Blount 6-12, Johnson 1-5, Madu 2-4,
Lumpkin 2-0.
FALCONS: Turner 17-172, Snelling 9-50, Rodgers 8-24, Jones 1-
9, Redman 3-(-4).
PASSING
BUCS: Freeman 45-31-274-3-2.
FALCONS: Ryan 9-6-106-0-2, Redman 12-7-71-1-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Briscoe 8-53, Winslow 7-56, Lumpkin 5-27, Parker 4-74,
Madu 3-19, Blount 3-14, Williams 1-31.
FALCONS: Jones 4-76, White 4-69, Gonzalez 1-8, Weems 1-8,
Palmer 1-7, Rodgers 1-5, Snelling 1-4.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Mack 1-40.
FALCONS: Lofton 1-26, Walls 1-23, Franks 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Parker 2-41, Spurlock 1-12.
FALCONS: none.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Spurlock 2-15.
FALCONS: Weems 1-9.
SACKS
BUCS: none.
FALCONS: Abraham 1-6, Moore 0.5-4.5, Biermann 0.5-4.5.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
70 Penn
DE
91 Bowers
LG
76 Zuttah
DT
90 MIller
C
52 Faine
DT
98 Okam
RG
75 Joseph
DE
94 Clayborn
RT
77 Lee
SLB
58 Black
TE
69 Dotson
MLB
59 Foster
TE
82 Winslow
WLB
54 Hayes
WR
19 Williams
LCB
31 Biggers
WR
89 Briscoe
RCB
20 Barber
RB
27 Blount
SS
26 Jones
QB
5 Freeman
FS
36 Jackson
PLAYED
9 Koenen, 10 Barth, 11 Johnson, 22 Asante, 23 Lewis, 28
Lumpkin, 32 Madu, 33 Mack, 41 Lynch, 43 Black, 44 Lorig, 48
Economos, 53 Reed , 56 Watson, 57 Hayward, 62 Larsen, 71
Bennett, 72 Haye, 80 Pianalto, 81 Spurlock, 87 Parker, 88
Stocker, 92 Price, 95 Haynesworth
INACTIVE
12 Carpenter, 17 Benn, 18 Stroughter, 24 Gaitor, 50 Te'o-
Nesheim, 65 Trueblood, 73 Hardman
COMMENTARY CREW
Dick Stockton and John Lynch
GAME REPORTS
Roy Cummings reports on a season-ending humiliating loss
Martin Fennelly sees Bucs reach new depths
How Rick Stroud saw the game unfold
Gary Shelton weighs in with his opinions
Was this Ronde Barber's last game?
Game notes and anecdotes
Scott Smith's game report
The official gamebook including the play-by-play
