Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21 Atlanta Falcons 24Monday 18 December 2017 at Raymond James StadiumESPN COMMENTARY CREW Sean McDonugh and Jon Gruden
GAME SCORINGATL6:54-1QHardy 6 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick)TB1:52-1QHoward 30 pass from Winston (Murray kick)ATL12:56-2QToilolo fumble recovery in endzone (Bryant kick)ATL3:12-2QBryant FG57TB8:31-3QEvans 42 pass from Winston (Murray kick)ATL7:58-4QFreeman 32 run (Bryant kick)TB4:07-4QHumphries 16 pass from Winston (Murray kick)
On Monday Night Football against a playoff-bound Falcon team, with the distraction of Jon Gruden’s induction into the Ring of Honor, the out-manned and out-gunned Buccaneers came within a whisker of an upset. Jameis had his best game of the season but the breaks did not go Tampa’s way as three fumbles all went the way of the Falcons and Patrick Murray’s game-tying 54-yard fieldgoal attempt sailed just wide as time expired.