The Bucs lost their second straight home game thanks to the usual non-existent running game and the ability to give up a big defensive play at the worst possible moment. The fact they were even level inside the final minute was thanks to three forced fumbles inside the redzone including one by Antoine Winfield as Desmond Ridder was crossing the goal-line with an apparent clinching score. Younghoo Koo’s third fieldgoal of the game as time expired sent the Bucs to 3-3 on the season.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: R.White 13-34, Mayfield 3-32, Vaughn 4-7. FALCONS: Allgeier 21-59, Patterson 10-56, Ridder 6-38, Robinson 1-3. PASSING BUCS: Mayfield 42-27-275-1-1. FALCONS: Ridder 25-19-250-0-0. RECEIVING BUCS: Evans 6-82, Godwin 6-66, R.White 6-65, Otton 5- 43, Thompkins 3-14, Palmer 1-5. FALCONS: London 6-54, Allgeier 3-53, Pitts 3-47, J.Smith 3-27, Miller 1-46, Hodge 1-19, Jefferson 1-5, K,Smith 1-(-1). INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: none. FALCONS: Grant 1-4. KICK RETURNS BUCS: Thompkins 2-50. FALCONS: Patterson 1-25. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: Thompkins 1-3. FALCONS: Hughes 1-9. SACKS BUCS: Barrett 1-5. FALCONS: Oneyemata 1-10, Campbell 1-5, Carter 1-4.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 Atlanta Falcons 16 Sunday 22 October 2023 at Raymond James Stadium
GAME SCORING ATL 0-7 6:48-1Q Ridder 2 run (Koo kick) TB 7-7 3:24-1Q Evans 40 pass from Mayfield (McLaughlin) ATL 7-10 11:51-2Q Koo FG24 TB 10-10 5:14-2Q McLaughlin FG24 ATL 10-13 2:04-3Q Koo FG41 TB 13-13 0:45-4Q McLaughlin FG36 ATL 13-16 0:00-4Q Koo FG51
GAME REPORTS Falcons overcome turnovers, beat Bucs on field goal as time expires Is it too soon to admit that this Bucs offense looks hopeless? Most consistent part of the Bucs offense vs. Falcons? The penalties Antoine Winfield Jr. leads Bucs defense that forces three fumbles Game notes and anecdotes Scott Smith’s official game report Click here for the play-by-play and the NFL gamebook
STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 78 Wirfs DL 90 Hall LG 71 Feiler NT 50 Vea C 70 Hainsey DL 94 Kancey RG 69 Mauch OLB 9 Tryon-Shoyinka RT 67 Goedecke ILB 45 White TE 88 Otton ILB 54 David TE 41 Kieft OLB 7 Barrett WR 13 Evans CB 24 Davis WR 14 Godwin S 35 Dean QB 6 Mayfield S 23 Neal RB 1 White S 31 Winfield PLAYED 0 Diaby, 4 McLaughlin, 5 Camarda, 8 Dennis, 10 Palmer, 18 Jarrett, 21 Vaughn, 26 Merriweather, 27 McCollum, 29 Izien, 30 Delaney, 32 Hayes, 44 Tucker, 49 Gill, 52 Britt, 60 Leverett, 64 Stinnie, 77 Skule, 83 Thompkins, 87 Durham, 91 Greene, 92 Gholston, 96 Gaines, 97 Triner, 98 Nelson DID NOT PLAY 2 Trask INACTIVES 38 Pitts, 58 Watts, 73 Walton, 79 O’Connor, 89 Wells
NFL RESULTS - WEEK 7 Tampa Bay 13 Atlanta 16 Jacksonville 31 New Orleans 24 Baltimore 38 Detroit 6 Chicago 30 Las Vegas 12 NY Giants 14 Washington 7 Cleveland 39 Indianapolis 38 New England 29 Buffalo 25 Pittsburgh 24 LA Rams 17 Seattle 20 Arizona 10 Denver 19 Green Bay 17 Kansas City 31 LA Chargers 17 Philadelphia 31 Miami 17 Minnesota 22 San Francisco 17 bye week: Carolina, Cincinnati, Dallas, Houston, NY Jets and Tennessee.
COMMENTARY CREW Chris Myers and Mark Schlereth
NFC SOUTH STANDINGS Atlanta Falcons 4-3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3-3 New Orleans Saints 3-4 Carolina Panthers 0-6
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to view the big plays Mike Evans had the only Buccaneer touchdown of the game The second redzone fumble was recovered by Devin White Antoine Winfield’s forced fumble saved a guaranteed touchdown