Buccaneers vs. Atlanta Falcons 
LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 07 Atlanta Falcons 43
Not a great game for the Buccaneers offense turning the ball over three times, which led directly to as many Falcon touchdowns. But the Buccaneers defense allowed 358 yards, and failed to produce even a third-down situation in three consecutive scoring possessions for the Falcons. The Falcons scored 33 unanswered points in the second quarter, an enormous total even with the Bucs' offense plays giveaway. If not for Jeff Carlson TD pass to Lawrence Dawsey late in the game the defeat would have been extreamly embarrassing
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Tom Dooley
- UMPIRE: Bob Boylston
- LINE JUDGE: Fred Wyant
- SIDE JUDGE: Dean Look
- HEAD LINESMAN: Sanford Ribers
- BACK JUDGE: Bill Lovett
- FIELD JUDGE: Donnie Hampton
- REPLAY OFFICAL: Dave Hawk
SCORING
- FALCONS: J14:50-2Q Johnson FG31
- FALCONS: 7:06-2Q Broussard 5 run (Johnson kick)
- FALCONS: 6:45-2Q Safety – G.Anderson tackled in the endzone
- FALCONS: 5:49-2Q Rison 39 pass from Miller (Johnson kick)
- FALCONS: 0:50-2Q Rison 12 pass from Miller (Johnson kick)
- FALCONS: 0:07-2Q Rison 15 pass from Miller (Johnson kick)
- FALCONS: 0:00-3Q Johnson FG49
- FALCONS: 7:23-4Q Barnett 75 fumble return (Johnson kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 4:47-4Q Dawsey 4 pass from Carlson (Christie kick)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- QB: #14 Testaverde
- LT: #74 Gruber
- LG: #73 McHale
- C: #61 Mayberry
- RG: #62 Beckles
- RT: #72 Taylor
- TE: #82 Hall
- WR: #88 Carrier
- WR: #80 Dawsey
- FB: #20 Wilson
- RB: #34 Cobb
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LDE: #92 Manley
- UT: #96 Newton
- DT: #77 Nichols
- RDE: #52 McCants
- LLB: #59 Murphy
- MLB: #54 Solomon
- RLB: #51 Thomas
- LCB: #29 Reynolds
- SS: #25 Convington
- FS: #23 M. Carter
- RCB: #44 C. Carter
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 2 Christie, 3 Royals, 7 Carlson, 22 Hampton, 24 Jones, 27 Fullington, 32 Highsmith, 33 Frizzell, 36 Hardy, 40 Anderson, 56 Anno, 57 Chamblee, 58 Tiggle, 64 Ryan, 66 Hall, 70 McRae,76 Dill, 79 Davis, 85 Anthony, 87 Drewrey, 89 Anderson
DID NOT PLAY
- 69 Bruhin
INACTIVE
- 4 O'Hara, 86 Thomas
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Cobb 11-20, Testaverde 2-19, Carlson 1-6, Wilson 1-2, Anderson 1-(-5).
- FALCONS: Broussard 10-57, Pegram 12-29, Rozier 8-27, Miller 1-19.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Testaverde 16-6-71-2-0, Carlson 15-11-164-0-1.
- FALCONS: Miller 23-14-212-0-3, Toliver 2-1-24-0-0.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Carrier 6-104, Dawsey 6-84, Anthony 1-12, Hall 1-12, G Anderson 1-11, Wilson 1-8, Cobb 1-4.
- FALCONS: Rison 6-89, Haynes 3-54, Phillips 2-46, Pritchard 2-26, Thomas 2-21.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: none
- FALCONS: Sanders 2-37.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Drewrey 6-113, G.Anderson 1-13, Wilson 1-11.
- FALCONS: Jordan 1-24, Pegram 1-9.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Drewrey 0-0.
- FALCONS: Jordan 3-30.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Thomas 1-10.
- FALCONS: Gardner 1-11, Jordan 1-4, Barnett 1-3, Conner 0.5-5, Green 0.5-5.
