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Sunday December 5, 2010 - Home Game

LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24 Atlanta Falcons 28

The Buccaneers hosted division rival Atlanta, wearing their orange throwback uniforms. Tied 7–7 in the second quarter, Matt Ryan completed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Ovie Mughelli and a 14–7 Atlanta lead. With two minutes left in the first half, Ryan was intercepted by Sean Jones. With 15 seconds left in the half, Josh Freeman threw a touchdown pass to Mike Williams, to tie the score at 14–14.

Connor Barth kicked a 33-yard field goal, and Tampa Bay took a 17–14 lead in the third quarter. With 12:33 left in the game, Corey Lynch intercepted Matt Ryan. The turnover led to a 2-yard touchdown pass to John Gilmore, and Tampa Bay led 24–14 with 10:24 remaining.

Eric Weems returned the ensuing kickoff 102 yards for a touchdown. That trimmed the lead to 24–21. On Atlanta's next drive, Ronde Barber was called for pass interference, and Quincy Black was penalized for a "horse-collar tackle." Atlanta quickly scored a 9-yard touchdown pass to Michael Jenkins, and took a 28–24 lead with 4:31 left.

Josh Freeman led Tampa Bay on a hopeful go-ahead drive. Facing 4th down and 12 at the Atlanta 46-yard line, Freeman completed a 19-yard pass to Sammie Stroughter to keep the drive alive. On the next play, however, Freeman was intercepted by Brent Grimes at the 19-yard line, securing the victory for Atlanta.

GAMEDAY BRIEF

  • WEATHER: Sunny - 72°F. - Humidity 53% - Wind N.W. 9 mph
  • OFFICALS
    • REFEREE: Tony Corrente
    • UMPIRE: Fred Bryan
    • HEAD LINESMAN: John McGrath
    • LINE JUDGE: Adrian Hill
    • SIDE JUDGE: Allen Baynes
    • BACK JUDGE: Gregory Wilson
    • FIELD JUDGE: Gary Cavaletto
    • REPLAY OFFICAL: Howard Slavin
    • VIDEO OPERATOR: Not Documented
    SCORING
    • FALCONS: 6:23-1Q Turner 5 run (Bryant kick)
    • BUCCANEERS: 0:25-1Q Blount 6 run (Barth kick)
    • FALCONS: 4:37-2Q Mughelli 17 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick)
    • BUCCANEERS: 0:15-2Q M.Williams 1 pass from Freeman (Barth kick)
    • BUCCANEERS: 11:34-3Q Barth FG33
    • BUCCANEERS: 10:24-4Q Gilmore 2 pass from Graham (Barth kick)
    • FALCONS: 10:03-4Q Weems 102 return (Bryant kick)
    • FALCONS: 4:31-4Q Jenkins 9 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick)
    STARTERS OFFENSE
    • WR: #19 M. Williams
    • LT: #70 D. Penn
    • LG: #62 T. Larsen
    • C: #52 J. Faine
    • RG: #76 J. Zuttah
    • RT: #77 J. Lee
    • TE: #80 R. Purvis
    • WR: #17 A. Benn
    • QB: #05 J. Freeman
    • RB: #27 L. Blount
    • TE: #88 J. Gilmore
    STARTERS DEFENSE
    • LE: #96 T. Crowder
    • DT: #93 G. McCoy
    • DT: #90 R. Miller
    • RE: #91 S. White
    • SLB: #58 Q. Black
    • MLB: #51 B. Ruud
    • WLB: #54 G. Hayes
    • LCB: #25 A. Talib
    • RCB: #20 R. Barber
    • SS: #26 S. Jones
    • FS: #41 C. Lynch
    SUBSTITUTIONS
    • 1 Malone, 10 Barth, 11 J Johnson, 18 Stroughter, 23 Lewis, 24 Williams, 28 Lumpkin, 31 Biggers, 33 Mack, 34 Graham, 44 Lorig, 48 Economos, 53 Koutouvides, 57 Hayward, 65 Trueblood, 71 Bennett, 73 Hardman, 81 Spurlock, 82 Winslow, 85 Stovall, 95 Woods, 97 Magee
    DID NOT PLAY
    • none
    INACTIVE
    • 12 Carpenter, 22 Asante, 56 Watson, 60 Carter, 61 Barker, 78 Okam, 87 Parker, 89 Briscoe

    INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

    RUSHING
    • BUCCANEERS: Blount 20-103, Freeman 4-28, Benn 2-10, C.Williams 2-8, Stroughter 1-2.
    • FALCONS: Turner 24-88, Ryan 3-(-3).
    PASSING
    • BUCCANEERS: Freeman 38-19-181-1-1, Graham 1-1-2-0-1.
    • FALCONS: Ryan 36-18-205-2-2.
    RECIEVING
    • BUCCANEERS: Stroughter 6-48, M.Williams 5-59, Winslow 3-26, C.Williams 2-6, Gilmore 2-6, Benn 1-28, Purvis 1-10.
    • FALCONS: White 7-74, Gonzalez 3-38, Mughelli 3-32, Jenkins 3-30, Douglas 1-21, Johnson 1-10.
    INTERCEPTIONS
    • BUCCANEERS: Jones 1-31, Lynch 1-0.
    • FALCONS: Grimes 1-33.
    KICK RETURNS
    • BUCCANEERS: Spurlock 5-119.
    • FALCONS: Weems 4-163, Finneran 1-18.
    PUNT RETURNS
    • BUCCANEERS: Spurlock 3-13.
    • FALCONS: Weems 1-10.
    SACKS
    • BUCCANEERS: none
    • FALCONS: Babineaux 1-9.

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