Tampa Bay 16, Atlanta 13
When: 4:15 PM ET, Sunday, September 25, 2011
Where: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Temperature:
89°
Head Official:
Clete Blakeman
Attendance:
46995
By SportsDirect Inc.
Josh Freeman didn't use his arm - just his body - to record his team's lone touchdown as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers snapped a five-game losing skid against the Atlanta Falcons with a 16-13 home victory on Sunday.
Freeman threw for just 180 yards, but capped a 12-play, 80-yard drive in the second quarter by using his sizable frame at the goal line. The 6-foot-6 quarterback bulled his way into the end zone from 1 yard out with 3:37 remaining before halftime.
LeGarrette Blount rushed for 81 yards and Connor Barth kicked field goals of 49, 26 and 28 yards for Tampa Bay (2-1), which defeated Atlanta for the first time since Sept. 14, 2008.
Matt Ryan brought the Falcons to within six at 16-10 with 9:55 left in the fourth quarter when he found veteran tight end Tony Gonzalez for a 10-yard score.
Ryan completed 26 of 47 passes for 330 yards for Atlanta (1-2), which is now one loss shy of last season's total. Roddy White had a team-leading nine catches for 140 yards while rookie Julio Jones added six for 115.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Atlanta |
|
Tampa Bay |
Roddy White
| Player |
Mike Williams
|
9 |
Receptions |
5 |
140 |
Yards |
43 |
15.6 |
Avg Yards |
8.6 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
30 |
Long |
16 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Atlanta
|
325 |
30 |
295 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
Tampa Bay
|
295 |
115 |
180 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4.0 |
2 |
Upcoming Games
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Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Indianapolis.
The Buccaneers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Atlanta will play their next game on the road against Seattle.
The Falcons have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.