2011 · Week 3
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sep 25, 2011 · Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Tampa Bay Buccaneers escaped with a 16–13 win over Atlanta Falcons. ScoutIndex had favored Buccaneers (51%) going in. Buccaneers improve to 2-1; Falcons fall to 1-2. Josh Freeman was the story of the game with 180 passing yards; 35 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD.
Team stats
| ATL | TB | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 18 |
| 360 | Total yards | 295 |
| 330 | Passing yards | 180 |
| 30 | Rushing yards | 115 |
| 26/47 | Comp / Att | 22/32 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 26/47 | 330 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Julio Jones | 1 | -9 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 11 | 20 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roddy White | 9 | 17 | 140 | 0 |
| Julio Jones | 6 | 7 | 115 | 0 |
| Harry Douglas | 5 | 7 | 35 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 2 | 8 | 18 | 1 |
| Jason Snelling | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Palmer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 22/32 | 180 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 10 | 35 | 1 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 24 | 81 | 0 |
| Earnest Graham | 2 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeGarrette Blount | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 5 | 8 | 43 | 0 |
| Earnest Graham | 7 | 8 | 37 | 0 |
| Luke Stocker | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 |
| Kellen Winslow | 2 | 5 | 20 | 0 |
| Arrelious Benn | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Preston Parker | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Kregg Lumpkin | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |