2017 · Week 15
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dec 18, 2017 · Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Atlanta Falcons held off Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24–21. ScoutIndex had favored Falcons (69%) going in. Falcons improve to 9-5; Buccaneers fall to 4-10. Devonta Freeman paced the offense with 126 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 5 catches for 68 yards.
Team stats
| ATL | TB | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | First downs | 19 |
| 413 | Total yards | 383 |
| 212 | Passing yards | 299 |
| 201 | Rushing yards | 84 |
| 17/31 | Comp / Att | 27/35 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 17/31 | 212 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| Devonta Freeman | 22 | 126 | 1 |
| Terron Ward | 8 | 40 | 0 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Taylor Gabriel | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonta Freeman | 5 | 7 | 68 | 0 |
| Julio Jones | 3 | 8 | 54 | 0 |
| Terron Ward | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Justin Hardy | 2 | 4 | 33 | 1 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 2 | 5 | 23 | 0 |
| Taylor Gabriel | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Austin Hooper | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Derrick Coleman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameis Winston | 27/35 | 299 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jameis Winston | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Peyton Barber | 13 | 53 | 0 |
| Adam Humphries | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| DeSean Jackson | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Evans | 5 | 8 | 79 | 1 |
| Peyton Barber | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Cameron Brate | 4 | 5 | 49 | 0 |
| Adam Humphries | 5 | 5 | 43 | 1 |
| O.J. Howard | 1 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
| Alan Cross | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Chris Godwin Jr. | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Antony Auclair | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Freddie Martino | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| DeSean Jackson | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Charles Sims | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 |