2021 · Week 2
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sep 19, 2021 · Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
It wasn't close — Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Atlanta Falcons 48–25. ScoutIndex had favored Buccaneers (82%) going in. Buccaneers improve to 2-0; Falcons fall to 0-2. Tom Brady was the story of the game with 276 passing yards and 5 TDs; 6 rushing yards. Falcons turned it over 3 times to Buccaneers's 0.
Team stats
| ATL | TB | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 19 |
| 355 | Total yards | 358 |
| 300 | Passing yards | 276 |
| 55 | Rushing yards | 82 |
| 35/48 | Comp / Att | 24/36 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(12:28) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass deep right to 87-R.Gronkowski for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q13-R.Succop extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Tinker, Holder-8-B.Pinion.
- Q2(14:12) 50-V.Vea reported in as eligible. 12-T.Brady pass short right to 87-R.Gronkowski for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q23-R.Succop extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Tinker, Holder-8-B.Pinion.
- Q2(11:54) 84-C.Patterson right end for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q27-Y.Koo extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-9-C.Nizialek.
- Q2(:47) 72-J.Wells reported in as eligible. 12-T.Brady pass short left to 13-M.Evans for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q23-R.Succop extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Tinker, Holder-8-B.Pinion.
- Q2(:04) 7-Y.Koo 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-9-C.Nizialek.
- Q3(12:47) 12-T.Brady pass short left to 13-M.Evans for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q33-R.Succop extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Tinker, Holder-8-B.Pinion.
- Q3(6:40) (Shotgun) 2-M.Ryan pass short right to 18-C.Ridley for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q37-Y.Koo extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-9-C.Nizialek.
- Q3(1:53) (Shotgun) 2-M.Ryan pass short middle to 84-C.Patterson for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN [45-D.White].
- Q4(9:24) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short right to 14-C.Godwin for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q43-R.Succop extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Tinker, Holder-8-B.Pinion.
- Q4(8:02) (Shotgun) 2-M.Ryan pass short right intended for 14-R.Gage INTERCEPTED by 32-M.Edwards [92-W.Gholston] at ATL 31. 32-M.Edwards for 31 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q43-R.Succop extra point is No Good, Hit Left Upright, Center-46-C.Tinker, Holder-8-B.Pinion.
- Q4(4:08) (Shotgun) 2-M.Ryan pass short middle intended for 84-C.Patterson INTERCEPTED by 32-M.Edwards (24-C.Davis) at ATL 15. 32-M.Edwards for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on TB-32-M.Edwards, Taunting, 15 yards, enforced between downs.
- Q43-R.Succop extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Tinker, Holder-8-B.Pinion.
Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 35/46 | 300 | 2 | 3 |
| Josh Rosen | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| Mike Davis | 9 | 38 | 0 |
| Keith Smith | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Pitts | 5 | 6 | 73 | 0 |
| Calvin Ridley | 7 | 10 | 63 | 1 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 5 | 7 | 58 | 1 |
| Mike Davis | 7 | 7 | 25 | 0 |
| Russell Gage | 5 | 7 | 28 | 0 |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Lee Smith | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Christian Blake | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Tajae Sharpe | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Hayden Hurst | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Keith Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Hesse | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 24/36 | 276 | 5 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Leonard Fournette | 11 | 52 | 0 |
| Ronald Jones | 6 | 27 | 0 |
| Blaine Gabbert | 3 | -3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Evans | 5 | 9 | 75 | 2 |
| Chris Godwin Jr. | 4 | 5 | 62 | 1 |
| Leonard Fournette | 4 | 4 | 24 | 0 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 4 | 5 | 39 | 2 |
| Ronald Jones | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| O.J. Howard | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Antonio Brown | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Giovani Bernard | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Cameron Brate | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Tyler Johnson | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |