2024 · Week 8
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Oct 27, 2024 · Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Atlanta Falcons topped Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31–26. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Falcons only a 31% shot beforehand. Falcons improve to 5-3; Buccaneers fall to 4-4. Kirk Cousins was the story of the game with 276 passing yards and 4 TDs; 16 rushing yards. Buccaneers turned it over 3 times to Falcons's 0.
Team stats
| ATL | TB | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 24 |
| 405 | Total yards | 432 |
| 276 | Passing yards | 330 |
| 129 | Rushing yards | 102 |
| 23/29 | Comp / Att | 37/50 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(12:59) (Shotgun) 18-K.Cousins pass deep right to 8-K.Pitts for 36 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on TB-26-K.Merriweather, Defensive Holding, declined.
- Q16-Y.Koo extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q1(4:25) (Shotgun) 6-B.Mayfield pass short middle to 88-C.Otton for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q14-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-45-Z.Triner, Holder-16-T.Gill.
- Q2(10:35) (Shotgun) 6-B.Mayfield pass short left to 1-R.White for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on ATL-3-J.Bates, Taunting, 8 yards, enforced between downs.
- Q24-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-45-Z.Triner, Holder-16-T.Gill.
- Q2(7:27) (Shotgun) 18-K.Cousins pass short middle to 8-K.Pitts for 49 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was Upheld. The ruling on the field stands.
- Q26-Y.Koo extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q2(2:14) (Shotgun) 18-K.Cousins pass deep middle to 1-D.Mooney for 30 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q26-Y.Koo extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q2(1:09) 4-C.McLaughlin 52 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-45-Z.Triner, Holder-16-T.Gill.
- Q2(:05) 6-Y.Koo 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q3(3:05) (Shotgun) 7-B.Robinson left guard for 36 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on ATL-34-R.McCloud, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at TB 36 - No Play.
- Q3(:20) (Shotgun) 18-K.Cousins pass short left to 7-B.Robinson for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q36-Y.Koo extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q4(6:55) (Shotgun) 6-B.Mayfield pass short left to 88-C.Otton for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q44-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-45-Z.Triner, Holder-16-T.Gill.
- Q4(1:06) 6-Y.Koo 46 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 23/29 | 276 | 4 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Bijan Robinson | 13 | 63 | 0 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 12 | 33 | 0 |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | 1 | 17 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Pitts | 4 | 5 | 91 | 2 |
| Darnell Mooney | 4 | 6 | 86 | 1 |
| Bijan Robinson | 7 | 7 | 43 | 1 |
| Drake London | 4 | 6 | 34 | 0 |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Charlie Woerner | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield | 37/50 | 330 | 3 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Bucky Irving | 9 | 44 | 0 |
| Rachaad White | 6 | 29 | 0 |
| Jalen McMillan | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Sean Tucker | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Tavierre Thomas | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Otton | 9 | 10 | 81 | 2 |
| Rakim Jarrett | 3 | 3 | 58 | 0 |
| Bucky Irving | 7 | 7 | 40 | 0 |
| Rachaad White | 5 | 6 | 38 | 1 |
| Jalen McMillan | 4 | 7 | 35 | 0 |
| Trey Palmer | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0 |
| Ryan Miller | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| Sterling Shepard | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| Sean Tucker | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |