2025 · Week 1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons
Sep 7, 2025 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium · closed · fieldturf
Recap
Tampa Bay Buccaneers escaped with a 23–20 win over Atlanta Falcons. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Buccaneers (54%). Buccaneers improve to 1-0; Falcons fall to 0-1. Baker Mayfield was the story of the game with 167 passing yards and 3 TDs; 39 rushing yards.
Team stats
| TB | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 20 |
| 268 | Total yards | 367 |
| 167 | Passing yards | 298 |
| 101 | Rushing yards | 69 |
| 17/32 | Comp / Att | 27/42 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(13:26) (Shotgun) 9-M.Penix pass short right to 7-B.Robinson for 50 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q16-Y.Koo extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q2(10:21) 4-C.McLaughlin 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q2(7:00) 6-B.Mayfield pass deep left to 2-E.Egbuka for 30 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q24-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q2(:57) 6-Y.Koo 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q3(11:46) 4-C.McLaughlin 44 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q3(7:33) (Shotgun) 6-B.Mayfield pass short right to 7-B.Irving for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q34-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q3(:23) 6-Y.Koo 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q4(2:23) (Shotgun) 9-M.Penix scrambles up the middle for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q46-Y.Koo extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q4(1:04) (Shotgun) 6-B.Mayfield pass deep middle to 2-E.Egbuka for 25 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q44-C.McLaughlin extra point is No Good, Hit Left Upright, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q4(:06) 6-Y.Koo 44 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
Box score
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield | 17/32 | 167 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield | 5 | 39 | 0 |
| Emeka Egbuka | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Bucky Irving | 14 | 37 | 0 |
| Rachaad White | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Sean Tucker | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emeka Egbuka | 4 | 6 | 67 | 2 |
| Mike Evans | 5 | 8 | 51 | 0 |
| Sterling Shepard | 3 | 6 | 39 | 0 |
| Bucky Irving | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Rachaad White | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tez Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cade Otton | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Miller | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Penix Jr. | 27/42 | 298 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Penix Jr. | 6 | 21 | 1 |
| Bijan Robinson | 12 | 24 | 0 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 10 | 24 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson | 6 | 7 | 100 | 1 |
| Kyle Pitts | 7 | 8 | 59 | 0 |
| Drake London | 8 | 15 | 55 | 0 |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | 3 | 5 | 51 | 0 |
| Casey Washington | 3 | 6 | 33 | 0 |
| KhaDarel Hodge | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |