2025 · Week 15
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dec 11, 2025 · Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Atlanta Falcons held off Tampa Bay Buccaneers 29–28. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Falcons had just a 29% chance going in. Falcons improve to 5-9; Buccaneers fall to 7-7. Kirk Cousins paced the offense with 373 passing yards and 3 TDs.
Team stats
| ATL | TB | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | First downs | 21 |
| 484 | Total yards | 365 |
| 373 | Passing yards | 277 |
| 111 | Rushing yards | 88 |
| 30/44 | Comp / Att | 19/34 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(1:53) (Shotgun) 6-B.Mayfield pass deep middle to 11-J.McMillan for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 6-B.Mayfield pass deep middle to 11-J.McMillan to ATL 1 for 19 yards (31-X.Watts).
- Q1(1:41) 77-C.Heck and 50-V.Vea reported in as eligible. 44-S.Tucker up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q14-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q2(12:16) (Shotgun) 18-K.Cousins pass short middle to 8-K.Pitts for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q245-Z.Gonzalez extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q2(2:08) 4-C.McLaughlin 49 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q2(:45) (Shotgun) 18-K.Cousins pass deep right to 8-K.Pitts for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q245-Z.Gonzalez extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q2(:03) 4-C.McLaughlin 52 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q3(6:25) (Shotgun) 6-B.Mayfield pass short middle to 82-D.Culp for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q34-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q4(13:38) (Shotgun) 65-D.Feeney reported in as eligible. 6-B.Mayfield pass short left to 14-C.Godwin for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(9:42) (Shotgun) 7-B.Robinson left end for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(3:40) (Shotgun) 18-K.Cousins pass short right to 8-K.Pitts for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the pass completion ruling, and the play was Upheld. The ruling on the field stands.
- Q4(:04) 45-Z.Gonzalez 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 30/44 | 373 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson | 19 | 93 | 1 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 2 | 18 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Pitts | 11 | 12 | 166 | 3 |
| Bijan Robinson | 8 | 11 | 82 | 0 |
| David Sills | 6 | 10 | 78 | 0 |
| Darnell Mooney | 3 | 6 | 35 | 0 |
| Charlie Woerner | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield | 19/34 | 277 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bucky Irving | 16 | 60 | 0 |
| Rachaad White | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Sean Tucker | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Evans | 6 | 12 | 132 | 0 |
| Emeka Egbuka | 4 | 7 | 64 | 0 |
| Bucky Irving | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Jalen McMillan | 2 | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| Chris Godwin Jr. | 4 | 5 | 20 | 1 |
| Rachaad White | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Devin Culp | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Tez Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |