2006 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 17, 2006 · Georgia Dome
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Atlanta FalconsWinner
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ATL -4.5 ✓U 36 ✓Dome
Atlanta Falcons 14–3.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · TB
28/53, 313 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT
-12.2 expected points added · -12.9% completion over expected
Passing · ATL
10/15, 92 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-2.0 expected points added · +5.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Simms | 28/53 | 313 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -12.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Williams | 15 | 37 | 2.5 | 0 | -3.1 |
| Chris Simms | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Phillips | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelton Quarles | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Hovan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juran Bolden | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Brooks | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Nece | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrie Cox | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Spires | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 10/15 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2.0 |
| Jerious Norwood | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 21 | 134 | 6.4 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Mike Vick | 14 | 127 | 9.1 | 1 | 9.1 |
| Jerious Norwood | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 0 | -2.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Brooking | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Hall | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
| Michael Boley | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Crocker | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Demorrio Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Webster | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Carrington | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mathis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -4.5
- Closing total
- 36
- TB moneyline
- —
- ATL moneyline
- —
Falcons closed -4.5 and covered, winning by 11.
Total closed 36; the game landed 17 — under by 19.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- TB 7 days · ATL 7 days
- Coaches
- Jon Gruden vs Jim Mora
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.