2006 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 10, 2006 · Raymond James Stadium
Atlanta FalconsWinner
17
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6
ATL -4 ✓U 37.5 ✓
Atlanta Falcons 17–6.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · ATL
14/23, 155 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-3.0 expected points added · +7.9% completion over expected
Passing · TB
13/24, 121 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-9.9 expected points added · -8.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 14/23 | 155 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Griffith | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Warrick Dunn | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Jerious Norwood | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Mike Vick | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Matt Schaub | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Brooking | 5 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Boley | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Williams | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demorrio Williams | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Rossum | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Hall | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Edgerton Hartwell | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Mallard | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Gradkowski | 13/24 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -9.9 |
| Tim Rattay | 9/13 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Williams | 20 | 48 | 2.4 | 0 | -8.6 |
| Mike Alstott | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Bruce Gradkowski | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Michael Pittman | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Tim Rattay | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -3.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton Quarles | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Spires | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Nece | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne White | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Brooks | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Wyms | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Buchanon | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jermaine Phillips | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -4
- Closing total
- 37.5
- ATL moneyline
- -180
- TB moneyline
- +170
Falcons closed -4 and covered, winning by 11.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 23 — under by 14.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Raymond James Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 72°F, wind 14 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- ATL 7 days · TB 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Mora vs Jon Gruden
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.