2007 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 18, 2007 · Georgia Dome
Final
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31 at Atlanta Falcons 7. Final.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31–7 — never really in doubt late.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
49 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Atlanta Falcons
45 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · TB
10/20, 159 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
4.9 expected points added · -4.2% completion over expected
Passing · ATL
16/20, 139 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
3.3 expected points added · +7.5% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 10/20 | 159 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4.9 |
| Bruce Gradkowski | 1/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest Graham | 17 | 102 | 6.0 | 1 | +3.8 |
| Michael Pittman | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Jeff Garcia | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Bruce Gradkowski | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cato June | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Buchanon | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Brooks | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jovan Haye | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hovan | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jermaine Phillips | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett Ruud | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kalvin Pearson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Harrington | 16/20 | 139 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3.3 |
| Byron Leftwich | 15/28 | 106 | 0 | 2 | 3 | −28.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 15 | 32 | 2.1 | 0 | −8.2 |
| Jason Snelling | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Jerious Norwood | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Boley | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demorrio Williams | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Hall | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Crocker | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chauncey Davis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Irons | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Take it with you
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/2007_11_TB_ATL
The cards are drawn from the charted play-by-play, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Buccaneers -3
- Closing total
- 35.5
- Buccaneers moneyline
- -175
- Falcons moneyline
- +165
Buccaneers closed -3 and covered, winning by 24.
Total closed 35.5; the game landed 38 — over by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- Buccaneers 14 days · Falcons 7 days
- Coaches
- Jon Gruden vs Bobby Petrino
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.