2009 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 29, 2009 · Georgia Dome

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Atlanta FalconsWinner

ATL -12 no coverU 46 ✓DomeFalcons closed -12, won by 3 — but didn't cover.

Atlanta Falcons 20–17 — decided on the final possessions.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · TB

Josh FreemanQB

20/29, 250 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

7.5 expected points added · +2.9% completion over expected

Passing · ATL

Chris RedmanQB

23/41, 243 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

4.8 expected points added · -3.4% completion over expected

Rushing · ATL

Michael TurnerRB

12 att, 33 yds, 0 TD

-3.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · TB

Cadillac WilliamsRB

10 att, 30 yds, 0 TD

-2.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · TB

Antonio BryantWR

3/4 for 91 yds, 1 TD

13% of team targets · 7.2 expected points added

Receiving · ATL

Tony GonzalezTE

9/12 for 83 yds, 0 TD

29% of team targets · 6.4 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Josh Freeman	20/29	250	2	0	1	7.5
Dirk Johnson	0/1	0	0	0	0	-1.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Cadillac Williams	10	30	3.0	-2.2
Derrick Ward	13	29	2.2	-5.0
Josh Freeman	2	14	7.0	0.3
Earnest Graham	1	0	0.0	-0.6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Antonio Bryant	3	4	91	1	13%	7.2
Kellen Winslow	7	8	81	0	27%	3.0
Maurice Stovall	3	4	26	0	13%	1.4
Sammie Stroughter	3	7	19	0	23%	-2.6
Earnest Graham	1	3	15	0	10%	-0.9
Cadillac Williams	1	1	8	1	3%	2.2
Jerramy Stevens	1	1	6	0	3%	0.2
Derrick Ward	1	1	2	0	3%	-0.4
John Gilmore	0	1	0	0	3%	-1.9

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Quincy Black	9	2	1.0	1
Barrett Ruud	8	2	0.0	0
Geno Hayes	8	0	0.0	0
Ronde Barber	5	0	1.0	0
Stylez G. White	3	1	2.5	0
Tim Crowder	2	1	1.5	1
Sabby Piscitelli	1	1	0.0	1
Tanard Jackson	2	0	0.0	0
Aqib Talib	2	0	0.0	1
Roy Miller	2	0	0.0	1

Atlanta Falcons

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Chris Redman	23/41	243	2	0	5	4.8
Matt Ryan	2/3	15	0	0	1	-0.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Michael Turner	12	33	2.8	-3.2
Jerious Norwood	6	22	3.7	-1.8
Jason Snelling	4	8	2.0	-5.8
Eric Weems	1	7	7.0	0.2
Chris Redman	2	4	2.0	-0.0
Ovie Mughelli	1	1	1.0	-0.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Tony Gonzalez	9	12	83	0	29%	6.4
Michael Jenkins	7	8	80	0	20%	7.9
Roddy White	5	13	57	1	32%	0.2
Jerious Norwood	2	2	28	1	5%	2.4
Eric Weems	2	2	10	0	5%	0.5
Jason Snelling	0	1	0	0	2%	-1.0
Ovie Mughelli	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.8
Marty Booker	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.8
Justin Peelle	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
Curtis Lofton	7	0	0
Stephen Nicholas	5	1	0
Jamaal Anderson	3	2	0
Chris Owens	5	0	0
Chris Houston	3	1	0
Chevis Jackson	3	0	0
Mike Peterson	2	1	0
Erik Coleman	3	0	1
Thomas Johnson	2	0	0
Kroy Biermann	2	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: ATL -12
Closing total: 46
TB moneyline: +500
ATL moneyline: -625

Falcons closed -12, won by 3 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 46; the game landed 37 — under by 9.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Georgia Dome
Roof / surface: dome · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Walt Anderson
Rest: TB 7 days · ATL 7 days
Coaches: Raheem Morris vs Mike Smith

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.