2009 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 3, 2010 · Raymond James Stadium
Atlanta FalconsWinner
20
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
10
ATL -3 ✓U 41.5 ✓
Atlanta Falcons 20–10.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · ATL
23/35, 223 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
3.4 expected points added · +6.6% completion over expected
Passing · TB
16/32, 174 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-10.3 expected points added · -7.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 23/35 | 223 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Snelling | 25 | 147 | 5.9 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Jerious Norwood | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Matt Ryan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roddy White | 6 | 8 | 66 | 1 | 23% | 5.4 |
| Michael Jenkins | 4 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 20% | -3.1 |
| Justin Peelle | 3 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 11% | 6.3 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 3 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 20% | -2.0 |
| Jerious Norwood | 4 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 11% | 2.5 |
| Jason Snelling | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9% | -1.7 |
| Marty Booker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Nicholas | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Erik Coleman | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Lofton | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Owens | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Peterson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chauncey Davis | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Grimes | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 16/32 | 174 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -10.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Williams | 19 | 40 | 2.1 | 0 | -6.0 |
| Josh Freeman | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellen Winslow | 5 | 8 | 56 | 0 | 26% | 1.8 |
| Cadillac Williams | 4 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 23% | -1.4 |
| Maurice Stovall | 1 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 6% | -2.5 |
| Michael Clayton | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3% | 0.0 |
| Antonio Bryant | 2 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 29% | -7.6 |
| Jerramy Stevens | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 6% | 1.1 |
| John Gilmore | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.6 |
| Chris Pressley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett Ruud | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geno Hayes | 9 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aqib Talib | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sabby Piscitelli | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tanard Jackson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Crowder | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Black | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Miller | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elbert Mack | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -3
- Closing total
- 41.5
- ATL moneyline
- -145
- TB moneyline
- +133
Falcons closed -3 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 30 — under by 11.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Raymond James Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 44°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- ATL 7 days · TB 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Smith vs Raheem Morris
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.