2011 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 25, 2011 · Raymond James Stadium
Final
Atlanta Falcons 13 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16. Final.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16–13 — decided on the final possessions.
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.
Atlanta Falcons
48 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
46 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 · ATL
26/47, 330 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-5.2 expected points added · -2.0% completion over expected
Passing · TB
22/32, 180 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-5.9 expected points added · +2.4% 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
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 26/47 | 330 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −5.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 11 | 20 | 1.8 | 0 | −4.5 |
| Matt Ryan | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | +1.3 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Julio Jones | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | −1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roddy White | 9 | 17 | 140 | 0 | 37% | +7.0 |
| Julio Jones | 6 | 7 | 115 | 0 | 15% | +6.7 |
| Harry Douglas | 5 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 15% | +0.4 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 7% | −2.2 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 2 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 17% | −2.0 |
| Jason Snelling | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4% | −0.8 |
| Michael Palmer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.5 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Weatherspoon | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Lofton | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dunta Robinson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Peterson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vance Walker | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Moore | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kroy Biermann | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Adkins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 22/32 | 180 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −5.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeGarrette Blount | 24 | 81 | 3.4 | 0 | −4.9 |
| Josh Freeman | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 1 | +2.2 |
| Earnest Graham | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | −1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Williams | 5 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 25% | +1.6 |
| Earnest Graham | 7 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 25% | +2.4 |
| Luke Stocker | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 6% | +2.3 |
| Kellen Winslow | 2 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 16% | −6.6 |
| Arrelious Benn | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 13% | −5.8 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9% | +0.1 |
| Preston Parker | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | +0.5 |
| Kregg Lumpkin | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.J. Biggers | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aqib Talib | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geno Hayes | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Foster | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Jones | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Adam Hayward | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Lynch | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roy Miller | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Price | 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/2011_03_ATL_TB
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 -1
- Closing total
- 45
- Falcons moneyline
- +102
- Buccaneers moneyline
- -113
Buccaneers closed -1 and covered, winning by 3.
Total closed 45; the game landed 29 — under by 16.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Raymond James Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Warm, 83°F at kickoff; still at 3 mph out of the south-west; overcast.
- Referee
- Clete Blakeman
- Rest
- Falcons 7 days · Buccaneers 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Smith vs Raheem Morris
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.