2012 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 25, 2012 · Raymond James Stadium
Atlanta FalconsWinner
24
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
23
ATL -1 pushU 50.5 ✓
Atlanta Falcons 24–23 — 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 · ATL
26/32, 353 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
13.0 expected points added · +16.9% completion over expected
Passing · TB
19/30, 256 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
9.8 expected points added · +9.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 26/32 | 353 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Michael Turner | 13 | 17 | 1.3 | 1 | -3.7 |
| Matt Ryan | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Jones | 6 | 9 | 147 | 1 | 28% | 10.7 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 5 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 16% | 7.3 |
| Roddy White | 5 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 22% | -2.5 |
| Jason Snelling | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 9% | 1.4 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 6% | 0.8 |
| Michael Turner | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9% | 0.2 |
| Harry Douglas | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 9% | 0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunta Robinson | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Moore | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Weatherspoon | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Dent | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Peters | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kroy Biermann | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert McClain | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 19/30 | 256 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.8 |
| Mike Williams | 1/1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Martin | 21 | 50 | 2.4 | 2 | -3.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Jackson | 5 | 7 | 96 | 0 | 23% | 7.0 |
| Tiquan Underwood | 5 | 9 | 77 | 0 | 30% | 2.0 |
| Dallas Clark | 4 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 13% | 5.7 |
| Mike Williams | 3 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 17% | 0.2 |
| Doug Martin | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7% | 0.7 |
| Luke Stocker | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10% | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavonte David | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Leonard Johnson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Biggers | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Foster | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Barron | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Gibson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Te'o-Nesheim | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Hayward | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -1
- Closing total
- 50.5
- ATL moneyline
- -116
- TB moneyline
- +105
Falcons closed -1 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 50.5; the game landed 47 — under by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Raymond James Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 65°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- ATL 7 days · TB 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Smith vs Greg Schiano
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.