Week 15
Final
TB
ATL1Q 06:53
0 - 3
J. Elam 26-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 7
1Q 01:03
0 - 10
M. Turner 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal 1 yd
after contact
2Q 00:15
7 - 10
A. Bryant 20-yard TD catch from B. Griese.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10 2 yd
after catch
4Q 00:48
10 - 10
M. Bryant 38-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 18
OT 04:08
10 - 13
J. Elam 34-yard field goal.
FG Made
3rd & 8
Top Performers
Pass Yds
269
Griese
TB
Rush Yds
152
Turner
ATL
Rec Yds
108
Bryant
TB
Scrim TD
1
Bryant
TB
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2008 NFC South
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Panthers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 |
 Falcons | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 |
 Buccaneers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Saints | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
Game Summary
The Atlanta Falcons squeaked out a win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 13 to 10, on December 14, 2008.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Griese #14 | 26/37 | 269 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 4-43 | 88.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ryan #2 | 15/23 | 206 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 1-8 | 57.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Williams #24 | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 0 | 12 |
W. Dunn #28 | 12 | 40 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Turner #33 | 32 | 152 | 4.8 | 1 | 22 |
M. Ryan #2 | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 9 |
H. Douglas #83 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
J. Norwood #32 | 4 | -7 | -1.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Bryant #88 | 8/12 | 108 | 13.5 | 1 | 27 |
W. Dunn #28 | 7/7 | 50 | 7.1 | 0 | 16 |
M. Clayton #80 | 3/6 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 20 |
I. Hilliard #88 | 3/3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 12 |
J. Stevens #86 | 2/3 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 20 |
J. Gilmore #85 | 1/1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
A. Smith #81 | 1/3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
C. Williams #24 | 1/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
B.J. Askew #35 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. White #84 | 4/7 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | 30 |
M. Jenkins #12 | 3/4 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 26 |
M. Turner #33 | 2/2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 18 |
J. Rader #85 | 1/1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
J. Norwood #32 | 2/3 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 |
J. Peelle #84 | 1/2 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
B. Finneran #86 | 1/1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
O. Mughelli #34 | 1/1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
H. Douglas #83 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
P. Buchanon #31 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Ryan #2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
J. Rader #85 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
J. Blalock #63 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ruud #51 | 13-8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Phillips #23 | 12-9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
K. Carter #93 | 8-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Jackson #36 | 7-6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
C. June #59 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Brooks #55 | 7-5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Buchanon #31 | 6-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Barber #20 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Piscitelli #21 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Black #58 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Sims #90 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. G. White #91 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Adams #90 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wilkerson #96 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Economos #48 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Nicholson #30 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Smith #22 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Talib #21 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Clark #87 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Clayton #80 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Wire #27 | 13-11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Milloy #36 | 12-9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Brooking #56 | 10-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Lofton #50 | 8-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Coleman #26 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Houston #23 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Jackson #90 | 6-5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Abraham #55 | 3-3 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Davis #92 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Foxworth #22 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Babineaux #95 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Weems #14 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Anderson #98 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. DeCoud #28 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jackson #22 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Moorehead #94 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Snelling #44 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. White #84 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bryant #3 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elam #1 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bidwell #9 | 9 | 413 | 45.9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Koenen #9 | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Smith #22 | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Norwood #32 | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Smith #22 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Douglas #83 | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Griese #14 | 26/37 | 269 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 4-43 | 88.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Williams #24 | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 0 | 12 |
W. Dunn #28 | 12 | 40 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Bryant #88 | 8/12 | 108 | 13.5 | 1 | 27 |
W. Dunn #28 | 7/7 | 50 | 7.1 | 0 | 16 |
M. Clayton #80 | 3/6 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 20 |
I. Hilliard #88 | 3/3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 12 |
J. Stevens #86 | 2/3 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 20 |
J. Gilmore #85 | 1/1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
A. Smith #81 | 1/3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
C. Williams #24 | 1/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
B.J. Askew #35 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
P. Buchanon #31 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ruud #51 | 13-8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Phillips #23 | 12-9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
K. Carter #93 | 8-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Jackson #36 | 7-6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
C. June #59 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Brooks #55 | 7-5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Buchanon #31 | 6-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Barber #20 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Piscitelli #21 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Black #58 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Sims #90 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. G. White #91 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Adams #90 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wilkerson #96 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Economos #48 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Nicholson #30 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Smith #22 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Talib #21 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Clark #87 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Clayton #80 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bryant #3 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bidwell #9 | 9 | 413 | 45.9 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Smith #22 | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Smith #22 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ryan #2 | 15/23 | 206 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 1-8 | 57.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Turner #33 | 32 | 152 | 4.8 | 1 | 22 |
M. Ryan #2 | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 9 |
H. Douglas #83 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
J. Norwood #32 | 4 | -7 | -1.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. White #84 | 4/7 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | 30 |
M. Jenkins #12 | 3/4 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 26 |
M. Turner #33 | 2/2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 18 |
J. Rader #85 | 1/1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
J. Norwood #32 | 2/3 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 |
J. Peelle #84 | 1/2 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
B. Finneran #86 | 1/1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
O. Mughelli #34 | 1/1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
H. Douglas #83 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Ryan #2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
J. Rader #85 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
J. Blalock #63 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Wire #27 | 13-11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Milloy #36 | 12-9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Brooking #56 | 10-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Lofton #50 | 8-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Coleman #26 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Houston #23 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Jackson #90 | 6-5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Abraham #55 | 3-3 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Davis #92 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Foxworth #22 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Babineaux #95 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Weems #14 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Anderson #98 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. DeCoud #28 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jackson #22 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Moorehead #94 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Snelling #44 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. White #84 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elam #1 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Koenen #9 | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Norwood #32 | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Douglas #83 | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 |
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
02:040-0
Punt
3 plays,
5 yd,
02:260-0
Field Goal
7 plays,
31 yd,
03:400-3
Punt
5 plays,
18 yd,
02:030-3
Touchdown
9 plays,
72 yd,
03:460-10
Punt
5 plays,
38 yd,
02:260-10
Punt
3 plays,
-3 yd,
01:280-10
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
01:450-10
Interception
4 plays,
46 yd,
01:560-10
Punt
6 plays,
43 yd,
04:030-10
Interception
6 plays,
31 yd,
03:080-10
Touchdown
7 plays,
72 yd,
01:047-10
End of Half
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:117-10
Punt
3 plays,
-3 yd,
02:047-10
Fumble
7 plays,
62 yd,
03:517-10
Interception
4 plays,
29 yd,
01:567-10
Punt
4 plays,
4 yd,
02:187-10
Punt
6 plays,
20 yd,
03:167-10
Punt
7 plays,
47 yd,
03:547-10
Punt
6 plays,
34 yd,
02:487-10
Punt
3 plays,
7 yd,
01:387-10
Missed FG
9 plays,
32 yd,
04:377-10
Blocked Punt
3 plays,
3 yd,
01:097-10
Field Goal
5 plays,
12 yd,
01:4510-10
End of Half
1 play,
2 yd,
00:4410-10
Punt
7 plays,
17 yd,
04:3310-10
Field Goal
11 plays,
65 yd,
06:2310-13
325
Total Yds
373
226
Pass Yds
198
99
Rush Yds
175
13
Total Drives
14
67
Total Plays
67
4.9
Yards Per Play
5.6
5.5
Yards Per Pass
8.3
3.8
Yards Per Rush
4.1
34:46
Possession
36:10
0
Biggest Lead
10
19
1st Downs
18
14
Passing 1st Downs
9
5
Rushing 1st Downs
9
0
1st Downs from Penalties
0
3/14
3rd Down
6/14
0/0
4th Down
0/0
9
Punts
6
1
Turnovers
3
1
Interceptions Thrown
2
0
Fumbles Lost
1
11
Penalties
3
1.0
Sacks
4.0
4
Tackles For Loss
6
0
D/ST TD
0
