ATLANTA FALCONS (2-6) AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1-7)
SERIES
| FALCONS | BUCCANEERS | |
| SERIES LEADER | Series tied, 21-21 | |
| STREAKS | 2 of past 3 | |
| COACHES VS. OPP. | M. Smith: 9-4 | L. Smith: 2-3 |
| LAST WEEK | Bye (Week 8: L 22-21 vs. Lions in London) | L 22-17 at Browns |
| LAST GAME | 9/18/14: Buccaneers 14 at Falcons 56. Atlanta QB Matt Ryan throws for 286 yards & 3 TDs. Falcons WR-PR Devin Hester has 62-yard punt return TD & adds 20-yard rush TD. | |
| LAST GAME AT SITE | 11/17/13: Buccaneers 41, Falcons 28. Tampa Bay RB Bobby Rainey rushes for 163 yards & 2 TDs. Buccaneers WR Vincent Jackson has 10 catches for 165 yards & TD. | |
| BROADCAST | FOX (1:00 PM ET): Thom Brennaman, David Diehl, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 126 (Atl.), 136 (TB). XM: 230 (TB). | |
STATS
| PASSING | Ryan: 198-305-2306 (2C)-15-8-93.1 | Glennon: 117-203-1417-10-6-83.3 |
| RUSHING | S. Jackson: 95-345-3.6-3 | Rainey: 81-374-4.6-1 |
| RECEIVING | J. Jones: 53 (3C)-734-13.8-3 | Evans (R): 32-460-14.4-4 |
| OFFENSE | 375.6 | 303.9 |
| TAKE/GIVE | -1 | -4 |
| DEFENSE | 408.8 | 399.9 |
| SACKS | Massaquoi: 2 | McCoy: 5 |
| INTs | Alford: 3 (T2C) | Lansanah, Banks: 2 |
| PUNTING | Bosher: 43.7 | Koenen: 40.5 |
| KICKING | M. Bryant: 48 (24/24 PAT; 8/10 FG) | Murray (R): 42 (18/18 PAT; 8/12 FG) |
NOTES
FALCONS: QB MATT RYAN has won 9 of past 12 vs. TB. In past 6 meetings, Ryan has 113.4 rating. In last meeting, had 87.5 comp. pct., 286 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs & 155.9 rating. When he starts & has 100+ rating, team is 36-3 (.923)…RB STEVEN JACKSON has rushed for 100+ yards or TD in 4 of past 5 meetings. RB ANTONE SMITH aims for 3rd in row vs. TB with TD run (50 & 38 yards). Rookie RB DEVONTA FREEMAN had 1st career TD catch in Week 8…In last meeting, WR JULIO JONES had 9 catches for 161 yards & 2 TDs. In 5 meetings, has 28 catches for 555 yards (111 per game) & 5 TDs. WR RODDY WHITE had TD in last game at TB. WR HARRY DOUGLASaims for 5th in row vs. TB with TD. WR-PR DEVIN HESTER had 62-yard PR-TD & 20-yard rush TD in last meeting. Hester & Douglas (11/23/08) are only 2 in team history with PR & rush TD in same game…S KEMAL ISHMAELhad INT-TD in last meeting. CB ROBERT ALFORD has 3 INTs in past 2. DE OSI UMENYIORA had 2 sacks in last game at TB…BUCCANEERS: In only home start vs. Atl., QB MIKE GLENNON completed 20 of 23 (87 pct.) for 231 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 137.5 rating…RB DOUG MARTIN has 3 rush TDs in past 3 meetings. In last home game vs. Atl., RB BOBBY RAINEY rushed for 163 yards & scored 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.). Had 121 scrimmage yards (87 rush, 34 rec.) last week…Rookie WR MIKE EVANS had career-high 7 catches, 124 yards & 2 TDs last week. Has 4 TDs in past 4. WR VINCENT JACKSON aims for 4th in row vs. Atl. with TD catch. In past 3 vs. TB, has 22 catches for 318 yards (106 per game) & 4 TDs. Had 10 catches for 165 yards & TD in last home meeting. Among active players (min. 400 catches), has NFL-best 17.2 rec. avg…DT GERALD MC COY had career-high 3 sacks in last home game vs. Atl. Has 3 sacks in past 2 & 12 sacks in past 15. Since 2013, LB LAVONTE DAVID is only player in NFL with 200+ tackles (233), 5+ sacks (7) & 5+ INTs (5). LB DANNY LANSANAH had 27-yard INT-TD in last meeting. LB MASON FOSTER had 37-yard INT-TD in last home game vs. Atl.
