| Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 13, 1987 Location: Tampa, FL Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 51250 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 86 F Humidty: 80% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 14 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 48 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Phil Freeman 11 pass from Steve DeBerg (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Gerald Carter 6 pass from Steve DeBerg (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 50 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Calvin Magee 11 pass from Steve DeBerg (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Gerald Carter 3 pass from Steve DeBerg (Donald Igwebuike kick failed) | 3 | 27 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Cliff Austin 1 run (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 3 | 34 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Mark Carrier 2 pass from Steve DeBerg (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 3 | 41 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Stacey Bailey 34 pass from Scott Campbell (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 10 | 41 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Steve Bartalo 3 run (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 10 | 48 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Stacey Bailey |
| 86 | WR | Floyd Dixon |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 61 | LOG | John Scully |
| 55 | C | Wayne Radloff |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 73 | ROT | Leonard Mitchell |
| 87 | TE | Ron Middleton |
| 16 | QB | David Archer |
| 42 | RB | Gerald Riggs |
| 45 | HBK | Ken Whisenhunt |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mike Gann |
| 75 | NT | Tony Casillas |
| 77 | RDE | Rick Bryan |
| 51 | LOLB | Reggie Wilkes |
| 50 | LILB | Buddy Curry |
| 59 | RILB | John Rade |
| 54 | ROLB | Joel Williams |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 34 | SS | Robert Moore |
| 28 | FS | Bret Clark |
| 25 | RCB | Scott Case |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Mark Carrier |
| 87 | WR | Gerald Carter |
| 72 | LOT | Rob Taylor |
| 66 | LOG | George Yarno |
| 60 | C | Randy Grimes |
| 58 | ROG | Rick Mallory |
| 74 | ROT | Marvin Powell |
| 86 | TE | Calvin Magee |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 39 | RB | Cliff Austin |
| 32 | FB | James Wilder |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Cannon |
| 94 | NT | Mike Stensrud |
| 90 | RDE | Ron Holmes |
| 51 | LOLB | Chris Washington |
| 58 | LILB | Jeff Davis |
| 54 | RILB | Ervin Randle |
| 57 | ROLB | Winston Moss |
| 29 | LCB | Ricky Reynolds |
| 33 | SS | Bobby Kemp |
| 20 | FS | Rick Woods |
| 22 | RCB | Rod Jones |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 21:48 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3/10 | 0/0 | 8 | 50 | 2 | 1 |
| TB | 38:12 | 30 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 14/16 | 0/0 | 6 | 35 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| David Archer | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Kenny Flowers | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Bobby Howard | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 31 | 0 |
| Steve Bartalo | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 6 | 1 |
| Jeff Smith | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Cliff Austin | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 8 | 1 |
| James Wilder | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Phil Freeman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 127 | 3.1 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| David Archer | 22 | 8 | 36.4 | 2 | 94 | 4.3 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 12.3 |
| Scott Campbell | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 0 | 77 | 7.0 | 34t | 1 | 1 | 13 | 107.0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 14 | 42.4 | 2 | 171 | 5.2 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 43.9 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 34 | 24 | 70.6 | 1 | 333 | 9.8 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 129.0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 24 | 70.6 | 1 | 333 | 9.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 129.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Stacey Bailey | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 34t | 1 |
| Billy Johnson | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Ken Whisenhunt | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Kenny Flowers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Aubrey Matthews | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 171 | 12.2 | 1 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Gerald Carter | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 22 | 2 |
| Mark Carrier | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 28 | 1 |
| James Wilder | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Calvin Magee | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 20 | 1 |
| Ron Hall | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Bobby Howard | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Cliff Austin | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Phil Freeman | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 333 | 13.9 | 5 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Scott Case | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Rick Woods | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Bobby Futrell | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| Rick Donnelly | 6 | 273 | 45.5 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 273 | 45.5 | 0 | |||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
| Frank Garcia | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Bobby Futrell | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Sylvester Stamps | 6 | 0 | 117 | 19.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 117 | 19.5 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Bobby Futrell | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Kevin Kellin | 2.5 |
| Ron Holmes | 1.5 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |