NFL Roundup
Falcons 28, Bucs 24 TAMPA, Fla. - Eric Weems scored on a 102-yard kickoff return and Matt Ryan threw a 9-yard TD pass to Michael Jenkins as Atlanta (10-2) rallied from a 10-point deficit for its sixth straight victory.
Falcons 28, Bucs 24
TAMPA, Fla. - Eric Weems scored on a 102-yard kickoff return and Matt Ryan threw a 9-yard TD pass to Michael Jenkins as Atlanta (10-2) rallied from a 10-point deficit for its sixth straight victory.
Ryan kept a 10-play, 67-yard march alive with a 25-yard completion to Roddy White on third and 20.
Rookie LeGarrette Blount rushed for 103 yards for Tampa Bay (7-5), which fell to 0-5 against teams with winning records.
Atlanta 7 7 0 14 – 28
Tampa Bay 7 7 3 7 – 24
First quarter
Atl–Turner 5 run (Bryant kick), 6:23.
TB–Blount 6 run (Barth kick), :25.
Second quarter
Atl–Mughelli 17 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 4:37.
TB–M.Williams 1 pass from Freeman (Barth kick), :15.
Third quarter
TB–FG Barth 33, 11:34.
Fourth quarter
TB–Gilmore 2 pass from Graham (Barth kick), 10:24.
Atl–Weems 102 kickoff return (Bryant kick), 10:03.
Atl–Jenkins 9 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 4:31.
A: 53,955.
Atl TB
First downs 20 19
Total Net Yards 290 325
Rushes-yards 27-85 29-151
Passing 205 174
Punt Returns 1-10 3-13
Kickoff Returns 5-181 5-119
Interceptions Ret. 1-33 2-31
Comp-Att-Int 18-36-2 20-39-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 1-9
Punts 5-40.8 7-43.6
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 6-55 9-102
Time of Possession 28:00 32:00
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Atlanta, Turner 24-88, Ryan 3-(minus 3). Tampa Bay, Blount 20-103, Freeman 4-28, Benn 2-10, C.Williams 2-8, Stroughter 1-2.
Passing: Atlanta, Ryan 18-36-2-205. Tampa Bay, Freeman 19-38-1-181, Graham 1-1-0-2.
Receiving: Atlanta, White 7-74, Gonzalez 3-38, Mughelli 3-32, Jenkins 3-30, Douglas 1-21, G.Johnson 1-10. Tampa Bay, Stroughter 6-48, M.Williams 5-59, Winslow 3-26, Gilmore 2-6, C.Williams 2-6, Benn 1-28, Purvis 1-10.