Week 1, 1989

played in Atlanta, GA

62 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	6	0	9	-	25
Atlanta Falcons	7	0	14	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:40 TBY - Andre Reed 66 pass from Phil Simms (John Lee extra point)
1Q: 08:03 ATL - Tom Mullady 5 pass from Warren Moon (Max Zendejas extra point)
1Q: 01:42 TBY - John Lee 51 field goal
2Q: 09:17 TBY - John Lee 47 field goal
2Q: 00:45 TBY - John Lee 46 field goal
3Q: 06:09 ATL - Tom Mullady 6 pass from Warren Moon (Max Zendejas extra point)
3Q: 04:44 ATL - Perry Williams 45 interception return (Max Zendejas extra point)
4Q: 13:41 TBY - John Lee 41 field goal
4Q: 06:35 TBY - John Lee 43 field goal
4Q: 02:00 ATL - Max Zendejas 47 field goal
4Q: 00:23 TBY - John Lee 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:40 TBY - Andre Reed 66 pass from Phil Simms (John Lee extra point)
1Q: 08:03 ATL - Tom Mullady 5 pass from Warren Moon (Max Zendejas extra point)
1Q: 01:42 TBY - John Lee 51 field goal
2Q: 09:17 TBY - John Lee 47 field goal
2Q: 00:45 TBY - John Lee 46 field goal
3Q: 06:09 ATL - Tom Mullady 6 pass from Warren Moon (Max Zendejas extra point)
3Q: 04:44 ATL - Perry Williams 45 interception return (Max Zendejas extra point)
4Q: 13:41 TBY - John Lee 41 field goal
4Q: 06:35 TBY - John Lee 43 field goal
4Q: 02:00 ATL - Max Zendejas 47 field goal
4Q: 00:23 TBY - John Lee 21 field goal

Team Statistics TBY ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 443 308
- Offensive Plays 68 60
- Yards per Play 6.51 5.13
Net Rushing Yards 41 121
- Rushing Attempts 11 20
- Yards per Rush 3.73 6.05
Net Passing Yards 402 187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 55 - 33 - 1 36 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 411 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 7.05 4.68
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.3 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/51 5/34
Punt Returns/Yards 5/40 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/58 4/88
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/45
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:45 30:15

Team Statistics	TBY	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	443	308
- Offensive Plays	68	60
- Yards per Play	6.51	5.13
Net Rushing Yards	41	121
- Rushing Attempts	11	20
- Yards per Rush	3.73	6.05
Net Passing Yards	402	187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	55 - 33 - 1	36 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	411	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	7.05	4.68
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.3	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/51	5/34
Punt Returns/Yards	5/40	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/58	4/88
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/45
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 23
Time of Possession	29:45	30:15

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:40	0:16	OWN 34	1	66	Touchdown
1	7:54	6:20	OWN 25	13	41	Field Goal
2	14:21	5:12	OWN 20	10	50	Field Goal
2	3:58	0:50	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
2	2:09	1:31	OWN 41	7	30	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:56	OWN 11	6	24	Punt
3	5:58	1:23	OWN 31	2	4	Interception
3	4:35	1:37	OWN 30	3	-2	Punt
3	1:46	3:13	OWN 23	6	53	Field Goal
4	12:24	2:32	OWN 27	5	28	Punt
4	8:14	1:46	OWN 33	5	41	Field Goal
4	1:52	1:35	OWN 22	7	74	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:20	OWN 26	4	14	Punt
1	11:24	3:30	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
1	1:34	2:13	OWN 25	6	36	Punt
2	9:09	5:11	OWN 25	9	46	Missed FG
2	3:08	0:59	OWN 2	3	2	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 25	3	20	Half
3	11:04	5:06	OWN 10	11	90	Touchdown
3	2:58	1:12	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
4	13:33	1:09	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
4	9:52	1:38	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	6:28	4:36	OWN 30	8	40	Field Goal
4	0:17	0:17	OWN 15	1	0	Game

Game MVP: John Lee, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB George Wonsley	5	16	3.20	6	0
QB Phil Simms	3	16	5.33	6	0
RB Eric Ball	3	9	3.00	11	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Rod Bernstine	13	92	7.08	33	3
QB Warren Moon	4	16	4.00	7	0
RB Keith Henderson	3	13	4.33	5	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phil Simms	55	33	411	2/9	1	66	1	81.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Warren Moon	36	26	210	4/23	2	25	0	105.1

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jim Riggs	9	13	86	9.56	21	17	0
WR Lam Jones	7	10	42	6.00	4	10	0
WR Andre Reed	6	7	146	24.33	113	66	1
TE Todd Christensen	2	7	32	16.00	2	19	0
RB George Wonsley	2	4	8	4.00	0	4	0
WR Eric Martin	2	8	53	26.50	15	50	0
RB Tony Jordan	2	2	12	6.00	0	7	0
FB George Cooper	2	3	22	11.00	3	12	0
TE Cap Boso	1	1	10	10.00	7	10	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Givins	7	10	72	10.29	41	25	0
WR Fred Banks	5	5	13	2.60	0	6	0
TE Steve Jordan	4	9	38	9.50	11	18	0
RB Rod Bernstine	3	3	7	2.33	4	3	0
WR Don Beebe	3	5	37	12.33	12	13	0
TE Tom Mullady	2	2	11	5.50	1	6	2
FB Gary James	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0
RB Keith Henderson	1	1	22	22.00	19	22	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Perry Williams	1	45	45.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Phil Simms	1	1	0	0
CB Lorenzo Lynch	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Ernest Givins	1	0	0
TE Steve Jordan	0	1	0
DT Scott Garnett	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Shulman	4	187	46.8	41.8	53	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dylan Renze	6	298	49.7	39.7	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	6/6	5/5	1/1	51	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Max Zendejas	1/2	1/2	0/0	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Reed	5	40	8.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlo Cheattom	3	58	19.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Griffin	4	88	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wilbur Marshall	14	0	1.0	20	38
OLB Tim Harris	5	2	0.0	20	39
S Adrian White	4	2	0.0	6	25
S Bobby Butler	4	1	0.0	20	40
CB Eugene Daniel	4	1	0.0	15	20
DE Trace Armstrong	3	0	1.0	20	25
DT Tony Casillas	3	0	0.5	15	24
S Myron Guyton	3	1	0.0	13	14
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	0	0.0	20	40
CB Carlo Cheattom	3	0	0.0	6	23
OLB Chip Banks	1	0	1.0	18	27
ILB Cliff Odom	1	1	0.0	7	12
CB Kevin Guidry	1	0	0.0	13	26
DE Mike Perko	0	2	0.5	20	27
DT Curt Jarvis	0	1	0.0	5	21
OLB Bob White	0	1	0.0	2	15

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Patrick Hunter	8	0	0.0	10	49
OLB Mike Merriweather	5	2	0.0	6	49
ILB Mark Brown	5	1	0.0	4	18
S Perry Williams	4	0	0.0	10	54
CB Steve Brown	3	1	0.0	6	20
CB Don Griffin	3	1	0.0	10	50
S Scott Woerner	3	0	0.0	7	34
OLB Alex Gordon	3	0	0.0	7	51
ILB Vincent Brown	3	0	0.0	8	46
DT Scott Garnett	2	0	1.0	5	18
DE Wayne Martin	1	0	1.0	7	45
S Benny Perrin	1	1	0.0	5	26
DT Blaise Winter	1	1	0.0	3	32
S Raymond Clayborn	1	0	0.0	1	6
CB Carl Howard	1	0	0.0	7	28
ILB Ty Allert	1	0	0.0	3	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Wilbur Marshall	1.0	1	0	38
OLB Chip Banks	1.0	0	1	27
DE Trace Armstrong	1.0	0	0	25
DE Mike Perko	0.5	0	1	27
DT Tony Casillas	0.5	0	0	24
DE Curtis White	0.0	0	1	10

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wayne Martin	1.0	1	1	0	45
DT Scott Garnett	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Sean McNanie	0.0	1	2	4	24
OLB Alex Gordon	0.0	0	2	1	51
DT Blaise Winter	0.0	0	2	0	32
DE Ron Faurot	0.0	0	1	3	45

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Wilbur Marshall	7	0	38
OLB Tim Harris	5	1	39
S Bobby Butler	3	1	40
CB Carlo Cheattom	3	0	23
CB Eugene Daniel	2	0	20
S Adrian White	2	0	25
S Myron Guyton	2	0	14
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	0	40
CB Kevin Guidry	1	0	26

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mike Merriweather	5	0	0	49
ILB Mark Brown	5	0	0	18
CB Patrick Hunter	5	0	0	49
ILB Vincent Brown	3	1	0	46
S Perry Williams	2	2	1	54
S Scott Woerner	2	0	0	34
CB Steve Brown	2	0	0	20
CB Carl Howard	2	0	0	28
CB Don Griffin	2	0	0	50
S Benny Perrin	1	1	0	26
ILB Ty Allert	1	1	0	16
S Raymond Clayborn	1	0	0	6
DT Blaise Winter	1	0	0	32
OLB Alex Gordon	1	0	0	51
OLB Joe Mott	0	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Eric Stokes	3	3	11	0	57
T Ron Mattes	1	3	11	1	57
G Tony Mandarich	0	2	11	1	57
T Mike Perrino	0	1	11	0	57
G Gerald Perry	0	1	11	0	57

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Joe Milinichik	4	5	1	20	1	40
G Sean Ferrell	2	7	0	20	1	40
T Joe Wolf	2	3	0	20	0	40
C Dan Turk	0	3	0	20	1	40
T Don Sommer	0	1	0	20	1	40

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Myron Guyton	2	18
Wilbur Marshall	2	14

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Gaffney	4	25
Patrick Hunter	2	17
Joe Mott	1	22
Perry Tuttle	1	13

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Eric Martin	11	57	---	---	13	81
T Ron Mattes	11	57	---	---	10	78
T Mike Perrino	11	57	---	---	10	78
G Gerald Perry	11	57	---	---	10	78
G Tony Mandarich	11	57	---	---	10	78
CB Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	20	40	14	74
ILB Wilbur Marshall	---	---	20	38	14	72
QB Phil Simms	11	57	---	---	---	68
C Eric Stokes	11	57	---	---	---	68
WR Lam Jones	11	53	---	---	---	64
S Bobby Butler	---	---	20	40	2	62
OLB Tim Harris	---	---	20	39	2	61
RB George Wonsley	8	52	---	---	---	60
WR Andre Reed	8	32	---	---	19	59
CB Kevin Guidry	---	---	13	26	20	59
TE Todd Christensen	3	21	---	---	29	53
TE Jim Riggs	7	42	---	---	---	49
DE Mike Perko	---	---	20	27	---	47
OLB Chip Banks	---	---	18	27	1	46
DT Tony Casillas	---	---	15	24	6	45
DE Trace Armstrong	---	---	20	25	---	45
S Myron Guyton	---	---	13	14	18	45
OLB Bob White	---	---	2	15	24	41
FB George Cooper	1	13	---	---	25	39
CB Carlo Cheattom	---	---	6	23	7	36
CB Eugene Daniel	---	---	15	20	---	35
S Adrian White	---	---	6	25	3	34
WR Floyd Turner	3	3	---	---	24	30
DT Curt Jarvis	---	---	5	21	2	28
RB Steve Smith	0	0	---	---	23	23
ILB Cliff Odom	---	---	7	12	---	19
DE Curtis White	---	---	0	10	8	18
DE Rueben Davis	---	---	0	13	2	15
K John Lee	0	0	---	---	14	14
ILB Troy Benson	---	---	0	1	11	12
C Elias Carter	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Brian Shulman	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Cap Boso	0	7	---	---	---	7
RB Eric Ball	3	2	---	---	---	5
RB Tony Jordan	0	3	---	---	---	3
T Rusty Russell	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Steve Bailey	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Ray Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dave Widell	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Brent Snyder	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Eric Lindstrom	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Patrick Hunter	---	---	10	49	17	76
CB Don Griffin	---	---	10	50	14	74
S Perry Williams	---	---	10	54	6	70
G Sean Ferrell	20	40	---	---	8	68
G Joe Milinichik	20	40	---	---	8	68
T Don Sommer	20	40	---	---	8	68
T Joe Wolf	20	40	---	---	8	68
OLB Alex Gordon	---	---	7	51	7	65
QB Warren Moon	20	40	---	---	---	60
OLB Mike Merriweather	---	---	6	49	5	60
C Dan Turk	20	40	---	---	---	60
TE Steve Jordan	18	40	---	---	---	58
ILB Vincent Brown	---	---	8	46	3	57
DE Ron Faurot	---	---	8	45	3	56
DE Wayne Martin	---	---	7	45	4	56
WR Ernest Givins	19	36	---	---	---	55
RB Rod Bernstine	16	30	---	---	8	54
CB Steve Brown	---	---	6	20	21	47
TE Tom Mullady	5	18	---	---	23	46
WR Don Beebe	12	34	---	---	---	46
S Scott Woerner	---	---	7	34	3	44
WR Fred Banks	16	18	---	---	9	43
DE Sean McNanie	---	---	7	24	9	40
DT Blaise Winter	---	---	3	32	3	38
ILB Mark Brown	---	---	4	18	14	36
CB Carl Howard	---	---	7	28	1	36
WR Derrick Gaffney	4	5	---	---	25	34
S Benny Perrin	---	---	5	26	3	34
FB Gary James	6	9	---	---	19	34
OLB Joe Mott	---	---	4	7	22	33
S Raymond Clayborn	---	---	1	6	17	24
RB Newton Williams	1	1	---	---	21	23
DT Scott Garnett	---	---	5	18	---	23
ILB Ty Allert	---	---	3	16	3	22
DT Rollin Putzier	---	---	3	7	7	17
WR Perry Tuttle	0	0	---	---	13	13
RB Keith Henderson	3	9	---	---	---	12
C Branden Trejo	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Dylan Renze	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Max Zendejas	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Ernie Apold	---	---	0	2	4	6
TE Jon Embree	0	0	---	---	2	2
G Steve Sybeldon	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Tony Berryhill	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Rich Gannon	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Rory Graves	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	28	7.0
Middle	6	8	1.3
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	39	9.8
Middle	11	70	6.4
Right	5	12	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phil Simms	55	33	3	2	3	6	8	8	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Warren Moon	36	26	3	0	4	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	70	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	107	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	10	165	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	69	17.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	29	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	17	131	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	50	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jim Riggs	13	9	1	86	0	42
WR Lam Jones	10	7	0	42	0	53
WR Eric Martin	8	2	1	53	1	57
TE Todd Christensen	7	2	0	32	0	21
WR Andre Reed	7	6	0	146	2	32
RB George Wonsley	4	2	0	8	0	52
FB George Cooper	3	2	1	22	0	13
RB Tony Jordan	2	2	0	12	0	3
TE Cap Boso	1	1	0	10	0	7

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Givins	10	7	1	72	2	36
TE Steve Jordan	9	4	3	38	0	40
WR Fred Banks	5	5	0	13	0	18
WR Don Beebe	5	3	0	37	0	34
RB Rod Bernstine	3	3	0	7	0	30
TE Tom Mullady	2	2	0	11	0	18
FB Gary James	1	1	0	10	0	9
RB Keith Henderson	1	1	0	22	1	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Keith Henderson	2	8	4.00	4.33
RB Rod Bernstine	1	1	1.00	7.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phil Simms	3	1	6	2.00	7.47

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Warren Moon	3	3	14	4.67	5.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Reed	2	1	6	3.00	20.86
FB George Cooper	1	0	0	0.00	7.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tom Mullady	2	2	11	5.50	5.50
RB Rod Bernstine	1	1	3	3.00	2.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Phil Simms	2	1
RB George Wonsley	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phil Simms	11	5	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Warren Moon	13	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lam Jones	5	3	1
TE Todd Christensen	1	0	0
RB George Wonsley	1	0	0
WR Andre Reed	1	0	0
WR Eric Martin	1	0	0
TE Cap Boso	1	1	1
FB George Cooper	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Steve Jordan	5	3	2
TE Tom Mullady	2	2	2
WR Ernest Givins	2	1	1
WR Don Beebe	2	1	1
WR Fred Banks	1	1	0
RB Rod Bernstine	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)