Tampa Bay 22, Atlanta 17
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 30, 2012
Where: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Carl Cheffers
Attendance:
69644
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Buccaneers 22, Falcons 17: Rookie Doug Martin rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown as Tampa Bay snapped a five-game losing streak and handed NFC South champion Atlanta its only home loss of the season.
Tampa Bay's Josh Freeman passed for 222 yards and a touchdown, becoming the franchise leader for touchdowns in a season (27) and career (78).
Despite having clinched the NFC's top seed in the playoffs, the Falcons (13-3) played their starters throughout. Matt Ryan passed for 238 yards and his franchise-record 32nd touchdown pass of the season but Atlanta managed only 278 total yards, its second-lowest total of the season.
Mike Williams caught six passes for 65 yards and a score for the Bucs (7-9), who set single-season team records for points (389) and total yards (5,820). Freeman became the first quarterback in team history to pass for 4,000 yards.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Falcons TE Tony Gonzalez had five catches for 41 yards, putting him over 90 receptions for the fifth time in his career. … The loss snapped an 11-game home win streak for Ryan, who dropped to 33-5 at the Georgia Dome. … Martin recorded his fifth 100-yard game of the season.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Tampa Bay |
|
Atlanta |
Mike Williams
| Player |
Julio Jones
|
6 |
Receptions |
3 |
65 |
Yards |
56 |
10.8 |
Avg Yards |
18.7 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
23 |
Long |
28 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Tampa Bay
|
366 |
144 |
222 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2.0 |
0 |
Atlanta
|
278 |
65 |
213 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Atlanta will play their next game at home against Seattle.
The Falcons have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.