Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-11) Finish Regular Season Versus Atlanta Falcons (9-6)

Filed under Game Preview on December 29th, 2011

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the division rival Atlanta Falcons on the road to wrap up the regular season. FOX will broadcast the game and kickoff is at 4:15 PM ET. Tampa Bay is 4-11 overall and 2-3 in the division. Atlanta has the upper hand as a 12 point favorite and has a 9-6 overall record and 2-3 division record.

The Falcons suffered a narrow 16-13 loss to the Buccaneers in week three. LeGarrette Blount had 81 yards on the ground on 24 carries.

Last week, the Buccaneers were hammered 48-16 by the Panthers. Josh Freeman had 274 yards passing, completing 28 of 38 attempts with two total touchdowns and one interception. In their previous outing, the Falcons were on the receiving end of a 45-16 drubbing by the Saints. Matt Ryan scored once on top of going 34 for 52 for 373 yards and no picks. Another strong outing came from Julio Jones, who hauled in eight passes for 128 yards and one score.

Buccaneers Passing Leaders
Grade		Name	Comp	Att	Yds	TDs	Int
C	76.3	J. Freeman	315	506	3,318	14	19
B	83.3	J. Johnson	19	36	246	1	2

Falcons Passing Leaders
Grade		Name	Comp	Att	Yds	TDs	Int
A-	91.5	M. Ryan	342	558	4,081	27	12

Buccaneers Rushing Leaders
Grade		Name	P	Att	Yds	YdsA	TDs
B	83.6	L. Blount	RB	178	769	4.3	5
C	76.3	J. Freeman	QB	52	224	4.3	4
C+	78.4	E. Graham	RB	37	206	5.6	0

Falcons Rushing Leaders
Grade		Name	P	Att	Yds	YdsA	TDs
B	86.1	M. Turner	RB	284	1,168	4.1	9
D	66.1	J. Rodgers	RB	49	181	3.7	0
D	64.7	J. Snelling	RB	35	101	2.9	0

Buccaneers Receiving Leaders
Grade		Name	P	Rec	Yds	YdsA	TDs
B-	81.8	M. Williams	WR	64	740	11.6	3
B	84.6	K. Winslow	TE	68	707	10.4	2
C	74.5	P. Parker	WR	36	480	13.3	3

Falcons Receiving Leaders
Grade		Name	P	Rec	Yds	YdsA	TDs
A	95.9	R. White	WR	96	1,227	12.8	8
A	95.3	J. Jones	WR	50	883	17.7	6
A+	97.6	T. Gonzalez	TE	79	867	11.0	7