Atlanta Falcons17–30Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Total yards: Atlanta Falcons 418, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 425. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.

Passing yards: Atlanta Falcons 297, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 368. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.

Rushing yards: Atlanta Falcons 121, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 57. Yards gained on the ground.

First downs: Atlanta Falcons 19, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.

Sacks: Atlanta Falcons 0.0, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5.0. Sacks by this defence.

QB hits: Atlanta Falcons 1, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 11. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.

Tackles for loss: Atlanta Falcons 0, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.

Takeaways: Atlanta Falcons 1, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.

Penalties: Atlanta Falcons 6, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3. Penalties accepted against this team.

Penalty yards: Atlanta Falcons 39, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15. Yards conceded to penalties.

Passing EPA: Atlanta Falcons -0.7, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15.7. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.

Rushing EPA: Atlanta Falcons 2.2, Tampa Bay Buccaneers -1.8. The same for the running game.