This game saw the Bucs begin to fall back from their high water point of the season. Warren Sapp actually scored on an interception return when a screen pass from Jeff George went awry, but the talented two-cent-head QB threw three scoring strikes of his own to put the Falcons in control. Morten Andersen kicked the eventual game-winner midway through the fourth quarter. Errict Rhett added a pair of scores on the ground for the home team.

GAME SCORING TB 2:11-1Q Sapp 5 interception return (Husted kick) ATL 14:49-2Q Metcalf 62 pass from George (Andersen kick) ATL 8:33-2Q Emanuel 32 pass from George (Andersen kick) TB 4:11-2Q Rhett 1 run (Husted kick) ATL 10:56-3Q Emanuel 30 pass from George (Andersen kick) TB 7:14-3Q Rhett 2 run (Husted kick) ATL 7:18-4Q Andersen FG30

GAME REPORTS Click here for the gamebook and the play-by-play Don Banks reports from Tampa Stadium The Buccaneers vow that the honeymoon is not over The defense is exploded by the big bomb The Buccaneer offense comes along for the slide

STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 74 Gruber DE 94 McIntosh LG 60 Pyne DT 73 Culpepper C 61 Mayberry DT 71 Dotson RG 62 Beckles DE 75 Curry RT 76 Dill MLB 56 Nickerson TE 81 Harris DB 45 Stargell WR 82 Harper DB 21 McGruder WR 80 Dawsey LCB 35 Mayhew FB 83 Moore RCB 39 DImry RB 32 Rhett SS 47 Lynch QB 12 Dilfer FS 23 Bouie PLAYED 1 Roby, 5 Husted, 11 Weldon, 25 Johnson, 26 Abraham, 27 Bussey, 28 Buckley, 29 Gant, 37 Ellison, 41 Edmonds, 51 Marts, 52 Rouse, 53 Brady, 55 Brooks, 67 Sullivan, 69 Pierson, 72 Ahanotu, 77 Wheeler, 85 Hawkins, 86 Armstrong, 88 Copeland, 93 DuBose, 99 Sapp INACTIVE 15 Philcox, 22 Everett, 44 Booty, 54 Stephens, 65 Ingram, 70 McRae, 87 Thomas, 95 Powe

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Rhett 23-88, Dilfer 1-1. FALCONS: Heyward 16-69, Anderson 8-56, George 2-(-2), Metcalf 1-(-2). PASSING BUCS: Dilfer 28-14-177-0-0. FALCONS: George 37-24-295-1-3. RECEIVING BUCS: Harper 6-72, Harris 4-53, Hawkins 2-20, Copeland 1-23, Rhett 1-9. FALCONS: Emanuel 9-121, Metcalf 4-106, Heyward 4-24, Birden 3-15, Preston 2-19, Anderson 1-5, Spencer 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: Sapp 1-5. FALCONS: none. KICK RETURNS BUCS: Buckley 2-29, Edmonds 1-23, Ellison 1-6. FALCONS: Preston 3-58. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: Edmonds 1-15. FALCONS: Metcalf 4-25. SACKS BUCS: Ahanotu 1-9, Sapp 1-5, Dotson 1-4, Nickerson 0.5-4.5, Rouse 0.5-4.5, FALCONS: Geathers 1-8.