Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31 Atlanta Falcons 10
Sunday 21 September 2003 at the Georgia Dome
FOX COMMENTARY CREW Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Cris Collinsworth
There were times in the 2003 season when the greatness of the
Tampa Bay defense emerged once more to remind everyone of
the Super Bowl season. This was one of them, holding the
Falcons to just 136 yards of total offense and recording four
interceptions in the process. Warren Sapp even caught a
touchdown pass as he continued to play tight end in heavy
formations and Michael Pittman led the ground control offense.
GAME SCORING
TB
6:19-1Q
Gramatica FG24
ATL
10:32-2Q
Feely FG29
TB
9:02-2Q
Pittman 68 pass from B.Johnson (Gramatica kick)
TB
1:55-2Q
Sapp 6 pass from B.Johnson (Gramatica kick)
ATL
10:13-3Q
Dantzler 1 run (Feely kick)
TB
4:20-3Q
Alstott 2 run (Gramatica kick)
TB
1:39-3Q
Alstott 1 run (Gramatica kick)
GAME REPORTS
Roy Cummings' game review
Bucs on the trail of Joe DiMaggio
Defense just starts another streak
The run defense set the tone
Game report - the details
Sapp the new offensive star
Game notes and anecdotes
The gamebook and the play by play of the game
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
72 Oben
DE
94 Spires
LG
60 Coleman
DT
92 McFarland
C
76 Wade
DT
99 Sapp
RG
65 Whittle
DE
97 Rice
RT
67 Walker
LLB
56 Nece
TE
85 Dilger
MLB
52 Webster
WR
19 Johnson
RLB
55 Brooks
WR
87 McCardell
LCB
25 Kelly
FB
40 Alstott
RCB
20 Barber
RB
32 Pittman
SS
47 Lynch
QB
14 Johnson
FS
26 Smith
PLAYED
7 Gramatica, 9 Tupa, 10 King, 22 Jones, 23 Phillips, 27 Stecker, 30
Barnes, 31 Wansley, 35 Ivy, 38 Howell, 43 Cook, 57 Rudd, 58 Golden,
66 Benjamin, 71 Jenkins, 79 Mahan, 80 Yoder, 84 Barlow, 86 Williams,
89 Heller, 91 Darby, 95 Warner, 96 Wyms
INACTIVES
2 Simms, 53 Quarles, 61 Pinkney, 62 King, 74 Green, 82 Lee, 83
Jurevicius, 90 White
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Pittman 20-82, Alstott 8-44, Stecker 4-9, Williams 1-2, Jones 1-(-1),
B.Johnson 3-(-4).
FALCONS: Dunn 9-7, Dantzler 3-6, Griffith 3-6, Duckett 3-6, D.Johnson 1-4.
PASSING
BUCS: B.Johnson 24-16-192-0-2.
FALCONS: D.Johnson 19-13-95-3-0, Kittner 12-5-32-1-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Pittman 7-82, McCardell 4-41, K.Johnson 2-25, Dilger 1-24, Williams
1-14, Sapp 1-6.
FALCONS: Price 6-45, Dunn 4-20, Crumpler 3-31, Kozlowski 2-14, Duckett
2-13, Farris 1-4.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Smith 2-3, Nece 1-2, Lynch 1-0.
FALCONS: none.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Stecker 3-84.
FALCONS: Rossum 4-83, Kowslowski 1-11, Dantzler 1-6.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Wansley 3-27, Williams 0-0.
FALCONS: Rossum 2-67.
SACKS
BUCS: Rice 1-11, Webster 1-9.
FALCONS: Johnson 1-8.
