NFL - Tampa Bay beats Atlanta
NFL - Tampa Bay beats Atlanta
NFL - Tampa Bay beats Atlanta
Atlanta Falcons won 28-24 over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the thirteenth week of the NFL regular season. With the victory, Atlanta records ten wins and becomes, so far, the team with the best record in the league (10-2) and a .833 winning rate and sits at the top of the NFC South.
Atlanta has been mingling in the middle spectrum of the NFC South standings. One of the less pleasant seasons for the Falcons came in 2003, when they finished the season in last place in the division with a record of five wins and eleven defeats. The following year made quite a comeback and established its best to-date season, winning the division with an excellent record of eleven wins and five losses.
The Falcons have a conference championship of the NFC and three division titles (1980 NFC West, NFC South 1998 and 2004). From 1978 to 2008 the team has participated in nine NFL playoffs. One of its best seasons came in 1999, when the squad won its first and only pass to a Super Bowl. The Denver Broncos crushed the Falcons chances to win its first Vince Lombardi Trophy by a score of 34-19.
Atlanta is coming off a season in which, after much effort, was not able to overcome the New Orleans Saints who became its strongest rivals in the division and who later would win the Super Bowl after a 10-3 and .813 regular season. Atlanta finished second in the NFC South with a 9-7 record and a .563 winning percentage
The start of the season for Atlanta was a bit tricky. In its first regular season game against Pittsburgh Steelers the Falcons fell 9-15. The team was not discouraged. The following four games the Falcons went for a strike of four consecutive victories.
Atlanta recorded a crushing 41-7 victory over Arizona Cardinals. The following week they played a key game in the NFC South, and defeated the Saints by a 27-24 margin.
During the fourth round of the NFL, Atlanta faced the San Francisco 49ers in a close encounter in which both teams fought hard. In the end the Atlanta Falcons recorded a 16-14 win. The Cleveland Browns were the Falcons' next victim after a 20-10 win in Atlanta. The Philadelphia Eagles broke the streak in Atlanta during the sixth week with a score of 31-17. The Falcons recover from that result by beating the Cincinnati Bengals 39-32 and so will their bye week. Upon returning, Atlanta continues to develop its game effectively and marks a new winning streak.
Four straight wins set Atlanta atop of the division. In this strike the victims of the Falcons great performance where Tampa Bay (21-27), Baltimore (21-26), St. Louis (17-34) and Green Bay (17-20).
During the thirteenth week Atlanta once again faced Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers fell -for the second time this season- to the Falcons by 28-24.
At this meeting, both teams were very evenly matched. Atlanta in the first quarter opened the scoring with a touchdown. Tampa Bay responded with a similar score a few seconds left in the period. Towards the end of the second quarter, both teams scored a touchdown and the game was 14-14 at the halftime break.
The third quarter was a bit messy and both teams seemed a bit disoriented. The only action for the period was a field goal for Tampa Bay (14-17). Both teams left the best for last and the Buccaneers made a touchdown (14-24) and tried to hold back their opponents and secure a win on the road. However, Atlanta scored two touchdowns and took the victory 28-24.
Josh Freeman and Earnest Graham, the Tampa Bay quarterbacks, averaged together 183 yards, completed 20 of 39 passes and threw a touchdown pass each. The Atlanta Falcons' quarterback Matt Ryan threw 36 passes and completed 18, ran 205 yards and was responsible for passing the ball to Michael Jenkins for the last touchdown.
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