TAMPA BAY (0-5) at ATLANTA (1-4)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Fox
OPENING LINE – Falcons by 7
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Tampa Bay 1-4, Atlanta 1-4
SERIES RECORD – Buccaneers lead 20-19
LAST MEETING – Buccaneers beat Falcons 22-17, Dec. 30, 2012.
AP PRO32 RANKING – Buccaneers No. 31, Falcons No. 24
BUCCANEERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (31), RUSH (20), PASS (32)
BUCCANEERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (16), RUSH (13), PASS (16)
FALCONS OFFENSE – OVERALL (8), RUSH (26), PASS (2)
FALCONS DEFENSE – OVERALL (19), RUSH (6), PASS (26)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Buccaneers LG Carl Nicks is out after surgery for MRSA infection. … WR Mike Williams (hamstring) expected back after missing last week’s game. … Rookie QB Mike Glennon passed for career-high 273 yards and two TDs in 31-20 loss to Eagles last week. Glennon’s 86 pass attempts are second most in first two games in NFL history, behind only Todd Marinovich’s 99 with Raiders in 1991-92. … Glennon’s 50 completions are most in first two games since Carolina’s Cam Newton in 2011. … RB Doug Martin has three TDs in last two games against Falcons. He had 142 yards rushing and TD in last game against Atlanta. … CB Darrelle Revis’ teams are 16-3 in games when he has interception. … Among active players with at least 200 catches, WR Vincent Jackson has NFL-best 17.7 average per reception. Jackson had nine catches for 114 yards, two TDs last week. … Falcons have first three-game losing streak in six seasons with coach Mike Smith. … Falcons WR Julio Jones had surgery this week following season-ending foot injury. … Falcons also may be without WR Roddy White (hamstring, ankle) and RB Steven Jackson (hamstring). … White has never missed game in nine NFL seasons. … Jackson leads active players with 10,215 yards rushing but has appeared in only two games this season. … Falcons have lost back-to-back home games to Patriots and Jets. QB Matt Ryan is 34-7 in home starts. Before last two games, Ryan had won 12 of last 13 home starts. … In last two games, TE Tony Gonzalez has 22 catches for 246 yards and two TDs. … Rookie TE Levine Toilolo also has been productive with TD catches in two of last three games. … DE Osi Umenyiora has four sacks, two forced fumbles, and interception return for TD in last four games. … Falcons signed WR Brian Robiskie, son of receivers coach Terry Robiskie, after placing Jones on IR.
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