Where: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Carl Cheffers
Attendance: 69644
Buccaneers 22, Falcons 17: Rookie Doug Martin rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown as Tampa Bay snapped a five-game losing streak and handed NFC South champion Atlanta its only home loss of the season.
Tampa Bay's Josh Freeman passed for 222 yards and a touchdown, becoming the franchise leader for touchdowns in a season (27) and career (78).
Despite having clinched the NFC's top seed in the playoffs, the Falcons (13-3) played their starters throughout. Matt Ryan passed for 238 yards and his franchise-record 32nd touchdown pass of the season but Atlanta managed only 278 total yards, its second-lowest total of the season.
Mike Williams caught six passes for 65 yards and a score for the Bucs (7-9), who set single-season team records for points (389) and total yards (5,820). Freeman became the first quarterback in team history to pass for 4,000 yards.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Falcons TE Tony Gonzalez had five catches for 41 yards, putting him over 90 receptions for the fifth time in his career. … The loss snapped an 11-game home win streak for Ryan, who dropped to 33-5 at the Georgia Dome. … Martin recorded his fifth 100-yard game of the season.
| Tampa Bay | Atlanta | |
| Doug Martin | Player | Jacquizz Rodgers |
| 28 | Attempts | 5 |
| 142 | Yards | 28 |
| 5.1 | Avg Yards | 5.6 |
| 1 | Touchdowns | 0 |
| 40 | Long | 16 |
| Tampa Bay | Atlanta | |
| Mike Williams | Player | Julio Jones |
| 6 | Receptions | 3 |
| 65 | Yards | 56 |
| 10.8 | Avg Yards | 18.7 |
| 1 | Touchdowns | 0 |
| 23 | Long | 28 |
| Yards | Scoring | Defense | ||||||
| Team | Tot | Rus | Pas | TD | FG | INT | Sck | FF |
| Tampa Bay | 366 | 144 | 222 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Atlanta | 278 | 65 | 213 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
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Atlanta will play their next game at home against Seattle.