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Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Records, streaks and rest for this week are calculated from games played so far, so they will be out of date until the weeks before it are played.
ATL@TB TB -1.5 · O/U 44.5
ATL
Sunday 2026-11-01
1:00pm
FOX
82°F · wind 7 mph · 💧 7%
TB
How to attack
ATL offense vs TB defense
  • Time to throw for Michael Penix Jr.SolidTB hits or sacks the QB on only 12.3% of dropbacks (29th-most).
    • ATL's QB hit or sacked on 16% of dropbacks the last 2 games, 11% before
    • TB below the league hit-and-sack rate in 4 of 6 games
    • Last 2 games TB hit or sacked the QB on 14% of dropbacks; 11% before
    AngleMichael Penix Jr. over 227.5 pass yds (-113 DK).
  • Tough spot for Drake LondonMixedTB ranks 4th vs wide receivers (7.6 yds per target). He gets 31% of ATL's targets.
    • Drake London on these targets: 46, 67% caught, 12.0 yds each (league 62%, 8.1)
    • TB allowed less than league average per target in 3 of 6 games
    AngleDrake London under 83.5 rec yds (-114 FD); Drake London under 5.5 catches (+112 FD).
TB offense vs ATL defense
  • Run inside, not outsideShakyATL allows 4.0 per carry between the guards (23rd) but 3.8 outside the tackles (2nd). Bucky Irving has 77% of the backs' carries lately (19 a game).
    • Bucky Irving: 52 carries here, 2.9 per carry, 33% successful (league 3.7, 40%)
    • Two big plays make it (47 yds wk 5 vs BAL, 15 wk 5 vs BAL); without them 3.3 (league 3.7)
    • Mostly one game: wk 5 vs BAL, 6.4 per carry on 18
    • ATL allowed more than league average per carry in 1 of 6 games
    AngleBucky Irving over 65.5 rush yds (-114 DK); Bucky Irving over 15.5 carries (-105 DK). Weak case: the read is Shaky.
Motivation & storylines
  • StakesDivision game. CAR leads the NFC South by 1.5; ATL 2-4, 1.5 back; TB 1-5, 2.5 back.
  • HistoryLast met 2025 wk 15: ATL 29-28 at TB.
  • History2025 series: Split (23-20 at ATL, 29-28 at TB).
  • SpotTB lost 26-19 vs PIT in overtime last week.
vs SFLast week@ CAR
int'l CINNext week@ CHI
–OFF plays last game–
–DEF plays last game–
Miles flown, last 21 days
415 mi4th11th1,020 mi
EPA rank · adjusted
23rdOffense29th
6thDefense3rd
Schedule-adjusted matchup edges
+1.5 ATL vs TB −1.5
big-play DEF4th29thbig-play OFF
pass DEF7th30thpass OFF
zone coverage*zone rate 21st10th32ndOFF vs zone*
pass protection*10th31stpass rush*
early-down DEF4th24thearly-down OFF
DEF vs 11 personnel*7th26th11-personnel OFF*11 rate 5th
blitzing DEFblitz rate 25th9th27thOFF vs the blitz
11-personnel OFF*11 rate 22nd25th2ndDEF vs 11 personnel*
OFF vs man*28th8thman coverage*man rate 23rd
OFF vs zone*24th6thzone coverage*zone rate 10th
pass OFF23rd8thpass DEF
OFF vs the blitz16th1stblitzing DEFblitz rate 3rd
More schedule-adjusted matchup stats
Every matchup area, ranked 1-32, adjusted for opponents. Coloured when the two ranks are more than 5 apart. Pace & tendencies are plain. * Sharp Football Analysis.
+1.5 ATL vs TB −1.5
ATL OFF vs TB DEF
12-personnel OFF*12 rate 7th13th27thDEF vs 12 personnel*
protection vs no blitz11th24thpass rush w/o blitz
play-action OFFPA rate 19th12th24thplay-action DEF
big-play OFF12th20thbig-play DEF
run blocking*26th17thrun DEF up front*
third-down OFF14th6ththird-down DEF
run OFF4th6thrun DEF
early-down OFF14th14thearly-down DEF
ATL DEF vs TB OFF
run DEF5th15thrun OFF
run DEF up front*14th24thrun blocking*
man coverage*man rate 12th15th23rdOFF vs man*
pass rush*1st6thpass protection*
pass rush w/o blitz3rd2ndprotection vs no blitz
third-down DEF23rd21stthird-down OFF
play-action DEF28th32ndplay-action OFFPA rate 22nd
DEF vs 12 personnel*22nd26th12-personnel OFF*12 rate 17th
Pace & tendencies
33.5s32ndSeconds between snaps29th32.0s
62.025thPlays per game13th66.0
-9.9%30thPass rate over expected19th-1.0%
5%17thNo-huddle rate11th8%
53%28thShotgun rate7th68%
59%16thMotion rate4th71%
22%19thPlay-action rate22nd21%
2.56s29thTime to throw*5th3.11s
58%22nd11 personnel*5th71%
31%7th12 personnel*17th21%
26%25thDEF blitz rate3rd42%
24%12thDEF man rate*23rd17%
70.25thPlays faced per game26th61.8
ATL away 2 ATS trends · 1 🔥
TB home 1 ATS trend
Over / Under
2 trends

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