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Falcons Fall 30-17 Against Tampa Bay - Game Recap
Tom Brady scorched the Falcons defense for 4 TDs as Tampa Bay defeated Atlanta 30-17 on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Tampa Bay won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -11.0-point spread as favorites. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go UNDER the closing number of 51.0.
Tom Brady completed 38 of 51 pass attempts for 368 yards and 4 TDs for the Buccaneers in the win.
Cordarrelle Patterson rushed for 78 yards for Atlanta, while Mike Davis added 32 yards. Matt Ryan threw for 297 yards for the Falcons, while receivers Russell Gage and Kyle Pitts had 130 and 48 yards respectively.
Tampa Bay outgained Atlanta 425-380 yards in the game, while the battle of first downs was won 25-21 by the Buccaneers.
The time of possession battle favored Atlanta as their offense was on the field for 32:46, longer than the 27:14 of their opponents.
Tampa Bay heads into a Week 14 battle against the Bills. Atlanta, meanwhile, will have their next action against Carolina.