Vin+ 3,121 Posted December 30, 2018 Quote http://hosted.stats.com/fb/preview.asp?g=20181230027&home=27&vis=1 The Falcons won, 34-29, when these teams met in Week 6 in Atlanta, their fourth consecutive win in this series. They're 6-3 in Tampa Bay since the 2009 season, with wins in three of their last four trips. For every season since 2003, the Falcons have made the postseason when winning 10+ games, and failed to do so when winning nine or fewer -- in 2002, they made the playoffs with nine wins. This season will snap a two-year playoff streak for Atlanta. The Buccaneers lost to the Cowboys, 27-20 in Dallas last week, ensuring double-digit losses for the fifth time in the last six seasons. The Bucs are 4-1 this year when scoring between 24 and 27 points, but 0-5 when scoring fewer than 24, and 1-4 when scoring more than 27. The Bucs lead the league in passing yards per game at 318.9 -- they've never lead the league in passing before, and have finished in the top five just once (they were fourth last season). The Falcons have finished in the top five in five seasons prior to this one, and they rank fifth this year. In Atlanta's Week 16 win over Carolina, Matt Ryan went over 4500 passing yards for the sixth time in his career, tying Peyton Manning for the second most all-time. Only Drew Brees (eight) has more such seasons. Mike Evans has 1418 receiving yards this season, four shy of tying Mark Carrier's franchise record of 1422, set in 1989. Evans, in just his fifth season, has 389 career receptions, second most in team history. Running back James Wilder had 430 receptions in nine seasons from 1981-89. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
