The Buccaneers almost made a great comeback, but they got in their own way. Tampa Bay battled back from 27-6 to make it a 27-20 game. Atlanta tried their best to allow the Bucs back into the game, but Dirk Koetter decided he did not want it.
His playcalling with just two yards needed was questionable, to say the least. Koetter dialed up two straight passes when the Bucs were running the ball pretty well.
Moving on, the defense came back down to Earth, Julio Jones had his way with the Bucs defense. Jones posted twelve catches for 253 yards and two touchdowns.