Final: Atlanta Falcons 29, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28 | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida | Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime Video
Atlanta trailed by 14 points in the fourth quarter, had committed a franchise-record 19 penalties, and had no timeouts with 1:49 left when Zane Gonzalez jogged onto the field for a 43-yard attempt. He made it. The Falcons beat the Buccaneers 29-28 at Raymond James Stadium on Dec. 11, 2025, completing a 15-point fourth-quarter rally on the final play of the game.
Kirk Cousins finished 30 of 44 for 373 yards and three touchdowns, all three going to Kyle Pitts Sr., who caught 11 of 12 targets for 166 yards. Pitts was the first tight end since Shannon Sharpe in 1996 to post 150 receiving yards and three touchdowns in a single game. Baker Mayfield threw a fourth-quarter interception that cost Tampa Bay a possession it could not spare, and Atlanta’s pass rush held him to 277 yards while sacking him five times for 27 yards lost.
Table of Contents
Box Score
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Atlanta Falcons
0
14
0
15
29
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7
6
7
8
28
Scoring Summary
Quarter
Time
Team
Play
Drive
Score
1st
1:38
Tampa Bay
Sean Tucker 1-yd rush (McLaughlin kick)
11 plays, 83 yds, 4:44
ATL 0, TB 7
2nd
12:11
Atlanta
Kyle Pitts Sr. 8-yd pass from Cousins (Gonzalez kick)
9 plays, 65 yds, 4:27
ATL 7, TB 7
2nd
2:04
Tampa Bay
McLaughlin 49-yd FG
9 plays, 49 yds, 4:25
ATL 7, TB 10
2nd
0:38
Atlanta
Kyle Pitts Sr. 17-yd pass from Cousins (Gonzalez kick)
4 plays, 65 yds, 1:26
ATL 14, TB 10
2nd
0:00
Tampa Bay
McLaughlin 52-yd FG
5 plays, 40 yds, 0:38
ATL 14, TB 13
3rd
6:22
Tampa Bay
Devin Culp 6-yd pass from Mayfield (McLaughlin kick)
9 plays, 90 yds, 5:14
ATL 14, TB 20
4th
13:34
Tampa Bay
Chris Godwin Jr. 3-yd pass from Mayfield (Mayfield to Godwin Jr. 2-pt conv.)
4 plays, 25 yds, 1:32
ATL 14, TB 28
4th
9:37
Atlanta
Bijan Robinson 6-yd rush (2-pt conv. failed)
8 plays, 65 yds, 3:57
ATL 20, TB 28
4th
3:34
Atlanta
Kyle Pitts Sr. 7-yd pass from Cousins (2-pt conv. failed)
10 plays, 67 yds, 4:48
ATL 26, TB 28
4th
0:00
Atlanta
Gonzalez 43-yd FG
9 plays, 45 yds, 1:49
ATL 29, TB 28
Team Stats
Stat
Atlanta Falcons
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
First Downs
27
28
Passing First Downs
19
16
Rushing First Downs
6
5
Penalty First Downs
2
7
Total Plays
66
61
Total Yards
476
338
Yards per Play
7.2
5.5
Passing Yards (net)
365
250
Comp/Att
30/44
19/34
Yards per Pass
8.1
6.4
Sacks/Yards Lost
1-8
5-27
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
Rushing Yards
111
88
Rushing Attempts
21
22
Yards per Rush
5.3
4.0
3rd Down
5/11 (45%)
4/9 (44%)
4th Down
1/1
0/0
Red Zone (Made/Att)
4/4
3/3
Penalties
19-125
4-25
Turnovers
1
1
Fumbles Lost
1
0
Time of Possession
31:51
28:09
Total Drives
10
10
Passing Stats
Atlanta Falcons
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
RTG
Kirk Cousins
30/44
373
8.5
3
0
1-8
117.0
With the win, Cousins was 3-0 against Tampa Bay as a Falcon, with 1,158 passing yards, 11 touchdowns, and one interception across those three games.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
RTG
Baker Mayfield
19/34
277
8.1
2
1
5-27
90.0
Rushing Stats
Atlanta Falcons
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Bijan Robinson
19
93
4.9
1
14
Tyler Allgeier
2
18
9.0
0
15
Team
21
111
5.3
1
15
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Bucky Irving
16
60
3.8
0
16
Rachaad White
1
20
20.0
0
20
Sean Tucker
4
7
1.8
1
6
Baker Mayfield
1
1
1.0
0
1
Team
22
88
4.0
1
20
Receiving Stats
Atlanta Falcons
Player
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
TGT
Kyle Pitts Sr.
11
166
15.1
3
36
12
Bijan Robinson
8
82
10.3
0
21
11
David Sills V
6
78
13.0
0
21
10
Darnell Mooney
3
35
11.7
0
16
6
Charlie Woerner
2
12
6.0
0
8
2
Team
30
373
12.4
3
36
41
Pitts was the first tight end since Shannon Sharpe in 1996 to record 150 or more receiving yards and three touchdowns in a single game.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Player
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
TGT
Mike Evans
6
132
22.0
0
45
12
Emeka Egbuka
4
64
16.0
0
23
7
Jalen McMillan
2
38
19.0
0
19
2
Chris Godwin Jr.
4
20
5.0
1
8
5
Bucky Irving
1
11
11.0
0
11
3
Devin Culp
1
6
6.0
1
6
1
Rachaad White
1
6
6.0
0
6
1
Tez Johnson
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
Team
19
277
14.6
2
45
32
Evans was back for the first time since breaking his clavicle on Oct. 20; McMillan had missed the entire season to that point after fracturing three vertebrae in his neck during the preseason.
Defensive Stats
Atlanta Falcons
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Xavier Watts
9
5
0
0
0
0
Jessie Bates III
8
6
0
0
0
0
Kaden Elliss
6
6
0
1
0
0
Cobee Bryant
5
5
0
1
1
0
David Onyemata
4
3
0
1
0
0
Dee Alford
3
3
0
0
1
0
James Pearce Jr.
3
2
2
2
2
2
A.J. Terrell Jr.
3
2
0
0
1
0
Divine Deablo
3
1
0.5
0
0
1
Brandon Dorlus
2
1
1
1
0
1
LaCale London
1
1
1
1
1
1
Kentavius Street
1
1
0
0
0
0
David Sills V
1
1
0
0
0
0
Charlie Woerner
1
1
0
0
0
0
KhaDarel Hodge
1
0
0
0
0
0
Mike Ford Jr.
1
0
0
0
0
0
Arnold Ebiketie
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jalon Walker
1
0
0.5
0
0
2
Ruke Orhorhoro
0
0
0
0
1
0
Team
54
38
5
7
7
7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Antoine Winfield Jr.
13
8
0
0
0
0
Deion Jones
8
4
0
0
0
0
Christian Izien
8
4
0
0
0
0
Lavonte David
6
3
0
0
1
0
Jamel Dean
5
5
0
0
0
0
Logan Hall
5
2
0
0
0
0
Kindle Vildor
4
3
0
0
0
0
Yaya Diaby
4
2
0
1
0
2
Jacob Parrish
2
2
0
0
0
0
Haason Reddick
2
1
1
1
0
1
Mike Evans
1
1
0
0
0
0
Markees Watts
1
1
0
0
0
0
J.T. Gray
1
0
0
0
0
0
Vita Vea
1
0
0
0
0
1
Anthony Nelson
1
0
0
0
0
0
Josh Hayes
1
0
0
0
0
0
Nick Jackson
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team
64
36
1
2
1
4
Special Teams
Kicking
Player
Team
FG
PCT
LG
XP
PTS
Zane Gonzalez
Atlanta
1/1
100%
43
2/2
5
Chase McLaughlin
Tampa Bay
2/2
100%
52
2/2
8
McLaughlin’s 52-yard make was his 10th field goal from 50 or more yards without a miss.
Punting
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
IN20
LG
Bradley Pinion
Atlanta
4
170
42.5
2
2
53
Riley Dixon
Tampa Bay
4
165
41.3
0
2
45
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Sean Tucker
Tampa Bay
2
42
21.0
27
0
Kameron Johnson
Tampa Bay
1
30
30.0
30
0
TB Team
Tampa Bay
3
72
24.0
30
0
Atlanta had no kick returns.
Punt Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Deven Thompkins
Atlanta
2
20
10.0
10
0
Kameron Johnson
Tampa Bay
1
0
0.0
0
0
Turnovers
Interceptions
Player
Team
INT
YDS
TD
Dee Alford
Atlanta
1
0
0
Tampa Bay had no interceptions.
Fumbles
Atlanta Falcons (3 fumbles, 1 lost):
Player
FUM
LOST
REC
Bijan Robinson
1
1
0
Kirk Cousins
1
0
1
Darnell Mooney
1
0
0
Ryan Neuzil
0
0
1
Team
3
1
2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1 fumble, 0 lost):
Player
FUM
LOST
REC
Kameron Johnson
1
0
1
Jacob Parrish
0
0
1
Team
1
0
2
Game Information
Date
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Venue
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Attendance
64,917
Broadcast
Amazon Prime Video (Thursday Night Football)
Week
Week 15, 2025 NFL regular season
ATL Record (after game)
5-9 (3-5 away)
TB Record (after game)
7-7 (3-4 home)
Referee
Carl Cheffers
Umpire
Derek Anderson
Down Judge
Daniel Gallagher
Line Judge
Greg Bradley
Back Judge
Martin Hankins
Field Judge
Nathan Jones
Side Judge
Eugene Hall
The Buccaneers fell out of first place in the NFC South that night, dropping to a half-game behind Carolina with three games left in the 2025 season. They did not get back in front; the Panthers won the division at 8-9 and Tampa Bay missed the playoffs, ending a four-year run as NFC South champions. Atlanta improved to 5-9.
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