The Atlanta Falcons will travel in NFC South play to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an NFL pro football game scheduled for Sunday afternoon. <br /> <br />Start time from Tampa Bay is set for 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by FOX TV. <br /> <br /> <br />The NFL point spread from this game has the road side Atlanta Falcons favored by –2 points with a total lined at 45 1/2 points. <br /> <br />Atlanta has lost three straight after a 33-10 home defeat to the Seattle Seahawks last week as a +3 ½ point underdog. The game total came in at under 47 points. The Falcons fell behind 23-3 at the half. <br /> <br />The team gained just 226 yards of offense with 64 running on 16 carries. Matt Ryan hit on 23 of 36 passes for 172 yards and a touchdown. The Falcons defense allowed 490 yards to the Seattle offense with 211 running on 42 carries. The Falcons lost the time of possession battle by 11 minutes. <br /> <br />Tampa Bay broke an eight game losing streak with the 22-19 home victory on Monday Night Football to the Miami Dolphins as a +2 ½ point underdog. The game total landed at over 39 ½ points. The Buccaneers were up 15-0 early and lost the lead. Tampa Bay goes ahead with a fourth quarter touchdown in victory. <br /> <br />The Buccaneers offense posted 264 yards with 140 running on 37 carries. Rookie quarterback Mike Glennon hit on 11 of 21 passes for 139 yards with a touchdown and pick. On the defensive end of the field the Bucs gave up 213 yards to the Dolphins offense with only 2 rushing yards on 14 attempts.
