at the Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia The Falcons entered their Week 2 home-opener against another NFC South rival, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  The only Atlanta scores of the game came in the first quarter, with a 1-yard TD run on QB Michael Vick's QB sneak.  The only other Falcons score came in the second quarter, with RB Fred McCrary getting a 4-yard TD run.  The Buccaneers only score of the game came in the second quarter, with opposing kicker Matt Bryant kicking a 22-yard field goal.  The ground game made short work of the Tampa Defense, with Michael Vick and Warrick Dunn combining for 261 rushing yards. Rookie running back Jerious Norwood added 45 more rushing yards to the Falcon's total. The Falcons set a new  franchise record for rushing yards in a game with 306.  On the other side of the ball, the Falcons defense shut down the Tampa offense, with DeAngelo Hall picking off two passes and Jason Webster picking off one.  Also, they held Tampa Bay RB Carnell "Cadillac" Williams to just 37 yards on 15 carries.  Special teams struggled as kicker Michael Koenen missed three field goals and had one blocked, making him 2/8 so far this season.
what game happened at Georgia Dome
Week 2 home-opener