NFL 2026
Week 8 · Sunday, November 1, 2026 · Raymond James Stadium · 61,036 attended
Game Recap

Buccaneers Beat Falcons 16-0 in Week 8

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16, Atlanta Falcons 0 at Raymond James Stadium. Baker Mayfield went 0 of 3 for 0 yards.

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Quarter Scoring

Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Total
Falcons
0000 0
Buccaneers
6370 16

Buccaneers Leaders

Passing Yards
Baker Mayfield
0/3, 0 YDS
Rushing Yards
Bucky Irving
27 CAR, 170 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving Yards
-
Sacks
-

Falcons Leaders

Passing Yards
Michael Penix Jr.
8/24, 125 YDS, 4 INT
Rushing Yards
Bijan Robinson
19 CAR, 76 YDS
Receiving Yards
Jahan Dotson
2 REC, 95 YDS
Tackles

Team Stats

Falcons Stat Buccaneers
8 1st Downs 16
2 Passing 1st downs 0
5 Rushing 1st downs 15
1 1st downs from penalties 1
0-12 3rd down efficiency 4-13
3-6 4th down efficiency 0-0
52 Total Plays 60
224 Total Yards 322
4.3 Yards per Play 5.4
12 Total Drives 12
125 Passing -2
8/24 Comp/Att 0/3
5.2 Yards per pass -0.5
4 Interceptions thrown 0
0-0 Sacks-Yards Lost 1-2
99 Rushing 324
28 Rushing Attempts 56
3.5 Yards per rush 5.8
0-1 Red Zone (Made-Att) 1-3
3-25 Penalties 5-40
4 Turnovers 1
0 Fumbles lost 1
4 Interceptions thrown 0
0 Defensive / Special Teams TDs 0
24:44 Possession 35:16

Scoring Plays

4 scores
Q1 7:43
Chase McLaughlin 46 Yd Field Goal
0–3
Q1 4:02
Chase McLaughlin 34 Yd Field Goal
0–6
Q2 4:04
Chase McLaughlin 42 Yd Field Goal
0–9
Q3 3:47
Bucky Irving 4 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
0–16

Week 8: Falcons Visit Buccaneers, Who Are 0-4 at Home

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The Atlanta Falcons visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, November 1. Tampa Bay is 2-5 after a 43-13 win at Carolina, but both of its wins have come on the road and it is 0-4 at Raymond James Stadium. Atlanta is 3-4 after a 29-20 win over San Francisco that ended a two-game losing streak.

Tampa Bay at home

Four home losses, all by seven points or fewer.

Atlanta's swings

The Falcons lost 34-3 to Carolina and beat Green Bay 35-14 on the road.

Tampa Bay's breakout

Its 43 points at Carolina were 16 more than its previous high.

Pregame AI Prediction

Winner missed Confidence: Low

How the prediction did

Predicted 24-21 (Falcons vs Buccaneers), final was 0-16. Miss. Tampa Bay won its first home game of the season with a 16-0 shutout. Michael Penix Jr. threw four interceptions and completed 8 of 24 passes, and Bucky Irving ran for 170 yards and the only touchdown. Chase McLaughlin kicked three field goals.

Falcons
24
53% to win
VS
Buccaneers
21
47% to win
Falcons 53% Buccaneers 47%

Road form

Atlanta won at Green Bay and New Orleans.

Tampa Bay's home record

Four losses at home are hard to discount.

Momentum

The Buccaneers' 43-13 win keeps this close.

Low.

Venue

Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL
Attendance: 61,036

Closing Line

TB -2.5
O/U 43.5
via DraftKings

Officials

Greg Bradley Line Judge
Paul King Umpire
Dale Shaw Side Judge
Alan Eck Referee
David Oliver Down Judge

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Buccaneers Injuries

Emeka Egbuka
WR · Not Specified
Questionable
Yaya Diaby
LB · Sprain
Out
Josh Hayes
CB · Surgery
Injured Reserve
Christian Rozeboom
LB · Not Specified
Injured Reserve
Jalen McMillan
WR · Sprain
Injured Reserve

Falcons Injuries

Brian Robinson Jr.
RB · Not Specified
Questionable
Divine Deablo
LB · Not Specified
Questionable
Billy Bowman Jr.
CB · Not Specified
Questionable
Samson Ebukam
DE · Not Specified
Out
Zachariah Branch
WR · Not Specified
Out