LIVE UPDATES: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Atlanta Falcons

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-2) play at home for the third consecutive week as the team looks to avoid the longest losing streak in quarterback Tom Brady's NFL career. The Buccaneers will have to get it done against the Atlanta Falcons (2-2), who have won two straight, in an NFC South matchup. The winner will move into first place in the division.

While the Buccaneers have struggled over the last couple of weeks, there's an opportunity to bounce back in a big way against Atlanta. Tampa Bay will have wide receivers Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, and Russell Gage in the lineup against the Falcons. The defense has an easier matchup than once anticipated with running back Cordarrelle Patterson and tight end Kyle Pitts not available for Atlanta.

Brady has never lost to the Falcons in the regular season or playoffs. He'll try to continue that streak on Sunday afternoon.

BucsGameday will be providing live updates throughout the day on BucsGameday.com and our Twitter.

PREGAME:

— Quarterback Kyle Trask, wide receiver Julio Jones, wide receiver Breshad Perriman, tight end Cameron Brate, safety Logan Ryan, and defensive lineman Akiem Hicks are inactive for Tampa Bay today. That means rookie cornerback Zyon McCollum will be making his NFL debut.

— Tight end Kyle Pitts, outside linebacker DeAngelo Malone, inside linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski, offensive lineman Chuma Edoga, and wide receiver Jared Bernhardt are inactive for Atlanta. Pitts missed all of practice last week as he sits out the first game of his young career.

FIRST QUARTER:

— Atlanta wins the toss and defers to the second half. Tampa Bay will start the game with the ball.

— Rachaad White returns the opening kick off just short of the 20-yard line.

— Grady Jarrett gets pressure on the first play and Tom Brady is forced to throw the ball in the dirt.

— Leonard Fournette finds 14 yards to the left side to pick up a first down.

— Brady starts the game 0/3 after a drop from Kyle Rudolph and an overthrow that nearly resulted in an interception. Buccaneers will punt.

— Jake Camarda's punt bounces 65 yards into the end zone for a touchback. Atlanta begins at its own 20.

— Carlton Davis breaks up Marcus Mariota's first pass.

— Offsides on Keanu Neal makes it 2nd and 5.

— Joe Tryon-Shoyinka forces Tyler Allgeier to bounce outside and Antoine Winfield Jr. brings him down for a loss.

— Mariota hits his tight end Anthony Firkser for 11 yards and a conversion on 3rd and 9.

— Tryon-Shoyinka gets free off the edge and sacks Mariota to bring up fourth down.

— Jaelon Darden fair catches the punt at the Tampa Bay 23.

— Back to back runs from Fournette brings up 3rd and 1 for the offense.

— Brady looks outside and hits Chris Godwin for 20 yards and a first down.

— Brady throws out to Leonard Fournette for another first down.

— Five straight completions from Brady pushes Tampa Bay into the red zone.

— Tight end Cade Otton brings in a pass right at the line of scrimmage. It looks like a first down but the refs mark it just short.

— Leonard Fournette is hit but again, it looks like the Buccaneers get the first down. The officials say no and it's Atlanta's ball.

— Allgeier goes for 17 yards and a first down.

— Mariota tucks and scrambles on 3rd and 10 for a conversion.

— Two runs bring up 3rd and 7 for the Falcons.

— Mariota has all the time in the world and hits Drake London deep. However, the play is called back due to holding. 3rd and 17.

— The pass comes up short and Atlanta will punt.

SECOND QUARTER:

— There has been no scoring in this game after one quarter. It's been thrilling.

— Tampa Bay takes over at its own 12.

— Cade Otton and Rachaad White getting involved early. White just picked up a first down on third and short.

— The hand might be bothering Brady early. He's been messing with it very often.

— Brady goes deep to Scotty Miller but the pass is broken up. Might've been pass interference. 2nd and 10.

— Mike Evans gets open and brings in a pass for 27 yards to get the Buccaneers inside the red zone for the second time.

— Evans went down after the play and hobbled off under his own power.

— Fournette is brought down for a loss but not before running over a defender. Tampa Bay is called for holding which makes it 1st and 22.

— Godwin catches another pass to make it 1st and goal.

— Fournette goes right up the middle for a short touchdown run. The extra point from Ryan Succop is good.

— Tampa Bay leads 7-0 with 9:31 remaining until the half.

— Camarda's kick goes for a touchback. Atlanta takes over at its own 25.

— Mariota with an admirable effort to stay alive but his pass to the outside is dropped to bring up third down.

— KhaDarel Hodge catches a pass right at the line to gain and his second effort earns the Falcons a conversion.

— Caleb Huntley picks up a first down on two runs.

— Tampa Bay forces an incompletion on third down with another pressure from Tryon-Shoyinka. The Falcons will punt for the third time today.

— The Buccaneers take over at their own 13.

— Russell Gage gets free for 14 yards, his first catch against his former team.

— Brady completes his first five passes of the drive to get Tampa Bay into scoring position. That stretch included three straight completions for first downs.

— False start on Tampa Bay pushes the offense back to 3rd and 8.

— Otton catches his fifth pass to make it first and goal at the two-minute warning.

— Timeout Atlanta with 1:42 to play in the half. 3rd and goal.

— Scotty Miller catches the ball short of the end zone but the Buccaneers line up to go for it. Atlanta calls timeout.

— Tampa Bay trots out the field goal team. Ryan Succop connects from 21 yards out to make it 10-0.

— Mariota hits a deep pass and Atlanta gets extra yards due to roughing the passer.

— Antoine Winfield sacks Mariota to bring up 3rd and 19 with 37 seconds left in the half.

— Atlanta's field goal attempt is incomplete and the Buccaneers have the ball with a short field.

— Brady and Fournette hook up a couple of times to get Tampa Bay in field goal range.

— Ryan Succop connects on a 44-yard field goal at the end of the half to extend the lead to 13-0.

THIRD QUARTER:

— Zyon McCollum makes his first career tackle on the kick-off to begin the second half.

— Penalties and a sack by the Bucs force a punt from Atlanta on its first possession of the third quarter.

— Brady hits Fournette on back to back passes for first downs.

— Brady goes deep to Mike Evans for 41 yards. It looked like a touchdown but the refs ruled him out at the 1 even after a challenge.

— Fournette catches a touchdown on the next play.

— Tampa Bay goes for two and converts on Brady's pass to Russell Gage. The Buccaneers lead 21-0 with 6:09 remaining in the quarter.

— Mariota scrambles out to the left for 23 yards.

— Mariota is sacked by Logan Hall to force another punt from the Falcons.

— Fournette is stopped for a loss on consecutive plays to bring up third and long.

— Brady throws to Fournette again but he can't convert. Tampa Bay goes three and out.

— Atlanta in good field position after a long punt return.

— Huntley goes up the middle for 22 yards to get the Falcons on the cusp of the red zone.

— Offsides on Tampa Bay makes it 2nd and 5.

FOURTH QUARTER:

— Tampa Bay leads 21-0 to begin the final quarter. Atlanta is facing 3rd and 3 from the Buccaneers 14.

— Allgeier converts on a short run up the middle.

— Avery Williams run its in to get Atlanta on the board.

— Tampa Bay quickly goes three and out. Falcons will get the ball back with 13:05 to play.

— Mariota finds Drake London for 15 yards.

— Facemask penalty backs Atlanta up.

— Vita Vea records Tampa Bay's fifth sack of the day and the Falcons have to punt.

— The Buccaneers go three and out for a consecutive possession. Atlanta has the ball at its own 30 with 9:56 left.

— Three straight runs from Allgeier net the Falcons a first down.

— Mariota hits Drake London twice to move Atlanta into the red zone.

— Wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus breaks a tackle over the middle and walks into the end zone for a score. The Falcons have life with 4:38 left in the game.

— Atlanta goes for two and Mariota hits Hodge for the conversion.

— The Falcons have cut the deficit from 21-0 to 21-15 with enough time left to get the ball back again.

— Fournette goes up the middle for 12 yards on the first play.

— Holding on Atlanta gives Tampa Bay a free first down.

— Fournette gains 5 yards on a run.

— Tampa Bay goes for a pass and Brady is incomplete while looking for Miller.

— Brady is sacked on third down but roughing the passer extends the drive. Bad call from the officials that benefitted the Buccaneers.

— Mike Evans converts on third down to take the game to the two-minute warning.

— Tampa Bay runs out the clock to survive, 21-15.

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