TAMPA, Fla. — Falcons rookie left guard Jalen Mayfield, who had a rocky NFL debut against the Eagles, played 100% of the offensive snaps (72) in the 48-25 loss to the Buccaneers on Sunday.

For the second week in a row, backup quarterback Josh Rosen came on in mop up duty.

With A.J. Terrell leaving the game with a concussion, backup cornerback T.J. Green was pressed into service. He played 20 of the defensive snaps (32%).

Here’s the percentage of playing time per player against the Buccaneers:

OFFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS

C Lindstrom G 72 100% 3 10%

J Matthews T 72 100% 3 10%

J Mayfield G 72 100% 3 10%

K McGary T 72 100% 3 10%

M Hennessy C 72 100%

M Ryan QB 66 92%

C Ridley WR 60 83%

K Pitts TE 57 79%

M Davis RB 46 64%

O Zaccheaus WR 42 58% 8 27%

R Gage WR 38 53%

H Hurst TE 30 42% 3 10%

C Patterson RB 24 33% 11 37%

K Smith TE 18 25% 19 63%

L Smith TE 13 18% 3 10%

C Blake WR 13 18% 3 10%

T Sharpe WR 13 18%

P Hesse TE 6 8% 8 27%

J Rosen QB 6 8%

DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS

D Jones LB 63 100%

F Oluokun LB 63 100%

F Moreau CB 62 98% 7 23%

E Harris FS 56 89% 8 27%

D Harmon SS 54 86%

S Means LB 47 75% 8 27%

D Fowler LB 45 71%

A Terrell CB 44 70% 3 10%

G Jarrett DT 43 68%

I Oliver CB 39 62% 15 50%

T Davison DT 34 54%

J Bullard DE 32 51% 7 23%

M Davidson DT 23 37% 7 23%

A Ogundeji LB 21 33% 15 50%

T Green CB 20 32% 6 20%

J Hawkins FS 16 25% 27 90%

T Graham DE 13 21% 7 23%

J Tuioti-Mariner LB 11 17% 20 67%

M Walker LB 5 8% 27 90%

B Copeland LB 2 3% 12 40%

SPECIAL TEAMS

R Grant SS 27 90%

A Williams CB 21 70%

D Etheridge LB 19 63%

C Nizialek P 11 37%

J Harris LS 7 23%

J Spriggs T 3 10%

D Dalman C 3 10%

Y Koo K 3 10%

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Buccaneers 48, Falcons 25

Falcons at New York Giants, Sept. 26 at 1 p.m.

Washington FT at Falcons, Oct. 3 at 1 p.m.

New York Jets vs. Falcons in London, Oct. 10 at 9:30 a.m.

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