Photos: Highlights from the Falcons 30-17 loss to the Bucs

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Photos: Highlights from the Falcons 30-17 loss to the Bucs

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Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is knocked to the turf by the Buccaneers during the second half during a 30-17 loss Sunday in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette gets past Falcons linebacker Deion Jones for a one handed touchdown catch from Tom Brady for the 7-0 lead on the opening drive. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan tosses it off to running back Cordarrelle Patterson during the second half. Ryan ended the day 30-41 for 297 yards and no touchdowns. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Falcons head coach Arthur Smith and Matt Ryan confer during a time out. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Falcons running back Cordarrelle Patterson picks up six hard fought yards against the Buccaneers defense during the first half. He ended the day with 13 carries for 78 yards and three receptions for 18 yards. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski gets in the end zone for his second touchdown reception of the day from Tom Brady pulling along Falcons safety Erik Harris for a 27-17 lead during the third quarter. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Falcons running back Mike Davis heads for a touchdown past Buccaneers defender Antoine Winfield on the Falcons first drive of the game to tie it up 7-7 during the first quarter. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Falcons wide receiver Kyle Pitts manages to hold on as he is double teamed by Buccaneers defenders Andrew Adams and Jamel Dean on a reception from Matt Ryan. Pitts caught four balls for 48 yards on the day. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady celebrates with tight end Rob Gronkowski after the first of their two touchdown hook ups against the Falcons during a 30-17 victory in a NFL football game on Sunday, Dec 5, 2021, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski gets past Falcons defenders Fabian Moreau and Duron Harmon on a touchdown reception from Tom Brady to take a 20-10 lead over the Falcons during the second quarter in a NFL football game on Sunday, Dec 5, 2021, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts can't quite reel in the one handed catch from Matt Ryan during the second quarter against the Buccaneers in a NFL football game on Sunday, Dec 5, 2021, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Falcons running back Cordarrelle Paterson can't quite hold on to the pass from Matt Ryan as he takes a hit from Buccaneers defender Davis III in a NFL football game on Sunday, Dec 5, 2021, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Falcons running back Mike Davis picks up a few hard fought yards during the second quarter against the Buccaneers in a NFL football game on Sunday, Dec 5, 2021, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Buccaneers tight end Cameron Brate pulls in a touchdown reception from Tom Brady in the endzone past Falcons linebacker Deion Jones to take a 13-7 lead during the first quarter in a NFL football game on Sunday, Dec 5, 2021, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Buccaneers tight end Cameron Brate pulls in a touchdown reception from Tom Brady in the endzone past Falcons linebacker Deion Jones to take a 13-7 lead during the first quarter in a NFL football game on Sunday, Dec 5, 2021, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

120521 Atlanta: Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is helped up from the turf as Buccaneers defensive lineman Rakeem Nunez-Roches celebrates the sack by his teammates in a NFL football game on Sunday, Dec 5, 2021, in Atlanta. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”`

Buccaneers Vita Vea sacks Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan during the second quarter for a loss in a NFL football game on Sunday, Dec 5, 2021, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Buccaneers Vita Vea sacks Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan during the second quarter for a loss in a NFL football game on Sunday, Dec 5, 2021, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

The Buccaneers simulate rowing a boat while celebrating after recovering a Falcons fumble for the turnover during the third quarter in a NFL football game on Sunday, Dec 5, 2021, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

A Buccaneers fan wears a goat head while cheering on the G.O.A.T. Tom Brady during a 30-17 victory over the Falcons in a NFL football game on Sunday, Dec 5, 2021, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

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Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is knocked to the turf by the Buccaneers during the second half during a 30-17 loss Sunday in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

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