Falcons take on the Buccaneers

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Falcons take on the Buccaneers

Falcons take on the Buccaneers

Falcons safety Chris Crocker sits dejected on the bench.

SHOWING SOME FIGHT: Falcons linebacker Demorrio Williams exchanges blows with Bucs defensive end Patrick Chukwurah (54) as a fight breaks out after a play during second quarter. Both teams were called for unnecessary roughness, resulting in offsetting penalties. Williams was flagged on the play.

Falcons interim head coach Emmitt Thomas, sporting his Super Bowl ring he won with the Kansas City Chiefs, gives cornerback DeAngelo Hall a hug as they take the field.

Falcons interim head coach Emmitt Thomas and Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden meet on the field after the Bucs defeated the Falcons 37-3.

Falcons quarterback Chris Redman (8) trys to console running back Warrick Dunn on the sidelines during the fourth quarter as the team loses it's fifth consecutive game.

MAKING HISTORY: The celebration begins as Bucs wide receiver Michael Spurlock is mobbed by teammates as he returns a kickoff for the touchdown. It was the first kickoff return for a touchdown in Tampa Bay history.

Buccaneers fans taunt the Falcons with a banner.

Buccaneers safety Jermaine Phillips (left) celebrates his interception of a Chris Redman pass with defensive back coach Raheem Morris.

Falcons safety Lawyer Milloy (36) breaks up a pass to Bucanneers' Alex Smith.

Falcons quarterback Chris Redman (left) looks on as Bucs cornerback Ronde Barber returns an interception 29-yards for a touchdown during the opening drive in first quarter at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.

Falcons interim Head Coach Emmitt Thomas watches the rough start as his team falls behind the Bucs.

GRAHAM SOARS FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Bucs running back Earnest Graham soars over Falcons linebacker Keith Brooking for a touchdown.

CROWD CHEERS KICKOFFR RETURN: Bucs wide receiver Michael Spurlock (17) returns a kickoff for the touchdown.

REDMAN SACKED: Falcons qaurterback Chris Redman (bottom) fumbles the ball as he is sacked by Buccaneeers' Gaines Adams (90). Tampa recovered the fumble.

Falcons interim head coach Emmitt Thomas (center in white hat) finds himself in the middle of a brawl as a referee separates linebacker Demorrio Williams (51, left) from Bucs defensive end Patrick Chukwurah (54) as a fight breaks out.

UNDER PRESSURE: Falcons quarterback Chris Redman is hit by Buccaneers' Greg White as he releases a pass. Quinn Ojinnaka (right) can't stop the pressure.

Falcons running back Jerious Norwood gets buried by the Buccaneers.

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Falcons safety Chris Crocker sits dejected on the bench.

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