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TAMPA: tight end (81) beats Tampa Bay Buccaneers free safety Bradley McDougald (30) on a 2-yard reception during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Thursday, in Tampa, Fla. — AP Ryan shines as Falcons thump Bucs

TAMPA: Matt Ryan threw for 344 yards and who had 11 receptions. Both of Tampa Bay’s the Pro Football Hall of Fame last winter, GOTCHA four , helping the Atlanta Falcons young stars finished the game on the sideline, Lynch played for the Bucs 1993 to 2003 and Bucs DT Gerald McCoy talked this week tighten their grip on first place in the NFC with Evans being evaluated for a possible the Denver Broncos from 2004 to 2007. He about his admiration for Ryan , but reiterated South with a 43-28 victory over the Tampa concussion and Winston limping off after was inducted into the Broncos Ring of Honor that good sportsmanship should never be Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night. being shaken up when he was tackled trying earlier this month. confused with a lack of commitment to do Julio Jones had eight receptions for 111 to score on a two-point conversion play with whatever to necessary to win. He said he’d yards and a TD as the Falcons (6-3) avenged a just under seven minutes remaining. NO CONFIDENCE? shake the quarterback’s hand before and after season-opening loss to the Bucs (3-5). Tampa Winston was tackled around the ankle by The Bucs defense yielded 626 yards , the game, but spend the rest of the night try- Bay has dropped two straight on the heels of Atlanta’s Brooks Reed and also hit by corner- including 513 passing, during last week’s 30- ing to make the NFL passing yardage leader a three-game winning streak that got them back Jalen Collins. finished up 24 overtime loss to Oakland. That may have uncomfortable. McCoy sacked Ryan in the back to .500. for the Bucs, taking his first regular season contributed to the decision Thursday night to second quarter, forcing a fumble that led to Jones, who’s closing in on another 1,000- snaps since 2014. He threw a late TD pass to decline a 15-yard face mask against the Winston’s second TD pass to Evans. yard receiving season with 970 through nine Cameron Brate to cut into a 23-point deficit. Falcons, settling for Matt Bryant kicking a 41- games, caught a 3-yard scoring pass in the yard field goal for a 13-7 Atlanta lead instead INJURIES third quarter, when Ryan led TD drives of 86 RING OF HONOR of giving Ryan a chance to convert third-and- With Doug Martin (hamstring) and and 82 yards to break it open. The Bucs inducted former safety John 22 from the Tampa Bay 38 Jacquizz Rodgers (foot) inactive, rookie Levine Toilolo, Patrick DiMarco and Austin Lunch into the team’s Ring of Honor. Peyton Barber became the fourth different Hooper also caught TD pass from Ryan, who Together with Hall of Famers Warren Sapp MATTY ICE starting running back for Tampa Bay this leads the NFL with 2,980 yards and 23 touch- and Derrick Brooks, Lynch formed the founda- Ryan has thrown for 1,344 yards, nine season. Bucs C Joe Hawley left with a knee downs vs. four interceptions. tion of a dominating defense that helped touchdowns and just two interceptions in his injury in the second quarter and did not Jameis Winston threw for 261 yards and transform Tampa Bay from the laughingstock last four games against the Bucs, who had return. Falcons CB left three touchdowns for Tampa Bay, including of the NFL into a Super Bowl champion. A won three straight in the division rivalry. The with a shoulder injury in the first half and scoring passes of 3 and 24 yards to Evans, nine-time Pro Bowl selection and a finalist for Bucs lead the all-time series 24-23. did not return. — AP