Running back Jacquizz Rodgers, who ran for two scores when the Falcons last played Week 5 against the Jets, couldn't find any running room Week 7 against the Buccaneers, picking up just 16 yards on a team-high eight carries. So instead, he made his presence known as a receiver, leading the team with nine targets even on a day when wide receiver Harry Douglas broke through with a career-high 149 receiving yards.
With Julio Jones (foot) and Roddy White (hamstring) both inactive, Jacquizz Rodgers emerged as quarterback Matt Ryan's primary short option while Douglas went long. And though Rodgers had just 46 yards on his season-high eight catches, he caught two of Ryan's three touchdown passes -- a 19-yarder in the second quarter and an 8-yarder in the fourth.
Of course, Rodgers is only the Falcons' primary backfield option for as long as Steven Jackson is out with a hamstring injury, but assuming Jackson doesn't return Week 8 at Arizona, Rodgers figures to contribute in one facet or another.