Week 17, 2015

played in Carolina, NC

41 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	7	13	-	27
Carolina Panthers	7	6	3	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:44 CAR - Todd Gurley 3 run (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 12:21 TBY - Vincent Jackson 6 pass from Jameis Winston (Connor Barth extra point)
2Q: 06:38 CAR - Graham Gano 29 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Graham Gano 24 field goal
3Q: 11:32 CAR - Graham Gano 30 field goal
3Q: 07:26 TBY - Vincent Jackson 12 pass from Wayne White (Connor Barth extra point)
4Q: 12:40 TBY - Connor Barth 24 field goal
4Q: 07:14 CAR - Graham Gano 28 field goal
4Q: 02:36 TBY - Doug Martin 7 run (Connor Barth extra point)
4Q: 01:03 TBY - Connor Barth 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:44 CAR - Todd Gurley 3 run (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 12:21 TBY - Vincent Jackson 6 pass from Jameis Winston (Connor Barth extra point)
2Q: 06:38 CAR - Graham Gano 29 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Graham Gano 24 field goal
3Q: 11:32 CAR - Graham Gano 30 field goal
3Q: 07:26 TBY - Vincent Jackson 12 pass from Wayne White (Connor Barth extra point)
4Q: 12:40 TBY - Connor Barth 24 field goal
4Q: 07:14 CAR - Graham Gano 28 field goal
4Q: 02:36 TBY - Doug Martin 7 run (Connor Barth extra point)
4Q: 01:03 TBY - Connor Barth 49 field goal

Team Statistics TBY CAR
Record 5-11 7-9
First Downs 22 18
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 388 275
- Offensive Plays 66 66
- Yards per Play 5.88 4.17
Net Rushing Yards 85 117
- Rushing Attempts 35 28
- Yards per Rush 2.43 4.18
Net Passing Yards 303 158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 0 36 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 323 175
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/20 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 9.77 4.16
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/48 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/6 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 3/75
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 36
Time of Possession 32:55 27:05

Team Statistics	TBY	CAR
Record	5-11	7-9
First Downs	22	18
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	388	275
- Offensive Plays	66	66
- Yards per Play	5.88	4.17
Net Rushing Yards	85	117
- Rushing Attempts	35	28
- Yards per Rush	2.43	4.18
Net Passing Yards	303	158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 0	36 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	323	175
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/20	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	9.77	4.16
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/48	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/6	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	3/75
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 36
Time of Possession	32:55	27:05

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:33	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
1	11:17	0:39	OWN 41	2	-9	Fumble
1	7:35	2:51	OWN 20	6	60	Fumble
1	2:17	5:03	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
2	11:26	1:56	OPP 47	6	13	Missed FG
2	6:33	1:46	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	2:28	1:21	OWN 8	4	9	Punt
3	11:26	4:06	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
3	5:51	1:41	OWN 47	3	3	Punt
3	2:49	5:14	OWN 21	9	72	Field Goal
4	7:07	4:38	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	1:31	0:33	OPP 39	3	7	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:27	1:10	OWN 14	3	5	Punt
1	10:38	3:03	OPP 32	6	32	Touchdown
1	4:44	2:27	OWN 25	5	46	Fumble
2	12:14	0:48	OWN 20	3	1	Interception
2	9:30	2:57	OPP 24	5	12	Field Goal
2	4:47	2:19	OWN 43	3	-7	Punt
2	1:07	1:07	OPP 47	6	40	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:34	OWN 20	11	67	Field Goal
3	7:20	1:29	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
3	4:10	1:21	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	12:35	2:10	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
4	10:25	3:18	OPP 30	6	19	Field Goal
4	2:29	0:58	OWN 20	5	19	Downs
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 44	5	36	Game

Game MVP: Doug Martin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Doug Martin	22	62	2.82	14	2	1
Bobby Rainey	9	1	0.11	6	0	0
Jameis Winston	3	21	7.00	9	0	0
Mike Evans	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Todd Gurley	21	83	3.95	13	2	1
Drew Stanton	4	20	5.00	9	0	0
Jonathan Stewart	3	14	4.67	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jameis Winston	15	9	144	3/14	1	34	0	114.3
Wayne White	12	10	179	1/6	1	43	0	146.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Stanton	36	15	175	2/17	0	18	1	45.5

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vincent Jackson	6	6	108	18.00	8	36	2
RB Doug Martin	6	8	69	11.50	39	28	0
WR Mike Evans	6	11	117	19.50	46	43	0
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	1	29	29.00	26	29	0
TE Brandon Myers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Sammy Watkins	4	10	60	15.00	14	18
TE Greg Olsen	2	4	25	12.50	0	14
RB Jonathan Stewart	2	2	15	7.50	5	12
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	4	32	16.00	0	17
WR Martavis Bryant	2	7	11	5.50	0	8
WR Jordan Matthews	2	4	15	7.50	3	13
RB Todd Gurley	1	4	17	17.00	0	17

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Johnthan Banks	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bobby Rainey	1	0	0
Johnthan Banks	1	0	0
Jameis Winston	1	0	0
Gerald McCoy	0	1	0
Sterling Moore	0	0	1
Bradley McDougald	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jonathan Stewart	1	0	0
Todd Gurley	1	0	0
Jared Allen	0	1	1
Trumaine Johnson	0	1	0
Cyrus Kouandjio	0	1	0
Chris Olevao	0	1	0
Amini Silatolu	0	0	1
Ryan Shazier	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jacob Schum	4	154	38.5	35.3	50	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	5	225	45.0	43.8	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Connor Barth	2/3	1/2	0/1	49	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	4/4	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnthan Banks	3	6	2.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Ginn	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Jackson	1	29	29.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Ginn	2	52	26.0	0
Kelvin Benjamin	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Alterraun Verner	7	1	0.0	28	38
S Chris Conte	5	1	1.0	28	38
S Keith Tandy	5	2	0.0	27	38
OLB Lavonte David	4	1	0.0	28	33
DE William Gholston	4	0	0.0	22	34
CB Sterling Moore	3	2	0.0	14	33
DT Gerald McCoy	3	1	0.0	25	33
ILB Kwon Alexander	3	0	0.0	14	5
S Bradley McDougald	2	2	0.0	6	18
DT Clinton McDonald	2	0	0.0	17	16
CB Johnthan Banks	2	0	0.0	28	38
DE Jacquies Smith	2	0	0.0	22	30
ILB Bruce Carter	1	2	1.0	14	33
OLB Danny Lansanah	1	1	0.0	13	7
WR Louis Murphy	1	0	---	---	---

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ryan Shazier	11	0	1.0	35	31
DE Jared Allen	5	0	2.0	27	29
DT Kawann Short	5	0	0.0	27	24
S Roman Harper	4	4	0.5	35	31
DE Charles Johnson	4	3	0.0	29	22
ILB Kony Ealy	4	1	0.0	23	23
OLB Thomas Davis	3	1	0.0	16	6
S Charles Woodson	3	0	0.0	35	31
CB Charles Tillman	3	0	0.0	35	31
DT Dwan Edwards	2	1	0.0	14	4
CB Trumaine Johnson	2	1	0.0	28	24
S Tre Boston	2	1	0.0	2	4
OLB Shaq Thompson	2	0	0.0	16	7
OLB Trent Cole	1	1	0.5	13	8
CB Antwon Blake	1	1	0.0	18	24
TE Greg Olsen	1	0	---	---	---
S Robert Blanton	1	0	0.0	1	6
OLB A.J. Klein	1	0	0.0	9	15
DT Herman Dresslar	1	0	0.0	4	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Bruce Carter	1.0	0	0	33
S Chris Conte	1.0	0	0	38
DE William Gholston	0.0	1	3	34
DE Jacquies Smith	0.0	0	2	30
DT Gerald McCoy	0.0	0	1	33
DE George Johnson	0.0	0	1	4

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jared Allen	2.0	0	1	29
ILB Ryan Shazier	1.0	0	0	31
OLB Trent Cole	0.5	0	0	8
S Roman Harper	0.5	0	0	31
OLB A.J. Klein	0.0	2	0	15
ILB Kony Ealy	0.0	1	1	23
DE Charles Johnson	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Keith Tandy	4	0	0	38
CB Alterraun Verner	3	0	0	38
S Chris Conte	2	1	0	38
CB Sterling Moore	2	0	0	33
OLB Lavonte David	1	1	0	33
CB Johnthan Banks	1	0	1	38
S Bradley McDougald	1	0	0	18
DE Jacquies Smith	1	0	0	30

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Ryan Shazier	6	0	31
CB Charles Tillman	3	0	31
OLB Shaq Thompson	3	0	7
S Tre Boston	2	1	4
S Charles Woodson	1	1	31
OLB Thomas Davis	1	0	6
CB Antwon Blake	1	0	24
S Robert Blanton	1	0	6
OLB A.J. Klein	1	0	15
S Roman Harper	0	1	31
CB Trumaine Johnson	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Donovan Smith	2	8	35	0	31
Ali Marpet	2	6	35	0	31
Demar Dotson	1	6	35	2	31
Joe Hawley	1	6	35	2	31
Logan Mankins	1	6	35	0	31

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Trai Turner	4	10	0	28	0	38
Cyrus Kouandjio	3	3	0	28	1	38
Michael Oher	1	4	0	28	0	38
Fernando Velasco	1	3	1	28	1	38
Amini Silatolu	0	4	0	28	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Conte	2	15
Alterraun Verner	1	16
Vincent Jackson	1	14
Jude Adjei-Barimah	1	10
Evan Smith	1	7

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Tre Boston	2	15
Robert Blanton	1	17
Amini Silatolu	1	9

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alterraun Verner	---	---	28	38	16	82
Chris Conte	---	---	28	38	15	81
Vincent Jackson	34	28	---	---	14	76
Mike Evans	33	27	---	---	16	76
Lavonte David	---	---	28	33	14	75
Johnthan Banks	---	---	28	38	9	75
Logan Mankins	35	31	---	---	7	73
Ali Marpet	35	31	---	---	7	73
Donovan Smith	35	31	---	---	7	73
Keith Tandy	---	---	27	38	5	70
Demar Dotson	35	31	---	---	---	66
Joe Hawley	35	31	---	---	---	66
Gerald McCoy	---	---	25	33	8	66
Sterling Moore	---	---	14	33	17	64
Jorvorskie Lane	20	18	---	---	23	61
William Gholston	---	---	22	34	2	58
Jacquies Smith	---	---	22	30	4	56
Doug Martin	24	26	---	---	5	55
Bruce Carter	---	---	14	33	4	51
Jameis Winston	22	18	---	---	---	40
Brandon Myers	19	19	---	---	1	39
Clinton McDonald	---	---	17	16	4	37
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	17	13	---	---	5	35
Danny Lansanah	---	---	13	7	14	34
Bobby Rainey	10	5	---	---	18	33
Wayne White	13	13	---	---	3	29
Henry Melton	---	---	9	13	4	26
Bradley McDougald	---	---	6	18	---	24
Kwon Alexander	---	---	14	5	5	24
Kenny Bell	10	14	---	---	---	24
Luke Stocker	2	0	---	---	17	19
Louis Murphy	2	3	---	---	11	16
George Johnson	---	---	6	4	3	13
Tony McDaniel	---	---	6	4	1	11
Jude Adjei-Barimah	---	---	0	0	10	10
Connor Barth	0	0	---	---	9	9
Evan Smith	0	0	---	---	7	7
Andrew DePaola	0	0	---	---	7	7
Larry English	---	---	1	3	1	5
Charles Sims	3	2	---	---	---	5
Jacob Schum	0	0	---	---	4	4
Russell Shepard	1	0	---	---	---	1
Mike Jenkins	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mike Glennon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Pamphile	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ty Carpenter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Amini Silatolu	28	38	---	---	9	75
Trai Turner	28	38	---	---	9	75
Charles Woodson	---	---	35	31	3	69
Charles Tillman	---	---	35	31	3	69
Roman Harper	---	---	35	31	3	69
Ryan Shazier	---	---	35	31	3	69
Drew Stanton	28	38	---	---	---	66
Michael Oher	28	38	---	---	---	66
Fernando Velasco	28	38	---	---	---	66
Cyrus Kouandjio	28	38	---	---	---	66
Sammy Watkins	27	38	---	---	---	65
Antwon Blake	---	---	18	24	21	63
Greg Olsen	24	28	---	---	8	60
Jared Allen	---	---	27	29	3	59
Kony Ealy	---	---	23	23	9	55
Charles Johnson	---	---	29	22	3	54
Trumaine Johnson	---	---	28	24	2	54
Kawann Short	---	---	27	24	2	53
Martavis Bryant	21	31	---	---	---	52
Todd Gurley	25	26	---	---	---	51
Jordan Matthews	13	27	---	---	10	50
Mike Tolbert	15	12	---	---	22	49
Jonathan Stewart	5	12	---	---	24	41
Trent Cole	---	---	13	8	12	33
A.J. Klein	---	---	9	15	7	31
Kelvin Benjamin	8	10	---	---	11	29
Cam Thomas	---	---	10	12	3	25
Shaq Thompson	---	---	16	7	2	25
Cory Bishop	1	4	---	---	20	25
Robert Blanton	---	---	1	6	17	24
Thomas Davis	---	---	16	6	1	23
Ted Ginn	1	2	---	---	19	22
Dwan Edwards	---	---	14	4	3	21
Tre Boston	---	---	2	4	15	21
Ahtyba Rubin	---	---	8	7	5	20
Ryan Kalil	0	0	---	---	9	9
J.J. Jansen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chris Olevao	0	0	---	---	9	9
Herman Dresslar	---	---	4	2	---	6
David Mayo	---	---	0	0	3	3
Tarvaris Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ahmad Bradshaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
E.J. Manuel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerick McKinnon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	20	1.4
Middle	14	41	2.9
Right	7	24	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	39	5.6
Middle	11	41	3.7
Right	10	37	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jameis Winston	15	9	4	0	0	3	3	2	0
Wayne White	12	10	3	0	1	1	0	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Stanton	36	15	0	4	5	2	7	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	39	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	130	10.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	58	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	96	19.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	45	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	93	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	34	4.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	11	6	1	117	3	27
RB Doug Martin	8	6	0	69	1	26
WR Vincent Jackson	6	6	0	108	2	28
TE Brandon Myers	1	0	0	0	0	19
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	1	0	29	1	13

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Sammy Watkins	10	4	2	60	38
WR Martavis Bryant	7	2	0	11	31
TE Greg Olsen	4	2	1	25	28
WR Kelvin Benjamin	4	2	1	32	10
WR Jordan Matthews	4	2	1	15	27
RB Todd Gurley	4	1	0	17	26
RB Jonathan Stewart	2	2	0	15	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Martin	7	24	3.43	2.82
Bobby Rainey	2	-2	-1.00	0.11
Jameis Winston	1	7	7.00	7.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Todd Gurley	7	23	3.29	3.95
Drew Stanton	1	4	4.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jameis Winston	1	1	6	6.00	9.60
Wayne White	1	1	12	12.00	14.92

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Stanton	8	1	11	1.38	4.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vincent Jackson	2	2	18	9.00	18.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sammy Watkins	3	1	11	3.67	6.00
WR Martavis Bryant	2	0	0	0.00	1.57
WR Jordan Matthews	2	0	0	0.00	3.75
TE Greg Olsen	1	0	0	0.00	6.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Martin	4	1
Bobby Rainey	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Todd Gurley	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jameis Winston	7	5	5
Wayne White	2	1	1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Stanton	12	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Evans	4	2	2
WR Vincent Jackson	2	2	2
RB Doug Martin	2	1	1
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sammy Watkins	4	2	2
WR Martavis Bryant	3	1	1
TE Greg Olsen	2	1	0
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	1	1
RB Todd Gurley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)