Week 15, 2016

played in Carolina, NC

32 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	3	3	3	-	23
Carolina Panthers	7	6	0	15	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:16 TBY - Mike Evans 4 pass from Jameis Winston (Connor Barth extra point)
1Q: 11:05 CAR - Todd Gurley 82 kickoff return (Graham Gano extra point)
1Q: 03:50 TBY - Chris Conte 81 interception return (Connor Barth extra point)
2Q: 14:09 CAR - Graham Gano 29 field goal
2Q: 08:56 TBY - Connor Barth 43 field goal
2Q: 02:52 CAR - Graham Gano 27 field goal
3Q: 09:24 TBY - Connor Barth 41 field goal
4Q: 14:08 CAR - Graham Gano 32 field goal
4Q: 09:09 CAR - Todd Gurley 4 run (Graham Gano extra point failed)
4Q: 02:44 TBY - Connor Barth 37 field goal
4Q: 01:15 CAR - Zach Zenner 4 run (Geoff Howard pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:16 TBY - Mike Evans 4 pass from Jameis Winston (Connor Barth extra point)
1Q: 11:05 CAR - Todd Gurley 82 kickoff return (Graham Gano extra point)
1Q: 03:50 TBY - Chris Conte 81 interception return (Connor Barth extra point)
2Q: 14:09 CAR - Graham Gano 29 field goal
2Q: 08:56 TBY - Connor Barth 43 field goal
2Q: 02:52 CAR - Graham Gano 27 field goal
3Q: 09:24 TBY - Connor Barth 41 field goal
4Q: 14:08 CAR - Graham Gano 32 field goal
4Q: 09:09 CAR - Todd Gurley 4 run (Graham Gano extra point failed)
4Q: 02:44 TBY - Connor Barth 37 field goal
4Q: 01:15 CAR - Zach Zenner 4 run (Geoff Howard pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics TBY CAR
Record 6-8 4-10
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 5 13
- by Passing 12 5
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 307 363
- Offensive Plays 61 60
- Yards per Play 5.03 6.05
Net Rushing Yards 129 206
- Rushing Attempts 34 29
- Yards per Rush 3.79 7.10
Net Passing Yards 178 157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 17 - 1 30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 199 160
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 6.59 5.06
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/49 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 3/92 4/151
Interception Ret./Yards 1/81 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 32
Time of Possession 31:21 28:39

Team Statistics	TBY	CAR
Record	6-8	4-10
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	5	13
- by Passing	12	5
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	307	363
- Offensive Plays	61	60
- Yards per Play	5.03	6.05
Net Rushing Yards	129	206
- Rushing Attempts	34	29
- Yards per Rush	3.79	7.10
Net Passing Yards	178	157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 17 - 1	30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	199	160
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	6.59	5.06
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/49	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	3/92	4/151
Interception Ret./Yards	1/81	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 32
Time of Possession	31:21	28:39

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:12	2:07	OWN 45	5	55	Touchdown
1	10:49	2:26	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
1	6:04	1:39	OWN 39	4	25	Missed FG
2	14:01	5:10	OWN 20	9	54	Field Goal
2	2:44	2:13	OWN 12	3	-7	Punt
3	15:00	5:43	OWN 20	11	56	Field Goal
3	6:11	1:34	OPP 47	4	20	Interception
3	3:38	1:32	OWN 18	3	-11	Punt
4	14:02	1:52	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	9:00	6:21	OWN 36	11	44	Field Goal
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 34	5	35	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:48	OWN 27	3	-6	Punt
1	8:23	2:19	OWN 7	4	18	Punt
1	4:25	0:46	OWN 43	3	21	Interception
1	3:39	4:38	OWN 26	9	62	Field Goal
2	8:51	6:07	OWN 20	11	70	Field Goal
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 36	3	11	Half
3	9:17	3:06	OWN 20	7	27	Fumble
3	4:37	0:59	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
3	2:06	3:04	OPP 33	6	18	Field Goal
4	12:10	3:10	OPP 47	6	47	Touchdown
4	2:39	1:33	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown

Game MVP: Todd Gurley, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Doug Martin	26	121	4.65	36	4
Leon Chuang	5	1	0.20	3	0
Jorvorskie Lane	3	7	2.33	4	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Todd Gurley	24	185	7.71	49	6	1
Zach Zenner	4	19	4.75	10	1	1
Jordan Matthews	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jameis Winston	24	17	199	3/21	1	36	1	92.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geoff Howard	30	18	160	1/3	0	44	1	60.4

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Evans	4	5	47	11.75	8	23	1
WR Vincent Jackson	3	3	62	20.67	13	36	0
TE Jordan Cameron	3	5	40	13.33	14	20	0
RB Doug Martin	2	2	6	3.00	0	6	0
FB Jorvorskie Lane	2	2	10	5.00	2	11	0
WR Kenny Bell	2	5	14	7.00	8	11	0
WR Louis Murphy	1	2	20	20.00	0	20	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kelvin Benjamin	6	9	39	6.50	8	9
RB Todd Gurley	4	5	17	4.25	12	5
WR Martavis Bryant	3	5	43	14.33	20	44
TE Cory Bishop	3	5	57	19.00	31	41
WR Jordan Matthews	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
FB Grady Hopper	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
WR Ted Ginn	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Greg Olsen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chris Conte	1	81	81.00	1

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Senquez Golson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
Johnthan Banks	1	0
Vincent Jackson	0	1
Lavonte David	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Todd Gurley	1	0
Grady Hopper	1	0
A.J. Klein	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Landon Lynch	4	154	38.5	34.5	49	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vince Knight	3	144	48.0	40.7	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Connor Barth	3/4	2/3	0/1	43	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	3/3	0/0	0/0	32	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnthan Banks	2	22	11.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Todd Gurley	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Jackson	3	92	30.7	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Todd Gurley	3	133	44.3	1
Kelvin Benjamin	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kwon Alexander	6	3	0.0	29	31
ILB Bruce Carter	6	2	0.0	12	13
CB Johnthan Banks	5	1	0.0	29	31
CB Alterraun Verner	5	0	0.0	29	31
S Chris Conte	4	2	0.0	29	31
OLB Wally Hermon	3	1	1.0	23	24
DT Gerald McCoy	3	0	0.0	22	26
CB Kendrick Hughes	3	0	0.0	16	18
DE Tyrone Crawford	2	2	0.0	24	26
DT Henry Melton	2	1	0.0	7	6
S Bradley McDougald	2	1	0.0	28	29
S Jimmy Wilson	2	0	0.0	5	5
OLB Lavonte David	1	1	0.0	29	29
DE William Gholston	1	1	0.0	20	22
WR Kenny Bell	1	0	---	---	---
DE George Johnson	0	1	0.0	14	14

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Harrison Smith	7	4	1.0	31	26
OLB DeAndre Levy	6	1	0.0	26	20
DT Tucker Simms	5	1	0.0	16	20
DE Charles Johnson	4	0	1.0	34	27
OLB Anthony Chickillo	4	1	0.0	25	22
CB Senquez Golson	4	1	0.0	33	26
DT Kawann Short	3	1	1.0	28	23
OLB A.J. Klein	3	2	0.0	8	7
ILB Kony Ealy	3	2	0.0	28	20
DT Herman Dresslar	3	0	0.0	20	9
CB Dwayne Gratz	2	2	0.0	23	17
OLB Thomas Davis	2	1	0.0	12	10
ILB David Mayo	2	1	0.0	10	5
S Tre Boston	2	0	0.0	31	25
CB DeAngelo Hall	1	2	0.0	28	23
CB Demetrius McCray	1	1	0.0	4	5
S Devin Gray	1	0	0.0	3	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Wally Hermon	1.0	0	0	24
DE William Gholston	0.0	2	0	22
OLB Lavonte David	0.0	1	0	29
DT Gerald McCoy	0.0	0	1	26

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Charles Johnson	1.0	3	0	27
DT Kawann Short	1.0	1	3	23
S Harrison Smith	1.0	0	0	26
OLB DeAndre Levy	0.0	1	1	20
ILB Kony Ealy	0.0	0	2	20
DE Datone Jones	0.0	0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kwon Alexander	4	0	0	31
CB Alterraun Verner	3	3	0	31
ILB Bruce Carter	2	0	0	13
S Jimmy Wilson	2	0	0	5
CB Kendrick Hughes	2	0	0	18
S Chris Conte	1	1	1	31
DT Henry Melton	1	0	0	6
DT Gerald McCoy	1	0	0	26
OLB Lavonte David	1	0	0	29
CB Johnthan Banks	1	0	0	31

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Harrison Smith	4	0	0	26
OLB A.J. Klein	3	0	0	7
CB Senquez Golson	2	1	1	26
OLB Thomas Davis	2	0	0	10
CB DeAngelo Hall	1	0	0	23
CB Dwayne Gratz	1	0	0	17
CB Demetrius McCray	1	0	0	5
ILB Kony Ealy	1	0	0	20
OLB Anthony Chickillo	1	0	0	22
DT Herman Dresslar	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ali Marpet	3	8	0	34	1	27
Logan Mankins	2	8	0	34	1	27
Gosder Cherilus	2	5	1	34	0	27
Joe Hawley	1	8	0	34	0	27
Jorvorskie Lane	1	2	0	22	0	16
Demar Dotson	0	3	0	34	1	27

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ryan Kalil	4	7	0	29	0	31
Michael Oher	4	5	1	29	1	31
Cyrus Kouandjio	4	5	0	29	0	31
Trai Turner	2	5	0	29	0	31
Cory Bishop	2	2	0	23	0	21
Andrew Norwell	1	4	0	29	0	31
Grady Hopper	1	1	0	14	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Vincent Jackson	3	21
Bobby Rainey	1	20
Jordan Cameron	1	17

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Cory Bishop	3	16
Demetrius McCray	1	18
Martavis Bryant	1	18

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alterraun Verner	---	---	29	31	16	76
Chris Conte	---	---	29	31	10	70
Mike Evans	28	26	---	---	16	70
Logan Mankins	34	27	---	---	8	69
Gosder Cherilus	34	27	---	---	8	69
Jordan Cameron	30	22	---	---	17	69
Ali Marpet	34	27	---	---	8	69
Johnthan Banks	---	---	29	31	6	66
Bradley McDougald	---	---	28	29	6	63
Kwon Alexander	---	---	29	31	3	63
Lavonte David	---	---	29	29	4	62
Demar Dotson	34	27	---	---	---	61
Joe Hawley	34	27	---	---	---	61
Doug Martin	29	23	---	---	9	61
Jameis Winston	34	27	---	---	---	61
Wally Hermon	---	---	23	24	13	60
Tyrone Crawford	---	---	24	26	2	52
Vincent Jackson	15	15	---	---	21	51
Gerald McCoy	---	---	22	26	3	51
Kenny Bell	27	22	---	---	---	49
Kendrick Hughes	---	---	16	18	14	48
Jorvorskie Lane	22	16	---	---	9	47
William Gholston	---	---	20	22	1	43
George Johnson	---	---	14	14	6	34
Bruce Carter	---	---	12	13	1	26
Leon Chuang	5	3	---	---	14	22
Bobby Rainey	0	0	---	---	20	20
Henry Melton	---	---	7	6	3	16
Enrique Browning	---	---	2	2	12	16
Jason Avant	1	1	---	---	13	15
Brandon Myers	6	2	---	---	7	15
Mackenzie Hancock	---	---	0	2	13	15
Connor Barth	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jimmy Wilson	---	---	5	5	---	10
Louis Murphy	5	4	---	---	---	9
Patrick Lewis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Andrew DePaola	0	0	---	---	8	8
Wayne White	0	0	---	---	4	4
Landon Lynch	0	0	---	---	4	4
Roy Helu	2	1	---	---	---	3
Keith Tandy	---	---	1	1	---	2
Clinton McDonald	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mike Glennon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Russell Shepard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ty Carpenter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Gurley	25	22	---	---	22	69
Martavis Bryant	22	28	---	---	18	68
Charles Johnson	---	---	34	27	5	66
Andrew Norwell	29	31	---	---	6	66
Geoff Howard	29	31	---	---	3	63
Senquez Golson	---	---	33	26	3	62
Harrison Smith	---	---	31	26	4	61
Ryan Kalil	29	31	---	---	---	60
Michael Oher	29	31	---	---	---	60
Tre Boston	---	---	31	25	4	60
Cyrus Kouandjio	29	31	---	---	---	60
Trai Turner	29	31	---	---	---	60
Cory Bishop	23	21	---	---	16	60
Kelvin Benjamin	20	23	---	---	16	59
Kawann Short	---	---	28	23	6	57
DeAngelo Hall	---	---	28	23	4	55
DeAndre Levy	---	---	26	20	5	51
Kony Ealy	---	---	28	20	3	51
Anthony Chickillo	---	---	25	22	2	49
Grady Hopper	14	13	---	---	18	45
Dwayne Gratz	---	---	23	17	4	44
Zach Zenner	9	14	---	---	19	42
Tucker Simms	---	---	16	20	2	38
Thomas Davis	---	---	12	10	13	35
Ted Ginn	14	14	---	---	7	35
Greg Olsen	8	10	---	---	15	33
Herman Dresslar	---	---	20	9	3	32
A.J. Klein	---	---	8	7	13	28
Demetrius McCray	---	---	4	5	18	27
David Mayo	---	---	10	5	5	20
Jordan Matthews	10	9	---	---	---	19
Abel Crane	---	---	6	4	6	16
Collin Harper	---	---	2	0	14	16
Datone Jones	---	---	6	7	1	14
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	10	10
Devin Gray	---	---	3	1	4	8
John Denney	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chris Olevao	0	0	---	---	6	6
Donte Schneider	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kenneth Kirk	0	0	---	---	6	6
Vince Knight	0	0	---	---	3	3
Devin Funchess	0	1	---	---	---	1
Shaq Thompson	---	---	0	0	1	1
Jonathan Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0
E.J. Manuel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Korey Hambrick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	18	82	4.6
Right	9	23	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	67	7.4
Middle	10	48	4.8
Right	10	91	9.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jameis Winston	24	17	4	0	0	1	5	7	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geoff Howard	30	18	2	2	2	4	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	11	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	52	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	80	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	56	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	15	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	12	1.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	78	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	55	13.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jordan Cameron	5	3	40	1	22
WR Mike Evans	5	4	47	1	26
WR Kenny Bell	5	2	14	0	22
WR Vincent Jackson	3	3	62	1	15
WR Louis Murphy	2	1	20	1	4
RB Doug Martin	2	2	6	0	23
FB Jorvorskie Lane	2	2	10	0	16

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelvin Benjamin	9	6	0	39	0	23
WR Martavis Bryant	5	3	1	43	1	28
RB Todd Gurley	5	4	0	17	0	22
TE Cory Bishop	5	3	0	57	1	21
WR Ted Ginn	2	0	0	0	0	14
WR Jordan Matthews	2	1	0	8	0	9
TE Greg Olsen	1	0	1	0	0	10
FB Grady Hopper	1	1	0	-4	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Martin	3	-5	-1.67	4.65
Leon Chuang	1	-1	-1.00	0.20

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Todd Gurley	8	21	2.63	7.71
Zach Zenner	1	4	4.00	4.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jameis Winston	2	2	14	7.00	8.29

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geoff Howard	8	5	20	2.50	5.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jordan Cameron	1	1	10	10.00	8.00
WR Mike Evans	1	1	4	4.00	9.40

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	1	4	2.00	4.33
TE Cory Bishop	2	1	5	2.50	11.40
TE Greg Olsen	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Martavis Bryant	1	1	0	0.00	8.60
WR Jordan Matthews	1	1	8	8.00	4.00
RB Todd Gurley	1	1	3	3.00	3.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Martin	4	3
Leon Chuang	2	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Todd Gurley	6	5
Zach Zenner	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jameis Winston	9	6	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geoff Howard	7	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kenny Bell	3	2	2
WR Vincent Jackson	1	1	0
WR Louis Murphy	1	0	0
TE Jordan Cameron	1	1	1
RB Doug Martin	1	1	0
FB Jorvorskie Lane	1	1	0
WR Mike Evans	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Todd Gurley	3	3	1
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	1	1
WR Ted Ginn	1	0	0
WR Jordan Matthews	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 34,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,000 (21,400)
End Zone 4,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 6,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	34,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,000 (21,400)
End Zone	4,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	6,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)