Week 1, 2017

played in Tampa Bay, FL

96 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	3	3	3	-	9
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	3	0	13	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 TBY - Vincent Jackson 3 pass from Wayne White (Connor Barth extra point)
2Q: 15:00 TBY - Connor Barth 23 field goal
2Q: 06:53 CAR - Graham Gano 19 field goal
3Q: 06:12 CAR - Graham Gano 36 field goal
4Q: 10:01 CAR - Graham Gano 19 field goal
4Q: 07:05 TBY - Jimmy Wilson 12 interception return (Connor Barth extra point)
4Q: 03:13 TBY - Connor Barth 38 field goal
4Q: 01:33 TBY - Connor Barth 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 TBY - Vincent Jackson 3 pass from Wayne White (Connor Barth extra point)
2Q: 15:00 TBY - Connor Barth 23 field goal
2Q: 06:53 CAR - Graham Gano 19 field goal
3Q: 06:12 CAR - Graham Gano 36 field goal
4Q: 10:01 CAR - Graham Gano 19 field goal
4Q: 07:05 TBY - Jimmy Wilson 12 interception return (Connor Barth extra point)
4Q: 03:13 TBY - Connor Barth 38 field goal
4Q: 01:33 TBY - Connor Barth 38 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 23 9
- by Rushing 10 2
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 398 236
- Offensive Plays 83 51
- Yards per Play 4.80 4.63
Net Rushing Yards 202 66
- Rushing Attempts 38 22
- Yards per Rush 5.32 3.00
Net Passing Yards 196 170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 25 - 2 27 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 209 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.36 5.86
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/19 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 8.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 8/47
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/37
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 1/33 2/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 30
Time of Possession 36:39 23:21

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	23	9
- by Rushing	10	2
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	398	236
- Offensive Plays	83	51
- Yards per Play	4.80	4.63
Net Rushing Yards	202	66
- Rushing Attempts	38	22
- Yards per Rush	5.32	3.00
Net Passing Yards	196	170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 25 - 2	27 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	209	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.36	5.86
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/19	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	8.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	8/47
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/37
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	1/33	2/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 30
Time of Possession	36:39	23:21

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:37	5:55	OWN 20	10	57	Missed FG
2	14:52	8:04	OWN 20	15	78	Field Goal
2	5:54	1:31	OWN 30	4	22	Punt
2	3:07	0:36	OPP 13	3	4	Interception
2	1:05	0:56	OPP 47	4	46	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:26	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
3	11:35	5:31	OWN 35	10	46	Field Goal
3	4:04	1:33	OWN 46	3	6	Punt
4	14:12	4:17	OWN 26	9	72	Field Goal
4	7:54	0:59	OWN 2	3	2	Interception
4	6:55	1:25	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	3:05	1:10	OWN 20	7	7	Downs
4	1:26	1:26	OWN 27	7	26	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:23	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	4:42	4:50	OWN 30	10	64	Field Goal
2	6:48	0:54	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	4:23	1:16	OWN 23	3	6	Interception
2	2:31	1:26	OWN 3	3	7	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	12:34	0:59	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	6:04	2:00	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
3	2:31	3:19	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
4	9:55	2:01	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
4	5:30	2:25	OPP 30	3	9	Field Goal
4	1:55	0:29	OPP 27	3	6	Field Goal

Game MVP: Le'Veon Bell, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Le'Veon Bell	32	186	5.81	22	6
Glen Wunder	5	17	3.40	19	1
Grady Hopper	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Roy Helu	12	27	2.25	9	0
Leon Chuang	5	11	2.20	7	0
Wayne White	3	6	2.00	4	0
Doug Martin	2	22	11.00	15	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Damon Anthony	43	25	209	2/13	0	27	2	51.4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne White	27	17	177	2/7	1	30	1	78.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Rob Gronkowski	7	13	66	9.43	18	18
RB Le'Veon Bell	6	7	44	7.33	21	25
WR Martavis Bryant	4	9	28	7.00	23	23
WR Clay Dominquez	3	4	42	14.00	0	27
WR Teddy Williams	1	1	6	6.00	2	6
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	2	7	7.00	1	7
RB Warren Dobreski	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
FB Grady Hopper	1	1	4	4.00	5	4
TE Donald Moss	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
RB Glen Wunder	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vincent Jackson	4	5	16	4.00	0	7	1
WR Kenny Bell	4	7	78	19.50	18	28	0
WR Jason Avant	3	5	58	19.33	34	30	0
FB Jorvorskie Lane	3	4	10	3.33	0	4	0
TE John Phillips	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
RB Doug Martin	1	1	6	6.00	2	6	0
WR Louis Murphy	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dee Milliner	1	33	33.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Alterraun Verner	1	0	0.00	0
S Jimmy Wilson	1	12	12.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Le'Veon Bell	1	0
Damon Anthony	1	0
Kelvin Benjamin	0	1
Cyrus Kouandjio	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Justin Tuck	0	0	1	0
Mackenzie Hancock	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Davison	4	171	42.8	23.5	48	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alvin Geffen	6	241	40.2	40.2	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	3/5	0/1	0/0	36	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Connor Barth	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Jackson	1	22	22.0	0
Johnthan Banks	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Benjamin	1	25	25.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Jackson	1	24	24.0	0
Aqib Talib	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Collin Harper	7	0	0.0	22	29
ILB Kony Ealy	4	0	1.0	17	21
OLB DeAndre Levy	4	2	0.0	13	23
S Harrison Smith	4	1	0.0	22	29
CB Winston Prescott	4	1	0.0	22	29
DE Nick Foreman	3	2	1.0	17	22
OLB Anthony Chickillo	3	1	0.0	11	10
ILB Jon Griffith	3	1	0.0	19	28
CB Dee Milliner	2	1	0.0	10	13
DT Kawann Short	1	2	0.0	19	24
CB Senquez Golson	1	2	0.0	19	22
OLB Whitney Mercilus	1	0	0.0	9	6
DE Datone Jones	1	0	0.0	10	15
DT Tucker Simms	1	0	0.0	14	21
WR Clay Dominquez	1	0	---	---	---
DT Grady Campbell	0	1	0.0	3	5

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jimmy Wilson	13	3	0.0	36	43
ILB Kwon Alexander	7	3	0.0	22	34
OLB Wally Hermon	6	0	0.0	28	22
OLB Lavonte David	5	1	0.0	18	29
ILB Bruce Carter	4	2	0.0	31	25
S Chris Conte	4	1	0.0	33	40
CB Alterraun Verner	3	4	0.0	36	41
CB Johnthan Banks	3	1	0.0	34	38
DE Tyrone Crawford	3	0	0.0	38	40
S Bradley McDougald	3	0	0.0	8	21
DT Clinton McDonald	2	0	1.0	28	32
DE William Gholston	2	2	0.5	23	26
DE Justin Tuck	2	0	0.5	12	19
OLB Mackenzie Hancock	2	2	0.0	20	16
CB Kendrick Hughes	2	1	0.0	23	30
OLB Charles Bartoszewicz	2	0	0.0	9	8
DT Gerald McCoy	1	1	0.0	11	10
DE Dakota Sutter	1	1	0.0	5	10
WR Jason Avant	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Kony Ealy	1.0	0	1	2	21
DE Nick Foreman	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Datone Jones	0.0	1	0	0	15
OLB Shaq Thompson	0.0	0	1	0	4
DT Tucker Simms	0.0	0	1	0	21
DT Kawann Short	0.0	0	0	2	24

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Clinton McDonald	1.0	0	1	1	32
DE William Gholston	0.5	1	0	0	26
DE Justin Tuck	0.5	0	1	1	19
OLB Wally Hermon	0.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Mackenzie Hancock	0.0	0	1	0	16
OLB Lavonte David	0.0	0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB DeAndre Levy	4	1	0	23
S Collin Harper	4	0	0	29
CB Senquez Golson	2	1	0	22
CB Winston Prescott	2	1	0	29
CB Dee Milliner	2	0	1	13
ILB Jon Griffith	2	0	0	28
S Harrison Smith	1	0	0	29

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jimmy Wilson	6	0	1	43
S Bradley McDougald	3	0	0	21
OLB Wally Hermon	3	0	0	22
CB Alterraun Verner	2	1	1	41
ILB Bruce Carter	2	1	0	25
ILB Kwon Alexander	2	1	0	34
DE Tyrone Crawford	2	0	0	40
CB Johnthan Banks	2	0	0	38
S Chris Conte	1	1	0	40
OLB Lavonte David	1	0	0	29
OLB Charles Bartoszewicz	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kelvin Beachum	6	11	38	1	45
Mike Pouncey	3	10	38	0	45
Trai Turner	2	5	38	0	45
D.J. Fluker	2	4	38	1	45
Cyrus Kouandjio	1	5	38	0	45
Grady Hopper	0	2	27	0	30
Rob Gronkowski	0	1	38	0	45

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Logan Mankins	2	6	0	22	1	29
Jorvorskie Lane	1	3	0	16	0	18
Donovan Smith	1	2	1	22	1	29
Patrick Lewis	1	1	0	22	0	29
Gosder Cherilus	0	4	0	22	0	29
Ali Marpet	0	3	0	22	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Glen Wunder	3	15
D.J. Fluker	1	9

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Leon Chuang	1	6

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kelvin Beachum	38	45	---	---	9	92
D.J. Fluker	38	45	---	---	9	92
Rob Gronkowski	38	45	---	---	6	89
Mike Pouncey	38	45	---	---	---	83
Cyrus Kouandjio	38	45	---	---	---	83
Trai Turner	38	45	---	---	---	83
Damon Anthony	38	45	---	---	---	83
Grady Hopper	27	30	---	---	17	74
Le'Veon Bell	33	34	---	---	2	69
Martavis Bryant	30	35	---	---	1	66
Kelvin Benjamin	28	27	---	---	7	62
Winston Prescott	---	---	22	29	9	60
Collin Harper	---	---	22	29	4	55
Harrison Smith	---	---	22	29	3	54
Jon Griffith	---	---	19	28	4	51
Nick Foreman	---	---	17	22	10	49
Senquez Golson	---	---	19	22	5	46
Kawann Short	---	---	19	24	2	45
Kony Ealy	---	---	17	21	2	40
DeAndre Levy	---	---	13	23	3	39
Warren Dobreski	3	11	---	---	23	37
Tucker Simms	---	---	14	21	2	37
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	9	6	20	35
Donald Moss	17	18	---	---	---	35
Nevin Lawson	---	---	3	9	22	34
Clay Dominquez	8	12	---	---	14	34
Glen Wunder	5	11	---	---	15	31
Datone Jones	---	---	10	15	4	29
Dee Milliner	---	---	10	13	5	28
Anthony Chickillo	---	---	11	10	7	28
Teddy Williams	1	2	---	---	16	19
Cory Bishop	0	0	---	---	19	19
Grady Campbell	---	---	3	5	5	13
Herman Dresslar	---	---	5	4	1	10
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	9	9
David Mayo	---	---	3	1	5	9
Kenneth Battle	0	0	---	---	9	9
Donte Schneider	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kenneth Kirk	0	0	---	---	9	9
James Bratton	---	---	0	0	9	9
Tre Boston	---	---	3	4	1	8
Shaq Thompson	---	---	1	4	2	7
Geoff Hoover	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sean Davison	0	0	---	---	4	4
Devin Funchess	0	0	---	---	---	0
Korey Hambrick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alterraun Verner	---	---	36	41	18	95
Jimmy Wilson	---	---	36	43	6	85
Tyrone Crawford	---	---	38	40	4	82
Johnthan Banks	---	---	34	38	7	79
Chris Conte	---	---	33	40	5	78
Clinton McDonald	---	---	28	32	9	69
Lavonte David	---	---	18	29	21	68
Kendrick Hughes	---	---	23	30	14	67
Kwon Alexander	---	---	22	34	5	61
Logan Mankins	22	29	---	---	9	60
Gosder Cherilus	22	29	---	---	9	60
Bruce Carter	---	---	31	25	4	60
Ali Marpet	22	29	---	---	9	60
Wally Hermon	---	---	28	22	5	55
Wayne White	22	29	---	---	3	54
Patrick Lewis	22	29	---	---	---	51
Donovan Smith	22	29	---	---	---	51
William Gholston	---	---	23	26	1	50
Kenny Bell	21	27	---	---	---	48
Jorvorskie Lane	16	18	---	---	10	44
John Phillips	15	24	---	---	4	43
Mackenzie Hancock	---	---	20	16	3	39
Jason Avant	14	22	---	---	1	37
Justin Tuck	---	---	12	19	4	35
Vincent Jackson	3	12	---	---	19	34
Doug Martin	2	9	---	---	23	34
Roy Helu	15	17	---	---	---	32
Bradley McDougald	---	---	8	21	3	32
Gerald McCoy	---	---	11	10	5	26
Louis Murphy	3	8	---	---	10	21
Jordan Cameron	2	0	---	---	19	21
Charles Bartoszewicz	---	---	9	8	3	20
Aqib Talib	---	---	2	7	10	19
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	13	3	---	---	3	19
Leon Chuang	6	5	---	---	6	17
Dakota Sutter	---	---	5	10	1	16
Mike Evans	0	0	---	---	14	14
Dan Richmond	---	---	1	4	8	13
D'Brickashaw Ferguson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Connor Barth	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tanner Purdum	0	0	---	---	9	9
Alvin Geffen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joe Hawley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Glennon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jameis Winston	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ty Carpenter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	126	7.9
Middle	13	19	1.5
Right	9	57	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	47	5.9
Middle	12	18	1.5
Right	1	3	3.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Damon Anthony	43	25	3	3	2	4	4	3	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne White	27	17	4	1	1	3	3	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	29	14.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	16	97	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	56	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	27	13.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	36	18.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	38	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	56	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	47	9.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Rob Gronkowski	13	7	0	66	0	45
WR Martavis Bryant	9	4	2	28	1	35
RB Le'Veon Bell	7	6	0	44	1	34
WR Clay Dominquez	4	3	0	42	1	12
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	1	0	7	0	27
TE Donald Moss	2	1	0	8	0	18
WR Teddy Williams	1	1	0	6	0	2
RB Warren Dobreski	1	1	0	4	0	11
FB Grady Hopper	1	1	0	4	0	30
RB Glen Wunder	1	0	0	0	0	11

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenny Bell	7	4	0	78	2	27
WR Vincent Jackson	5	4	0	16	0	12
WR Jason Avant	5	3	0	58	2	22
FB Jorvorskie Lane	4	3	1	10	0	18
TE John Phillips	3	2	0	9	0	24
WR Louis Murphy	2	0	0	0	0	8
RB Doug Martin	1	1	0	6	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Le'Veon Bell	6	12	2.00	5.81

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roy Helu	2	1	0.50	2.25
Doug Martin	1	15	15.00	11.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Damon Anthony	6	2	5	0.83	4.86

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne White	5	3	18	3.60	6.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Le'Veon Bell	2	1	1	0.50	6.29
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	0	0	0.00	5.08
WR Martavis Bryant	1	0	0	0.00	3.11
FB Grady Hopper	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Clay Dominquez	1	0	0	0.00	10.50

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kenny Bell	2	1	11	5.50	11.14
WR Vincent Jackson	1	1	3	3.00	3.20
WR Louis Murphy	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Jorvorskie Lane	1	1	4	4.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Le'Veon Bell	5	3
Glen Wunder	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Martin	2	1
Roy Helu	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Damon Anthony	12	5	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne White	10	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Rob Gronkowski	6	2	1
WR Clay Dominquez	2	1	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	1	1
RB Glen Wunder	1	0	0
TE Donald Moss	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vincent Jackson	3	2	1
WR Kenny Bell	3	2	1
WR Jason Avant	1	0	0
TE John Phillips	1	0	0
RB Doug Martin	1	1	0
FB Jorvorskie Lane	1	0	0

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

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