Week 1, 2023

played in Tampa Bay, FL

77 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	10	10	0	7	-	27
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	3	0	8	-	11

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:05 CAR - Cameron Emmons 20 field goal
1Q: 05:49 CAR - Kawann Short 65 fumble return (Cameron Emmons extra point)
2Q: 11:01 CAR - Cameron Emmons 32 field goal
2Q: 05:33 CAR - Kamar Aiken 4 pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Cameron Emmons extra point)
2Q: 01:22 TBY - Caleb Sturgis 24 field goal
4Q: 12:27 CAR - Paul Barringer 74 interception return (Cameron Emmons extra point)
4Q: 06:44 TBY - Kenny Bell 1 pass from Jameis Winston (Jameis Winston pass to Kenny Bell for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:05 CAR - Cameron Emmons 20 field goal
1Q: 05:49 CAR - Kawann Short 65 fumble return (Cameron Emmons extra point)
2Q: 11:01 CAR - Cameron Emmons 32 field goal
2Q: 05:33 CAR - Kamar Aiken 4 pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Cameron Emmons extra point)
2Q: 01:22 TBY - Caleb Sturgis 24 field goal
4Q: 12:27 CAR - Paul Barringer 74 interception return (Cameron Emmons extra point)
4Q: 06:44 TBY - Kenny Bell 1 pass from Jameis Winston (Jameis Winston pass to Kenny Bell for conversion)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 24
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 11 22
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 342 397
- Offensive Plays 54 74
- Yards per Play 6.33 5.36
Net Rushing Yards 148 49
- Rushing Attempts 31 21
- Yards per Rush 4.77 2.33
Net Passing Yards 194 348
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 16 - 0 49 - 31 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 203 369
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 8.43 6.57
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.3 10.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 0/0 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-3 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/30 4/76
Interception Ret./Yards 1/74 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:58 31:02

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	24
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	11	22
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	342	397
- Offensive Plays	54	74
- Yards per Play	6.33	5.36
Net Rushing Yards	148	49
- Rushing Attempts	31	21
- Yards per Rush	4.77	2.33
Net Passing Yards	194	348
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 16 - 0	49 - 31 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	203	369
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	8.43	6.57
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.3	10.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	0/0	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-3	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/30	4/76
Interception Ret./Yards	1/74	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:58	31:02

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:03	OWN 25	11	72	Field Goal
1	1:52	5:58	OWN 2	11	83	Field Goal
2	7:56	2:30	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
2	1:15	1:15	OWN 13	5	54	Half
3	11:49	2:48	OWN 39	6	16	Punt
3	7:39	1:19	OWN 5	3	2	Punt
3	4:05	2:53	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
4	6:38	4:24	OWN 43	6	22	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:57	3:19	OWN 42	7	23	Fumble
1	5:38	3:46	OWN 25	8	31	Punt
2	10:54	2:58	OWN 27	5	5	Punt
2	5:26	4:11	OWN 29	12	64	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:11	OWN 33	6	35	Missed FG
3	9:01	1:22	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	6:20	2:15	OPP 48	5	11	Punt
3	1:12	3:54	OWN 5	9	42	Interception
4	12:18	5:40	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
4	2:14	2:14	OWN 20	7	54	Game

Game MVP: Paul Barringer, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Grady Wooden	13	61	4.69	21	2
RB Caden Peterson	10	68	6.80	28	2
RB Vince Ford	6	15	2.50	7	0
WR John Brown	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
QB Jimmy Garoppolo	1	6	6.00	6	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Gabriel Hillery	10	27	2.70	8
RB Tracy Hoover	9	15	1.67	8
WR Markus Wheaton	1	-2	-2.00	-2
QB Jameis Winston	1	9	9.00	9

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmy Garoppolo	22	16	203	1/9	1	29	0	116.2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jameis Winston	49	31	369	4/21	1	31	1	84.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Martavis Bryant	5	5	82	16.40	22	23	0
WR Kamar Aiken	3	3	49	16.33	30	29	1
WR John Brown	3	5	44	14.67	21	22	0
TE Terrell Downs	2	3	18	9.00	22	17	0
TE Gage Baird	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Edgar Maloney	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Grady Wooden	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Desmond McCarthy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Terrence Lunsford	7	8	88	12.57	15	31	0
RB Tracy Hoover	5	6	26	5.20	2	9	0
WR Markus Wheaton	4	6	39	9.75	4	18	0
WR Kenny Bell	4	9	35	8.75	3	14	1
WR Tristan James	4	6	72	18.00	37	29	0
TE Eduardo Castillo	4	4	62	15.50	19	26	0
WR Teddy Lake	2	4	25	12.50	16	16	0
RB Gabriel Hillery	1	2	22	22.00	20	22	0
WR Jamie Hines	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Paul Barringer	1	74	74.00	1

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Jimmy Garoppolo	1	0	0	0
DT Kawann Short	0	1	0	1
TE Terrell Downs	0	1	0	0
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Jameis Winston	1	0	0	0
DE Neil Flannery	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmitt Fulkerson	4	171	42.8	32.8	50	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alvin Geffen	4	180	45.0	40.8	65	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cameron Emmons	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caleb Sturgis	1/2	0/1	0/0	24	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Barringer	1	-3	-3.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Ford	2	30	15.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Markus Wheaton	2	36	18.0	0
Alfred Conway	2	40	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Byron Jones	9	4	0.0	21	53
S Kody Weber	9	4	0.0	21	52
OLB Herb Devoe	7	1	0.0	15	38
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	4	0	1.0	15	34
DT Dwight Lyon	4	0	0.0	5	14
DE Louie Johnstone	3	2	1.5	16	39
OLB Ezra Wiggins	3	0	0.0	5	21
CB Zachary Rose	3	0	0.0	5	10
CB Paul Barringer	2	2	0.5	21	53
CB Desmond Trufant	2	3	0.0	15	35
OLB Roman Mangold	2	1	0.0	13	34
CB Brent Burton	2	1	0.0	21	52
ILB Amarlo Herrera	2	0	0.0	2	3
DE Ed Stinson	1	0	1.0	15	35
DT Kawann Short	1	0	0.0	16	41
OLB Za'Darius Smith	1	0	0.0	8	18
DE Scott Crichton	0	1	0.0	5	16
DE Ralph Ford	0	1	0.0	11	29

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Johnathan Cyprien	8	1	0.0	31	23
ILB Nathaniel Hicks	5	2	0.0	16	7
DE Wally Hermon	5	1	0.0	31	23
ILB Randall Jolly	5	0	0.0	29	19
DE Neil Flannery	4	1	1.0	30	23
CB Carter Terrell	4	2	0.0	13	15
OLB Paul Spetz	4	1	0.0	28	20
S Devin Bruce	3	1	0.0	28	21
S Grayson Marlotti	3	0	0.0	14	15
CB Shaun Swift	2	1	0.0	21	11
DE Willie Slaughter	2	0	0.0	22	18
CB Alfred Conway	1	2	0.0	27	19
DT Donny Broyles	1	1	0.0	27	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Louie Johnstone	1.5	0	1	39
DE Ed Stinson	1.0	1	0	35
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	1.0	0	0	34
CB Paul Barringer	0.5	0	0	53
DT Dwight Lyon	0.0	0	1	14
OLB Ezra Wiggins	0.0	0	1	21
OLB Roman Mangold	0.0	0	1	34

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Neil Flannery	1.0	0	0	23
DT Donny Broyles	0.0	1	0	20
ILB Nathaniel Hicks	0.0	0	1	7
ILB Randall Jolly	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Byron Jones	7	0	0	53
S Kody Weber	5	2	0	52
OLB Herb Devoe	4	0	0	38
CB Zachary Rose	3	0	0	10
CB Paul Barringer	2	3	1	53
OLB Ezra Wiggins	2	0	0	21
OLB Roman Mangold	2	0	0	34
CB Desmond Trufant	1	1	0	35
ILB Amarlo Herrera	1	0	0	3
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	1	0	0	34
OLB Za'Darius Smith	1	0	0	18
DT Dwight Lyon	1	0	0	14
DE Louie Johnstone	1	0	0	39
S Harrison Smith	0	1	0	6

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Johnathan Cyprien	4	0	23
S Devin Bruce	3	0	21
CB Carter Terrell	2	0	15
CB Shaun Swift	2	0	11
CB Alfred Conway	1	1	19
ILB Nathaniel Hicks	1	0	7
DT Donny Broyles	1	0	20
OLB Paul Spetz	1	0	20
S Grayson Marlotti	1	0	15
DE Wally Hermon	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jake Lochtefeld	3	7	31	0	23
T Craig Folston	2	10	31	0	23
C Karl McKnight	2	3	16	0	13
TE Gage Baird	1	2	16	0	8
G Troy Toth	1	2	15	0	10
FB Edgar Maloney	0	3	12	0	6
G Rufus Watkins	0	3	31	0	23
RB Grady Wooden	0	0	13	1	11

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cole Manabe	4	6	21	2	53
T Michael Donaldson	1	5	21	1	53
C K.C. Polk	1	2	21	1	53
G Ali Marpet	0	4	21	0	53
T Donovan Smith	0	3	21	0	53

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Harrison Smith	2	17
Edgar Maloney	1	15
Adrian Westbrook	1	8

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Jamie Hines	2	15
Donovan Smith	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Byron Jones	---	---	21	53	8	82
CB Paul Barringer	---	---	21	53	6	80
CB Brent Burton	---	---	21	52	6	79
S Kody Weber	---	---	21	52	2	75
OLB Herb Devoe	---	---	15	38	18	71
G D.J. Fluker	31	23	---	---	6	60
T Craig Folston	31	23	---	---	6	60
T Jake Lochtefeld	31	23	---	---	6	60
G Rufus Watkins	31	23	---	---	6	60
DE Louie Johnstone	---	---	16	39	5	60
DT Kawann Short	---	---	16	41	2	59
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	---	---	15	34	8	57
QB Jimmy Garoppolo	31	23	---	---	2	56
DE Ed Stinson	---	---	15	35	5	55
WR Kamar Aiken	27	23	---	---	3	53
CB Desmond Trufant	---	---	15	35	1	51
WR Martavis Bryant	28	22	---	---	---	50
OLB Roman Mangold	---	---	13	34	1	48
DE Ralph Ford	---	---	11	29	2	42
TE Gage Baird	16	8	---	---	14	38
FB Edgar Maloney	12	6	---	---	15	33
WR John Brown	15	15	---	---	1	31
TE Terrell Downs	17	14	---	---	---	31
C Karl McKnight	16	13	---	---	---	29
OLB Ezra Wiggins	---	---	5	21	2	28
CB Zachary Rose	---	---	5	10	13	28
OLB Za'Darius Smith	---	---	8	18	1	27
RB Grady Wooden	13	11	---	---	3	27
G Troy Toth	15	10	---	---	---	25
S Harrison Smith	---	---	1	6	17	24
RB Vince Ford	6	3	---	---	15	24
DE Scott Crichton	---	---	5	16	1	22
RB Caden Peterson	12	9	---	---	---	21
WR Desmond McCarthy	2	3	---	---	15	20
DT Dwight Lyon	---	---	5	14	---	19
TE Michael Burton	6	1	---	---	5	12
T Earnest Primeau	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Cameron Emmons	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Adrian Westbrook	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Dustin Harper	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Amarlo Herrera	---	---	2	3	---	5
P Emmitt Fulkerson	0	0	---	---	4	4
FB Kai Francis	1	0	---	---	---	1
T Kelvin Beachum	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Todd Cooper	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Leroy Flynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Donovan Smith	21	53	---	---	9	83
G Ali Marpet	21	53	---	---	6	80
T Michael Donaldson	21	53	---	---	6	80
G Cole Manabe	21	53	---	---	6	80
QB Jameis Winston	21	53	---	---	---	74
C K.C. Polk	21	53	---	---	---	74
WR Kenny Bell	19	45	---	---	9	73
S Johnathan Cyprien	---	---	31	23	15	69
WR Markus Wheaton	19	39	---	---	6	64
DE Neil Flannery	---	---	30	23	6	59
CB Alfred Conway	---	---	27	19	12	58
DE Wally Hermon	---	---	31	23	3	57
RB Gabriel Hillery	12	22	---	---	19	53
DT Donny Broyles	---	---	27	20	6	53
S Devin Bruce	---	---	28	21	2	51
OLB Paul Spetz	---	---	28	20	2	50
ILB Randall Jolly	---	---	29	19	2	50
WR Tristan James	14	33	---	---	---	47
WR Jamie Hines	8	23	---	---	15	46
CB Shaun Swift	---	---	21	11	14	46
RB Tracy Hoover	10	25	---	---	11	46
TE Terrence Lunsford	10	35	---	---	---	45
ILB Nathaniel Hicks	---	---	16	7	19	42
DE Willie Slaughter	---	---	22	18	2	42
TE Eduardo Castillo	6	21	---	---	14	41
CB Carter Terrell	---	---	13	15	1	29
S Grayson Marlotti	---	---	14	15	---	29
OLB Lucas Hanks	---	---	3	3	16	22
TE Mel Barbee	4	9	---	---	5	18
WR Teddy Lake	3	13	---	---	---	16
DE Josh Boyd	---	---	9	5	---	14
CB Harrison Hutchison	---	---	5	4	---	9
ILB Bennett Burgess	---	---	3	3	---	6
C Norbert Meechan	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Caleb Sturgis	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Johnathan Hankins	---	---	2	2	---	4
DE Bobby Richardson	---	---	2	2	---	4
P Alvin Geffen	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Dylan Radomile	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Preston Ryan	---	---	0	0	4	4
QB Jeremy Francis	0	0	---	---	2	2
RB T.J. Yeldon	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Carlos Wright	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Christopher Clinton	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Heath Marais	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Ray Wean	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	41	6.8
Middle	13	67	5.2
Right	12	40	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-4	-2.0
Middle	12	41	3.4
Right	7	12	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmy Garoppolo	22	16	4	0	1	2	2	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jameis Winston	49	31	5	0	5	7	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	36	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	99	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	45	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	23	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	154	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	11	165	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	13	2	48	3.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Brown	5	3	0	44	1	15
WR Martavis Bryant	5	5	0	82	2	22
WR Kamar Aiken	3	3	0	49	1	23
TE Terrell Downs	3	2	0	18	0	14
FB Edgar Maloney	2	1	0	6	0	6
RB Grady Wooden	2	1	1	-4	0	11
TE Gage Baird	1	1	0	8	0	8
WR Desmond McCarthy	1	0	0	0	0	3

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenny Bell	9	4	2	35	0	45
TE Terrence Lunsford	8	7	1	88	1	35
WR Markus Wheaton	6	4	0	39	0	39
WR Tristan James	6	4	1	72	2	33
RB Tracy Hoover	6	5	0	26	0	25
WR Jamie Hines	4	0	1	0	0	23
WR Teddy Lake	4	2	0	25	0	13
TE Eduardo Castillo	4	4	0	62	1	21
RB Gabriel Hillery	2	1	0	22	1	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Jimmy Garoppolo	1	6	6.00	6.00
RB Caden Peterson	1	5	5.00	6.80
RB Vince Ford	1	-2	-2.00	2.50
RB Grady Wooden	1	0	0.00	4.69

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Jameis Winston	1	9	9.00	9.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmy Garoppolo	5	3	12	2.40	9.23

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jameis Winston	5	2	2	0.40	7.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kamar Aiken	1	1	4	4.00	16.33
WR John Brown	1	0	0	0.00	8.80
WR Martavis Bryant	1	1	7	7.00	16.40
TE Terrell Downs	1	1	1	1.00	6.00
FB Edgar Maloney	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamie Hines	3	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Kenny Bell	1	1	1	1.00	3.89
RB Tracy Hoover	1	1	1	1.00	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Grady Wooden	4	2
RB Caden Peterson	1	1
RB Vince Ford	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmy Garoppolo	4	3	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jameis Winston	12	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Brown	2	1	1
WR Martavis Bryant	1	1	1
FB Edgar Maloney	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Markus Wheaton	3	2	2
WR Kenny Bell	3	0	0
TE Terrence Lunsford	2	2	2
WR Jamie Hines	1	0	0
RB Gabriel Hillery	1	0	0
WR Tristan James	1	1	1
TE Eduardo Castillo	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)