Week 1, 2032

played in Tampa Bay, FL

94 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	6	0	10	-	19
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	10	0	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:17 TBY - Damian Athanas 10 pass from Roger Peters (Edwin Whalen extra point)
1Q: 03:45 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 42 field goal
1Q: 00:17 TBY - Glen Newhart 26 pass from Roger Peters (Edwin Whalen extra point)
2Q: 12:25 TBY - Marshall Armstrong 5 run (Edwin Whalen extra point)
2Q: 07:52 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 34 field goal
2Q: 02:53 TBY - Edwin Whalen 22 field goal
2Q: 00:40 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 22 field goal
4Q: 06:23 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 44 field goal
4Q: 02:25 TBY - Edwin Whalen 28 field goal
4Q: 01:18 CAR - Rufus Kiser 5 pass from Reuben Croteau (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:17 TBY - Damian Athanas 10 pass from Roger Peters (Edwin Whalen extra point)
1Q: 03:45 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 42 field goal
1Q: 00:17 TBY - Glen Newhart 26 pass from Roger Peters (Edwin Whalen extra point)
2Q: 12:25 TBY - Marshall Armstrong 5 run (Edwin Whalen extra point)
2Q: 07:52 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 34 field goal
2Q: 02:53 TBY - Edwin Whalen 22 field goal
2Q: 00:40 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 22 field goal
4Q: 06:23 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 44 field goal
4Q: 02:25 TBY - Edwin Whalen 28 field goal
4Q: 01:18 CAR - Rufus Kiser 5 pass from Reuben Croteau (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 22
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 356 390
- Offensive Plays 64 66
- Yards per Play 5.56 5.91
Net Rushing Yards 89 119
- Rushing Attempts 24 28
- Yards per Rush 3.71 4.25
Net Passing Yards 267 271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 21 - 0 37 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 274 278
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.68 7.13
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/93 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 4/31
Kick Returns/Yards 2/31 1/29
Interception Ret./Yards 1/35 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:32 30:28

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	22
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	356	390
- Offensive Plays	64	66
- Yards per Play	5.56	5.91
Net Rushing Yards	89	119
- Rushing Attempts	24	28
- Yards per Rush	3.71	4.25
Net Passing Yards	267	271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 21 - 0	37 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	274	278
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.68	7.13
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/93	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	4/31
Kick Returns/Yards	2/31	1/29
Interception Ret./Yards	1/35	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:32	30:28

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:09	6:30	OWN 5	12	70	Field Goal
1	0:04	0:57	OWN 25	3	-10	Punt
2	12:16	4:29	OWN 34	9	49	Field Goal
2	2:47	0:59	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	1:02	0:29	OPP 3	3	-2	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:23	OWN 16	8	40	Punt
3	8:24	3:13	OWN 5	6	5	Punt
3	4:08	3:28	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
4	12:04	1:29	OWN 9	5	37	Punt
4	9:27	3:09	OWN 49	6	24	Field Goal
4	2:20	1:13	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:51	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	3:39	3:35	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	14:07	1:51	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
2	7:47	5:00	OWN 25	11	70	Field Goal
2	1:48	0:46	OWN 25	2	-2	Interception
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 25	2	9	Half
3	10:37	2:13	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
3	5:11	1:03	OPP 28	3	-7	Punt
3	0:40	3:36	OWN 16	7	23	Punt
4	10:35	1:08	OWN 7	3	3	Punt
4	6:18	3:58	OWN 37	6	52	Field Goal
4	1:07	1:07	OPP 44	4	9	Game

Game MVP: Roger Peters, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Corwin Cowley	22	79	3.59	15	3	0
QB Reuben Croteau	2	10	5.00	7	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Marshall Armstrong	19	92	4.84	30	3	1
QB Roger Peters	6	15	2.50	13	1	0
RB Devonte Hayes	2	10	5.00	8	0	0
WR Luke Brookshire	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Croteau	39	21	274	1/7	1	47	0	84.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Peters	37	21	278	1/7	2	36	1	87.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Corwin Cowley	6	15	31	5.17	25	13	0
WR Dixon Baxter	5	8	52	10.40	29	17	0
WR Todd Galyon	3	5	57	19.00	28	34	0
TE Geoff Foreman	2	2	27	13.50	0	23	0
WR Theodore Rivera	2	3	17	8.50	0	11	0
TE Rufus Kiser	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	1
WR Ronnie Gaines	1	2	38	38.00	18	38	0
WR Curtis Delmonico	1	1	47	47.00	37	47	0
FB Gus Reese	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Damian Athanas	6	10	59	9.83	28	29	1
TE Lincoln Witt	5	6	79	15.80	20	27	0
TE Ronald Patterson	3	6	20	6.67	6	18	0
WR Ronnie Ellison	3	6	62	20.67	35	36	0
WR Mitch Logan	2	5	21	10.50	6	17	0
RB Marshall Armstrong	1	1	11	11.00	2	11	0
WR Glen Newhart	1	1	26	26.00	2	26	1
WR Byron Cornwell	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Herman Null	1	35	35.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scottie Thompson	6	286	47.7	39.2	58	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alan Wallace	4	179	44.8	39.0	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alexander Rebensdorf	4/4	2/2	0/0	44	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Whalen	2/2	0/0	0/0	28	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dusty Fitch	1	3	3.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Garrison	4	31	7.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Abraham Sneller	2	31	15.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dusty Jarrell	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lance Pearson	11	0	0.0	24	34
CB Alexander Pardo	9	4	0.0	24	34
OLB Lincoln Frist	5	3	0.0	26	31
S Herman Null	4	3	0.0	26	31
ILB Monty Gauthier	3	3	0.0	28	38
CB Dustin Thomason	2	0	0.5	21	26
DE Axel Damm	2	0	0.0	24	34
CB Korey Erickson	2	0	0.0	23	27
DE Stephen Lillis	2	0	0.0	23	29
ILB Maxwell Andrews	2	0	0.0	7	12
DE Burt Witten	1	1	0.0	25	34
DE Teddy Anunson	1	0	0.0	25	31
OLB Ken Walsh	1	0	0.0	6	11
DT Marlon Benton	0	1	0.5	12	20

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Vernon Bravata	8	0	0.0	24	40
S Tyler Horner	5	2	0.0	24	40
OLB Jace Shepard	4	4	0.0	23	29
S Vince Jackson	4	1	0.0	24	40
DT Sawyer Corzine	3	2	1.0	16	20
OLB Christian Patton	3	2	0.0	17	28
DT Rick Richard	3	1	0.0	15	16
CB Damien Carter	3	0	0.0	17	32
S Dusty Jarrell	3	0	0.0	12	16
CB James Garrison	3	0	0.0	18	32
ILB Ty Pettigrew	2	1	0.0	6	18
DE Harvey Wagner	2	0	0.0	15	19
OLB Lamar Marsh	1	1	0.0	5	13
C Jace Vance	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jackie Dickson	1	0	0.0	6	7
DE Monty Pierzina	0	2	0.0	13	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Marlon Benton	0.5	0	1	0	20
CB Dustin Thomason	0.5	0	0	0	26
DE Axel Damm	0.0	1	1	0	34
DE Burt Witten	0.0	0	2	5	34

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Sawyer Corzine	1.0	0	1	1	20
OLB Lamar Marsh	0.0	1	0	0	13
DE Harvey Wagner	0.0	0	2	2	19
DE Freddie Johnstone	0.0	0	2	1	22
DE Heath Washington	0.0	0	2	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Lance Pearson	6	0	0	34
CB Alexander Pardo	4	0	0	34
OLB Lincoln Frist	3	0	0	31
ILB Monty Gauthier	2	1	0	38
CB Korey Erickson	2	0	0	27
ILB Maxwell Andrews	2	0	0	12
DE Burt Witten	1	0	0	34
CB Dustin Thomason	1	0	0	26
S Herman Null	0	1	1	31
OLB Ken Walsh	0	1	0	11
CB Abraham Sneller	0	1	0	11

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Tyler Horner	4	1	40
CB Damien Carter	3	0	32
CB Vernon Bravata	3	0	40
S Vince Jackson	3	0	40
OLB Christian Patton	2	4	28
S Dusty Jarrell	1	0	16
DT Sawyer Corzine	1	0	20
ILB Ty Pettigrew	1	0	18
DE Harvey Wagner	1	0	19
OLB Lamar Marsh	1	0	13
OLB Jace Shepard	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ken Terry	3	5	0	24	0	40
G Randal Davis	2	3	1	24	0	40
C Lionel Hochheiser	1	3	0	24	0	40
C Cristian Flannery	1	2	0	11	0	19
T Garrett Qaderi	1	2	0	9	0	16
C Leroy Flynn	0	4	0	24	1	40
T Melvin Blanchard	0	3	0	4	0	5

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ray Shea	3	6	28	0	38
C Jace Vance	2	4	28	0	38
G Allen Madison	2	2	28	1	38
C Gino Farrell	1	6	28	0	38
T Geoff Bernius	0	5	28	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Axel Damm	3	14
Ken Walsh	1	23
Kristopher Franco	1	20

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Marshall Armstrong	2	18
Shaquille Spruill	1	16

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Ken Terry	24	40	---	---	16	80
G Randal Davis	24	40	---	---	10	74
C Lionel Hochheiser	24	40	---	---	10	74
DE Axel Damm	---	---	24	34	14	72
C Leroy Flynn	24	40	---	---	4	68
ILB Monty Gauthier	---	---	28	38	2	68
RB Corwin Cowley	24	39	---	---	2	65
QB Reuben Croteau	24	40	---	---	---	64
WR Todd Galyon	23	38	---	---	2	63
DE Burt Witten	---	---	25	34	2	61
S Lance Pearson	---	---	24	34	3	61
CB Alexander Pardo	---	---	24	34	2	60
CB Dustin Thomason	---	---	21	26	12	59
DE Stephen Lillis	---	---	23	29	6	58
OLB Lincoln Frist	---	---	26	31	1	58
S Herman Null	---	---	26	31	---	57
DE Teddy Anunson	---	---	25	31	1	57
TE Geoff Foreman	18	31	---	---	2	51
CB Korey Erickson	---	---	23	27	1	51
WR Dixon Baxter	17	28	---	---	6	51
WR Curtis Delmonico	17	29	---	---	---	46
OLB Ken Walsh	---	---	6	11	23	40
WR Theodore Rivera	10	15	---	---	10	35
CB Corbin Dole	---	---	6	11	17	34
DT Marlon Benton	---	---	12	20	1	33
WR Ronnie Gaines	5	8	---	---	20	33
CB Abraham Sneller	---	---	5	11	17	33
C Cristian Flannery	11	19	---	---	---	30
T Garrett Qaderi	9	16	---	---	5	30
FB Gus Reese	2	3	---	---	20	25
TE Caleb Gilbertson	0	0	---	---	24	24
RB Kristopher Franco	3	0	---	---	20	23
ILB Maxwell Andrews	---	---	7	12	---	19
DE Jeff Brooks	---	---	3	4	4	11
K Alexander Rebensdorf	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Jack Prescott	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Theodore Kemp	---	---	0	0	10	10
TE Rufus Kiser	1	8	---	---	---	9
T Melvin Blanchard	4	5	---	---	---	9
G Ed King	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Scottie Thompson	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Glen Stelmack	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Dusty Fitch	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Clayton Wolf	0	1	---	---	---	1
TE Timothy Farr	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Cory Pefley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Vince Jackson	---	---	24	40	22	86
T Geoff Bernius	28	38	---	---	12	78
WR Ronnie Ellison	24	32	---	---	20	76
T Ray Shea	28	38	---	---	6	72
C Jace Vance	28	38	---	---	6	72
RB Marshall Armstrong	24	28	---	---	18	70
QB Roger Peters	28	38	---	---	2	68
CB Vernon Bravata	---	---	24	40	4	68
S Tyler Horner	---	---	24	40	4	68
C Gino Farrell	28	38	---	---	---	66
G Allen Madison	28	38	---	---	---	66
OLB Jace Shepard	---	---	23	29	14	66
CB Damien Carter	---	---	17	32	11	60
CB James Garrison	---	---	18	32	9	59
TE Lincoln Witt	21	31	---	---	6	58
WR Damian Athanas	23	35	---	---	---	58
WR Mitch Logan	23	23	---	---	12	58
OLB Christian Patton	---	---	17	28	3	48
DT Sawyer Corzine	---	---	16	20	10	46
TE Ronald Patterson	6	14	---	---	24	44
DE Monty Pierzina	---	---	13	24	3	40
DE Ray Wean	---	---	9	21	9	39
DE Freddie Johnstone	---	---	13	22	3	38
S Dusty Jarrell	---	---	12	16	7	35
WR Luke Brookshire	2	9	---	---	24	35
DE Harvey Wagner	---	---	15	19	1	35
DT Rick Richard	---	---	15	16	---	31
ILB Ty Pettigrew	---	---	6	18	4	28
OLB Lamar Marsh	---	---	5	13	10	28
DE Heath Washington	---	---	5	14	4	23
WR Byron Cornwell	8	10	---	---	---	18
DT Matthew Griffin	---	---	1	8	7	16
S Shaquille Spruill	---	---	0	0	16	16
OLB Jackie Dickson	---	---	6	7	1	14
ILB Daquan Pritchett	---	---	1	1	12	14
RB Devonte Hayes	5	3	---	---	---	8
K Edwin Whalen	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Billy Mason	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Oliver Watson	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Glen Newhart	2	3	---	---	---	5
P Alan Wallace	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Fernando Nobile	2	2	---	---	---	4
G Thomas Tatum	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Brian Woods	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tito Sweeney	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Ronnie Turner	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	11	42	3.8
Right	9	25	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	26	6.5
Middle	18	79	4.4
Right	4	16	4.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Croteau	39	21	4	4	1	5	7	4	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Peters	37	21	4	2	4	4	4	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	10	71	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	2	13	1.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	129	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	61	12.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	48	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	12	204	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Corwin Cowley	15	6	0	31	0	39
WR Dixon Baxter	8	5	1	52	0	28
WR Todd Galyon	5	3	0	57	1	38
WR Theodore Rivera	3	2	0	17	0	15
TE Rufus Kiser	2	1	0	5	0	8
TE Geoff Foreman	2	2	0	27	1	31
WR Ronnie Gaines	2	1	0	38	1	8
WR Curtis Delmonico	1	1	0	47	1	29
FB Gus Reese	1	0	0	0	0	3

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Damian Athanas	10	6	4	59	1	35
TE Lincoln Witt	6	5	0	79	1	31
TE Ronald Patterson	6	3	0	20	0	14
WR Ronnie Ellison	6	3	0	62	1	32
WR Mitch Logan	5	2	0	21	0	23
WR Byron Cornwell	2	0	0	0	0	10
RB Marshall Armstrong	1	1	0	11	0	28
WR Glen Newhart	1	1	0	26	1	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Reuben Croteau	1	3	3.00	5.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Marshall Armstrong	3	6	2.00	4.84
QB Roger Peters	1	7	7.00	2.50
WR Luke Brookshire	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Croteau	6	1	5	0.83	7.03

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Peters	6	3	15	2.50	7.51

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Corwin Cowley	4	0	0	0.00	2.07
TE Rufus Kiser	1	1	5	5.00	2.50
FB Gus Reese	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Damian Athanas	4	3	15	3.75	5.90
TE Lincoln Witt	1	0	0	0.00	13.17
WR Mitch Logan	1	0	0	0.00	4.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Corwin Cowley	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Roger Peters	2	2
WR Luke Brookshire	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Croteau	14	5	4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Peters	10	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Corwin Cowley	4	1	1
WR Dixon Baxter	3	1	1
WR Todd Galyon	2	2	1
WR Theodore Rivera	2	1	1
TE Rufus Kiser	1	0	0
WR Ronnie Gaines	1	0	0
FB Gus Reese	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Lincoln Witt	3	2	1
WR Byron Cornwell	2	0	0
TE Ronald Patterson	1	0	0
WR Ronnie Ellison	1	1	1
WR Damian Athanas	1	1	1
WR Glen Newhart	1	1	1
WR Mitch Logan	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,700 (21,700)
End Zone 15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats 9,800 (9,800)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,700 (21,700)
End Zone	15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats	9,800 (9,800)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)