Week 1, 2035

played in Tampa Bay, FL

96 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	3	0	7	-	17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	10	3	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:01 CAR - Steven Hicks 65 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
1Q: 07:22 TBY - Lonnie Donaldson 1 run (Edwin Whalen extra point)
2Q: 10:35 TBY - Jake Norton 3 run (Edwin Whalen extra point)
2Q: 04:04 CAR - Wade Benson 48 field goal
2Q: 00:03 TBY - Edwin Whalen 28 field goal
3Q: 06:51 TBY - Edwin Whalen 39 field goal
4Q: 15:00 TBY - Edwin Whalen 28 field goal
4Q: 11:05 CAR - Corwin Cowley 4 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
4Q: 02:26 TBY - Edwin Whalen 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:01 CAR - Steven Hicks 65 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
1Q: 07:22 TBY - Lonnie Donaldson 1 run (Edwin Whalen extra point)
2Q: 10:35 TBY - Jake Norton 3 run (Edwin Whalen extra point)
2Q: 04:04 CAR - Wade Benson 48 field goal
2Q: 00:03 TBY - Edwin Whalen 28 field goal
3Q: 06:51 TBY - Edwin Whalen 39 field goal
4Q: 15:00 TBY - Edwin Whalen 28 field goal
4Q: 11:05 CAR - Corwin Cowley 4 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
4Q: 02:26 TBY - Edwin Whalen 30 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 21
- by Rushing 1 10
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 323 388
- Offensive Plays 57 68
- Yards per Play 5.67 5.71
Net Rushing Yards 39 134
- Rushing Attempts 14 40
- Yards per Rush 2.79 3.35
Net Passing Yards 284 254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 22 - 1 26 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 293 271
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.60 9.07
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.8 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/75 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/33 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 1/14 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 33
Time of Possession 24:25 35:35

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	21
- by Rushing	1	10
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	323	388
- Offensive Plays	57	68
- Yards per Play	5.67	5.71
Net Rushing Yards	39	134
- Rushing Attempts	14	40
- Yards per Rush	2.79	3.35
Net Passing Yards	284	254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 22 - 1	26 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	293	271
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.60	9.07
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.8	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/75	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/33	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	1/14	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 33
Time of Possession	24:25	35:35

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:16	OWN 27	3	73	Touchdown
1	7:16	2:01	OWN 19	4	10	Punt
1	1:44	1:52	OWN 30	6	27	Interception
2	10:25	2:14	OWN 25	4	12	Punt
2	7:06	3:10	OPP 40	5	9	Field Goal
3	14:04	1:31	OPP 38	6	7	Missed FG
3	6:43	1:00	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	3:22	2:11	OWN 19	6	10	Punt
4	14:55	4:01	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	8:37	1:44	OWN 43	3	-3	Punt
4	2:18	1:50	OWN 25	9	35	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:44	5:28	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
1	5:15	3:31	OWN 26	5	9	Punt
2	14:52	4:27	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
2	8:11	1:05	OWN 27	3	-12	Punt
2	3:56	3:56	OWN 25	9	64	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:56	OWN 26	1	0	Interception
3	12:33	5:50	OWN 38	10	40	Field Goal
3	5:43	2:21	OWN 26	5	26	Punt
3	1:11	1:16	OPP 17	3	6	Field Goal
4	10:54	2:17	OWN 25	5	47	Fumble
4	6:53	4:35	OWN 23	6	64	Field Goal
4	0:28	0:28	OWN 40	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Jace Vance, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Corwin Cowley	10	26	2.60	8	0	0
RB Phillip Milburn	4	13	3.25	8	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Lonnie Donaldson	18	70	3.89	19	3	1
RB Jake Norton	12	39	3.25	11	1	1
QB Devante Arnold	8	9	1.13	6	0	0
RB Myles Solari	2	16	8.00	18	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Croteau	41	22	293	2/9	2	65	1	82.6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Devante Arnold	26	19	271	2/17	0	54	1	90.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steven Hicks	6	15	130	21.67	38	65	1
RB Corwin Cowley	4	5	17	4.25	1	10	1
WR Rod Hall	4	6	84	21.00	44	35	0
TE Elias Janke	3	5	26	8.67	5	16	0
TE Geoff Foreman	2	4	13	6.50	10	11	0
WR William Lester	2	2	14	7.00	0	9	0
RB Phillip Milburn	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Wesley Landdeck	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Damian Athanas	4	5	40	10.00	4	12
WR Mitch Logan	4	6	47	11.75	9	21
TE Morris Stuart	3	4	85	28.33	43	54
WR Glen Newhart	2	3	53	26.50	16	39
TE Devon Newhart	2	2	19	9.50	2	12
WR Brian Rayburn	2	2	10	5.00	0	5
TE Caleb Gilbertson	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
RB Myles Solari	1	1	10	10.00	0	10

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Alexander Pardo	1	14	14.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Christian Patton	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Corwin Cowley	1	0	0
S Sherman Nicas	0	1	1
TE Wesley Landdeck	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Glen Newhart	1	0	0	0
OLB Jonah Houston	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Derrick Wolf	5	177	35.4	31.8	45	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Levi Combs	3	109	36.3	29.7	37	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Benson	1/2	1/2	0/0	48	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Whalen	4/4	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Boswell	2	20	10.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Garrison	3	18	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Korey Erickson	1	16	16.0	0
James Boswell	1	17	17.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Rayburn	3	70	23.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sherman Nicas	9	0	0.0	40	28
CB Corbin Dole	6	1	0.0	33	22
ILB Monty Gauthier	5	3	0.0	33	22
OLB Patrick Settle	5	2	0.0	39	28
CB Korey Erickson	4	0	0.0	18	15
CB Alexander Pardo	4	0	0.0	30	17
OLB Tucker Johnston	4	0	0.0	9	8
DE Burt Witten	3	4	0.5	40	28
DE Trey Gaines	3	0	0.5	16	9
ILB Evan Oliver	3	4	0.0	37	25
CB Dustin Thomason	3	0	0.0	27	19
CB Alec Watkins	2	0	0.0	27	20
ILB Brayden Grant	2	0	0.0	15	10
DT Sawyer Rivers	1	0	0.5	13	10
DT Ian Wolf	1	0	0.0	18	15
CB K.C. Holmes	1	0	0.0	5	4
WR Steven Hicks	1	0	---	---	---
DE Stephen Lillis	0	1	0.5	30	21
S Leo Pettine	0	1	0.0	4	5

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Hayden Weyant	5	0	0.0	14	36
CB James Garrison	4	2	0.0	14	36
OLB Christian Patton	3	3	0.0	14	36
CB Phil DiCosimo	3	1	0.0	14	42
CB Vernon Bravata	3	0	0.0	14	42
DT Marcus Hammond	2	1	1.0	8	32
ILB Daquan Pritchett	2	0	1.0	9	32
ILB Richie Bauer	2	3	0.0	14	36
DE Monty Pierzina	2	1	0.0	6	27
DT Rick Richard	2	1	0.0	11	26
CB Kristopher Maxwell	2	0	0.0	7	27
S Vince Jackson	2	0	0.0	0	14
OLB Jonah Houston	1	1	0.0	6	16
DT Byron Horton	1	1	0.0	9	23
TE Caleb Gilbertson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jackie Dickson	1	0	0.0	1	4
S Tyler Horner	1	0	0.0	0	8
WR Randal Abe	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Burt Witten	0.5	0	1	28
DE Stephen Lillis	0.5	0	0	21
DE Trey Gaines	0.5	0	0	9
DT Sawyer Rivers	0.5	0	0	10
DT Ian Wolf	0.0	1	0	15

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Daquan Pritchett	1.0	2	2	32
DT Marcus Hammond	1.0	0	0	32
DE Monty Pierzina	0.0	2	3	27
DE Diego Hancock	0.0	2	1	29
OLB Christian Patton	0.0	1	0	36
DT Byron Horton	0.0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Sherman Nicas	5	0	0	28
ILB Monty Gauthier	4	0	0	22
OLB Tucker Johnston	2	0	0	8
CB Dustin Thomason	2	0	0	19
CB Korey Erickson	1	1	0	15
OLB Patrick Settle	1	1	0	28
CB Corbin Dole	1	1	0	22
DE Burt Witten	1	0	0	28
CB Alec Watkins	1	0	0	20
DE Trey Gaines	1	0	0	9
CB Alexander Pardo	0	0	1	17

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Phil DiCosimo	4	1	0	42
CB Vernon Bravata	3	2	0	42
S Hayden Weyant	3	0	0	36
CB Kristopher Maxwell	2	1	0	27
OLB Christian Patton	2	0	1	36
S Vince Jackson	2	0	0	14
CB James Garrison	1	1	0	36
DE Monty Pierzina	1	0	0	27
OLB Jackie Dickson	1	0	0	4
ILB Richie Bauer	1	0	0	36
DT Rick Richard	1	0	0	26
S Tyler Horner	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Reid Scioli	2	4	14	1	43
T Alexis Holmes	2	4	14	1	43
G Lionel Grasmanis	1	2	14	0	43
C Cristian Flannery	0	2	14	0	43
T Melvin Blanchard	0	1	14	0	43
TE Elias Janke	0	1	4	0	14

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jace Vance	7	13	40	0	28
T Geoff Bernius	3	7	40	1	28
C Abraham Stanton	3	5	40	1	28
G Allen Madison	2	6	40	0	28
T Shannon Prescott	1	4	40	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Cristian Flannery	3	11
Dustin Thomason	2	13
Corbin Dole	1	16

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Diego Hancock	2	10
Myles Solari	1	22
Tyler Horner	1	18

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Patrick Settle	---	---	39	28	22	89
DE Burt Witten	---	---	40	28	4	72
S Sherman Nicas	---	---	40	28	4	72
CB Corbin Dole	---	---	33	22	16	71
C Cristian Flannery	14	43	---	---	11	68
T Alexis Holmes	14	43	---	---	7	64
ILB Evan Oliver	---	---	37	25	2	64
WR Rod Hall	10	39	---	---	13	62
CB Dustin Thomason	---	---	27	19	13	59
ILB Monty Gauthier	---	---	33	22	3	58
TE Geoff Foreman	14	43	---	---	---	57
G Reid Scioli	14	43	---	---	---	57
T Melvin Blanchard	14	43	---	---	---	57
G Lionel Grasmanis	14	43	---	---	---	57
QB Reuben Croteau	14	43	---	---	---	57
WR Steven Hicks	13	42	---	---	---	55
DE Stephen Lillis	---	---	30	21	1	52
CB Alexander Pardo	---	---	30	17	5	52
CB Alec Watkins	---	---	27	20	1	48
CB Korey Erickson	---	---	18	15	9	42
RB Corwin Cowley	10	32	---	---	---	42
DT Ian Wolf	---	---	18	15	3	36
ILB Brayden Grant	---	---	15	10	9	34
WR William Lester	7	20	---	---	6	33
TE Wesley Landdeck	3	8	---	---	20	31
DE Trey Gaines	---	---	16	9	4	29
RB Phillip Milburn	4	11	---	---	12	27
WR James Boswell	5	6	---	---	15	26
DT Sawyer Rivers	---	---	13	10	2	25
TE Elias Janke	4	14	---	---	5	23
CB K.C. Holmes	---	---	5	4	12	21
OLB Tucker Johnston	---	---	9	8	3	20
RB Cory Pefley	0	0	---	---	20	20
S Leo Pettine	---	---	4	5	4	13
DT Jeffery Messinna	---	---	4	1	4	9
P Derrick Wolf	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Cornelius Brennan	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Barry Maru	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Elijah Bono	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Wade Benson	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Ken Collins	---	---	2	1	---	3
DT Jared Young	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Floyd Finch	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ken Terry	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Demetrius Pierce	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Dominic Sadowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Allen Madison	40	28	---	---	7	75
T Shannon Prescott	40	28	---	---	7	75
C Abraham Stanton	40	28	---	---	---	68
QB Devante Arnold	40	28	---	---	---	68
C Jace Vance	40	28	---	---	---	68
T Geoff Bernius	40	28	---	---	---	68
WR Glen Newhart	27	19	---	---	19	65
WR Damian Athanas	36	24	---	---	---	60
CB James Garrison	---	---	14	36	10	60
CB Vernon Bravata	---	---	14	42	3	59
CB Phil DiCosimo	---	---	14	42	2	58
S Hayden Weyant	---	---	14	36	2	52
OLB Christian Patton	---	---	14	36	2	52
ILB Richie Bauer	---	---	14	36	2	52
DE Diego Hancock	---	---	13	29	10	52
ILB Daquan Pritchett	---	---	9	32	7	48
DT Marcus Hammond	---	---	8	32	7	47
TE Morris Stuart	10	11	---	---	22	43
WR Brian Rayburn	22	16	---	---	4	42
WR Mitch Logan	25	16	---	---	---	41
TE Devon Newhart	24	16	---	---	---	40
DT Rick Richard	---	---	11	26	1	38
RB Lonnie Donaldson	21	15	---	---	---	36
CB Kristopher Maxwell	---	---	7	27	1	35
RB Myles Solari	9	4	---	---	22	35
DE Monty Pierzina	---	---	6	27	1	34
DT Byron Horton	---	---	9	23	1	33
RB Jake Norton	16	6	---	---	10	32
S Vince Jackson	---	---	0	14	16	30
S Tyler Horner	---	---	0	8	18	26
OLB Jonah Houston	---	---	6	16	1	23
TE Caleb Gilbertson	9	9	---	---	4	22
OLB Lamar Marsh	---	---	0	0	18	18
ILB Ed Giles	---	---	0	7	9	16
WR Randal Abe	1	4	---	---	10	15
K Edwin Whalen	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Jose Diggs	---	---	0	0	10	10
T C.J. Riemersma	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Ray Shea	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Douglas Visconti	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Jackie Dickson	---	---	1	4	---	5
QB Amir Steven	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Levi Combs	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Artie Agbabian	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Ralph Peter	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Jackson Conyers	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	6	2.0
Middle	5	13	2.6
Right	6	20	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	19	44	2.3
Right	13	74	5.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Croteau	41	22	3	1	4	5	8	6	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Devante Arnold	26	19	4	0	1	3	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	28	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	29	2.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	12	136	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	100	14.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	53	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	94	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	124	24.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steven Hicks	15	6	0	130	1	42
WR Rod Hall	6	4	1	84	2	39
RB Corwin Cowley	5	4	0	17	0	32
TE Elias Janke	5	3	2	26	0	14
TE Geoff Foreman	4	2	1	13	0	43
RB Phillip Milburn	3	1	0	9	0	11
WR William Lester	2	2	0	14	0	20
TE Wesley Landdeck	1	0	0	0	0	8

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mitch Logan	6	4	0	47	1	16
WR Damian Athanas	5	4	0	40	0	24
TE Morris Stuart	4	3	1	85	2	11
WR Glen Newhart	3	2	0	53	1	19
TE Caleb Gilbertson	3	1	0	7	0	9
TE Devon Newhart	2	2	0	19	0	16
WR Brian Rayburn	2	2	0	10	0	16
RB Myles Solari	1	1	0	10	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Corwin Cowley	1	-1	-1.00	2.60

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jake Norton	8	20	2.50	3.25
RB Lonnie Donaldson	5	10	2.00	3.89
QB Devante Arnold	2	-1	-0.50	1.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Croteau	2	2	20	10.00	7.15

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Devante Arnold	2	1	12	6.00	10.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Corwin Cowley	1	1	4	4.00	3.40
WR Steven Hicks	1	1	16	16.00	8.67

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Glen Newhart	1	0	0	0.00	17.67
TE Devon Newhart	1	1	12	12.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lonnie Donaldson	4	2
QB Devante Arnold	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Croteau	14	7	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Devante Arnold	6	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steven Hicks	5	1	1
WR Rod Hall	3	2	1
TE Geoff Foreman	1	0	0
RB Corwin Cowley	1	1	0
TE Wesley Landdeck	1	0	0
TE Elias Janke	1	1	1
RB Phillip Milburn	1	1	1
WR William Lester	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Glen Newhart	1	1	0
TE Caleb Gilbertson	1	1	0
WR Mitch Logan	1	1	1
TE Devon Newhart	1	1	1
TE Morris Stuart	1	1	1
RB Myles Solari	1	1	0

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)