Week 15, 2037

played in Tampa Bay, FL

75 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	10	3	3	0	-	16
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	7	10	6	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:02 CAR - Wade Benson 23 field goal
1Q: 05:31 TBY - Jerry Ledoux 29 field goal
1Q: 03:17 CAR - Gage Bowser 27 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
1Q: 00:28 TBY - Heath Terrell 3 pass from Devante Arnold (Jerry Ledoux extra point)
2Q: 09:17 CAR - Wade Benson 52 field goal
2Q: 00:28 TBY - Brad Tucker 13 pass from Devante Arnold (Jerry Ledoux extra point)
3Q: 10:50 TBY - Jerry Ledoux 41 field goal
3Q: 07:42 CAR - Wade Benson 39 field goal
3Q: 04:36 TBY - Brian Rayburn 36 pass from Devante Arnold (Jerry Ledoux extra point)
4Q: 15:00 TBY - Jerry Ledoux 26 field goal
4Q: 02:05 TBY - Jerry Ledoux 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:02 CAR - Wade Benson 23 field goal
1Q: 05:31 TBY - Jerry Ledoux 29 field goal
1Q: 03:17 CAR - Gage Bowser 27 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
1Q: 00:28 TBY - Heath Terrell 3 pass from Devante Arnold (Jerry Ledoux extra point)
2Q: 09:17 CAR - Wade Benson 52 field goal
2Q: 00:28 TBY - Brad Tucker 13 pass from Devante Arnold (Jerry Ledoux extra point)
3Q: 10:50 TBY - Jerry Ledoux 41 field goal
3Q: 07:42 CAR - Wade Benson 39 field goal
3Q: 04:36 TBY - Brian Rayburn 36 pass from Devante Arnold (Jerry Ledoux extra point)
4Q: 15:00 TBY - Jerry Ledoux 26 field goal
4Q: 02:05 TBY - Jerry Ledoux 42 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 4-10 11-3
First Downs 19 24
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 12 19
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 314 480
- Offensive Plays 61 68
- Yards per Play 5.15 7.06
Net Rushing Yards 109 111
- Rushing Attempts 20 25
- Yards per Rush 5.45 4.44
Net Passing Yards 205 369
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 20 - 0 40 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 218 387
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 8.58
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 11/85
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/65
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 38
Time of Possession 27:59 32:01

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	4-10	11-3
First Downs	19	24
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	12	19
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	314	480
- Offensive Plays	61	68
- Yards per Play	5.15	7.06
Net Rushing Yards	109	111
- Rushing Attempts	20	25
- Yards per Rush	5.45	4.44
Net Passing Yards	205	369
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 20 - 0	40 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	218	387
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	8.58
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	11/85
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/65
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 38
Time of Possession	27:59	32:01

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:05	OWN 25	9	69	Field Goal
1	5:25	2:18	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	0:17	6:07	OWN 11	14	54	Field Goal
2	3:36	0:46	OWN 46	3	2	Punt
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 25	1	1	Half
3	10:43	3:06	OWN 25	9	53	Field Goal
3	4:26	2:13	OWN 25	3	-8	Punt
4	14:54	1:58	OWN 25	6	19	Punt
4	8:54	3:16	OWN 4	8	34	Downs
4	1:57	1:02	OWN 25	4	5	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:55	4:30	OWN 21	10	67	Field Goal
1	3:07	2:50	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
2	9:10	5:34	OWN 43	9	17	Fumble
2	2:50	2:30	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:17	OWN 25	8	51	Field Goal
3	7:37	3:11	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
3	2:13	2:19	50	5	41	Field Goal
4	12:56	4:02	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
4	5:38	3:41	OPP 38	7	13	Field Goal
4	0:55	0:55	OPP 30	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Devante Arnold, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Fred Garcia	17	112	6.59	23	5	0
RB Earnest Lincoln	3	-3	-1.00	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Lonnie Donaldson	13	90	6.92	18	3
QB Devante Arnold	8	1	0.13	4	0
RB Phillip Milburn	4	20	5.00	14	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Croteau	39	20	218	2/13	1	30	0	76.6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Devante Arnold	40	28	387	3/18	3	47	0	125.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gage Bowser	8	15	121	15.13	50	27	1
WR Corwin Fisher	4	5	39	9.75	11	16	0
TE Elias Janke	3	4	45	15.00	29	30	0
WR Steven Hicks	2	6	6	3.00	1	4	0
RB Fred Garcia	2	5	2	1.00	0	6	0
TE Damien Maciokas	1	4	5	5.00	0	5	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Heath Terrell	8	12	74	9.25	17	18	1
WR Brian Rayburn	5	6	139	27.80	44	47	1
WR Brad Tucker	4	4	43	10.75	6	14	1
WR Randal Abe	3	5	34	11.33	14	15	0
TE Morris Stuart	3	5	32	10.67	6	17	0
TE J.B. Fisher	3	5	47	15.67	0	35	0
RB Phillip Milburn	2	3	18	9.00	0	13	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Stephen Lillis	0	1	0	0
ILB Evan Oliver	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Devante Arnold	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Daryl Evans	3	142	47.3	32.7	56	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dominique Stiltner	1	40	40.0	40.0	40	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Benson	3/3	1/1	1/1	52	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jerry Ledoux	4/4	2/2	0/0	42	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Garrison	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Rayburn	2	44	22.0	0
Teddy Raymond	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wayne McCombs	8	1	0.0	21	29
CB Alexander Pardo	7	2	0.0	22	37
S Sherman Nicas	5	2	0.0	24	43
OLB Tucker Johnston	4	1	2.5	9	31
CB Corbin Dole	4	1	0.0	23	36
CB Tracy Tubbs	4	0	0.0	22	40
ILB Evan Oliver	3	0	0.5	22	36
ILB Monty Gauthier	3	3	0.0	22	36
CB Dustin Thomason	2	2	0.0	21	26
S Leo Pettine	2	2	0.0	7	16
DE Trey Gaines	2	0	0.0	8	18
DE Stephen Lillis	1	2	0.0	24	43
DT Sawyer Rivers	1	1	0.0	19	19
DE Johnny Ashmore	1	1	0.0	4	16
DE Carlos Flowers	1	0	0.0	19	33
ILB Brayden Grant	1	0	0.0	3	7
CB K.C. Holmes	1	0	0.0	1	0
S Trent Farrell	1	0	0.0	2	7

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ed Giles	5	1	1.0	9	28
ILB Richie Bauer	5	2	0.0	9	16
OLB Jackie Dickson	5	0	0.0	11	22
S Ron Murray	4	2	0.0	9	29
OLB Harrison Brumley	4	2	0.0	20	37
CB Vernon Bravata	3	1	0.0	10	24
DT Grant Lauritzen	2	1	0.0	17	23
DT Byron Horton	2	1	0.0	13	19
DE Herb Burton	2	0	0.0	10	13
CB Kendrick Diaz	2	0	0.0	20	31
OLB Lamar Marsh	1	0	1.0	0	12
DE Antonio Abell	1	3	0.0	8	16
CB Phil DiCosimo	1	1	0.0	20	41
CB James Garrison	1	1	0.0	2	17
C Jace Vance	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kristopher Maxwell	1	0	0.0	11	25
CB Teddy Raymond	1	0	0.0	19	26
DE Diego Hancock	1	0	0.0	12	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Tucker Johnston	2.5	0	31
ILB Evan Oliver	0.5	1	36
DE Carlos Flowers	0.0	2	33
DE Stephen Lillis	0.0	1	43

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Lamar Marsh	1.0	1	0	12
ILB Ed Giles	1.0	0	0	28
DT Byron Horton	0.0	1	1	19
DE Diego Hancock	0.0	0	2	26
OLB James Roberson	0.0	0	1	8
DE Herb Burton	0.0	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Alexander Pardo	5	0	37
S Sherman Nicas	4	2	43
CB Tracy Tubbs	4	1	40
ILB Wayne McCombs	4	0	29
ILB Monty Gauthier	2	0	36
OLB Tucker Johnston	2	0	31
CB Corbin Dole	2	0	36
S Leo Pettine	2	0	16
ILB Evan Oliver	1	1	36
CB Dustin Thomason	1	0	26
S Trent Farrell	1	0	7

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Ed Giles	4	0	28
CB Teddy Raymond	2	2	26
OLB Harrison Brumley	2	2	37
S Ron Murray	2	1	29
ILB Richie Bauer	2	0	16
DE Herb Burton	2	0	13
CB Kendrick Diaz	2	0	31
CB Vernon Bravata	1	1	24
OLB Jackie Dickson	1	0	22
CB Kristopher Maxwell	1	0	25
DT Grant Lauritzen	1	0	23
CB James Garrison	0	2	17

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Lincoln Purdy	4	7	20	0	41
T Melvin Blanchard	2	3	20	1	41
T Alexis Holmes	2	3	20	1	41
T Sebastian Fitzgerald	1	4	20	0	41
G Mark McElroy	1	3	20	0	41

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Karl Herkel	5	8	1	25	0	43
C Sedrick Arcenaux	1	7	0	25	1	43
T Darien Bronson	1	3	0	25	0	43
C Jace Vance	1	3	0	25	0	43
G Quentin Masiona	1	2	0	25	2	43

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Brayden Grant	1	20
Dominic Sadowski	1	20
Earnest Lincoln	1	16
William Lester	1	13
Steven Hicks	1	8

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Evan Oliver	---	---	22	36	20	78
DE Stephen Lillis	---	---	24	43	5	72
S Sherman Nicas	---	---	24	43	4	71
WR Gage Bowser	20	41	---	---	9	70
T Alexis Holmes	20	41	---	---	6	67
T Sebastian Fitzgerald	20	41	---	---	6	67
CB Tracy Tubbs	---	---	22	40	4	66
CB Corbin Dole	---	---	23	36	5	64
CB Alexander Pardo	---	---	22	37	4	63
T Melvin Blanchard	20	41	---	---	---	61
QB Reuben Croteau	20	41	---	---	---	61
WR Steven Hicks	17	36	---	---	8	61
C Lincoln Purdy	20	41	---	---	---	61
G Mark McElroy	20	41	---	---	---	61
TE Damien Maciokas	20	40	---	---	---	60
ILB Monty Gauthier	---	---	22	36	1	59
WR Corwin Fisher	12	29	---	---	17	58
DE Carlos Flowers	---	---	19	33	2	54
CB Dustin Thomason	---	---	21	26	4	51
ILB Wayne McCombs	---	---	21	29	---	50
OLB Tucker Johnston	---	---	9	31	4	44
RB Fred Garcia	17	25	---	---	---	42
DT Sawyer Rivers	---	---	19	19	3	41
S Leo Pettine	---	---	7	16	16	39
RB Dominic Sadowski	0	17	---	---	20	37
ILB Brayden Grant	---	---	3	7	20	30
DE Trey Gaines	---	---	8	18	4	30
RB Earnest Lincoln	4	4	---	---	16	24
TE Elias Janke	8	12	---	---	1	21
TE Terrence Bishop	2	0	---	---	19	21
DE Johnny Ashmore	---	---	4	16	---	20
WR William Lester	0	1	---	---	13	14
CB K.C. Holmes	---	---	1	0	12	13
S Trent Farrell	---	---	2	7	1	10
K Wade Benson	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Pete Sweeney	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Dave Doyle	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Cornelius Brennan	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Elijah Bono	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Daryl Evans	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Eduardo Boswell	0	0	---	---	3	3
DT Ian Wolf	---	---	1	0	---	1
ILB Stan Banks	---	---	1	0	---	1
T Ken Terry	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Martin Melaragni	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Randal Abe	25	43	---	---	14	82
G Quentin Masiona	25	43	---	---	5	73
QB Devante Arnold	25	43	---	---	---	68
T Darien Bronson	25	43	---	---	---	68
C Jace Vance	25	43	---	---	---	68
C Sedrick Arcenaux	25	43	---	---	---	68
G Karl Herkel	25	43	---	---	---	68
CB Phil DiCosimo	---	---	20	41	3	64
OLB Harrison Brumley	---	---	20	37	3	60
TE Morris Stuart	19	40	---	---	---	59
CB Vernon Bravata	---	---	10	24	19	53
CB Kendrick Diaz	---	---	20	31	---	51
CB Teddy Raymond	---	---	19	26	5	50
DE Diego Hancock	---	---	12	26	12	50
ILB Ed Giles	---	---	9	28	11	48
WR Brad Tucker	13	14	---	---	20	47
RB Phillip Milburn	9	16	---	---	21	46
WR Heath Terrell	16	29	---	---	---	45
S Ron Murray	---	---	9	29	6	44
CB Kristopher Maxwell	---	---	11	25	6	42
DT Grant Lauritzen	---	---	17	23	---	40
CB James Garrison	---	---	2	17	19	38
WR Brian Rayburn	17	16	---	---	5	38
RB Lonnie Donaldson	16	21	---	---	---	37
OLB Jackie Dickson	---	---	11	22	3	36
DT Byron Horton	---	---	13	19	4	36
DT Marcus Hammond	---	---	9	20	3	32
OLB Lamar Marsh	---	---	0	12	20	32
DT Bruce Dodge	---	---	9	18	2	29
TE Marcos Norris	3	4	---	---	21	28
ILB Richie Bauer	---	---	9	16	---	25
DE Antonio Abell	---	---	8	16	---	24
DE Herb Burton	---	---	10	13	---	23
WR Mitch Logan	1	5	---	---	13	19
TE J.B. Fisher	4	14	---	---	---	18
WR Damian Athanas	2	13	---	---	---	15
K Jerry Ledoux	0	0	---	---	12	12
RB Donovan Dragos	0	0	---	---	12	12
OLB James Roberson	---	---	2	8	---	10
G Allen Madison	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Shannon Prescott	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Douglas Visconti	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Dominique Stiltner	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Nicky Seinfeld	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Geoff Bernius	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Amir Steven	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	24	6.0
Middle	11	66	6.0
Right	5	19	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	75	6.3
Middle	8	31	3.9
Right	3	8	2.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Croteau	39	20	5	0	4	8	5	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Devante Arnold	40	28	5	1	3	4	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	32	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	13	130	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	9	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	47	7.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	15	138	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	10	147	13.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	102	20.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gage Bowser	15	8	2	121	4	41
WR Steven Hicks	6	2	1	6	0	36
WR Corwin Fisher	5	4	0	39	0	29
RB Fred Garcia	5	2	0	2	0	25
TE Damien Maciokas	4	1	1	5	0	40
TE Elias Janke	4	3	0	45	1	12

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Heath Terrell	12	8	2	74	0	29
WR Brian Rayburn	6	5	0	139	4	16
WR Randal Abe	5	3	0	34	0	43
TE Morris Stuart	5	3	1	32	0	40
TE J.B. Fisher	5	3	0	47	1	14
WR Brad Tucker	4	4	0	43	0	14
RB Phillip Milburn	3	2	0	18	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Fred Garcia	2	4	2.00	6.59

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Devante Arnold	2	-4	-2.00	0.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Croteau	4	1	-4	-1.00	5.59

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Devante Arnold	9	6	40	4.44	9.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gage Bowser	2	0	0	0.00	8.07
RB Fred Garcia	2	1	-4	-2.00	0.40

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Heath Terrell	5	3	15	3.00	6.17
WR Brad Tucker	2	2	17	8.50	10.75
TE Morris Stuart	1	0	0	0.00	6.40
TE J.B. Fisher	1	1	8	8.00	9.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lonnie Donaldson	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Croteau	11	5	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Devante Arnold	10	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gage Bowser	6	2	2
WR Corwin Fisher	2	2	2
WR Steven Hicks	2	1	1
TE Elias Janke	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Heath Terrell	3	2	0
WR Brad Tucker	2	2	2
WR Brian Rayburn	2	2	2
RB Phillip Milburn	1	1	1
TE Morris Stuart	1	1	0
TE J.B. Fisher	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)