Week 1, 2041

played in Tampa Bay, FL

69 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	0	0	8	-	11
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	14	14	7	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:03 CAR - Glen Farley 32 field goal
2Q: 13:10 TBY - Rod Hall 15 pass from Tevin Strickland (Jesse Dorsey extra point)
2Q: 02:35 TBY - Brian Rayburn 2 pass from Tevin Strickland (Jesse Dorsey extra point)
3Q: 08:34 TBY - Dominic Custer 1 run (Jesse Dorsey extra point)
3Q: 06:24 TBY - Randal Abe 38 pass from Tevin Strickland (Jesse Dorsey extra point)
4Q: 07:59 TBY - J.T. Baxter 6 run (Jesse Dorsey extra point)
4Q: 01:24 CAR - Teddy Ackerman 15 run (Greg Huntley pass to Steven Hicks for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:03 CAR - Glen Farley 32 field goal
2Q: 13:10 TBY - Rod Hall 15 pass from Tevin Strickland (Jesse Dorsey extra point)
2Q: 02:35 TBY - Brian Rayburn 2 pass from Tevin Strickland (Jesse Dorsey extra point)
3Q: 08:34 TBY - Dominic Custer 1 run (Jesse Dorsey extra point)
3Q: 06:24 TBY - Randal Abe 38 pass from Tevin Strickland (Jesse Dorsey extra point)
4Q: 07:59 TBY - J.T. Baxter 6 run (Jesse Dorsey extra point)
4Q: 01:24 CAR - Teddy Ackerman 15 run (Greg Huntley pass to Steven Hicks for conversion)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 8 28
- by Rushing 2 12
- by Passing 6 16
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 175 442
- Offensive Plays 49 73
- Yards per Play 3.57 6.05
Net Rushing Yards 11 175
- Rushing Attempts 13 49
- Yards per Rush 0.85 3.57
Net Passing Yards 164 267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 17 - 1 22 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 176 279
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/12 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.56 11.13
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/13 8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/43 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 4/57 3/33
Kick Returns/Yards 4/85 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/2
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 26
Time of Possession 21:02 38:58

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	8	28
- by Rushing	2	12
- by Passing	6	16
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	175	442
- Offensive Plays	49	73
- Yards per Play	3.57	6.05
Net Rushing Yards	11	175
- Rushing Attempts	13	49
- Yards per Rush	0.85	3.57
Net Passing Yards	164	267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 17 - 1	22 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	176	279
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/12	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.56	11.13
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/13	8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/43	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	4/57	3/33
Kick Returns/Yards	4/85	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/2
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 26
Time of Possession	21:02	38:58

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:50	1:32	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
1	7:20	2:40	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
1	2:27	2:27	OWN 35	5	50	Field Goal
2	13:04	4:06	OWN 13	8	29	Punt
2	2:29	1:23	OWN 29	4	21	Punt
3	15:00	1:00	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
3	8:25	2:01	OWN 41	3	-15	Interception
3	6:06	1:51	OWN 9	3	-4	Punt
3	1:33	1:15	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
4	7:53	2:47	OWN 25	4	25	Punt
4	2:38	1:00	OPP 45	3	-6	Punt
4	1:30	0:16	OPP 15	2	15	Touchdown
4	1:06	0:58	50	4	6	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:10	OWN 25	6	9	Punt
1	11:18	3:58	OWN 17	10	37	Punt
1	4:40	2:13	OWN 15	3	-3	Punt
2	15:00	1:56	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
2	8:58	6:29	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 20	2	4	Half
3	14:00	5:35	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
3	6:24	0:18	OPP 38	1	38	Touchdown
3	4:15	2:42	OWN 36	6	17	Punt
3	0:18	7:25	OWN 16	13	84	Touchdown
4	5:06	2:28	OWN 11	3	5	Punt
4	1:38	0:08	OWN 21	1	-6	Fumble
4	0:08	0:08	OWN 44	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Tevin Strickland, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Fred Garcia	11	-5	-0.45	13	1	0
RB Teddy Ackerman	2	16	8.00	15	1	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Quintin Young	20	78	3.90	24	1	0
RB Dominic Custer	15	52	3.47	15	1	1
QB Tevin Strickland	7	32	4.57	8	0	0
RB J.T. Baxter	4	17	4.25	9	0	1
QB Benjamin Leyva	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Croteau	26	14	161	0/0	0	36	1	56.7
Greg Huntley	7	3	15	3/12	0	9	0	50.3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tevin Strickland	22	18	279	2/12	3	42	0	158.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gage Bowser	4	9	41	10.25	18	26
WR Pete Sweeney	4	4	51	12.75	19	19
TE Spencer O'Donnell	3	6	51	17.00	45	36
RB Gary Siegel	2	2	10	5.00	0	11
TE Bernie Papadopulos	2	4	10	5.00	5	7
WR Steven Hicks	1	5	9	9.00	6	9
RB Fred Garcia	1	2	4	4.00	2	4
RB Teddy Ackerman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod Hall	5	7	100	20.00	34	42	1
TE Morris Stuart	4	4	44	11.00	6	14	0
WR Randal Abe	2	4	44	22.00	33	38	1
WR Brian Rayburn	2	2	16	8.00	4	14	1
TE Richie Gould	2	2	31	15.50	0	16	0
WR Britt Moss	2	2	24	12.00	5	19	0
RB J.T. Baxter	1	1	20	20.00	9	20	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kendrick Diaz	1	2	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
ILB Wayne McCombs	1	0
OLB Tyler Hingis	0	1
DE Xavier Houston	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov
QB Benjamin Leyva	1	0
QB Tevin Strickland	1	0
WR Rod Hall	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wade Thornton	9	429	47.7	39.6	58	4

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dominique Stiltner	5	234	46.8	31.4	63	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Glen Farley	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jesse Dorsey	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gage Bowser	4	57	14.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank McInnis	3	33	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Siegel	4	85	21.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Devin Haukioja	7	3	1.0	30	15
S Sherman Nicas	7	3	0.0	46	23
CB Evan Harmon	6	0	0.0	47	17
CB Les Pietrzyk	6	0	0.0	41	23
DE Xavier Houston	5	3	0.5	46	23
S Emmitt Craig	5	4	0.0	38	13
ILB Wayne McCombs	5	2	0.0	46	23
OLB Robert Bradford	5	2	0.0	42	23
DT Walter Bishop	3	1	0.5	24	12
OLB Tyler Hingis	3	0	0.0	23	10
DT Lincoln Kidman	2	4	0.0	27	13
DE J.J. Choate	2	1	0.0	16	5
ILB Brayden Grant	2	0	0.0	16	7
S Martin Vance	2	0	0.0	10	7
CB Corbin Dye	1	1	0.0	33	18
RB Gary Siegel	1	0	---	---	---
DE Johnny Ashmore	1	0	0.0	33	19

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tyler Horner	7	2	0.0	13	36
OLB Joey Ross	4	0	0.0	5	22
DE Roderick Bouton	3	0	2.5	9	27
ILB Ed Giles	3	0	0.0	10	20
DT Floyd Wiggins	3	0	0.0	9	15
S Gino Drake	2	1	0.0	10	28
CB Phil DiCosimo	2	0	0.0	10	27
ILB Jimmie Sims	2	0	0.0	10	16
DE Eli Downs	1	1	0.5	11	26
CB Kendrick Diaz	1	1	0.0	9	26
DT Byron Horton	1	0	0.0	4	19
CB Martin Reynolds	1	0	0.0	5	17
CB Rick Penberthy	1	0	0.0	9	26
DE Gregory Davison	1	0	0.0	0	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	PPlay
OLB Devin Haukioja	1.0	0	15
DT Walter Bishop	0.5	0	12
DE Xavier Houston	0.5	0	23
CB Evan Harmon	0.0	1	17

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Roderick Bouton	2.5	0	2	1	27
DE Eli Downs	0.5	1	1	0	26
DE Earl Shannon	0.0	0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Les Pietrzyk	5	0	23
S Emmitt Craig	2	0	13
ILB Wayne McCombs	2	0	23
S Sherman Nicas	2	0	23
OLB Robert Bradford	2	0	23
CB Evan Harmon	1	1	17
CB Corbin Dye	1	0	18
S Martin Vance	1	0	7
DE Roman Surtain	1	0	1
DE Xavier Houston	1	0	23

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tyler Horner	3	1	0	36
OLB Joey Ross	3	1	0	22
CB Phil DiCosimo	2	1	0	27
S Gino Drake	2	1	0	28
CB Kendrick Diaz	1	0	1	26
ILB Ed Giles	1	0	0	20
CB Martin Reynolds	1	0	0	17
CB Rick Penberthy	1	0	0	26
DT Floyd Wiggins	1	0	0	15
ILB Jimmie Sims	1	0	0	16
DE Gregory Davison	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jimmy Maloney	1	8	13	1	36
C Lincoln Purdy	1	1	2	0	7
T Alexis Holmes	0	2	13	0	36
G Mark McElroy	0	1	13	2	36
T Nickolas McElroy	0	1	13	0	36

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Karl Herkel	6	12	49	1	24
C Jeffrey Welch	4	12	49	0	24
G Nicky Seinfeld	4	7	49	0	24
G Jessie Baxter	4	5	49	1	24
C Sedrick Arcenaux	2	8	45	0	24
TE Morris Stuart	0	1	36	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Devin Haukioja	1	23
Robert Bradford	1	23
Roman Surtain	1	17

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Tyler Horner	3	12
Efrain Slocum	2	20
Joey Ross	1	24
Frank McInnis	1	18
Brian Rayburn	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Robert Bradford	---	---	42	23	23	88
S Sherman Nicas	---	---	46	23	14	83
CB Les Pietrzyk	---	---	41	23	14	78
ILB Wayne McCombs	---	---	46	23	---	69
DE Xavier Houston	---	---	46	23	---	69
OLB Devin Haukioja	---	---	30	15	23	68
CB Evan Harmon	---	---	47	17	---	64
TE Bernie Papadopulos	9	30	---	---	24	63
WR Gage Bowser	13	36	---	---	11	60
T Alexis Holmes	13	36	---	---	10	59
WR Steven Hicks	13	31	---	---	9	53
DE Johnny Ashmore	---	---	33	19	---	52
S Emmitt Craig	---	---	38	13	---	51
CB Corbin Dye	---	---	33	18	---	51
G Dave Doyle	11	29	---	---	10	50
C Jimmy Maloney	13	36	---	---	---	49
G Mark McElroy	13	36	---	---	---	49
T Nickolas McElroy	13	36	---	---	---	49
DT Lincoln Kidman	---	---	27	13	---	40
QB Reuben Croteau	11	26	---	---	---	37
RB Fred Garcia	11	18	---	---	7	36
DT Walter Bishop	---	---	24	12	---	36
RB Gary Siegel	0	11	---	---	24	35
OLB Tyler Hingis	---	---	23	10	---	33
TE Spencer O'Donnell	6	23	---	---	---	29
CB Horace Cowan	---	---	16	11	---	27
DE J.J. Choate	---	---	16	5	5	26
WR Pete Sweeney	10	14	---	---	---	24
ILB Brayden Grant	---	---	16	7	---	23
DE Roman Surtain	---	---	3	1	17	21
S Martin Vance	---	---	10	7	---	17
WR Jay Castleberry	0	1	---	---	15	16
QB Greg Huntley	2	10	---	---	---	12
RB Roderick Bolt	1	2	---	---	9	12
C Nate Garrett	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Grayson Henson	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Vincent Landtroop	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Wade Thornton	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Lincoln Purdy	2	7	---	---	---	9
RB Teddy Ackerman	2	7	---	---	---	9
DE Chuck Ramsey	---	---	0	0	5	5
K Glen Farley	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Donny Simonson	---	---	2	1	---	3
FB Brett Delgado	0	3	---	---	---	3
TE Wayne Bronson	0	3	---	---	---	3
WR Glen Boyer	0	1	---	---	---	1

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Karl Herkel	49	24	---	---	5	78
G Nicky Seinfeld	49	24	---	---	5	78
C Jeffrey Welch	49	24	---	---	---	73
G Jessie Baxter	49	24	---	---	---	73
WR Randal Abe	36	17	---	---	18	71
QB Tevin Strickland	46	24	---	---	---	70
C Sedrick Arcenaux	45	24	---	---	---	69
WR Britt Moss	40	19	---	---	3	62
S Tyler Horner	---	---	13	36	12	61
CB Phil DiCosimo	---	---	10	27	19	56
TE Morris Stuart	36	20	---	---	---	56
WR Brian Rayburn	33	10	---	---	9	52
OLB Joey Ross	---	---	5	22	24	51
TE Richie Gould	16	8	---	---	23	47
DE Roderick Bouton	---	---	9	27	10	46
DE Earl Shannon	---	---	11	30	1	42
WR Rod Hall	24	17	---	---	---	41
S Gino Drake	---	---	10	28	1	39
ILB Jimmie Sims	---	---	10	16	12	38
DE Eli Downs	---	---	11	26	---	37
CB Rick Penberthy	---	---	9	26	1	36
CB Kendrick Diaz	---	---	9	26	1	36
RB Quintin Young	27	9	---	---	---	36
RB Dominic Custer	18	11	---	---	6	35
RB J.T. Baxter	7	3	---	---	23	33
CB James Garrison	---	---	5	14	12	31
CB Martin Reynolds	---	---	5	17	9	31
ILB Ed Giles	---	---	10	20	---	30
DT Efrain Slocum	---	---	2	7	20	29
DT Byron Horton	---	---	4	19	1	24
DT Floyd Wiggins	---	---	9	15	---	24
OLB Marshall Fox	---	---	4	18	1	23
S Frank McInnis	---	---	0	0	18	18
OLB Gary Sampson	---	---	3	8	---	11
DE Brett Dunning	---	---	3	8	---	11
TE Hugh Nixon	6	1	---	---	3	10
T Britt Nkwenti	4	0	---	---	5	9
WR Eugene Sanford	2	5	---	---	---	7
DE Gregory Davison	---	---	0	5	1	6
K Jesse Dorsey	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Douglas Visconti	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Dominique Stiltner	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Owen Connolly	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Benjamin Leyva	3	0	---	---	---	3
DE Thomas Wynn	---	---	1	1	---	2
C A.J. Summers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	8	1.6
Middle	5	11	2.2
Right	3	-8	-2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	33	3.3
Middle	24	96	4.0
Right	13	49	3.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Croteau	26	14	2	4	2	2	3	0	1
Greg Huntley	7	3	0	0	0	2	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tevin Strickland	22	18	3	2	0	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	21	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	123	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	32	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	5	80	16.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	141	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	58	19.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gage Bowser	9	4	0	41	1	36
TE Spencer O'Donnell	6	3	1	51	1	23
WR Steven Hicks	5	1	0	9	0	31
TE Bernie Papadopulos	4	2	0	10	0	30
WR Pete Sweeney	4	4	0	51	0	14
RB Gary Siegel	2	2	0	10	0	11
RB Fred Garcia	2	1	1	4	0	18
RB Teddy Ackerman	1	0	0	0	0	7

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Hall	7	5	100	1	17
WR Randal Abe	4	2	44	1	17
TE Morris Stuart	4	4	44	0	20
WR Brian Rayburn	2	2	16	0	10
TE Richie Gould	2	2	31	0	8
WR Britt Moss	2	2	24	0	19
RB J.T. Baxter	1	1	20	1	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Fred Garcia	2	-4	-2.00	-0.45
RB Teddy Ackerman	1	15	15.00	8.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dominic Custer	4	7	1.75	3.47
RB J.T. Baxter	1	6	6.00	4.25
RB Quintin Young	1	7	7.00	3.90

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Greg Huntley	1	0	0	0.00	2.14
Reuben Croteau	1	1	9	9.00	6.19

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tevin Strickland	4	4	48	12.00	12.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steven Hicks	1	1	9	9.00	1.80
RB Teddy Ackerman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Richie Gould	2	2	31	15.50	15.50
WR Rod Hall	1	1	15	15.00	14.29
WR Brian Rayburn	1	1	2	2.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Fred Garcia	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dominic Custer	4	3
QB Tevin Strickland	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Croteau	9	3	1
Greg Huntley	2	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tevin Strickland	5	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steven Hicks	4	0	0
TE Bernie Papadopulos	2	1	0
WR Gage Bowser	2	0	0
TE Spencer O'Donnell	1	0	0
RB Gary Siegel	1	1	0
WR Pete Sweeney	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randal Abe	2	1	0
TE Morris Stuart	2	2	2
RB J.T. Baxter	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)