Week 1, 2056

played in Tampa Bay, FL

66 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	0	7	3	-	10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	10	14	3	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:09 TBY - Louis Branch 7 pass from Moe Barber (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
2Q: 08:08 TBY - Jace Ellison 9 pass from Moe Barber (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TBY - R.J. Jeffries 23 field goal
3Q: 12:28 TBY - Javier Avery 4 run (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
3Q: 03:31 TBY - Louis Branch 8 pass from Moe Barber (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
3Q: 03:16 CAR - Michael Goetzinger 75 pass from Hector Gamboa (Glen Farley extra point)
4Q: 12:40 TBY - R.J. Jeffries 40 field goal
4Q: 02:00 CAR - Glen Farley 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:09 TBY - Louis Branch 7 pass from Moe Barber (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
2Q: 08:08 TBY - Jace Ellison 9 pass from Moe Barber (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TBY - R.J. Jeffries 23 field goal
3Q: 12:28 TBY - Javier Avery 4 run (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
3Q: 03:31 TBY - Louis Branch 8 pass from Moe Barber (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
3Q: 03:16 CAR - Michael Goetzinger 75 pass from Hector Gamboa (Glen Farley extra point)
4Q: 12:40 TBY - R.J. Jeffries 40 field goal
4Q: 02:00 CAR - Glen Farley 44 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 28
- by Rushing 3 14
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 284 459
- Offensive Plays 51 73
- Yards per Play 5.57 6.29
Net Rushing Yards 53 256
- Rushing Attempts 18 41
- Yards per Rush 2.94 6.24
Net Passing Yards 231 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 0 30 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 252 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/21 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 6.34
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/56 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/51
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 4/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 36
Time of Possession 24:33 35:27

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	28
- by Rushing	3	14
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	284	459
- Offensive Plays	51	73
- Yards per Play	5.57	6.29
Net Rushing Yards	53	256
- Rushing Attempts	18	41
- Yards per Rush	2.94	6.24
Net Passing Yards	231	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 0	30 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	252	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/21	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	6.34
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/56	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/51
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	4/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 36
Time of Possession	24:33	35:27

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:27	OWN 25	5	24	Punt
1	8:03	4:48	OWN 25	9	48	Missed FG
2	15:00	2:44	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
2	8:02	3:34	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
2	0:30	0:07	OWN 20	1	1	Fumble
3	12:22	1:38	OWN 25	4	22	Punt
3	8:51	2:52	OWN 36	5	2	Punt
3	3:23	0:26	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
4	12:32	1:05	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	6:39	4:47	OWN 20	10	53	Field Goal

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:33	4:30	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	3:15	3:15	OWN 34	6	5	Punt
2	12:16	4:14	50	9	50	Touchdown
2	4:28	3:58	OWN 4	9	50	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OPP 6	1	0	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:38	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
3	10:44	1:53	OWN 7	4	18	Punt
3	5:59	2:36	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
3	2:57	5:25	OWN 25	12	52	Field Goal
4	11:27	4:48	OWN 49	8	17	Punt
4	1:52	1:52	OPP 47	5	24	Game

Game MVP: Moe Barber, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Bob Rucci	6	5	0.83	3	0
RB Michael Goetzinger	5	2	0.40	7	0
RB Devan Sheldon	5	38	7.60	25	1
QB Collin Taylor	1	3	3.00	3	0
WR Mike Baxter	1	5	5.00	5	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Deon Reischl	29	216	7.45	48	6	0
QB Moe Barber	5	31	6.20	10	1	0
RB Javier Avery	5	15	3.00	6	0	1
WR Jace Ellison	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0	0
QB Glen Buckner	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hector Gamboa	24	14	208	2/21	1	75	0	100.6
Collin Taylor	7	4	44	0/0	0	15	0	75.9

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Moe Barber	30	18	215	2/12	3	49	0	115.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brent Castillo	6	8	82	13.67	37	24	0
WR Mike Baxter	3	5	38	12.67	11	15	0
WR Byron McNeal	3	4	25	8.33	0	10	0
TE Kendrick Hren	2	2	13	6.50	1	7	0
TE Al Snyder	2	5	12	6.00	0	6	0
RB Bob Rucci	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Michael Goetzinger	1	2	75	75.00	73	75	1
WR Micah Blackwell	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Brian Holse	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Branch	7	8	61	8.71	16	17	2
WR Jace Ellison	5	11	81	16.20	4	49	1
TE Sammy Murillo	2	3	16	8.00	0	8	0
TE Jaylen Watson	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Joel Wilson	1	3	24	24.00	2	24	0
TE Chance Harper	1	1	28	28.00	8	28	0
RB Deon Reischl	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Thurman Brennan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Bob Rucci	1	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
ILB Brant Kato	0	1	0	0
DE Brady Page	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
T.J. Riley	6	267	44.5	32.7	54	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dylan Kanyak	4	185	46.3	31.3	61	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Glen Farley	1/2	1/2	0/0	44	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
R.J. Jeffries	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sebastian Cooley	3	51	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Harry Bader	8	3	0.0	30	25
OLB Darnell Burton	7	4	0.0	35	32
ILB Robbie Ogbogu	6	2	0.0	25	26
OLB Corbin Richardson	6	2	0.0	26	15
DT Dexter Woodson	6	0	0.0	29	18
DT Douglas Geary	4	1	0.5	30	18
OLB A.J. Haluska	4	0	0.0	17	7
CB Winfred Green	3	0	0.0	41	32
S Jonathan Morton	3	0	0.0	28	19
DT Mark Beadnell	2	3	1.5	21	21
S Bryant Uusutalo	2	3	0.0	41	29
OLB Dwayne Moose	1	1	0.0	24	17
T Britt Light	1	0	---	---	---
DT Maurice Bryant	1	0	0.0	5	11
ILB Riddick Kelly	1	0	0.0	10	6
DE J.B. Shields	1	0	0.0	28	16
CB Emmanuel Bryant	0	1	0.0	32	19

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jalen Reiter	5	1	1.0	17	31
ILB Brant Kato	5	1	0.0	16	13
S Colton Peterson	3	1	0.0	17	25
CB Ethan Henry	3	1	0.0	16	17
DE Malcolm Burke	3	0	0.0	13	23
DE Brady Page	3	0	0.0	8	8
DT Eduardo Booker	2	0	1.0	15	24
ILB Samien Floyd	2	2	0.0	2	19
CB Erik Stanton	2	1	0.0	10	25
CB Desmond Turnbull	2	1	0.0	18	27
DT Bill Foilette	1	1	0.0	11	29
OLB Marvin Yerger	1	1	0.0	10	16
ILB Abel Brennan	1	0	0.0	2	10
OLB Benjamin James	1	0	0.0	2	9
DE Maurice Peterson	1	0	0.0	10	26
DE Joey Pettine	1	0	0.0	7	4
S Herb Bennett	1	0	0.0	0	9
DT Douglas Leary	0	2	0.0	7	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Mark Beadnell	1.5	1	1	21
DT Douglas Geary	0.5	0	1	18
OLB Darnell Burton	0.0	1	0	32
DT Dexter Woodson	0.0	0	1	18
DE Gabriel Comegys	0.0	0	1	12
DE J.B. Shields	0.0	0	1	16

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Eduardo Booker	1.0	0	1	0	24
S Jalen Reiter	1.0	0	0	0	31
DT Bill Foilette	0.0	1	1	0	29
DE Malcolm Burke	0.0	0	2	0	23
DE Omar Cazares	0.0	0	1	1	14
DE Maurice Peterson	0.0	0	1	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Winfred Green	3	0	32
S Jonathan Morton	3	0	19
S Harry Bader	3	0	25
ILB Robbie Ogbogu	2	1	26
S Bryant Uusutalo	2	0	29
OLB A.J. Haluska	1	1	7
CB Angel Wilson	1	0	20
OLB Corbin Richardson	1	0	15
OLB Darnell Burton	1	0	32
DE J.B. Shields	1	0	16
OLB Dwayne Moose	0	1	17

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Brant Kato	3	0	13
S Jalen Reiter	3	0	31
CB Erik Stanton	2	1	25
CB Desmond Turnbull	2	0	27
ILB Samien Floyd	2	0	19
S Colton Peterson	1	1	25
OLB Marvin Yerger	1	1	16
S Herb Bennett	1	1	9
OLB Benjamin James	1	0	9
DE Malcolm Burke	1	0	23
DE Brady Page	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Britt Light	3	5	18	0	33
T Dakota Tharpe	1	5	18	1	33
C Mo Jeffries	1	2	17	0	24
G Mel Clemons	0	4	17	0	24
G Renaldo Kelley	0	1	17	1	24

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Roosevelt Cho	5	11	1	41	1	32
C Kerry McKenzie	4	8	0	41	1	32
C Shaquille Thornton	4	7	0	41	0	32
C Skip Rowland	3	3	0	38	0	32
C Edwin Zordich	2	5	0	38	0	32
G Arnold Knoll	0	1	0	3	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bryant Uusutalo	1	21
Darnell Burton	1	21
Bob Rucci	1	16

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Bryant Uusutalo	---	---	41	29	21	91
OLB Darnell Burton	---	---	35	32	21	88
CB Winfred Green	---	---	41	32	8	81
DT Douglas Geary	---	---	30	18	20	68
WR Mike Baxter	16	33	---	---	14	63
S Harry Bader	---	---	30	25	8	63
S Jonathan Morton	---	---	28	19	14	61
T Britt Light	18	33	---	---	8	59
TE Al Snyder	13	25	---	---	21	59
ILB Robbie Ogbogu	---	---	25	26	2	53
DT Dexter Woodson	---	---	29	18	5	52
CB Emmanuel Bryant	---	---	32	19	1	52
T Dakota Tharpe	18	33	---	---	---	51
DE J.B. Shields	---	---	28	16	1	45
DT Mark Beadnell	---	---	21	21	1	43
QB Hector Gamboa	17	26	---	---	---	43
OLB Dwayne Moose	---	---	24	17	1	42
OLB Corbin Richardson	---	---	26	15	1	42
G Mel Clemons	17	24	---	---	---	41
CB Angel Wilson	---	---	19	20	2	41
G Renaldo Kelley	17	24	---	---	---	41
C Mo Jeffries	17	24	---	---	---	41
WR Brent Castillo	10	26	---	---	---	36
RB Bob Rucci	6	11	---	---	16	33
TE Terry Edwards	9	12	---	---	6	27
WR Byron McNeal	6	10	---	---	9	25
OLB A.J. Haluska	---	---	17	7	---	24
DE Gabriel Comegys	---	---	6	12	5	23
RB Michael Goetzinger	7	14	---	---	---	21
WR Micah Blackwell	6	14	---	---	---	20
WR Brian Holse	0	4	---	---	16	20
FB Scott Mueller	8	6	---	---	5	19
G Jordan Bajwa	1	9	---	---	8	18
G Carson Osborne	1	9	---	---	8	18
DT Maurice Bryant	---	---	5	11	1	17
ILB Riddick Kelly	---	---	10	6	---	16
CB Omar Newsome	---	---	4	9	1	14
TE Kendrick Hren	4	6	---	---	---	10
C Joe Morton	1	9	---	---	---	10
RB Devan Sheldon	5	4	---	---	---	9
QB Collin Taylor	1	7	---	---	---	8
P T.J. Riley	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Irving Johnston	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Brad Rivera	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Glen Farley	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Antoine Farner	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Shaquille Thornton	41	32	---	---	12	85
T Roosevelt Cho	41	32	---	---	6	79
C Skip Rowland	38	32	---	---	6	76
C Kerry McKenzie	41	32	---	---	---	73
RB Deon Reischl	33	19	---	---	21	73
C Edwin Zordich	38	32	---	---	---	70
QB Moe Barber	36	32	---	---	---	68
S Jalen Reiter	---	---	17	31	17	65
WR Louis Branch	30	30	---	---	---	60
WR Jace Ellison	23	23	---	---	10	56
WR Joel Wilson	32	24	---	---	---	56
DT Eduardo Booker	---	---	15	24	17	56
TE Jaylen Watson	25	14	---	---	16	55
CB Desmond Turnbull	---	---	18	27	1	46
TE Chance Harper	16	10	---	---	20	46
DE Malcolm Burke	---	---	13	23	7	43
S Colton Peterson	---	---	17	25	1	43
DT Bill Foilette	---	---	11	29	2	42
DE Maurice Peterson	---	---	10	26	2	38
CB Erik Stanton	---	---	10	25	2	37
WR Thurman Brennan	8	11	---	---	16	35
CB Ethan Henry	---	---	16	17	---	33
OLB Benjamin James	---	---	2	9	20	31
WR Shaquille McKnight	18	13	---	---	---	31
ILB Brant Kato	---	---	16	13	---	29
DE Omar Cazares	---	---	14	14	---	28
OLB Marvin Yerger	---	---	10	16	1	27
CB Sebastian Cooley	---	---	2	9	16	27
ILB Samien Floyd	---	---	2	19	2	23
DE Brady Page	---	---	8	8	6	22
TE Sammy Murillo	6	12	---	---	3	21
DE Joey Pettine	---	---	7	4	9	20
S Herb Bennett	---	---	0	9	7	16
RB Javier Avery	11	4	---	---	---	15
DT Douglas Leary	---	---	7	7	---	14
ILB Abel Brennan	---	---	2	10	1	13
S Kris Mongeon	---	---	0	6	4	10
G Arnold Knoll	3	0	---	---	6	9
K R.J. Jeffries	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Ronnie Bell	---	---	0	7	1	8
DT Marty Branch	---	---	1	5	1	7
P Dylan Kanyak	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Peyton Quinn	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Glen Buckner	5	0	---	---	---	5
C Frederick McGregor	3	0	---	---	---	3
RB Andres Anderson	3	0	---	---	---	3

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	33	11.0
Middle	9	9	1.0
Right	6	11	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	7	1.2
Middle	24	136	5.7
Right	10	114	11.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hector Gamboa	24	14	2	0	1	3	6	2	0
Collin Taylor	7	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Moe Barber	30	18	3	2	0	3	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	104	34.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	7	52	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	96	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	65	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	49	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	101	14.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brent Castillo	8	6	0	82	1	26
TE Al Snyder	5	2	0	12	0	25
WR Mike Baxter	5	3	0	38	0	33
WR Byron McNeal	4	3	1	25	0	10
TE Kendrick Hren	2	2	0	13	0	6
WR Micah Blackwell	2	0	0	0	0	14
RB Michael Goetzinger	2	1	0	75	1	14
WR Brian Holse	2	0	1	0	0	4
RB Bob Rucci	1	1	0	7	0	11

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jace Ellison	11	5	81	1	23
WR Louis Branch	8	7	61	0	30
TE Sammy Murillo	3	2	16	0	12
WR Joel Wilson	3	1	24	1	24
TE Jaylen Watson	2	1	6	0	14
WR Thurman Brennan	1	0	0	0	11
TE Chance Harper	1	1	28	1	10
RB Deon Reischl	1	1	-1	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bob Rucci	1	-1	-1.00	0.83

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Deon Reischl	3	14	4.67	7.45
WR Jace Ellison	1	-5	-5.00	-5.00
QB Moe Barber	1	0	0.00	6.20
RB Javier Avery	1	4	4.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hector Gamboa	1	0	0	0.00	8.67

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Moe Barber	9	6	41	4.56	7.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brent Castillo	1	0	0	0.00	10.25

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Branch	4	4	24	6.00	7.63
WR Jace Ellison	1	1	9	9.00	7.36
TE Jaylen Watson	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
TE Sammy Murillo	1	1	8	8.00	5.33
WR Joel Wilson	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Thurman Brennan	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bob Rucci	1	0
RB Devan Sheldon	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Moe Barber	2	1
WR Jace Ellison	1	0
RB Javier Avery	1	0
RB Deon Reischl	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hector Gamboa	7	3	2
Collin Taylor	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Moe Barber	6	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brent Castillo	3	2	1
RB Bob Rucci	1	1	1
WR Micah Blackwell	1	0	0
TE Al Snyder	1	0	0
WR Mike Baxter	1	0	0
WR Byron McNeal	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jace Ellison	4	2	2
WR Louis Branch	1	1	1
TE Chance Harper	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)