Week 1, 2071

played in Tampa Bay, FL

98 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	3	0	0	-	3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	10	3	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:25 TBY - Curtis Hanson 3 run (Tommy Tyler extra point)
1Q: 00:27 TBY - Tommy Tyler 28 field goal
2Q: 06:23 TBY - Tommy Tyler 36 field goal
2Q: 03:34 CAR - Leonardo Zeiders 18 field goal
2Q: 00:47 TBY - Spencer Bromley 35 pass from Warren Bridges (Tommy Tyler extra point)
3Q: 10:25 TBY - Tommy Tyler 41 field goal
4Q: 13:53 TBY - Tommy Tyler 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:25 TBY - Curtis Hanson 3 run (Tommy Tyler extra point)
1Q: 00:27 TBY - Tommy Tyler 28 field goal
2Q: 06:23 TBY - Tommy Tyler 36 field goal
2Q: 03:34 CAR - Leonardo Zeiders 18 field goal
2Q: 00:47 TBY - Spencer Bromley 35 pass from Warren Bridges (Tommy Tyler extra point)
3Q: 10:25 TBY - Tommy Tyler 41 field goal
4Q: 13:53 TBY - Tommy Tyler 44 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 22
- by Rushing 3 13
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 232 388
- Offensive Plays 61 70
- Yards per Play 3.80 5.54
Net Rushing Yards 64 200
- Rushing Attempts 26 41
- Yards per Rush 2.46 4.88
Net Passing Yards 168 188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 0 29 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 197 188
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/29 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.80 6.48
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 4/42
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 26:21 33:39

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	22
- by Rushing	3	13
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	232	388
- Offensive Plays	61	70
- Yards per Play	3.80	5.54
Net Rushing Yards	64	200
- Rushing Attempts	26	41
- Yards per Rush	2.46	4.88
Net Passing Yards	168	188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 0	29 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	197	188
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/29	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.80	6.48
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	4/42
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	26:21	33:39

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:32	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
1	10:08	1:38	OPP 22	3	-7	Missed FG
1	6:17	1:38	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	0:20	1:13	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	11:56	1:38	OWN 38	4	7	Punt
2	6:18	2:51	OWN 25	10	74	Field Goal
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 25	2	1	Half
3	10:20	1:29	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
3	5:37	4:06	OWN 20	7	45	Downs
4	13:47	5:40	OWN 25	14	67	Downs
4	2:26	1:56	OWN 11	8	29	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:28	1:20	OWN 5	3	1	Interception
1	8:30	2:13	OWN 36	5	64	Touchdown
1	4:39	4:19	OWN 44	9	45	Field Goal
2	14:07	2:11	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	10:18	4:00	OWN 19	10	62	Field Goal
2	3:27	2:51	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:40	OWN 33	8	43	Field Goal
3	8:51	3:14	OWN 24	7	29	Punt
3	1:31	2:44	OWN 35	6	38	Field Goal
4	8:07	5:41	OWN 8	8	29	Punt
4	0:30	0:30	OPP 40	4	8	Game

Game MVP: Tommy Tyler, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dustin Garth	13	21	1.62	10	1
RB Lamont McKnight	7	25	3.57	11	1
RB Gabe Hall	4	7	1.75	11	1
QB Justics Irwin	1	10	10.00	10	1
WR Les Rodriguez	1	1	1.00	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Curtis Hanson	14	79	5.64	27	2	1
RB Colby Hansen	12	63	5.25	13	3	0
RB Kirk Stiegler	8	43	5.38	16	1	0
QB Warren Bridges	4	17	4.25	7	0	0
QB Luke Shepard	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
WR Abraham Porter	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Justics Irwin	24	14	157	3/18	0	38	0	77.9
Hector Gamboa	7	4	40	1/11	0	18	0	73.5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Warren Bridges	29	19	188	0/0	1	35	1	80.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Lance Butler	6	8	102	17.00	80	38
WR Ramon Alexander	3	4	44	14.67	6	20
WR Bobby Alston	2	6	27	13.50	3	16
RB Dustin Garth	2	2	11	5.50	2	6
TE Jameson Young	2	5	11	5.50	3	12
WR C.J. Mogilevsky	2	4	6	3.00	4	5
RB Gabe Hall	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Denzel Stevenson	4	4	45	11.25	20	20	0
WR Kenneth Beekman	3	3	7	2.33	1	7	0
WR Winfred Close	3	4	38	12.67	26	35	0
WR Abraham Porter	3	8	35	11.67	1	23	0
WR Todd Gilmore	2	2	17	8.50	0	13	0
TE Jimmy Warren	2	4	15	7.50	0	9	0
WR Spencer Bromley	1	3	35	35.00	30	35	1
RB Kirk Stiegler	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Darrell Kemp	1	0	0.00	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
Colby Burnett	5	259	51.8	43.4	59	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Bush	3	153	51.0	37.3	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Leonardo Zeiders	1/2	0/1	0/0	18	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Tyler	4/4	2/2	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ramon Alexander	2	21	10.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Giovanni Fulcher	4	42	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamont McKnight	1	25	25.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernest Wasczewski	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dylan Banks	10	0	30	20
CB Victor Hines	7	1	38	28
S Donny Emmons	6	3	32	20
DT Mack Shue	6	1	38	28
ILB Jack Womer	5	2	20	22
S Phil Brock	5	1	19	22
OLB Lawrence Greene	3	1	24	8
DE Martin Sanford	3	0	37	27
DT Rod Reese	2	2	7	11
DT B.J. Karsten	2	1	28	11
S Lincoln Douglas	2	0	23	7
CB Darrell Kemp	1	3	38	27
CB Vinny Phillips	1	1	21	22
S Fred Anthony	1	0	31	16
DT Sean Dzarnoski	1	0	9	8
OLB Bruce Hansen	1	0	8	9
DE Jeffery Chapman	0	1	34	24

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Damien Butler	5	1	0.0	19	32
CB Lance Langton	5	1	0.0	16	22
ILB Ezra Blackburn	4	3	0.0	16	21
CB Allen Castillo	4	1	0.0	22	29
CB Ernest Wasczewski	4	0	0.0	22	27
OLB Toby Patton	3	1	1.0	14	25
DT Jacob Champion	3	0	1.0	16	25
DT Axel Wells	3	0	1.0	18	17
OLB Hardy Purslow	3	3	0.0	23	24
ILB Francisco Leinaweaver	3	2	0.0	16	21
OLB Percy Campbell	3	0	0.0	7	4
DT Gino Seely	2	1	1.0	14	15
S Eduardo Perez	2	2	0.0	18	30
DE Bart Rivers	2	0	0.0	12	22
DT Damien Devine	1	1	0.0	6	7
ILB Ezekiel Madison	1	1	0.0	7	6
RB Curtis Hanson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Roderick Leong	0	2	0.0	12	19
CB J.R. Elling	0	1	0.0	25	35

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jeffery Chapman	2	24
DE Martin Sanford	2	27
DT Mack Shue	1	28

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jacob Champion	1.0	1	2	0	25
OLB Toby Patton	1.0	0	1	0	25
DT Gino Seely	1.0	0	0	0	15
DT Axel Wells	1.0	0	0	0	17
DE Roderick Leong	0.0	0	1	1	19
DE Bart Rivers	0.0	0	1	1	22
CB Allen Castillo	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Victor Hines	4	0	0	28
ILB Jack Womer	3	0	0	22
ILB Dylan Banks	3	0	0	20
S Donny Emmons	2	1	0	20
OLB Lawrence Greene	2	0	0	8
CB Darrell Kemp	1	0	1	27
DT B.J. Karsten	1	0	0	11
CB Vinny Phillips	1	0	0	22
OLB Bruce Hansen	1	0	0	9
S Phil Brock	1	0	0	22
DE Jeffery Chapman	0	1	0	24

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lance Langton	5	0	22
S Damien Butler	2	1	32
CB Allen Castillo	2	1	29
CB Ernest Wasczewski	2	0	27
ILB Ezra Blackburn	2	0	21
OLB Percy Campbell	2	0	4
ILB Francisco Leinaweaver	1	0	21
OLB Toby Patton	1	0	25
DT Jacob Champion	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Percy Erickson	3	9	26	2	35
T Roger Nastiuk	1	4	26	1	35
C Marshall Evers	1	3	26	0	35
T Cole Giantonio	0	4	26	1	35
G Dominique James	0	4	26	0	35
TE Jameson Young	0	1	16	0	28

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Kurt Kahle	4	9	1	41	29
G Kenyon Particelli	4	8	0	34	29
G Johnny Sieber	3	8	0	41	29
T Keith Swank	1	4	0	41	29
FB Derek Spears	1	3	0	17	4
C Russell Talley	1	2	0	41	29
TE Jimmy Warren	1	1	0	24	15

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jesse Estes	2	10
Jameson Young	1	19
Donald Kennedy	1	17
Percy Erickson	1	7

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Freddie Barlup	2	21
Roderick Leong	1	17

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DT Mack Shue	---	---	38	28	4	70
CB Victor Hines	---	---	38	28	4	70
CB Darrell Kemp	---	---	38	27	4	69
T Percy Erickson	26	35	---	---	7	68
G Dominique James	26	35	---	---	7	68
T Roger Nastiuk	26	35	---	---	7	68
DE Martin Sanford	---	---	37	27	4	68
T Cole Giantonio	26	35	---	---	7	68
TE Jameson Young	16	28	---	---	19	63
C Marshall Evers	26	35	---	---	---	61
ILB Dylan Banks	---	---	30	20	11	61
DE Jeffery Chapman	---	---	34	24	1	59
WR Bobby Alston	16	27	---	---	14	57
QB Justics Irwin	26	27	---	---	2	55
WR Ramon Alexander	17	29	---	---	9	55
S Donny Emmons	---	---	32	20	1	53
S Fred Anthony	---	---	31	16	4	51
CB Vinny Phillips	---	---	21	22	3	46
ILB Jack Womer	---	---	20	22	3	45
WR Lance Butler	20	24	---	---	1	45
S Phil Brock	---	---	19	22	3	44
DT B.J. Karsten	---	---	28	11	1	40
RB Gabe Hall	6	13	---	---	19	38
RB Dustin Garth	14	16	---	---	7	37
OLB Lawrence Greene	---	---	24	8	1	33
OLB Bruce Hansen	---	---	8	9	15	32
S Lincoln Douglas	---	---	23	7	1	31
TE Elliot Nader	9	13	---	---	6	28
WR C.J. Mogilevsky	11	12	---	---	---	23
RB Lamont McKnight	7	4	---	---	11	22
DT Sean Dzarnoski	---	---	9	8	3	20
DT Rod Reese	---	---	7	11	---	18
OLB Donald Kennedy	---	---	0	0	17	17
CB Tito Young	---	---	0	0	17	17
DE Jesse Estes	---	---	4	2	10	16
DE Desmond Austin	---	---	7	5	3	15
TE Bucky Haitsuka	7	6	---	---	1	14
WR Les Rodriguez	7	3	---	---	---	10
OLB Miguel Weatherspoon	---	---	3	2	5	10
QB Hector Gamboa	0	8	---	---	---	8
C Carson Briggs	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Colby Burnett	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Leonardo Zeiders	0	0	---	---	4	4
DT Gene Woods	---	---	0	0	3	3
T Elias O'Neill	0	0	---	---	2	2
G Harry Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Johnny Sieber	41	29	---	---	1	71
C Russell Talley	41	29	---	---	---	70
T Keith Swank	41	29	---	---	---	70
T Kurt Kahle	41	29	---	---	---	70
G Kenyon Particelli	34	29	---	---	6	69
QB Warren Bridges	34	29	---	---	---	63
CB J.R. Elling	---	---	25	35	2	62
OLB Toby Patton	---	---	14	25	19	58
CB Lance Langton	---	---	16	22	16	54
CB Allen Castillo	---	---	22	29	2	53
S Damien Butler	---	---	19	32	1	52
CB Ernest Wasczewski	---	---	22	27	3	52
S Eduardo Perez	---	---	18	30	1	49
DE Roderick Leong	---	---	12	19	17	48
OLB Hardy Purslow	---	---	23	24	1	48
WR Abraham Porter	26	20	---	---	---	46
TE Denzel Stevenson	22	24	---	---	---	46
ILB Francisco Leinaweaver	---	---	16	21	8	45
RB Colby Hansen	16	6	---	---	21	43
ILB Ezra Blackburn	---	---	16	21	6	43
DT Jacob Champion	---	---	16	25	1	42
DE Bart Rivers	---	---	12	22	7	41
RB Curtis Hanson	16	12	---	---	13	41
TE Jimmy Warren	24	15	---	---	2	41
DT Axel Wells	---	---	18	17	1	36
WR Todd Gilmore	16	17	---	---	---	33
WR Kenneth Beekman	16	14	---	---	---	30
WR Winfred Close	18	12	---	---	---	30
DT Gino Seely	---	---	14	15	---	29
WR Spencer Bromley	17	12	---	---	---	29
FB Derek Spears	17	4	---	---	7	28
TE Darien Bennett	2	0	---	---	21	23
TE Ross Brennan	7	0	---	---	16	23
WR Freddie Barlup	0	0	---	---	21	21
CB Warren Radda	---	---	3	4	14	21
RB Kirk Stiegler	8	9	---	---	---	17
G Chase Autenrieth	7	0	---	---	7	14
ILB Ezekiel Madison	---	---	7	6	1	14
DT Damien Devine	---	---	6	7	---	13
OLB Percy Campbell	---	---	7	4	1	12
K Tommy Tyler	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Adam Joseph	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Elijah Tate	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Tommy Bush	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Luke Shepard	7	0	---	---	---	7
CB Giovanni Fulcher	---	---	0	0	5	5

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	17	51	3.0
Right	4	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	38	5.4
Middle	22	62	2.8
Right	10	103	10.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

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

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Warren Bridges	29	19	4	2	0	2	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	24	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	89	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	84	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	106	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	39	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	23	5.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lance Butler	8	6	2	102	3	24
WR Bobby Alston	6	2	0	27	0	27
TE Jameson Young	5	2	0	11	0	28
WR Ramon Alexander	4	3	1	44	1	29
WR C.J. Mogilevsky	4	2	0	6	0	12
RB Dustin Garth	2	2	0	11	0	16
RB Gabe Hall	2	1	0	-4	0	13

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Abraham Porter	8	3	35	1	20
WR Winfred Close	4	3	38	1	12
TE Denzel Stevenson	4	4	45	1	24
TE Jimmy Warren	4	2	15	0	15
WR Kenneth Beekman	3	3	7	0	14
WR Spencer Bromley	3	1	35	1	12
WR Todd Gilmore	2	2	17	0	17
RB Kirk Stiegler	1	1	-4	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Justics Irwin	1	10	10.00	10.00
RB Gabe Hall	1	11	11.00	1.75

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Colby Hansen	1	-2	-2.00	5.25
RB Curtis Hanson	1	3	3.00	5.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Justics Irwin	6	1	1	0.17	6.54

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Warren Bridges	4	1	5	1.25	6.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jameson Young	2	0	0	0.00	2.20
WR C.J. Mogilevsky	2	1	1	0.50	1.50
WR Lance Butler	1	0	0	0.00	12.75
RB Gabe Hall	1	0	0	0.00	-2.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Abraham Porter	3	1	5	1.67	4.38
WR Spencer Bromley	1	0	0	0.00	11.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gabe Hall	3	1
QB Justics Irwin	1	0
WR Les Rodriguez	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Curtis Hanson	6	4
QB Warren Bridges	2	1
RB Kirk Stiegler	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Justics Irwin	6	4	1
Hector Gamboa	2	1	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Warren Bridges	6	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bobby Alston	3	1	1
WR Lance Butler	2	1	0
WR Ramon Alexander	1	1	1
RB Gabe Hall	1	1	0
WR C.J. Mogilevsky	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Abraham Porter	3	1	1
TE Jimmy Warren	2	1	0
WR Todd Gilmore	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 96,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,700 (25,300)
End Zone 16,700 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	96,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,700 (25,300)
End Zone	16,700 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)