Week 1, 1975

played in Tampa Bay, FL

82 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	0	7	3	-	17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	14	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:23 CAR - John Fuqua 2 pass from Dale Zorn (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 14:19 TBY - Barry Pearson 17 pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Turner extra point)
2Q: 05:16 TBY - Wayne Mosley 3 run (Jim Turner extra point)
3Q: 09:48 CAR - Jim Harrison 11 pass from Dale Zorn (Don Cockroft extra point)
3Q: 03:01 TBY - Jim Mitchell 4 pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Turner extra point)
4Q: 02:45 CAR - Don Cockroft 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:23 CAR - John Fuqua 2 pass from Dale Zorn (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 14:19 TBY - Barry Pearson 17 pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Turner extra point)
2Q: 05:16 TBY - Wayne Mosley 3 run (Jim Turner extra point)
3Q: 09:48 CAR - Jim Harrison 11 pass from Dale Zorn (Don Cockroft extra point)
3Q: 03:01 TBY - Jim Mitchell 4 pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Turner extra point)
4Q: 02:45 CAR - Don Cockroft 44 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 273 260
- Offensive Plays 71 53
- Yards per Play 3.85 4.91
Net Rushing Yards 95 140
- Rushing Attempts 33 29
- Yards per Rush 2.88 4.83
Net Passing Yards 178 120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 22 - 1 23 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 194 126
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.68 5.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 10.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/69 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 5/46 4/43
Kick Returns/Yards 2/55 3/83
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 40
Time of Possession 33:55 26:05

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	273	260
- Offensive Plays	71	53
- Yards per Play	3.85	4.91
Net Rushing Yards	95	140
- Rushing Attempts	33	29
- Yards per Rush	2.88	4.83
Net Passing Yards	178	120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 22 - 1	23 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	194	126
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.68	5.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	10.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/69	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	5/46	4/43
Kick Returns/Yards	2/55	3/83
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 40
Time of Possession	33:55	26:05

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:51	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
1	11:42	6:27	OWN 9	15	91	Touchdown
1	3:39	2:02	OWN 42	5	17	Punt
2	14:13	5:53	OWN 30	9	42	Missed FG
2	6:36	0:52	OWN 10	2	2	Fumble
2	5:08	1:24	OWN 46	4	-1	Punt
2	1:21	0:55	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
3	12:45	3:03	OWN 48	6	52	Touchdown
3	7:15	1:18	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
3	3:39	0:38	OWN 1	2	0	Interception
3	2:51	1:09	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	15:00	2:31	OWN 39	5	7	Punt
4	7:07	4:28	OWN 49	9	24	Field Goal
4	1:53	1:17	OWN 27	4	-2	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:09	1:27	OPP 44	3	-10	Punt
1	5:15	1:36	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	1:37	2:24	OWN 16	5	84	Touchdown
2	8:20	1:44	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
2	5:44	0:36	OPP 3	2	3	Touchdown
2	3:44	2:23	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 34	1	11	Half
3	15:00	2:15	OWN 41	3	-17	Punt
3	9:42	2:27	OWN 31	4	13	Punt
3	5:57	2:18	OWN 30	5	42	Interception
3	3:01	0:10	OPP 4	1	4	Touchdown
3	1:42	1:42	OWN 35	4	26	Fumble
4	12:29	5:22	OWN 5	9	15	Punt
4	2:39	0:46	OWN 11	4	31	Punt
4	0:36	0:36	OPP 25	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Sonny Jurgensen, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Essex Johnson	16	65	4.06	13	1
Vic Washington	13	23	1.77	6	0
Dale Zorn	4	7	1.75	3	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wayne Mosley	15	65	4.33	19	2	1
George Amundson	12	69	5.75	20	2	0
Sonny Jurgensen	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Bryan Breech	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dale Zorn	35	22	194	3/16	2	22	1	84.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sonny Jurgensen	23	16	126	1/6	2	25	1	93.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Drew Pearson	8	13	98	12.25	8	22	0
FB Jim Harrison	3	4	21	7.00	1	11	1
WR Vic Washington	3	5	27	9.00	0	9	0
WR Isaac Curtis	2	4	7	3.50	2	4	0
WR John Fuqua	2	2	14	7.00	2	12	1
WR Harold Jaeger	2	3	13	6.50	0	9	0
RB Essex Johnson	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR David Knight	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jim Mitchell	4	6	38	9.50	22	19	1
WR Al Dodd	3	4	8	2.67	0	6	0
WR Barry Pearson	3	3	45	15.00	13	25	1
WR Ron Jessie	2	3	13	6.50	0	12	0
RB Wayne Mosley	2	3	4	2.00	1	4	0
TE Al Chandler	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Bryan Breech	1	1	4	4.00	6	4	0
WR Freddie Scott	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Glen Edwards	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Donnie Shell	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dale Zorn	1	1	0
Vic Washington	1	0	0
Glen Edwards	0	1	0
Dennis Johnson	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wayne Mosley	1	0	0
Burgess Owens	0	1	0
Julius Adams	0	0	1
Bob Rowe	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	7	308	44.0	35.0	55	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Montrae Jones	8	316	39.5	33.8	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	1/2	1/2	0/0	44	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Turner	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glen Edwards	5	46	9.2	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Dodd	4	43	10.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Essex Johnson	2	55	27.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Jessie	3	83	27.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Marvin Cobb	8	1	0.0	21	19
OLB Gary Weaver	6	0	0.0	29	22
OLB Steve King	4	1	0.0	28	24
CB C.J. Garrett	4	1	0.0	24	23
DE Dennis Johnson	3	3	1.0	25	21
S Glen Edwards	3	1	0.0	28	23
S Honor Jackson	3	1	0.0	27	22
DT Jim Wolf	3	0	0.0	26	23
CB J.T. Thomas	2	1	0.0	27	22
CB Ed Torrice	2	1	0.0	13	8
DE Tony Cline	1	1	0.0	9	5
DE George Martin	1	1	0.0	23	23
FB Jim Harrison	1	0	---	---	---
T Quinn Hoffman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mike Fanning	1	0	0.0	19	15
OLB Derrel Luce	1	0	0.0	0	2
OLB Dave Washington	0	1	0.0	8	7

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Chris Hanburger	6	6	0.0	32	37
ILB Mark Arneson	6	2	0.0	31	37
CB Mel Renfro	6	2	0.0	32	37
S Burgess Owens	6	0	0.0	25	30
S Donnie Shell	5	3	0.0	32	37
DT John Mendenhall	5	1	0.0	26	20
DE Julius Adams	4	0	1.0	28	35
DT Bob Rowe	3	1	1.0	30	36
DE Derek Check	3	0	1.0	10	13
CB Jim Stienke	3	0	0.0	33	36
S Bert Horn	3	0	0.0	2	7
CB Everett Allen	2	1	0.0	20	24
DE Elois Grooms	1	2	0.0	29	34
ILB Dallas Hickman	1	1	0.0	14	13
S John Saunders	1	0	0.0	4	1
WR Freddie Scott	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Phil Villapiano	1	0	0.0	0	2
OLB Gregg Bingham	0	1	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dennis Johnson	1.0	0	1	1	21
DE George Martin	0.0	0	3	0	23

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Julius Adams	1.0	3	35
DT Bob Rowe	1.0	1	36
DE Derek Check	1.0	0	13
DE Elois Grooms	0.0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Marvin Cobb	5	0	0	19
OLB Steve King	2	0	0	24
OLB Gary Weaver	2	0	0	22
CB C.J. Garrett	2	0	0	23
S Honor Jackson	1	1	0	22
S Glen Edwards	1	0	1	23
CB J.T. Thomas	1	0	0	22
CB Ed Torrice	1	0	0	8
OLB Derrel Luce	1	0	0	2

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mel Renfro	7	1	0	37
S Donnie Shell	2	1	1	37
S Burgess Owens	2	0	0	30
S Bert Horn	2	0	0	7
CB Everett Allen	2	0	0	24
CB Jim Stienke	1	1	0	36
DE Julius Adams	1	0	0	35
ILB Mark Arneson	1	0	0	37
OLB Chris Hanburger	1	0	0	37
DT John Mendenhall	1	0	0	20
ILB Phil Villapiano	1	0	0	2
DE Elois Grooms	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Paul Laaveg	4	9	26	0	31
Kenny Frame	2	2	8	0	11
Bob Kuziel	1	5	32	1	33
Steve Riley	1	3	30	0	33
Kyle Davis	1	1	13	0	11
Julio Bauer	0	7	27	1	34
Quinn Hoffman	0	3	27	0	30
Jim Harrison	0	0	15	1	18

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Foley	2	5	0	25	0	22
Charles Goodrum	1	7	1	25	0	20
Ralph Neely	1	4	0	23	0	20
Ed Newman	1	3	0	18	0	15
Sid Smith	1	3	0	23	0	20
Jim Mitchell	1	1	0	26	0	21
Barty Smith	1	1	0	12	0	10
Cal Withrow	0	4	0	8	0	4
Sam Bycroft	0	0	0	14	1	12

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Harrison	2	16
Essex Johnson	1	23
Hugh McKinnis	1	18
David Knight	1	14
Paul Laaveg	1	9
Harold Jaeger	1	2

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Donnie Shell	3	15
Mel Renfro	3	13
Sid Smith	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Drew Pearson	29	31	---	---	13	73
Dale Zorn	33	38	---	---	---	71
Andrew James	25	28	---	---	16	69
Julio Bauer	27	34	---	---	8	69
Paul Laaveg	26	31	---	---	9	66
Bob Kuziel	32	33	---	---	---	65
Steve Riley	30	33	---	---	1	64
Glen Edwards	---	---	28	23	10	61
Essex Johnson	19	19	---	---	23	61
J.T. Thomas	---	---	27	22	8	57
Quinn Hoffman	27	30	---	---	---	57
Steve King	---	---	28	24	1	53
David Knight	16	22	---	---	14	52
Gary Weaver	---	---	29	22	---	51
Jim Harrison	15	18	---	---	16	49
Honor Jackson	---	---	27	22	---	49
Jim Wolf	---	---	26	23	---	49
C.J. Garrett	---	---	24	23	---	47
Dennis Johnson	---	---	25	21	---	46
George Martin	---	---	23	23	---	46
Marvin Cobb	---	---	21	19	---	40
Ed Torrice	---	---	13	8	18	39
Vic Washington	14	19	---	---	5	38
Mike Fanning	---	---	19	15	2	36
Dave Washington	---	---	8	7	19	34
Harold Jaeger	14	18	---	---	2	34
Kyle Davis	13	11	---	---	9	33
Hugh McKinnis	7	6	---	---	18	31
Richard Hooper	13	14	---	---	3	30
Kenny Frame	8	11	---	---	9	28
Tony Cline	---	---	9	5	6	20
Dave Dalby	2	7	---	---	9	18
Isaac Curtis	7	9	---	---	1	17
John Fuqua	6	6	---	---	2	14
Kenyon Hill	---	---	3	1	8	12
Bob Pifferini	---	---	3	0	8	11
Brian Molinaro	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sam Monson	---	---	0	0	8	8
Derrel Luce	---	---	0	2	6	8
John James	0	0	---	---	7	7
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	6	6
Floyd Tongue	---	---	4	2	---	6
Edddie Brown	---	---	2	2	---	4
Gerald Rasberry	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Terry Schmidt	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Donnie Shell	---	---	32	37	15	84
Mel Renfro	---	---	32	37	13	82
Jim Stienke	---	---	33	36	3	72
Mark Arneson	---	---	31	37	3	71
Chris Hanburger	---	---	32	37	1	70
Bob Rowe	---	---	30	36	2	68
Elois Grooms	---	---	29	34	2	65
Julius Adams	---	---	28	35	1	64
Everett Allen	---	---	20	24	16	60
Burgess Owens	---	---	25	30	4	59
John Mendenhall	---	---	26	20	9	55
Jim Mitchell	26	21	---	---	7	54
Sonny Jurgensen	29	24	---	---	---	53
Sid Smith	23	20	---	---	8	51
Dave Foley	25	22	---	---	3	50
George Amundson	12	12	---	---	23	47
Charles Goodrum	25	20	---	---	2	47
Ralph Neely	23	20	---	---	---	43
Al Dodd	10	17	---	---	12	39
Ed Newman	18	15	---	---	6	39
Freddie Scott	12	13	---	---	13	38
Dave Pureifory	---	---	12	15	7	34
Sam Bycroft	14	12	---	---	8	34
Barty Smith	12	10	---	---	11	33
Barry Pearson	20	11	---	---	---	31
Dallas Hickman	---	---	14	13	4	31
Ron Jessie	14	11	---	---	5	30
Wayne Mosley	17	12	---	---	---	29
Gregg Bingham	---	---	3	2	22	27
Bryan Breech	12	8	---	---	5	25
Booker Brown	9	7	---	---	8	24
Al Chandler	6	2	---	---	16	24
Derek Check	---	---	10	13	---	23
Cal Withrow	8	4	---	---	5	17
Norm Doyle	4	3	---	---	8	15
John Saunders	---	---	4	1	8	13
Bert Horn	---	---	2	7	1	10
Isaac Fulcher	---	---	0	2	7	9
Montrae Jones	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jim Turnbull	---	---	0	0	5	5
Jim Turner	0	0	---	---	4	4
Phil Villapiano	---	---	0	2	---	2
Malcolm Padavona	0	0	---	---	---	0
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	20	2.9
Middle	16	42	2.6
Right	10	33	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	59	5.4
Middle	11	45	4.1
Right	6	37	6.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dale Zorn	35	22	1	2	2	3	5	0	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sonny Jurgensen	23	16	1	0	1	1	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	96	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	76	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	22	5.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	8	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	67	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	26	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	25	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drew Pearson	13	8	1	98	1	31
WR Vic Washington	5	3	0	27	0	19
WR Isaac Curtis	4	2	1	7	0	9
FB Jim Harrison	4	3	0	21	0	18
WR David Knight	3	1	0	6	0	22
WR Harold Jaeger	3	2	0	13	0	18
WR John Fuqua	2	2	0	14	0	6
RB Essex Johnson	1	1	0	8	0	19

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jim Mitchell	6	4	0	38	0	21
WR Al Dodd	4	3	0	8	0	17
WR Ron Jessie	3	2	1	13	0	11
RB Wayne Mosley	3	2	0	4	0	12
WR Barry Pearson	3	3	0	45	1	11
WR Freddie Scott	2	0	0	0	0	13
TE Al Chandler	1	1	0	14	0	2
RB Bryan Breech	1	1	0	4	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Essex Johnson	2	1	0.50	4.06
Vic Washington	1	-1	-1.00	1.77
Dale Zorn	1	0	0.00	1.75

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Amundson	1	0	0.00	5.75
Wayne Mosley	1	3	3.00	4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dale Zorn	6	4	27	4.50	5.54

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sonny Jurgensen	2	2	21	10.50	5.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Drew Pearson	2	1	8	4.00	7.54
WR John Fuqua	1	1	2	2.00	7.00
FB Jim Harrison	1	1	11	11.00	5.25
WR David Knight	1	1	6	6.00	2.00
WR Vic Washington	1	0	0	0.00	5.40

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jim Mitchell	1	1	4	4.00	6.33
WR Barry Pearson	1	1	17	17.00	15.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Dale Zorn	2	0
Essex Johnson	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
George Amundson	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dale Zorn	13	7	6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sonny Jurgensen	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Pearson	3	2	2
WR Vic Washington	3	1	1
WR David Knight	2	1	1
WR Harold Jaeger	2	1	0
WR Isaac Curtis	1	0	0
WR John Fuqua	1	1	1
RB Essex Johnson	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jim Mitchell	3	1	1
WR Al Dodd	2	1	1
WR Ron Jessie	2	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)