Week 17, 1979

played in Tampa Bay, FL

72 degrees, stormy, 27 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	7	3	14	-	31
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	0	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 TBY - Pat Tilley 83 kickoff return (Max Runager extra point)
1Q: 11:27 TBY - Max Runager 40 field goal
1Q: 05:11 CAR - David Hill 23 pass from Will Cureton (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 00:57 CAR - Drew Pearson 5 pass from Will Cureton (Don Cockroft extra point)
3Q: 06:58 CAR - Don Cockroft 28 field goal
3Q: 03:10 TBY - Max Runager 20 field goal
4Q: 12:09 CAR - Will Cureton 2 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 02:25 CAR - Tom Hannon 36 interception return (Don Cockroft extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 TBY - Pat Tilley 83 kickoff return (Max Runager extra point)
1Q: 11:27 TBY - Max Runager 40 field goal
1Q: 05:11 CAR - David Hill 23 pass from Will Cureton (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 00:57 CAR - Drew Pearson 5 pass from Will Cureton (Don Cockroft extra point)
3Q: 06:58 CAR - Don Cockroft 28 field goal
3Q: 03:10 TBY - Max Runager 20 field goal
4Q: 12:09 CAR - Will Cureton 2 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 02:25 CAR - Tom Hannon 36 interception return (Don Cockroft extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 9-7 5-11
First Downs 11 5
- by Rushing 4 0
- by Passing 6 4
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 173 145
- Offensive Plays 59 59
- Yards per Play 2.93 2.46
Net Rushing Yards 73 62
- Rushing Attempts 36 31
- Yards per Rush 2.03 2.00
Net Passing Yards 100 83
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 14 - 1 23 - 7 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 107 114
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 5/31
- Yards per Pass Play 4.35 2.96
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 3/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 5/30 9/107
Punt Returns/Yards 3/-6 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/71 6/189
Interception Ret./Yards 1/36 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 30
Time of Possession 32:54 27:06

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	9-7	5-11
First Downs	11	5
- by Rushing	4	0
- by Passing	6	4
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	173	145
- Offensive Plays	59	59
- Yards per Play	2.93	2.46
Net Rushing Yards	73	62
- Rushing Attempts	36	31
- Yards per Rush	2.03	2.00
Net Passing Yards	100	83
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 14 - 1	23 - 7 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	107	114
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	5/31
- Yards per Pass Play	4.35	2.96
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	3/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	5/30	9/107
Punt Returns/Yards	3/-6	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/71	6/189
Interception Ret./Yards	1/36	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 30
Time of Possession	32:54	27:06

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:44	1:41	OWN 20	3	-5	Fumble
1	11:22	2:11	OWN 32	5	13	Punt
1	7:17	2:21	OPP 47	4	47	Touchdown
1	3:00	3:51	OWN 38	6	17	Punt
2	12:43	1:39	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
2	7:34	1:50	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
2	3:36	1:24	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
2	2:12	1:25	OPP 29	4	29	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:48	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	10:18	3:25	OPP 38	6	27	Field Goal
3	5:00	0:10	OWN 14	1	0	Interception
3	3:05	2:17	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
4	14:44	2:47	OPP 25	6	25	Touchdown
4	9:57	1:36	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
4	5:39	2:21	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
4	0:51	0:34	OPP 35	3	4	Missed FG

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	1:41	OPP 15	3	-8	Field Goal
1	9:11	1:54	OWN 12	3	9	Punt
1	4:56	1:56	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
2	14:09	1:26	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	11:04	3:30	OWN 31	7	28	Punt
2	5:44	2:08	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 33	2	-5	Punt
3	12:12	1:54	OWN 15	3	-5	Punt
3	6:53	1:53	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
3	4:50	1:45	OPP 11	3	8	Field Goal
3	0:48	1:04	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
4	11:57	2:00	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	8:21	2:42	OWN 22	7	41	Downs
4	3:18	1:06	OWN 18	5	18	Interception
4	2:12	1:21	OWN 30	7	5	Downs
4	0:17	0:17	OWN 38	1	-6	Game

Game MVP: Tom Hannon, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bubba Bean	16	36	2.25	10	1	0
Joe Washington	16	32	2.00	11	1	0
Allen Carter	3	3	1.00	3	0	0
Will Cureton	1	2	2.00	2	0	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Steve Owens	22	50	2.27	7
Moe Dixon	4	6	1.50	3
Barty Smith	2	2	1.00	1
Rich Caster	1	0	0.00	0
Wayne Mosley	1	1	1.00	1
Chuck Fusina	1	3	3.00	3

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Cureton	22	14	107	1/7	2	23	1	86.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chuck Fusina	23	7	114	5/31	0	32	1	30.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Drew Pearson	4	6	25	6.25	8	14	1
WR Dave Preston	3	4	24	8.00	5	20	0
TE Burt Kobeski	2	3	15	7.50	8	14	0
TE David Hill	2	3	32	16.00	15	23	1
RB Joe Washington	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	0
WR Vic Washington	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Ted Newton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR John Gilliam	2	3	52	26.00	12	32
TE Jim Mitchell	2	8	19	9.50	0	13
WR Larry Mucker	2	3	20	10.00	0	11
WR Pat Tilley	1	2	23	23.00	10	23
TE Larry Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Rich Caster	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ken Bailey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Tim Wilson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tom Hannon	1	36	36.00	1

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Doug Jones	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Will Cureton	1	0	0
Allen Carter	0	1	0
Glen Edwards	0	0	1
Billy Howard	0	0	1
Marvin Cobb	0	0	1
Bubba Bean	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve Owens	2	0	0
Mario Clark	1	0	0
Chuck Fusina	1	0	0
Tom Forrest	0	2	0
Rich Caster	0	1	0
Ben Williams	0	1	0
Steve George	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	9	426	47.3	43.7	55	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Garo Yepremian	10	367	36.7	37.3	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	1/2	0/1	0/0	28	4/4

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Max Runager	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vic Washington	3	-6	-2.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mario Clark	3	13	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Carter	3	71	23.7	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pat Tilley	4	151	37.8	1
Doug Jones	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Terry Beeson	6	1	0.0	30	26
OLB Steve King	5	3	1.0	31	21
DE Billy Howard	4	1	1.0	22	21
DT Jim Wolf	4	1	1.0	15	11
DT Dominic Winstead	3	2	1.0	16	17
S Glen Edwards	3	2	0.0	27	21
CB Dwayne Woodruff	3	2	0.0	27	26
S Tom Hannon	2	2	0.0	24	24
OLB Gary Weaver	2	1	0.0	23	7
CB Blake Gaylor	2	0	0.0	5	16
CB Marvin Cobb	2	0	0.0	22	28
DE George Martin	2	0	0.0	24	19
DE Tony Cline	1	0	1.0	9	7
CB C.J. Garrett	1	2	0.0	21	25
ILB Bob Pifferini	1	1	0.0	5	0
ILB Jerry Blanton	1	1	0.0	5	0
CB J.T. Thomas	1	0	0.0	23	19
WR Ted Newton	1	0	---	---	---

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jim Stienke	6	1	0.0	34	20
DE Tom Beasley	5	1	0.0	28	19
ILB James Harrell	5	1	0.0	21	8
DE Julius Adams	5	0	0.0	24	14
S Doug Jones	5	0	0.0	25	16
DT Steve George	4	2	1.0	18	5
CB Everett Allen	4	1	0.0	21	20
DE Ben Williams	3	0	0.0	19	17
OLB Rick Kingrea	2	2	0.0	35	20
DT John Woodcock	2	1	0.0	23	16
OLB Louie Walker	1	4	0.0	24	16
CB Virgil Livers	1	1	0.0	2	5
ILB Mark Arneson	1	0	0.0	3	0
DT Andy Buffone	1	0	0.0	19	9
OLB Broderick Kimsey	1	0	0.0	24	12
S Robert Giblin	1	0	0.0	22	15
CB Mario Clark	1	0	0.0	1	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Steve King	1.0	1	1	2	21
DE Billy Howard	1.0	0	1	2	21
DT Jim Wolf	1.0	0	0	1	11
DE Tony Cline	1.0	0	0	0	7
DT Dominic Winstead	1.0	0	0	0	17
DE Dennis Johnson	0.0	1	0	0	9
DE George Martin	0.0	0	1	1	19

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Steve George	1.0	0	5
OLB Rick Kingrea	0.0	1	20
DE Ben Williams	0.0	1	17
DT Clarence Copeland	0.0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dwayne Woodruff	3	0	0	26
S Glen Edwards	1	3	0	21
CB J.T. Thomas	1	1	0	19
ILB Terry Beeson	1	1	0	26
OLB Steve King	1	0	0	21
S Tom Hannon	0	2	1	24
CB Blake Gaylor	0	1	0	16
CB Marvin Cobb	0	1	0	28

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Doug Jones	4	1	1	16
DE Tom Beasley	3	0	0	19
DE Julius Adams	1	0	0	14
OLB Rick Kingrea	1	0	0	20
OLB Louie Walker	1	0	0	16
S Robert Giblin	1	0	0	15
CB Virgil Livers	1	0	0	5
DE Ben Williams	1	0	0	17
ILB James Harrell	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wes Hamilton	2	12	30	0	17
Bob Kuziel	1	6	32	0	21
Quinn Hoffman	1	3	33	0	19
Noah Jackson	0	4	9	0	10
Jeff Williams	0	3	32	1	20
Dan Nugent	0	3	18	0	11
Curtis Brown	0	2	21	0	14
Lionel Antoine	0	1	26	0	17
Burt Kobeski	0	1	18	0	8

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom Forrest	1	12	31	0	23
Ken Mendenhall	0	5	25	1	25
Bill Ellenbogen	0	5	29	0	23
Gerald Skinner	0	4	30	3	23
Thurman Cowley	0	2	13	0	11
Buddy Hardaway	0	1	25	1	26
Jim Mitchell	0	1	27	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jerry Blanton	5	21
Bubba Bean	1	22
Allen Carter	1	21
Noah Jackson	1	10

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Moe Dixon	1	31
Pat Tilley	1	21
Larry Brown	1	20
Ronald Fitzgerald	1	19
Bill Ellenbogen	1	12
James Harrell	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tom Hannon	---	---	24	24	18	66
C.J. Garrett	---	---	21	25	19	65
Bob Kuziel	32	21	---	---	11	64
Quinn Hoffman	33	19	---	---	11	63
Jeff Williams	32	20	---	---	11	63
Will Cureton	36	23	---	---	2	61
Terry Beeson	---	---	30	26	3	59
Steve King	---	---	31	21	3	55
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	27	26	2	55
Marvin Cobb	---	---	22	28	2	52
Glen Edwards	---	---	27	21	2	50
Wes Hamilton	30	17	---	---	2	49
George Martin	---	---	24	19	5	48
Burt Kobeski	18	8	---	---	21	47
J.T. Thomas	---	---	23	19	4	46
Billy Howard	---	---	22	21	2	45
Lionel Antoine	26	17	---	---	---	43
Bubba Bean	16	3	---	---	22	41
Curtis Brown	21	14	---	---	6	41
Dave Preston	14	13	---	---	14	41
Drew Pearson	22	18	---	---	---	40
Dominic Winstead	---	---	16	17	6	39
Dan Nugent	18	11	---	---	10	39
Joe Washington	17	17	---	---	3	37
Jeremy Wolf	18	4	---	---	14	36
David Hill	22	14	---	---	---	36
Dennis Johnson	---	---	7	9	17	33
Vic Washington	7	6	---	---	20	33
Gary Weaver	---	---	23	7	2	32
Noah Jackson	9	10	---	---	10	29
Blake Gaylor	---	---	5	16	8	29
Allen Carter	5	3	---	---	21	29
Steve Rivera	10	6	---	---	12	28
Jim Wolf	---	---	15	11	1	27
Jerry Blanton	---	---	5	0	21	26
Eric Williams	---	---	4	1	15	20
Ted Newton	10	9	---	---	---	19
Derrel Luce	---	---	0	7	11	18
Tony Cline	---	---	9	7	1	17
Bob Pifferini	---	---	5	0	10	15
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	9	9
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	8	8
Floyd Tongue	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jackie Derlange	---	---	1	3	---	4
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Kenney	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rick Kingrea	---	---	35	20	36	91
Tom Forrest	31	23	---	---	12	66
Everett Allen	---	---	21	20	24	65
Gerald Skinner	30	23	---	---	12	65
Bill Ellenbogen	29	23	---	---	12	64
Ed Jones	---	---	25	18	20	63
Ken Mendenhall	25	25	---	---	12	62
Chuck Fusina	31	28	---	---	---	59
Jim Stienke	---	---	34	20	2	56
Jim Mitchell	27	27	---	---	1	55
Ronald Fitzgerald	12	22	---	---	19	53
Rich Caster	18	8	---	---	25	51
Buddy Hardaway	25	26	---	---	---	51
Doug Jones	---	---	25	16	9	50
Tom Beasley	---	---	28	19	1	48
Larry Brown	15	9	---	---	20	44
Julius Adams	---	---	24	14	4	42
Louie Walker	---	---	24	16	2	42
John Woodcock	---	---	23	16	3	42
Moe Dixon	5	4	---	---	31	40
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	24	12	3	39
Robert Giblin	---	---	22	15	2	39
Ben Williams	---	---	19	17	2	38
James Harrell	---	---	21	8	9	38
Clarence Copeland	---	---	13	16	5	34
Andy Buffone	---	---	19	9	1	29
Tim Wilson	21	8	---	---	---	29
Steve Owens	22	6	---	---	---	28
Barty Smith	7	4	---	---	17	28
Ken Bailey	9	11	---	---	6	26
Pat Tilley	0	5	---	---	21	26
Steve George	---	---	18	5	1	24
Thurman Cowley	13	11	---	---	---	24
Claude Minor	2	9	---	---	12	23
Burgess Owens	---	---	15	7	---	22
Larry Mucker	8	13	---	---	---	21
Wayne Mosley	10	4	---	---	1	15
Virgil Livers	---	---	2	5	8	15
Deacon Turner	0	10	---	---	3	13
John Gilliam	1	9	---	---	---	10
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mario Clark	---	---	1	0	9	10
Max Runager	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mark Arneson	---	---	3	0	---	3
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	2	2
Vince Ferragamo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	32	2.0
Middle	8	10	1.3
Right	12	31	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	18	2.0
Middle	18	42	2.3
Right	4	2	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Cureton	22	14	2	1	2	1	3	0	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chuck Fusina	23	7	3	1	0	9	3	6	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	78	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	29	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	2	0	0	0.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	62	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	52	7.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drew Pearson	6	4	0	25	0	18
WR Dave Preston	4	3	0	24	1	13
TE Burt Kobeski	3	2	0	15	0	8
TE David Hill	3	2	0	32	1	14
WR Vic Washington	2	1	1	3	0	6
WR Ted Newton	2	0	1	0	0	9
RB Joe Washington	2	2	0	8	0	17

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jim Mitchell	8	2	19	0	27
WR John Gilliam	3	2	52	2	9
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	3	0	0	0	22
WR Larry Mucker	3	2	20	0	13
WR Pat Tilley	2	1	23	1	5
TE Larry Brown	1	0	0	0	9
TE Rich Caster	1	0	0	0	8
WR Ken Bailey	1	0	0	0	11
FB Tim Wilson	1	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Carter	2	3	1.50	1.00
Bubba Bean	2	10	5.00	2.25
Joe Washington	2	3	1.50	2.00
Will Cureton	1	2	2.00	2.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Owens	4	4	1.00	2.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Cureton	2	1	5	2.50	4.86

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chuck Fusina	1	1	6	6.00	4.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Drew Pearson	1	1	5	5.00	4.17
WR Dave Preston	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jim Mitchell	1	1	6	6.00	2.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Bubba Bean	3	1
Joe Washington	2	0
Will Cureton	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Chuck Fusina	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Cureton	9	4	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chuck Fusina	14	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Pearson	3	1	0
WR Dave Preston	3	2	1
TE David Hill	2	1	1
WR Ted Newton	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jim Mitchell	6	2	1
WR John Gilliam	3	2	2
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	2	0	0
WR Ken Bailey	1	0	0
WR Pat Tilley	1	0	0
WR Larry Mucker	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)