Week 1, 1981

played in Tampa Bay, FL

94 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	3	0	5	-	8
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	0	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:55 TBY - Mike Lansford 50 field goal
1Q: 01:37 TBY - Mike Lansford 28 field goal
2Q: 09:48 CAR - Don Cockroft 37 field goal
4Q: 08:10 CAR - Don Cockroft 22 field goal
4Q: 03:40 CAR - Safety, holding called in the end zone
4Q: 01:02 TBY - Wally Francis 23 pass from Chuck Fusina (Mike Lansford extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:55 TBY - Mike Lansford 50 field goal
1Q: 01:37 TBY - Mike Lansford 28 field goal
2Q: 09:48 CAR - Don Cockroft 37 field goal
4Q: 08:10 CAR - Don Cockroft 22 field goal
4Q: 03:40 CAR - Safety, holding called in the end zone
4Q: 01:02 TBY - Wally Francis 23 pass from Chuck Fusina (Mike Lansford extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 6 17
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 5 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 214 299
- Offensive Plays 55 64
- Yards per Play 3.89 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 61 89
- Rushing Attempts 34 24
- Yards per Rush 1.79 3.71
Net Passing Yards 153 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 15 - 0 38 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 153 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 7.29 5.25
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/52 4/21
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 5/29
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 3/69
Interception Ret./Yards 1/14 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 29:32 30:28

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	6	17
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	5	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	214	299
- Offensive Plays	55	64
- Yards per Play	3.89	4.67
Net Rushing Yards	61	89
- Rushing Attempts	34	24
- Yards per Rush	1.79	3.71
Net Passing Yards	153	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 15 - 0	38 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	153	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	7.29	5.25
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/52	4/21
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	5/29
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	3/69
Interception Ret./Yards	1/14	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 30
Time of Possession	29:32	30:28

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:38	OWN 32	5	43	Missed FG
1	5:47	2:03	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	1:29	1:40	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	13:57	4:14	OWN 35	8	45	Field Goal
2	7:03	2:05	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
2	2:22	1:52	OWN 15	6	5	Punt
3	11:44	3:26	OWN 16	6	22	Punt
3	0:11	1:31	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
4	13:12	5:10	OPP 36	9	31	Field Goal
4	5:11	1:31	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
4	3:31	1:19	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
4	0:50	0:36	OWN 35	4	0	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:22	5:35	OWN 32	9	35	Field Goal
1	3:44	2:15	OWN 43	4	46	Field Goal
2	14:49	0:52	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
2	9:43	2:40	OWN 34	4	14	Punt
2	4:58	2:36	OPP 49	6	14	Punt
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 33	1	1	Half
3	15:00	3:16	OWN 30	6	16	Punt
3	8:18	8:07	OWN 14	13	44	Punt
4	13:40	0:28	OWN 39	3	0	Interception
4	8:02	2:51	OWN 24	6	45	Missed FG
4	3:40	0:09	OWN 1	1	-1	Safety
4	2:12	1:22	OWN 10	8	90	Touchdown
4	0:14	0:14	OPP 35	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Chuck Fusina, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Cleo Montgomery	24	58	2.42	8
Po James	8	-2	-0.25	4
Dave Preston	1	3	3.00	3
Bill Kenney	1	2	2.00	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Billy Sims	15	65	4.33	42	1
Deacon Turner	6	15	2.50	11	1
Chuck Fusina	2	0	0.00	2	0
Barty Smith	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	21	15	153	0/0	0	33	0	91.9

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chuck Fusina	38	23	221	2/11	1	32	1	74.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE David Hill	3	4	15	5.00	0	6
WR Drew Pearson	2	3	19	9.50	4	14
WR Steve Rivera	2	2	21	10.50	3	12
FB Curtis Brown	2	3	21	10.50	0	12
WR Dave Preston	2	3	15	7.50	2	13
RB Cleo Montgomery	2	2	21	10.50	8	15
WR Carlos Carson	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
TE Junior Miller	1	1	33	33.00	19	33
TE M.L. Harris	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wally Francis	6	8	56	9.33	25	23	1
WR Van Harmon	4	8	37	9.25	0	12	0
WR Lam Jones	4	8	53	13.25	13	26	0
RB Billy Sims	3	3	9	3.00	3	6	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	2	4	10	5.00	4	9	0
TE Eric Sievers	2	3	49	24.50	34	32	0
TE Jeremy Wolf	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Tim Wilson	1	2	8	8.00	2	8	0
FB Barty Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Carlton Williamson	1	14	14.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Po James	1	1	0
Cleo Montgomery	1	0	0
Steve Rivera	0	1	0
Guy Frazier	0	0	2

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Billy Sims	2	1	0
Jeremy Wolf	0	1	0
Vinny Hoover	0	0	1
James Harrell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	8	392	49.0	45.4	61	4

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Max Runager	5	201	40.2	36.2	49	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	2/3	0/1	0/0	37	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Lansford	2/3	1/2	1/1	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Colbert	2	20	10.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Virgil Livers	4	18	4.5	0
Chris Fletcher	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cleo Montgomery	2	46	23.0	0
Eddie Bell	1	24	24.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Fletcher	3	69	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dwayne Woodruff	6	0	0.0	20	35
ILB Terry Beeson	5	0	0.0	15	22
S Tom Hannon	5	0	0.0	12	24
OLB Guy Frazier	5	0	0.0	18	22
CB J.T. Thomas	4	0	0.0	19	29
OLB Steve King	3	1	1.0	23	32
DE Dennis Johnson	3	0	0.0	14	21
S Dave Waymer	3	0	0.0	14	33
DE George Martin	2	2	0.5	14	20
S Glen Edwards	2	2	0.0	16	26
OLB Andy Selfridge	2	1	0.0	10	20
DT Bill Dunstan	2	0	0.0	13	12
DT Jim Wolf	2	0	0.0	11	28
DE Billy Howard	1	0	0.5	20	39
CB Danny Colbert	1	1	0.0	9	15
S Carlton Williamson	1	1	0.0	20	37
OLB Steve Towle	1	0	0.0	8	4

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Vinny Hoover	7	1	0.0	31	18
DT Carl Barzilauskas	5	0	0.0	24	7
ILB James Harrell	4	3	0.0	29	17
DE Mario Nakamura	4	2	0.0	19	11
OLB Broderick Kimsey	4	1	0.0	18	1
OLB Mike Woods	4	1	0.0	20	15
CB Virgil Livers	4	0	0.0	25	19
CB Jerome Dove	4	0	0.0	23	17
DE Ernie Dodge	2	2	0.0	13	11
DT Andy Buffone	2	1	0.0	27	18
CB Stanley Doebert	2	1	0.0	21	13
S Chris Fletcher	2	0	0.0	22	16
CB Eric Wright	2	0	0.0	23	17
ILB Carl Gersbach	1	1	0.0	5	4
DE Steve Baumgartner	1	0	0.0	13	13
S Mike Wagner	1	0	0.0	9	8
OLB Jim Youngblood	1	0	0.0	16	8
WR Lam Jones	1	0	---	---	---
DE Fred Anderson	0	4	0.0	21	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Steve King	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE Billy Howard	0.5	1	3	2	39
DE George Martin	0.5	0	2	1	20

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Steve Baumgartner	0.0	1	1	0	13
DE Ernie Dodge	0.0	1	0	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dwayne Woodruff	6	1	0	35
CB J.T. Thomas	4	0	0	29
OLB Andy Selfridge	2	0	0	20
ILB Terry Beeson	2	0	0	22
S Tom Hannon	2	0	0	24
S Dave Waymer	2	0	0	33
S Carlton Williamson	1	1	1	37
CB Danny Colbert	1	1	0	15
OLB Steve Towle	1	1	0	4
OLB Steve King	1	0	0	32
OLB Guy Frazier	1	0	0	22

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Virgil Livers	3	0	19
OLB Mike Woods	3	0	15
S Chris Fletcher	2	0	16
CB Stanley Doebert	2	0	13
CB Jerome Dove	2	0	17
S Vinny Hoover	1	2	18
S Mike Wagner	1	0	8
CB Eric Wright	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Lionel Antoine	1	6	27	17
Dan Nugent	1	6	24	12
Noah Jackson	1	4	29	18
Jeff Williams	1	4	15	11
Bob Kuziel	1	3	33	21
Quinn Hoffman	0	4	28	16
Curtis Brown	0	4	26	10
Kenny Frame	0	1	12	9
David Hill	0	1	25	14

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Revie Sorey	3	5	0	21	0	34
Jeremy Wolf	2	3	1	15	0	19
Tom Forrest	1	6	0	17	0	33
Jon Kolb	1	3	0	19	0	38
Rich Saul	1	3	0	23	0	38
Ted Petersen	0	1	0	19	1	33
Charles Goodrum	0	1	0	7	0	7
Jim Nicholson	0	0	0	5	1	7

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
David Hill	2	17
Guy Frazier	2	17
M.L. Harris	2	14
Eddie Bell	1	11
Bob Kuziel	1	8

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Timmy Newsome	2	16
Vinny Hoover	1	15
Ronald Fitzgerald	1	11
Jerome Dove	1	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Billy Howard	---	---	20	39	8	67
Bob Kuziel	33	21	---	---	8	62
Carlton Williamson	---	---	20	37	2	59
Steve King	---	---	23	32	3	58
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	20	35	2	57
Dave Waymer	---	---	14	33	10	57
Guy Frazier	---	---	18	22	17	57
David Hill	25	14	---	---	17	56
Bill Kenney	34	21	---	---	---	55
Noah Jackson	29	18	---	---	4	51
Andy Selfridge	---	---	10	20	20	50
J.T. Thomas	---	---	19	29	2	50
Curtis Brown	26	10	---	---	9	45
Tom Hannon	---	---	12	24	9	45
Cleo Montgomery	25	15	---	---	5	45
Lionel Antoine	27	17	---	---	---	44
Glen Edwards	---	---	16	26	2	44
Quinn Hoffman	28	16	---	---	---	44
Dan Nugent	24	12	---	---	7	43
Jim Wolf	---	---	11	28	3	42
Terry Beeson	---	---	15	22	5	42
Junior Miller	21	11	---	---	10	42
Danny Colbert	---	---	9	15	14	38
Jeff Williams	15	11	---	---	11	37
Dennis Johnson	---	---	14	21	1	36
George Martin	---	---	14	20	2	36
Po James	9	7	---	---	19	35
Dave Preston	20	10	---	---	5	35
Kenny Frame	12	9	---	---	11	32
Bill Dunstan	---	---	13	12	5	30
Carlos Carson	18	12	---	---	---	30
Steve Rivera	7	9	---	---	13	29
Drew Pearson	12	11	---	---	---	23
M.L. Harris	5	3	---	---	14	22
Jackie Derlange	---	---	6	11	2	19
Eddie Bell	2	3	---	---	11	16
Dan Peiffer	2	1	---	---	11	14
Steve Towle	---	---	8	4	1	13
Sam Green	0	0	---	---	12	12
Gary Weaver	---	---	2	9	---	11
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	8	8
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	6	6
Skip Wilcox	---	---	0	1	5	6
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dan Ryczek	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rich Saul	23	38	---	---	8	69
Stanley Doebert	---	---	21	13	30	64
Vinny Hoover	---	---	31	18	15	64
Chuck Fusina	24	40	---	---	---	64
Revie Sorey	21	34	---	---	8	63
Virgil Livers	---	---	25	19	18	62
Jon Kolb	19	38	---	---	---	57
Mike Woods	---	---	20	15	21	56
Andy Buffone	---	---	27	18	10	55
Ted Petersen	19	33	---	---	---	52
Tom Forrest	17	33	---	---	---	50
Lam Jones	19	29	---	---	---	48
Wally Francis	20	27	---	---	---	47
Jerome Dove	---	---	23	17	7	47
James Harrell	---	---	29	17	1	47
Chris Fletcher	---	---	22	16	7	45
Van Harmon	7	22	---	---	16	45
Jeremy Wolf	15	19	---	---	8	42
Eric Wright	---	---	23	17	1	41
Ronald Fitzgerald	5	22	---	---	11	38
Billy Sims	16	22	---	---	---	38
Carl Barzilauskas	---	---	24	7	6	37
Barty Smith	13	16	---	---	6	35
Deacon Turner	7	10	---	---	16	33
Mario Nakamura	---	---	19	11	2	32
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	13	13	5	31
Fred Anderson	---	---	21	8	2	31
Eric Sievers	9	14	---	---	8	31
Randy Davison	---	---	15	10	2	27
Mike Wagner	---	---	9	8	9	26
Ernie Dodge	---	---	13	11	2	26
Jim Youngblood	---	---	16	8	1	25
Tim Wilson	7	7	---	---	10	24
Timmy Newsome	1	5	---	---	16	22
Jim Nicholson	5	7	---	---	8	20
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	18	1	1	20
Carl Gersbach	---	---	5	4	10	19
Kyle Davis	6	4	---	---	8	18
Bill Ellenbogen	3	6	---	---	8	17
Charles Goodrum	7	7	---	---	---	14
Paul Hofer	1	7	---	---	---	8
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Max Runager	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bob Gagliano	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	20	1.5
Middle	11	17	1.5
Right	10	24	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	9	2.3
Middle	15	71	4.7
Right	4	11	2.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	21	15	1	1	0	2	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chuck Fusina	38	23	3	0	4	4	5	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	54	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	99	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	20	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	95	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	106	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE David Hill	4	3	15	0	14
WR Drew Pearson	3	2	19	0	11
FB Curtis Brown	3	2	21	0	10
WR Dave Preston	3	2	15	0	10
WR Steve Rivera	2	2	21	0	9
WR Carlos Carson	2	1	8	0	12
RB Cleo Montgomery	2	2	21	0	15
TE M.L. Harris	1	0	0	0	3
TE Junior Miller	1	1	33	1	11

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Francis	8	6	1	56	1	27
WR Van Harmon	8	4	1	37	0	22
WR Lam Jones	8	4	0	53	1	29
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	4	2	1	10	0	22
RB Billy Sims	3	3	0	9	0	22
TE Eric Sievers	3	2	0	49	1	14
FB Tim Wilson	2	1	1	8	0	7
FB Barty Smith	1	0	0	0	0	16
TE Jeremy Wolf	1	1	0	-1	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Po James	2	5	2.50	-0.25
Cleo Montgomery	2	5	2.50	2.42

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Deacon Turner	2	4	2.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	2	1	5	2.50	7.29

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chuck Fusina	1	0	0	0.00	5.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE David Hill	2	1	5	2.50	3.75

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lam Jones	1	0	0	0.00	6.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Cleo Montgomery	4	1
Po James	1	0
Bill Kenney	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Deacon Turner	1	1
Chuck Fusina	1	0
Billy Sims	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	10	7	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chuck Fusina	12	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Pearson	2	1	1
TE David Hill	2	1	0
WR Steve Rivera	2	2	2
FB Curtis Brown	2	1	0
WR Dave Preston	1	1	0
RB Cleo Montgomery	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wally Francis	4	4	2
WR Van Harmon	4	2	2
FB Tim Wilson	2	1	1
WR Lam Jones	1	0	0
TE Eric Sievers	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)