Week 1, 1984

played in Tampa Bay, FL

95 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	3	0	0	-	6
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	7	10	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:53 CAR - Don Cockroft 30 field goal
2Q: 03:59 CAR - Don Cockroft 19 field goal
3Q: 06:52 TBY - Billy Sims 10 run (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 07:11 TBY - Mike Jones 11 pass from Bob Gagliano (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 00:31 TBY - Mike Lansford 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:53 CAR - Don Cockroft 30 field goal
2Q: 03:59 CAR - Don Cockroft 19 field goal
3Q: 06:52 TBY - Billy Sims 10 run (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 07:11 TBY - Mike Jones 11 pass from Bob Gagliano (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 00:31 TBY - Mike Lansford 46 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 9 21
- by Rushing 1 11
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 231 349
- Offensive Plays 58 69
- Yards per Play 3.98 5.06
Net Rushing Yards 107 166
- Rushing Attempts 29 31
- Yards per Rush 3.69 5.35
Net Passing Yards 124 183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 12 - 0 36 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 140 192
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.28 4.82
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/67 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 3/55 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:02 31:58

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	9	21
- by Rushing	1	11
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	231	349
- Offensive Plays	58	69
- Yards per Play	3.98	5.06
Net Rushing Yards	107	166
- Rushing Attempts	29	31
- Yards per Rush	3.69	5.35
Net Passing Yards	124	183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 12 - 0	36 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	140	192
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.28	4.82
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/67	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	3/55	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:02	31:58

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:06	OWN 23	2	10	Fumble
1	12:01	1:09	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	7:55	3:10	OPP 42	6	29	Field Goal
1	0:30	2:00	OWN 38	4	21	Punt
2	11:09	7:15	OWN 23	14	75	Field Goal
2	2:13	1:29	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 6	1	9	Half
3	11:51	3:04	OWN 2	7	10	Punt
3	6:44	1:55	OWN 26	3	-4	Punt
3	3:28	2:37	OWN 21	5	34	Punt
4	14:13	2:07	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	7:01	1:35	OWN 14	3	-10	Punt
4	4:18	1:23	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 20	2	14	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:54	1:53	OPP 33	3	-6	Punt
1	10:52	2:57	OWN 31	6	13	Interception
1	4:45	4:15	OWN 20	10	49	Missed FG
2	13:30	2:21	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
2	3:54	1:41	OWN 20	5	26	Punt
2	0:44	0:32	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	3:09	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
3	8:47	2:03	OWN 48	5	52	Touchdown
3	4:49	1:21	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
3	0:51	1:38	OWN 20	5	30	Punt
4	12:06	5:05	OWN 7	9	93	Touchdown
4	5:26	1:08	50	3	3	Punt
4	2:55	2:30	OWN 41	7	30	Field Goal

Game MVP: Tom Lynch, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herman Heard	16	66	4.13	14	1
Greg Hawthorne	10	30	3.00	9	0
Toussaint Tyler	2	5	2.50	4	0
Trey Junkin	1	6	6.00	6	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Billy Sims	25	130	5.20	19	6	1
Allen Carter	4	31	7.75	13	2	0
Al Walker	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Adger Armstrong	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	26	12	140	3/16	0	33	0	63.0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Gagliano	36	22	192	2/9	1	43	1	72.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dave Preston	3	6	18	6.00	0	11
WR Drew Pearson	2	7	53	26.50	24	33
TE David Hill	2	5	31	15.50	20	27
TE Trey Junkin	2	3	15	7.50	6	9
TE John Sawyer	1	2	12	12.00	0	12
FB Toussaint Tyler	1	1	3	3.00	1	3
WR Daryl Turner	1	2	8	8.00	2	8

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Carter	9	12	98	10.89	36	43	0
FB Adger Armstrong	3	5	19	6.33	20	18	0
WR Mike Jones	3	6	36	12.00	3	15	1
WR Al Walker	2	3	9	4.50	2	6	0
RB Billy Sims	2	3	4	2.00	0	2	0
WR Jesse Bendross	2	3	20	10.00	5	12	0
WR Lamont Marrow	1	2	6	6.00	2	6	0
TE Bob Fisher	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Junior Miller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dwayne Woodruff	1	13	13.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bill Simpson	1	0	0
Herman Heard	1	0	0
Walt Bowyer	0	1	0
Carlton Williamson	0	0	1
Sean Jones	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bob Gagliano	1	1	0
Billy Sims	1	0	0
Mike Varty	0	1	0
Tom Lynch	0	1	0
Ron Spears	0	0	1
Gary Thompson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	9	432	48.0	41.1	68	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Connell	8	370	46.3	37.6	61	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Lansford	1/2	1/2	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Simpson	2	9	4.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	3	22	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Grandberry	2	41	20.5	0
Bill Simpson	1	14	14.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Skip Wilcox	6	2	0.0	18	21
DE Sean Jones	5	1	0.5	30	37
S Carlton Williamson	5	2	0.0	19	17
ILB Jack LeVeck	4	1	0.0	17	17
ILB Brian Ingram	4	1	0.0	24	24
DE Barry Bennett	3	3	1.5	20	23
CB Perry Williams	3	2	0.0	16	25
S Dave Waymer	3	0	0.0	16	24
OLB Guy Frazier	3	0	0.0	6	11
OLB John Rade	3	0	0.0	18	23
CB Dwayne Woodruff	2	2	0.0	20	29
S Bill Simpson	2	1	0.0	15	22
ILB Terry Beeson	2	1	0.0	12	9
S Tom Hannon	2	1	0.0	17	23
DT Lynn Madsen	2	1	0.0	10	5
CB Jackie Derlange	2	0	0.0	24	30
DT Johnny Robinson	2	0	0.0	17	25
CB Harvey Clayton	0	2	0.0	22	27
DE Walt Bowyer	0	1	0.0	16	24
ILB Jackie Shipp	0	1	0.0	4	2

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Myers	7	4	0.0	17	24
CB Walter Packer	6	2	0.0	22	21
OLB Rich Dixon	6	2	0.0	15	17
OLB Mike Varty	3	0	0.0	10	14
S Scott Perry	3	0	0.0	15	13
DT Wally Chambers	2	1	1.0	10	11
DE Mario Nakamura	2	1	1.0	18	12
DT Dan Ralph	2	0	1.0	20	18
OLB Ed Reynolds	2	1	0.0	25	17
S Bruce Rhodes	2	0	0.0	13	11
CB Virgil Livers	1	2	0.0	14	19
DE Willie Jones	1	2	0.0	18	20
OLB Bob Breunig	1	1	0.0	6	2
DE Ron Spears	1	1	0.0	11	18
CB Gary Thompson	1	1	0.0	12	16
ILB Kyle Clifton	1	1	0.0	4	10
DE Barney Chavous	1	0	0.0	11	9
DT Harris Malinowski	1	0	0.0	15	12
WR Lamont Marrow	1	0	---	---	---
CB Eric Wright	1	0	0.0	23	19
S Eric Williams	0	2	0.0	16	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Barry Bennett	1.5	0	2	0	23
DE Sean Jones	0.5	1	0	1	37
OLB John Rade	0.0	0	1	2	23
DE Walt Bowyer	0.0	0	1	0	24

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wally Chambers	1.0	0	0	11
DE Mario Nakamura	1.0	0	0	12
DT Dan Ralph	1.0	0	0	18
DE Ron Spears	0.0	2	1	18
DE Barney Chavous	0.0	1	0	9
ILB Kyle Clifton	0.0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Skip Wilcox	3	0	0	21
S Dave Waymer	3	0	0	24
CB Dwayne Woodruff	2	1	1	29
OLB Guy Frazier	2	1	0	11
S Carlton Williamson	2	1	0	17
ILB Brian Ingram	2	0	0	24
DE Sean Jones	2	0	0	37
ILB Jack LeVeck	1	0	0	17
S Bill Simpson	1	0	0	22
ILB Terry Beeson	1	0	0	9
S Tom Hannon	1	0	0	23
CB Harvey Clayton	1	0	0	27
OLB John Rade	1	0	0	23

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Walter Packer	4	0	21
OLB Rich Dixon	2	2	17
CB Eric Wright	1	2	19
S Tommy Myers	1	0	24
OLB Mike Varty	1	0	14
S Scott Perry	1	0	13
S Bruce Rhodes	1	0	11
ILB Kyle Clifton	1	0	10
CB Virgil Livers	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Uecker	2	4	25	0	28
Noah Jackson	2	3	20	1	21
Mike Baab	1	4	28	1	27
Trey Junkin	1	4	25	0	16
John Sawyer	1	2	15	0	8
Dan Nugent	1	2	17	0	16
Marsharne Graves	0	5	26	1	15
Bob Kuziel	0	2	16	0	20
Ben Akbar	0	2	13	0	18
Toussaint Tyler	0	1	20	0	16

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom Lynch	5	7	0	25	0	27
George Lilja	2	4	1	23	0	26
Junior Miller	2	2	0	21	0	17
Rob Taylor	1	4	0	27	1	31
Guy Morriss	1	3	0	24	0	34
Adam Schreiber	1	2	0	7	1	4
Jeff Sevy	1	2	0	17	0	18
Bill Ellenbogen	0	3	0	8	0	12
Adger Armstrong	0	2	0	13	0	22
Charlie Getty	0	1	0	18	0	27
Revie Sorey	0	1	0	6	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
John Sawyer	1	18
Brian Ingram	1	15
Toussaint Tyler	1	6

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Scott Perry	2	7
Gary Thompson	1	29
Allen Carter	1	26
Todd Seabaugh	1	26

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sean Jones	---	---	30	37	10	77
Jackie Derlange	---	---	24	30	14	68
Harvey Clayton	---	---	22	27	16	65
Brian Ingram	---	---	24	24	15	63
Keith Uecker	25	28	---	---	10	63
Mike Baab	28	27	---	---	5	60
Bill Kenney	29	29	---	---	---	58
Bill Simpson	---	---	15	22	16	53
Trey Junkin	25	16	---	---	11	52
Noah Jackson	20	21	---	---	10	51
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	20	29	2	51
David Hill	21	20	---	---	9	50
Greg Hawthorne	10	13	---	---	26	49
Barry Bennett	---	---	20	23	5	48
Perry Williams	---	---	16	25	7	48
Bob Kuziel	16	20	---	---	11	47
Skip Wilcox	---	---	18	21	7	46
Johnny Robinson	---	---	17	25	3	45
Walt Bowyer	---	---	16	24	4	44
Tom Hannon	---	---	17	23	3	43
John Rade	---	---	18	23	2	43
Dan Nugent	17	16	---	---	9	42
Toussaint Tyler	20	16	---	---	6	42
John Sawyer	15	8	---	---	18	41
Terry Beeson	---	---	12	9	20	41
Dave Waymer	---	---	16	24	1	41
Ben Akbar	13	18	---	---	10	41
Marsharne Graves	26	15	---	---	---	41
Carlton Williamson	---	---	19	17	1	37
Jack LeVeck	---	---	17	17	2	36
Herman Heard	19	16	---	---	---	35
Daryl Turner	7	12	---	---	14	33
Drew Pearson	12	17	---	---	---	29
Dave Preston	8	15	---	---	4	27
Guy Frazier	---	---	6	11	2	19
Carlos Carson	8	9	---	---	1	18
Lynn Madsen	---	---	10	5	---	15
Jackie Shipp	---	---	4	2	9	15
Ken Grandberry	0	3	---	---	9	12
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	9	9
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	2	2
George Martin	---	---	0	0	---	0
Geoff Reece	0	0	---	---	---	0
Randy Dean	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Gagliano	31	38	---	---	---	69
Guy Morriss	24	34	---	---	5	63
Billy Sims	27	33	---	---	3	63
Rob Taylor	27	31	---	---	---	58
George Lilja	23	26	---	---	8	57
Gary Thompson	---	---	12	16	29	57
Adger Armstrong	13	22	---	---	21	56
Anthony Carter	24	30	---	---	---	54
Lamont Marrow	18	18	---	---	16	52
Tom Lynch	25	27	---	---	---	52
Ed Reynolds	---	---	25	17	6	48
Al Walker	19	16	---	---	12	47
Bob Fisher	16	16	---	---	15	47
Junior Miller	21	17	---	---	9	47
Charlie Getty	18	27	---	---	---	45
Jeff Sevy	17	18	---	---	10	45
Walter Packer	---	---	22	21	2	45
Tommy Myers	---	---	17	24	2	43
Eric Wright	---	---	23	19	1	43
Todd Seabaugh	---	---	12	5	26	43
Willie Jones	---	---	18	20	4	42
Eric Williams	---	---	16	23	2	41
Dan Ralph	---	---	20	18	3	41
Allen Carter	4	8	---	---	26	38
Virgil Livers	---	---	14	19	4	37
Scott Perry	---	---	15	13	7	35
Harris Malinowski	---	---	15	12	7	34
Mario Nakamura	---	---	18	12	4	34
Rich Dixon	---	---	15	17	2	34
Mike Jones	11	22	---	---	---	33
Mike Varty	---	---	10	14	8	32
Barney Chavous	---	---	11	9	11	31
Bill Ellenbogen	8	12	---	---	10	30
Ron Spears	---	---	11	18	1	30
Revie Sorey	6	11	---	---	10	27
Bruce Rhodes	---	---	13	11	3	27
Wally Chambers	---	---	10	11	2	23
Andy Buffone	---	---	12	8	1	21
Jesse Bendross	2	8	---	---	9	19
Kyle Clifton	---	---	4	10	5	19
Adam Schreiber	7	4	---	---	5	16
Bob Breunig	---	---	6	2	3	11
Mike Connell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sultan Evans	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tamarick Kortas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	51	3.9
Middle	3	5	1.7
Right	13	51	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	21	130	6.2
Right	9	35	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	26	12	3	3	2	5	4	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Gagliano	36	22	1	2	3	3	4	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	9	97	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	43	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	26	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	84	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	82	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drew Pearson	7	2	0	53	2	17
WR Dave Preston	6	3	1	18	0	15
TE David Hill	5	2	0	31	1	20
TE Trey Junkin	3	2	1	15	0	16
TE John Sawyer	2	1	0	12	0	8
WR Daryl Turner	2	1	0	8	0	12
FB Toussaint Tyler	1	1	0	3	0	16

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Carter	12	9	0	98	1	30
WR Mike Jones	6	3	1	36	0	22
FB Adger Armstrong	5	3	0	19	0	22
WR Al Walker	3	2	0	9	0	16
RB Billy Sims	3	2	0	4	0	33
WR Jesse Bendross	3	2	0	20	0	8
WR Lamont Marrow	2	1	0	6	0	18
TE Bob Fisher	1	0	1	0	0	16
TE Junior Miller	1	0	1	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herman Heard	2	6	3.00	4.13
Greg Hawthorne	1	0	0.00	3.00
Toussaint Tyler	1	4	4.00	2.50

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Sims	1	10	10.00	5.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	4	1	4	1.00	5.38

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Gagliano	2	2	13	6.50	5.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dave Preston	2	1	4	2.00	3.00
TE John Sawyer	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Daryl Turner	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Billy Sims	1	1	2	2.00	1.33
WR Mike Jones	1	1	11	11.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Hawthorne	1	0
Herman Heard	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Sims	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	12	4	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Gagliano	11	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Pearson	5	1	1
WR Dave Preston	4	2	1
TE David Hill	1	0	0
TE Trey Junkin	1	0	0
WR Daryl Turner	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Carter	4	3	0
WR Mike Jones	2	1	1
WR Jesse Bendross	2	1	1
FB Adger Armstrong	1	1	1
TE Bob Fisher	1	0	0
TE Junior Miller	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)