Week 17, 1985

played in Tampa Bay, FL

61 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	10	7	14	-	34
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:30 CAR - Bill Capece 40 field goal
2Q: 12:40 CAR - Herman Heard 94 run (Bill Capece extra point)
2Q: 04:52 CAR - Bill Capece 37 field goal
3Q: 09:50 TBY - Mike Lansford 55 field goal
3Q: 05:19 CAR - Lorenzo Hampton 4 run (Bill Capece extra point)
4Q: 13:56 CAR - Herman Heard 2 run (Bill Capece extra point)
4Q: 05:42 CAR - Freddie Solomon 11 pass from Bill Kenney (Bill Capece extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:30 CAR - Bill Capece 40 field goal
2Q: 12:40 CAR - Herman Heard 94 run (Bill Capece extra point)
2Q: 04:52 CAR - Bill Capece 37 field goal
3Q: 09:50 TBY - Mike Lansford 55 field goal
3Q: 05:19 CAR - Lorenzo Hampton 4 run (Bill Capece extra point)
4Q: 13:56 CAR - Herman Heard 2 run (Bill Capece extra point)
4Q: 05:42 CAR - Freddie Solomon 11 pass from Bill Kenney (Bill Capece extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 9-7 5-11
First Downs 15 9
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 9 6
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 345 199
- Offensive Plays 61 57
- Yards per Play 5.66 3.49
Net Rushing Yards 180 108
- Rushing Attempts 31 22
- Yards per Rush 5.81 4.91
Net Passing Yards 165 91
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 17 - 2 31 - 15 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 165 116
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 5.50 2.60
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/40 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/39 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 7/114
Interception Ret./Yards 3/35 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 24
Time of Possession 32:03 27:57

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	9-7	5-11
First Downs	15	9
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	9	6
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	345	199
- Offensive Plays	61	57
- Yards per Play	5.66	3.49
Net Rushing Yards	180	108
- Rushing Attempts	31	22
- Yards per Rush	5.81	4.91
Net Passing Yards	165	91
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 17 - 2	31 - 15 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	165	116
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	5.50	2.60
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/40	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/39	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	7/114
Interception Ret./Yards	3/35	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 24
Time of Possession	32:03	27:57

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:29	0:56	OWN 39	2	3	Interception
1	7:27	0:57	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	5:22	3:00	OWN 47	6	30	Field Goal
2	13:09	0:49	OWN 2	2	98	Touchdown
2	11:01	0:18	OPP 42	2	0	Interception
2	8:26	3:41	OWN 42	7	38	Field Goal
2	2:56	2:21	OWN 37	6	11	Punt
3	15:00	3:03	OWN 34	6	21	Punt
3	9:42	1:36	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	7:10	2:01	OPP 45	4	45	Touchdown
3	1:10	2:21	OPP 24	6	24	Touchdown
4	12:02	3:08	OWN 36	6	19	Punt
4	7:20	1:47	OPP 11	3	11	Touchdown
4	4:08	2:15	OPP 43	3	2	Punt
4	1:02	1:02	OWN 18	2	3	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:31	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
1	11:33	4:06	OPP 47	8	34	Missed FG
1	6:30	1:08	OWN 10	3	1	Punt
1	2:22	4:13	OWN 16	9	28	Punt
2	12:20	1:19	OWN 42	2	0	Fumble
2	10:43	2:17	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	4:45	1:49	OWN 19	4	25	Interception
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 23	1	2	Half
3	11:57	2:15	OWN 20	4	42	Field Goal
3	8:06	0:56	OWN 33	2	8	Interception
3	5:09	3:59	OWN 16	7	15	Fumble
4	13:49	1:47	OWN 29	3	-5	Punt
4	8:54	1:34	OWN 20	3	1	Interception
4	5:33	1:25	OWN 17	3	1	Punt
4	1:53	0:51	OWN 20	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Sean Jones, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herman Heard	22	155	7.05	94	1	2
Lorenzo Hampton	9	25	2.78	7	0	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lee Rouson	11	72	6.55	45	1
Amos Lawrence	8	25	3.13	8	0
Adger Armstrong	2	9	4.50	7	0
Steve Bono	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	30	17	165	0/0	1	30	2	55.6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bono	31	15	116	4/25	0	19	3	18.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carlos Carson	6	11	65	10.83	30	30	0
RB Herman Heard	4	4	16	4.00	0	8	0
WR Byron Franklin	3	5	37	12.33	4	19	0
WR Freddie Solomon	1	4	11	11.00	0	11	1
WR Rick Upchurch	1	1	11	11.00	5	11	0
WR Dave Preston	1	3	16	16.00	6	16	0
TE Trey Junkin	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	0
RB Lorenzo Hampton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Al Walker	3	5	26	8.67	1	12
WR Alfred Jenkins	3	7	22	7.33	6	8
WR Anthony Carter	2	2	19	9.50	2	15
WR Tim Moffett	2	8	27	13.50	5	19
RB Lee Rouson	2	2	7	3.50	2	7
TE Doug Cosbie	1	4	13	13.00	3	13
RB Amos Lawrence	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Mike Jones	1	1	2	2.00	0	2

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dave Waymer	2	9	4.50	0
CB Dwayne Woodruff	1	26	26.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bruce Halford	1	0	0.00	0
S Scott Perry	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sean Jones	0	1	2	0
Tom Hannon	0	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Bono	2	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	6	275	45.8	33.0	58	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Connell	7	314	44.9	39.3	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bill Capece	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	4/4

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Lansford	1/2	1/1	1/1	55	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	24	12.0	0
Freddie Solomon	1	15	15.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Lawrence	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	1	27	27.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Halford	4	70	17.5	0
Shafer Suggs	3	44	14.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Sean Jones	7	1	3.0	16	24
ILB Brian Ingram	5	0	0.0	14	25
OLB John Rade	4	1	0.0	19	27
S Lester Lyles	4	1	0.0	18	24
ILB Terry Beeson	3	1	0.0	8	10
S Tom Hannon	3	1	0.0	19	31
S Dave Waymer	3	1	0.0	17	31
S Doug Jones	3	0	0.0	20	34
DE Bruce Smith	2	1	0.0	16	25
CB Bobby Watkins	2	0	0.0	15	23
DT Dino Mangiero	1	1	1.0	13	17
DT Steve Niehaus	1	2	0.0	15	19
DE Barry Bennett	1	0	0.0	6	11
QB Bill Kenney	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Cliff Lewis	1	0	0.0	8	14
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mark Shumate	1	0	0.0	7	16
ILB Jackie Shipp	0	1	0.0	3	8

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rich Dixon	7	2	0.0	27	21
ILB Kyle Clifton	5	3	0.0	18	19
S Scott Perry	5	0	0.0	22	26
CB Audrey McMillian	4	0	0.0	26	21
OLB Jamie Kimmel	3	0	0.0	16	14
DT Dan Ralph	2	3	0.0	20	21
DE John Goodman	2	2	0.0	13	8
CB Gary Thompson	2	2	0.0	25	25
DT Wally Chambers	2	0	0.0	17	13
CB Virgil Livers	2	0	0.0	8	8
ILB Tom Cousineau	2	0	0.0	4	9
S Bruce Halford	1	2	0.0	18	15
DT Donnie Ostrowski	1	1	0.0	12	16
CB Walter Packer	1	1	0.0	16	19
DE Bill Neill	1	1	0.0	11	9
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	---	---	---
G Bill Ellenbogen	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Robert Jackson	1	0	0.0	15	14
TE Doug Cosbie	1	0	---	---	---
S Donovan Rose	1	0	0.0	9	4
DE Jim Wilks	1	0	0.0	20	23
QB Steve Bono	1	0	---	---	---
S Felix Wright	1	0	0.0	12	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sean Jones	3.0	1	1	1	24
DT Dino Mangiero	1.0	0	1	0	17
DE Bruce Smith	0.0	0	1	1	25
DE Ross Browner	0.0	0	1	0	18

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jim Wilks	1	1	23
DT Donnie Ostrowski	1	0	16
DT Wally Chambers	0	1	13
DE Randy White	0	1	15
DT Dan Ralph	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dave Waymer	3	2	2	31
OLB John Rade	3	1	0	27
ILB Terry Beeson	3	0	0	10
DT Steve Niehaus	1	0	0	19
S Tom Hannon	1	0	0	31
ILB Brian Ingram	1	0	0	25
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	0	23
DE Sean Jones	1	0	0	24
S Lester Lyles	1	0	0	24
CB Dwayne Woodruff	0	1	1	14

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Rich Dixon	4	0	0	21
CB Audrey McMillian	3	1	0	21
S Felix Wright	2	1	0	15
ILB Tom Cousineau	2	0	0	9
ILB Kyle Clifton	2	0	0	19
CB Walter Packer	1	1	0	19
S Bruce Halford	1	0	1	15
S Scott Perry	1	0	1	26
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	0	14
S Donovan Rose	0	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mike Baab	4	5	30	29
Keith Uecker	1	5	23	27
Terry Tausch	1	3	20	25
Ben Akbar	1	2	8	3
Dan McQuaid	1	1	5	4
Marsharne Graves	0	6	26	26
Geoff Reece	0	5	24	23
Karl Swanke	0	3	11	5
Trey Junkin	0	1	17	15

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Aaron Meyer	2	4	11	0	24
Bill Ellenbogen	2	2	20	0	31
Allan Kennedy	1	4	21	1	31
Darrell Austin	1	3	20	0	29
Adam Schreiber	0	4	17	1	29
Trevor Matich	0	1	12	2	15
Adger Armstrong	0	1	10	0	15
David Jones	0	1	4	0	10
Derek Kennard	0	1	5	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Upchurch	6	22
Lorenzo Hampton	1	22
Doug Jones	1	16
Ben Akbar	1	8

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Adger Armstrong	1	16
Scott Perry	1	12
Felix Wright	1	11
Bill Ellenbogen	1	5

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Jones	---	---	20	34	16	70
Mike Baab	30	29	---	---	6	65
Tom Hannon	---	---	19	31	11	61
Bill Kenney	31	30	---	---	---	61
Marsharne Graves	26	26	---	---	---	52
Geoff Reece	24	23	---	---	4	51
Lester Lyles	---	---	18	24	9	51
Dave Waymer	---	---	17	31	2	50
Keith Uecker	23	27	---	---	---	50
Trey Junkin	17	15	---	---	18	50
Freddie Solomon	20	18	---	---	11	49
John Rade	---	---	19	27	2	48
Terry Tausch	20	25	---	---	---	45
Herman Heard	22	20	---	---	3	45
Dave Preston	20	22	---	---	2	44
Bruce Smith	---	---	16	25	1	42
Steve Niehaus	---	---	15	19	7	41
Carlos Carson	18	23	---	---	---	41
Brian Ingram	---	---	14	25	2	41
Sean Jones	---	---	16	24	1	41
Lorenzo Hampton	9	10	---	---	22	41
Byron Franklin	12	14	---	---	14	40
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	11	14	14	39
Bobby Watkins	---	---	15	23	1	39
Steve Folsom	12	6	---	---	17	35
Dino Mangiero	---	---	13	17	4	34
Randy Love	7	13	---	---	12	32
Cliff Lewis	---	---	8	14	10	32
David Hill	14	8	---	---	8	30
Ross Browner	---	---	9	18	3	30
Rick Upchurch	4	1	---	---	22	27
Karl Swanke	11	5	---	---	8	24
Mark Shumate	---	---	7	16	1	24
Jackie Shipp	---	---	3	8	12	23
Terry Beeson	---	---	8	10	2	20
Barry Bennett	---	---	6	11	3	20
Walt Bowyer	---	---	6	10	4	20
Dan Nugent	8	8	---	---	3	19
Ben Akbar	8	3	---	---	8	19
Dan McQuaid	5	4	---	---	6	15
Bill Capece	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tom De Paso	---	---	2	4	---	6
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	2	2
Harvey Clayton	---	---	0	0	---	0
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott Perry	---	---	22	26	12	60
Steve Bono	22	35	---	---	---	57
Darrell Austin	20	29	---	---	7	56
Bill Ellenbogen	20	31	---	---	5	56
Tim Moffett	14	28	---	---	14	56
Amos Lawrence	13	17	---	---	24	54
Allan Kennedy	21	31	---	---	---	52
Rich Dixon	---	---	27	21	4	52
Gary Thompson	---	---	25	25	2	52
Doug Cosbie	17	24	---	---	8	49
Adam Schreiber	17	29	---	---	3	49
Audrey McMillian	---	---	26	21	2	49
Walter Packer	---	---	16	19	11	46
Bruce Halford	---	---	18	15	12	45
Jim Wilks	---	---	20	23	2	45
Dan Ralph	---	---	20	21	2	43
Adger Armstrong	10	15	---	---	16	41
Robert Jackson	---	---	15	14	10	39
Aaron Meyer	11	24	---	---	3	38
Junior Miller	8	13	---	---	17	38
Kyle Clifton	---	---	18	19	1	38
Felix Wright	---	---	12	15	11	38
Wally Chambers	---	---	17	13	6	36
Byron Braggs	---	---	18	15	3	36
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	16	14	6	36
Trevor Matich	12	15	---	---	9	36
Alfred Jenkins	11	24	---	---	---	35
Al Walker	12	14	---	---	7	33
Lee Rouson	12	19	---	---	1	32
Randy White	---	---	13	15	2	30
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	12	16	1	29
Anthony Carter	10	16	---	---	1	27
Virgil Livers	---	---	8	8	9	25
John Goodman	---	---	13	8	4	25
Donovan Rose	---	---	9	4	11	24
Bill Neill	---	---	11	9	3	23
David Jones	4	10	---	---	9	23
Derek Kennard	5	6	---	---	9	20
Tom Cousineau	---	---	4	9	6	19
Mike Jones	3	5	---	---	11	19
Shafer Suggs	---	---	1	0	8	9
Mike Connell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sultan Evans	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Wilson	---	---	0	0	1	1
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	127	10.6
Middle	6	16	2.7
Right	13	37	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	66	8.3
Middle	10	28	2.8
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	30	17	1	1	0	4	4	0	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bono	31	15	0	3	1	4	4	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	22	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	83	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	41	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	60	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	46	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlos Carson	11	6	65	1	23
WR Byron Franklin	5	3	37	0	14
WR Freddie Solomon	4	1	11	0	18
RB Herman Heard	4	4	16	0	20
WR Dave Preston	3	1	16	0	22
WR Rick Upchurch	1	1	11	0	1
TE Trey Junkin	1	1	9	0	15
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	0	0	0	10

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Tim Moffett	8	2	0	27	28
WR Alfred Jenkins	7	3	0	22	24
WR Al Walker	5	3	0	26	14
TE Doug Cosbie	4	1	1	13	24
RB Amos Lawrence	2	1	0	0	17
WR Anthony Carter	2	2	0	19	16
RB Lee Rouson	2	2	0	7	19
WR Mike Jones	1	1	0	2	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herman Heard	2	3	1.50	7.05
Lorenzo Hampton	2	5	2.50	2.78

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Amos Lawrence	1	0	0.00	3.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	4	3	26	6.50	5.50

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carlos Carson	2	2	15	7.50	5.91
WR Freddie Solomon	1	1	11	11.00	2.75
WR Byron Franklin	1	0	0	0.00	7.40

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo Hampton	3	1
Herman Heard	2	2

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Amos Lawrence	2	0
Steve Bono	1	0
Lee Rouson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	8	5	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bono	9	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlos Carson	3	1	0
WR Byron Franklin	2	2	1
WR Freddie Solomon	1	0	0
TE Trey Junkin	1	1	1
RB Herman Heard	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Al Walker	3	2	2
WR Tim Moffett	3	1	1
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	0
TE Doug Cosbie	1	1	1
RB Amos Lawrence	1	0	0

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)