Week 1, 1987

played in Tampa Bay, FL

66 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:10 TBY - Anthony Carter 13 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer extra point)
2Q: 01:51 CAR - Herman Heard 1 run (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 01:52 CAR - John Lee 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:10 TBY - Anthony Carter 13 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer extra point)
2Q: 01:51 CAR - Herman Heard 1 run (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 01:52 CAR - John Lee 20 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 9
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 12 6
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 298 160
- Offensive Plays 70 53
- Yards per Play 4.26 3.02
Net Rushing Yards 91 35
- Rushing Attempts 36 16
- Yards per Rush 2.53 2.19
Net Passing Yards 207 125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 0 29 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 207 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 8/52
- Yards per Pass Play 6.09 3.38
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 10/86 3/24
Punt Returns/Yards 3/9 4/19
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 3/58
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 23
Time of Possession 32:37 27:23

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	9
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	12	6
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	298	160
- Offensive Plays	70	53
- Yards per Play	4.26	3.02
Net Rushing Yards	91	35
- Rushing Attempts	36	16
- Yards per Rush	2.53	2.19
Net Passing Yards	207	125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 0	29 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	207	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	8/52
- Yards per Pass Play	6.09	3.38
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	10/86	3/24
Punt Returns/Yards	3/9	4/19
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	3/58
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 23
Time of Possession	32:37	27:23

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:04	OWN 48	6	15	Punt
1	7:02	2:06	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
2	14:51	2:50	OWN 10	5	16	Punt
2	10:53	4:33	OWN 11	9	35	Punt
2	3:25	1:41	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 19	1	4	Half
3	11:27	1:49	OWN 35	4	17	Punt
3	8:34	6:47	OWN 39	15	58	Field Goal
3	0:52	3:38	OWN 10	7	24	Punt
4	9:13	0:53	OWN 5	3	6	Punt
4	7:15	1:51	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
4	3:13	1:20	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
4	0:58	0:58	OPP 28	6	14	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:56	3:54	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	4:56	5:05	OWN 13	8	27	Punt
2	12:01	1:08	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
2	6:20	2:55	OWN 14	5	20	Punt
2	1:44	1:41	OWN 29	3	-4	Punt
3	15:00	3:33	OWN 21	5	9	Punt
3	9:38	1:04	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	1:47	0:55	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
4	12:14	3:01	OWN 28	5	15	Punt
4	8:20	1:05	OWN 32	3	-11	Punt
4	5:24	2:11	OWN 17	3	1	Punt
4	1:53	0:55	OWN 19	4	9	Downs

Game MVP: Gary Plummer, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lorenzo Hampton	21	55	2.62	10	1	0
Herman Heard	10	38	3.80	10	1	1
Bill Kenney	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0	0
Ted Brown	2	2	1.00	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Barry Word	13	27	2.08	7
Bobby Morse	2	6	3.00	5
Joe Montana	1	2	2.00	2

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	34	20	207	0/0	0	37	0	76.4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	29	17	177	8/52	1	38	0	87.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Steve Folsom	5	7	78	15.60	9	37
WR Dave Preston	3	3	22	7.33	3	8
WR Carlos Carson	3	4	33	11.00	6	14
TE Trey Junkin	3	4	13	4.33	0	6
WR Byron Franklin	2	3	25	12.50	8	13
WR Stephen Baker	2	8	15	7.50	3	12
FB Ted Brown	1	3	11	11.00	0	11
RB Herman Heard	1	1	10	10.00	4	10
RB Lorenzo Hampton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Carter	4	9	61	15.25	32	38	1
WR Tim Moffett	3	6	13	4.33	0	9	0
TE Doug Cosbie	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	0
TE Junior Miller	2	2	30	15.00	2	24	0
WR Perry Kemp	2	5	15	7.50	0	8	0
WR Kitrick Taylor	2	3	26	13.00	0	15	0
FB Adger Armstrong	1	1	12	12.00	10	12	0
WR Ron Morris	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mark Shumate	0	0	1	0
Bruce Smith	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov
Joe Montana	2	0
Leotis Harris	0	1
Allan Kennedy	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	9	419	46.6	40.0	62	4

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Connell	10	436	43.6	42.7	58	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Cofer	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Williamson	3	9	3.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Groenig	4	19	4.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Hampton	2	48	24.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kitrick Taylor	2	46	23.0	0
Chris Williams	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Craig Shaffer	7	2	0.0	12	30
S Carlton Williamson	6	1	0.0	13	36
OLB Gary Plummer	5	2	4.0	13	32
S Eric Williams	5	1	0.0	14	29
S Solomon Wilcots	4	0	0.0	8	21
DE Bruce Smith	2	2	1.5	13	25
DT Mark Shumate	2	0	1.0	9	23
CB Darryl Hemphill	2	0	0.0	4	14
CB Bobby Watkins	2	0	0.0	12	23
DE Sean Jones	1	0	1.0	14	28
DE Fred Smerlas	1	0	0.5	3	12
CB Harvey Clayton	1	1	0.0	11	26
OLB John Rade	1	1	0.0	13	33
S Rich Miano	1	0	0.0	3	2
OLB Howard Carson	0	1	0.0	3	5
ILB Jackie Shipp	0	1	0.0	7	23
CB Perry Williams	0	1	0.0	7	13
DT Bob Nelson	0	1	0.0	7	14

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kyle Clifton	11	2	32	27
DE Dennis Harrison	6	2	27	26
S Matt Groenig	5	2	27	32
CB Gary Thompson	5	0	18	21
OLB Rich Dixon	4	2	8	11
S Chris Williams	4	0	27	27
OLB Cornelius Bennett	3	1	17	11
DT Reggie Kinlaw	3	0	19	15
CB Audrey McMillian	3	0	28	28
DT John Washington	2	1	30	31
DT Dan Ralph	2	0	28	24
OLB Ed Reynolds	1	4	32	30
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	7	2
CB Rod Jones	1	0	27	20
DE Leon Seals	1	0	19	12
S Scott Perry	0	1	11	8
S Felix Wright	0	1	10	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	4.0	0	0	3	32
DE Bruce Smith	1.5	0	2	1	25
DE Sean Jones	1.0	0	1	1	28
DT Mark Shumate	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Fred Smerlas	0.5	0	1	0	12
OLB John Rade	0.0	1	1	1	33
DT Bob Nelson	0.0	0	1	0	14
OLB David Grayson	0.0	0	1	0	5

Tampa Bay	Hurry	PPlay
DT Reggie Kinlaw	1	15
S Chris Williams	1	27
CB Gary Thompson	1	21
DT John Washington	1	31
DE Leon Seals	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Eric Williams	3	2	29
ILB Craig Shaffer	3	0	30
CB Bobby Watkins	3	0	23
S Solomon Wilcots	3	0	21
CB Darryl Hemphill	2	0	14
S Carlton Williamson	1	0	36
CB Harvey Clayton	1	0	26
OLB Gary Plummer	1	0	32
S Lester Lyles	0	1	1

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Matt Groenig	4	2	32
OLB Rich Dixon	3	0	11
CB Gary Thompson	2	1	21
S Chris Williams	2	0	27
ILB Kyle Clifton	2	0	27
CB Audrey McMillian	2	0	28
OLB Cornelius Bennett	2	0	11
DE Dennis Harrison	1	0	26
DT Dan Ralph	1	0	24
CB Rod Jones	1	0	20
OLB Ed Reynolds	0	1	30
CB Leonard Coleman	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Dave Lutz	3	6	34	30
Mike Baab	1	5	30	30
Geoff Reece	1	2	7	5
Steve Folsom	1	2	24	25
Marsharne Graves	0	6	28	25
Terry Tausch	0	5	30	29
Keith Uecker	0	4	29	32
Ted Brown	0	1	26	15
Greg Roberts	0	1	13	12
Trey Junkin	0	1	33	25

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adam Schreiber	2	4	0	12	0	33
Bill Ellenbogen	2	2	1	13	3	28
Karl Nelson	1	4	0	14	2	33
Allan Kennedy	0	2	0	14	1	29
Leotis Harris	0	1	0	15	1	31
David Jones	0	1	0	1	1	6
Johnie Mallory	0	1	0	2	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Trey Junkin	2	23
Steve Folsom	2	15
Lorenzo Hampton	2	5
Dwight Collins	1	14

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Thompson	2	15
Kitrick Taylor	2	13
Anthony Carter	1	14

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Trey Junkin	33	25	---	---	23	81
Bill Kenney	36	34	---	---	---	70
Mike Baab	30	30	---	---	9	69
Carlton Williamson	---	---	13	36	18	67
Steve Folsom	24	25	---	---	15	64
Dave Lutz	34	30	---	---	---	64
Ted Brown	26	15	---	---	22	63
Keith Uecker	29	32	---	---	---	61
Marsharne Graves	28	25	---	---	7	60
Terry Tausch	30	29	---	---	---	59
Stephen Baker	25	25	---	---	---	50
John Rade	---	---	13	33	1	47
Lorenzo Hampton	23	19	---	---	5	47
Gary Plummer	---	---	13	32	2	47
Herman Heard	15	16	---	---	15	46
Dave Preston	12	17	---	---	16	45
Craig Shaffer	---	---	12	30	3	45
Eric Williams	---	---	14	29	2	45
Harvey Clayton	---	---	11	26	5	42
Sean Jones	---	---	14	28	---	42
Bobby Watkins	---	---	12	23	3	38
Bruce Smith	---	---	13	25	---	38
Jackie Shipp	---	---	7	23	7	37
Greg Roberts	13	12	---	---	10	35
Mark Shumate	---	---	9	23	1	33
Carlos Carson	17	15	---	---	---	32
Bob Nelson	---	---	7	14	8	29
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	8	21	---	29
Darryl Hemphill	---	---	4	14	10	28
Geoff Reece	7	5	---	---	10	22
Mark Studaway	---	---	2	9	11	22
David Grayson	---	---	5	5	12	22
Perry Williams	---	---	7	13	---	20
Ben Akbar	7	2	---	---	10	19
Dwight Collins	1	3	---	---	14	18
Fred Smerlas	---	---	3	12	---	15
Howard Carson	---	---	3	5	6	14
Byron Franklin	4	10	---	---	---	14
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	12	12
Rich Miano	---	---	3	2	7	12
Wayne Davis	---	---	3	3	5	11
Dan McQuaid	2	5	---	---	3	10
Lester Lyles	---	---	0	1	1	2
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	1	1
John Lee	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jeff Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Washington	---	---	30	31	8	69
Matt Groenig	---	---	27	32	9	68
Ed Reynolds	---	---	32	30	1	63
Kyle Clifton	---	---	32	27	1	60
Audrey McMillian	---	---	28	28	2	58
Chris Williams	---	---	27	27	3	57
Leotis Harris	15	31	---	---	10	56
Dennis Harrison	---	---	27	26	1	54
Anthony Carter	12	28	---	---	14	54
Gary Thompson	---	---	18	21	15	54
Dan Ralph	---	---	28	24	2	54
Joe Montana	16	37	---	---	---	53
Leonard Coleman	---	---	10	20	23	53
Rod Jones	---	---	27	20	1	48
Karl Nelson	14	33	---	---	---	47
Adam Schreiber	12	33	---	---	---	45
Kevin Brooks	---	---	19	25	1	45
Doug Cosbie	9	20	---	---	15	44
Perry Kemp	16	28	---	---	---	44
Allan Kennedy	14	29	---	---	---	43
Rich Dixon	---	---	8	11	23	42
Bill Ellenbogen	13	28	---	---	---	41
Barry Word	14	25	---	---	1	40
Leon Seals	---	---	19	12	9	40
Reggie Kinlaw	---	---	19	15	1	35
Tim Moffett	7	27	---	---	---	34
Cornelius Bennett	---	---	17	11	3	31
Kitrick Taylor	3	15	---	---	13	31
Scott Perry	---	---	11	8	8	27
Junior Miller	6	12	---	---	9	27
Ron Lee	5	7	---	---	14	26
Bobby Morse	2	10	---	---	14	26
Adger Armstrong	6	7	---	---	10	23
David Alexander	4	4	---	---	10	18
David Jones	1	6	---	---	10	17
Felix Wright	---	---	10	4	3	17
Rob Fada	2	4	---	---	10	16
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	7	2	4	13
Don Mosebar	3	9	---	---	---	12
Ron Morris	0	6	---	---	5	11
Mike Connell	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brian Blankenship	0	0	---	---	10	10
Johnie Mallory	2	8	---	---	---	10
Mike Cofer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rick Trocano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jay Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	37	3.1
Middle	7	14	2.0
Right	14	44	3.1
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	7	17	2.4
Right	8	17	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	34	20	2	2	2	5	5	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	29	17	2	0	1	3	7	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	84	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	66	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	57	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	75	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	66	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	24	3.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephen Baker	8	2	0	15	0	25
TE Steve Folsom	7	5	0	78	2	25
WR Carlos Carson	4	3	1	33	0	15
TE Trey Junkin	4	3	0	13	0	25
WR Dave Preston	3	3	0	22	0	17
FB Ted Brown	3	1	0	11	0	15
WR Byron Franklin	3	2	0	25	0	10
RB Herman Heard	1	1	0	10	0	16
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	0	1	0	0	19

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Carter	9	4	0	61	1	28
WR Tim Moffett	6	3	1	13	0	27
WR Perry Kemp	5	2	0	15	0	28
WR Kitrick Taylor	3	2	0	26	0	15
TE Doug Cosbie	2	2	0	8	0	20
TE Junior Miller	2	2	0	30	1	12
FB Adger Armstrong	1	1	0	12	0	7
WR Ron Morris	1	1	0	12	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	3	-4	-1.33	-1.33
Lorenzo Hampton	3	11	3.67	2.62
Herman Heard	1	1	1.00	3.80

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Word	2	3	1.50	2.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	4	0	0	0.00	6.09

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	1	1	13	13.00	6.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Overall Avg
TE Steve Folsom	2	11.14
FB Ted Brown	1	3.67
WR Byron Franklin	1	8.33

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Carter	1	1	13	13.00	6.78

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Herman Heard	3	2
Bill Kenney	1	0
Lorenzo Hampton	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Word	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	13	6	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	7	4	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephen Baker	4	0	0
WR Carlos Carson	2	1	1
TE Steve Folsom	2	2	2
WR Byron Franklin	2	2	1
WR Dave Preston	1	1	1
FB Ted Brown	1	0	0
TE Trey Junkin	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch
WR Tim Moffett	3	2
WR Perry Kemp	3	1
TE Junior Miller	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)