Week 1, 1990

played in Tampa Bay, FL

77 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	3	3	7	0	-	20
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0	3	10	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:38 TBY - John Williams 2 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 03:37 CAR - John Stephens 3 run (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 11:33 CAR - John Lee 18 field goal
3Q: 09:24 TBY - Benny Ricardo 26 field goal
3Q: 00:02 CAR - John Lee 41 field goal
4Q: 12:10 TBY - Benny Ricardo 51 field goal
4Q: 00:48 TBY - Rodney Hampton 5 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 00:02 CAR - Trey Junkin 8 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
OT: 04:36 TBY - Benny Ricardo 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:38 TBY - John Williams 2 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 03:37 CAR - John Stephens 3 run (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 11:33 CAR - John Lee 18 field goal
3Q: 09:24 TBY - Benny Ricardo 26 field goal
3Q: 00:02 CAR - John Lee 41 field goal
4Q: 12:10 TBY - Benny Ricardo 51 field goal
4Q: 00:48 TBY - Rodney Hampton 5 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 00:02 CAR - Trey Junkin 8 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
OT: 04:36 TBY - Benny Ricardo 34 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 11 6
- by Passing 6 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 317 353
- Offensive Plays 74 73
- Yards per Play 4.28 4.84
Net Rushing Yards 163 113
- Rushing Attempts 41 26
- Yards per Rush 3.98 4.35
Net Passing Yards 154 240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 12 - 2 43 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 174 258
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 4/18
- Yards per Pass Play 4.67 5.11
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 4/29
Punt Returns/Yards 4/61 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/71 4/56
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time of Possession 36:05 34:26

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	11	6
- by Passing	6	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	317	353
- Offensive Plays	74	73
- Yards per Play	4.28	4.84
Net Rushing Yards	163	113
- Rushing Attempts	41	26
- Yards per Rush	3.98	4.35
Net Passing Yards	154	240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 12 - 2	43 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	174	258
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	4/18
- Yards per Pass Play	4.67	5.11
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	4/29
Punt Returns/Yards	4/61	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/71	4/56
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 30
Time of Possession	36:05	34:26

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	10:29	7:02	OWN 33	14	67	Touchdown
1	1:57	5:29	OPP 47	11	46	Field Goal
2	9:24	3:43	OWN 35	8	37	Interception
2	4:15	3:01	OWN 31	8	23	Punt
3	9:19	2:23	OWN 19	4	5	Punt
3	2:30	2:30	OWN 20	6	56	Field Goal
4	12:03	1:23	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	9:43	2:12	OWN 32	3	-7	Punt
4	4:29	1:26	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
4	1:08	0:10	OWN 5	1	0	Interception
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
OT1	13:33	1:32	OWN 43	3	6	Punt
OT1	10:27	1:52	OWN 2	3	5	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	2:42	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
1	3:27	1:30	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
2	11:28	2:04	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
2	5:41	1:26	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
2	1:14	1:14	OWN 6	3	8	Half
3	15:00	5:41	OWN 20	10	71	Field Goal
3	6:56	4:26	OWN 31	7	26	Punt
4	15:00	2:57	OWN 26	5	40	Field Goal
4	10:40	0:57	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
4	7:31	3:02	OWN 30	5	9	Punt
4	3:03	1:55	OWN 25	6	21	Punt
4	0:58	0:16	OPP 8	2	8	Touchdown
OT1	15:00	1:27	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
OT1	12:01	1:34	OWN 20	4	29	Punt
OT1	8:35	4:06	OWN 45	9	38	Field Goal

Game MVP: Gary Plummer, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kenneth Davis	22	79	3.59	13	1	0
John Stephens	19	84	4.42	12	2	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rodney Hampton	15	88	5.87	40	1	1
John Williams	9	21	2.33	4	0	1
Joe Montana	2	4	2.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	30	12	174	3/20	1	53	2	42.9

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	43	26	258	4/18	0	34	0	77.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Doug Donley	2	8	15	7.50	0	9	0
TE Trey Junkin	2	2	12	6.00	0	8	1
WR Walter Stanley	2	4	59	29.50	37	53	0
RB Kenneth Davis	2	2	6	3.00	0	4	0
WR Stephen Baker	2	5	27	13.50	0	15	0
TE Damone Johnson	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB John Stephens	1	3	47	47.00	44	47	0
WR Garry James	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dwight Stone	5	7	53	10.60	15	20
WR Anthony Carter	4	5	24	6.00	3	8
RB John Williams	3	6	36	12.00	12	23
WR Perry Kemp	3	5	42	14.00	32	34
WR Joe Johnson	3	7	22	7.33	4	8
RB Rodney Hampton	3	3	10	3.33	3	6
TE Dave Little	2	3	18	9.00	0	15
WR Ron Morris	2	4	20	10.00	0	15
FB Daryl Johnston	1	3	33	33.00	33	33

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Kyle Clifton	1	7	7.00	0
S Tim McDonald	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sean Jones	0	0	1	0
Gary Plummer	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov
Joe Montana	1	0
Rodney Hampton	1	0
Dave Little	0	1
Rick Cunningham	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	8	364	45.5	42.0	53	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Mohr	9	391	43.4	34.4	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	3/3	1/1	1/1	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	4	61	15.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Groenig	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	3	71	23.7	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Johnson	4	56	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	8	2	0.0	25	40
ILB Britt Hager	7	1	0.0	20	41
OLB Gary Plummer	6	2	2.5	20	43
OLB John Rade	6	2	0.0	22	43
S Solomon Wilcots	5	0	0.0	19	42
ILB Jackie Shipp	4	0	0.0	11	17
DE Sean Jones	3	0	1.0	20	38
CB A.J. Johnson	3	1	0.0	13	31
CB Harvey Clayton	3	0	0.0	10	17
DE Bubba Baker	2	1	0.0	20	31
DT Jeff Wright	2	1	0.0	17	38
CB Perry Williams	2	0	0.0	11	24
DE Bruce Smith	1	1	0.5	12	25
S Barney Bussey	1	1	0.0	1	7
WR Doug Donley	1	0	---	---	---
WR Walter Stanley	1	0	---	---	---
OLB David Grayson	1	0	0.0	11	11
CB Bobby Watkins	0	1	0.0	13	16
ILB Dante Jones	0	1	0.0	8	6
CB Lemuel Stinson	0	1	0.0	23	37
DT Glenn Montgomery	0	1	0.0	10	10

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tim McDonald	8	1	0.0	31	25
CB Audrey McMillian	5	1	0.0	38	26
OLB Cornelius Bennett	4	0	1.0	36	26
S Bo Eason	4	2	0.0	11	9
DE Shawn Miller	4	2	0.0	24	18
CB Gary Thompson	4	1	0.0	14	19
CB Rod Jones	4	0	0.0	31	28
CB Elbert Shelley	4	0	0.0	22	21
ILB Kyle Clifton	3	2	0.0	35	26
DT Quenton Ballard	3	0	0.0	24	17
OLB O'Brien Alston	2	1	1.0	11	8
DT Mike Golic	2	0	0.5	22	17
DE Eric Dorsey	2	2	0.0	17	15
DE Don Smerek	1	1	0.5	30	26
S Jim Bowman	1	1	0.0	13	13
DE T.J. Turner	1	1	0.0	11	7
DT John Washington	1	1	0.0	19	16
S Matt Groenig	1	0	0.0	30	22
DT Mike Perko	0	1	0.0	12	9
OLB Ron Cox	0	1	0.0	9	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	2.5	1	3	2	43
DE Sean Jones	1.0	0	2	0	38
DE Bruce Smith	0.5	0	1	1	25
DE Bubba Baker	0.0	1	1	1	31

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Cornelius Bennett	1.0	0	0	26
OLB O'Brien Alston	1.0	0	0	8
DE Don Smerek	0.5	4	0	26
DT Mike Golic	0.5	0	0	17
DT John Washington	0.0	2	0	16
DE Shawn Miller	0.0	1	0	18
DE Eric Dorsey	0.0	1	0	15
DT Quenton Ballard	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB John Rade	5	1	43
S Solomon Wilcots	4	0	42
ILB Britt Hager	4	0	41
S Carlton Williamson	3	2	40
CB A.J. Johnson	3	0	31
CB Harvey Clayton	2	0	17
ILB Jackie Shipp	2	0	17
S Barney Bussey	1	0	7
CB Perry Williams	1	0	24
OLB Gary Plummer	1	0	43
CB Lemuel Stinson	0	1	37

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Elbert Shelley	3	0	0	21
CB Gary Thompson	2	0	0	19
S Bo Eason	2	0	0	9
ILB Kyle Clifton	1	1	1	26
S Tim McDonald	1	1	1	25
DE Shawn Miller	1	0	0	18
OLB Cornelius Bennett	1	0	0	26
S Matt Groenig	1	0	0	22
CB Audrey McMillian	0	2	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ken Moyer	6	8	33	0	25
Keith Uecker	2	7	36	2	27
Mike Baab	2	6	38	1	31
Stefan Humpries	2	6	38	0	27
Dennis Bligen	1	2	23	0	18
Marsharne Graves	1	2	8	0	8
Tom Baugh	1	1	3	0	2
Chris Port	1	1	3	0	6
Harry Swayne	0	6	35	0	26
Trey Junkin	0	1	30	0	24
Joey Banes	0	1	5	0	6

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adam Schreiber	2	5	22	0	36
Richmond Webb	2	4	23	1	40
Rick Cunningham	1	7	22	2	38
John Ayers	1	1	6	0	19
Ellis Gardner	0	3	24	0	37
David Richards	0	2	25	0	35
John Hunter	0	1	7	0	16
Daryl Johnston	0	1	13	0	18
Claxton Simpson	0	0	1	1	14

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Clayton	2	17
David Grayson	1	37
Trey Junkin	1	16
Doug Donley	1	10

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
David Richards	2	9
Marc Logan	2	4
Gary Thompson	1	37
Tim McDonald	1	14
Anthony Thompson	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Rade	---	---	22	43	12	77
Bill Kenney	41	33	---	---	---	74
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	23	37	13	73
Mike Baab	38	31	---	---	3	72
Stefan Humpries	38	27	---	---	6	71
Carlton Williamson	---	---	25	40	5	70
Trey Junkin	30	24	---	---	16	70
Sean Jones	---	---	20	38	11	69
Gary Plummer	---	---	20	43	2	65
John Stephens	19	25	---	---	20	64
Keith Uecker	36	27	---	---	---	63
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	19	42	2	63
Britt Hager	---	---	20	41	2	63
Harry Swayne	35	26	---	---	---	61
David Grayson	---	---	11	11	37	59
Jeff Wright	---	---	17	38	3	58
Ken Moyer	33	25	---	---	---	58
Dennis Bligen	23	18	---	---	16	57
Damone Johnson	26	11	---	---	19	56
Stephen Baker	31	21	---	---	4	56
Bubba Baker	---	---	20	31	1	52
A.J. Johnson	---	---	13	31	5	49
Harvey Clayton	---	---	10	17	17	44
Walter Stanley	10	13	---	---	20	43
Bruce Smith	---	---	12	25	3	40
Bobby Watkins	---	---	13	16	10	39
Mark Lewis	18	7	---	---	14	39
Doug Donley	9	19	---	---	10	38
Perry Williams	---	---	11	24	2	37
Jackie Shipp	---	---	11	17	7	35
Garry James	17	15	---	---	---	32
Kenneth Davis	22	9	---	---	---	31
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	10	10	9	29
Marsharne Graves	8	8	---	---	10	26
Pete Mandley	0	3	---	---	22	25
Kevin Robbins	6	7	---	---	10	23
Tom Baugh	3	2	---	---	10	15
Dante Jones	---	---	8	6	1	15
Barney Bussey	---	---	1	7	5	13
Chris Port	3	6	---	---	4	13
Joey Banes	5	6	---	---	---	11
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	10	10
John Lee	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ben Smith	---	---	0	0	4	4
Thomas Magnum	0	0	---	---	---	0
Neil O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kyle Clifton	---	---	35	26	15	76
Audrey McMillian	---	---	38	26	11	75
Joe Montana	26	47	---	---	---	73
Gary Thompson	---	---	14	19	37	70
Tim McDonald	---	---	31	25	14	70
David Richards	25	35	---	---	9	69
Matt Groenig	---	---	30	22	14	66
Cornelius Bennett	---	---	36	26	3	65
Ellis Gardner	24	37	---	---	3	64
John Williams	10	24	---	---	30	64
Richmond Webb	23	40	---	---	---	63
Anthony Carter	19	35	---	---	8	62
Adam Schreiber	22	36	---	---	2	60
Dwight Stone	14	30	---	---	16	60
Rick Cunningham	22	38	---	---	---	60
Rod Jones	---	---	31	28	---	59
Don Smerek	---	---	30	26	2	58
Dave Little	14	25	---	---	15	54
Perry Kemp	20	33	---	---	---	53
Daryl Johnston	13	18	---	---	21	52
Quenton Ballard	---	---	24	17	6	47
Mike Golic	---	---	22	17	8	47
Shawn Miller	---	---	24	18	3	45
Elbert Shelley	---	---	22	21	1	44
Troy Sadowski	7	12	---	---	22	41
Joe Johnson	14	21	---	---	5	40
John Washington	---	---	19	16	1	36
Eric Dorsey	---	---	17	15	3	35
John Hunter	7	16	---	---	12	35
Rodney Hampton	16	19	---	---	---	35
Anthony Thompson	---	---	11	13	9	33
Jim Bowman	---	---	13	13	6	32
Ron Morris	2	14	---	---	14	30
Claxton Simpson	1	14	---	---	12	27
John Ayers	6	19	---	---	1	26
Mike Perko	---	---	12	9	1	22
T.J. Turner	---	---	11	7	4	22
O'Brien Alston	---	---	11	8	3	22
Bo Eason	---	---	11	9	---	20
Ron Cox	---	---	9	2	5	16
Mike Withycombe	0	0	---	---	12	12
Marc Logan	1	4	---	---	4	9
Chris Mohr	0	0	---	---	9	9
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gerg Peete	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jeff Rutledge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	67	3.9
Middle	6	25	4.2
Right	18	71	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	19	80	4.2
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	30	12	2	2	2	4	8	1	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	43	26	4	1	3	4	7	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	3	57	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	111	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	60	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	115	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	40	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	43	8.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Doug Donley	8	2	1	15	0	19
WR Stephen Baker	5	2	0	27	0	21
WR Walter Stanley	4	2	0	59	1	13
TE Damone Johnson	3	1	0	8	0	11
WR Garry James	3	0	1	0	0	15
RB John Stephens	3	1	0	47	1	25
TE Trey Junkin	2	2	0	12	0	24
RB Kenneth Davis	2	2	0	6	0	9

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dwight Stone	7	5	0	53	1	30
WR Joe Johnson	7	3	2	22	0	21
RB John Williams	6	3	0	36	1	24
WR Anthony Carter	5	4	0	24	0	35
WR Perry Kemp	5	3	1	42	1	33
WR Ron Morris	4	2	0	20	0	14
TE Dave Little	3	2	0	18	0	25
FB Daryl Johnston	3	1	0	33	1	18
RB Rodney Hampton	3	3	0	10	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Stephens	4	18	4.50	4.42
Kenneth Davis	2	4	2.00	3.59

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Williams	4	11	2.75	2.33
Rodney Hampton	4	18	4.50	5.87
Joe Montana	1	3	3.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	4	1	8	2.00	5.80

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	2	0	0	0.00	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Doug Donley	1	0	0	0.00	1.88
TE Trey Junkin	1	1	8	8.00	6.00
WR Stephen Baker	1	0	0	0.00	5.40
RB John Stephens	1	0	0	0.00	15.67

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Perry Kemp	1	0	0	0.00	8.40
WR Joe Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	3.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
John Stephens	3	3
Kenneth Davis	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Montana	2	0
John Williams	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	14	5	4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	14	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Doug Donley	5	1	1
RB John Stephens	3	1	1
WR Walter Stanley	2	2	1
WR Garry James	2	0	0
WR Stephen Baker	2	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB John Williams	3	1	1
WR Anthony Carter	2	1	0
TE Dave Little	2	2	1
WR Ron Morris	2	1	0
WR Joe Johnson	2	1	1
WR Perry Kemp	1	0	0
WR Dwight Stone	1	0	0
FB Daryl Johnston	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)