Week 17, 1991

played in Tampa Bay, FL

75 degrees, stormy, 29 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
3Q: 05:41 CAR - John Stephens 18 run (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 08:30 TBY - Benny Ricardo 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
3Q: 05:41 CAR - John Stephens 18 run (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 08:30 TBY - Benny Ricardo 41 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 10-6 5-11
First Downs 12 10
- by Rushing 8 1
- by Passing 4 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 295 205
- Offensive Plays 60 60
- Yards per Play 4.92 3.42
Net Rushing Yards 209 54
- Rushing Attempts 38 25
- Yards per Rush 5.50 2.16
Net Passing Yards 86 151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 9 - 1 34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 103 152
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 1/1
- Yards per Pass Play 3.91 4.31
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/60 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 6/64 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 1/37 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/2
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:12 30:48

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	10-6	5-11
First Downs	12	10
- by Rushing	8	1
- by Passing	4	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	295	205
- Offensive Plays	60	60
- Yards per Play	4.92	3.42
Net Rushing Yards	209	54
- Rushing Attempts	38	25
- Yards per Rush	5.50	2.16
Net Passing Yards	86	151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 9 - 1	34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	103	152
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	1/1
- Yards per Pass Play	3.91	4.31
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/60	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	6/64	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	1/37	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/2
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 23
Time of Possession	29:12	30:48

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:10	OWN 20	8	27	Interception
1	8:22	5:48	OWN 32	9	25	Punt
1	0:55	0:55	OWN 15	3	-3	Punt
2	12:11	1:36	OWN 21	3	-1	Punt
2	5:10	1:51	OWN 34	5	16	Punt
2	2:08	1:10	OPP 46	3	0	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 42	3	-5	Half
3	11:41	1:43	OWN 11	3	9	Punt
3	8:12	2:45	OWN 21	5	79	Touchdown
3	3:41	2:04	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
3	1:03	1:50	OWN 31	5	55	Fumble
4	8:22	2:21	OPP 46	3	7	Punt
4	2:49	2:49	OWN 44	7	52	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:50	2:28	OWN 23	5	13	Punt
1	2:34	1:39	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	15:00	2:49	OWN 33	4	14	Punt
2	10:35	5:25	OWN 33	9	40	Missed FG
2	3:19	1:11	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	0:58	0:37	OWN 10	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	3:19	OWN 25	5	20	Punt
3	9:58	1:46	OWN 40	4	4	Punt
3	5:27	1:46	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	1:37	0:34	OWN 21	3	-5	Punt
4	14:13	5:51	OWN 14	10	62	Field Goal
4	6:01	3:12	OWN 20	9	31	Punt

Game MVP: John Stephens, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Stephens	16	74	4.63	18	3	1
Kenneth Davis	10	63	6.30	41	2	0
Thomas Magnum	6	30	5.00	16	1	0
Harvey Williams	6	42	7.00	38	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Rodney Hampton	15	28	1.87	8
Jon Vaughn	7	20	2.86	8
Daryl Johnston	2	1	0.50	1
Scott Zolak	1	5	5.00	5

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Magnum	20	9	103	2/17	0	47	1	40.2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Zolak	34	21	152	1/1	0	23	0	72.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Garry James	2	5	13	6.50	0	10
WR Mike Pritchard	2	3	54	27.00	20	47
WR Pete Mandley	1	1	19	19.00	0	19
TE Jay Novacek	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
WR Walter Stanley	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
RB Kenneth Davis	1	3	2	2.00	0	2
RB John Stephens	1	4	-3	-3.00	0	-3
WR Doug Donley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Joe Johnson	5	7	41	8.20	11	14
WR Willie Davis	5	10	55	11.00	18	23
WR Perry Kemp	3	4	5	1.67	0	5
RB Jon Vaughn	3	3	8	2.67	9	10
C Troy Sadowski	2	2	18	9.00	5	12
FB Daryl Johnston	2	4	17	8.50	7	12
C Jim Price	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
WR Carlos Carson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Dwight Stone	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Cornelius Bennett	1	2	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Force
Garry James	1	0
Bobby Watkins	0	1
Sean Jones	0	1
David Grayson	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Scott Zolak	1	1	0
Daryl Johnston	1	0	0
Jon Vaughn	1	0	0
Carlos Carson	0	1	0
Perry Kemp	0	1	0
Ron Cox	0	1	0
Gary Thompson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	8	367	45.9	36.0	58	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Mohr	10	430	43.0	36.6	62	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	1/2	1/2	0/0	41	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	6	64	10.7	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Groenig	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	1	37	37.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Johnson	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	9	3	0.0	18	32
ILB Britt Hager	6	2	0.0	24	30
DE Sean Jones	5	1	1.0	16	21
DT Jeff Wright	4	1	0.0	13	27
ILB Jackie Shipp	3	4	0.0	17	13
OLB John Rade	3	0	0.0	17	31
CB Bobby Watkins	2	1	0.0	14	17
CB Lemuel Stinson	2	1	0.0	19	31
S Henry Jones	2	1	0.0	8	4
DE Bruce Smith	2	0	0.0	13	17
S Solomon Wilcots	2	0	0.0	15	24
DE John Shannon	2	0	0.0	9	8
DT Glenn Montgomery	2	0	0.0	12	8
OLB Gary Plummer	1	2	0.0	20	28
CB Perry Williams	1	0	0.0	8	6
TE Jay Novacek	1	0	---	---	---
OLB David Grayson	1	0	0.0	8	6
OLB Darrin Miller	1	0	0.0	5	7
CB A.J. Johnson	1	0	0.0	11	23
CB Harvey Clayton	0	1	0.0	14	20

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cornelius Bennett	7	3	0.0	33	21
ILB Mike Stonebreaker	5	1	0.0	26	17
CB Aeneas Williams	5	1	0.0	29	17
DE T.J. Turner	3	0	1.0	31	13
S Matt Groenig	3	3	0.0	25	20
S Tim McDonald	3	1	0.0	30	17
DT George Thornton	3	0	0.0	20	13
DE Shawn Miller	2	1	1.0	9	6
S Bo Eason	2	1	0.0	9	5
DT Mike Golic	2	1	0.0	18	9
S Jeff Fuller	2	0	0.0	16	8
DE Gerald Robinson	2	0	0.0	29	16
CB Rod Jones	1	2	0.0	28	19
CB Elbert Shelley	1	1	0.0	20	13
ILB Anthony Thompson	1	1	0.0	12	5
DE Don Smerek	1	0	0.0	7	9
DT John Washington	1	0	0.0	15	6
OLB Dixon Edwards	1	0	0.0	5	1
DT Rhett Hall	1	0	0.0	19	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sean Jones	1.0	1	1	0	21
DT Glenn Montgomery	0.0	0	2	0	8
OLB John Rade	0.0	0	1	2	31
OLB Gary Plummer	0.0	0	1	0	28
DE John Shannon	0.0	0	1	0	8

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE T.J. Turner	1.0	1	0	13
DE Shawn Miller	1.0	0	0	6
DE Don Smerek	0.0	1	1	9
OLB Cornelius Bennett	0.0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	3	0	32
ILB Britt Hager	2	1	30
CB Bobby Watkins	2	0	17
S Solomon Wilcots	2	0	24
CB Lemuel Stinson	2	0	31
DT Jeff Wright	2	0	27
CB A.J. Johnson	1	1	23
OLB John Rade	1	0	31
DE Sean Jones	1	0	21
ILB Jackie Shipp	1	0	13
CB Perry Williams	1	0	6
OLB David Grayson	1	0	6
DE John Shannon	1	0	8
S Henry Jones	1	0	4
CB Harvey Clayton	0	1	20
ILB Kurt Gouveia	0	1	8

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Aeneas Williams	3	0	0	17
OLB Cornelius Bennett	2	0	1	21
CB Rod Jones	1	1	0	19
CB Gary Thompson	1	0	0	11
S Jeff Fuller	1	0	0	8
S Matt Groenig	1	0	0	20
S Tim McDonald	0	1	0	17
CB Elbert Shelley	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Uecker	3	7	35	2	19
Chris Port	2	7	33	0	18
Trey Junkin	2	2	26	0	11
Tom Baugh	1	6	34	0	19
Gene Williams	1	6	31	0	15
Harry Swayne	1	3	33	0	19
Jay Novacek	1	1	23	0	18
Kevin Robbins	0	1	7	0	7

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Richmond Webb	4	8	23	0	33
Rick Cunningham	1	1	21	0	27
David Richards	0	5	25	0	32
Mike Withycombe	0	3	16	0	32
Adam Schreiber	0	2	20	0	22
Daryl Johnston	0	2	19	0	20
Troy Sadowski	0	1	13	0	15
Claxton Simpson	0	1	12	0	13
John Hunter	0	1	2	0	2
Derek Cook	0	0	4	1	8

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Trey Junkin	2	12
Damone Johnson	1	20
Kurt Gouveia	1	5

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Edwards	2	14
Joe Johnson	2	10
Carlos Carson	1	14
Mike Withycombe	1	8
Rodney Hampton	1	4

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thomas Magnum	38	22	---	---	---	60
Chris Port	33	18	---	---	8	59
Carlton Williamson	---	---	18	32	8	58
Jay Novacek	23	18	---	---	17	58
Harvey Williams	33	12	---	---	12	57
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	19	31	6	56
Tom Baugh	34	19	---	---	2	55
Britt Hager	---	---	24	30	1	55
Keith Uecker	35	19	---	---	---	54
Gary Plummer	---	---	20	28	4	52
Harry Swayne	33	19	---	---	---	52
John Rade	---	---	17	31	3	51
John Stephens	24	18	---	---	9	51
Trey Junkin	26	11	---	---	12	49
Jeff Wright	---	---	13	27	6	46
Gene Williams	31	15	---	---	---	46
Earl Wilson	---	---	12	24	8	44
Bobby Watkins	---	---	14	17	11	42
Sean Jones	---	---	16	21	4	41
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	15	24	2	41
Jackie Shipp	---	---	17	13	7	37
A.J. Johnson	---	---	11	23	3	37
Harvey Clayton	---	---	14	20	2	36
Bruce Smith	---	---	13	17	6	36
Walter Stanley	10	6	---	---	19	35
Doug Donley	18	10	---	---	4	32
David Grayson	---	---	8	6	16	30
Garry James	15	13	---	---	1	29
Mike Pritchard	18	10	---	---	1	29
John Gesek	13	9	---	---	6	28
Kenneth Davis	19	7	---	---	1	27
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	12	8	7	27
Pete Mandley	3	4	---	---	18	25
Damone Johnson	1	1	---	---	20	22
Kevin Robbins	7	7	---	---	8	22
Darrin Miller	---	---	5	7	6	18
John Shannon	---	---	9	8	1	18
Perry Williams	---	---	8	6	2	16
Joey Banes	4	4	---	---	8	16
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	2	8	5	15
Henry Jones	---	---	8	4	---	12
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Lee	0	0	---	---	2	2
Pete Koch	---	---	0	0	---	0
Neil O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott Zolak	25	35	---	---	2	62
Daryl Johnston	19	20	---	---	19	58
David Richards	25	32	---	---	---	57
Mike Withycombe	16	32	---	---	8	56
Richmond Webb	23	33	---	---	---	56
Cornelius Bennett	---	---	33	21	1	55
Jon Vaughn	9	23	---	---	23	55
Matt Groenig	---	---	25	20	8	53
Carlos Carson	13	25	---	---	14	52
Rod Jones	---	---	28	19	3	50
Tim McDonald	---	---	30	17	3	50
T.J. Turner	---	---	31	13	4	48
Rick Cunningham	21	27	---	---	---	48
Gerald Robinson	---	---	29	16	2	47
Mike Stonebreaker	---	---	26	17	4	47
Adam Schreiber	20	22	---	---	4	46
Aeneas Williams	---	---	29	17	---	46
Jim Price	14	15	---	---	13	42
Gary Thompson	---	---	13	11	16	40
Troy Sadowski	13	15	---	---	10	38
Perry Kemp	15	22	---	---	---	37
George Thornton	---	---	20	13	3	36
Claxton Simpson	12	13	---	---	10	35
Willie Davis	14	21	---	---	---	35
Elbert Shelley	---	---	20	13	1	34
Joe Johnson	8	16	---	---	10	34
Rodney Hampton	17	12	---	---	4	33
Mike Golic	---	---	18	9	5	32
Ron Cox	---	---	19	7	2	28
Rhett Hall	---	---	19	8	---	27
John Washington	---	---	15	6	5	26
Jeff Fuller	---	---	16	8	1	25
Alex Moyer	---	---	5	1	14	20
Anthony Thompson	---	---	12	5	3	20
Derek Cook	4	8	---	---	8	20
Dixon Edwards	---	---	5	1	14	20
David Diaz-Infante	2	6	---	---	11	19
Dwight Stone	3	6	---	---	10	19
Shawn Miller	---	---	9	6	3	18
Don Smerek	---	---	7	9	---	16
John Hunter	2	2	---	---	12	16
Bo Eason	---	---	9	5	---	14
Chris Mohr	0	0	---	---	10	10
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cliff Stoudt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	99	12.4
Middle	14	52	3.7
Right	15	59	3.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	9	1.3
Middle	13	20	1.5
Right	5	25	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Magnum	20	9	1	1	3	3	3	1	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Zolak	34	21	1	2	0	4	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	-3	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	31	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	9	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	66	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	20	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	60	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	49	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	23	4.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Garry James	5	2	1	13	0	13
RB John Stephens	4	1	1	-3	0	18
RB Kenneth Davis	3	1	1	2	0	7
WR Mike Pritchard	3	2	0	54	1	10
TE Jay Novacek	2	1	0	9	0	18
WR Doug Donley	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Pete Mandley	1	1	0	19	0	4
WR Walter Stanley	1	1	0	9	0	6

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Davis	10	5	55	1	21
WR Joe Johnson	7	5	41	0	16
WR Perry Kemp	4	3	5	0	22
FB Daryl Johnston	4	2	17	0	20
RB Jon Vaughn	3	3	8	0	23
C Troy Sadowski	2	2	18	0	15
C Jim Price	2	1	8	0	15
WR Carlos Carson	1	0	0	0	25
WR Dwight Stone	1	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Stephens	3	17	5.67	4.63
Thomas Magnum	1	-1	-1.00	5.00
Harvey Williams	1	2	2.00	7.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Magnum	3	2	5	1.67	5.15

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Kenneth Davis	1	1	2	2.00	0.67
WR Garry James	1	1	3	3.00	2.60
RB John Stephens	1	0	0	0.00	-0.75

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Thomas Magnum	2	0
John Stephens	1	1
Harvey Williams	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Scott Zolak	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Magnum	9	4	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Zolak	16	12	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Garry James	4	2	0
RB John Stephens	2	0	0
WR Mike Pritchard	2	1	0
WR Walter Stanley	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Johnson	5	4	3
WR Willie Davis	5	3	2
WR Perry Kemp	2	2	0
WR Carlos Carson	1	0	0
C Troy Sadowski	1	1	0
C Jim Price	1	1	1
RB Jon Vaughn	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)