Week 1, 1993

played in Tampa Bay, FL

89 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	3	3	7	-	13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	0	3	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:55 TBY - Rich Karlis 29 field goal
2Q: 11:41 CAR - Gary Anderson 39 field goal
3Q: 07:02 CAR - Gary Anderson 18 field goal
3Q: 04:32 TBY - Rich Karlis 47 field goal
4Q: 09:08 TBY - Rich Karlis 44 field goal
4Q: 02:57 CAR - Kenneth Davis 15 run (Gary Anderson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:55 TBY - Rich Karlis 29 field goal
2Q: 11:41 CAR - Gary Anderson 39 field goal
3Q: 07:02 CAR - Gary Anderson 18 field goal
3Q: 04:32 TBY - Rich Karlis 47 field goal
4Q: 09:08 TBY - Rich Karlis 44 field goal
4Q: 02:57 CAR - Kenneth Davis 15 run (Gary Anderson extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 294 320
- Offensive Plays 69 65
- Yards per Play 4.26 4.92
Net Rushing Yards 63 120
- Rushing Attempts 34 31
- Yards per Rush 1.85 3.87
Net Passing Yards 231 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 21 - 0 33 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 249 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/18 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.60 5.88
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 10/19 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 1/5 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:56 30:04

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	294	320
- Offensive Plays	69	65
- Yards per Play	4.26	4.92
Net Rushing Yards	63	120
- Rushing Attempts	34	31
- Yards per Rush	1.85	3.87
Net Passing Yards	231	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 21 - 0	33 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	249	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/18	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.60	5.88
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	10/19	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	1/5	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 23
Time of Possession	29:56	30:04

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:03	OWN 25	4	8	Punt
1	7:48	2:06	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
1	0:24	3:48	OWN 20	9	58	Field Goal
2	7:27	3:03	OWN 22	6	23	Punt
2	2:48	2:02	OWN 17	7	31	Punt
3	12:05	5:10	OWN 20	11	79	Field Goal
3	4:25	1:58	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	2:27	2:33	OPP 20	6	8	Fumble
4	9:01	6:12	OWN 20	17	80	Touchdown
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 46	3	-4	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:57	4:09	OWN 40	9	48	Field Goal
1	5:42	5:18	OWN 27	10	30	Punt
2	11:36	4:09	OWN 20	7	26	Punt
2	4:24	1:36	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 24	2	5	Half
3	15:00	2:55	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
3	6:55	2:30	OWN 20	7	50	Field Goal
4	14:54	5:53	OWN 12	11	61	Field Goal
4	2:49	2:24	OWN 16	10	38	Downs

Game MVP: Kenneth Davis, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kenneth Davis	15	55	3.67	15	2	1
Rodney Culver	13	9	0.69	7	0	0
Neil O'Donnell	4	-3	-0.75	1	0	0
Harvey Williams	2	2	1.00	5	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jon Vaughn	16	83	5.19	13	3	0
Rod Bernstine	15	37	2.47	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil O'Donnell	33	21	249	2/18	0	32	0	86.5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Beuerlein	33	19	207	1/7	0	32	0	76.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Kenneth Davis	9	10	115	12.78	62	32
TE Jay Novacek	2	2	11	5.50	1	10
WR Mike Pritchard	2	3	34	17.00	3	21
FB Harvey Williams	2	4	10	5.00	6	6
TE Aaron Pierce	2	3	31	15.50	0	16
WR Quinn Early	1	3	18	18.00	0	18
WR Calvin Williams	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
RB Rodney Culver	1	2	22	22.00	13	22
TE Troy Drayton	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
WR Daryl Hobbs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dokie Williams	7	9	62	8.86	6	13
RB Jon Vaughn	5	6	31	6.20	24	24
TE Keith Jennings	2	4	25	12.50	14	17
WR Willie Davis	2	3	43	21.50	13	32
WR Darrin Nelson	1	3	17	17.00	3	17
FB Tom Rathman	1	1	12	12.00	4	12
WR Tim Brown	1	3	17	17.00	0	17
TE Arthur Cox	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Rod Bernstine	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Daryl Johnston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rodney Culver	2	0	0
Keith Uecker	0	1	0
John Gesek	0	1	0
Walter Stanley	0	0	1
Greg Jackson	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rod Bernstine	1	1	0
Dokie Williams	1	0	0
Eric Curry	0	1	0
Rhett Hall	0	0	1
Sean Gilbert	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gary Anderson	5	158	31.6	31.4	52	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Mohr	4	168	42.0	32.0	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	3/3	2/2	0/0	47	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Bernstine	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	2	45	22.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dokie Williams	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	6	2	0.0	27	32
S Greg Jackson	6	0	0.0	30	34
DE Darrell Davis	5	1	0.5	21	24
DT Glenn Montgomery	5	1	0.0	21	16
DE Elijah Alexander	4	0	0.5	25	28
S Barney Bussey	4	4	0.0	28	29
ILB Kurt Gouveia	4	0	0.0	15	9
CB Lemuel Stinson	3	1	0.0	31	34
DT Jeff Wright	3	1	0.0	28	29
CB Jimmy Spencer	3	0	0.0	14	22
OLB Carleton Bailey	2	2	0.0	22	27
OLB Britt Hager	2	1	0.0	8	7
CB Ray Buchanan	2	0	0.0	31	34
DE Leonard Griffin	1	2	0.0	8	9
DT Noland Rosenbach	1	1	0.0	21	26
S Carl Lews	0	1	0.0	1	4

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tim McDonald	9	5	0.0	34	35
S Matt Groenig	6	2	0.0	34	35
OLB Cornelius Bennett	6	1	0.0	24	29
ILB Todd Collins	5	1	0.0	33	35
DT Rhett Hall	4	0	0.5	22	16
DT Sean Gilbert	4	2	0.0	25	27
CB Doug Evans	4	0	0.0	34	35
DE Chester McGlockton	2	3	1.0	28	32
CB David Hollis	2	2	0.0	15	20
CB Aeneas Williams	2	1	0.0	34	33
CB A.J. Johnson	2	0	0.0	4	9
DT Carl Simpson	1	0	0.5	8	10
OLB Ron Cox	1	2	0.0	15	5
OLB Dixon Edwards	1	2	0.0	10	6
DE Gerald Robinson	1	1	0.0	8	8
DE Kevin Brooks	1	0	0.0	6	3
S Roland Mitchell	1	0	0.0	4	12
DT George Thornton	1	0	0.0	9	8
DE Eric Curry	0	1	0.0	26	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Darrell Davis	0.5	1	0	0	24
DE Elijah Alexander	0.5	0	0	0	28
DT Jeff Wright	0.0	1	2	0	29
DE Leonard Griffin	0.0	0	2	0	9
DT Glenn Montgomery	0.0	0	1	0	16
DT Noland Rosenbach	0.0	0	1	0	26
OLB Gary Plummer	0.0	0	0	2	32

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chester McGlockton	1.0	1	0	32
DT Carl Simpson	0.5	1	0	10
DT Rhett Hall	0.5	0	0	16
S Tim McDonald	0.0	1	1	35
OLB Ron Cox	0.0	1	0	5
DT Sean Gilbert	0.0	1	0	27
OLB Cornelius Bennett	0.0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Greg Jackson	4	0	34
CB Jimmy Spencer	3	3	22
CB Lemuel Stinson	3	0	34
S Barney Bussey	2	0	29
CB Ray Buchanan	2	0	34
OLB Gary Plummer	1	1	32
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	0	9
OLB Carleton Bailey	1	0	27
OLB Britt Hager	1	0	7
DE Darrell Davis	1	0	24

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Matt Groenig	4	1	35
CB Doug Evans	3	1	35
OLB Cornelius Bennett	3	0	29
CB Aeneas Williams	2	2	33
CB David Hollis	2	0	20
CB A.J. Johnson	2	0	9
DE Gerald Robinson	1	0	8
S Tim McDonald	1	0	35
S Roland Mitchell	1	0	12
DT Rhett Hall	1	0	16
ILB Todd Collins	1	0	35

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tim Grunhard	3	9	34	0	35
John Gesek	1	10	34	0	35
Joey Banes	1	3	34	1	35
Keith Uecker	1	2	34	1	35
Ken Moyer	0	5	34	0	35
Harvey Williams	0	2	19	0	18

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Dahlman	5	9	31	0	34
David Richards	4	8	31	0	34
John Jackson	2	5	31	0	34
Richmond Webb	2	4	31	1	34
Tootie Robbins	0	2	31	0	34
Tom Rathman	0	1	7	0	1
Daryl Johnston	0	1	25	0	20
Keith Jennings	0	1	24	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Jackson	2	16
Walter Stanley	1	8

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Arthur Cox	1	15
Charles Wilson	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Greg Jackson	---	---	30	34	16	80
John Gesek	34	35	---	---	7	76
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	31	34	11	76
Keith Uecker	34	35	---	---	---	69
Ken Moyer	34	35	---	---	---	69
Neil O'Donnell	34	35	---	---	---	69
Tim Grunhard	34	35	---	---	---	69
Joey Banes	34	35	---	---	---	69
Ray Buchanan	---	---	31	34	3	68
Gary Plummer	---	---	27	32	3	62
Barney Bussey	---	---	28	29	3	60
Jeff Wright	---	---	28	29	3	60
Mike Pritchard	28	29	---	---	---	57
Elijah Alexander	---	---	25	28	3	56
Calvin Williams	24	28	---	---	1	53
Carleton Bailey	---	---	22	27	3	52
Harvey Williams	19	18	---	---	15	52
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	21	26	4	51
Darrell Davis	---	---	21	24	3	48
Kenneth Davis	19	25	---	---	1	45
Jay Novacek	18	18	---	---	7	43
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	14	22	6	42
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	21	16	2	39
Troy Drayton	16	12	---	---	10	38
Rodney Culver	15	10	---	---	10	35
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	15	9	9	33
Walter Stanley	11	13	---	---	8	32
Aaron Pierce	6	8	---	---	13	27
Britt Hager	---	---	8	7	11	26
Quinn Early	12	11	---	---	1	24
Leonard Griffin	---	---	8	9	4	21
Phil McConkey	1	0	---	---	19	20
Daryl Hobbs	1	3	---	---	11	15
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Victor Jones	---	---	5	2	4	11
Dante Jones	---	---	2	3	4	9
Jim Hermeling	---	---	3	5	---	8
Greg Werner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chris Port	0	0	---	---	7	7
Darian Rose	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gary Ivan Gordon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Carl Lews	---	---	1	4	1	6
Lonnie Young	---	---	0	0	5	5
Tom Jones	0	0	---	---	2	2
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tootie Robbins	31	34	---	---	7	72
Tim McDonald	---	---	34	35	3	72
David Richards	31	34	---	---	7	72
Richmond Webb	31	34	---	---	7	72
Doug Evans	---	---	34	35	2	71
Matt Groenig	---	---	34	35	1	70
Aeneas Williams	---	---	34	33	3	70
Todd Collins	---	---	33	35	2	70
Steve Beuerlein	31	34	---	---	---	65
Tim Brown	31	32	---	---	2	65
John Jackson	31	34	---	---	---	65
Chris Dahlman	31	34	---	---	---	65
Chester McGlockton	---	---	28	32	2	62
Daryl Johnston	25	20	---	---	13	58
Cornelius Bennett	---	---	24	29	3	56
Jon Vaughn	16	21	---	---	19	56
Dokie Williams	21	23	---	---	10	54
Eric Curry	---	---	26	27	1	54
Sean Gilbert	---	---	25	27	1	53
Keith Jennings	24	19	---	---	2	45
David Hollis	---	---	15	20	9	44
Rhett Hall	---	---	22	16	4	42
Rod Bernstine	15	13	---	---	9	37
Dixon Edwards	---	---	10	6	15	31
Roland Mitchell	---	---	4	12	13	29
Arthur Cox	6	7	---	---	15	28
Ron Cox	---	---	15	5	8	28
Darrin Nelson	5	18	---	---	---	23
A.J. Johnson	---	---	4	9	10	23
Willie Davis	0	10	---	---	13	23
Carl Simpson	---	---	8	10	4	22
Tom Rathman	7	1	---	---	12	20
Gerald Robinson	---	---	8	8	4	20
Charles Wilson	5	6	---	---	9	20
George Thornton	---	---	9	8	3	20
Kevin Brooks	---	---	6	3	1	10
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brian Blados	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chris Mohr	0	0	---	---	4	4
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Stonebreaker	---	---	1	0	---	1
Rob Monaco	0	0	---	---	---	0
Derek Cook	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lawrence Lewis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Keim	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	10	1.7
Middle	15	30	2.0
Right	10	27	2.7
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	22	91	4.1
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil O'Donnell	33	21	5	2	1	4	5	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Beuerlein	33	19	2	1	1	4	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	39	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	108	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	47	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	55	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	90	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	68	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	32	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Kenneth Davis	10	9	0	115	3	25
FB Harvey Williams	4	2	0	10	0	18
WR Quinn Early	3	1	1	18	0	11
WR Calvin Williams	3	1	0	3	0	28
WR Mike Pritchard	3	2	0	34	1	29
TE Aaron Pierce	3	2	0	31	0	8
TE Jay Novacek	2	2	0	11	0	18
RB Rodney Culver	2	1	0	22	1	10
TE Troy Drayton	2	1	0	5	0	12
WR Daryl Hobbs	1	0	0	0	0	3

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dokie Williams	9	7	0	62	0	23
RB Jon Vaughn	6	5	1	31	1	21
TE Keith Jennings	4	2	0	25	0	19
WR Darrin Nelson	3	1	0	17	0	18
WR Tim Brown	3	1	0	17	0	32
WR Willie Davis	3	2	0	43	1	10
TE Arthur Cox	2	0	0	0	0	7
FB Tom Rathman	1	1	0	12	0	1
RB Rod Bernstine	1	0	0	0	0	13
FB Daryl Johnston	1	0	0	0	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rodney Culver	7	1	0.14	0.69
Kenneth Davis	3	13	4.33	3.67

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rod Bernstine	1	3	3.00	2.47
Jon Vaughn	1	-6	-6.00	5.19

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil O'Donnell	4	2	20	5.00	7.55

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Beuerlein	1	1	8	8.00	6.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Williams	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
FB Harvey Williams	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
TE Aaron Pierce	1	1	15	15.00	10.33
TE Troy Drayton	1	1	5	5.00	2.50

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	8	8.00	6.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Kenneth Davis	2	1
Neil O'Donnell	1	0
Rodney Culver	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Jon Vaughn	4	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil O'Donnell	15	12	9

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Beuerlein	7	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Kenneth Davis	4	4	4
WR Quinn Early	2	1	1
WR Calvin Williams	2	1	0
FB Harvey Williams	2	2	1
TE Aaron Pierce	2	2	2
RB Rodney Culver	1	1	1
TE Troy Drayton	1	1	0
WR Daryl Hobbs	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dokie Williams	2	1	1
WR Darrin Nelson	1	0	0
WR Tim Brown	1	0	0
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	0
WR Willie Davis	1	0	0
RB Jon Vaughn	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)