Week 17, 1997

played in Tampa Bay, FL

50 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	7	0	14	-	28
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	10	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:35 CAR - Andrew Glover 15 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 14:15 CAR - Andrew Glover 10 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 07:34 TBY - Dave Groh 11 pass from Jason Garrett (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 00:31 TBY - Rich Karlis 50 field goal
4Q: 13:30 CAR - Antowain Smith 39 run (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 06:12 CAR - Troy Drayton 11 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:35 CAR - Andrew Glover 15 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 14:15 CAR - Andrew Glover 10 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 07:34 TBY - Dave Groh 11 pass from Jason Garrett (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 00:31 TBY - Rich Karlis 50 field goal
4Q: 13:30 CAR - Antowain Smith 39 run (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 06:12 CAR - Troy Drayton 11 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 11-5 7-9
First Downs 23 17
- by Rushing 7 1
- by Passing 14 15
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 362 312
- Offensive Plays 73 64
- Yards per Play 4.96 4.88
Net Rushing Yards 146 74
- Rushing Attempts 35 19
- Yards per Rush 4.17 3.89
Net Passing Yards 216 238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 26 - 0 42 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 233 256
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 5.68 5.29
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 8.6
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/50 3/27
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 5/20
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 27
Time of Possession 35:07 24:53

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	11-5	7-9
First Downs	23	17
- by Rushing	7	1
- by Passing	14	15
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	362	312
- Offensive Plays	73	64
- Yards per Play	4.96	4.88
Net Rushing Yards	146	74
- Rushing Attempts	35	19
- Yards per Rush	4.17	3.89
Net Passing Yards	216	238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 26 - 0	42 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	233	256
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	5.68	5.29
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	8.6
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/50	3/27
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	5/20
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 27
Time of Possession	35:07	24:53

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:06	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	11:00	1:36	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
1	7:20	1:51	OPP 38	5	38	Touchdown
1	4:26	5:20	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
2	12:51	2:27	OWN 38	5	4	Punt
2	9:15	1:14	OWN 23	3	-1	Punt
2	6:52	2:15	OWN 15	5	17	Punt
2	2:29	2:29	OWN 5	8	23	Half
3	14:28	2:07	OWN 38	5	12	Punt
3	7:24	3:58	OWN 12	6	41	Punt
3	0:25	2:15	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
4	11:34	5:28	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
4	3:19	1:09	OWN 31	4	-9	Punt
4	1:33	1:14	OWN 5	3	2	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:54	1:54	OWN 30	5	5	Punt
1	9:24	2:04	OWN 2	4	29	Interception
1	5:29	1:03	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	14:06	1:15	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	10:24	1:09	OWN 18	4	26	Punt
2	8:01	1:09	OPP 10	3	4	Missed FG
2	4:37	2:08	OWN 25	5	20	Punt
3	15:00	0:32	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	12:21	4:57	OWN 6	11	94	Touchdown
3	3:26	3:01	OWN 5	8	62	Field Goal
4	13:10	1:36	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	6:06	2:47	OWN 22	7	47	Downs
4	2:10	0:37	OPP 46	4	41	Fumble
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 49	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Steve McNair, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Antowain Smith	17	82	4.82	39	4	1
Robert Green	15	45	3.00	15	1	0
Steve McNair	3	19	6.33	15	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeff Walker	11	53	4.82	24	1
Vaughn Hebron	5	8	1.60	9	0
Jason Garrett	2	9	4.50	6	0
Gus Frerotte	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	35	26	233	3/17	3	28	0	120.3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jason Garrett	38	18	245	3/18	1	37	1	66.2
Gus Frerotte	4	1	11	0/0	0	11	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Troy Drayton	7	7	31	4.43	9	11	1
WR Eric Blount	5	8	44	8.80	15	14	0
WR Calvin Williams	4	4	41	10.25	14	18	0
WR Robb Thomas	3	7	26	8.67	7	14	0
WR Louis Davis	3	4	53	17.67	48	28	0
TE Andrew Glover	2	2	25	12.50	12	15	2
FB Harvey Williams	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Antowain Smith	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Obee	6	8	68	11.33	41	26	0
WR Dave Groh	6	10	112	18.67	28	37	1
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	7	30	10.00	10	17	0
WR Perry Kemp	2	6	35	17.50	29	22	0
RB Jeff Walker	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Fabien Bownes	1	4	7	7.00	1	7	0
TE Kerry Cash	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Dave Moore	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Merv Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Johnny Holland	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve McNair	1	0	0
Tracy Scroggins	0	1	0
Troy Drayton	0	1	0
Hardy Nickerson	0	0	1
John Holecek	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gus Frerotte	1	0	0
Jeff Walker	1	0	0
Dino Smith	0	1	0
Lamont Hollinquest	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	9	355	39.4	37.2	53	4

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tobey Maguire	7	320	45.7	42.3	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	1/2	1/1	1/1	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Blount	2	19	9.5	0
Lemuel Stinson	1	5	5.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Obee	5	20	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lemuel Stinson	1	20	20.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	6	1	0.0	16	29
CB Jimmy Spencer	5	0	0.0	9	40
OLB Britt Hager	4	0	0.0	13	26
OLB Brian Williams	3	3	0.0	3	17
S Tommy Carlisle	3	1	0.0	16	36
DT Grady Jackson	3	1	0.0	11	31
S Robert Tate	3	0	0.0	18	34
DT Glenn Montgomery	2	0	1.0	9	21
OLB Johnny Holland	2	1	0.0	9	5
CB Lemuel Stinson	2	0	0.0	15	38
CB Clayton Holmes	2	0	0.0	7	15
DE Elijah Alexander	1	0	1.0	7	8
DE Chuck Smith	1	0	1.0	4	13
DE Alfred Anderson	1	0	0.0	12	42
ILB John Holecek	0	2	0.0	3	14
DT Reggie White	0	1	0.0	12	19

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Robert Griffith	10	2	0.0	34	35
DT Austin Robbins	8	2	0.0	35	35
S Chad Cota	7	5	0.0	29	38
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	6	0	0.0	28	35
CB Aeneas Williams	5	4	0.0	26	35
OLB Carlos Emmons	5	1	0.0	26	24
DT Jason Ferguson	3	0	1.0	29	33
ILB John Fiala	3	4	0.0	29	38
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	3	0	0.0	15	16
DE Mike Frederick	2	0	1.0	12	11
CB Fred Thomas	2	1	0.0	22	27
CB Leo Blair	2	0	0.0	11	6
DE Eric Curry	1	0	1.0	23	27
S Joe Poole	1	1	0.0	13	9
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Reggie Barnes	1	0	0.0	8	4
DE Ellis Simon	1	0	0.0	24	27
OLB Bernardo Harris	1	0	0.0	10	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Glenn Montgomery	1.0	0	0	21
DE Elijah Alexander	1.0	0	0	8
DE Chuck Smith	1.0	0	0	13
DE Tracy Scroggins	0.0	1	1	41
DE Alfred Anderson	0.0	0	2	42
OLB Johnny Holland	0.0	0	1	5

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Eric Curry	1.0	0	1	27
DE Mike Frederick	1.0	0	1	11
DT Jason Ferguson	1.0	0	0	33
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	0.0	1	0	35
DE Ellis Simon	0.0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jimmy Spencer	5	2	0	40
S Robert Tate	3	2	0	34
OLB Brian Williams	3	0	0	17
CB Clayton Holmes	2	1	0	15
CB Lemuel Stinson	2	0	0	38
S Tommy Carlisle	2	0	0	36
OLB Britt Hager	1	0	0	26
DT Grady Jackson	1	0	0	31
CB Ray Buchanan	0	1	0	44
OLB Johnny Holland	0	0	1	5

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Robert Griffith	6	0	35
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	6	0	35
CB Aeneas Williams	4	1	35
CB Fred Thomas	4	0	27
OLB Carlos Emmons	2	1	24
DT Austin Robbins	2	0	35
S Chad Cota	1	0	38
OLB Bernardo Harris	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gary Ivan Gordon	3	3	30	1	38
Chris Villarrial	2	9	32	1	38
Tim Grunhard	2	6	32	1	38
Marco Rivera	1	6	32	0	38
Ed Ellis	0	5	32	0	38
Dean Caliguire	0	1	6	0	0
Kevin Donnalley	0	1	3	0	0
Harvey Williams	0	1	21	0	24
Troy Drayton	0	1	26	0	25

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Dahlman	2	3	18	1	34
David Richards	1	5	18	1	41
Nelson Kelley	1	3	18	0	39
Ross Verba	0	3	18	0	38
Dino Smith	0	1	18	0	38
Merv Smith	0	1	6	0	12
Ricky Siglar	0	0	1	1	6

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmy Spencer	2	18
Ron Rice	1	19
Darryl Ingram	1	17
Harvey Williams	1	13

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Groh	1	17
Fabien Bownes	1	17
Cornell Haynes Jr.	1	14
Merv Smith	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ed Ellis	32	38	---	---	9	79
Marco Rivera	32	38	---	---	8	78
Eric Blount	28	34	---	---	14	76
Steve McNair	35	38	---	---	---	73
Tim Grunhard	32	38	---	---	1	71
Chris Villarrial	32	38	---	---	---	70
Gary Ivan Gordon	30	38	---	---	---	68
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	9	40	18	67
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	15	38	11	64
Ray Buchanan	---	---	17	44	2	63
Antowain Smith	18	21	---	---	24	63
Tracy Scroggins	---	---	18	41	3	62
Alfred Anderson	---	---	12	42	8	62
Harvey Williams	21	24	---	---	13	58
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	16	29	10	55
Troy Drayton	26	25	---	---	4	55
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	16	36	1	53
Robert Tate	---	---	18	34	1	53
Ron Rice	---	---	7	19	19	45
Robb Thomas	18	24	---	---	1	43
Grady Jackson	---	---	11	31	1	43
Britt Hager	---	---	13	26	2	41
Clayton Holmes	---	---	7	15	17	39
Louis Davis	14	17	---	---	6	37
Reggie White	---	---	12	19	5	36
Andrew Glover	12	15	---	---	7	34
Robert Green	17	17	---	---	---	34
Brian Williams	---	---	3	17	14	34
Darryl Ingram	11	5	---	---	17	33
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	9	21	2	32
Calvin Williams	10	8	---	---	8	26
John Holecek	---	---	3	14	7	24
Chuck Smith	---	---	4	13	3	20
Johnny Holland	---	---	9	5	3	17
Elijah Alexander	---	---	7	8	---	15
Robert Jenkins	5	0	---	---	9	14
Mike Smith	3	0	---	---	9	12
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	9	9
Greg Werner	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dean Caliguire	6	0	---	---	---	6
Daved Benefield	---	---	3	3	---	6
Ed Brown	---	---	0	0	6	6
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kevin Donnalley	3	0	---	---	---	3
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	28	35	14	77
Austin Robbins	---	---	35	35	---	70
Robert Griffith	---	---	34	35	---	69
David Richards	18	41	---	---	9	68
Jason Ferguson	---	---	29	33	6	68
Chad Cota	---	---	29	38	---	67
John Fiala	---	---	29	38	---	67
Nelson Kelley	18	39	---	---	9	66
Dino Smith	18	38	---	---	9	65
Aeneas Williams	---	---	26	35	---	61
Dave Groh	15	29	---	---	17	61
Jason Garrett	18	41	---	---	---	59
Fred Thomas	---	---	22	27	8	57
Ross Verba	18	38	---	---	---	56
Terry Obee	10	28	---	---	17	55
Chris Dahlman	18	34	---	---	---	52
Ellis Simon	---	---	24	27	1	52
Eric Curry	---	---	23	27	1	51
Dave Moore	15	19	---	---	16	50
Carlos Emmons	---	---	26	24	---	50
Vaughn Hebron	8	21	---	---	18	47
Bernardo Harris	---	---	10	7	23	40
Kerry Cash	6	16	---	---	17	39
Fabien Bownes	1	21	---	---	17	39
Perry Kemp	11	26	---	---	---	37
Leo Blair	---	---	11	6	18	35
Ronnie Harmon	7	26	---	---	---	33
Mike Frederick	---	---	12	11	9	32
Joe Poole	---	---	13	9	9	31
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	15	16	---	31
Merv Smith	6	12	---	---	8	26
Jeff Walker	11	13	---	---	1	25
Chris Ward	---	---	11	11	1	23
Reggie Barnes	---	---	8	4	8	20
Chad Lewis	1	9	---	---	9	19
Kenny Bynum	4	5	---	---	9	18
Ricky Siglar	1	6	---	---	9	16
Griffin Robinson	1	11	---	---	---	12
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rod Jones	1	7	---	---	---	8
Jerome Daniels	1	7	---	---	---	8
Tobey Maguire	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gus Frerotte	1	4	---	---	---	5
Jermaine Mayberry	1	4	---	---	---	5
Koy Detmer	0	0	---	---	2	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	61	4.7
Middle	16	67	4.2
Right	6	18	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	25	4.2
Middle	9	21	2.3
Right	4	28	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	35	26	1	0	3	2	3	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jason Garrett	38	18	5	6	5	4	3	0	1
Gus Frerotte	4	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	51	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	117	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	65	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	5	56	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	85	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	66	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	49	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric Blount	8	5	1	44	0	34
WR Robb Thomas	7	3	1	26	0	24
TE Troy Drayton	7	7	0	31	0	25
WR Calvin Williams	4	4	0	41	0	8
WR Louis Davis	4	3	1	53	1	17
TE Andrew Glover	2	2	0	25	0	15
RB Antowain Smith	2	1	0	6	0	21
FB Harvey Williams	1	1	0	7	0	24

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dave Groh	10	6	1	112	2	29
WR Terry Obee	8	6	0	68	2	28
WR Ronnie Harmon	7	3	0	30	0	26
WR Perry Kemp	6	2	1	35	1	26
WR Fabien Bownes	4	1	0	7	0	21
TE Kerry Cash	2	0	1	0	0	16
TE Dave Moore	2	0	1	0	0	19
RB Jeff Walker	2	1	1	4	0	13
FB Merv Smith	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Green	1	4	4.00	3.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vaughn Hebron	2	4	2.00	1.60
Gus Frerotte	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	4	4	39	9.75	6.66

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jason Garrett	2	1	11	5.50	6.45
Gus Frerotte	2	1	11	5.50	2.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Andrew Glover	2	2	25	12.50	12.50
TE Troy Drayton	2	2	14	7.00	4.43

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dave Groh	3	2	22	7.33	11.20
WR Fabien Bownes	1	0	0	0.00	1.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Antowain Smith	4	1
Steve McNair	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Jason Garrett	1	0
Vaughn Hebron	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	7	3	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jason Garrett	11	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eric Blount	3	1	1
WR Robb Thomas	2	0	0
WR Calvin Williams	1	1	1
WR Louis Davis	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dave Groh	5	2	2
WR Perry Kemp	2	1	1
WR Terry Obee	2	2	1
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	0
WR Fabien Bownes	1	0	0

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

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