Week 11, 1998

played in Carolina, NC

51 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	10	7	0	-	17
Carolina Panthers	3	10	3	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:42 CAR - John Kasay 24 field goal
2Q: 09:56 TBY - Scott Norwood 19 field goal
2Q: 05:49 TBY - Terry Obee 2 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 01:19 CAR - John Kasay 20 field goal
2Q: 01:03 CAR - Hart Lee Dykes 4 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 10:30 TBY - Ahman Green 24 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 05:19 CAR - John Kasay 48 field goal
4Q: 04:59 CAR - John Kasay 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:42 CAR - John Kasay 24 field goal
2Q: 09:56 TBY - Scott Norwood 19 field goal
2Q: 05:49 TBY - Terry Obee 2 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 01:19 CAR - John Kasay 20 field goal
2Q: 01:03 CAR - Hart Lee Dykes 4 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 10:30 TBY - Ahman Green 24 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 05:19 CAR - John Kasay 48 field goal
4Q: 04:59 CAR - John Kasay 18 field goal

Team Statistics TBY CAR
Record 5-5 5-5
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 287 270
- Offensive Plays 59 76
- Yards per Play 4.86 3.55
Net Rushing Yards 123 119
- Rushing Attempts 24 34
- Yards per Rush 5.13 3.50
Net Passing Yards 164 151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 2 39 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 164 181
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/30
- Yards per Pass Play 4.69 3.60
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 4.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/55 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 3/8 4/37
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/20
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 34
Time of Possession 26:15 33:45

Team Statistics	TBY	CAR
Record	5-5	5-5
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	287	270
- Offensive Plays	59	76
- Yards per Play	4.86	3.55
Net Rushing Yards	123	119
- Rushing Attempts	24	34
- Yards per Rush	5.13	3.50
Net Passing Yards	164	151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 2	39 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	164	181
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/30
- Yards per Pass Play	4.69	3.60
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	4.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/55	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	3/8	4/37
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/20
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 34
Time of Possession	26:15	33:45

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:13	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	5:37	4:17	OWN 20	8	38	Punt
1	0:13	0:52	OWN 40	3	2	Punt
2	13:01	3:13	OPP 16	5	14	Field Goal
2	7:17	1:39	OPP 22	3	22	Touchdown
2	1:14	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	0:57	0:48	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	13:27	3:13	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	8:25	1:07	OWN 14	3	1	Punt
3	5:12	1:34	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	0:18	2:03	OWN 20	5	5	Punt
4	4:54	3:04	OWN 25	11	51	Interception
4	1:11	1:08	OWN 43	5	9	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:47	7:10	OWN 39	13	54	Field Goal
1	1:20	1:07	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	14:21	1:20	OWN 4	3	12	Fumble
2	9:48	2:31	OWN 20	5	2	Fumble
2	5:38	4:24	OWN 20	13	77	Field Goal
2	1:03	0:06	OPP 4	1	4	Touchdown
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 32	1	3	Half
3	15:00	1:33	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
3	10:14	1:49	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
3	7:18	2:06	OWN 38	5	31	Field Goal
3	3:38	3:20	OWN 48	6	18	Punt
4	13:15	8:21	OWN 32	16	67	Field Goal
4	1:50	0:39	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 48	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Steve McNair, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ahman Green	17	110	6.47	24	4	1
Jeff Walker	7	13	1.86	8	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Antowain Smith	26	112	4.31	22	5
Robert Green	6	0	0.00	4	0
Steve McNair	2	7	3.50	9	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gus Frerotte	35	20	164	0/0	1	22	2	54.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	39	27	181	3/30	1	22	0	87.6

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Harmon	9	11	97	10.78	30	22	0
WR Perry Kemp	3	6	20	6.67	0	12	0
WR Terry Obee	3	7	27	9.00	2	15	1
RB Ahman Green	2	4	8	4.00	3	7	0
RB Jeff Walker	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Merv Smith	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Louis Davis	1	3	6	6.00	9	6	0
TE Dave Moore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marvin Harrison	6	11	73	12.17	25	22	0
TE Andrew Glover	5	6	45	9.00	4	16	0
WR Yancey Thigpen	5	6	18	3.60	0	7	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	3	6	3.00	4	4	1
WR Mike Pritchard	2	2	20	10.00	0	11	0
RB Robert Green	2	2	3	1.50	1	3	0
RB Antowain Smith	2	3	5	2.50	5	5	0
FB Harvey Williams	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Troy Drayton	1	2	6	6.00	3	6	0
WR Bobby Shaw	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Clayton Holmes	1	20	20.00	0
S Tommy Carlisle	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
Brady Smith	1	0
Dorian Boose	1	0
Eric Curry	0	1
Carlos Emmons	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve McNair	1	0	0	0
Antowain Smith	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tobey Maguire	7	324	46.3	38.1	54	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	5	205	41.0	35.4	46	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	4/4	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Obee	2	5	2.5	0
Dave Groh	1	3	3.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hart Lee Dykes	4	37	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Obee	1	24	24.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hart Lee Dykes	1	23	23.0	0
Clayton Holmes	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chad Cota	10	5	0.0	34	42
ILB John Fiala	10	2	0.0	34	42
OLB Carlos Emmons	7	10	0.0	29	39
S Damien Richardson	7	3	0.0	33	41
CB Aeneas Williams	5	1	0.0	29	40
DE Eric Curry	3	2	2.0	30	31
CB Dexter Bahr	3	1	0.0	34	36
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	3	1	0.0	8	11
DE Brady Smith	3	1	0.0	18	23
S Joe Poole	3	0	0.0	12	19
DT Nolan Harrison	2	1	0.0	27	33
DE Ellis Simon	2	0	0.0	4	8
DT James Cannida	2	0	0.0	20	22
DE Dorian Boose	1	0	1.0	20	26
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	1	1	0.0	13	14
WR Terry Obee	1	0	---	---	---
QB Gus Frerotte	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jason Ferguson	0	1	0.0	16	21

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Carlisle	9	1	23	33
ILB Hardy Nickerson	5	2	23	30
S Tebucky Jones	4	0	11	18
S Ron Rice	3	2	6	21
CB Ray Buchanan	3	0	22	30
S Robert Tate	3	0	13	27
DT Michael Myers	3	0	18	24
OLB Greg Favors	3	0	8	7
CB Clayton Holmes	2	2	20	17
DT Noland Rosenbach	2	2	15	23
DE Kenard Lang	2	0	17	25
DT Grady Jackson	2	0	15	13
DE Renaldo Wynn	1	0	7	10
ILB Artie Ulmer	0	2	3	1
CB Jimmy Spencer	0	1	13	28
OLB Brian Williams	0	1	16	17
S Shawn Williams	0	1	1	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Eric Curry	2.0	0	31
DE Dorian Boose	1.0	0	26
DT Nolan Harrison	0.0	1	33
DE Brady Smith	0.0	1	23

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kenard Lang	1	0	1	25
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	0	30
DT Michael Myers	1	0	0	24
DE Elijah Alexander	0	1	0	30
DE Renaldo Wynn	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Damien Richardson	7	1	41
CB Aeneas Williams	5	1	40
ILB John Fiala	4	4	42
S Chad Cota	3	0	42
OLB Carlos Emmons	3	0	39
S Joe Poole	2	0	19
CB Dexter Bahr	2	0	36
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	1	1	11
S Robert Griffith	0	2	9

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tebucky Jones	4	1	0	18
ILB Hardy Nickerson	3	1	0	30
CB Ray Buchanan	3	0	0	30
S Ron Rice	3	0	0	21
CB Clayton Holmes	2	0	1	17
S Tommy Carlisle	2	0	1	33
OLB Greg Favors	2	0	0	7
S Robert Tate	1	2	0	27
CB Jimmy Spencer	0	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ross Verba	4	7	1	24	35
Nelson Kelley	2	6	0	24	29
David Richards	2	5	0	24	35
Chris Dahlman	1	4	0	24	35
Merv Smith	1	1	0	16	21
Chris Liwienski	1	1	0	24	35

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Naeole	3	12	0	34	0	42
Ed Ellis	2	5	0	34	1	42
Harvey Williams	2	3	0	19	0	18
Gary Ivan Gordon	1	5	1	34	0	42
Chris Villarrial	1	3	0	34	2	42
Tim Grunhard	0	4	0	34	0	42

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Joe Poole	2	14
Reggie Barnes	1	22
Dave Groh	1	19
Jeff Walker	1	18
Nelson Kelley	1	8

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Rice	2	15
Jimmy Spencer	1	11
Chris Ruhman	1	9

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Aeneas Williams	---	---	29	40	15	84
Chad Cota	---	---	34	42	4	80
Carlos Emmons	---	---	29	39	12	80
John Fiala	---	---	34	42	4	80
Damien Richardson	---	---	33	41	4	78
Dexter Bahr	---	---	34	36	4	74
David Richards	24	35	---	---	8	67
Chris Liwienski	24	35	---	---	8	67
Nolan Harrison	---	---	27	33	3	63
Dave Moore	19	26	---	---	17	62
Eric Curry	---	---	30	31	1	62
Nelson Kelley	24	29	---	---	8	61
Chris Dahlman	24	35	---	---	---	59
Gus Frerotte	24	35	---	---	---	59
Ross Verba	24	35	---	---	---	59
Dorian Boose	---	---	20	26	11	57
Merv Smith	16	21	---	---	11	48
Terry Obee	11	22	---	---	14	47
Ahman Green	17	29	---	---	---	46
Joe Poole	---	---	12	19	14	45
Brady Smith	---	---	18	23	4	45
James Cannida	---	---	20	22	3	45
Perry Kemp	18	25	---	---	1	44
Jason Ferguson	---	---	16	21	3	40
Ronnie Harmon	15	23	---	---	1	39
Reggie Barnes	---	---	8	5	22	35
Louis Davis	4	14	---	---	14	32
Jeff Walker	7	6	---	---	18	31
Robert Griffith	---	---	5	9	14	28
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	13	14	---	27
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	8	11	8	27
Chad Lewis	9	5	---	---	6	20
Dave Groh	0	0	---	---	19	19
Harvey Vail	4	3	---	---	12	19
Ricky Siglar	0	6	---	---	8	14
Ellis Simon	---	---	4	8	---	12
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tobey Maguire	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joey Kent	0	1	---	---	5	6
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	5	5
Koy Detmer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Todd Collins	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jason Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rod Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Curtis Lundy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerome Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Naeole	34	42	---	---	9	85
Ed Ellis	34	42	---	---	9	85
Antowain Smith	28	29	---	---	26	83
Tim Grunhard	34	42	---	---	---	76
Troy Drayton	28	30	---	---	18	76
Gary Ivan Gordon	34	42	---	---	---	76
Steve McNair	34	42	---	---	---	76
Chris Villarrial	34	42	---	---	---	76
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	23	33	10	66
Marvin Harrison	30	34	---	---	1	65
Yancey Thigpen	19	29	---	---	11	59
Elijah Alexander	---	---	22	30	7	59
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	23	30	3	56
Harvey Williams	19	18	---	---	18	55
Ray Buchanan	---	---	22	30	1	53
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	13	28	11	52
Andrew Glover	16	20	---	---	9	45
Britt Hager	---	---	8	18	18	44
Clayton Holmes	---	---	20	17	6	43
Kenard Lang	---	---	17	25	1	43
Michael Myers	---	---	18	24	1	43
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	15	23	4	42
Ron Rice	---	---	6	21	15	42
Robert Tate	---	---	13	27	1	41
Mike Pritchard	14	23	---	---	---	37
Hart Lee Dykes	8	11	---	---	16	35
Brian Williams	---	---	16	17	2	35
Tebucky Jones	---	---	11	18	5	34
Grady Jackson	---	---	15	13	1	29
Greg Favors	---	---	8	7	5	20
Robert Green	6	13	---	---	---	19
Bobby Shaw	2	3	---	---	14	19
Renaldo Wynn	---	---	7	10	---	17
Shawn Williams	---	---	1	5	9	15
Artie Ulmer	---	---	3	1	9	13
Reggie White	---	---	2	5	5	12
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	10	10
John Holecek	---	---	1	3	6	10
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	9	9
DeAndre Urpsis	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mo Collins	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chris Ruhman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Donnalley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Zeier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marco Rivera	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	32	4.0
Middle	12	65	5.4
Right	4	26	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	4	0.7
Middle	15	72	4.8
Right	12	45	3.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gus Frerotte	35	20	1	1	1	5	2	1	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	39	27	1	1	0	9	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	25	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	47	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	70	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	22	5.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	10	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	103	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	68	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	11	9	0	97	1	23
WR Terry Obee	7	3	0	27	0	22
WR Perry Kemp	6	3	0	20	0	25
RB Ahman Green	4	2	0	8	0	29
WR Louis Davis	3	1	0	6	0	14
TE Dave Moore	1	0	1	0	0	26
RB Jeff Walker	1	1	0	4	0	6
FB Merv Smith	1	1	0	2	0	21

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Harrison	11	6	73	1	34
TE Andrew Glover	6	5	45	0	20
WR Yancey Thigpen	6	5	18	0	29
WR Hart Lee Dykes	3	2	6	0	11
FB Harvey Williams	3	1	-1	0	18
RB Antowain Smith	3	2	5	0	29
WR Mike Pritchard	2	2	20	0	23
RB Robert Green	2	2	3	0	13
TE Troy Drayton	2	1	6	0	30
WR Bobby Shaw	1	1	6	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeff Walker	2	1	0.50	1.86
Ahman Green	1	-1	-1.00	6.47

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Antowain Smith	4	8	2.00	4.31
Robert Green	3	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gus Frerotte	2	2	17	8.50	4.69

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	9	6	34	3.78	4.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Obee	2	2	17	8.50	3.86

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marvin Harrison	3	1	8	2.67	6.64
WR Yancey Thigpen	2	2	13	6.50	3.00
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
TE Andrew Glover	1	1	9	9.00	7.50
FB Harvey Williams	1	0	0	0.00	-0.33
RB Robert Green	1	1	0	0.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ahman Green	2	2
Jeff Walker	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Antowain Smith	7	2
Robert Green	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gus Frerotte	10	4	0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	10	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	1
WR Terry Obee	2	1
WR Louis Davis	2	0
WR Perry Kemp	1	0
RB Jeff Walker	1	1
FB Merv Smith	1	1
RB Ahman Green	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Andrew Glover	4	3	3
WR Marvin Harrison	2	1	1
RB Antowain Smith	2	2	1
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	0	0
WR Mike Pritchard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (21,300)
End Zone 11,100 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,500)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (21,300)
End Zone	11,100 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,500)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,700)