Week 15, 1998

played in Tampa Bay, FL

65 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	3	0	6	3	-	12
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	6	0	3	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:59 TBY - Scott Norwood 34 field goal
2Q: 06:52 TBY - Scott Norwood 44 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - John Kasay 47 field goal
4Q: 14:23 CAR - John Kasay 44 field goal
4Q: 02:00 TBY - Scott Norwood 38 field goal
4Q: 00:11 CAR - John Kasay 21 field goal
OT: 07:35 CAR - John Kasay 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:59 TBY - Scott Norwood 34 field goal
2Q: 06:52 TBY - Scott Norwood 44 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - John Kasay 47 field goal
4Q: 14:23 CAR - John Kasay 44 field goal
4Q: 02:00 TBY - Scott Norwood 38 field goal
4Q: 00:11 CAR - John Kasay 21 field goal
OT: 07:35 CAR - John Kasay 51 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 7-7 7-7
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 284 385
- Offensive Plays 70 73
- Yards per Play 4.06 5.27
Net Rushing Yards 109 137
- Rushing Attempts 28 35
- Yards per Rush 3.89 3.91
Net Passing Yards 175 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 24 - 0 35 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 179 267
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.17 6.53
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 6.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 5/33
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 3/28
Kick Returns/Yards 4/70 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:07 36:25

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	7-7	7-7
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	284	385
- Offensive Plays	70	73
- Yards per Play	4.06	5.27
Net Rushing Yards	109	137
- Rushing Attempts	28	35
- Yards per Rush	3.89	3.91
Net Passing Yards	175	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 24 - 0	35 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	179	267
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.17	6.53
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	6.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	5/33
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	3/28
Kick Returns/Yards	4/70	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 22
Time of Possession	31:07	36:25

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:43	0:59	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
1	7:46	3:12	OWN 25	6	19	Punt
1	2:12	1:19	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
2	12:54	3:04	OWN 37	4	17	Punt
2	6:46	3:44	OWN 13	9	45	Punt
2	1:07	1:07	OWN 31	5	39	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:58	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
3	8:44	3:08	OWN 8	5	17	Punt
3	4:06	4:48	OWN 35	10	38	Field Goal
4	7:54	1:29	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
4	1:54	1:49	OWN 20	6	76	Field Goal
OT1	15:00	4:31	OWN 28	9	29	Punt
OT1	9:09	1:41	OPP 47	4	13	Field Goal

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:17	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
1	11:44	3:58	OPP 43	9	33	Fumble
1	4:34	2:22	OWN 3	5	26	Punt
1	0:53	2:59	OWN 25	7	58	Field Goal
2	9:50	3:04	OWN 9	6	64	Field Goal
2	3:02	1:55	OWN 12	5	16	Punt
3	13:02	4:18	OWN 38	9	34	Interception
3	5:36	1:30	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
4	14:18	6:24	OWN 20	11	48	Missed FG
4	6:25	4:31	OWN 14	9	65	Field Goal
4	0:05	0:05	OWN 20	1	8	Half
OT1	10:29	1:20	OWN 2	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: John Kasay, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Antowain Smith	16	41	2.56	10	1
Robert Green	7	24	3.43	8	0
Steve McNair	5	44	8.80	14	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ahman Green	27	119	4.41	13	3
Vaughn Hebron	6	14	2.33	5	0
Jason Garrett	1	4	4.00	4	0
Harvey Vail	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	41	24	179	1/4	0	23	0	69.0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jason Garrett	35	20	267	3/19	0	51	1	69.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Troy Drayton	6	6	34	5.67	0	11
WR Marvin Harrison	6	9	70	11.67	6	23
TE Andrew Glover	5	6	35	7.00	9	12
RB Antowain Smith	3	6	14	4.67	17	8
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	2	16	8.00	4	11
FB Harvey Williams	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
RB Robert Green	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Mike Pritchard	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Yancey Thigpen	0	5	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ronnie Harmon	6	7	77	12.83	7	31
TE Dave Moore	3	3	27	9.00	13	15
FB Merv Smith	3	4	34	11.33	29	17
WR Perry Kemp	2	6	57	28.50	12	51
TE Chad Lewis	2	4	13	6.50	0	8
WR Terry Obee	1	2	12	12.00	0	12
WR Louis Davis	1	3	10	10.00	0	10
RB Ahman Green	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
TE Harvey Vail	1	1	32	32.00	23	32
RB Vaughn Hebron	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Joey Kent	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jimmy Spencer	1	7	7.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Harvey Williams	1	1	0	0
Elijah Alexander	0	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jason Garrett	1	0	0	0
Doug Evans	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	9	394	43.8	40.7	57	6

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tobey Maguire	5	218	43.6	42.0	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	4/4	3/3	1/1	51	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	3/4	1/2	0/0	44	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hart Lee Dykes	1	8	8.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Obee	3	28	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Yancey Thigpen	3	47	15.7	0
Hart Lee Dykes	1	23	23.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	8	2	0.0	30	35
CB Ray Crockett	8	1	0.0	35	34
S Tommy Carlisle	7	5	0.0	31	35
CB Ray Buchanan	6	2	0.0	33	35
OLB Greg Favors	5	0	0.0	16	10
OLB Brian Williams	3	0	0.0	17	27
DE Elijah Alexander	2	0	1.0	32	30
DT Michael Myers	2	1	0.5	29	26
DE Kenard Lang	2	1	0.0	24	28
DE Renaldo Wynn	2	1	0.0	9	8
OLB Britt Hager	2	0	0.0	18	11
DT Noland Rosenbach	2	0	0.0	24	27
S Robert Tate	2	0	0.0	18	27
DT Reggie White	1	1	1.0	5	10
DT Grady Jackson	1	3	0.5	15	17
ILB John Holecek	1	1	0.0	5	3
S Tebucky Jones	1	1	0.0	19	16
CB Jimmy Spencer	1	0	0.0	15	23
S Ron Rice	1	0	0.0	7	12
ILB Artie Ulmer	1	0	0.0	3	3

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Fiala	9	1	0.0	28	42
OLB Carlos Emmons	7	0	1.0	26	40
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	5	3	0.0	20	28
S Chad Cota	5	2	0.0	28	42
S Robert Griffith	5	1	0.0	27	40
DE Brady Smith	4	1	0.0	16	29
CB Doug Evans	4	0	0.0	23	36
CB Aeneas Williams	3	1	0.0	27	39
DE Eric Curry	3	1	0.0	24	29
CB Dexter Bahr	2	0	0.0	6	11
S Joe Poole	1	2	0.0	6	8
DT Jason Ferguson	1	2	0.0	12	16
DT Nolan Harrison	1	1	0.0	17	26
DT James Cannida	1	1	0.0	19	26
TE Dave Moore	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Reggie Barnes	1	0	0.0	3	7
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	1	0	0.0	8	10
G Jerome Daniels	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Elijah Alexander	1.0	2	0	30
DT Reggie White	1.0	0	0	10
DT Grady Jackson	0.5	1	0	17
DT Michael Myers	0.5	0	0	26
DT Noland Rosenbach	0.0	1	1	27
ILB Hardy Nickerson	0.0	1	0	35

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Carlos Emmons	1.0	0	1	40
DE Dorian Boose	0.0	2	0	27
DT Nolan Harrison	0.0	1	0	26
DE Brady Smith	0.0	1	0	29
DT James Cannida	0.0	1	0	26
DE Ellis Simon	0.0	0	1	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ray Buchanan	4	0	0	35
CB Ray Crockett	3	0	0	34
S Tommy Carlisle	3	0	0	35
OLB Greg Favors	3	0	0	10
OLB Brian Williams	2	0	0	27
CB Jimmy Spencer	1	1	1	23
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	0	35
OLB Britt Hager	1	0	0	11
ILB John Holecek	1	0	0	3
DE Kenard Lang	1	0	0	28
S Robert Tate	0	2	0	27
DT Grady Jackson	0	1	0	17

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Carlos Emmons	3	3	40
S Robert Griffith	3	1	40
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	3	1	28
CB Aeneas Williams	2	2	39
ILB John Fiala	2	2	42
CB Dexter Bahr	2	0	11
S Chad Cota	2	0	42
DE Brady Smith	2	0	29
CB Doug Evans	1	1	36
S Joe Poole	1	0	8
DE Eric Curry	1	0	29
OLB Reggie Barnes	1	0	7
DT Jason Ferguson	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Villarrial	2	6	28	0	42
Gary Ivan Gordon	2	4	28	0	42
Chris Naeole	1	3	28	0	42
Ed Ellis	1	1	28	1	42
Tim Grunhard	0	6	28	0	42
Harvey Williams	0	3	18	0	24
Andrew Glover	0	1	13	0	20

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Dahlman	3	9	35	1	38
Chris Liwienski	2	6	35	1	38
Rod Jones	2	4	35	1	38
Dave Moore	2	3	27	0	25
Nelson Kelley	1	3	35	0	38
Chad Lewis	1	2	13	0	14
Jerome Daniels	0	7	35	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Antowain Smith	1	25
Harvey Williams	1	17
Ron Rice	1	16

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Dexter Bahr	1	25
Dave Groh	1	18
Harvey Vail	1	17
Cornell Haynes Jr.	1	16
Dave Moore	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Naeole	28	42	---	---	13	83
Ed Ellis	28	42	---	---	13	83
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	31	35	12	78
Troy Drayton	23	33	---	---	19	75
Ray Crockett	---	---	35	34	4	73
Ray Buchanan	---	---	33	35	4	72
Antowain Smith	20	27	---	---	25	72
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	30	35	6	71
Tim Grunhard	28	42	---	---	---	70
Gary Ivan Gordon	28	42	---	---	---	70
Steve McNair	28	42	---	---	---	70
Chris Villarrial	28	42	---	---	---	70
Elijah Alexander	---	---	32	30	6	68
Marvin Harrison	23	38	---	---	6	67
Michael Myers	---	---	29	26	5	60
Harvey Williams	18	24	---	---	17	59
Yancey Thigpen	18	28	---	---	9	55
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	24	27	4	55
Kenard Lang	---	---	24	28	2	54
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	15	23	14	52
Robert Tate	---	---	18	27	5	50
Britt Hager	---	---	18	11	17	46
Brian Williams	---	---	17	27	2	46
Andrew Glover	13	20	---	---	11	44
Tebucky Jones	---	---	19	16	5	40
Ron Rice	---	---	7	12	16	35
Grady Jackson	---	---	15	17	1	33
Greg Favors	---	---	16	10	6	32
Mike Pritchard	11	16	---	---	---	27
Hart Lee Dykes	5	9	---	---	12	26
Robert Green	8	15	---	---	1	24
Reggie White	---	---	5	10	5	20
Renaldo Wynn	---	---	9	8	1	18
Bobby Shaw	1	0	---	---	13	14
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	13	13
Artie Ulmer	---	---	3	3	7	13
DeAndre Urpsis	0	0	---	---	13	13
Mo Collins	0	0	---	---	13	13
Chris Ruhman	0	0	---	---	13	13
John Holecek	---	---	5	3	3	11
Shawn Williams	---	---	0	1	7	8
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Donnalley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Zeier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marco Rivera	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chad Cota	---	---	28	42	14	84
Nelson Kelley	35	38	---	---	9	82
Chris Liwienski	35	38	---	---	9	82
John Fiala	---	---	28	42	4	74
Jason Garrett	35	38	---	---	---	73
Chris Dahlman	35	38	---	---	---	73
Rod Jones	35	38	---	---	---	73
Jerome Daniels	35	38	---	---	---	73
Carlos Emmons	---	---	26	40	6	72
Robert Griffith	---	---	27	40	4	71
Aeneas Williams	---	---	27	39	4	70
Doug Evans	---	---	23	36	10	69
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	20	28	16	64
Dave Moore	27	25	---	---	9	61
Terry Obee	17	25	---	---	16	58
Eric Curry	---	---	24	29	5	58
Dorian Boose	---	---	17	27	11	55
Ahman Green	28	26	---	---	---	54
Perry Kemp	26	25	---	---	---	51
James Cannida	---	---	19	26	5	50
Brady Smith	---	---	16	29	1	46
Nolan Harrison	---	---	17	26	2	45
Vaughn Hebron	7	10	---	---	26	43
Ronnie Harmon	22	20	---	---	---	42
Dexter Bahr	---	---	6	11	25	42
Merv Smith	17	16	---	---	7	40
Reggie Barnes	---	---	3	7	27	37
Louis Davis	5	16	---	---	16	37
Chad Lewis	13	14	---	---	10	37
Jason Ferguson	---	---	12	16	9	37
Harvey Vail	11	7	---	---	17	35
Dave Groh	0	1	---	---	18	19
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	8	10	---	18
Joe Poole	---	---	6	8	1	15
Joey Kent	2	5	---	---	4	11
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ricky Siglar	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jermaine Mayberry	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ellis Simon	---	---	1	6	---	7
Tobey Maguire	0	0	---	---	5	5
Koy Detmer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dan McGwire	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Collins	---	---	0	0	---	0
Curtis Lundy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jason Fabini	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	15	66	4.4
Right	7	23	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	52	3.7
Middle	11	30	2.7
Right	10	55	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	41	24	2	2	0	10	5	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jason Garrett	35	20	3	3	2	4	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	37	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	49	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	70	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	23	4.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	41	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	86	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	39	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	101	16.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Harrison	9	6	70	2	38
TE Andrew Glover	6	5	35	0	20
TE Troy Drayton	6	6	34	0	33
RB Antowain Smith	6	3	14	0	27
WR Yancey Thigpen	5	0	0	0	28
WR Mike Pritchard	3	0	0	0	16
FB Harvey Williams	3	1	3	0	24
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	2	16	0	9
RB Robert Green	1	1	7	0	15

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	7	6	0	77	1	20
WR Perry Kemp	6	2	2	57	1	25
FB Merv Smith	4	3	0	34	0	16
TE Chad Lewis	4	2	0	13	0	14
TE Dave Moore	3	3	0	27	0	25
WR Louis Davis	3	1	0	10	0	16
WR Terry Obee	2	1	0	12	0	25
WR Joey Kent	2	0	0	0	0	5
RB Ahman Green	2	1	0	5	0	26
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Harvey Vail	1	1	0	32	1	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Antowain Smith	2	7	3.50	2.56

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahman Green	1	4	4.00	4.41

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jason Garrett	1	1	8	8.00	7.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Chad Lewis	1	1	8	8.00	3.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Antowain Smith	3	1
Steve McNair	1	1

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	13	3	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jason Garrett	14	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Antowain Smith	3	0	0
TE Andrew Glover	2	2	2
WR Mike Pritchard	2	0	0
FB Harvey Williams	2	0	0
WR Marvin Harrison	2	0	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	1	1
WR Yancey Thigpen	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	3	2
WR Louis Davis	3	1	0
WR Perry Kemp	2	1	1
WR Terry Obee	2	1	1
TE Dave Moore	1	1	1
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	0	0
FB Merv Smith	1	1	1
WR Joey Kent	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (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	67,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (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)