Week 1, 1999

played in Tampa Bay, FL

86 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	3	-	3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	3	10	14	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:04 TBY - Scott Norwood 29 field goal
2Q: 02:56 TBY - Scott Norwood 28 field goal
3Q: 06:44 TBY - Scott Norwood 37 field goal
3Q: 01:28 TBY - Louis Davis 15 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 14:52 CAR - John Kasay 50 field goal
4Q: 14:46 TBY - Vaughn Hebron 95 kickoff return (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 01:47 TBY - Ahman Green 2 run (Scott Norwood extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:04 TBY - Scott Norwood 29 field goal
2Q: 02:56 TBY - Scott Norwood 28 field goal
3Q: 06:44 TBY - Scott Norwood 37 field goal
3Q: 01:28 TBY - Louis Davis 15 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 14:52 CAR - John Kasay 50 field goal
4Q: 14:46 TBY - Vaughn Hebron 95 kickoff return (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 01:47 TBY - Ahman Green 2 run (Scott Norwood extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 11 20
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 4 10
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 155 354
- Offensive Plays 65 66
- Yards per Play 2.38 5.36
Net Rushing Yards 66 167
- Rushing Attempts 30 39
- Yards per Rush 2.20 4.28
Net Passing Yards 89 187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 13 - 0 23 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 107 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 4/18
- Yards per Pass Play 2.54 6.93
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/18 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 5/57
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/95
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 43
Time of Possession 24:55 35:05

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	11	20
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	4	10
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	155	354
- Offensive Plays	65	66
- Yards per Play	2.38	5.36
Net Rushing Yards	66	167
- Rushing Attempts	30	39
- Yards per Rush	2.20	4.28
Net Passing Yards	89	187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 13 - 0	23 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	107	205
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	4/18
- Yards per Pass Play	2.54	6.93
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/18	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	5/57
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/95
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 43
Time of Possession	24:55	35:05

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
1	11:19	4:00	OWN 4	8	43	Punt
1	1:57	1:53	OWN 20	4	8	Punt
2	14:10	1:36	OWN 10	4	16	Punt
2	11:28	2:08	OWN 19	3	-6	Punt
2	7:12	1:23	OWN 6	3	0	Punt
2	2:50	2:03	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
3	6:37	1:34	OWN 20	5	8	Punt
3	1:17	1:07	OWN 14	3	3	Punt
3	0:10	0:24	OPP 35	3	2	Field Goal
4	14:32	2:55	OWN 20	5	49	Missed FG
4	9:02	2:48	OWN 7	11	35	Downs
4	3:05	0:40	OWN 39	4	5	Downs
4	1:39	0:47	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	1:56	OPP 47	3	-1	Punt
1	7:19	5:22	OWN 22	8	66	Field Goal
1	0:04	0:54	OWN 36	3	-4	Punt
2	12:34	1:06	OWN 43	3	43	Fumble
2	9:20	2:08	OWN 44	3	6	Punt
2	5:49	2:59	OPP 35	5	24	Field Goal
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 29	3	43	Half
3	15:00	8:23	OWN 20	14	60	Field Goal
3	5:03	3:46	OPP 46	8	46	Touchdown
4	11:37	2:35	OWN 38	5	15	Punt
4	6:14	3:09	OPP 42	4	10	Missed FG
4	2:25	0:46	OPP 44	5	44	Touchdown
4	0:52	0:52	OWN 46	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Gus Frerotte, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sean Bennett	11	11	1.00	11	1
Cristian Nofsinger	9	0	0.00	4	0
Steve McNair	8	55	6.88	17	2
David Meggett	2	0	0.00	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ahman Green	26	147	5.65	35	7	1
Vaughn Hebron	8	10	1.25	6	0	0
Gus Frerotte	3	13	4.33	7	0	0
Koy Detmer	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	27	12	97	2/13	0	33	0	54.1
Eric Zeier	5	1	10	1/5	0	10	0	39.6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gus Frerotte	23	20	205	4/18	1	43	0	118.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Cristian Nofsinger	3	3	6	2.00	3	7
WR Marvin Harrison	2	8	52	26.00	33	33
WR Bobby Shaw	2	7	11	5.50	0	9
WR Moe Barber	2	3	1	0.50	4	2
WR Bruce Hill	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
TE Andrew Glover	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
TE Asher Ackerman	1	1	17	17.00	0	17
WR Carlos Galloway	1	4	10	10.00	0	10

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shawn Jefferson	9	9	149	16.56	59	43	0
WR Louis Davis	5	6	35	7.00	2	15	1
TE Harvey Vail	2	2	5	2.50	0	6	0
WR Perry Kemp	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Dave Moore	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Ahman Green	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Anfernee Hardaway	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve McNair	1	0	0
Sean Bennett	1	0	0
Bruce Hill	0	1	0
David Meggett	0	1	0
Louis Riddick	0	1	0
Cristian Nofsinger	0	1	0
Jimmy Spencer	0	0	1
Bobby Shaw	0	0	1
Shawn Williams	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gus Frerotte	1	1	0
Shawn Jefferson	1	0	0
Vaughn Hebron	1	0	0
Brady Smith	0	0	1
James Cannida	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Taylor Cochrane	10	399	39.9	34.2	55	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	4	187	46.8	46.5	59	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/2	1/2	1/1	50	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	3/4	0/1	0/0	37	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Meggett	1	1	1.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	5	57	11.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	1	95	95.0	1

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Antonio Armstrong	8	3	1.0	36	26
S Shawn Williams	8	5	0.0	39	27
DT Michael Myers	5	1	1.5	19	21
CB Jimmy Spencer	5	1	0.0	32	25
OLB Mike Morton	4	2	0.0	25	18
CB Jim Lyles	4	1	0.0	29	17
CB Ray Buchanan	4	0	0.0	24	21
ILB Stephen Boyd	4	0	0.0	29	15
DE Hugh Douglas	3	1	0.0	22	19
S Louis Riddick	2	2	0.0	31	27
CB Ray Crockett	2	0	0.0	8	8
OLB Jeff Prior	2	0	0.0	13	6
DT Mike Lodish	1	2	1.0	19	12
OLB Jerry Jensen	1	2	0.5	21	15
S Tommy Carlisle	1	1	0.0	9	8
OLB Nate Stimson	1	1	0.0	8	2
ILB Chris Claiborne	1	1	0.0	6	1
DE John Copeland	1	0	0.0	20	6
DE Kenard Lang	1	0	0.0	19	8

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Eric Curry	6	2	0.0	23	24
S Chad Cota	6	2	0.0	27	33
S Damien Richardson	6	2	0.0	26	32
DT James Cannida	4	0	2.0	15	15
CB Doug Evans	4	3	0.0	29	33
ILB John Fiala	4	3	0.0	26	31
OLB Chris Singleton	3	0	0.0	10	2
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	3	0	0.0	16	22
OLB Reggie Barnes	2	0	0.0	5	21
OLB Carlos Emmons	1	1	0.5	25	15
DE Brady Smith	1	0	0.5	26	29
DT Nolan Harrison	1	2	0.0	26	34
S Robert Griffith	1	2	0.0	8	13
ILB Todd Collins	1	1	0.0	3	2
S Joe Poole	1	0	0.0	4	4
CB Aeneas Williams	1	0	0.0	30	32
C Chris Dahlman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jason Ferguson	1	0	0.0	11	9
DE Dorian Boose	1	0	0.0	7	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Michael Myers	1.5	0	0	21
DT Mike Lodish	1.0	0	0	12
ILB Antonio Armstrong	1.0	0	0	26
OLB Jerry Jensen	0.5	0	0	15
OLB Mike Morton	0.0	1	1	18

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT James Cannida	2.0	0	0	1	15
DE Brady Smith	0.5	2	1	1	29
OLB Carlos Emmons	0.5	0	0	0	15
DT Nolan Harrison	0.0	0	2	0	34
DE Eric Curry	0.0	0	1	0	24
DE Dorian Boose	0.0	0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Shawn Williams	5	0	27
CB Jimmy Spencer	3	0	25
CB Ray Crockett	2	0	8
ILB Antonio Armstrong	2	0	26
OLB Mike Morton	2	0	18
DT Michael Myers	2	0	21
ILB Stephen Boyd	1	1	15
CB Jim Lyles	1	0	17
CB Ray Buchanan	1	0	21
OLB Jeff Prior	1	0	6

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Doug Evans	4	2	33
OLB Reggie Barnes	2	2	21
ILB John Fiala	2	0	31
S Damien Richardson	2	0	32
CB Aeneas Williams	1	3	32
S Chad Cota	1	1	33
ILB Todd Collins	1	0	2
OLB Chris Singleton	0	1	2

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Villarrial	9	29	0	32
Tim Grunhard	5	29	0	29
Chris Naeole	4	29	1	29
Pat Harlow	3	29	1	33
Dermontti Dawson	1	1	0	3
Chris Ruhman	1	30	0	31
Jumbo Elliott	0	1	1	6

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Dahlman	5	10	39	1	27
Chris Liwienski	2	8	39	1	27
Randy Thomas	2	5	39	0	27
Nelson Kelley	2	3	39	0	27
Thurman Reese	2	3	12	0	10
Ross Verba	1	4	39	1	27
Tyrone Davis	0	1	13	0	5
Harvey Vail	0	0	16	1	10

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
David Meggett	2	25
Cristian Nofsinger	1	21
Bobby Shaw	1	19
Shawn Williams	1	16

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Vaughn Hebron	1	27

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shawn Williams	---	---	39	27	16	82
Pat Harlow	29	33	---	---	12	74
Chris Naeole	29	29	---	---	11	69
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	32	25	11	68
Antonio Armstrong	---	---	36	26	5	67
Chris Ruhman	30	31	---	---	1	62
Louis Riddick	---	---	31	27	3	61
Chris Villarrial	29	32	---	---	---	61
Tim Grunhard	29	29	---	---	---	58
Steve McNair	29	29	---	---	---	58
Bobby Shaw	13	26	---	---	19	58
Marvin Harrison	28	28	---	---	1	57
Cristian Nofsinger	15	21	---	---	21	57
Stephen Boyd	---	---	29	15	6	50
Jim Lyles	---	---	29	17	3	49
Ray Buchanan	---	---	24	21	4	49
Andrew Glover	21	18	---	---	8	47
Mike Morton	---	---	25	18	2	45
Asher Ackerman	9	16	---	---	20	45
Bruce Hill	19	18	---	---	7	44
Hugh Douglas	---	---	22	19	3	44
Jim Finn	18	8	---	---	17	43
Michael Myers	---	---	19	21	2	42
Renaldo Wynn	---	---	20	15	3	38
Jerry Jensen	---	---	21	15	2	38
Mike Lodish	---	---	19	12	4	35
David Meggett	3	5	---	---	25	33
Kenard Lang	---	---	19	8	5	32
Jeff Prior	---	---	13	6	11	30
John Copeland	---	---	20	6	3	29
Moe Barber	10	17	---	---	2	29
Ray Crockett	---	---	8	8	11	27
Sean Bennett	14	11	---	---	1	26
Carlos Galloway	0	7	---	---	13	20
Jumbo Elliott	1	6	---	---	12	19
Jeff Small	1	6	---	---	11	18
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	9	8	1	18
Nate Stimson	---	---	8	2	8	18
Chris Claiborne	---	---	6	1	6	13
Booker Foxx	0	0	---	---	12	12
Taylor Cochrane	0	0	---	---	10	10
Marco Rivera	1	6	---	---	1	8
Eric Zeier	1	6	---	---	---	7
Dermontti Dawson	1	3	---	---	---	4
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	4	4
Alan Rodgers	0	0	---	---	2	2

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Evans	---	---	29	33	15	77
Nelson Kelley	39	27	---	---	8	74
Chris Liwienski	39	27	---	---	8	74
Randy Thomas	39	27	---	---	8	74
Chris Dahlman	39	27	---	---	---	66
Ross Verba	39	27	---	---	---	66
Aeneas Williams	---	---	30	32	3	65
Gus Frerotte	37	27	---	---	---	64
Nolan Harrison	---	---	26	34	2	62
Dave Moore	32	20	---	---	10	62
Chad Cota	---	---	27	33	2	62
John Fiala	---	---	26	31	4	61
Damien Richardson	---	---	26	32	2	60
Brady Smith	---	---	26	29	2	57
Louis Davis	32	22	---	---	---	54
Shawn Jefferson	28	22	---	---	3	53
Eric Curry	---	---	23	24	4	51
Reggie Barnes	---	---	5	21	25	51
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	16	22	13	51
Dexter Bahr	---	---	5	16	27	48
Ahman Green	30	16	---	---	1	47
Vaughn Hebron	8	10	---	---	27	45
Carlos Emmons	---	---	25	15	1	41
Anfernee Hardaway	14	12	---	---	13	39
Harvey Vail	16	10	---	---	13	39
James Cannida	---	---	15	15	8	38
Tyrone Davis	13	5	---	---	17	35
Thurman Reese	12	10	---	---	12	34
Dorian Boose	---	---	7	11	11	29
Perry Kemp	2	1	---	---	19	22
Robert Griffith	---	---	8	13	1	22
Chris Singleton	---	---	10	2	9	21
Jason Ferguson	---	---	11	9	1	21
Kevin Johnson	8	7	---	---	2	17
Ellis Simon	---	---	8	7	---	15
Joe Poole	---	---	4	4	6	14
Todd Collins	---	---	3	2	7	12
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	11	11
Houston Hoover	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	8	8
Scott Player	0	0	---	---	8	8
Koy Detmer	2	0	---	---	---	2
Joey Banes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jason Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Travis Rigby	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	-4	-0.4
Middle	19	67	3.5
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	85	5.7
Middle	11	34	3.1
Right	11	51	4.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	27	12	1	1	1	7	5	2	0
Eric Zeier	5	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gus Frerotte	23	20	3	0	1	1	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	38	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	4	7	0.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	3	26	2.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	36	5.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	52	17.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	65	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	51	17.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	37	18.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Harrison	8	2	0	52	1	28
WR Bobby Shaw	7	2	1	11	0	26
WR Carlos Galloway	4	1	0	10	0	7
WR Bruce Hill	3	1	1	7	0	18
TE Andrew Glover	3	1	0	3	0	18
RB Cristian Nofsinger	3	3	0	6	0	21
WR Moe Barber	3	2	0	1	0	17
TE Asher Ackerman	1	1	0	17	0	16

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shawn Jefferson	9	9	0	149	3	22
WR Louis Davis	6	5	0	35	0	22
WR Anfernee Hardaway	2	0	1	0	0	12
TE Harvey Vail	2	2	0	5	0	10
WR Perry Kemp	1	1	0	5	0	1
TE Dave Moore	1	1	0	3	0	20
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	1	0	5	0	10
RB Ahman Green	1	1	0	3	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahman Green	6	18	3.00	5.65
Vaughn Hebron	2	4	2.00	1.25
Gus Frerotte	1	2	2.00	4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gus Frerotte	2	2	14	7.00	8.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Davis	1	1	15	15.00	5.83
TE Harvey Vail	1	1	-1	-1.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Steve McNair	4	2
Cristian Nofsinger	2	0
Sean Bennett	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Vaughn Hebron	2	0
Gus Frerotte	2	0
Ahman Green	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	8	4	1
Eric Zeier	2	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gus Frerotte	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marvin Harrison	3	0	0
WR Moe Barber	2	2	0
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	1
TE Andrew Glover	1	0	0
WR Bobby Shaw	1	0	0
RB Cristian Nofsinger	1	1	0
WR Carlos Galloway	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Davis	3	3	2
WR Anfernee Hardaway	2	0	0
WR Perry Kemp	1	1	1
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	1
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	1	0
RB Ahman Green	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)