Week 1, 2005

played in Tampa Bay, FL

84 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	7	0	3	-	10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	3	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:30 TBY - Joe Nedney 49 field goal
2Q: 06:36 CAR - Tim Carter 15 pass from Steve McNair (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TBY - Joe Nedney 46 field goal
4Q: 05:00 CAR - Sebastian Janikowski 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:30 TBY - Joe Nedney 49 field goal
2Q: 06:36 CAR - Tim Carter 15 pass from Steve McNair (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TBY - Joe Nedney 46 field goal
4Q: 05:00 CAR - Sebastian Janikowski 50 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 9 14
- by Rushing 1 2
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 194 257
- Offensive Plays 56 71
- Yards per Play 3.46 3.62
Net Rushing Yards 50 63
- Rushing Attempts 24 33
- Yards per Rush 2.08 1.91
Net Passing Yards 144 194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 17 - 1 37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 148 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 4.50 5.11
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/15 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 4/65
Kick Returns/Yards 1/28 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/1
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 33
Time of Possession 26:26 33:34

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	9	14
- by Rushing	1	2
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	194	257
- Offensive Plays	56	71
- Yards per Play	3.46	3.62
Net Rushing Yards	50	63
- Rushing Attempts	24	33
- Yards per Rush	2.08	1.91
Net Passing Yards	144	194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 17 - 1	37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	148	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	4.50	5.11
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/15	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	4/65
Kick Returns/Yards	1/28	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/1
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 33
Time of Possession	26:26	33:34

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:33	0:59	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
1	6:09	1:23	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
1	1:43	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	0:22	1:56	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
2	9:52	3:24	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
2	1:47	1:13	OWN 20	3	22	Fumble
3	15:00	3:20	OWN 25	6	4	Punt
3	10:08	2:34	OWN 30	6	19	Punt
3	2:13	1:12	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
4	14:09	5:42	OWN 20	11	56	Missed FG
4	6:49	1:56	OPP 33	3	0	Field Goal
4	3:34	1:20	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
4	1:58	1:12	OPP 45	3	-1	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:27	OWN 36	11	38	Missed FG
1	8:34	2:25	OWN 5	4	22	Punt
1	4:46	3:03	OWN 34	6	14	Punt
1	1:35	1:13	OPP 34	3	2	Field Goal
2	13:26	3:34	OWN 42	7	23	Downs
2	6:28	4:41	OWN 25	10	34	Punt
2	0:34	0:34	OPP 42	2	13	Field Goal
3	11:40	1:32	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
3	7:34	5:21	OWN 3	10	45	Punt
3	1:01	1:52	OPP 48	3	8	Punt
4	8:27	1:38	OWN 31	3	2	Fumble
4	4:53	1:19	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt
4	2:14	0:16	OWN 41	2	17	Fumble
4	0:46	0:46	OWN 20	4	19	Game

Game MVP: Kawika Mitchell, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jackie Archambeau	9	16	1.78	12	1
QB Steve McNair	8	30	3.75	12	1
RB LaMont Jordan	4	-4	-1.00	3	0
RB LaBrandon Toefield	3	8	2.67	9	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ahman Green	27	40	1.48	10	1
QB Koy Detmer	2	11	5.50	10	1
RB Elias Wynn	2	1	0.50	1	0
RB Cedric Young	2	11	5.50	8	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	31	17	148	1/4	1	31	1	65.0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Koy Detmer	37	22	197	1/3	0	20	0	73.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matt Jones	6	10	38	6.33	13	22	0
WR Tim Carter	5	8	45	9.00	26	18	1
TE Roland Williams	3	7	21	7.00	0	8	0
WR Marvin Harrison	1	3	9	9.00	1	9	0
FB Jim Finn	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB LaMont Jordan	1	1	31	31.00	30	31	0
RB Jackie Archambeau	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Marcus Maxwell	6	8	55	9.17	19	20
WR Drew Bennett	5	9	47	9.40	9	14
RB Ahman Green	3	3	25	8.33	21	18
WR Michael Lewis	3	7	36	12.00	7	18
FB Thurman Reese	2	3	-5	-2.50	0	-1
WR Kevin Johnson	1	1	6	6.00	5	6
WR Antonio Bryant	1	2	16	16.00	5	16
TE Ledley King	1	1	17	17.00	10	17
TE Mack Minnig	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Elias Wynn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ralph Brown	1	1	1.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Tim Carter	1	0	0
ILB Alonzo Harris	0	1	1
DE Mike Montgomery	0	1	0
CB Eric Brooks	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Koy Detmer	1	0	0
WR Drew Bennett	1	0	0
S Colin Branch	0	1	0
DT Rocky Bernard	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Dorch	8	386	48.3	37.6	61	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	7	314	44.9	35.1	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sebastian Janikowski	1/2	1/2	1/1	50	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	2/3	2/3	0/0	49	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Von Hutchins	1	8	8.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Brown	4	65	16.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Von Hutchins	1	28	28.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Young	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Alonzo Harris	9	4	0.0	31	32
S Mel Mitchell	8	1	0.0	33	38
S Rogers Beckett	6	2	0.0	33	38
OLB Andre Summersell	6	2	0.0	30	26
ILB Michael Myers	5	2	0.0	33	31
OLB Kawika Mitchell	4	2	1.0	33	38
CB Monty Montgomery	3	1	0.0	18	19
ILB Chris Claiborne	3	0	0.0	20	15
OLB Rick Crowell	2	1	0.0	3	16
DT Chris Hoke	2	0	0.0	4	8
CB Malik Walker	2	0	0.0	16	14
CB Eric Brooks	2	0	0.0	31	30
DT Marcus Spears	2	0	0.0	30	20
WR Tim Carter	1	0	---	---	---

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Fiala	6	5	0.0	24	31
OLB Wyatt Woodson	6	1	0.0	20	21
OLB Carlos Emmons	4	2	1.0	24	31
DT Langston Moore	4	2	0.0	15	14
S Colin Branch	4	2	0.0	24	31
CB Ralph Brown	4	0	0.0	24	32
S Damien Richardson	3	0	0.0	23	30
DT Rocky Bernard	3	0	0.0	24	32
CB Shawntae Spencer	2	0	0.0	23	30
DE Jay Ratliff	2	0	0.0	22	30
DE Brady Smith	1	0	0.0	21	29
WR Drew Bennett	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ellis Hobbs	1	0	0.0	4	10
DT Pat Williams	0	1	0.0	12	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Kawika Mitchell	1.0	1	0	38
DT Marcus Spears	0.0	1	0	20
DT Chris Hoke	0.0	0	1	8
DE Demetrin Veal	0.0	0	1	22
DE Mike Montgomery	0.0	0	1	14

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Carlos Emmons	1.0	0	31
DE Brady Smith	0.0	2	29
DT Rocky Bernard	0.0	2	32
DT Pat Williams	0.0	1	20
DE Demetric Evans	0.0	1	4
DT Langston Moore	0.0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Mel Mitchell	4	0	38
CB Monty Montgomery	3	0	19
ILB Alonzo Harris	2	1	32
CB Malik Walker	2	1	14
CB Eric Brooks	2	1	30
OLB Kawika Mitchell	2	1	38
DT Chris Hoke	2	0	8
OLB Rick Crowell	2	0	16
OLB Andre Summersell	2	0	26
S Rogers Beckett	1	1	38

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Wyatt Woodson	4	0	0	21
ILB John Fiala	3	0	0	31
CB Ralph Brown	2	1	1	32
S Damien Richardson	2	1	0	30
CB Shawntae Spencer	2	1	0	30
S Colin Branch	2	0	0	31
DT Rocky Bernard	1	1	0	32
CB Ellis Hobbs	1	0	0	10
CB Dexter McCleon	0	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Frank Omiyale	2	2	24	0	32
C Steve McKinney	0	9	24	0	32
T K.C. Strong	0	4	24	0	32
G Steve Hutchinson	0	2	24	1	32
C Jerry McEachern	0	1	24	0	32

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jon Stinchcomb	2	8	33	0	38
C Nick Hardwick	1	6	33	0	38
T Eddie Coles	1	3	33	1	38
G Randy Thomas	0	8	33	0	38
G Cole Shapiro	0	4	33	0	38
TE Mack Minnig	0	1	29	0	36
TE Ledley King	0	1	14	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kawika Mitchell	2	14
Steve Hutchinson	2	10
Von Hutchins	1	13
Frank Omiyale	1	10

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Ledley King	1	12
Ellis Hobbs	1	12

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Kawika Mitchell	---	---	33	38	14	85
S Rogers Beckett	---	---	33	38	11	82
S Mel Mitchell	---	---	33	38	3	74
ILB Michael Myers	---	---	33	31	3	67
G Steve Hutchinson	24	32	---	---	10	66
ILB Alonzo Harris	---	---	31	32	3	66
T K.C. Strong	24	32	---	---	10	66
C Jerry McEachern	24	32	---	---	10	66
G Frank Omiyale	24	32	---	---	10	66
CB Eric Brooks	---	---	31	30	3	64
WR Matt Jones	24	32	---	---	5	61
OLB Andre Summersell	---	---	30	26	2	58
DT Marcus Spears	---	---	30	20	8	58
QB Steve McNair	24	32	---	---	---	56
C Steve McKinney	24	32	---	---	---	56
TE Roland Williams	23	31	---	---	---	54
WR Tim Carter	22	28	---	---	---	50
DE Demetrin Veal	---	---	24	22	1	47
RB LaMont Jordan	10	23	---	---	13	46
FB Jim Finn	10	21	---	---	14	45
CB Monty Montgomery	---	---	18	19	3	40
CB Marshall Mathers	---	---	12	23	2	37
ILB Chris Claiborne	---	---	20	15	---	35
RB Jackie Archambeau	9	9	---	---	15	33
CB Von Hutchins	---	---	5	13	13	31
CB Malik Walker	---	---	16	14	---	30
DE Mike Montgomery	---	---	3	14	9	26
TE Gino Donato	2	0	---	---	22	24
OLB Rick Crowell	---	---	3	16	2	21
OLB Brady Popinga	---	---	0	0	19	19
WR Marvin Harrison	3	14	---	---	---	17
OLB K.J. Turner	---	---	3	5	9	17
DT Will Smith	---	---	1	13	2	16
WR Dean Gaines	0	0	---	---	14	14
TE Randy McMichael	12	1	---	---	---	13
DT Chris Hoke	---	---	4	8	---	12
S Antonio Perkins	---	---	0	3	9	12
S Cary Whitehorn	---	---	0	0	11	11
C Jon Condo	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Travis Dorch	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Sebastian Janikowski	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB LaBrandon Toefield	5	0	---	---	---	5
QB B.J. Coyote	0	0	---	---	2	2
WR Taco Wallace	0	1	---	---	---	1
G Chris Naeole	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Mickey Gomez	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Randy Thomas	33	38	---	---	10	81
G Cole Shapiro	33	38	---	---	10	81
T Eddie Coles	33	38	---	---	10	81
T Jon Stinchcomb	33	38	---	---	10	81
OLB Carlos Emmons	---	---	24	31	22	77
QB Koy Detmer	33	38	---	---	---	71
C Nick Hardwick	33	38	---	---	---	71
TE Mack Minnig	29	36	---	---	5	70
S Colin Branch	---	---	24	31	15	70
CB Ralph Brown	---	---	24	32	11	67
RB Ahman Green	29	34	---	---	1	64
WR Drew Bennett	26	33	---	---	---	59
WR Marcus Maxwell	25	29	---	---	5	59
DT Rocky Bernard	---	---	24	32	2	58
ILB John Fiala	---	---	24	31	2	57
S Damien Richardson	---	---	23	30	2	55
CB Shawntae Spencer	---	---	23	30	2	55
OLB Wyatt Woodson	---	---	20	21	13	54
DE Jay Ratliff	---	---	22	30	2	54
DE Brady Smith	---	---	21	29	2	52
WR Michael Lewis	17	26	---	---	---	43
WR Antonio Bryant	9	11	---	---	22	42
DT Pat Williams	---	---	12	20	1	33
TE Ledley King	14	7	---	---	12	33
DT Langston Moore	---	---	15	14	1	30
FB Thurman Reese	6	6	---	---	16	28
CB Ellis Hobbs	---	---	4	10	12	26
TE Harvey Vail	2	0	---	---	23	25
RB Cedric Young	2	2	---	---	15	19
DE Demetric Evans	---	---	3	4	8	15
CB Dexter McCleon	---	---	1	5	8	14
P Scott Player	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Kevin Johnson	4	5	---	---	---	9
DE John Frank	---	---	0	0	8	8
K Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Elias Wynn	2	1	---	---	---	3
OLB Edwin Sawyer	---	---	0	1	---	1
S Adrian Ward	---	---	0	1	---	1
C Chris Dahlman	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Orlando Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Cameron Spikes	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Robbie Herndon	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Cris Finley	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Adrian Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Boomer Grigsby	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-6	-1.2
Middle	16	40	2.5
Right	3	16	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	26	45	1.7
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	31	17	2	0	1	5	7	0	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Koy Detmer	37	22	1	4	0	5	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	36	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	76	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	36	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	28	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	69	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	100	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matt Jones	10	6	1	38	1	32
WR Tim Carter	8	5	0	45	0	28
TE Roland Williams	7	3	0	21	0	31
WR Marvin Harrison	3	1	0	9	0	14
FB Jim Finn	1	1	0	4	0	21
RB LaMont Jordan	1	1	0	31	1	23
RB Jackie Archambeau	1	0	0	0	0	9

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drew Bennett	9	5	47	0	33
WR Marcus Maxwell	8	6	55	1	29
WR Michael Lewis	7	3	36	0	26
RB Ahman Green	3	3	25	0	34
FB Thurman Reese	3	2	-5	0	6
WR Antonio Bryant	2	1	16	0	11
WR Kevin Johnson	1	1	6	0	5
TE Mack Minnig	1	0	0	0	36
RB Elias Wynn	1	0	0	0	1
TE Ledley King	1	1	17	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	3	1	15	5.00	4.77

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marvin Harrison	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Tim Carter	1	1	15	15.00	5.63
RB Jackie Archambeau	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Steve McNair	4	0
RB LaMont Jordan	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ahman Green	2	0
QB Koy Detmer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	10	8	6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Koy Detmer	15	10	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Roland Williams	3	2	1
WR Matt Jones	3	2	1
WR Marvin Harrison	1	1	1
FB Jim Finn	1	1	1
RB LaMont Jordan	1	1	1
WR Tim Carter	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Lewis	4	2	1
WR Marcus Maxwell	4	3	2
WR Drew Bennett	3	2	2
WR Antonio Bryant	2	1	1
RB Ahman Green	1	1	1
WR Kevin Johnson	1	1	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)