Week 1, 2008

played in Tampa Bay, FL

82 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers07783-25
Tampa Bay Buccaneers33970-22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:27 TBY - Joe Nedney 25 field goal
2Q: 14:31 TBY - Joe Nedney 33 field goal
2Q: 08:46 CAR - Brandon Marshall 17 pass from Steve McNair (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
3Q: 10:26 TBY - Joe Nedney 49 field goal
3Q: 06:35 CAR - Ezra Alston 5 pass from Steve McNair (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
3Q: 00:31 TBY - Jacoby Jones 16 pass from Matt Moore (Matt Moore pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 07:18 CAR - Peyton Hillis 1 pass from Steve McNair (Steve McNair pass to Peyton Hillis for conversion)
4Q: 00:32 TBY - Anthony Becht 11 pass from Matt Moore (Joe Nedney extra point)
OT: 09:50 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 48 field goal

Team StatisticsCARTBY
Record1-00-1
First Downs2124
- by Rushing74
- by Passing1417
- by Penalty03
Total Net Yards391445
- Offensive Plays6770
- Yards per Play5.846.36
Net Rushing Yards107152
- Rushing Attempts3728
- Yards per Rush2.895.43
Net Passing Yards284293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt29 - 22 - 139 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards287309
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/33/16
- Yards per Pass Play9.476.98
Fumbles/Lost1/01/1
3rd Down Conversions3/115/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.56.1
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards9/811/10
Punt Returns/Yards1/84/25
Kick Returns/Yards3/523/61
Interception Ret./Yards1/111/0
2pt Conversions1/11/0
Red Zone Visits35
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/02/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 25
Time of Possession35:2331:53

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:57OWN 2538Punt
18:223:05OWN 8520Punt
14:091:27OWN 4233Punt
214:265:49OWN 131087Touchdown
25:142:01OWN 1736Punt
21:211:21OWN 5422Half
313:151:37OWN 2640Interception
310:182:41OWN 3236Punt
37:371:09OPP 636Touchdown
30:251:53OWN 25418Punt
410:042:52OWN 39661Touchdown
46:194:16OWN 20746Punt
40:260:26OWN 16334Half
OT115:005:16OWN 25944Field Goal
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:034:41OWN 26866Field Goal
15:171:08OWN 736Punt
12:423:16OWN 22862Field Goal
28:373:23OWN 25761Interception
23:131:52OWN 38523Punt
315:001:45OWN 3237Punt
311:381:20OPP 4139Field Goal
36:286:03OWN 211179Touchdown
413:323:28OWN 5622Punt
47:120:53OWN 25414Punt
42:031:37OWN 20780Touchdown
OT19:442:00OWN 25535Downs

Game MVP: Steve McNair, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Jackie Archambeau24602.501220
QB Steve McNair6223.671110
RB Anthony Davis3248.001010
WR Ezra Alston210.50800
RB Mike Hart200.00200
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB LenDale White251214.843240
RB Damien Nash12020.002010
RB Darren Sproles133.00300
QB Matt Moore188.00800

Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve McNair29222871/33341126.6
Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Matt Moore39243093/16233192.8

Receiving Statistics

CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Brandon Marshall6710217.0062241
TE Peyton Hillis697913.1712321
WR Tim Carter565410.8029340
WR Carl Crawford121010.004100
TE Mack Minnig112121.006210
RB Anthony Davis111010.003100
RB Jackie Archambeau1266.00360
WR Ezra Alston1155.00051
Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Anthony Becht677913.1729291
WR Jacoby Jones5107014.0034171
WR Maurice Stovall45348.509160
TE Dustin Lyman357324.3330330
RB LenDale White353010.0012160
WR Dana Prior23115.50080
WR Andre' Davis111212.000120
RB Darren Sproles0200.00000

Interception Statistics

CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Drayton Florence11111.000
Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Ellis Hobbs100.000

Fumble Statistics

CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
QB Steve McNair1000
WR Ezra Alston0100
TE Peyton Hillis0100
OLB Stewart Bradley0010
Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
CB Ralph Brown1010

Punting Statistics

CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Travis Dorch733547.941.4654
Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Scott Player521643.237.6612

Kicking Statistics

CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Vanderjagt1/11/10/0482/2
Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Joe Nedney3/31/10/0491/1

Punt Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Ezra Alston188.00
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Ralph Brown4256.30

Kick Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Carl Crawford35217.30
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
LenDale White36120.30

Defensive Statistics

CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Daryl Jackson931.02840
ILB Alonzo Harris630.02633
ILB Spencer Boone620.02840
OLB Stewart Bradley620.02840
CB Drayton Florence520.01528
DE Titas Adams301.02035
DE Mike Montgomery330.01826
CB Steve Smith300.02735
OLB Mario Haggan221.01514
DT Marcus Spears220.02834
CB Derrick Martin200.02842
DT Kendall Langford200.01410
S Cary Whitehorn110.01420
CB Brannon Condren110.01322
WR Carl Crawford10---------
OLB Brady Popinga100.023
DE Frostee Rucker100.002
Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Devante Watkins1420.03625
S Adrian Ward1140.03523
OLB Boomer Grigsby710.02112
OLB Edwin Sawyer430.52916
DT Rocky Bernard420.03324
CB Ralph Brown330.03625
DE Jay Ratliff220.53522
CB Ellis Hobbs220.01418
S Colin Branch210.03216
CB Leodis McKelvin210.03425
CB Josh Bullocks110.0412
RB LenDale White10---------
DT Le Kevin Smith100.01722
ILB Clint Ingram100.077
DE Jarvis Moss100.01918
DE Calais Campbell100.03218
S Christopher Coles100.0311
DE Shaun Herndon010.0312
OLB Shawn Crable010.015

Pass Rush Statistics

CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Titas Adams1.003135
OLB Mario Haggan1.000014
S Daryl Jackson1.000040
DE Tyler Brayton0.001014
Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Edwin Sawyer0.501016
DE Jay Ratliff0.500022
DT Le Kevin Smith0.001022

Pass Defense Statistics

CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Stewart Bradley50040
ILB Spencer Boone40040
S Daryl Jackson40040
CB Drayton Florence20128
CB Steve Smith20035
ILB Alonzo Harris12033
CB Derrick Martin11042
OLB Mario Haggan10014
S Cary Whitehorn10020
OLB Brady Popinga1003
DE Frostee Rucker1002
CB Brannon Condren10022
Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Devante Watkins60025
CB Leodis McKelvin31025
OLB Boomer Grigsby30012
CB Ellis Hobbs20118
S Adrian Ward20023
CB Josh Bullocks11012
DT Rocky Bernard10024
OLB Victor Hobson1007
S Colin Branch10016
ILB Clint Ingram1007
DE Jarvis Moss10018
CB Ralph Brown01025

Blocking Statistics

CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Aaron Sears47037130
T Wade Hunter37037030
C Jerry McEachern210037030
G Steve Hutchinson15037030
G Levi Jones11037030
FB Jim Finn0101303
TE Mack Minnig01014011
TE Peyton Hillis01033029
Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Nick Hardwick48028142
G Davin Joseph28028042
T Jon Stinchcomb14028142
T Kyle Turley13028042
G Clyde Lofton02028142
FB Jacob Hester020702
TE Anthony Becht01026038

Special Teams Tackles

CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Stewart Bradley227
Brannon Condren224
Andre Dyson118
Peyton Hillis112
Steve Hutchinson18
Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Victor Hobson124
Darren Sproles120
Christopher Coles120
Mike Richardson119
Colin Branch112

Participation

CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Stewart Bradley------28402795
S Daryl Jackson------28402088
WR Brandon Marshall3628------1882
G Steve Hutchinson3730------875
G Levi Jones3730------875
T Wade Hunter3730------875
G Aaron Sears3730------875
TE Peyton Hillis3329------1274
CB Derrick Martin------2842373
ILB Spencer Boone------2840371
QB Steve McNair3730---------67
C Jerry McEachern3730---------67
CB Steve Smith------2735365
DT Marcus Spears------2834264
ILB Alonzo Harris------2633261
CB Brannon Condren------13222459
WR Tim Carter3325---------58
DE Titas Adams------2035257
TE Mack Minnig1411------2550
RB Jackie Archambeau2720---------47
DE Mike Montgomery------1826246
CB Drayton Florence------1528---43
S Cary Whitehorn------1420337
FB Jim Finn133------1834
WR Ezra Alston1315------533
OLB Mario Haggan------1514231
DE Tyler Brayton------4141230
CB Andre Dyson------091827
RB Mike Hart24------2026
DT Kendall Langford------1410226
RB Anthony Davis89---------17
FB Oren O'Neal22------1216
WR Carl Crawford44------715
OLB Adewale Ogunleye------010111
DT Letroy Guion------05611
P Travis Dorch00------88
C Tommy Walsh00------88
K Mike Vanderjagt00------66
OLB Brady Popinga------23---5
DE Chris Ellis------0055
DE Frostee Rucker------02---2
G Mickey Gomez00---------0
T K.C. Strong00---------0
OLB Andre Summersell------00---0
G Frank Omiyale00---------0
QB Lamar Day00---------0
Tampa BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
TE Anthony Becht2638------2791
T Kyle Turley2842------878
T Jon Stinchcomb2842------878
G Davin Joseph2842------878
G Clyde Lofton2842------878
CB Ralph Brown------3625970
C Nick Hardwick2842---------70
WR Maurice Stovall2434------1270
QB Matt Moore2842---------70
CB Leodis McKelvin------3425564
WR Jacoby Jones2735---------62
ILB Devante Watkins------3625---61
S Colin Branch------32161260
S Adrian Ward------3523159
RB LenDale White2727------559
WR Andre' Davis1323------2258
DE Jay Ratliff------3522158
DT Rocky Bernard------3324---57
DE Calais Campbell------3218---50
DT Le Kevin Smith------1722847
OLB Edwin Sawyer------2916---45
DE Jarvis Moss------1918138
RB Darren Sproles313------2036
CB Josh Bullocks------4121935
OLB Victor Hobson------372434
S Christopher Coles------3112034
OLB Boomer Grigsby------2112---33
CB Ellis Hobbs------1418133
S Mike Richardson------481931
FB Jacob Hester72------2231
ILB Clint Ingram------771327
TE Dustin Lyman617---------23
DE Shaun Herndon------312823
WR Dana Prior413---------17
DT Travis Johnson------94---13
K Joe Nedney00------1010
P Scott Player00------88
C Winfred McIntire00------88
OLB Shawn Crable------1517
TE Walter Biekert14---------5
RB Damien Nash22---------4
WR Josh Morgan02---------2
QB Koy Detmer00---------0
G Geoff Perkins00---------0
T Eddie Coles00---------0
C Robert Hunt00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left000.0
Middle24873.6
Right13201.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8101.3
Middle13856.5
Right7578.1
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve McNair29225013201
Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Matt Moore39243513411

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen446015.0
Short (0-8 Yds)119756.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)11812010.9
Long (19+ Yds)313210.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen63294.8
Short (0-8 Yds)21121256.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)8710513.1
Long (19+ Yds)325016.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Peyton Hillis96179129
WR Brandon Marshall760102228
WR Tim Carter65054125
WR Carl Crawford2101004
RB Jackie Archambeau2106020
TE Mack Minnig11021111
RB Anthony Davis1101009
WR Ezra Alston1105015
Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jacoby Jones105070035
TE Anthony Becht76079138
TE Dustin Lyman53073217
RB LenDale White53030027
WR Maurice Stovall54034034
WR Dana Prior32011013
RB Darren Sproles2010013
WR Andre' Davis11012023

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Jackie Archambeau320.672.50
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB LenDale White540.804.84

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve McNair44287.009.90
Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Matt Moore52275.407.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Tim Carter1155.009.00
WR Ezra Alston1155.005.00
WR Brandon Marshall111717.0014.57
TE Peyton Hillis1111.008.78
Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jacoby Jones21168.007.00
TE Anthony Becht111111.0011.29
RB LenDale White1000.006.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

CarolinaRushesConversions
QB Steve McNair30
RB Anthony Davis11
Tampa BayRushesConversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompConversions
Steve McNair762
Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Matt Moore1265

Third Down Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargCatchConversions
TE Peyton Hillis430
TE Mack Minnig111
RB Anthony Davis110
WR Ezra Alston111
Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
TE Dustin Lyman311
TE Anthony Becht211
WR Maurice Stovall211
WR Jacoby Jones211
WR Dana Prior110
RB Darren Sproles100
RB LenDale White111

SectionAttendance
Stadium67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,500 (21,400)
End Zone14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)