Week 1, 2011

played in Tampa Bay, FL

96 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	3	14	6	-	23
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	0	3	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 00:56 CAR - Jeff Chandler 49 field goal
3Q: 08:35 CAR - Dennis Weathersby 49 interception return (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 04:19 CAR - Randall Cobb 7 pass from Matt Leinart (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 12:38 TBY - Dan Carpenter 39 field goal
4Q: 07:57 CAR - Jeff Chandler 29 field goal
4Q: 03:00 CAR - Jeff Chandler 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 00:56 CAR - Jeff Chandler 49 field goal
3Q: 08:35 CAR - Dennis Weathersby 49 interception return (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 04:19 CAR - Randall Cobb 7 pass from Matt Leinart (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 12:38 TBY - Dan Carpenter 39 field goal
4Q: 07:57 CAR - Jeff Chandler 29 field goal
4Q: 03:00 CAR - Jeff Chandler 19 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 12 15
- by Rushing 2 4
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 273 246
- Offensive Plays 59 72
- Yards per Play 4.63 3.42
Net Rushing Yards 76 73
- Rushing Attempts 31 22
- Yards per Rush 2.45 3.32
Net Passing Yards 197 173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 20 - 2 49 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 201 180
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 7.04 3.46
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/4
Penalties/Yards 8/54 7/100
Punt Returns/Yards 3/47 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/85
Interception Ret./Yards 2/49 2/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 23
Time of Possession 30:30 29:30

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	12	15
- by Rushing	2	4
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	273	246
- Offensive Plays	59	72
- Yards per Play	4.63	3.42
Net Rushing Yards	76	73
- Rushing Attempts	31	22
- Yards per Rush	2.45	3.32
Net Passing Yards	197	173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 20 - 2	49 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	201	180
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	7.04	3.46
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/4
Penalties/Yards	8/54	7/100
Punt Returns/Yards	3/47	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/85
Interception Ret./Yards	2/49	2/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 23
Time of Possession	30:30	29:30

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:21	1:51	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
1	9:33	1:30	OWN 18	3	-7	Punt
1	5:36	3:24	OWN 27	6	31	Punt
2	14:16	2:25	OWN 25	4	15	Punt
2	10:19	1:21	OPP 33	3	-1	Interception
2	8:33	1:12	OWN 48	3	14	Fumble
2	5:53	2:32	OWN 41	6	52	Interception
2	2:00	1:11	OPP 40	3	8	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:42	OWN 25	6	24	Punt
3	5:37	1:26	OWN 22	3	78	Touchdown
4	12:32	4:42	OWN 25	9	63	Field Goal
4	6:02	3:10	OPP 26	5	24	Field Goal
4	1:57	0:32	OPP 29	3	-7	Missed FG
4	0:48	0:48	OWN 48	2	-3	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:39	OWN 16	3	1	Punt
1	11:30	1:57	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
1	8:03	2:27	OWN 32	5	41	Fumble
1	2:12	2:56	OWN 9	5	29	Punt
2	11:51	1:32	OWN 20	4	10	Interception
2	8:58	0:25	OWN 35	4	-15	Punt
2	7:21	1:28	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
2	3:21	1:21	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 25	2	2	Half
3	12:18	3:56	OWN 2	7	40	Interception
3	8:22	2:45	OWN 35	4	15	Punt
3	4:11	6:39	OWN 22	13	56	Field Goal
4	7:50	1:48	OWN 25	8	1	Downs
4	2:52	0:55	OWN 22	4	7	Downs
4	1:25	0:37	OWN 43	4	9	Downs

Game MVP: Dennis Weathersby, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB C.J. Spiller	13	15	1.15	8	0
RB Mike Hart	10	45	4.50	15	1
QB Matt Leinart	6	13	2.17	9	0
WR Jonathan Orr	1	1	1.00	1	0
RB Ken Armstrong	1	2	2.00	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Chris Ivory	12	59	4.92	25	2
RB Stevan Ridley	5	11	2.20	6	0
QB Kurt Kittner	2	8	4.00	6	0
FB Dexter Lyon	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0
RB Frank Gore	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
QB Matt Moore	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Leinart	27	20	201	1/4	1	25	2	76.3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Moore	28	14	121	0/0	0	26	2	32.0
Kurt Kittner	21	9	59	1/7	0	11	0	50.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matt Jones	5	9	83	16.60	13	20	0
WR Taylor Price	4	6	34	8.50	15	20	0
RB C.J. Spiller	3	4	3	1.00	6	8	0
RB Mike Hart	2	2	4	2.00	1	8	0
TE Chase Coffman	2	2	45	22.50	20	25	0
WR Randall Cobb	2	2	18	9.00	0	11	1
WR Jonathan Orr	1	1	18	18.00	14	18	0
RB Ken Armstrong	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Chris Ivory	8	14	55	6.88	26	20
FB Dexter Lyon	3	8	40	13.33	20	26
WR Jacoby Jones	3	5	26	8.67	0	12
TE Richard Quinn	3	5	14	4.67	0	6
WR Darrell Jackson	2	8	7	3.50	0	4
WR Josh Morgan	2	3	23	11.50	2	12
TE Gregory Atkins	2	2	15	7.50	0	9
WR Dana Prior	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Frank Gore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Jermaine Gresham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Mardy Gilyard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dennis Weathersby	1	49	49.00	1
S Morgan Trent	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ralph Brown	1	9	9.00	0
OLB James Laurinaitis	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Randall Cobb	1	0	0
CB Joe Haden	0	1	0
DT Letroy Guion	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Stevan Ridley	1	0	0
CB Ellis Hobbs	0	1	0
ILB Kavell Conner	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Dorch	5	248	49.6	41.6	60	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	7	274	39.1	32.4	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	3/4	1/2	0/1	49	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Spiller	3	47	15.7	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leodis McKelvin	4	85	21.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Letroy Guion	6	2	1.0	21	41
S Daryl Jackson	6	1	0.0	22	50
OLB Nic Harris	6	0	0.0	20	42
S Morgan Trent	5	2	0.0	10	29
DE Douglas Welch	4	0	0.0	20	41
CB Jarius Byrd	3	3	0.0	22	50
DE Nate Triplett	3	1	0.0	9	10
CB Joe Haden	3	1	0.0	15	30
ILB Kevin Springer	3	0	0.0	19	32
DT Marcus Spears	2	3	0.0	14	31
DE Chris Ellis	2	1	0.0	19	36
DE Frostee Rucker	2	0	0.0	8	19
CB Drayton Florence	1	0	0.0	10	26
WR Matt Jones	1	0	---	---	---
WR Randall Cobb	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ryan Mouton	0	2	0.0	3	17
S Dennis Weathersby	0	1	0.0	14	30
ILB Spencer Boone	0	1	0.0	3	12
DE Willie Young	0	1	0.0	4	17

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB James Laurinaitis	10	2	0.0	30	23
ILB Devante Watkins	6	3	0.0	27	20
S Mike Richardson	5	2	0.0	26	18
DE Calais Campbell	4	0	0.5	30	28
OLB Moise Fokou	3	6	0.0	28	21
S Adrian Ward	3	2	0.0	30	24
ILB Kavell Conner	3	1	0.0	18	13
CB Anthony Henry	3	0	0.0	31	26
CB Ralph Brown	2	0	0.0	23	23
S Colin Branch	2	0	0.0	16	15
DT Gerald McCoy	2	0	0.0	22	16
CB Prince Amukamara	2	0	0.0	4	8
DE Aldon Smith	1	1	0.5	26	19
OLB Edwin Sawyer	1	1	0.0	6	8
CB Ellis Hobbs	1	1	0.0	4	6
TE Jermaine Gresham	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Letroy Guion	1.0	1	0	1	41
DE Willie Young	0.0	1	2	1	17
DE Jabaal Sheard	0.0	0	2	0	14
OLB Nic Harris	0.0	0	1	0	42

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Aldon Smith	0.5	1	19
DE Calais Campbell	0.5	0	28
OLB Edwin Sawyer	0.0	1	8
DT Gerald McCoy	0.0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Morgan Trent	5	1	1	29
S Daryl Jackson	3	2	0	50
CB Jarius Byrd	3	0	0	50
CB Joe Haden	3	0	0	30
OLB Nic Harris	2	3	0	42
DE Douglas Welch	2	0	0	41
DE Nate Triplett	1	1	0	10
CB Drayton Florence	1	0	0	26
DT Marcus Spears	1	0	0	31
DE Chris Ellis	1	0	0	36
ILB Kevin Springer	1	0	0	32
S Dennis Weathersby	0	2	1	30

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Richardson	4	0	0	18
OLB James Laurinaitis	3	0	1	23
CB Prince Amukamara	2	1	0	8
CB Anthony Henry	2	0	0	26
S Colin Branch	2	0	0	15
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	1	0	8
CB Ralph Brown	1	0	1	23
OLB Edwin Sawyer	1	0	0	8
CB Ellis Hobbs	1	0	0	6
ILB Devante Watkins	1	0	0	20
ILB Kavell Conner	1	0	0	13
DE Aldon Smith	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Aaron Sears	2	7	31	0	28
T Bryan Bulaga	2	5	31	0	28
G Rob Sims	1	9	31	0	28
T Andre Smith	1	4	31	1	28
TE Chase Coffman	1	1	11	0	10
C Santiago Richard	0	2	31	0	28
TE Sergio Robertson	0	1	25	0	25

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Nick Hardwick	3	7	22	0	50
G Davin Joseph	1	4	22	0	50
T Jon Stinchcomb	1	2	22	1	50
G Drew Strojny	0	5	22	0	50
G Breno Giacomini	0	3	22	0	50

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Chase Coffman	1	22
Nic Harris	1	20
Jarius Byrd	1	19
Ryan Mouton	1	16

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
James Laurinaitis	1	23
Drew Strojny	1	8
Breno Giacomini	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jarius Byrd	---	---	22	50	19	91
S Daryl Jackson	---	---	22	50	16	88
OLB Nic Harris	---	---	20	42	20	82
DE Douglas Welch	---	---	20	41	11	72
G Rob Sims	31	28	---	---	9	68
G Aaron Sears	31	28	---	---	9	68
T Andre Smith	31	28	---	---	9	68
T Bryan Bulaga	31	28	---	---	9	68
WR Matt Jones	28	26	---	---	9	63
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	21	41	1	63
QB Matt Leinart	31	28	---	---	---	59
C Santiago Richard	31	28	---	---	---	59
RB C.J. Spiller	17	16	---	---	24	57
DE Chris Ellis	---	---	19	36	1	56
TE Sergio Robertson	25	25	---	---	4	54
ILB Kevin Springer	---	---	19	32	---	51
S Dennis Weathersby	---	---	14	30	3	47
DT Marcus Spears	---	---	14	31	---	45
CB Joe Haden	---	---	15	30	---	45
WR Randall Cobb	26	19	---	---	---	45
TE Chase Coffman	11	10	---	---	22	43
S Morgan Trent	---	---	10	29	1	40
WR Jonathan Orr	9	12	---	---	18	39
CB Drayton Florence	---	---	10	26	1	37
CB Ryan Mouton	---	---	3	17	16	36
WR Taylor Price	17	18	---	---	---	35
CB Derrick Martin	---	---	7	23	1	31
DE Frostee Rucker	---	---	8	19	1	28
DE Willie Young	---	---	4	17	7	28
RB Mike Hart	19	8	---	---	---	27
RB Ken Armstrong	3	2	---	---	19	24
DE Jabaal Sheard	---	---	2	14	8	24
DE Nate Triplett	---	---	9	10	---	19
ILB Spencer Boone	---	---	3	12	---	15
K Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Travis Dorch	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Tommy Walsh	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Roderick Muckelroy	---	---	0	0	9	9
WR Kennan Newton	0	4	---	---	---	4
QB Wally Moss	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jerry McEachern	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Rob Petitti	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Lamar Day	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Peyton Hillis	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Josiah Dresslar	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Drew Strojny	22	50	---	---	8	80
G Davin Joseph	22	50	---	---	8	80
G Breno Giacomini	22	50	---	---	8	80
OLB James Laurinaitis	---	---	30	23	23	76
T Jon Stinchcomb	22	50	---	---	---	72
C Nick Hardwick	22	50	---	---	---	72
WR Jacoby Jones	19	49	---	---	---	68
CB Anthony Henry	---	---	31	26	10	67
DE Calais Campbell	---	---	30	28	3	61
ILB Devante Watkins	---	---	27	20	13	60
RB Chris Ivory	15	42	---	---	3	60
OLB Moise Fokou	---	---	28	21	10	59
S Adrian Ward	---	---	30	24	3	57
WR Darrell Jackson	11	29	---	---	14	54
DE Aldon Smith	---	---	26	19	6	51
CB Ralph Brown	---	---	23	23	---	46
S Colin Branch	---	---	16	15	15	46
QB Matt Moore	18	28	---	---	---	46
S Mike Richardson	---	---	26	18	2	46
DT Gerald McCoy	---	---	22	16	8	46
TE Richard Quinn	15	26	---	---	1	42
WR Dana Prior	10	29	---	---	1	40
FB Dexter Lyon	10	26	---	---	---	36
ILB Kavell Conner	---	---	18	13	4	35
WR Josh Morgan	10	23	---	---	---	33
TE Gregory Atkins	7	9	---	---	13	29
QB Kurt Kittner	4	22	---	---	---	26
RB Stevan Ridley	5	5	---	---	15	25
CB Ellis Hobbs	---	---	4	6	13	23
CB Leodis McKelvin	---	---	2	8	13	23
DT Rocky Bernard	---	---	9	12	1	22
RB Shonn Greene	0	0	---	---	21	21
CB Prince Amukamara	---	---	4	8	7	19
OLB Edwin Sawyer	---	---	6	8	4	18
TE Jermaine Gresham	4	5	---	---	7	16
DE Jarvis Moss	---	---	2	9	2	13
CB Alterraun Verner	---	---	4	7	2	13
WR Mardy Gilyard	1	2	---	---	7	10
P Scott Player	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Lorenzo Joens	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Frank Gore	3	5	---	---	---	8
DE Jay Ratliff	---	---	2	4	2	8
T Chris Harrison	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	3	3
DE Jarvis Jenkins	---	---	1	0	1	2
T Victor Rogers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	21	51	2.4
Right	3	12	4.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	0	0.0
Middle	15	28	1.9
Right	6	45	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Leinart	27	20	4	0	0	2	3	0	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Moore	28	14	2	2	1	5	3	0	2
Kurt Kittner	21	9	0	3	2	4	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	57	8.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	2	12	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	107	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	25	25.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	31	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	13	92	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	57	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matt Jones	9	5	83	1	26
WR Taylor Price	6	4	34	1	18
RB C.J. Spiller	4	3	3	0	16
RB Mike Hart	2	2	4	0	8
TE Chase Coffman	2	2	45	2	10
WR Randall Cobb	2	2	18	0	19
WR Jonathan Orr	1	1	18	0	12
RB Ken Armstrong	1	1	-4	0	2

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Chris Ivory	14	8	1	55	1	42
WR Darrell Jackson	8	2	0	7	0	29
FB Dexter Lyon	8	3	1	40	1	26
WR Jacoby Jones	5	3	0	26	0	49
TE Richard Quinn	5	3	0	14	0	26
WR Josh Morgan	3	2	0	23	0	23
TE Gregory Atkins	2	2	0	15	0	9
WR Dana Prior	1	0	0	0	0	29
RB Frank Gore	1	0	0	0	0	5
TE Jermaine Gresham	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Mardy Gilyard	1	0	1	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB C.J. Spiller	3	3	1.00	1.15
RB Mike Hart	2	8	4.00	4.50
QB Matt Leinart	1	7	7.00	2.17

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Leinart	3	1	7	2.33	7.44

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matt Jones	1	0	0	0.00	9.22
WR Taylor Price	1	0	0	0.00	5.67
WR Randall Cobb	1	1	7	7.00	9.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB C.J. Spiller	5	0
QB Matt Leinart	2	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Chris Ivory	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Leinart	7	6	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Moore	10	4	3
Kurt Kittner	6	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matt Jones	2	2	1
TE Chase Coffman	2	2	2
RB C.J. Spiller	1	0	0
WR Taylor Price	1	1	0
WR Randall Cobb	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Dexter Lyon	5	2	2
WR Jacoby Jones	3	1	1
WR Darrell Jackson	2	1	0
WR Josh Morgan	2	1	1
RB Chris Ivory	2	0	0
WR Dana Prior	1	0	0
WR Mardy Gilyard	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,900 (24,700)
End Zone 16,600 (17,700)
Mezzanine 9,600 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 15,200 (15,700)
Club Seats 10,500 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,900 (24,700)
End Zone	16,600 (17,700)
Mezzanine	9,600 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	15,200 (15,700)
Club Seats	10,500 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)