Week 17, 2012

played in Carolina, NC

54 degrees, rain, 17 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers0773-17
Carolina Panthers1071017-44

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:24 CAR - C.J. Spiller 19 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
1Q: 02:11 CAR - Jeff Chandler 48 field goal
2Q: 08:48 CAR - Taylor Price 6 pass from Kevin Daft (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 05:26 TBY - Dana Prior 1 pass from Matt Moore (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
3Q: 12:46 TBY - Josh Norman 83 interception return (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
3Q: 09:02 CAR - Jeff Chandler 27 field goal
3Q: 04:34 CAR - Peyton Hillis 6 pass from Kevin Daft (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 11:47 CAR - Matt Jones 15 pass from Kevin Daft (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 06:13 CAR - C.J. Spiller 23 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 02:57 CAR - Jeff Chandler 45 field goal
4Q: 01:03 TBY - Taylor Melhaff 39 field goal

Team StatisticsTBYCAR
Record4-1210-6
First Downs1221
- by Rushing29
- by Passing1012
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards214418
- Offensive Plays6267
- Yards per Play3.456.24
Net Rushing Yards39203
- Rushing Attempts1732
- Yards per Rush2.296.34
Net Passing Yards175215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt39 - 19 - 034 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards204231
- Sacks/Yards Lost6/291/16
- Yards per Pass Play3.896.14
Fumbles/Lost2/10/0
3rd Down Conversions4/157/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.07.6
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards6/355/35
Punt Returns/Yards2/56/97
Kick Returns/Yards3/510/0
Interception Ret./Yards1/830/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits15
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/04/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 22OWN 39
Time of Possession24:3635:24

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:242:50OWN 21619Punt
16:111:37OWN 2536Punt
12:051:10OWN 2530Punt
28:393:23OWN 21979Touchdown
23:211:11OWN 203-5Punt
21:111:11OWN 932Half
315:002:14OWN 253-5Punt
38:552:24OWN 25514Punt
34:274:46OWN 14825Punt
411:392:03OWN 293-1Punt
47:460:48OWN 2442Downs
45:560:45OWN 253-5Punt
42:501:53OWN 25953Field Goal
Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:36OWN 2523Punt
110:344:23OWN 16884Touchdown
14:342:29OWN 35534Field Goal
10:557:16OWN 281472Touchdown
25:161:55OWN 25613Punt
22:100:59OWN 453-13Punt
312:460:11OPP 3510Interception
312:353:40OWN 25665Field Goal
36:312:04OWN 31669Touchdown
414:411:32OWN 3136Punt
413:091:30OPP 22322Touchdown
49:361:50OWN 2533Punt
46:581:02OPP 26226Touchdown
45:112:21OPP 3234Field Goal
40:570:57OWN 25210Game

Game MVP: Kevin Daft, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Chris Ivory9192.11900
RB Stevan Ridley5173.40900
WR Dana Prior231.50400
QB Matt Moore100.00000
CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB C.J. Spiller131027.852842
RB Mike Hart11555.002210
QB Kevin Daft4164.001110
RB Zachery Golson3279.002910
WR Brandon Marshall133.00300

Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Matt Moore36192046/29128078.9
Kurt Kittner3000/000039.6
CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Kevin Daft34252311/163321108.8

Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Dana Prior587214.4029281
FB Dexter Lyon333110.3331250
WR Darrell Jackson253316.500200
WR Jacoby Jones27199.502120
RB Chris Ivory24147.00180
TE Jermaine Gresham24136.50070
TE Cornell Schroeder22199.500110
WR Mardy Gilyard1333.00030
TE Gregory Atkins0100.00000
RB Stevan Ridley0200.00000
CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Matt Jones710547.7118151
TE Peyton Hillis66498.171131
WR Randall Cobb6109115.1713320
RB C.J. Spiller333110.3320190
WR Brandon Marshall1233.00030
RB Mike Hart11-3-3.000-30
WR Taylor Price1266.00061

Interception Statistics

Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Josh Norman18383.001
CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
RB Chris Ivory1000
CB Prince Amukamara1000
WR Jacoby Jones0100
CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
RB Zachery Golson0100
G Frank Omiyale0010
OLB Dont'a Hightower0010

Punting Statistics

Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Brock Perliman939343.732.9593
CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Travis Dorch526653.248.2622

Kicking Statistics

Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Taylor Melhaff1/10/00/0392/2
CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jeff Chandler3/32/20/0485/5

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Prince Amukamara252.50
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Demetrius De Rooy56312.60
C.J. Spiller13434.00

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Leodis McKelvin23316.50
Anthony Henry11818.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD

Defensive Statistics

Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Adrian Ward1220.03235
OLB James Laurinaitis920.03231
ILB Devante Watkins850.02626
CB Josh Norman520.02227
S Colin Branch300.01926
ILB Kavell Conner300.0810
DE Aldon Smith201.03033
CB Anthony Henry230.02929
DT Gerald McCoy220.02327
OLB Moise Fokou200.01210
CB Prince Amukamara200.02427
DT Rocky Bernard110.02423
CB Leodis McKelvin110.01315
S Mike Richardson100.079
DE Jay Ratliff020.03232
DT Chris Baker010.01114
CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Dont'a Hightower602.01633
S Morgan Trent620.01024
ILB Roderick Muckelroy500.0828
ILB Kevin Springer431.01627
CB Joe Haden410.01741
DE Willie Young302.0932
S Daryl Jackson320.01745
DT Marcus Spears231.01642
CB Collin Curtis210.0723
DE Chris Ellis200.01536
CB Josh Barrett120.0018
CB Derrick Martin110.01744
DE Douglas Welch100.015
CB Brandon Boykin100.0913
OLB Nic Harris030.01745

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Aldon Smith1.000033
DE Jay Ratliff0.001032
DT Chris Baker0.001014
CB Josh Norman0.001027
DT Gerald McCoy0.000127
CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Willie Young2.002132
OLB Dont'a Hightower2.001133
DT Marcus Spears1.000042
ILB Kevin Springer1.000027
DE Chris Ellis0.002036
DT Letroy Guion0.001016
OLB Nic Harris0.001045
CB Brandon Boykin0.001013

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB James Laurinaitis41031
S Adrian Ward40035
ILB Devante Watkins40026
CB Josh Norman30127
CB Leodis McKelvin21015
S Mike Richardson2009
CB Prince Amukamara20027
S Colin Branch12026
CB Anthony Henry11029
DT Rocky Bernard10023
DE Aldon Smith10033
CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Joe Haden40041
S Morgan Trent32024
S Daryl Jackson23045
CB Collin Curtis21023
ILB Roderick Muckelroy20028
CB Derrick Martin13044
CB Josh Barrett10018
ILB Kevin Springer10027
DE Douglas Welch1005
OLB Dont'a Hightower10033
CB Brandon Boykin10013
OLB Nic Harris02045

Blocking Statistics

Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Davin Joseph25017145
C Nick Hardwick14017045
T Jon Stinchcomb12017145
G Drew Strojny12017145
T Chris Harrison01017145
FB Dexter Lyon0109012
TE Jermaine Gresham01010029
TE Cornell Schroeder0106014
RB Chris Ivory00012128
TE Gregory Atkins0005116
CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Rob Sims46032035
G Rob Petitti38032135
C Jerry McEachern26027035
FB Deon Anderson220504
T Andre Smith16032035
G Aaron Sears12032035
TE Dominique Byrd1101206

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Stevan Ridley413
James Laurinaitis115
Mike Adams110
CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Chase Coffman130
Josh Barrett123
Peyton Hillis121
Nic Harris116
Frank Omiyale18

Participation

Tampa BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB James Laurinaitis------32311578
G Drew Strojny1745------1072
T Chris Harrison1745------1072
S Adrian Ward------3235370
CB Anthony Henry------29291068
CB Prince Amukamara------24271667
DE Jay Ratliff------3232266
DE Aldon Smith------3033366
S Colin Branch------19262065
T Jon Stinchcomb1745---------62
C Nick Hardwick1745---------62
G Davin Joseph1745---------62
WR Dana Prior1036------1359
QB Matt Moore1742---------59
WR Jacoby Jones1642---------58
DT Gerald McCoy------2327757
CB Josh Norman------2227756
ILB Devante Watkins------2626254
DT Rocky Bernard------2423148
CB Leodis McKelvin------13152048
TE Gregory Atkins516------2647
TE Jermaine Gresham1029------241
RB Chris Ivory1228---------40
WR Darrell Jackson316------1938
ILB Kavell Conner------8101634
RB Stevan Ridley513------1331
DT Chris Baker------1114227
DE Jarvis Moss------811726
OLB Andre Rivera------002626
OLB Moise Fokou------1210224
WR Mardy Gilyard816---------24
RB Shonn Greene00------2323
FB Dexter Lyon912---------21
FB Anthony Sherman11------1921
TE Cornell Schroeder614---------20
S Mike Richardson------79218
P Brock Perliman00------1010
C Earnest Woodard00------1010
G Douglas Irving00------1010
T Mike Adams00------1010
K Taylor Melhaff00------55
QB Kurt Kittner03---------3
RB Frank Gore02---------2
C Santiago Richard00---------0
QB Joe Webb00---------0
CB Alterraun Verner------00---0
CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
S Daryl Jackson------17452385
TE Peyton Hillis3232------2185
OLB Nic Harris------17451678
G Rob Petitti3235------875
G Rob Sims3235------875
G Aaron Sears3235------875
WR Brandon Marshall2127------2573
QB Kevin Daft3035------368
T Andre Smith3235---------67
WR Matt Jones3033------164
C Jerry McEachern2735---------62
CB Derrick Martin------1744162
DT Marcus Spears------1642159
CB Joe Haden------1741159
WR Randall Cobb2431---------55
DE Chris Ellis------1536152
ILB Roderick Muckelroy------8281450
OLB Dont'a Hightower------1633---49
RB Zachery Golson311------3044
ILB Kevin Springer------1627---43
DE Willie Young------932142
CB Josh Barrett------0182341
S Morgan Trent------1024135
TE Chase Coffman22------3034
RB C.J. Spiller1415------534
CB Brandon Boykin------913931
CB Collin Curtis------723---30
DT Letroy Guion------1016---26
OLB Shaun Rochelle------002626
TE Dominique Byrd126---------18
FB Deon Anderson54------918
RB Mike Hart117---------18
DE Jabaal Sheard------06915
DE Nate Triplett------112114
G Frank Omiyale50------813
WR Jonathan Orr00------1313
WR Taylor Price67---------13
DT Derek Wolfe------13913
K Jeff Chandler00------1212
CB Demetrius De Rooy------02810
C Tommy Walsh00------88
DE Douglas Welch------15---6
P Travis Dorch00------55
WR Emmanuel Zubillaga00------33
QB Ron Forbes20---------2
C Stefen Wisniewski00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left231.5
Middle7263.7
Right8101.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left66510.8
Middle171046.1
Right9343.8
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Matt Moore361940110620
Kurt Kittner300001200
CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Kevin Daft34252005311

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54377.4
Short (0-8 Yds)168764.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)95434.8
Long (19+ Yds)92485.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44246.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1512785.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)96626.9
Long (19+ Yds)636711.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Dana Prior85072236
WR Jacoby Jones72019042
WR Darrell Jackson52133116
RB Chris Ivory42014028
TE Jermaine Gresham42013029
FB Dexter Lyon33031112
WR Mardy Gilyard3103016
RB Stevan Ridley2000013
TE Cornell Schroeder22019014
TE Gregory Atkins1000016
CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Matt Jones107054033
WR Randall Cobb106091231
TE Peyton Hillis66049032
RB C.J. Spiller33031015
WR Brandon Marshall2103027
WR Taylor Price210607
RB Mike Hart110-307

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB C.J. Spiller33612.007.85
RB Mike Hart252.505.00
QB Kevin Daft100.004.00
RB Zachery Golson1-2-2.009.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Matt Moore43153.755.67
CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Kevin Daft55499.806.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Chris Ivory22147.003.50
WR Dana Prior1111.009.00
WR Jacoby Jones1000.002.71
CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Matt Jones222010.005.40
TE Peyton Hillis1166.008.17
WR Taylor Price1166.003.00
WR Randall Cobb111717.009.10

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayRushesConversions
WR Dana Prior11
RB Chris Ivory10
CarolinaRushesConversions
RB Zachery Golson31
RB Mike Hart10

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Matt Moore1153
Kurt Kittner100
CarolinaAttCompConversions
Kevin Daft1186

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
TE Jermaine Gresham310
WR Dana Prior200
FB Dexter Lyon221
RB Chris Ivory211
WR Jacoby Jones111
TE Gregory Atkins100
WR Mardy Gilyard100
CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Randall Cobb432
WR Matt Jones322
WR Taylor Price211
WR Brandon Marshall110
TE Peyton Hillis111

SectionAttendance
Stadium80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck23,600 (23,600)
End Zone17,000 (17,000)
Mezzanine9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats8,400 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes6,200 (6,200)