Week 15, 2013

played in Tampa Bay, FL

77 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	10	0	0	-	17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	3	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:50 CAR - C.J. Spiller 2 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
1Q: 01:11 TBY - Cornell Schroeder 2 pass from Matt Moore (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 11:23 CAR - Randall Cobb 2 pass from Matt Leinart (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 07:05 TBY - Taylor Melhaff 42 field goal
2Q: 00:18 CAR - Jeff Chandler 59 field goal
3Q: 07:28 TBY - Taylor Melhaff 37 field goal
4Q: 10:43 TBY - Taylor Melhaff 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:50 CAR - C.J. Spiller 2 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
1Q: 01:11 TBY - Cornell Schroeder 2 pass from Matt Moore (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 11:23 CAR - Randall Cobb 2 pass from Matt Leinart (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 07:05 TBY - Taylor Melhaff 42 field goal
2Q: 00:18 CAR - Jeff Chandler 59 field goal
3Q: 07:28 TBY - Taylor Melhaff 37 field goal
4Q: 10:43 TBY - Taylor Melhaff 24 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 9-5 5-9
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 342 323
- Offensive Plays 58 68
- Yards per Play 5.90 4.75
Net Rushing Yards 131 112
- Rushing Attempts 22 28
- Yards per Rush 5.95 4.00
Net Passing Yards 211 211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 24 - 0 38 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 228 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.86 5.28
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/45 5/38
Punt Returns/Yards 1/16 3/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 23
Time of Possession 27:48 32:12

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	9-5	5-9
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	342	323
- Offensive Plays	58	68
- Yards per Play	5.90	4.75
Net Rushing Yards	131	112
- Rushing Attempts	22	28
- Yards per Rush	5.95	4.00
Net Passing Yards	211	211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 24 - 0	38 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	228	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.86	5.28
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/45	5/38
Punt Returns/Yards	1/16	3/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 23
Time of Possession	27:48	32:12

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:06	2:14	OWN 46	5	21	Fumble
1	9:48	4:05	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	1:02	4:49	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	7:00	1:22	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	2:33	0:58	OWN 31	4	24	Punt
2	0:42	0:32	OPP 47	3	5	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:50	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
3	7:20	2:20	OWN 25	4	28	Punt
3	1:59	1:56	OWN 36	3	-13	Punt
4	10:38	1:34	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
4	7:54	0:06	OWN 49	1	3	Fumble
4	6:47	6:47	OWN 20	12	74	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:54	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
1	11:52	2:04	OWN 43	4	13	Punt
1	5:43	4:41	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	11:13	4:13	OWN 25	7	50	Field Goal
2	5:38	3:05	OWN 24	6	17	Punt
2	1:35	0:53	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 22	1	-2	Half
3	13:10	5:50	OWN 9	11	71	Field Goal
3	5:00	3:01	OWN 8	5	16	Punt
3	0:03	4:25	OWN 33	10	60	Field Goal
4	9:04	1:10	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
4	7:48	1:01	OWN 48	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Matt Leinart, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB C.J. Spiller	15	117	7.80	21	6	1
RB Mike Hart	4	10	2.50	6	0	0
QB Matt Leinart	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
FB Deon Anderson	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
WR Randall Cobb	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Chris Ivory	12	64	5.33	17	2
QB Matt Moore	9	37	4.11	9	0
RB Stevan Ridley	6	12	2.00	4	0
WR Ace Sanders	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Leinart	33	24	228	3/17	1	25	0	101.5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Moore	38	21	221	2/10	1	31	0	81.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Randall Cobb	8	11	71	8.88	31	18	1
WR Matt Jones	5	6	65	13.00	1	18	0
RB C.J. Spiller	3	4	36	12.00	19	25	0
WR Brandon Marshall	2	3	8	4.00	0	9	0
RB Mike Hart	2	3	19	9.50	8	16	0
TE Peyton Hillis	2	3	6	3.00	0	3	0
TE Levine Toilolo	2	3	23	11.50	9	13	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jacoby Jones	5	9	67	13.40	26	31	0
WR Ace Sanders	5	11	57	11.40	16	22	0
TE Cornell Schroeder	4	7	36	9.00	11	15	1
RB Chris Ivory	2	3	28	14.00	14	19	0
FB Dexter Lyon	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Jermaine Gresham	1	2	26	26.00	0	26	0
WR Mardy Gilyard	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Stevan Ridley	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Chris Thompson	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	0
WR Chris Harper	0	1	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	TD
QB Matt Leinart	1	0	0	0
RB C.J. Spiller	1	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
DE Aldon Smith	1	0
CB Josh Norman	1	0
OLB James Laurinaitis	0	2

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dana Palutke	6	282	47.0	45.7	55	4

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brock Perliman	7	278	39.7	31.7	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	1/1	1/1	1/1	59	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Spiller	1	16	16.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Prince Amukamara	3	8	2.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Spiller	2	46	23.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jacoby Jones	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Daryl Jackson	9	4	0.0	28	40
OLB Nic Harris	7	3	0.0	27	38
ILB Kevin Springer	7	0	0.0	26	31
ILB Roderick Muckelroy	6	3	0.0	19	26
CB Adam Jones	4	0	0.0	13	29
CB Jarius Byrd	3	1	0.0	26	40
S Morgan Trent	3	1	0.0	15	11
DE Douglas Welch	3	0	0.0	22	25
CB Jason Allen	2	0	1.0	3	11
OLB Justin O'Neal	2	0	0.0	26	38
DT Marcus Spears	1	0	1.0	1	2
CB Brandon Boykin	1	1	0.0	11	24
G Rob Petitti	1	0	---	---	---
DE Nate Triplett	1	0	0.0	6	3
DE Willie Young	0	1	0.0	11	18

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB James Laurinaitis	8	3	1.0	21	35
CB Josh Norman	7	2	0.0	20	33
S Eric Reid	6	1	0.0	21	35
S Adrian Ward	5	3	0.0	21	31
CB Prince Amukamara	5	0	0.0	19	33
ILB Manti Te'o	3	2	1.0	22	35
DE Jarvis Jenkins	3	0	0.0	19	30
DE Aldon Smith	2	0	0.5	21	34
CB Alterraun Verner	2	0	0.0	15	20
DE Jay Ratliff	1	1	0.0	21	32
DT Chris Baker	1	1	0.0	7	15
S Colin Branch	1	0	0.0	2	6
DE Jarvis Moss	1	0	0.0	3	9
DT Gerald McCoy	1	0	0.0	16	22
OLB Andre Rivera	0	2	0.5	8	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Marcus Spears	1.0	0	0	0	2
CB Jason Allen	1.0	0	0	0	11
DE Douglas Welch	0.0	1	2	0	25
DE Jabaal Sheard	0.0	0	5	5	33
OLB Justin O'Neal	0.0	0	1	0	38

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB James Laurinaitis	1.0	0	0	0	35
ILB Manti Te'o	1.0	0	0	0	35
DE Aldon Smith	0.5	2	0	0	34
OLB Andre Rivera	0.5	0	0	0	18
DT Gerald McCoy	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE Jay Ratliff	0.0	0	1	1	32
DE Jarvis Moss	0.0	0	1	0	9
DE Jarvis Jenkins	0.0	0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Daryl Jackson	4	1	40
CB Adam Jones	4	0	29
OLB Nic Harris	4	0	38
S Morgan Trent	3	0	11
ILB Kevin Springer	2	0	31
CB Brandon Boykin	1	1	24
CB Jason Allen	1	0	11
CB Jarius Byrd	1	0	40
ILB Roderick Muckelroy	1	0	26
CB Derrick Martin	0	1	28

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Prince Amukamara	5	3	33
CB Josh Norman	5	0	33
S Adrian Ward	4	0	31
OLB James Laurinaitis	3	0	35
ILB Manti Te'o	2	1	35
S Colin Branch	1	0	6
DE Jay Ratliff	1	0	32
DT Chris Baker	1	0	15
DE Jarvis Jenkins	1	0	30
S Eric Reid	1	0	35

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Aaron Sears	3	4	0	22	2	36
C Jerry McEachern	2	5	1	22	0	36
G Rob Sims	2	4	0	22	0	36
T Andre Smith	2	3	1	22	1	36
G Rob Petitti	1	4	0	22	0	36
TE Peyton Hillis	1	1	0	21	0	35

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jon Stinchcomb	4	7	28	0	40
G Drew Strojny	1	3	28	0	40
T Chris Harrison	1	2	28	0	40
TE Cornell Schroeder	1	1	28	0	34
G Douglas Irving	0	6	28	0	40
C Nick Hardwick	0	5	28	1	40
RB Chris Ivory	0	0	20	1	35

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Adam Jones	1	25
Peyton Hillis	1	23
Nic Harris	1	13
Aaron Sears	1	7

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Stevan Ridley	1	25
Manti Te'o	1	13
Andre Rivera	1	12

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Daryl Jackson	---	---	28	40	12	80
TE Peyton Hillis	21	35	---	---	23	79
OLB Nic Harris	---	---	27	38	13	78
CB Jarius Byrd	---	---	26	40	3	69
CB Adam Jones	---	---	13	29	25	67
OLB Justin O'Neal	---	---	26	38	3	67
G Rob Petitti	22	36	---	---	7	65
G Rob Sims	22	36	---	---	7	65
G Aaron Sears	22	36	---	---	7	65
WR Matt Jones	20	27	---	---	17	64
ILB Roderick Muckelroy	---	---	19	26	15	60
T Andre Smith	22	36	---	---	1	59
DE Jabaal Sheard	---	---	18	33	8	59
C Jerry McEachern	22	36	---	---	---	58
QB Matt Leinart	22	36	---	---	---	58
ILB Kevin Springer	---	---	26	31	1	58
CB Derrick Martin	---	---	27	28	1	56
WR Randall Cobb	22	32	---	---	---	54
RB C.J. Spiller	18	22	---	---	12	52
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	13	27	10	50
DE Douglas Welch	---	---	22	25	---	47
CB Brandon Boykin	---	---	11	24	9	44
TE Levine Toilolo	2	18	---	---	23	43
WR Brandon Marshall	17	16	---	---	9	42
CB Jason Allen	---	---	3	11	18	32
DE Willie Young	---	---	11	18	3	32
DT Derek Wolfe	---	---	15	14	1	30
S Morgan Trent	---	---	15	11	---	26
OLB Shaun Rochelle	---	---	1	2	22	25
RB Mike Hart	4	13	---	---	---	17
TE Dominique Byrd	2	9	---	---	---	11
T George Bussey	0	0	---	---	11	11
FB Deon Anderson	4	6	---	---	---	10
DE Nate Triplett	---	---	6	3	---	9
C Tommy Walsh	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Dana Palutke	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Emmanuel Zubillaga	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Marcus Spears	---	---	1	2	1	4
WR Taylor Price	0	1	---	---	---	1
WR Josh Boyce	0	1	---	---	---	1
RB Desmond Dickinson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ron Forbes	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Stefen Wisniewski	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Sean Spence	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Collin Curtis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB James Laurinaitis	---	---	21	35	23	79
G Drew Strojny	28	40	---	---	10	78
G Douglas Irving	28	40	---	---	10	78
ILB Manti Te'o	---	---	22	35	13	70
T Jon Stinchcomb	28	40	---	---	---	68
C Nick Hardwick	28	40	---	---	---	68
QB Matt Moore	28	40	---	---	---	68
T Chris Harrison	28	40	---	---	---	68
WR Jacoby Jones	18	31	---	---	18	67
TE Cornell Schroeder	28	34	---	---	---	62
CB Prince Amukamara	---	---	19	33	7	59
S Eric Reid	---	---	21	35	1	57
RB Chris Ivory	20	35	---	---	1	56
DE Aldon Smith	---	---	21	34	1	56
DE Jay Ratliff	---	---	21	32	1	54
CB Josh Norman	---	---	20	33	1	54
WR Ace Sanders	20	34	---	---	---	54
S Adrian Ward	---	---	21	31	1	53
WR Chris Harper	20	27	---	---	4	51
DE Jarvis Jenkins	---	---	19	30	1	50
CB Alterraun Verner	---	---	15	20	11	46
DT Gerald McCoy	---	---	16	22	7	45
RB Stevan Ridley	8	5	---	---	25	38
OLB Andre Rivera	---	---	8	18	12	38
TE Gregory Atkins	2	4	---	---	24	30
S Colin Branch	---	---	2	6	15	23
DT Chris Baker	---	---	7	15	---	22
FB Dexter Lyon	10	11	---	---	---	21
WR Mardy Gilyard	3	9	---	---	9	21
CB Leodis McKelvin	---	---	3	2	14	19
TE Jermaine Gresham	10	8	---	---	1	19
DE Jarvis Moss	---	---	3	9	6	18
RB Chris Thompson	1	2	---	---	11	14
ILB Kavell Conner	---	---	0	1	10	11
G Breno Giacomini	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Cris Garrison	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Brock Perliman	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Mike Adams	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Rocky Bernard	---	---	2	3	---	5
S Mike Richardson	---	---	1	2	1	4
QB Kurt Kittner	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Devante Watkins	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Santiago Richard	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Joe Webb	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Christian Ponder	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	47	6.7
Middle	6	23	3.8
Right	8	62	7.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	21	2.6
Middle	14	78	5.6
Right	5	15	3.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Leinart	33	24	1	0	0	4	2	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Moore	38	21	3	4	1	3	8	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	28	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	82	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	101	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	17	5.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	34	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	82	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	57	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	48	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randall Cobb	11	8	71	0	32
WR Matt Jones	6	5	65	0	27
RB C.J. Spiller	4	3	36	1	22
WR Brandon Marshall	3	2	8	0	16
RB Mike Hart	3	2	19	0	13
TE Peyton Hillis	3	2	6	0	35
TE Levine Toilolo	3	2	23	0	18

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ace Sanders	11	5	0	57	1	34
WR Jacoby Jones	9	5	0	67	1	31
TE Cornell Schroeder	7	4	1	36	0	34
RB Chris Ivory	3	2	0	28	0	35
TE Jermaine Gresham	2	1	0	26	1	8
RB Stevan Ridley	2	1	0	3	0	5
FB Dexter Lyon	1	1	0	-1	0	11
WR Mardy Gilyard	1	1	0	0	0	9
RB Chris Thompson	1	1	0	5	0	2
WR Chris Harper	1	0	0	0	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB C.J. Spiller	2	8	4.00	7.80
QB Matt Leinart	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
WR Randall Cobb	1	2	2.00	2.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Matt Moore	2	6	3.00	4.11
RB Chris Ivory	1	8	8.00	5.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Leinart	1	1	2	2.00	6.91

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Moore	4	2	1	0.25	5.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Randall Cobb	1	1	2	2.00	6.45

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jacoby Jones	2	1	-1	-0.50	7.44
TE Cornell Schroeder	1	1	2	2.00	5.14
WR Ace Sanders	1	0	0	0.00	5.18

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Matt Moore	4	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Leinart	9	5	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Moore	13	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matt Jones	4	3	2
RB C.J. Spiller	2	1	1
WR Brandon Marshall	1	1	0
TE Peyton Hillis	1	0	0
TE Levine Toilolo	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ace Sanders	4	2	2
WR Jacoby Jones	3	1	1
RB Chris Ivory	2	1	0
TE Cornell Schroeder	2	1	1
FB Dexter Lyon	1	1	0
WR Mardy Gilyard	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 82,200 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,400 (24,700)
End Zone 16,900 (17,700)
Mezzanine 9,700 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 15,500 (15,700)
Club Seats 10,500 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	82,200 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,400 (24,700)
End Zone	16,900 (17,700)
Mezzanine	9,700 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	15,500 (15,700)
Club Seats	10,500 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)