Week 11, 2015

played in Carolina, NC

71 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	3	0	7	-	17
Carolina Panthers	3	20	0	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:48 TBY - Rickey Ring 36 fumble return (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
1Q: 07:44 CAR - Scott Mesa 27 field goal
2Q: 15:00 CAR - Mike Davis 2 pass from Matt Leinart (Scott Mesa extra point)
2Q: 11:43 CAR - C.J. Spiller 1 run (Scott Mesa extra point failed)
2Q: 08:48 CAR - Randall Cobb 33 pass from Matt Leinart (Scott Mesa extra point)
2Q: 03:15 TBY - Taylor Melhaff 26 field goal
4Q: 06:38 TBY - Chris Thompson 15 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:48 TBY - Rickey Ring 36 fumble return (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
1Q: 07:44 CAR - Scott Mesa 27 field goal
2Q: 15:00 CAR - Mike Davis 2 pass from Matt Leinart (Scott Mesa extra point)
2Q: 11:43 CAR - C.J. Spiller 1 run (Scott Mesa extra point failed)
2Q: 08:48 CAR - Randall Cobb 33 pass from Matt Leinart (Scott Mesa extra point)
2Q: 03:15 TBY - Taylor Melhaff 26 field goal
4Q: 06:38 TBY - Chris Thompson 15 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)

Team Statistics TBY CAR
Record 2-8 4-6
First Downs 10 25
- by Rushing 4 15
- by Passing 4 8
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 203 412
- Offensive Plays 58 73
- Yards per Play 3.50 5.64
Net Rushing Yards 92 198
- Rushing Attempts 23 35
- Yards per Rush 4.00 5.66
Net Passing Yards 111 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 12 - 2 34 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 120 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 4/22
- Yards per Pass Play 3.17 5.63
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 10.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 4/29
Punt Returns/Yards 1/13 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/93 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 1/22 2/36
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 31
Time of Possession 25:09 34:51

Team Statistics	TBY	CAR
Record	2-8	4-6
First Downs	10	25
- by Rushing	4	15
- by Passing	4	8
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	203	412
- Offensive Plays	58	73
- Yards per Play	3.50	5.64
Net Rushing Yards	92	198
- Rushing Attempts	23	35
- Yards per Rush	4.00	5.66
Net Passing Yards	111	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 12 - 2	34 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	120	236
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	4/22
- Yards per Pass Play	3.17	5.63
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	10.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	4/29
Punt Returns/Yards	1/13	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/93	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	1/22	2/36
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 31
Time of Possession	25:09	34:51

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:26	1:48	OWN 13	3	5	Punt
1	7:36	2:50	OWN 25	7	34	Punt
2	14:49	0:13	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
2	11:37	2:13	OWN 38	3	11	Interception
2	8:33	2:37	OWN 49	3	3	Punt
2	4:57	1:47	OPP 23	6	14	Field Goal
2	1:52	1:19	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	1:35	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
3	12:24	1:42	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
3	6:47	1:09	OWN 7	4	19	Punt
3	4:42	4:42	OWN 20	8	39	Punt
4	11:48	1:25	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
4	7:22	0:50	OPP 22	3	22	Touchdown
4	4:35	2:19	OWN 21	7	25	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:34	OWN 25	4	22	Punt
1	11:38	4:02	OWN 33	5	57	Field Goal
1	4:46	4:57	OWN 9	9	91	Touchdown
2	14:36	2:59	OPP 38	5	38	Touchdown
2	9:24	0:51	OPP 35	3	35	Touchdown
2	5:56	0:59	OWN 20	3	-5	Interception
2	3:10	1:18	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 20	5	77	Half
3	13:25	1:01	OWN 29	3	-5	Punt
3	10:42	3:55	OWN 21	8	28	Punt
3	5:38	0:56	OWN 43	3	0	Punt
4	15:00	3:12	OWN 20	6	36	Punt
4	10:23	3:01	OWN 23	5	-1	Fumble
4	6:32	1:57	OWN 25	4	15	Punt
4	2:16	2:16	OPP 46	7	28	Game

Game MVP: Matt Leinart, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Carlton Sutton	8	18	2.25	19	1	0
QB Dexter Shallard	7	40	5.71	7	0	0
RB Chris Thompson	5	32	6.40	15	1	1
RB Damien Stewart	3	2	0.67	3	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB C.J. Spiller	14	107	7.64	19	6	1
RB Joe McKnight	10	36	3.60	15	1	0
QB Matt Leinart	7	20	2.86	12	1	0
RB Mike Davis	3	19	6.33	14	1	0
WR Josh Boyce	1	16	16.00	16	1	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dexter Shallard	33	12	120	2/9	0	28	2	22.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Leinart	34	20	236	4/22	2	50	1	87.4

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jacoby Jones	5	15	41	8.20	1	18
WR Ace Sanders	3	9	22	7.33	5	14
TE C. J. Fiedorowicz	2	4	39	19.50	18	28
WR Damian Williams	1	3	14	14.00	0	14
RB Carlton Sutton	1	2	4	4.00	0	4

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Peyton Hillis	4	7	53	13.25	4	29	0
WR Randall Cobb	4	5	91	22.75	34	50	1
TE Levine Toilolo	3	4	11	3.67	0	8	0
WR Josh Boyce	3	10	65	21.67	50	38	0
WR Earl Bennett	2	3	9	4.50	0	13	0
WR Aundrae Allison	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Joe McKnight	1	1	8	8.00	6	8	0
RB Mike Davis	1	2	2	2.00	4	2	1

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bobby McCain	1	22	22.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brandon Boykin	1	0	0.00	0
S Deone Bucannon	1	36	36.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Damien Stewart	1	0	0	0
DE Rickey Ring	0	1	0	1
TE Cornell Schroeder	0	1	0	0
CB Josh Norman	0	1	0	0
RB Chris Thompson	0	0	1	0
ILB Anthony Hitchens	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Force
WR Aundrae Allison	1	0
RB C.J. Spiller	1	0
S Deone Bucannon	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wes Gouveia	9	388	43.1	35.3	61	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Erick Zolnoski	7	323	46.1	38.6	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Mesa	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Prince Amukamara	1	13	13.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aundrae Allison	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damian Williams	3	93	31.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Steltz	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Stephone Anthony	9	4	1.0	35	38
ILB Anthony Hitchens	7	4	0.0	32	30
S Caden Cortez	7	3	0.0	29	25
DE Jarvis Jenkins	6	3	0.0	30	34
CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste	5	0	0.0	34	34
CB Josh Norman	4	3	0.0	35	37
ILB Wendell Emerson	3	0	1.0	16	21
CB Prince Amukamara	3	2	0.0	22	23
S K.C. Reid	3	2	0.0	35	38
DE Nickolas Silvia	3	1	0.0	26	20
DE Za'Darius Smith	2	1	1.0	30	35
WR Jacoby Jones	2	0	---	---	---
DT Marty Schultz	1	0	1.0	26	22
DT Chris Baker	1	1	0.0	12	11
DE Kony Ealy	0	1	0.0	11	15
CB Lamarcus Joyner	0	1	0.0	3	8

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Justin O'Neal	6	0	1.0	21	34
OLB Dont'a Hightower	6	2	0.0	23	35
S Daryl Jackson	6	1	0.0	23	35
CB Brandon Boykin	4	1	0.0	13	21
DE Jabaal Sheard	2	0	0.5	19	30
OLB Nic Harris	2	1	0.0	9	16
CB Brandon Meriweather	2	0	0.0	10	11
CB Jarius Byrd	2	0	0.0	20	32
DT Derek Wolfe	1	1	0.5	17	23
S Deone Bucannon	1	2	0.0	15	29
OLB Spencer Larson	1	1	0.0	14	19
ILB Kevin Springer	1	1	0.0	8	11
DT Letroy Guion	1	0	0.0	14	18
CB Joe Haden	1	0	0.0	13	27
WR Josh Boyce	1	0	---	---	---
S Morgan Trent	0	2	0.0	8	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Za'Darius Smith	1.0	0	1	35
ILB Wendell Emerson	1.0	0	0	21
DT Marty Schultz	1.0	0	0	22
OLB Stephone Anthony	1.0	0	0	38
DE Kony Ealy	0.0	1	2	15
OLB Dwight Emerson	0.0	0	1	5
DE Nickolas Silvia	0.0	0	1	20

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Justin O'Neal	1.0	0	1	0	34
DE Jabaal Sheard	0.5	0	5	2	30
DT Derek Wolfe	0.5	0	0	0	23
DE Willie Young	0.0	1	0	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Stephone Anthony	4	0	0	38
ILB Anthony Hitchens	3	1	0	30
S K.C. Reid	3	1	0	38
CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste	3	0	0	34
CB Josh Norman	2	2	0	37
S Caden Cortez	2	0	0	25
CB Prince Amukamara	1	0	0	23
DE Za'Darius Smith	1	0	0	35
DE Nickolas Silvia	1	0	0	20
CB Bobby McCain	0	0	1	9

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brandon Boykin	2	1	1	21
OLB Nic Harris	2	0	0	16
OLB Justin O'Neal	2	0	0	34
CB Jarius Byrd	1	1	0	32
OLB Dont'a Hightower	1	1	0	35
CB Brandon Meriweather	1	0	0	11
S Daryl Jackson	1	0	0	35
OLB Spencer Larson	1	0	0	19
CB Joe Haden	1	0	0	27
S Morgan Trent	0	1	0	6
S Deone Bucannon	0	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jake Matthews	2	6	1	23	0	35
C Nick Hardwick	2	4	0	23	0	35
T Mike Adams	1	1	0	23	1	35
T Jamon Brown	0	3	0	23	0	35
C Jarvis Harrison	0	2	0	23	1	35

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Stefen Wisniewski	6	8	0	35	1	38
C Trai Turner	5	7	0	35	1	38
G Rob Sims	3	6	2	35	2	38
T Andre Smith	2	6	0	35	0	38
T Jammal Brown	2	4	0	35	0	38
TE Levine Toilolo	1	1	0	12	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Thompson	2	26
Jake Matthews	1	14

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Stefen Wisniewski	2	12
Morgan Trent	1	26
Deone Bucannon	1	5

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Stephone Anthony	---	---	35	38	1	74
S K.C. Reid	---	---	35	38	1	74
CB Josh Norman	---	---	35	37	1	73
T Jake Matthews	23	35	---	---	14	72
S Caden Cortez	---	---	29	25	17	71
CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste	---	---	34	34	1	69
T Mike Adams	23	35	---	---	10	68
C Jarvis Harrison	23	35	---	---	10	68
T Jamon Brown	23	35	---	---	10	68
DE Za'Darius Smith	---	---	30	35	1	66
DE Jarvis Jenkins	---	---	30	34	1	65
ILB Anthony Hitchens	---	---	32	30	1	63
WR Jacoby Jones	20	34	---	---	7	61
C Nick Hardwick	23	35	---	---	---	58
WR Ace Sanders	23	35	---	---	---	58
QB Dexter Shallard	23	35	---	---	---	58
TE C. J. Fiedorowicz	23	35	---	---	---	58
RB Chris Thompson	11	19	---	---	26	56
CB Prince Amukamara	---	---	22	23	8	53
ILB Wendell Emerson	---	---	16	21	13	50
DT Marty Schultz	---	---	26	22	1	49
DE Nickolas Silvia	---	---	26	20	1	47
WR Damian Williams	15	20	---	---	6	41
OLB Dwight Emerson	---	---	3	5	25	33
DE Kony Ealy	---	---	11	15	7	33
DT Chris Baker	---	---	12	11	7	30
TE Jermaine Gresham	0	2	---	---	26	28
RB Carlton Sutton	9	13	---	---	---	22
WR Chris Harper	4	2	---	---	15	21
TE Cornell Schroeder	7	12	---	---	---	19
CB Lamarcus Joyner	---	---	3	8	7	18
RB Damien Stewart	3	3	---	---	10	16
CB Delbert Lane	---	---	0	0	15	15
DE Rickey Ring	---	---	0	0	13	13
DE Tevin Zang	---	---	2	10	---	12
CB Bobby McCain	---	---	3	9	---	12
C Cris Garrison	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Wes Gouveia	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Vinston Painter	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Tony Lippett	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Gerald Hodges	---	---	1	3	---	4
G Davin Joseph	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Breno Giacomini	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Monty Duncan	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Leon Dawson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Stefen Wisniewski	35	38	---	---	12	85
C Trai Turner	35	38	---	---	8	81
T Jammal Brown	35	38	---	---	---	73
QB Matt Leinart	35	38	---	---	---	73
G Rob Sims	35	38	---	---	---	73
T Andre Smith	35	38	---	---	---	73
TE Peyton Hillis	32	35	---	---	---	67
WR Randall Cobb	30	36	---	---	---	66
S Daryl Jackson	---	---	23	35	1	59
OLB Dont'a Hightower	---	---	23	35	1	59
OLB Spencer Larson	---	---	14	19	25	58
OLB Justin O'Neal	---	---	21	34	1	56
CB Jarius Byrd	---	---	20	32	1	53
DT Derek Wolfe	---	---	17	23	10	50
DE Jabaal Sheard	---	---	19	30	---	49
S Deone Bucannon	---	---	15	29	5	49
WR Aundrae Allison	11	18	---	---	19	48
RB Joe McKnight	14	8	---	---	26	48
WR Josh Boyce	22	23	---	---	---	45
RB C.J. Spiller	19	24	---	---	---	43
CB Brandon Meriweather	---	---	10	11	19	40
S Morgan Trent	---	---	8	6	26	40
CB Joe Haden	---	---	13	27	---	40
TE Chase Coffman	6	6	---	---	26	38
CB Brandon Boykin	---	---	13	21	1	35
WR Earl Bennett	19	15	---	---	---	34
DE Nate Triplett	---	---	7	18	9	34
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	14	18	1	33
DE Willie Young	---	---	13	16	1	30
TE Levine Toilolo	12	16	---	---	---	28
OLB Nic Harris	---	---	9	16	1	26
WR Andre Caldwell	3	4	---	---	18	25
RB Mike Davis	7	5	---	---	10	22
CB Craig Steltz	---	---	5	3	13	21
ILB Kevin Springer	---	---	8	11	---	19
ILB Roderick Muckelroy	---	---	1	1	13	15
C Tommy Walsh	0	0	---	---	8	8
T George Bussey	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Erick Zolnoski	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Taylor Lewan	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Jeremiah Poutasi	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Scott Mesa	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Emmanuel Zubillaga	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Melvin Fowler	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Joe Webb	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Sam Shields	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	7	7.0
Middle	17	84	4.9
Right	5	1	0.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	53	8.8
Middle	22	130	5.9
Right	5	18	3.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dexter Shallard	33	12	1	6	2	4	6	2	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Leinart	34	20	4	0	3	4	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	41	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	6	61	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	18	3.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	62	6.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	58	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	37	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	79	11.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jacoby Jones	15	5	0	41	0	34
WR Ace Sanders	9	3	2	22	0	35
TE C. J. Fiedorowicz	4	2	0	39	1	35
WR Damian Williams	3	1	0	14	0	20
RB Carlton Sutton	2	1	0	4	0	13

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Josh Boyce	10	3	2	65	1	23
TE Peyton Hillis	7	4	0	53	1	35
WR Randall Cobb	5	4	0	91	2	36
TE Levine Toilolo	4	3	0	11	0	16
WR Earl Bennett	3	2	1	9	0	15
RB Mike Davis	2	1	0	2	0	5
WR Aundrae Allison	1	1	0	-2	0	18
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	0	-1	0	24
RB Joe McKnight	1	1	0	8	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Dexter Shallard	2	10	5.00	5.71
RB Chris Thompson	1	15	15.00	6.40

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Matt Leinart	3	4	1.33	2.86
RB C.J. Spiller	2	8	4.00	7.64
RB Mike Davis	1	3	3.00	6.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dexter Shallard	3	0	0	0.00	3.64

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Leinart	1	1	2	2.00	6.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Overall Avg
WR Ace Sanders	1	2.44
TE C. J. Fiedorowicz	1	9.75
RB Carlton Sutton	1	2.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Mike Davis	1	1	2	2.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dexter Shallard	5	1
RB Chris Thompson	2	1
RB Carlton Sutton	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Matt Leinart	3	1
RB C.J. Spiller	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dexter Shallard	7	3	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Leinart	10	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jacoby Jones	3	2	1
WR Ace Sanders	2	0	0
TE C. J. Fiedorowicz	2	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Peyton Hillis	3	1	1
TE Levine Toilolo	3	2	0
WR Randall Cobb	2	1	1
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	0
WR Josh Boyce	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,300 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,100 (23,600)
End Zone 16,100 (17,000)
Mezzanine 9,300 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 14,200 (15,000)
Club Seats 8,100 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,500 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,300 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,100 (23,600)
End Zone	16,100 (17,000)
Mezzanine	9,300 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	14,200 (15,000)
Club Seats	8,100 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,500 (6,200)