Week 1, 2023

played in Tampa Bay, FL

79 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	7	0	10	-	20
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	3	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:21 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 25 field goal
2Q: 14:12 CAR - Brock Hennessee 5 pass from Jake Locker (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
3Q: 07:18 TBY - Ross Bennett 52 field goal
4Q: 09:44 TBY - Ross Bennett 48 field goal
4Q: 02:21 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 29 field goal
4Q: 02:11 CAR - Zach Cunningham 35 interception return (Dustin Hopkins extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:21 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 25 field goal
2Q: 14:12 CAR - Brock Hennessee 5 pass from Jake Locker (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
3Q: 07:18 TBY - Ross Bennett 52 field goal
4Q: 09:44 TBY - Ross Bennett 48 field goal
4Q: 02:21 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 29 field goal
4Q: 02:11 CAR - Zach Cunningham 35 interception return (Dustin Hopkins extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 12
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 16 6
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 458 245
- Offensive Plays 68 65
- Yards per Play 6.74 3.77
Net Rushing Yards 72 95
- Rushing Attempts 27 27
- Yards per Rush 2.67 3.52
Net Passing Yards 386 150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 28 - 2 37 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 396 156
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 9.41 3.95
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/32 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/57 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/35 2/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:47 28:13

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	12
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	16	6
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	458	245
- Offensive Plays	68	65
- Yards per Play	6.74	3.77
Net Rushing Yards	72	95
- Rushing Attempts	27	27
- Yards per Rush	2.67	3.52
Net Passing Yards	386	150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 28 - 2	37 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	396	156
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	9.41	3.95
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/32	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/57	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/35	2/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:47	28:13

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:35	3:21	OWN 40	6	52	Field Goal
1	5:27	6:23	OWN 6	16	94	Touchdown
2	12:52	1:13	OPP 49	3	12	Fumble
2	10:27	3:46	OWN 20	8	56	Interception
2	4:26	2:33	OWN 30	6	32	Punt
3	15:00	3:51	OWN 24	6	32	Punt
3	7:11	4:03	OWN 25	7	34	Punt
4	13:44	1:18	OWN 7	3	49	Fumble
4	11:17	0:40	OWN 20	3	6	Interception
4	9:38	1:15	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	6:03	3:48	OWN 26	7	62	Field Goal
4	0:11	0:11	OWN 31	1	-1	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:25	OWN 25	5	11	Punt
1	9:14	3:47	OWN 25	7	29	Punt
2	14:04	1:12	OWN 25	4	5	Punt
2	11:39	1:12	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
2	6:41	2:15	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
2	1:53	1:53	OWN 20	6	23	Half
3	11:09	3:58	OWN 20	8	45	Field Goal
3	3:08	4:24	OWN 2	7	36	Punt
4	12:26	1:09	OPP 48	3	4	Punt
4	10:37	0:59	OPP 39	3	8	Field Goal
4	8:23	2:20	OWN 28	4	8	Punt
4	2:15	0:13	OWN 25	2	0	Interception
4	2:02	1:51	OWN 25	10	44	Downs

Game MVP: Jake Locker, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Isaiah Goulet	16	32	2.00	12	1
QB Jake Locker	4	19	4.75	9	0
TE Eric Ebron	2	21	10.50	12	1
RB Ronald Jones II	2	3	1.50	2	0
RB Brock Hennessee	2	3	1.50	3	0
WR Jeffery Graham	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jake Roe	9	34	3.78	13	1
RB Leonard Fournette	7	27	3.86	16	1
QB Blaine Gabbert	6	41	6.83	12	2
RB Bart Prescott	4	-2	-0.50	5	0
WR Rashad Greene	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	39	28	396	2/10	1	41	2	91.4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Blaine Gabbert	37	17	156	1/6	0	24	1	46.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chandler Curtis	5	6	44	8.80	22	20	0
WR Jared Marshall	4	5	71	17.75	28	26	0
TE Eric Ebron	3	4	17	5.67	0	10	0
WR Josh Doctson	3	5	72	24.00	56	29	0
WR Jeffery Graham	3	5	23	7.67	0	10	0
RB Isaiah Goulet	2	4	50	25.00	43	41	0
WR Jay Hong	2	3	53	26.50	42	31	0
RB Brock Hennessee	2	3	16	8.00	0	11	1
TE Nicky Winters	2	2	38	19.00	28	33	0
RB Ronald Jones II	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Jamal Wayne	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Justics Benton	6	12	49	8.17	22	16
WR Jeffery Flowers	4	10	57	14.25	23	24
WR T.J. Burgess	3	4	23	7.67	8	11
TE Evan Rodriguez	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE C. J. Fiedorowicz	1	2	15	15.00	5	15
RB Leonard Fournette	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Jake Roe	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
WR Rashad Greene	0	5	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Zach Cunningham	1	35	35.00	1

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mark Barron	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Manti Te'o	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Force
WR Josh Doctson	1	0
WR Chandler Curtis	1	0
S Arturo Galligher	0	1
DT Tyrus Filby	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Leonard Fournette	1	0	0
RB Jake Roe	1	0	0
OLB Chris White	0	1	0
WR Rashad Greene	0	1	0
T Ronnie Stanley	0	1	0
CB Keanu Neal	0	1	0
ILB Manti Te'o	0	0	1
ILB Roman Lindsay	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bradley Pinion	4	165	41.3	31.3	44	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wes Gouveia	8	364	45.5	35.9	55	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dustin Hopkins	2/2	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ross Bennett	2/2	2/2	1/1	52	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamal Wayne	4	57	14.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamal Wayne	1	23	23.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Zach Cunningham	6	1	0.0	26	37
S Arturo Galligher	6	0	0.0	24	20
S Jessie Bates	5	3	0.0	26	37
DT Willie Borders	5	0	0.0	15	22
OLB Reuben Horton	4	4	1.0	22	29
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	3	2	0.0	11	8
CB Jamal Eichorst	3	0	0.0	14	27
DE Robbie Mahoney	2	2	0.0	19	18
CB Curtis Lofton	2	2	0.0	27	38
DE Clelin Ferrell	2	1	0.0	26	37
S Isaac Knabe	2	0	0.0	7	21
CB Ben Knudson	2	0	0.0	3	17
DT Tyrus Filby	1	1	0.0	15	26
WR Josh Doctson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Shaq Lawson	1	0	0.0	9	21
CB Denzel Ward	1	0	0.0	27	30
WR Chandler Curtis	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jeffery Graham	1	0	---	---	---
DT Denzel Brooks	0	1	0.0	13	20
ILB J.R. Wilson	0	1	0.0	1	1

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eric Kendricks	9	2	0.0	25	26
CB Jacob Blanchard	9	1	0.0	27	41
ILB Manti Te'o	6	0	0.0	24	17
S Mark Barron	4	2	0.0	27	41
DT Lonnie Zinn	4	1	0.0	12	9
CB Mack Covington	4	1	0.0	15	32
CB Keanu Neal	3	2	0.0	26	39
DE Kemoko Turay	2	0	1.0	12	15
ILB Roman Lindsay	2	1	0.0	3	24
DT Darren Satterfield	2	1	0.0	14	30
OLB Chris White	2	0	0.0	11	7
DT Donald Foster	1	0	1.0	11	29
S Wendell Frieswyk	1	3	0.0	27	41
DE Jon Crane	1	1	0.0	26	38
DT Jonathan Bullard	1	0	0.0	17	14
CB Norman Lane	1	0	0.0	2	14
DE Mickey Sweet	0	1	0.0	16	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Reuben Horton	1.0	2	0	29
DE Shaq Lawson	0.0	2	1	21
DE Clelin Ferrell	0.0	2	0	37
DE Robbie Mahoney	0.0	2	0	18
DT Denzel Brooks	0.0	1	0	20
DT Tyrus Filby	0.0	1	0	26

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Donald Foster	1.0	1	1	29
DE Kemoko Turay	1.0	0	0	15
DE Jon Crane	0.0	2	1	38
OLB Eric Kendricks	0.0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Zach Cunningham	3	0	1	37
S Arturo Galligher	3	0	0	20
S Jessie Bates	3	0	0	37
CB Denzel Ward	1	3	0	30
S Isaac Knabe	1	1	0	21
DE Robbie Mahoney	1	0	0	18
CB Curtis Lofton	1	0	0	38
OLB Reuben Horton	1	0	0	29
CB Ben Knudson	1	0	0	17
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	1	0	0	8
CB Jamal Eichorst	1	0	0	27

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jacob Blanchard	7	0	0	41
S Mark Barron	4	1	1	41
OLB Eric Kendricks	4	1	0	26
ILB Manti Te'o	4	0	1	17
CB Mack Covington	3	1	0	32
CB Keanu Neal	2	0	0	39
ILB Roman Lindsay	2	0	0	24
CB Norman Lane	1	1	0	14
OLB Chris White	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Gerald Hoffman	1	8	27	0	41
T Cody Ford	1	5	27	0	41
G Jeremiah Poutasi	0	5	27	1	41
T Drew Schwant	0	2	27	1	41
C Nicky Quinn	0	2	27	0	41
TE Michael Lyon	0	1	1	0	2

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ronnie Stanley	4	7	1	27	1	38
T Jake Matthews	1	2	0	27	0	38
G Phil Wagner	0	4	0	27	0	38
G Spencer Schultz	0	4	0	27	0	38
T Danny Watkins	0	3	0	27	0	38
TE Justics Benton	0	1	0	23	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Chris White	3	21
Danny Watkins	2	13

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Drew Schwant	27	41	---	---	11	79
G Jeremiah Poutasi	27	41	---	---	6	74
T Cody Ford	27	41	---	---	6	74
G Gerald Hoffman	27	41	---	---	6	74
DE Clelin Ferrell	---	---	26	37	10	73
OLB Reuben Horton	---	---	22	29	22	73
QB Jake Locker	27	41	---	---	---	68
C Nicky Quinn	27	41	---	---	---	68
WR Chandler Curtis	26	40	---	---	1	67
CB Curtis Lofton	---	---	27	38	2	67
ILB Zach Cunningham	---	---	26	37	1	64
S Jessie Bates	---	---	26	37	1	64
WR Jared Marshall	18	26	---	---	18	62
CB Denzel Ward	---	---	27	30	2	59
WR Josh Doctson	23	31	---	---	3	57
TE Eric Ebron	25	30	---	---	---	55
CB Jamal Eichorst	---	---	14	27	9	50
S Arturo Galligher	---	---	24	20	2	46
S Isaac Knabe	---	---	7	21	17	45
DT Tyrus Filby	---	---	15	26	2	43
DT Denzel Brooks	---	---	13	20	8	41
DE Shaq Lawson	---	---	9	21	10	40
RB Brock Hennessee	3	15	---	---	22	40
DT Willie Borders	---	---	15	22	2	39
RB Isaiah Goulet	23	14	---	---	---	37
DE Robbie Mahoney	---	---	19	18	---	37
TE Nicky Winters	4	10	---	---	22	36
CB Ben Knudson	---	---	3	17	16	36
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	---	---	11	8	11	30
WR Jamal Wayne	2	15	---	---	11	28
DE Nathaniel Chaudhuri	---	---	11	8	1	20
WR Jeffery Graham	1	8	---	---	7	16
WR Jay Hong	2	11	---	---	---	13
TE Michael Lyon	1	2	---	---	10	13
RB Ronald Jones II	7	3	---	---	---	10
K Dustin Hopkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Jorge McDonald	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Bradley Pinion	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Will Hernandez	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Anthony Barr	---	---	1	1	1	3
ILB J.R. Wilson	---	---	1	1	1	3
QB Donovan Bowers	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Dalton Risner	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ricardo Nikolic	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Brody Hobson	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Stanley Dillard	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jacob Blanchard	---	---	27	41	14	82
T Danny Watkins	27	38	---	---	13	78
G Spencer Schultz	27	38	---	---	10	75
S Mark Barron	---	---	27	41	2	70
S Wendell Frieswyk	---	---	27	41	2	70
CB Keanu Neal	---	---	26	39	2	67
DE Jon Crane	---	---	26	38	2	66
QB Blaine Gabbert	27	38	---	---	---	65
T Jake Matthews	27	38	---	---	---	65
T Ronnie Stanley	27	38	---	---	---	65
WR T.J. Burgess	26	38	---	---	1	65
G Phil Wagner	27	38	---	---	---	65
TE Justics Benton	23	35	---	---	---	58
WR Jeffery Flowers	22	34	---	---	---	56
OLB Eric Kendricks	---	---	25	26	2	53
WR Rashad Greene	19	19	---	---	14	52
CB Mack Covington	---	---	15	32	1	48
TE C. J. Fiedorowicz	8	15	---	---	22	45
DE Mickey Sweet	---	---	16	28	1	45
DT Darren Satterfield	---	---	14	30	1	45
RB Jake Roe	15	27	---	---	1	43
ILB Manti Te'o	---	---	24	17	1	42
DT Donald Foster	---	---	11	29	1	41
RB Leonard Fournette	9	10	---	---	22	41
OLB Chris White	---	---	11	7	21	39
ILB Roman Lindsay	---	---	3	24	10	37
DT Jonathan Bullard	---	---	17	14	1	32
DE Kemoko Turay	---	---	12	15	5	32
DT Lonnie Zinn	---	---	12	9	5	26
CB Norman Lane	---	---	2	14	9	25
CB Willie Robertson	---	---	2	4	12	18
RB Bart Prescott	5	2	---	---	9	16
WR Grady Cash	4	1	---	---	8	13
TE Evan Rodriguez	4	8	---	---	---	12
OLB Cooper Austin	---	---	0	0	11	11
C Sherman Hill	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Angel Marts	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Alex Munn	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Nick Robinette	0	1	---	---	8	9
P Wes Gouveia	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Trent Corbett	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Ross Bennett	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Ethan Fewell	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Sean Richard	0	0	---	---	2	2
S Steve Thrash	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Broderick Briggs	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	18	61	3.4
Right	6	11	1.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	20	5.0
Middle	18	52	2.9
Right	5	23	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	39	28	9	0	1	4	4	2	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Blaine Gabbert	37	17	1	2	3	4	10	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	99	12.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	186	10.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	86	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	25	25.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	16	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	69	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	71	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chandler Curtis	6	5	0	44	1	40
WR Josh Doctson	5	3	0	72	2	31
WR Jared Marshall	5	4	0	71	2	26
WR Jeffery Graham	5	3	0	23	0	8
TE Eric Ebron	4	3	1	17	0	30
RB Isaiah Goulet	4	2	0	50	1	14
WR Jay Hong	3	2	0	53	2	11
RB Brock Hennessee	3	2	0	16	0	15
TE Nicky Winters	2	2	0	38	1	10
RB Ronald Jones II	1	1	0	6	0	3
WR Jamal Wayne	1	1	0	6	0	15

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Justics Benton	12	6	2	49	0	35
WR Jeffery Flowers	10	4	0	57	1	34
WR Rashad Greene	5	0	1	0	0	19
WR T.J. Burgess	4	3	0	23	0	38
TE C. J. Fiedorowicz	2	1	0	15	0	15
RB Jake Roe	2	1	0	7	0	27
TE Evan Rodriguez	1	1	0	5	0	8
RB Leonard Fournette	1	1	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Isaiah Goulet	4	7	1.75	2.00
QB Jake Locker	1	5	5.00	4.75
RB Brock Hennessee	1	3	3.00	1.50

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	5	3	16	3.20	10.15

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Brock Hennessee	2	1	5	2.50	5.33
TE Eric Ebron	1	1	4	4.00	4.25
WR Jared Marshall	1	1	7	7.00	14.20
WR Jay Hong	1	0	0	0.00	17.67

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brock Hennessee	1	0
WR Jeffery Graham	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bart Prescott	2	0
RB Leonard Fournette	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	11	10	6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Blaine Gabbert	12	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Eric Ebron	3	3	1
WR Jared Marshall	3	3	3
WR Chandler Curtis	3	3	1
RB Brock Hennessee	1	1	1
WR Jeffery Graham	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Justics Benton	3	2	0
WR Jeffery Flowers	3	1	1
WR Rashad Greene	2	0	0
WR T.J. Burgess	2	1	0
TE C. J. Fiedorowicz	1	1	1
RB Leonard Fournette	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 82,300 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,400 (24,700)
End Zone 16,900 (17,700)
Mezzanine 9,800 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 15,500 (15,700)
Club Seats 10,500 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	82,300 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,400 (24,700)
End Zone	16,900 (17,700)
Mezzanine	9,800 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	15,500 (15,700)
Club Seats	10,500 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)