Week 1, 2026

played in Tampa Bay, FL

97 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	6	0	0	-	13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	0	10	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:22 CAR - Chandler Curtis 18 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 13:24 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 30 field goal
2Q: 04:20 TBY - Jeffery Flowers 42 pass from Dwayne Haskins (Ross Bennett extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 42 field goal
4Q: 12:59 TBY - Jake Roe 77 run (Ross Bennett extra point)
4Q: 01:59 TBY - Ross Bennett 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:22 CAR - Chandler Curtis 18 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 13:24 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 30 field goal
2Q: 04:20 TBY - Jeffery Flowers 42 pass from Dwayne Haskins (Ross Bennett extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 42 field goal
4Q: 12:59 TBY - Jake Roe 77 run (Ross Bennett extra point)
4Q: 01:59 TBY - Ross Bennett 21 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 12 19
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 5 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 228 478
- Offensive Plays 58 62
- Yards per Play 3.93 7.71
Net Rushing Yards 107 234
- Rushing Attempts 27 29
- Yards per Rush 3.96 8.07
Net Passing Yards 121 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 1 30 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 133 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 3/11
- Yards per Pass Play 3.90 7.39
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 9/63
Punt Returns/Yards 2/49 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 4/73 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/22
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 17
Time of Possession 27:38 32:22

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	12	19
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	5	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	228	478
- Offensive Plays	58	62
- Yards per Play	3.93	7.71
Net Rushing Yards	107	234
- Rushing Attempts	27	29
- Yards per Rush	3.96	8.07
Net Passing Yards	121	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 1	30 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	133	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	3/11
- Yards per Pass Play	3.90	7.39
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	9/63
Punt Returns/Yards	2/49	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	4/73	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/22
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 17
Time of Possession	27:38	32:22

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:53	4:53	OWN 30	8	10	Punt
1	5:22	0:08	OPP 18	1	18	Touchdown
1	2:21	4:04	OWN 20	8	67	Field Goal
2	11:56	1:35	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
2	9:14	2:14	OWN 37	6	5	Punt
2	4:03	2:00	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OPP 33	1	8	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:44	OWN 34	6	6	Punt
3	7:36	1:17	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	0:51	2:28	OWN 20	7	14	Punt
4	12:42	4:14	OWN 29	8	33	Punt
4	1:54	1:18	OWN 21	5	53	Interception

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:07	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	9:00	3:38	OWN 1	7	25	Punt
1	5:14	2:53	OWN 8	6	44	Punt
2	13:17	1:21	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	10:21	1:07	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
2	7:00	2:57	OWN 14	6	86	Touchdown
2	2:03	1:47	OWN 23	3	-5	Punt
3	10:16	2:40	OWN 7	5	76	Interception
3	6:19	5:28	OWN 22	11	34	Punt
4	13:23	0:41	OWN 24	2	76	Touchdown
4	8:28	6:34	OWN 7	12	89	Field Goal
4	0:36	0:36	OWN 25	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Jeffery Flowers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Thomas Pearson	12	17	1.42	8	0
RB Pedro Iveans	7	29	4.14	8	0
RB Ricky Langen	6	52	8.67	48	1
QB Tua Tagovailoa	2	9	4.50	6	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jake Roe	14	175	12.50	77	4	1
RB JK Dobbins	7	35	5.00	13	2	0
QB Dwayne Haskins	5	13	2.60	7	0	0
RB Danny Sivela	2	12	6.00	13	1	0
WR Jeffery Flowers	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tua Tagovailoa	29	18	133	2/12	1	33	1	70.0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dwayne Haskins	30	21	255	3/11	1	42	1	93.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chandler Curtis	4	7	27	6.75	18	18	1
WR Anthony Schwartz	4	6	40	10.00	0	20	0
RB Thomas Pearson	2	2	11	5.50	0	8	0
TE Tommy Tremble	2	2	6	3.00	0	4	0
WR Jamal Wayne	1	5	33	33.00	15	33	0
RB Joel Shepherd	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Abraham Giles	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Julio Roca	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Pedro Iveans	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Ricky Langen	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeffery Flowers	13	16	186	14.31	75	42	1
WR Daquan Harvey	3	4	19	6.33	0	11	0
TE Justics Benton	3	4	27	9.00	0	13	0
WR T.J. Burgess	1	4	20	20.00	13	20	0
RB Jake Roe	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB JK Dobbins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jay Sanches	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Xavier McKinney	1	22	22.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Clelin Ferrell	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Jacob Blanchard	1	0	0	0
DE Ethan Fewell	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bradley Pinion	8	387	48.4	45.6	59	7

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wes Gouveia	7	259	37.0	24.3	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dustin Hopkins	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ross Bennett	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chandler Curtis	2	49	24.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jacob Blanchard	3	22	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thomas Pearson	3	54	18.0	0
Jamal Wayne	1	19	19.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jessie Bates	7	1	0.0	25	26
CB Damon Arnette	6	1	0.0	27	33
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	5	3	0.0	25	26
S Stanley Dillard	5	3	0.0	27	33
CB Denzel Ward	5	2	0.0	26	24
DE Brody Hobson	3	0	1.5	28	33
OLB Reuben Horton	3	2	1.0	25	26
ILB Isaiah Simmons	3	1	0.0	28	33
ILB Jay Sanches	3	0	0.0	9	13
CB Ben Knudson	2	0	0.0	4	12
CB Kelvin Joseph	2	0	0.0	18	17
DE Clelin Ferrell	1	2	0.5	28	33
OLB Germaine Pratt	1	0	0.0	6	7
CB Daniel Thomas	1	0	0.0	4	7
RB Thomas Pearson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Travis Laskanic	1	0	0.0	2	0
DT Denzel Brooks	0	2	0.0	11	15
DT Willie Borders	0	1	0.0	17	18

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Xavier McKinney	8	1	0.0	27	31
DE Jon Crane	6	3	0.5	27	31
CB Jacob Blanchard	5	3	0.0	27	30
DT Terrence McDaniels	5	0	0.0	18	25
ILB Kris Baker	4	2	1.0	23	22
S Wendell Frieswyk	4	2	0.0	27	31
OLB Eric Kendricks	3	0	0.0	14	13
DT Jerry Tillery	2	0	0.5	9	6
ILB Manti Te'o	2	1	0.0	14	13
CB Mackenzie Gerhardt	2	1	0.0	13	13
CB Nolan Emanski	1	1	0.0	11	8
DT Jonathan Bullard	1	0	0.0	12	11
QB Dwayne Haskins	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ethan Fewell	1	0	0.0	10	15
CB Mack Covington	1	0	0.0	14	21
DT Roy Lopez	1	0	0.0	9	12
OLB Devin Bush	0	1	0.0	13	16
DE Gregory Gwinn	0	1	0.0	12	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brody Hobson	1.5	0	1	0	33
OLB Reuben Horton	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Clelin Ferrell	0.5	1	0	1	33
ILB Isaiah Simmons	0.0	1	0	0	33
DT Denzel Brooks	0.0	0	1	0	15

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Kris Baker	1.0	0	0	0	22
DT Jerry Tillery	0.5	0	2	2	6
DE Jon Crane	0.5	0	0	0	31
DT Terrence McDaniels	0.0	1	0	0	25
DT Roy Lopez	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Denzel Ward	4	0	0	24
S Jessie Bates	4	0	0	26
CB Damon Arnette	4	0	0	33
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	3	0	0	26
S Stanley Dillard	2	0	0	33
CB Ben Knudson	1	1	0	12
DE Clelin Ferrell	1	0	0	33
OLB Germaine Pratt	1	0	0	7
DE Brody Hobson	1	0	0	33
ILB Jay Sanches	0	1	1	13
ILB Isaiah Simmons	0	1	0	33

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Xavier McKinney	6	1	1	31
CB Jacob Blanchard	3	0	0	30
ILB Kris Baker	2	1	0	22
OLB Eric Kendricks	2	0	0	13
DE Jon Crane	2	0	0	31
S Wendell Frieswyk	2	0	0	31
CB Mack Covington	1	1	0	21
CB Nolan Emanski	0	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	3	4	27	0	31
T Drew Schwant	2	5	27	0	31
T Cody Ford	1	7	27	1	31
T Ricardo Nikolic	1	6	27	0	31
C Nicky Quinn	1	3	27	1	31

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Bart Stanton	5	6	29	1	33
G Phil Wagner	2	5	29	0	33
C Josue Gardiner	2	4	29	1	33
T Kaleb McGary	1	5	29	0	33
G Spencer Schultz	1	3	29	1	33
TE Justics Benton	1	1	26	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Knudson	1	23
Clelin Ferrell	1	12
Bradley Rose	1	10

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Kaleb McGary	3	12
Trent Corbett	1	22
Daquan Harvey	1	16
T.J. Burgess	1	14

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Clelin Ferrell	---	---	28	33	12	73
OLB Reuben Horton	---	---	25	26	22	73
C Nicky Quinn	27	31	---	---	10	68
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	27	31	---	---	10	68
TE Abraham Giles	25	29	---	---	10	64
DE Brody Hobson	---	---	28	33	1	62
ILB Isaiah Simmons	---	---	28	33	1	62
S Stanley Dillard	---	---	27	33	1	61
CB Damon Arnette	---	---	27	33	1	61
T Cody Ford	27	31	---	---	---	58
T Ricardo Nikolic	27	31	---	---	---	58
T Drew Schwant	27	31	---	---	---	58
QB Tua Tagovailoa	27	31	---	---	---	58
WR Chandler Curtis	20	23	---	---	12	55
S Jessie Bates	---	---	25	26	1	52
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	---	---	25	26	1	52
CB Denzel Ward	---	---	26	24	1	51
WR Anthony Schwartz	21	25	---	---	---	46
CB Kelvin Joseph	---	---	18	17	10	45
TE Trey Gray	7	8	---	---	24	39
CB Ben Knudson	---	---	4	12	23	39
TE Tommy Tremble	18	21	---	---	---	39
DT Willie Borders	---	---	17	18	1	36
RB Pedro Iveans	7	5	---	---	23	35
RB Thomas Pearson	13	14	---	---	6	33
WR Jamal Wayne	2	10	---	---	16	28
DT Denzel Brooks	---	---	11	15	---	26
RB Ricky Langen	7	10	---	---	8	25
WR Julio Roca	11	5	---	---	6	22
ILB Jay Sanches	---	---	9	13	---	22
S Troy Apke	---	---	1	1	14	16
OLB Germaine Pratt	---	---	6	7	1	14
ILB Grant Stuard	---	---	1	0	11	12
CB Jesse Lofton	---	---	6	6	---	12
CB Daniel Thomas	---	---	4	7	---	11
T Bryce Finley	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Bradley Rose	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Joel Shepherd	4	5	---	---	---	9
DT Travis Laskanic	---	---	2	0	7	9
P Bradley Pinion	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Alim McNeill	---	---	1	0	7	8
K Dustin Hopkins	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Keegan Cassidy	0	0	---	---	2	2
G Gerald Hoffman	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Jeffery Graham	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Tommy Togiai	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR T.J. Burgess	29	33	---	---	14	76
T Kaleb McGary	29	33	---	---	12	74
CB Jacob Blanchard	---	---	27	30	13	70
T Bart Stanton	29	33	---	---	8	70
G Phil Wagner	29	33	---	---	8	70
G Spencer Schultz	29	33	---	---	8	70
QB Dwayne Haskins	29	33	---	---	---	62
WR Jeffery Flowers	29	33	---	---	---	62
C Josue Gardiner	29	33	---	---	---	62
DE Jon Crane	---	---	27	31	2	60
S Wendell Frieswyk	---	---	27	31	2	60
S Xavier McKinney	---	---	27	31	2	60
WR Daquan Harvey	20	20	---	---	16	56
TE Justics Benton	26	28	---	---	1	55
OLB Devin Bush	---	---	13	16	23	52
CB Mack Covington	---	---	14	21	16	51
RB JK Dobbins	9	16	---	---	23	48
ILB Kris Baker	---	---	23	22	2	47
DT Terrence McDaniels	---	---	18	25	1	44
RB Jake Roe	17	11	---	---	8	36
TE Trent Corbett	6	7	---	---	22	35
DE Ethan Fewell	---	---	10	15	9	34
CB Mackenzie Gerhardt	---	---	13	13	4	30
ILB Manti Te'o	---	---	14	13	2	29
OLB Eric Kendricks	---	---	14	13	1	28
DT Roy Lopez	---	---	9	12	6	27
DE AJ Epinesa	---	---	11	13	2	26
CB Nolan Emanski	---	---	11	8	6	25
DT Jonathan Bullard	---	---	12	11	---	23
ILB Mykal Walker	---	---	4	8	11	23
DE Gregory Gwinn	---	---	12	9	---	21
DT Jerry Tillery	---	---	9	6	4	19
S Steve Thrash	---	---	0	0	14	14
S Rock Ya-Sin	---	---	2	10	1	13
RB Danny Sivela	5	8	---	---	---	13
WR Jackie Mikeska	2	2	---	---	6	10
WR Dean Richmond	2	7	---	---	---	9
C Noah Kriewaldt	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Wes Gouveia	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Josh Oliver	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Ross Bennett	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Angel Cortez	---	---	0	2	---	2
OLB Owen Bixler	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Trey Lance	0	0	---	---	1	1
TE Brycen Hopkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Drew Dalman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	2	1.0
Middle	16	49	3.1
Right	9	56	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	18	110	6.1
Right	7	126	18.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tua Tagovailoa	29	18	2	1	1	4	3	2	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dwayne Haskins	30	21	5	0	1	3	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	21	2.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	74	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	20	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	42	42.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	107	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	29	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	77	19.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chandler Curtis	7	4	0	27	0	23
WR Anthony Schwartz	6	4	0	40	1	25
WR Jamal Wayne	5	1	0	33	1	10
TE Abraham Giles	3	1	1	3	0	29
RB Thomas Pearson	2	2	0	11	0	14
TE Tommy Tremble	2	2	0	6	0	21
RB Joel Shepherd	1	1	0	-4	0	5
WR Julio Roca	1	1	0	8	0	5
RB Pedro Iveans	1	1	0	3	0	5
RB Ricky Langen	1	1	0	6	0	10

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeffery Flowers	16	13	0	186	4	33
WR T.J. Burgess	4	1	1	20	1	33
WR Daquan Harvey	4	3	0	19	0	20
TE Justics Benton	4	3	0	27	0	28
RB Jake Roe	1	1	0	3	0	11
RB JK Dobbins	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ricky Langen	2	-5	-2.50	8.67
RB Thomas Pearson	1	4	4.00	1.42

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jake Roe	1	-2	-2.00	12.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tua Tagovailoa	1	1	18	18.00	4.59

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dwayne Haskins	3	2	9	3.00	8.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chandler Curtis	1	1	18	18.00	3.86

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeffery Flowers	2	2	9	4.50	11.63
TE Justics Benton	1	0	0	0.00	6.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Thomas Pearson	6	2
RB Pedro Iveans	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB JK Dobbins	2	1
QB Dwayne Haskins	1	0
RB Jake Roe	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tua Tagovailoa	8	5	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dwayne Haskins	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamal Wayne	3	1	1
WR Chandler Curtis	2	1	0
WR Julio Roca	1	1	1
TE Tommy Tremble	1	1	0
WR Anthony Schwartz	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeffery Flowers	5	4	3
WR T.J. Burgess	1	0	0
WR Daquan Harvey	1	1	1
TE Justics Benton	1	1	1

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

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