Week 1, 2029

played in Tampa Bay, FL

85 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	0	3	3	-	6
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	7	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:25 TBY - Jeffery Flowers 55 pass from Dwayne Haskins (Ross Bennett extra point)
2Q: 10:39 TBY - Van Stevens 15 pass from Dwayne Haskins (Ross Bennett extra point)
3Q: 05:32 CAR - Clifton Wickham 37 field goal
4Q: 10:19 CAR - Clifton Wickham 21 field goal
4Q: 00:39 TBY - Ross Bennett 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:25 TBY - Jeffery Flowers 55 pass from Dwayne Haskins (Ross Bennett extra point)
2Q: 10:39 TBY - Van Stevens 15 pass from Dwayne Haskins (Ross Bennett extra point)
3Q: 05:32 CAR - Clifton Wickham 37 field goal
4Q: 10:19 CAR - Clifton Wickham 21 field goal
4Q: 00:39 TBY - Ross Bennett 20 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 16
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 6 11
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 273 291
- Offensive Plays 72 67
- Yards per Play 3.79 4.34
Net Rushing Yards 125 91
- Rushing Attempts 28 31
- Yards per Rush 4.46 2.94
Net Passing Yards 148 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 23 - 0 34 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 152 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 3.36 5.56
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/19 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 14/100 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/22 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 3/59 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 31
Time of Possession 31:03 28:57

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	16
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	6	11
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	273	291
- Offensive Plays	72	67
- Yards per Play	3.79	4.34
Net Rushing Yards	125	91
- Rushing Attempts	28	31
- Yards per Rush	4.46	2.94
Net Passing Yards	148	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 23 - 0	34 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	152	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	3.36	5.56
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/19	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	14/100	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/22	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	3/59	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 31
Time of Possession	31:03	28:57

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:03	OWN 22	5	18	Punt
1	11:11	4:14	OWN 27	6	16	Punt
1	5:13	5:27	OWN 17	12	35	Punt
2	10:30	2:30	OWN 11	5	23	Punt
2	6:22	1:57	OWN 19	5	14	Punt
2	2:41	1:21	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	0:54	0:35	OWN 48	3	5	Punt
3	13:42	0:56	OWN 16	3	17	Fumble
3	11:06	1:08	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	8:05	2:40	OWN 40	7	40	Field Goal
3	2:10	2:48	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
4	12:20	2:07	OPP 28	4	24	Field Goal
4	8:41	0:51	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
4	5:57	1:32	OWN 31	3	-2	Punt
4	2:26	0:44	OWN 3	4	5	Downs
4	0:33	0:33	OWN 17	1	21	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:57	0:46	OWN 30	2	70	Touchdown
1	6:57	1:44	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
2	14:46	4:16	OWN 3	8	97	Touchdown
2	8:00	1:38	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
2	4:25	1:44	OWN 29	6	25	Punt
2	1:20	0:26	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 1	1	4	Half
3	15:00	1:18	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	12:46	1:40	OPP 33	3	-14	Punt
3	9:58	1:53	OWN 42	7	18	Downs
3	5:25	3:15	OWN 25	6	30	Punt
4	14:22	2:02	OWN 13	8	18	Interception
4	10:13	1:32	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	7:50	1:53	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	4:25	1:59	OWN 26	5	20	Punt
4	1:42	1:09	OPP 8	3	5	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jeffery Flowers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Kenyon Richard	11	60	5.45	9	0
RB Thomas Pearson	10	53	5.30	15	3
RB B.J. Bernard	7	12	1.71	7	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Wyatt Arriola	23	62	2.70	18	3
RB Tito Jackson	7	23	3.29	15	1
QB Dwayne Haskins	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenyon Richard	43	23	152	1/4	0	24	0	61.4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dwayne Haskins	34	15	215	2/15	2	55	1	72.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Anthony Schwartz	9	14	87	9.67	12	21
WR Chandler Curtis	3	5	11	3.67	0	5
TE Abraham Giles	3	7	27	9.00	17	24
RB Thomas Pearson	2	2	5	2.50	4	4
WR Chandler Whitson	2	7	7	3.50	7	6
RB B.J. Bernard	2	2	10	5.00	3	6
WR Jaelon Darden	1	3	1	1.00	0	1
TE Charles Bruggeman	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Colby Dennis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeffery Flowers	5	7	131	26.20	80	55	1
WR Van Stevens	5	17	52	10.40	6	15	1
WR Daquan Harvey	4	5	27	6.75	4	11	0
TE Rich Swift	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Wyatt Arriola	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR T.J. Burgess	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dean Richmond	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Tito Jackson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Abraham Ramaswami	1	9	9.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Anthony Schwartz	1	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Avery Frederick	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
D.J. Greer	11	432	39.3	37.5	47	5

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wes Gouveia	10	434	43.4	35.2	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clifton Wickham	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ross Bennett	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jaelon Darden	3	22	7.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Van Stevens	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colby Dennis	3	59	19.7	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brant Cox	13	0	0.0	28	28
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	6	2	1.5	31	36
CB Damon Arnette	4	1	0.0	31	36
S Stanley Dillard	3	5	0.0	31	36
DE Alim McNeill	3	0	0.0	31	36
CB Gavin Drake	3	0	0.0	31	36
ILB Isaiah Simmons	2	4	0.0	31	36
DE Brody Hobson	2	3	0.0	31	36
OLB Abraham Ramaswami	2	1	0.0	12	9
CB Taylor Crowe	2	1	0.0	15	24
CB Raul Escalante	2	0	0.0	14	15
DT Terrell Johnson	1	2	0.0	10	8
DT Harry Messantonio	1	1	0.0	20	21
ILB Stanley Rohrbach	1	0	0.0	2	1
CB Camden Grant	1	0	0.0	15	25
DT Robbie Hanks	0	1	0.5	1	7

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Xavier McKinney	9	4	0.0	28	44
OLB J.R. Dunn	8	1	0.0	20	38
CB Glen Sawyer	7	5	0.0	27	44
CB Avery Frederick	4	1	0.0	20	37
ILB Kris Baker	3	4	0.0	19	34
DE L�Carpetron Dookmarriot	3	1	0.0	20	35
CB Tyrus Tate	3	0	0.0	20	24
OLB Nick Bolton	3	0	0.0	8	6
DE Ezekiel Lewis	2	0	0.0	6	14
ILB Adam Boyd	2	0	0.0	8	6
CB Will Hawkins	2	0	0.0	5	19
DT Terrence McDaniels	1	1	0.5	11	11
DT Roy Lopez	1	1	0.0	8	6
CB Jacob Blanchard	1	0	0.0	5	6
DE Jon Crane	1	0	0.0	27	40
S Wendell Frieswyk	1	0	0.0	28	44
WR Van Stevens	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Saggitariutt Jefferspin	0	2	0.5	8	6
DE Julian Okwara	0	1	0.0	18	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	1.5	1	4	1	36
DT Robbie Hanks	0.5	0	0	0	7
DE Alim McNeill	0.0	0	1	1	36
DT Harry Messantonio	0.0	0	1	0	21

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Terrence McDaniels	0.5	0	0	0	11
ILB Saggitariutt Jefferspin	0.5	0	0	0	6
DE Ezekiel Lewis	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Jon Crane	0.0	0	2	2	40
DE Julian Okwara	0.0	0	1	0	28
OLB J.R. Dunn	0.0	0	1	0	38
DT Timothy Lang	0.0	0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Brant Cox	5	0	0	28
CB Camden Grant	2	1	0	25
S Stanley Dillard	2	0	0	36
CB Damon Arnette	2	0	0	36
CB Taylor Crowe	2	0	0	24
CB Gavin Drake	1	2	0	36
CB Raul Escalante	1	0	0	15
ILB Isaiah Simmons	0	2	0	36
DE Alim McNeill	0	1	0	36
OLB Abraham Ramaswami	0	0	1	9

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Glen Sawyer	7	0	44
S Xavier McKinney	4	1	44
CB Avery Frederick	3	0	37
OLB J.R. Dunn	2	2	38
CB Will Hawkins	2	1	19
CB Tyrus Tate	2	0	24
ILB Kris Baker	1	1	34
DE Ezekiel Lewis	1	0	14
OLB Nick Bolton	1	0	6
ILB Adam Boyd	0	2	6
DE Jon Crane	0	1	40

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Nicky Quinn	2	6	1	28	0	44
G Christopher Russell	2	3	0	28	0	44
T Drew Schwant	1	2	0	28	1	44
T Ricardo Nikolic	0	3	0	28	0	44
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	0	2	0	28	0	44
FB Eugene Connell	0	1	0	4	0	6

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Spencer Schultz	3	7	1	31	0	36
T Bart Stanton	2	6	0	31	1	36
C Albert Hamner	1	7	0	31	1	36
T Kaleb McGary	1	3	0	31	0	36
TE Rich Swift	1	1	0	24	0	26
C J.J. Collier	0	6	0	31	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Earnest Moskowitz	1	13
Leon Clem	1	13

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Jacob Blanchard	2	18
Kaleb McGary	2	15
T.J. Burgess	1	29
Josh Oliver	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	---	---	31	36	29	96
CB Damon Arnette	---	---	31	36	18	85
G Christopher Russell	28	44	---	---	13	85
WR Chandler Curtis	27	44	---	---	4	75
RB B.J. Bernard	13	32	---	---	30	75
T Ricardo Nikolic	28	44	---	---	---	72
C Nicky Quinn	28	44	---	---	---	72
T Drew Schwant	28	44	---	---	---	72
TE Abraham Giles	27	41	---	---	4	72
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	28	44	---	---	---	72
QB Kenyon Richard	28	44	---	---	---	72
ILB Isaiah Simmons	---	---	31	36	2	69
DE Brody Hobson	---	---	31	36	1	68
S Stanley Dillard	---	---	31	36	1	68
WR Anthony Schwartz	27	41	---	---	---	68
DE Alim McNeill	---	---	31	36	1	68
CB Gavin Drake	---	---	31	36	1	68
ILB Brant Cox	---	---	28	28	1	57
CB Taylor Crowe	---	---	15	24	16	55
WR Chandler Whitson	15	30	---	---	---	45
DT Harry Messantonio	---	---	20	21	---	41
TE Charles Bruggeman	7	4	---	---	30	41
CB Raul Escalante	---	---	14	15	11	40
CB Camden Grant	---	---	15	25	---	40
RB Thomas Pearson	15	12	---	---	4	31
DT Travis Laskanic	---	---	0	0	24	24
WR Colby Dennis	1	3	---	---	19	23
OLB Abraham Ramaswami	---	---	12	9	1	22
WR Jaelon Darden	3	7	---	---	10	20
TE Daryl Penick	1	0	---	---	19	20
DT Terrell Johnson	---	---	10	8	1	19
G Edwin Johnstone	0	0	---	---	13	13
C Eddie Grant	0	0	---	---	13	13
T Earnest Moskowitz	0	0	---	---	13	13
P D.J. Greer	0	0	---	---	13	13
ILB Corwin Chesnut	---	---	0	0	13	13
C Leon Clem	0	0	---	---	13	13
FB Eugene Connell	4	6	---	---	---	10
DE Nickolas Parker	---	---	0	0	10	10
CB Daniel Thomas	---	---	4	3	1	8
DT Robbie Hanks	---	---	1	7	---	8
WR Lee Shaw	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Devan Pegues	---	---	3	3	---	6
K Clifton Wickham	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Stanley Rohrbach	---	---	2	1	---	3
QB Donovan Bowers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Wendell Frieswyk	---	---	28	44	20	92
T Kaleb McGary	31	36	---	---	15	82
T Bart Stanton	31	36	---	---	11	78
G Spencer Schultz	31	36	---	---	11	78
C J.J. Collier	31	36	---	---	11	78
TE Rich Swift	24	26	---	---	27	77
CB Glen Sawyer	---	---	27	44	5	76
S Xavier McKinney	---	---	28	44	2	74
WR Van Stevens	25	34	---	---	14	73
DE Jon Crane	---	---	27	40	2	69
QB Dwayne Haskins	31	36	---	---	---	67
C Albert Hamner	31	36	---	---	---	67
WR Jeffery Flowers	27	33	---	---	---	60
OLB J.R. Dunn	---	---	20	38	2	60
CB Avery Frederick	---	---	20	37	2	59
DE L�Carpetron Dookmarriot	---	---	20	35	2	57
ILB Kris Baker	---	---	19	34	2	55
DT Timothy Lang	---	---	17	36	2	55
WR Daquan Harvey	23	26	---	---	1	50
DE Julian Okwara	---	---	18	28	1	47
WR T.J. Burgess	7	9	---	---	29	45
CB Tyrus Tate	---	---	20	24	---	44
OLB Nick Bolton	---	---	8	6	28	42
RB Wyatt Arriola	25	16	---	---	---	41
CB Will Hawkins	---	---	5	19	16	40
DT Terrence McDaniels	---	---	11	11	11	33
RB Tito Jackson	7	17	---	---	8	32
RB Devante Shelton	1	1	---	---	29	31
CB Jacob Blanchard	---	---	5	6	18	29
ILB Adam Boyd	---	---	8	6	14	28
DE Ezekiel Lewis	---	---	6	14	---	20
DT Roy Lopez	---	---	8	6	---	14
ILB Saggitariutt Jefferspin	---	---	8	6	---	14
DE Gregory Gwinn	---	---	0	1	12	13
WR Dean Richmond	2	3	---	---	7	12
C Noah Kriewaldt	0	0	---	---	11	11
TE Keegan Lincoln	6	5	---	---	---	11
P Wes Gouveia	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Justics Benton	5	3	---	---	2	10
T Josh Oliver	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Randal Henry	3	7	---	---	---	10
DE Bruce Delap	---	---	5	5	---	10
K Ross Bennett	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Trey Lance	0	0	---	---	1	1
G Phil Wagner	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Horace Booker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	22	104	4.7
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	14	4.7
Middle	16	44	2.8
Right	12	33	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenyon Richard	43	23	2	4	2	8	5	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dwayne Haskins	34	15	4	4	1	6	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	10	26	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	8	61	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	15	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	50	5.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	26	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	5	53	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	81	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	55	7.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Schwartz	14	9	1	87	1	41
TE Abraham Giles	7	3	0	27	1	41
WR Chandler Whitson	7	2	0	7	0	30
WR Chandler Curtis	5	3	1	11	0	44
WR Jaelon Darden	3	1	0	1	0	7
RB Thomas Pearson	2	2	0	5	0	12
TE Charles Bruggeman	2	1	0	4	0	4
RB B.J. Bernard	2	2	0	10	0	32
WR Colby Dennis	1	0	0	0	0	3

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Van Stevens	17	5	1	52	0	34
WR Jeffery Flowers	7	5	0	131	4	33
WR Daquan Harvey	5	4	0	27	0	26
RB Wyatt Arriola	1	0	0	0	0	16
WR T.J. Burgess	1	0	0	0	0	9
WR Dean Richmond	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Rich Swift	1	1	0	5	0	26
RB Tito Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Thomas Pearson	1	1	1.00	5.30
QB Kenyon Richard	1	5	5.00	5.45

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wyatt Arriola	2	5	2.50	2.70
RB Tito Jackson	1	0	0.00	3.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenyon Richard	1	0	0	0.00	3.53

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dwayne Haskins	1	1	15	15.00	6.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Abraham Giles	1	0	0	0.00	3.86

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Van Stevens	1	1	15	15.00	3.06

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Kenyon Richard	4	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wyatt Arriola	2	0
RB Tito Jackson	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenyon Richard	15	7	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dwayne Haskins	10	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Schwartz	8	4	1
WR Chandler Whitson	2	0	0
RB B.J. Bernard	2	2	0
WR Chandler Curtis	1	1	1
TE Abraham Giles	1	0	0
WR Jaelon Darden	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Van Stevens	8	2	2
WR T.J. Burgess	1	0	0
WR Daquan Harvey	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)