Week 15, 2031

played in Carolina, NC

31 degrees, snow, 17 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	9	0	0	-	12
Carolina Panthers	14	10	7	3	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:31 CAR - Anthony Schwartz 64 pass from Kenyon Richard (Tucker Palmer extra point)
1Q: 10:22 CAR - Cole Boone 9 pass from Kenyon Richard (Tucker Palmer extra point)
1Q: 04:20 TBY - Ross Bennett 38 field goal
2Q: 14:08 TBY - Ross Bennett 38 field goal
2Q: 08:31 TBY - Ross Bennett 36 field goal
2Q: 05:30 CAR - Josh Palmer 56 pass from Kenyon Richard (Tucker Palmer extra point)
2Q: 01:36 TBY - Ross Bennett 18 field goal
2Q: 00:47 CAR - Tucker Palmer 36 field goal
3Q: 03:38 CAR - Patrick Johnson 75 interception return (Tucker Palmer extra point)
4Q: 12:36 CAR - Tucker Palmer 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:31 CAR - Anthony Schwartz 64 pass from Kenyon Richard (Tucker Palmer extra point)
1Q: 10:22 CAR - Cole Boone 9 pass from Kenyon Richard (Tucker Palmer extra point)
1Q: 04:20 TBY - Ross Bennett 38 field goal
2Q: 14:08 TBY - Ross Bennett 38 field goal
2Q: 08:31 TBY - Ross Bennett 36 field goal
2Q: 05:30 CAR - Josh Palmer 56 pass from Kenyon Richard (Tucker Palmer extra point)
2Q: 01:36 TBY - Ross Bennett 18 field goal
2Q: 00:47 CAR - Tucker Palmer 36 field goal
3Q: 03:38 CAR - Patrick Johnson 75 interception return (Tucker Palmer extra point)
4Q: 12:36 CAR - Tucker Palmer 21 field goal

Team Statistics TBY CAR
Record 8-6 8-6
First Downs 25 7
- by Rushing 12 1
- by Passing 11 6
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 529 257
- Offensive Plays 86 45
- Yards per Play 6.15 5.71
Net Rushing Yards 189 40
- Rushing Attempts 30 22
- Yards per Rush 6.30 1.82
Net Passing Yards 340 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 56 - 31 - 2 20 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 340 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 6.07 9.43
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/20 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 10.4
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/63 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/23 1/18
Kick Returns/Yards 3/72 3/116
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/86
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 34
Time of Possession 36:46 23:14

Team Statistics	TBY	CAR
Record	8-6	8-6
First Downs	25	7
- by Rushing	12	1
- by Passing	11	6
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	529	257
- Offensive Plays	86	45
- Yards per Play	6.15	5.71
Net Rushing Yards	189	40
- Rushing Attempts	30	22
- Yards per Rush	6.30	1.82
Net Passing Yards	340	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	56 - 31 - 2	20 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	340	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	6.07	9.43
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/20	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	10.4
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/63	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/23	1/18
Kick Returns/Yards	3/72	3/116
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/86
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 34
Time of Possession	36:46	23:14

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	1:59	OWN 32	4	10	Interception
1	10:16	6:02	OWN 25	11	54	Field Goal
1	2:15	3:15	OWN 48	7	31	Field Goal
2	12:39	4:14	OWN 24	8	57	Field Goal
2	5:11	3:43	OWN 8	8	91	Field Goal
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 25	5	30	Half
3	15:00	4:15	OWN 21	8	27	Punt
3	9:06	1:56	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
3	4:15	0:47	OPP 46	2	17	Interception
3	3:28	2:38	OWN 25	7	25	Downs
4	12:30	2:12	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
4	9:04	4:14	OWN 8	11	91	Downs
4	2:27	0:40	OWN 47	4	6	Downs
4	1:18	1:18	OWN 20	5	38	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
1	11:16	1:00	OPP 49	4	49	Touchdown
1	4:14	1:59	OWN 25	3	-8	Punt
2	14:00	1:21	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	8:25	3:14	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
2	1:28	0:47	OPP 28	3	9	Field Goal
3	10:45	1:39	OWN 32	3	-3	Punt
3	7:10	2:55	OWN 6	7	5	Punt
3	0:50	3:20	50	6	46	Field Goal
4	10:18	1:14	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
4	4:50	2:23	OWN 1	3	0	Punt
4	1:47	0:29	OWN 47	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Kenyon Richard, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Tito Jackson	10	71	7.10	22	4
RB Joel Starks	10	63	6.30	17	2
RB Cooper Beisner	6	20	3.33	6	0
QB Pedro Shaw	2	15	7.50	9	0
WR Jeffery Flowers	1	1	1.00	1	0
QB Trey Lance	1	19	19.00	19	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Cole Boone	14	22	1.57	8
RB Thomas Pearson	5	2	0.40	1
QB Kenyon Richard	2	12	6.00	6
WR Anthony Schwartz	1	4	4.00	4

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pedro Shaw	43	25	301	0/0	0	51	2	60.3
Trey Lance	13	6	39	0/0	0	20	0	53.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenyon Richard	20	14	233	3/16	3	64	0	148.5

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jeffery Flowers	12	18	94	7.83	0	20
WR Van Stevens	8	17	126	15.75	36	31
TE Keegan Lincoln	5	5	50	10.00	6	25
WR Daquan Harvey	2	3	54	27.00	23	51
RB Tito Jackson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Randal Henry	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
RB Joel Starks	1	5	8	8.00	1	8
TE Teddy Perez	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Terrence Engelke	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Cooper Beisner	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Josh Palmer	5	6	105	21.00	55	56	1
WR Anthony Schwartz	5	7	55	11.00	41	64	1
RB Cole Boone	2	2	16	8.00	3	9	1
TE Abraham Giles	1	2	41	41.00	37	41	0
WR Jameson Williams	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0
RB Thomas Pearson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Duane Arbuckle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Patrick Johnson	1	75	75.00	1
CB Gavin Drake	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Griffin Peterson	3	128	42.7	36.7	49	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Lindsay	7	336	48.0	41.9	62	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ross Bennett	4/4	0/0	0/0	38	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tucker Palmer	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Van Stevens	4	23	5.8	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thomas Pearson	1	18	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Will Hawkins	2	51	25.5	0
Cooper Beisner	1	21	21.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos Davison	3	116	38.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Adam Boyd	11	3	0.0	20	21
DE L�Carpetron Dookmarriot	4	0	0.0	17	21
S Xavier McKinney	3	2	0.0	22	23
S Jamar Johnson	3	1	0.0	12	18
CB Roger McCreary	3	0	0.0	12	17
DE Jon Crane	2	1	2.0	17	10
DE Ezekiel Lewis	2	2	1.0	13	13
DT Roy Lopez	2	0	0.0	7	3
CB Glen Sawyer	1	1	0.0	20	23
OLB Randal Dibble	1	1	0.0	15	9
WR Jeffery Flowers	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tyrus Tate	1	0	0.0	4	4
DT Timothy Lang	1	0	0.0	12	18
CB Will Hawkins	1	0	0.0	20	22
S Wendell Frieswyk	0	1	0.0	10	5
DT Terrence McDaniels	0	1	0.0	8	4
OLB Byron Sanders	0	1	0.0	4	2
OLB Alan Stinnett	0	1	0.0	4	12

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Patrick Johnson	9	0	27	39
S Stanley Dillard	8	6	30	56
CB Camden Grant	7	0	28	51
CB Taylor Crowe	6	2	26	46
CB Gavin Drake	6	1	18	38
CB Raul Escalante	5	5	27	53
ILB Isaiah Simmons	5	2	16	39
DE Alim McNeill	4	0	28	47
OLB Abraham Ramaswami	3	0	25	31
CB Damon Arnette	2	0	8	25
DE Chazz Surratt	2	0	23	26
DT Harry Messantonio	2	0	23	25
DE Carl Labelle	1	0	23	38
DE Nickolas Parker	1	0	5	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jon Crane	2.0	1	0	10
DE Ezekiel Lewis	1.0	0	0	13
DE L�Carpetron Dookmarriot	0.0	1	1	21
DE Jacob Eckman	0.0	1	0	11

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nickolas Parker	1	1	0	24
DE Alim McNeill	0	3	2	47
DE Chazz Surratt	0	3	1	26
DE Alejandro Siler	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Adam Boyd	4	0	21
CB Roger McCreary	3	0	17
S Xavier McKinney	2	1	23
S Jamar Johnson	2	0	18
CB Tyrus Tate	1	0	4
CB Glen Sawyer	1	0	23
CB Will Hawkins	1	0	22

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Patrick Johnson	7	0	1	39
CB Camden Grant	5	1	0	51
CB Taylor Crowe	4	1	0	46
S Stanley Dillard	4	0	0	56
ILB Isaiah Simmons	4	0	0	39
CB Gavin Drake	2	1	1	38
CB Damon Arnette	2	0	0	25
CB Raul Escalante	1	1	0	53
DE Chazz Surratt	1	0	0	26
OLB Abraham Ramaswami	1	0	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Phil Wagner	4	7	1	30	56
T Kenyon Green	3	7	0	30	56
T Kaleb McGary	2	2	0	30	56
C Albert Hamner	1	6	0	30	56
G Spencer Schultz	1	5	1	30	56
TE Keegan Lincoln	0	1	0	27	39

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Charles Cross	1	6	22	1	23
T Junior Kassotis	1	4	22	0	23
C Nicky Quinn	1	4	22	0	23
C Ron Fulmer	1	4	22	0	23
G Christopher Russell	0	1	22	2	23
TE Charles Bruggeman	0	1	7	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Terrence Engelke	1	21
Wendell Frieswyk	1	20
Kaleb McGary	1	12
Timothy Lang	1	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Charles Bruggeman	3	24
Josh Palmer	3	19
Jorge Vinatieri	1	22

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Kaleb McGary	30	56	---	---	12	98
G Phil Wagner	30	56	---	---	7	93
G Spencer Schultz	30	56	---	---	7	93
T Kenyon Green	30	56	---	---	7	93
C Albert Hamner	30	56	---	---	---	86
WR Jeffery Flowers	29	56	---	---	---	85
WR Van Stevens	26	46	---	---	9	81
QB Pedro Shaw	29	43	---	---	---	72
WR Daquan Harvey	22	45	---	---	2	69
RB Joel Starks	13	28	---	---	26	67
TE Keegan Lincoln	27	39	---	---	---	66
CB Glen Sawyer	---	---	20	23	10	53
CB Will Hawkins	---	---	20	22	9	51
CB Roger McCreary	---	---	12	17	19	48
S Xavier McKinney	---	---	22	23	2	47
DE L�Carpetron Dookmarriot	---	---	17	21	9	47
TE Randal Henry	6	14	---	---	26	46
ILB Adam Boyd	---	---	20	21	2	43
DT Timothy Lang	---	---	12	18	9	39
OLB Alan Stinnett	---	---	4	12	22	38
S Wendell Frieswyk	---	---	10	5	20	35
S Jamar Johnson	---	---	12	18	1	31
RB Tito Jackson	11	11	---	---	8	30
WR Terrence Engelke	2	6	---	---	21	29
DE Jon Crane	---	---	17	10	1	28
RB Cooper Beisner	6	7	---	---	15	28
DE Ezekiel Lewis	---	---	13	13	1	27
WR Avery Fletcher	1	16	---	---	10	27
OLB Randal Dibble	---	---	15	9	1	25
DE Jacob Eckman	---	---	4	11	8	23
OLB Byron Sanders	---	---	4	2	14	20
TE Teddy Perez	7	12	---	---	---	19
ILB Saggitariutt Jefferspin	---	---	11	5	2	18
QB Trey Lance	1	13	---	---	---	14
DT Terrence McDaniels	---	---	8	4	---	12
DE Gregory Gwinn	---	---	8	3	1	12
DE Julian Okwara	---	---	2	9	---	11
DT Roy Lopez	---	---	7	3	1	11
K Ross Bennett	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Tyrus Tate	---	---	4	4	---	8
P Griffin Peterson	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Gage Rivera	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Ed Ingram	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Joshua Dodge	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Jermaine Sutter	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Nicky Hall	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Stanley Dillard	---	---	30	56	4	90
CB Raul Escalante	---	---	27	53	4	84
CB Camden Grant	---	---	28	51	4	83
DE Alim McNeill	---	---	28	47	4	79
CB Taylor Crowe	---	---	26	46	4	76
OLB Patrick Johnson	---	---	27	39	3	69
ILB Isaiah Simmons	---	---	16	39	12	67
DE Carl Labelle	---	---	23	38	4	65
RB Cole Boone	17	19	---	---	24	60
CB Gavin Drake	---	---	18	38	3	59
OLB Abraham Ramaswami	---	---	25	31	1	57
WR Josh Palmer	19	18	---	---	19	56
T Junior Kassotis	22	23	---	---	9	54
G Christopher Russell	22	23	---	---	7	52
DT Daviyon Nixon	---	---	12	36	3	51
DE Chazz Surratt	---	---	23	26	1	50
CB Damon Arnette	---	---	8	25	16	49
DT Harry Messantonio	---	---	23	25	1	49
C Nicky Quinn	22	23	---	---	---	45
C Ron Fulmer	22	23	---	---	---	45
G Charles Cross	22	23	---	---	---	45
TE Abraham Giles	22	21	---	---	---	43
WR Anthony Schwartz	19	21	---	---	---	40
TE Charles Bruggeman	7	9	---	---	24	40
QB Kenyon Richard	16	23	---	---	---	39
DE Nickolas Parker	---	---	5	24	4	33
WR Jameson Williams	13	12	---	---	---	25
TE Duane Arbuckle	2	6	---	---	16	24
OLB Jorge Vinatieri	---	---	0	0	22	22
WR Colby Dennis	6	3	---	---	12	21
DE Alejandro Siler	---	---	4	15	2	21
DT Robbie Hanks	---	---	2	13	3	18
WR Carlos Davison	0	0	---	---	17	17
S Dwayne Atkins	---	---	4	10	3	17
S Mark Webb	---	---	0	0	15	15
RB Kevin Logan	0	0	---	---	14	14
RB Thomas Pearson	5	5	---	---	3	13
K Tucker Palmer	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Rashawn Slater	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Larry Schwartz	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Grady Cochrane	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Joe Lindsay	0	0	---	---	9	9
QB Gilbert Tubbs	6	0	---	---	---	6
WR Hugh Bean	0	1	---	---	5	6
ILB Devan Blanchette	---	---	1	4	---	5
S Noah Patterson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	26	3.7
Middle	19	113	5.9
Right	4	50	12.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	0	0.0
Middle	8	26	3.3
Right	6	14	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pedro Shaw	43	25	5	1	4	3	7	2	2
Trey Lance	13	6	1	1	4	1	1	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenyon Richard	20	14	4	1	1	1	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	9	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	16	131	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	74	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	126	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	52	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	53	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	120	30.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeffery Flowers	18	12	3	94	1	56
WR Van Stevens	17	8	2	126	3	46
RB Joel Starks	5	1	1	8	0	28
TE Keegan Lincoln	5	5	0	50	1	39
WR Daquan Harvey	3	2	0	54	1	45
WR Terrence Engelke	2	0	1	0	0	6
RB Cooper Beisner	2	0	1	0	0	7
TE Teddy Perez	2	1	0	6	0	12
RB Tito Jackson	1	1	0	4	0	11
TE Randal Henry	1	1	0	-2	0	14

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Schwartz	7	5	0	55	1	21
WR Josh Palmer	6	5	0	105	2	18
TE Abraham Giles	2	1	0	41	1	21
RB Cole Boone	2	2	0	16	0	19
RB Thomas Pearson	1	0	1	0	0	5
WR Jameson Williams	1	1	0	16	0	12
TE Duane Arbuckle	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tito Jackson	1	0	0.00	7.10

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cole Boone	2	-5	-2.50	1.57
QB Kenyon Richard	1	6	6.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trey Lance	4	1	0	0.00	3.00
Pedro Shaw	4	1	3	0.75	7.00

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenyon Richard	1	1	9	9.00	11.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Van Stevens	3	0	0	0.00	7.41
WR Jeffery Flowers	1	1	3	3.00	5.22
RB Joel Starks	1	0	0	0.00	1.60
TE Keegan Lincoln	1	1	0	0.00	10.00
WR Terrence Engelke	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Cooper Beisner	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Cole Boone	1	1	9	9.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Joel Starks	4	3
RB Tito Jackson	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Kenyon Richard	2	0
RB Cole Boone	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pedro Shaw	12	8	5
Trey Lance	3	1	0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenyon Richard	10	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Van Stevens	7	2	1
WR Jeffery Flowers	5	5	3
WR Daquan Harvey	1	1	1
TE Keegan Lincoln	1	1	0
WR Terrence Engelke	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Josh Palmer	4	3	2
TE Abraham Giles	2	1	1
WR Anthony Schwartz	2	2	1
RB Cole Boone	1	1	0
WR Jameson Williams	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 78,100 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,400 (23,600)
End Zone 16,800 (17,000)
Mezzanine 9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 14,500 (15,000)
Club Seats 8,400 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	78,100 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,400 (23,600)
End Zone	16,800 (17,000)
Mezzanine	9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	14,500 (15,000)
Club Seats	8,400 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)