Week 1, 2032

played in Tampa Bay, FL

84 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	17	0	10	-	27
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0	14	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:24 TBY - Joel Starks 1 run (Ross Bennett extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CAR - Josh Palmer 13 pass from Patrick Mahomes (Walter Gibson extra point)
2Q: 10:40 CAR - Walter Gibson 47 field goal
2Q: 02:26 CAR - Devonte Dilbert 18 pass from Patrick Mahomes (Walter Gibson extra point)
3Q: 11:05 TBY - Jeffery Flowers 8 pass from Pedro Shaw (Ross Bennett extra point)
3Q: 02:48 TBY - Pedro Shaw 3 run (Ross Bennett extra point)
4Q: 12:40 CAR - Josh Palmer 4 pass from Patrick Mahomes (Walter Gibson extra point)
4Q: 03:28 CAR - Walter Gibson 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:24 TBY - Joel Starks 1 run (Ross Bennett extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CAR - Josh Palmer 13 pass from Patrick Mahomes (Walter Gibson extra point)
2Q: 10:40 CAR - Walter Gibson 47 field goal
2Q: 02:26 CAR - Devonte Dilbert 18 pass from Patrick Mahomes (Walter Gibson extra point)
3Q: 11:05 TBY - Jeffery Flowers 8 pass from Pedro Shaw (Ross Bennett extra point)
3Q: 02:48 TBY - Pedro Shaw 3 run (Ross Bennett extra point)
4Q: 12:40 CAR - Josh Palmer 4 pass from Patrick Mahomes (Walter Gibson extra point)
4Q: 03:28 CAR - Walter Gibson 46 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 25
- by Rushing 5 13
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 311 441
- Offensive Plays 63 66
- Yards per Play 4.94 6.68
Net Rushing Yards 80 198
- Rushing Attempts 21 34
- Yards per Rush 3.81 5.82
Net Passing Yards 231 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 24 - 0 32 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 238 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.50 7.59
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 1/22
Kick Returns/Yards 3/71 3/73
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 25
Time of Possession 27:49 32:11

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	25
- by Rushing	5	13
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	311	441
- Offensive Plays	63	66
- Yards per Play	4.94	6.68
Net Rushing Yards	80	198
- Rushing Attempts	21	34
- Yards per Rush	3.81	5.82
Net Passing Yards	231	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 24 - 0	32 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	238	243
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.50	7.59
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	1/22
Kick Returns/Yards	3/71	3/73
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 25
Time of Possession	27:49	32:11

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:14	2:57	OWN 42	5	20	Punt
1	3:52	3:58	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
2	14:16	3:43	OPP 31	7	1	Field Goal
2	5:13	2:58	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
2	1:47	0:31	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	1:27	OWN 22	3	-10	Punt
3	10:58	2:57	OWN 25	9	56	Missed FG
3	2:36	5:02	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
4	9:00	1:01	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
4	6:10	2:48	OWN 42	6	29	Field Goal
4	2:16	0:35	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
4	0:27	0:27	OWN 23	1	-1	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:46	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
1	7:17	3:25	OWN 20	7	47	Missed FG
2	14:54	0:38	OWN 25	2	13	Fumble
2	10:33	5:20	OWN 28	9	41	Missed FG
2	2:15	0:28	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	1:16	1:16	OWN 7	4	22	Half
3	13:33	2:35	OPP 48	5	48	Touchdown
3	8:01	5:25	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
4	12:34	3:34	OWN 25	6	29	Fumble
4	7:59	1:49	OWN 2	4	20	Punt
4	3:22	1:06	OWN 30	3	-1	Punt
4	1:41	1:14	OWN 41	6	36	Downs

Game MVP: Patrick Mahomes, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Kevin Logan	16	66	4.13	13	3
RB Cole Boone	3	9	3.00	9	0
QB Patrick Mahomes	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
WR Devonte Dilbert	1	6	6.00	6	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Joel Starks	12	71	5.92	16	3	1
RB Cooper Beisner	12	68	5.67	12	2	0
QB Pedro Shaw	7	33	4.71	15	1	1
WR Jeffery Flowers	2	22	11.00	14	1	0
RB Joey Reese	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Mahomes	41	24	238	1/7	3	26	0	99.4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pedro Shaw	32	21	243	0/0	1	32	0	98.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Josh Palmer	10	11	91	9.10	45	20	2
WR Devonte Dilbert	4	11	48	12.00	39	23	1
WR Jameson Williams	3	8	37	12.33	0	26	0
TE Abraham Giles	2	4	17	8.50	0	14	0
WR Hugh Bean	2	2	39	19.50	14	21	0
RB Cole Boone	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Kevin Logan	1	2	8	8.00	8	8	0
WR Ronald McMorris	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Charles Bruggeman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeffery Flowers	6	8	95	15.83	44	32	1
WR Van Stevens	5	10	70	14.00	34	24	0
TE Teddy Perez	3	4	26	8.67	7	10	0
RB Joel Starks	2	2	5	2.50	0	5	0
RB Joey Reese	2	3	11	5.50	8	6	0
WR Daquan Harvey	1	1	17	17.00	2	17	0
RB Cooper Beisner	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Avery Fletcher	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE Reggie Shelton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
S Shaun Cochrane	1	0
S Noah Patterson	1	0
OLB Patrick Johnson	0	2
DT Harry Messantonio	0	1
S Dwayne Atkins	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov
WR Daquan Harvey	1	1
RB Joel Starks	1	0
RB Cooper Beisner	1	0
TE Teddy Perez	1	0
QB Pedro Shaw	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Lindsay	5	227	45.4	37.0	54	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mel Urena	3	119	39.7	36.0	47	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walter Gibson	2/3	2/2	0/0	47	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ross Bennett	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald McMorris	1	11	11.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Van Stevens	1	22	22.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald McMorris	3	71	23.7	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Will Hawkins	3	73	24.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Patrick Johnson	12	3	34	32
ILB Devan Blanchette	10	2	14	9
OLB Jorge Vinatieri	4	3	30	18
S Shaun Cochrane	4	2	32	32
S Colin Samuels	4	2	33	32
CB Stanley Singletary	4	1	33	28
DT Neville Gallimore	3	1	27	22
DT Harry Messantonio	3	1	17	15
S Dwayne Atkins	3	0	12	9
DE Alejandro Siler	1	1	17	14
DE Alim McNeill	1	0	23	27
DE Zachary Brandon	1	0	4	6
CB Roger Jefferson	1	0	26	28
S Noah Patterson	1	0	21	25
DE Chazz Surratt	0	1	25	23

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Glen Sawyer	8	2	0.0	21	42
OLB Randal Dibble	7	1	0.0	20	28
ILB Adam Boyd	6	0	0.0	21	39
S Xavier McKinney	4	2	0.0	21	42
S Jamar Johnson	4	2	0.0	9	34
DE L�Carpetron Dookmarriot	3	0	0.0	21	42
ILB Saggitariutt Jefferspin	2	2	0.0	12	8
DE Calvin Sawyer	2	0	0.0	9	33
OLB J.R. Dunn	1	1	1.0	1	14
DT Roy Lopez	1	0	0.0	4	6
DT Timothy Lang	1	0	0.0	16	26
CB Roger McCreary	1	0	0.0	9	34
TE Teddy Perez	1	0	---	---	---
S Carlton McKenzie	1	0	0.0	12	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alim McNeill	2	2	27
DE Zachary Brandon	1	0	6
DT Emmanuel Bromell	0	1	22

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB J.R. Dunn	1.0	0	0	14
DE Jon Crane	0.0	1	2	30
DT Timothy Lang	0.0	0	2	26
DE Calvin Sawyer	0.0	0	2	33
DE Bruce Delap	0.0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Patrick Johnson	6	1	32
ILB Devan Blanchette	4	0	9
S Colin Samuels	3	1	32
S Shaun Cochrane	2	1	32
S Noah Patterson	2	1	25
CB Stanley Singletary	2	0	28
S Dwayne Atkins	1	0	9
OLB Jorge Vinatieri	1	0	18

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Glen Sawyer	5	3	42
S Jamar Johnson	4	0	34
ILB Adam Boyd	4	0	39
OLB Randal Dibble	3	1	28
S Xavier McKinney	3	0	42
CB Will Hawkins	1	2	35
DE L�Carpetron Dookmarriot	1	0	42
OLB J.R. Dunn	1	0	14
CB Roger McCreary	1	0	34
DE Calvin Sawyer	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Ron Fulmer	5	8	1	21	0	42
G Christopher Russell	2	3	0	21	1	42
T Jerome Raymond	1	2	0	21	0	42
G Charles Cross	0	4	0	21	0	42
T Junior Kassotis	0	2	0	21	0	42
TE Duane Arbuckle	0	1	0	6	0	4

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Albert Hamner	5	9	34	32
G Spencer Schultz	4	5	34	32
G Phil Wagner	3	5	34	32
T Donald Aguayo	3	5	34	32
T Kenyon Green	2	4	34	32

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Charles Bruggeman	1	21
Kevin Logan	1	21
Josh Palmer	1	15
Hugh Bean	1	13

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Van Stevens	2	13
Joey Reese	1	20
Avery Fletcher	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Josh Palmer	20	41	---	---	15	76
T Junior Kassotis	21	42	---	---	8	71
OLB Patrick Johnson	---	---	34	32	2	68
G Christopher Russell	21	42	---	---	5	68
S Shaun Cochrane	---	---	32	32	3	67
S Colin Samuels	---	---	33	32	2	67
CB Stanley Singletary	---	---	33	28	6	67
QB Patrick Mahomes	21	42	---	---	---	63
T Jerome Raymond	21	42	---	---	---	63
C Ron Fulmer	21	42	---	---	---	63
G Charles Cross	21	42	---	---	---	63
TE Abraham Giles	21	41	---	---	---	62
RB Kevin Logan	18	21	---	---	21	60
CB Roger Jefferson	---	---	26	28	2	56
WR Jameson Williams	16	37	---	---	---	53
DE Alim McNeill	---	---	23	27	1	51
DT Neville Gallimore	---	---	27	22	---	49
DT Emmanuel Bromell	---	---	22	22	5	49
DE Chazz Surratt	---	---	25	23	---	48
OLB Jorge Vinatieri	---	---	30	18	---	48
S Noah Patterson	---	---	21	25	2	48
WR Devonte Dilbert	10	36	---	---	---	46
TE Charles Bruggeman	11	4	---	---	21	36
RB Cole Boone	3	18	---	---	13	34
DT Harry Messantonio	---	---	17	15	1	33
S Dwayne Atkins	---	---	12	9	12	33
DE Alejandro Siler	---	---	17	14	2	33
ILB Devan Blanchette	---	---	14	9	7	30
OLB Quay Walker	---	---	1	4	19	24
TE Duane Arbuckle	6	4	---	---	14	24
CB Bo Bryant	---	---	2	5	13	20
WR Ronald McMorris	0	3	---	---	16	19
WR Hugh Bean	0	5	---	---	13	18
DE Zachary Brandon	---	---	4	6	2	12
K Walter Gibson	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Larry Schwartz	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Tyrell Daveria	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Grady Cochrane	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Joe Lindsay	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Nickolas Parker	---	---	1	1	3	5
WR Wendell Lindsay	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Mackenzie Ward	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Abraham Ramaswami	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB B.J. Bernard	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Artie Blackwell	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Harry Agustoni	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Xavier McKinney	---	---	21	42	18	81
CB Glen Sawyer	---	---	21	42	10	73
G Phil Wagner	34	32	---	---	5	71
G Spencer Schultz	34	32	---	---	5	71
T Kenyon Green	34	32	---	---	5	71
T Donald Aguayo	34	32	---	---	5	71
WR Van Stevens	30	25	---	---	13	68
QB Pedro Shaw	34	32	---	---	---	66
C Albert Hamner	34	32	---	---	---	66
DE L�Carpetron Dookmarriot	---	---	21	42	3	66
ILB Adam Boyd	---	---	21	39	3	63
WR Jeffery Flowers	30	30	---	---	---	60
TE Teddy Perez	32	26	---	---	---	58
DE Jon Crane	---	---	19	30	8	57
CB Will Hawkins	---	---	10	35	8	53
OLB Randal Dibble	---	---	20	28	1	49
CB Roger McCreary	---	---	9	34	3	46
S Jamar Johnson	---	---	9	34	2	45
DE Calvin Sawyer	---	---	9	33	2	44
DT Timothy Lang	---	---	16	26	---	42
WR Daquan Harvey	23	17	---	---	1	41
RB Joel Starks	17	8	---	---	12	37
DE Bruce Delap	---	---	13	20	2	35
RB Joey Reese	5	10	---	---	20	35
ILB Saggitariutt Jefferspin	---	---	12	8	13	33
RB Cooper Beisner	13	13	---	---	6	32
TE Randal Henry	5	6	---	---	20	31
WR Terrence Engelke	5	8	---	---	16	29
S Carlton McKenzie	---	---	12	11	1	24
WR Avery Fletcher	2	9	---	---	9	20
CB Darius Farrar	---	---	11	7	---	18
OLB J.R. Dunn	---	---	1	14	2	17
OLB Alan Stinnett	---	---	0	0	17	17
DT Roy Lopez	---	---	4	6	6	16
TE Reggie Shelton	8	8	---	---	---	16
CB Earnest Blair	---	---	0	0	13	13
DE Heath Dodge	---	---	1	10	1	12
DE Troy Henry	---	---	1	1	6	8
K Ross Bennett	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Tony Weaver	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Mel Urena	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Terrence McDaniels	---	---	0	0	1	1
QB Trey Lance	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Ed Ingram	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Joshua Dodge	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Jon Purvis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	10	5.0
Middle	11	56	5.1
Right	7	15	2.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	56	8.0
Middle	25	126	5.0
Right	2	16	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Mahomes	41	24	5	3	0	6	7	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pedro Shaw	32	21	3	0	4	4	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	9	100	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	33	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	58	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	47	9.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	59	19.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	74	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	78	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	32	6.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Josh Palmer	11	10	91	2	41
WR Devonte Dilbert	11	4	48	1	36
WR Jameson Williams	8	3	37	1	37
TE Abraham Giles	4	2	17	0	41
RB Kevin Logan	2	1	8	0	21
WR Hugh Bean	2	2	39	1	5
TE Charles Bruggeman	1	0	0	0	4
RB Cole Boone	1	1	-1	0	18
WR Ronald McMorris	1	1	-1	0	3

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Van Stevens	10	5	2	70	1	25
WR Jeffery Flowers	8	6	1	95	2	30
TE Teddy Perez	4	3	0	26	0	26
RB Joey Reese	3	2	0	11	0	10
RB Joel Starks	2	2	0	5	0	8
WR Avery Fletcher	2	1	0	14	0	9
WR Daquan Harvey	1	1	0	17	0	17
RB Cooper Beisner	1	1	0	5	0	13
TE Reggie Shelton	1	0	1	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kevin Logan	2	-2	-1.00	4.13

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Pedro Shaw	2	18	9.00	4.71
RB Joel Starks	1	1	1.00	5.92
RB Cooper Beisner	1	1	1.00	5.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Mahomes	7	5	43	6.14	5.80

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pedro Shaw	6	5	47	7.83	7.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Josh Palmer	4	3	26	6.50	8.27
TE Charles Bruggeman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Devonte Dilbert	1	1	18	18.00	4.36
WR Ronald McMorris	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeffery Flowers	2	2	22	11.00	11.88
WR Van Stevens	1	1	15	15.00	7.00
RB Cooper Beisner	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
TE Reggie Shelton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Joey Reese	1	1	5	5.00	3.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cole Boone	2	1
RB Kevin Logan	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Joel Starks	2	2
QB Pedro Shaw	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Mahomes	12	7	6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pedro Shaw	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Josh Palmer	5	4	3
WR Devonte Dilbert	4	1	1
TE Abraham Giles	1	1	1
RB Kevin Logan	1	0	0
WR Hugh Bean	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Van Stevens	3	0	0
WR Jeffery Flowers	2	2	2
RB Joey Reese	2	1	0
WR Avery Fletcher	1	0	0

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)