Week 1, 2035

played in Tampa Bay, FL

95 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Carolina Panthers32080-31
Tampa Bay Buccaneers10603-19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 TBY - Ross Bennett 22 field goal
1Q: 08:20 TBY - Van Stevens 93 punt return (Ross Bennett extra point)
1Q: 04:55 CAR - Cornell Thorstenson 40 field goal
2Q: 14:19 CAR - Wendell Lindsay 18 pass from Ken House (Cornell Thorstenson extra point)
2Q: 11:13 TBY - Ross Bennett 49 field goal
2Q: 06:12 CAR - Cornell Thorstenson 50 field goal
2Q: 02:04 CAR - Alim McNeill 70 fumble return (Cornell Thorstenson extra point)
2Q: 00:43 CAR - Cornell Thorstenson 36 field goal
2Q: 00:02 TBY - Ross Bennett 39 field goal
3Q: 10:36 CAR - Safety: Devan Blanchette tackled receiver in end zone
3Q: 05:59 CAR - Cornell Thorstenson 46 field goal
3Q: 00:31 CAR - Cornell Thorstenson 30 field goal
4Q: 09:03 TBY - Ross Bennett 38 field goal

Team StatisticsCARTBY
Record1-00-1
First Downs1017
- by Rushing63
- by Passing412
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards239309
- Offensive Plays6074
- Yards per Play3.984.18
Net Rushing Yards10168
- Rushing Attempts3213
- Yards per Rush3.165.23
Net Passing Yards138241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt26 - 17 - 057 - 32 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards153261
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/154/20
- Yards per Pass Play4.933.95
Fumbles/Lost1/13/3
3rd Down Conversions2/166/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down12.97.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards10/1035/45
Punt Returns/Yards4/583/114
Kick Returns/Yards3/1054/72
Interception Ret./Yards1/180/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits42
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/20/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 42OWN 27
Time of Possession30:1229:48

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:001:47OWN 2536Punt
18:133:23OWN 36641Field Goal
13:103:57OWN 33867Touchdown
211:081:59OWN 25516Punt
28:001:56OPP 253-8Field Goal
21:381:00OPP 2233Field Goal
315:001:45OWN 1635Punt
312:181:42OWN 3139Punt
310:301:44503-3Punt
37:411:48OPP 49520Field Goal
33:561:19OWN 2034Punt
31:441:18OPP 93-4Field Goal
48:582:22OWN 4031Punt
45:132:22OWN 1535Punt
42:222:22OPP 47729Game
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:00OWN 251170Field Goal
14:501:40OWN 2535Punt
214:133:05OWN 29739Field Goal
29:091:09OWN 203-9Punt
26:044:09OWN 25945Fumble
21:550:17OWN 3610Interception
20:380:27OWN 2537Punt
20:110:11OPP 171-5Field Goal
313:150:57OWN 2739Punt
310:360:06OWN 1214Safety
38:461:05OWN 633Punt
35:531:57OWN 21513Punt
32:370:53OWN 313-8Fumble
30:266:28OWN 231656Field Goal
46:361:23OWN 20365Fumble
42:510:29OWN 4245Downs

Game MVP: Cornell Thorstenson, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Rick Peters20693.452420
RB Claude Atkins11333.001310
QB Ken House1-1-1.00-100
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
FB Brad Wilburn591.80500
QB Pedro Shaw44611.502210
RB Joey Reese221.00500
RB Joel Starks133.00300
RB Cooper Beisner188.00800

Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ken House26171532/15140093.9
Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Pedro Shaw57322614/20043160.6

Receiving Statistics

CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Wendell Lindsay686010.0033181
WR Douglas Gardner677212.0010400
WR Jameson Williams23199.506140
FB Toby Lepore1144.00040
WR Jacob Hopper12-4-4.000-40
RB Claude Atkins1122.00020
TE Charles Bruggeman0100.00000
WR Cory Mitchell0100.00000
RB Rick Peters0200.00000
Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Van Stevens1520865.7322270
TE D’Jasper Probincrux III615315.177120
TE Teddy Perez565110.2027260
WR Tyrell Idler355418.0029430
RB Joey Reese111313.000130
WR Leoz Maxwell Jilliumz161212.000120
TE Eli Pape131414.000140
RB Cooper Beisner0100.00000

Interception Statistics

CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Bo Bryant11818.000
Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
RB Rick Peters1000
DE Alim McNeill0101
DT Harry Messantonio0100
CB Antoine Wynn0100
DE Chase Young0010
ILB Devan Blanchette0010
DT Jermaine Johnson0010
Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
QB Pedro Shaw2000
TE Teddy Perez1000
G Gilbert Madison0100
T Kenyon Green0010

Punting Statistics

CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Joe Lindsay843354.138.8623
Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mel Urena626744.534.8582

Kicking Statistics

CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cornell Thorstenson5/53/31/1502/2
Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ross Bennett4/41/10/0491/1

Punt Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Rick Peters45814.50
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Van Stevens311438.01

Kick Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Cory Mitchell310535.00
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Tyrell Idler24522.50
Ozamataz Buckshank22713.50

Defensive Statistics

CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Mike Brady1100.01146
OLB Daniel Greer520.0639
CB Antoine Wynn520.01249
S Daxton Hill440.01145
CB Raul Sera400.0846
ILB Brandon Smith320.0722
CB Salvador Gerber300.0218
DE Chase Young201.0118
CB Bo Bryant210.0529
DE Alim McNeill111.51146
DE Alejandro Siler101.0417
DT Jermaine Johnson110.5847
S Noah Patterson110.0115
S Marquis Bryant110.0943
ILB Devan Blanchette100.0621
S Artie Blackwell100.0520
DT Elijah Lewis100.0518
OLB Jorge Vinatieri010.0316
Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Xavier McKinney1020.03228
CB Glen Sawyer610.03228
CB Roger McCreary410.02223
CB Ozamataz Buckshank410.03228
CB Earnest Blair400.02324
DE Ethan Hoover311.02223
ILB Adam Boyd320.02514
ILB Karl Bronson320.01610
OLB O.J. Peeler300.01414
ILB Saggitariutt Jefferspin221.094
DE L’Carpetron Dookmarriot210.02516
DE Troy Henry210.02422
ILB Cedric Vandeginste120.0714
TE Teddy Perez10---------
DE Calvin Sawyer100.0136
WR Leoz Maxwell Jilliumz10---------
S Carlton McKenzie010.0105

Pass Rush Statistics

CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Alim McNeill1.512046
DE Chase Young1.011018
DE Alejandro Siler1.000017
DT Jermaine Johnson0.501047
DE Terrell Fenwick0.020041
Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ethan Hoover1.001023
ILB Saggitariutt Jefferspin1.00004
DE Alonzo Dirnabauer0.00109
DE L’Carpetron Dookmarriot0.001016
DT Timothy Lang0.001010
DE Troy Henry0.001022
DE Heath Dodge0.001015
CB Ozamataz Buckshank0.001028

Pass Defense Statistics

CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Daxton Hill42045
OLB Mike Brady41046
OLB Daniel Greer40039
CB Antoine Wynn40049
CB Raul Sera32046
ILB Brandon Smith30022
CB Salvador Gerber30018
ILB Devan Blanchette21021
CB Bo Bryant14129
S Marquis Bryant11043
DE Chase Young10018
S Noah Patterson10015
S Artie Blackwell10020
Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Xavier McKinney40028
CB Roger McCreary40023
CB Ozamataz Buckshank30028
ILB Adam Boyd20014
ILB Cedric Vandeginste11014
CB Glen Sawyer10028
CB Earnest Blair10024
ILB Karl Bronson10010

Blocking Statistics

CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Harvey Elliott38032028
T Kenneth Crnish37032028
T Chance McClover26032128
C Ron Fulmer14017023
TE Charles Bruggeman11026023
G Charles Cross03032128
FB Toby Lepore010204
TE Duane Arbuckle010906
Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Kenyon Green34013161
G Gilbert Madison13113261
T Donald Aguayo02013161

Special Teams Tackles

CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Cory Mitchell225
Charles Bruggeman127
Claude Atkins127
Larry Schwartz113
Scottie June113
Roosevelt Fahey16
Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Eli Pape231
Kenyon Green210
Xavier McKinney127
Timothy Lang122
Van Stevens121

Participation

CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Raul Sera------8462478
OLB Daniel Greer------6393277
TE Charles Bruggeman2623------2776
G Harvey Elliott3228------1373
G Charles Cross3228------868
CB Antoine Wynn------1249465
DE Alim McNeill------1146461
QB Ken House3228---------60
T Chance McClover3228---------60
T Kenneth Crnish3228---------60
DT Jermaine Johnson------847459
OLB Mike Brady------1146158
S Daxton Hill------1145157
S Marquis Bryant------943456
DT Harry Messantonio------842454
RB Claude Atkins1213------2752
DE Terrell Fenwick------1041152
RB Rick Peters2012------2052
WR Cory Mitchell1410------2549
TE Duane Arbuckle96------3348
WR Wendell Lindsay2423---------47
WR Douglas Gardner2423---------47
WR Jameson Williams2021---------41
CB Bo Bryant------529741
C Ron Fulmer1723---------40
ILB Devan Blanchette------6211239
S Noah Patterson------1152339
OLB Jorge Vinatieri------3161938
G Scottie June155------1333
FB Toby Lepore24------2531
ILB Brandon Smith------722---29
DE Chase Young------118928
DT Roosevelt Fahey------515626
S Artie Blackwell------520---25
CB Roger Jefferson------518---23
DT Elijah Lewis------518---23
CB Salvador Gerber------218323
DE Alejandro Siler------417---21
WR Jacob Hopper54------615
C Larry Schwartz00------1313
K Cornell Thorstenson00------1313
T Harold Westbrook00------1313
P Joe Lindsay00------88
QB Gilbert Tubbs00------55
TE Henry Lovejoy41---------5
DT Dale Irwin------00---0
Tampa BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
WR Van Stevens1257------2190
S Xavier McKinney------32282787
CB Glen Sawyer------32282787
T Kenyon Green1361------1084
T Donald Aguayo1361------1084
G Gilbert Madison1361------1084
G Micky Sandusky1361------1084
QB Pedro Shaw1361---------74
C Albert Hamner1361---------74
CB Ozamataz Buckshank------32281373
WR Leoz Maxwell Jilliumz1257------170
WR Tyrell Idler732------2665
TE D’Jasper Probincrux III1249---------61
CB Earnest Blair------23241360
DE Troy Henry------24221258
RB Joel Starks415------3251
CB Roger McCreary------2223550
DE Ethan Hoover------2223449
TE Teddy Perez736------144
DE L’Carpetron Dookmarriot------2516243
ILB Cedric Vandeginste------7142142
ILB Saggitariutt Jefferspin------942841
ILB Adam Boyd------2514---39
RB Joey Reese219------1839
DT Timothy Lang------6102238
TE Eli Pape05------3136
DE Heath Dodge------1415433
OLB O.J. Peeler------1414432
FB Brad Wilburn724---------31
ILB Karl Bronson------1610---26
DE Alonzo Dirnabauer------119---20
DE Calvin Sawyer------136120
WR Darius Roscoe15------1319
DT Bravvion Roy------68317
S Carlton McKenzie------105---15
WR Todd Whiting04------711
K Ross Bennett00------1010
C Tony Weaver00------1010
P Mel Urena00------1010
DT Grady Bruener------73---10
CB Earl Torres------2417
RB Cooper Beisner12---------3
CB Will Hawkins------00---0
QB Matt Coral00---------0
C Cole Beyer00---------0
G Tommy Day00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10424.2
Middle15402.7
Right6203.3
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5132.6
Middle6579.5
Right2-2-1.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ken House26172011700
Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Pedro Shaw573232311401

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)65111.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)74497.0
Long (19+ Yds)426315.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen66203.3
Short (0-8 Yds)34181253.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)1681167.3
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Wendell Lindsay86060023
WR Douglas Gardner76072223
WR Jameson Williams32019021
WR Jacob Hopper210-404
RB Rick Peters2010012
FB Toby Lepore110404
TE Charles Bruggeman1000023
WR Cory Mitchell1000010
RB Claude Atkins1102013
Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Van Stevens2015286157
TE D’Jasper Probincrux III156131049
TE Teddy Perez65051136
WR Leoz Maxwell Jilliumz61012057
WR Tyrell Idler53054132
TE Eli Pape3101405
RB Cooper Beisner100002
RB Joey Reese11013019

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Claude Atkins2-4-2.003.00
QB Ken House1-1-1.00-1.00
RB Rick Peters111.003.45
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
FB Brad Wilburn111.001.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ken House32227.335.88
Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Pedro Shaw3131.004.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Charles Bruggeman1000.000.00
WR Wendell Lindsay111818.007.50
WR Douglas Gardner1144.0010.29
Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Van Stevens2131.504.30
TE D’Jasper Probincrux III1000.002.07

Third Down Rushing Statistics

CarolinaRushesConversions
RB Claude Atkins42
QB Ken House10
Tampa BayRushesConversions
FB Brad Wilburn22
RB Joey Reese11

Third Down Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompConversions
Ken House1180
Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Pedro Shaw1383

Third Down Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Wendell Lindsay640
WR Douglas Gardner330
WR Cory Mitchell100
RB Claude Atkins110
Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
WR Van Stevens762
TE Teddy Perez210
WR Leoz Maxwell Jilliumz200
RB Joey Reese111
WR Tyrell Idler100

SectionAttendance
Stadium83,800 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck23,900 (24,700)
End Zone17,500 (17,700)
Mezzanine10,000 (10,200)
Sideline Seats15,700 (15,700)
Club Seats10,500 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes6,200 (6,200)