Week 15, 2043

played in Carolina, NC

53 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	10	10	0	-	20
Carolina Panthers	3	7	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:18 CAR - Cody Diaz 49 field goal
2Q: 13:09 CAR - Shaun Pochman 22 run (Cody Diaz extra point)
2Q: 12:14 TBY - Carter Burgower 55 pass from Shane Falco (Mitch Benton extra point)
2Q: 02:04 TBY - Mitch Benton 38 field goal
3Q: 10:04 TBY - Mitch Benton 21 field goal
3Q: 00:17 TBY - Skip Keeler 4 run (Mitch Benton extra point)
4Q: 01:43 CAR - Devontez Walker 78 pass from Jamal Nelson (Cody Diaz extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:18 CAR - Cody Diaz 49 field goal
2Q: 13:09 CAR - Shaun Pochman 22 run (Cody Diaz extra point)
2Q: 12:14 TBY - Carter Burgower 55 pass from Shane Falco (Mitch Benton extra point)
2Q: 02:04 TBY - Mitch Benton 38 field goal
3Q: 10:04 TBY - Mitch Benton 21 field goal
3Q: 00:17 TBY - Skip Keeler 4 run (Mitch Benton extra point)
4Q: 01:43 CAR - Devontez Walker 78 pass from Jamal Nelson (Cody Diaz extra point)

Team Statistics TBY CAR
Record 7-7 4-10
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 7 12
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 371 366
- Offensive Plays 63 70
- Yards per Play 5.89 5.23
Net Rushing Yards 210 107
- Rushing Attempts 29 27
- Yards per Rush 7.24 3.96
Net Passing Yards 161 259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 20 - 0 38 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 174 283
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 5/24
- Yards per Pass Play 4.74 6.02
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 3/4
Penalties/Yards 3/15 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 24
Time of Possession 30:42 29:18

Team Statistics	TBY	CAR
Record	7-7	4-10
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	7	12
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	371	366
- Offensive Plays	63	70
- Yards per Play	5.89	5.23
Net Rushing Yards	210	107
- Rushing Attempts	29	27
- Yards per Rush	7.24	3.96
Net Passing Yards	161	259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 20 - 0	38 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	174	283
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	5/24
- Yards per Pass Play	4.74	6.02
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	3/4
Penalties/Yards	3/15	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 24
Time of Possession	30:42	29:18

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:12	3:02	OWN 25	7	18	Punt
1	3:00	1:03	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	12:56	1:01	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
2	9:58	8:01	OWN 10	14	69	Field Goal
2	0:50	0:44	OWN 43	4	12	Punt
3	15:00	5:03	OWN 43	10	53	Field Goal
3	7:02	2:26	OWN 2	5	25	Punt
3	4:10	4:01	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
4	8:21	3:31	OWN 20	5	41	Punt
4	3:36	1:15	OWN 39	3	7	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:48	OWN 25	6	43	Field Goal
1	8:10	5:10	OWN 19	10	46	Punt
1	1:57	4:01	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
2	11:55	1:57	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
2	1:57	1:07	OWN 11	3	-3	Punt
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	9:57	2:55	OWN 34	5	22	Punt
3	4:36	0:26	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
3	0:09	6:48	OWN 25	13	32	Punt
4	4:50	1:14	OWN 20	6	41	Downs
4	2:21	1:11	OWN 3	3	97	Touchdown
4	1:02	1:02	OWN 47	7	7	Game

Game MVP: Shane Falco, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Neil Low	17	150	8.82	31	7	0
RB Mar'Keise Irving	5	31	6.20	20	1	0
RB Skip Keeler	4	14	3.50	7	0	1
QB Shane Falco	3	15	5.00	10	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Shaun Pochman	16	60	3.75	22	2	1
RB Joel Stewart	7	20	2.86	12	1	0
RB Woody Marks	2	12	6.00	11	1	0
QB Jamal Nelson	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
WR Devontez Walker	1	17	17.00	17	1	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Falco	32	20	174	2/13	1	55	0	87.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jamal Nelson	38	21	283	5/24	1	78	0	87.9

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carter Burgower	7	12	101	14.43	35	55	1
TE DJasper Probincrux III	4	4	16	4.00	7	8	0
TE Grady Patterson	3	4	23	7.67	10	11	0
RB Skip Keeler	3	3	19	6.33	9	11	0
WR Walt Garber	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Neil Low	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Norm Ramirez	1	2	5	5.00	1	5	0
WR Luther Norris	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joey Chacon	7	13	84	12.00	26	27	0
WR Devontez Walker	5	8	114	22.80	76	78	1
RB Joel Stewart	4	5	12	3.00	5	6	0
TE Buddy Matsko	2	3	24	12.00	0	19	0
TE Wes O'Neill	1	2	41	41.00	39	41	0
RB Shaun Pochman	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Darius Doan	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Martin Perry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Tony Cook	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Carter Burgower	1	0	0
RB Skip Keeler	0	1	0
DT Eddie Hill	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Jamal Nelson	1	0	0
TE Wes O'Neill	0	1	0
CB Owen Carpenter	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jesse Dehaven	6	268	44.7	37.0	51	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Lindsay	6	277	46.2	38.2	63	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mitch Benton	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Diaz	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luther Norris	2	8	4.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Woody Marks	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carter Burgower	1	23	23.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darius Doan	2	44	22.0	0
Martin Perry	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jackmerius Tacktheratrix	11	3	0.0	27	43
ILB Melvin Beach	6	3	1.0	27	33
DT Eddie Hill	4	0	2.0	8	26
OLB Doug Rapp	4	0	1.0	14	13
OLB Herb Winfrey	4	1	0.0	25	27
CB Andru Phillips	4	0	0.0	14	32
DE Ethan Hoover	3	0	1.0	16	34
OLB Kody Blackwell	3	0	0.0	2	25
DT Marquis Winright	2	2	0.0	19	17
CB Billy B. Brewer	2	1	0.0	26	42
OLB Juan Chernetsky	2	0	0.0	13	21
S Philip Dawson	2	0	0.0	17	13
DE Matt Charles	1	1	0.0	27	35
S Edwin Abdul-Malik	1	1	0.0	10	30
ILB Darius Sessions	1	0	0.0	12	8
CB Ozamataz Buckshank	0	1	0.0	27	42
CB D.J. Shaw	0	1	0.0	2	15
DE Tony Perez	0	1	0.0	11	17

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Winston Holcomb	12	2	0.0	29	32
OLB Mark Battle	5	1	1.0	16	21
S Javon Bullard	5	2	0.0	29	34
OLB J.T. Cooksey	4	1	0.0	26	29
CB Elijah Downs	4	0	0.0	14	19
CB Owen Carpenter	3	1	0.0	15	17
CB Jacob Parrish	3	1	0.0	26	28
DE Abdul Carter	3	0	0.0	19	23
S Jake Cox	2	0	0.0	27	32
DT Alejandro Kramer	2	0	0.0	12	19
DE Myron Bach	1	1	1.0	11	13
DT Marquis Culhane	1	1	0.0	18	22
DT Robert Bailey	1	0	0.0	14	14
DT Justin Eboigbe	1	0	0.0	14	13
CB Liam Clemons	1	0	0.0	14	17
DE Kody Richmond	1	0	0.0	3	7
ILB Freddie Paulson	0	1	0.0	1	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Eddie Hill	2.0	0	0	26
DE Ethan Hoover	1.0	5	2	34
ILB Melvin Beach	1.0	0	0	33
OLB Doug Rapp	1.0	0	0	13
DE Matt Charles	0.0	1	0	35
DT Marquis Winright	0.0	1	0	17

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mark Battle	1.0	1	1	21
DE Myron Bach	1.0	0	0	13
DE Abdul Carter	0.0	3	0	23
DT Justin Eboigbe	0.0	2	1	13
DT Alejandro Kramer	0.0	2	0	19
ILB Winston Holcomb	0.0	1	0	32
DE Christopher Gallagher	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Kody Blackwell	3	1	25
S Jackmerius Tacktheratrix	3	1	43
CB Billy B. Brewer	3	0	42
CB Andru Phillips	3	0	32
OLB Herb Winfrey	2	0	27
ILB Melvin Beach	1	1	33
DE Ethan Hoover	1	0	34
ILB Darius Sessions	1	0	8
DT Eddie Hill	1	0	26
OLB Doug Rapp	1	0	13
S Philip Dawson	1	0	13
S Edwin Abdul-Malik	1	0	30
CB Ozamataz Buckshank	0	1	42
DE Matt Charles	0	1	35

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Winston Holcomb	6	0	32
OLB J.T. Cooksey	4	0	29
CB Elijah Downs	3	1	19
S Javon Bullard	2	0	34
CB Owen Carpenter	2	0	17
OLB Mark Battle	1	0	21
S Jake Cox	1	0	32
CB Liam Clemons	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Cole Beyer	3	9	29	1	34
T Will Campbell	3	7	29	0	34
G Parker Fitzgerald	2	5	29	0	34
G Shannon Lattimore	2	2	14	0	25
T Demetrius Heath	1	3	29	1	34
C Jonathan Famie	1	1	15	0	9

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jackie McGarrity	4	9	27	3	43
C Jake Melaragni	2	7	27	0	43
G Darien Strickland	1	8	27	0	43
T Bernard Fredrickson	0	2	27	0	43
G Samuel Conley	0	0	20	2	37

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Skip Keeler	2	17
Mar'Keise Irving	1	23
Kody Blackwell	1	21
Will Campbell	1	8

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jacob Parrish	2	12
Owen Carpenter	1	16

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Jackmerius Tacktheratrix	---	---	27	43	1	71
T Demetrius Heath	29	34	---	---	8	71
G Parker Fitzgerald	29	34	---	---	8	71
T Will Campbell	29	34	---	---	8	71
CB Ozamataz Buckshank	---	---	27	42	1	70
CB Billy B. Brewer	---	---	26	42	1	69
C Cole Beyer	29	34	---	---	---	63
QB Shane Falco	29	34	---	---	---	63
DE Matt Charles	---	---	27	35	1	63
ILB Melvin Beach	---	---	27	33	1	61
WR Norm Ramirez	27	32	---	---	---	59
S Edwin Abdul-Malik	---	---	10	30	15	55
TE DJasper Probincrux III	12	18	---	---	23	53
TE Grady Patterson	25	28	---	---	---	53
OLB Herb Winfrey	---	---	25	27	1	53
CB Andru Phillips	---	---	14	32	7	53
WR Carter Burgower	23	24	---	---	4	51
DE Ethan Hoover	---	---	16	34	1	51
WR Walt Garber	16	16	---	---	17	49
OLB Kody Blackwell	---	---	2	25	21	48
G Shannon Lattimore	14	25	---	---	4	43
DT Eddie Hill	---	---	8	26	6	40
RB Mar'Keise Irving	8	8	---	---	23	39
RB Neil Low	17	21	---	---	---	38
DT Marquis Winright	---	---	19	17	1	37
RB Skip Keeler	9	9	---	---	17	35
OLB Juan Chernetsky	---	---	13	21	---	34
CB D.J. Shaw	---	---	2	15	14	31
S Philip Dawson	---	---	17	13	1	31
OLB Doug Rapp	---	---	14	13	1	28
DE Tony Perez	---	---	11	17	---	28
WR Al Clemons	6	11	---	---	9	26
WR Luther Norris	2	3	---	---	21	26
C Jonathan Famie	15	9	---	---	---	24
ILB Darius Sessions	---	---	12	8	1	21
ILB Clyde Lester	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Corbin Anderton	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Jesse Dehaven	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Mitch Benton	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Oluwafemi Oladejo	---	---	0	0	6	6
T Mackenzie Lincoln	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Jackson Slater	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Shaquille Richmond	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Percy Scheckton	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Arturo Linquist	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Alfred Collins	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Bernard Fredrickson	27	43	---	---	7	77
WR Joey Chacon	26	43	---	---	5	74
G Darien Strickland	27	43	---	---	---	70
QB Jamal Nelson	27	43	---	---	---	70
G Jackie McGarrity	27	43	---	---	---	70
C Jake Melaragni	27	43	---	---	---	70
CB Jacob Parrish	---	---	26	28	12	66
S Javon Bullard	---	---	29	34	2	65
G Samuel Conley	20	37	---	---	7	64
ILB Winston Holcomb	---	---	29	32	2	63
S Jake Cox	---	---	27	32	2	61
OLB J.T. Cooksey	---	---	26	29	2	57
TE Buddy Matsko	19	36	---	---	---	55
RB Joel Stewart	8	23	---	---	22	53
CB Owen Carpenter	---	---	15	17	16	48
DT Marquis Culhane	---	---	18	22	7	47
WR Darius Doan	20	21	---	---	5	46
WR Devontez Walker	19	25	---	---	---	44
DE Abdul Carter	---	---	19	23	1	43
OLB Mark Battle	---	---	16	21	4	41
DE Christopher Gallagher	---	---	20	19	1	40
TE Tony Cook	7	10	---	---	22	39
RB Shaun Pochman	18	19	---	---	1	38
DT Justin Eboigbe	---	---	14	13	10	37
CB Liam Clemons	---	---	14	17	6	37
CB Elijah Downs	---	---	14	19	1	34
WR Martin Perry	3	14	---	---	16	33
DT Alejandro Kramer	---	---	12	19	2	33
TE Wes O'Neill	13	19	---	---	---	32
DE Myron Bach	---	---	11	13	7	31
DT Robert Bailey	---	---	14	14	1	29
OLB Wyatt Stringer	---	---	4	3	19	26
RB Woody Marks	2	2	---	---	15	19
S Marquis Bryant	---	---	1	2	15	18
ILB Freddie Paulson	---	---	1	4	11	16
T Melvin Conway	7	6	---	---	---	13
WR Luther Burden III	0	3	---	---	9	12
OLB Wade Dodge	---	---	5	6	---	11
DE Kody Richmond	---	---	3	7	1	11
P Joe Lindsay	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Glen Poston	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Tito Wiggins	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Armand Membou	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Cody Diaz	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Cody Finch	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Barry Agrela	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	84	8.4
Middle	12	86	7.2
Right	7	40	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	44	6.3
Middle	14	29	2.1
Right	5	36	7.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Falco	32	20	1	1	1	1	9	3	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jamal Nelson	38	21	3	1	4	5	7	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	35	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	55	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	29	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	55	18.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	46	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	12	98	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	120	17.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	19	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carter Burgower	12	7	1	101	1	24
WR Walt Garber	4	1	0	7	0	16
TE DJasper Probincrux III	4	4	0	16	0	18
TE Grady Patterson	4	3	0	23	0	28
RB Skip Keeler	3	3	0	19	0	9
RB Neil Low	2	1	0	3	0	21
WR Norm Ramirez	2	1	0	5	0	32
WR Luther Norris	1	0	0	0	0	3

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joey Chacon	13	7	0	84	1	43
WR Devontez Walker	8	5	1	114	1	25
RB Joel Stewart	5	4	0	12	0	23
TE Tony Cook	3	0	1	0	0	10
TE Buddy Matsko	3	2	0	24	0	36
TE Wes O'Neill	2	1	1	41	1	19
WR Darius Doan	2	1	1	3	0	21
WR Martin Perry	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Shaun Pochman	1	1	0	5	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mar'Keise Irving	1	-4	-4.00	6.20
RB Skip Keeler	1	4	4.00	3.50

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shane Falco	3	2	6	2.00	5.44

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Walt Garber	1	0	0	0.00	1.75
WR Carter Burgower	1	1	7	7.00	8.42
TE DJasper Probincrux III	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Neil Low	5	2

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Shaun Pochman	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Falco	9	8	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jamal Nelson	14	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carter Burgower	2	2	2
TE DJasper Probincrux III	2	2	1
TE Grady Patterson	2	2	1
WR Walt Garber	1	1	1
RB Neil Low	1	1	0
WR Luther Norris	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Joel Stewart	4	3	1
TE Tony Cook	3	0	0
WR Devontez Walker	3	3	2
WR Joey Chacon	2	0	0
TE Wes O'Neill	1	1	1
WR Darius Doan	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,400 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (23,600)
End Zone 12,500 (17,000)
Mezzanine 6,900 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (15,000)
Club Seats 5,600 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,400 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (23,600)
End Zone	12,500 (17,000)
Mezzanine	6,900 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (15,000)
Club Seats	5,600 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (6,200)