Week 15, 2046

played in Tampa Bay, FL

65 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	10	3	0	-	20
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	3	7	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:42 CAR - Nolan Learned 3 pass from Jake Mathews (Maxwell Radke extra point)
1Q: 02:01 TBY - Myron Blades 51 field goal
2Q: 12:54 CAR - Maxwell Radke 23 field goal
2Q: 02:00 TBY - Myron Blades 45 field goal
2Q: 00:31 CAR - Nolan Learned 17 pass from Jake Mathews (Maxwell Radke extra point)
3Q: 08:38 CAR - Maxwell Radke 29 field goal
3Q: 02:16 TBY - Van Fletcher 1 run (Myron Blades extra point)
4Q: 11:33 TBY - Myron Blades 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:42 CAR - Nolan Learned 3 pass from Jake Mathews (Maxwell Radke extra point)
1Q: 02:01 TBY - Myron Blades 51 field goal
2Q: 12:54 CAR - Maxwell Radke 23 field goal
2Q: 02:00 TBY - Myron Blades 45 field goal
2Q: 00:31 CAR - Nolan Learned 17 pass from Jake Mathews (Maxwell Radke extra point)
3Q: 08:38 CAR - Maxwell Radke 29 field goal
3Q: 02:16 TBY - Van Fletcher 1 run (Myron Blades extra point)
4Q: 11:33 TBY - Myron Blades 18 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 8-6 6-8
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 347 262
- Offensive Plays 61 62
- Yards per Play 5.69 4.23
Net Rushing Yards 109 36
- Rushing Attempts 31 20
- Yards per Rush 3.52 1.80
Net Passing Yards 238 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 0 42 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 255 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.93 5.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/34 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 4/31 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 2/29
Interception Ret./Yards 1/8 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 30
Time of Possession 29:43 30:17

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	8-6	6-8
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	347	262
- Offensive Plays	61	62
- Yards per Play	5.69	4.23
Net Rushing Yards	109	36
- Rushing Attempts	31	20
- Yards per Rush	3.52	1.80
Net Passing Yards	238	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 0	42 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	255	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.93	5.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/34	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	4/31	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	2/29
Interception Ret./Yards	1/8	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 30
Time of Possession	29:43	30:17

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:56	OWN 4	5	30	Punt
1	9:32	2:57	OPP 48	8	48	Touchdown
1	1:53	4:05	OWN 25	10	69	Field Goal
2	10:38	3:25	OWN 29	6	31	Punt
2	1:52	1:29	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
3	12:51	4:19	OWN 34	7	54	Field Goal
3	2:09	1:41	OWN 29	3	-7	Punt
4	11:27	1:07	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	8:41	2:34	OWN 24	5	15	Punt
4	5:07	3:19	OWN 40	7	27	Punt
4	0:45	0:45	OPP 41	2	-2	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:04	1:32	OWN 40	4	-3	Interception
1	6:35	4:42	OWN 25	8	41	Field Goal
2	12:48	2:10	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	7:13	5:21	OWN 20	11	52	Field Goal
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:09	OWN 13	3	3	Punt
3	8:32	6:23	OWN 15	13	85	Touchdown
3	0:28	1:55	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
4	13:33	2:06	OPP 17	5	16	Field Goal
4	10:20	1:39	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
4	6:07	1:00	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
4	1:48	1:03	OWN 20	5	21	Downs

Game MVP: Jake Mathews, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Shaun Pochman	15	23	1.53	6	0
RB Frederick Rowan	12	74	6.17	23	2
QB Jake Mathews	3	6	2.00	8	0
RB Freddie Walsh	1	6	6.00	6	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Van Fletcher	13	4	0.31	4	0	1
QB Shane Falco	5	28	5.60	13	1	0
RB Brent Asmus	2	4	2.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Mathews	28	19	255	2/17	2	37	0	120.3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Falco	42	28	226	0/0	0	17	1	70.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.J. Bieniemy	9	14	109	12.11	29	37	0
TE Nolan Learned	7	7	105	15.00	34	33	2
WR Ernest Dotson	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Burt Watkins	1	2	23	23.00	16	23	0
TE Buddy Matsko	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Shaun Pochman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Frederick Rowan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Edward Pomeranz	6	7	59	9.83	10	15
TE DJasper Probincrux III	5	9	37	7.40	8	17
RB Brent Asmus	4	5	42	10.50	2	12
TE Geoff Sheldon	4	4	27	6.75	1	11
WR Bill Jeffries	2	4	21	10.50	5	16
WR Rico Guthrie	2	2	13	6.50	2	8
RB Van Fletcher	2	5	18	9.00	0	14
WR Buddy Brewster	2	4	2	1.00	0	3
TE Wyatt Chiaccheri	1	2	7	7.00	0	7

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Phillip Reese	1	8	8.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Luther Burden III	1	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Peter Lofton	0	1	0	0
G Will Haugh	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abel Money	6	220	36.7	28.3	42	0

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jesse Dehaven	5	222	44.4	38.2	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Maxwell Radke	2/2	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Myron Blades	3/3	2/2	1/1	51	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luther Burden III	4	31	7.8	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wyatt Fuller	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darius Doan	1	25	25.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Jeffries	1	14	14.0	0
Mike Shapiro	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Trey de Young	6	1	20	39
CB Brett Grayek	6	0	12	32
S J.R. Brayton	5	2	14	25
OLB Tito Dircks	5	1	6	25
S Ron Migliore	4	3	19	41
ILB Monte Cristo	4	0	7	21
OLB Mickey Monroe	4	0	12	14
CB Phillip Reese	4	0	8	28
CB Lorenzo Blades	3	1	13	22
DE Alan Stargell	2	0	13	21
CB Jacob Parrish	1	2	18	32
CB Melvin Pollock	1	0	9	15
DT Bobby Nordby	1	0	15	29
DE Luke Roenicke	0	1	17	25
DT Alejandro Kramer	0	1	11	29

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Wyatt Fuller	9	2	0.0	31	30
OLB Peter Lofton	6	1	1.0	25	25
S Jackmerius Tacktheratrix	5	2	0.0	31	30
S Edwin Crassweller	5	0	0.0	11	16
DT Alfred Collins	4	1	0.0	26	23
OLB Caleb Reese	3	4	0.0	30	30
ILB Wally Lavender	3	1	0.0	26	20
OLB Steven Folse	3	1	0.0	30	30
CB Mike Shapiro	3	1	0.0	27	20
CB Owen Carpenter	2	0	0.0	9	16
CB Patrick Gillespie	2	0	0.0	23	19
DE Matt Charles	1	2	1.0	30	30
DE Oluwafemi Oladejo	1	0	0.0	24	16
DE Ed Gilmore	1	0	0.0	4	1
TE Wyatt Chiaccheri	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alan Stargell	1	0	0	21
DE Luke Roenicke	0	1	1	25
DT Alejandro Kramer	0	1	1	29
DE Keith Faneca	0	1	0	29
DE Dave Wyss	0	1	0	8

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Matt Charles	1.0	2	0	0	30
OLB Peter Lofton	1.0	0	0	0	25
DE Oluwafemi Oladejo	0.0	1	0	1	16
DT Alfred Collins	0.0	0	1	0	23
DT Troy Porter	0.0	0	1	0	9
OLB Steven Folse	0.0	0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Trey de Young	5	1	0	39
OLB Tito Dircks	4	0	0	25
S J.R. Brayton	4	0	0	25
CB Phillip Reese	3	0	1	28
ILB Monte Cristo	3	0	0	21
CB Lorenzo Blades	3	0	0	22
S Ron Migliore	2	1	0	41
CB Brett Grayek	2	0	0	32
CB Melvin Pollock	1	0	0	15
OLB Mickey Monroe	1	0	0	14

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Caleb Reese	3	1	30
CB Wyatt Fuller	3	0	30
CB Mike Shapiro	3	0	20
S Edwin Crassweller	3	0	16
S Jackmerius Tacktheratrix	2	0	30
CB Owen Carpenter	2	0	16
CB Patrick Gillespie	2	0	19
DT Alfred Collins	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Bernard Fredrickson	3	7	1	31	1	30
G Darien Strickland	2	6	0	31	0	30
G Demetrius Heath	2	3	0	31	1	30
C Jake Melaragni	1	6	0	31	0	30
T Artie Spinney	1	4	0	31	0	30
TE Buddy Matsko	0	1	0	22	0	16
TE Nolan Learned	0	1	0	29	0	30

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Will Campbell	1	4	20	42
G Will Haugh	1	3	20	42
G Parker Fitzgerald	0	6	20	42
C Cole Beyer	0	1	20	42
T Logan Coffey	0	1	20	42

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Skip Keeler	2	23
Ernest Dotson	1	17
Demetrius Heath	1	8

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Peter Lofton	2	11
Will Haugh	2	8
Zachery Cofield	1	20

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jacob Parrish	---	---	18	32	22	72
G Darien Strickland	31	30	---	---	8	69
T Artie Spinney	31	30	---	---	8	69
G Demetrius Heath	31	30	---	---	8	69
T Bernard Fredrickson	31	30	---	---	8	69
S Ron Migliore	---	---	19	41	7	67
OLB Trey de Young	---	---	20	39	3	62
QB Jake Mathews	31	30	---	---	---	61
C Jake Melaragni	31	30	---	---	---	61
TE Nolan Learned	29	30	---	---	---	59
WR J.J. Bieniemy	28	29	---	---	1	58
OLB Tito Dircks	---	---	6	25	24	55
CB Brett Grayek	---	---	12	32	8	52
WR Burt Watkins	27	24	---	---	---	51
DE Keith Faneca	---	---	9	29	7	45
DT Bobby Nordby	---	---	15	29	1	45
DE Luke Roenicke	---	---	17	25	2	44
DT Alejandro Kramer	---	---	11	29	3	43
S J.R. Brayton	---	---	14	25	2	41
ILB Monte Cristo	---	---	7	21	12	40
CB Melvin Pollock	---	---	9	15	15	39
TE Buddy Matsko	22	16	---	---	1	39
CB Phillip Reese	---	---	8	28	3	39
DT Henry Alexander	---	---	13	21	2	36
CB Lorenzo Blades	---	---	13	22	1	36
WR Ernest Dotson	7	11	---	---	17	35
RB Shaun Pochman	17	18	---	---	---	35
DE Alan Stargell	---	---	13	21	1	35
TE James Pierson	6	6	---	---	22	34
RB Frederick Rowan	15	13	---	---	---	28
OLB Mickey Monroe	---	---	12	14	---	26
RB Skip Keeler	0	0	---	---	23	23
RB Freddie Walsh	2	1	---	---	18	21
OLB Shemar James	---	---	2	6	10	18
DE Dave Wyss	---	---	2	8	1	11
WR Darius Doan	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Luther Burden III	2	2	---	---	5	9
C Tito Wiggins	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Abel Money	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Maxwell Radke	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Byron Breckterfield	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Otis Ziel	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Kris Robertson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Henry Henson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Cris Griffith	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Christopher Weathers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Parker Fitzgerald	20	42	---	---	8	70
T Will Campbell	20	42	---	---	8	70
T Logan Coffey	20	42	---	---	8	70
G Will Haugh	20	42	---	---	8	70
CB Wyatt Fuller	---	---	31	30	8	69
S Jackmerius Tacktheratrix	---	---	31	30	3	64
WR Bill Jeffries	18	35	---	---	11	64
OLB Caleb Reese	---	---	30	30	3	63
C Cole Beyer	20	42	---	---	---	62
QB Shane Falco	20	42	---	---	---	62
DE Matt Charles	---	---	30	30	2	62
OLB Steven Folse	---	---	30	30	2	62
OLB Peter Lofton	---	---	25	25	11	61
ILB Wally Lavender	---	---	26	20	11	57
TE DJasper Probincrux III	5	21	---	---	27	53
CB Mike Shapiro	---	---	27	20	5	52
WR Buddy Brewster	17	34	---	---	---	51
DT Alfred Collins	---	---	26	23	1	50
CB Patrick Gillespie	---	---	23	19	2	44
CB Owen Carpenter	---	---	9	16	18	43
RB Brent Asmus	4	26	---	---	13	43
WR Edward Pomeranz	14	23	---	---	5	42
DE Oluwafemi Oladejo	---	---	24	16	---	40
RB Neil Low	3	10	---	---	24	37
WR Rico Guthrie	4	13	---	---	18	35
TE Geoff Sheldon	17	16	---	---	---	33
RB Van Fletcher	15	14	---	---	---	29
S Edwin Crassweller	---	---	11	16	2	29
DT Troy Porter	---	---	4	9	10	23
OLB Zachery Cofield	---	---	2	0	20	22
TE Wyatt Chiaccheri	1	17	---	---	---	18
S Christian Ackerman	---	---	0	0	15	15
DE Bryant McWilliams	---	---	5	7	2	14
CB Phillip Clayton	---	---	1	6	6	13
DE Ed Gilmore	---	---	4	1	6	11
DT James Meyer	---	---	1	2	6	9
P Jesse Dehaven	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Brady Buckner	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Myron Blades	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Grady Patterson	2	1	---	---	1	4
OLB Dale Lynn	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Jalen Milroe	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Aidan Moses	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ray Talmadge	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Mark Cash	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Silas Perry	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	35	3.5
Middle	8	20	2.5
Right	11	56	5.1
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	0	0.0
Middle	11	35	3.2
Right	3	2	0.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Mathews	28	19	5	1	1	1	3	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Falco	42	28	0	1	5	2	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	87	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	92	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	70	23.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	18	122	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	103	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.J. Bieniemy	14	9	1	109	2	29
TE Nolan Learned	7	7	0	105	2	30
WR Burt Watkins	2	1	0	23	1	24
TE Buddy Matsko	2	1	0	6	0	16
WR Ernest Dotson	1	1	0	12	0	11
RB Shaun Pochman	1	0	0	0	0	18
RB Frederick Rowan	1	0	0	0	0	13

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE DJasper Probincrux III	9	5	0	37	21
WR Edward Pomeranz	7	6	1	59	23
RB Brent Asmus	5	4	1	42	26
RB Van Fletcher	5	2	1	18	14
WR Bill Jeffries	4	2	1	21	35
TE Geoff Sheldon	4	4	0	27	16
WR Buddy Brewster	4	2	1	2	34
WR Rico Guthrie	2	2	0	13	13
TE Wyatt Chiaccheri	2	1	0	7	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Shaun Pochman	2	0	0.00	1.53
RB Frederick Rowan	2	9	4.50	6.17

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Van Fletcher	2	1	0.50	0.31
QB Shane Falco	1	13	13.00	5.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Mathews	6	3	31	5.17	9.11

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shane Falco	5	3	22	4.40	5.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.J. Bieniemy	4	1	11	2.75	7.79
TE Nolan Learned	2	2	20	10.00	15.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Brent Asmus	1	1	8	8.00	8.40
WR Edward Pomeranz	1	0	0	0.00	8.43
RB Van Fletcher	1	0	0	0.00	3.60
TE Geoff Sheldon	1	1	11	11.00	6.75
WR Buddy Brewster	1	1	3	3.00	0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Shaun Pochman	2	0
QB Jake Mathews	1	1
RB Frederick Rowan	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Shane Falco	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Mathews	9	5	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Falco	10	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.J. Bieniemy	5	2	1
TE Nolan Learned	2	2	1
WR Burt Watkins	1	1	1
RB Shaun Pochman	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE DJasper Probincrux III	2	1	0
WR Edward Pomeranz	2	2	0
WR Buddy Brewster	2	2	0
RB Brent Asmus	1	1	1
RB Van Fletcher	1	1	1
TE Geoff Sheldon	1	1	1
TE Wyatt Chiaccheri	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)