Week 1, 2047

played in Tampa Bay, FL

70 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	7	7	3	-	17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	6	3	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:03 TBY - Henry Blackburn 31 pass from Shane Falco (Andy Mills extra point)
2Q: 10:04 TBY - Andy Mills 46 field goal
2Q: 05:39 CAR - Hugh Back 10 pass from Andre Lessard (Clayton Jacobs extra point)
2Q: 01:43 TBY - Andy Mills 20 field goal
3Q: 10:37 CAR - Andre Lessard 2 run (Clayton Jacobs extra point)
3Q: 03:18 TBY - Andy Mills 20 field goal
4Q: 11:42 CAR - Clayton Jacobs 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:03 TBY - Henry Blackburn 31 pass from Shane Falco (Andy Mills extra point)
2Q: 10:04 TBY - Andy Mills 46 field goal
2Q: 05:39 CAR - Hugh Back 10 pass from Andre Lessard (Clayton Jacobs extra point)
2Q: 01:43 TBY - Andy Mills 20 field goal
3Q: 10:37 CAR - Andre Lessard 2 run (Clayton Jacobs extra point)
3Q: 03:18 TBY - Andy Mills 20 field goal
4Q: 11:42 CAR - Clayton Jacobs 22 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 21
- by Rushing 9 2
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 2 5
Total Net Yards 337 292
- Offensive Plays 63 68
- Yards per Play 5.35 4.29
Net Rushing Yards 160 59
- Rushing Attempts 34 20
- Yards per Rush 4.71 2.95
Net Passing Yards 177 233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 0 45 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 177 249
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 6.10 4.85
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/60 7/51
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 3/40
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/113
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 32:29 27:31

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	21
- by Rushing	9	2
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	2	5
Total Net Yards	337	292
- Offensive Plays	63	68
- Yards per Play	5.35	4.29
Net Rushing Yards	160	59
- Rushing Attempts	34	20
- Yards per Rush	4.71	2.95
Net Passing Yards	177	233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 0	45 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	177	249
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	6.10	4.85
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/60	7/51
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	3/40
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/113
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	32:29	27:31

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:44	1:35	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
1	8:50	2:37	OWN 25	7	31	Punt
1	3:04	2:18	OWN 33	4	16	Punt
2	13:27	1:26	OWN 18	3	3	Punt
2	9:57	4:27	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	1:35	1:04	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	4:29	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	3:11	6:34	OWN 25	16	70	Field Goal
4	8:45	4:06	OWN 20	7	41	Punt
4	2:57	1:47	OWN 39	5	18	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:16	OWN 23	3	-4	Punt
1	12:09	3:19	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
1	6:13	3:09	OWN 20	9	54	Missed FG
1	0:46	2:19	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
2	12:01	2:04	OPP 47	6	18	Field Goal
2	5:30	3:55	OWN 46	9	51	Field Goal
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 35	3	-5	Half
3	10:31	7:20	OWN 28	11	69	Field Goal
4	11:37	2:52	OPP 49	5	27	Interception
4	4:39	1:42	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
4	1:10	1:10	OWN 20	8	26	Game

Game MVP: Andre Lessard, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Shaun Pochman	14	77	5.50	18	4	0
RB Frederick Rowan	12	51	4.25	21	2	0
QB Andre Lessard	7	36	5.14	11	2	1
WR Hugh Back	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Van Fletcher	9	3	0.33	5	0
RB Brent Asmus	6	43	7.17	12	2
QB Shane Falco	3	8	2.67	5	0
WR Brant Booker	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Erik Horn	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Lessard	29	18	177	0/0	1	32	0	90.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Falco	45	24	249	3/16	1	31	1	67.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Nolan Learned	4	6	31	7.75	9	15	0
WR Hugh Back	3	7	20	6.67	2	10	1
WR Burt Watkins	3	3	61	20.33	28	32	0
TE Buddy Matsko	3	4	3	1.00	2	3	0
RB Frederick Rowan	3	4	26	8.67	15	17	0
RB Shaun Pochman	1	2	24	24.00	22	24	0
WR Alejandro Valdez	1	2	12	12.00	8	12	0
TE Devonte Stone	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brant Booker	11	15	84	7.64	0	13	0
TE Nolan Bridges	6	9	75	12.50	8	29	0
WR Kris Hartman	5	6	47	9.40	18	19	0
WR Henry Blackburn	1	3	31	31.00	0	31	1
TE Tyler Warren	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
FB Axel Lake	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Edward Pomeranz	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Van Fletcher	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Erik Horn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Trey de Young	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Lorenzo Blades	1	0	0	0
WR Hugh Back	0	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Brant Booker	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ian Swartz	7	304	43.4	26.3	51	0

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeffery Slatt	3	153	51.0	49.3	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clayton Jacobs	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Mills	3/4	1/2	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Blades	2	5	2.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wyatt Fuller	3	40	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brant Booker	4	113	28.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Trey de Young	6	3	0.0	20	47
CB Lorenzo Blades	6	1	0.0	18	35
ILB Winston Holcomb	5	2	0.0	18	42
S Javon Bullard	5	1	0.0	18	42
S Nick Emmanwori	5	1	0.0	11	30
S Salvador Pasto	4	0	0.0	12	33
DT Kayden McDonald	2	0	1.0	17	33
CB Phillip Reese	2	1	0.0	11	34
CB Jacob Parrish	2	0	0.0	18	33
CB Brett Grayek	2	0	0.0	4	19
DE Alan Stargell	1	0	1.0	4	22
DE Akheem Mesidor	1	0	1.0	17	30
DT Walt LaPierre	1	1	0.0	5	19
DE Luke Roenicke	1	0	0.0	18	34
OLB Ruben Caldwell	1	0	0.0	0	1
DT Bobby Nordby	1	0	0.0	16	35
OLB Mickey Monroe	0	2	0.0	8	14

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Peter Lofton	10	0	0.0	33	29
ILB Steven Folse	8	4	0.0	32	28
OLB Caleb Reese	7	1	0.0	32	28
CB Justin Walley	5	0	0.0	19	17
ILB Ty'Ron Hopper	3	1	0.0	14	10
CB Terry Tyler	3	0	0.0	18	11
CB Phillip Clayton	3	0	0.0	15	17
CB Bruce Glasgow	2	2	0.0	34	24
S Jaylin Smith	2	2	0.0	30	22
DE Santiago Forbes	2	1	0.0	31	20
DE Keyron Crawford	2	0	0.0	29	16
DT Zane Bannister	1	2	0.0	21	12
S Josh Proctor	1	1	0.0	34	29
QB Shane Falco	1	0	---	---	---
S Patrick Gillespie	1	0	0.0	4	7
DT James Meyer	0	1	0.0	13	10
ILB Wesley Krohn	0	1	0.0	2	1
DE Bryant McWilliams	0	1	0.0	2	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Akheem Mesidor	1.0	1	0	0	30
DE Alan Stargell	1.0	0	0	1	22
DT Kayden McDonald	1.0	0	0	0	33
DT Walt LaPierre	0.0	0	3	0	19
DE Luke Roenicke	0.0	0	2	2	34
DT Bobby Nordby	0.0	0	1	0	35

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Jaylin Smith	1	0	22
DT Zane Bannister	0	1	12
OLB Jorge Erickson	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Trey de Young	5	0	1	47
CB Lorenzo Blades	4	1	0	35
CB Phillip Reese	3	1	0	34
S Nick Emmanwori	3	0	0	30
S Salvador Pasto	3	0	0	33
ILB Winston Holcomb	1	3	0	42
CB Jacob Parrish	1	1	0	33
S Javon Bullard	1	0	0	42
DT Walt LaPierre	1	0	0	19
OLB Ruben Caldwell	1	0	0	1
CB Brett Grayek	1	0	0	19
OLB Mickey Monroe	0	1	0	14

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Justin Walley	3	0	17
CB Terry Tyler	3	0	11
OLB Caleb Reese	3	0	28
CB Bruce Glasgow	2	0	24
OLB Peter Lofton	2	0	29
CB Phillip Clayton	1	1	17
ILB Ty'Ron Hopper	1	0	10
DE Santiago Forbes	1	0	20
S Patrick Gillespie	1	0	7
ILB Steven Folse	1	0	28
S Josh Proctor	0	2	29
CB Wyatt Fuller	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Jake Melaragni	8	11	34	29
G Cris Griffith	3	4	34	29
G Butch Lyons	2	6	34	29
T Bernard Fredrickson	1	6	34	29
T Artie Spinney	0	3	34	29
TE Buddy Matsko	0	1	13	13
TE Nolan Learned	0	1	31	29

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Tristan Blades	1	5	0	20	0	48
T Charles Grant	1	3	0	20	2	48
G Olumuyiwa Fashanu	1	3	0	20	0	48
T Michael Rhodes	1	1	0	20	1	48
FB Axel Lake	1	1	0	5	0	7
C Jessie Willis	0	4	1	20	0	48

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Steven Shireman	3	19
Hugh Back	2	17
Buddy Matsko	1	20
Shaun Pochman	1	2

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Brant Booker	2	12

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Cris Griffith	34	29	---	---	8	71
OLB Trey de Young	---	---	20	47	4	71
ILB Winston Holcomb	---	---	18	42	4	64
S Javon Bullard	---	---	18	42	4	64
T Artie Spinney	34	29	---	---	---	63
QB Andre Lessard	34	29	---	---	---	63
C Jake Melaragni	34	29	---	---	---	63
G Butch Lyons	34	29	---	---	---	63
T Bernard Fredrickson	34	29	---	---	---	63
WR Burt Watkins	31	26	---	---	5	62
WR Alejandro Valdez	31	28	---	---	1	60
TE Nolan Learned	31	29	---	---	---	60
S Salvador Pasto	---	---	12	33	14	59
CB Lorenzo Blades	---	---	18	35	4	57
RB Frederick Rowan	18	19	---	---	19	56
WR Hugh Back	22	16	---	---	17	55
DE Luke Roenicke	---	---	18	34	1	53
CB Jacob Parrish	---	---	18	33	2	53
DT Bobby Nordby	---	---	16	35	2	53
DT Kayden McDonald	---	---	17	33	2	52
CB Phillip Reese	---	---	11	34	5	50
DE Akheem Mesidor	---	---	17	30	2	49
TE Buddy Matsko	13	13	---	---	20	46
S Nick Emmanwori	---	---	11	30	4	45
CB Brett Grayek	---	---	4	19	15	38
DE Alan Stargell	---	---	4	22	6	32
RB Shaun Pochman	17	11	---	---	2	30
DT Walt LaPierre	---	---	5	19	5	29
ILB Steven Shireman	---	---	2	6	19	27
OLB Mickey Monroe	---	---	8	14	2	24
OLB Ruben Caldwell	---	---	0	1	19	20
RB Brayden Barkley	4	2	---	---	9	15
DT Arnie Copeland	---	---	2	9	2	13
DE Keith Faneca	---	---	1	10	2	13
WR Christopher Weathers	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Ian Swartz	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Pete Weaver	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Lincoln Riazi	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Henry Henson	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Maxwell Klemm	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Branden Meador	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Clayton Jacobs	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Devonte Stone	3	1	---	---	---	4
ILB C.J. Orosco	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Kris Robertson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Conrad Bollman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Tristan Blades	20	48	---	---	7	75
C Jessie Willis	20	48	---	---	7	75
QB Shane Falco	20	48	---	---	---	68
G Olumuyiwa Fashanu	20	48	---	---	---	68
T Charles Grant	20	48	---	---	---	68
T Michael Rhodes	20	48	---	---	---	68
WR Henry Blackburn	19	39	---	---	9	67
S Josh Proctor	---	---	34	29	1	64
TE Nolan Bridges	19	44	---	---	---	63
OLB Peter Lofton	---	---	33	29	1	63
OLB Caleb Reese	---	---	32	28	1	61
ILB Steven Folse	---	---	32	28	1	61
CB Bruce Glasgow	---	---	34	24	1	59
WR Brant Booker	17	29	---	---	12	58
S Jaylin Smith	---	---	30	22	1	53
CB Justin Walley	---	---	19	17	16	52
DE Santiago Forbes	---	---	31	20	---	51
WR Edward Pomeranz	12	34	---	---	4	50
DE Keyron Crawford	---	---	29	16	---	45
OLB Jorge Erickson	---	---	7	14	20	41
RB Van Fletcher	11	30	---	---	---	41
TE Tyler Warren	3	14	---	---	23	40
CB Phillip Clayton	---	---	15	17	8	40
ILB Ty'Ron Hopper	---	---	14	10	11	35
DT Zane Bannister	---	---	21	12	---	33
RB Brent Asmus	7	10	---	---	16	33
FB Axel Lake	5	7	---	---	20	32
CB Terry Tyler	---	---	18	11	---	29
S Patrick Gillespie	---	---	4	7	16	27
DT Adrian Fitzgerald	---	---	2	7	16	25
DT James Meyer	---	---	13	10	---	23
WR Makai Lemon	1	2	---	---	20	23
WR Kris Hartman	5	17	---	---	---	22
DE Bryant McWilliams	---	---	2	9	8	19
CB Wyatt Fuller	---	---	2	8	8	18
K Andy Mills	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Devonte Bode	0	8	---	---	---	8
P Jeffery Slatt	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Logan Coffey	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Alvin Conger	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Erik Horn	1	6	---	---	---	7
C Terrence Randle	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Wesley Krohn	---	---	2	1	---	3
K Reggie Ralston	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Mark Cash	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Zachery Cofield	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	18	2.6
Middle	12	62	5.2
Right	15	80	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	18	4.5
Middle	11	30	2.7
Right	5	11	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Lessard	29	18	3	2	2	4	2	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Falco	45	24	2	1	3	7	6	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	46	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	88	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	11	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	32	16.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	9	50	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	115	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	60	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hugh Back	7	3	0	20	0	16
TE Nolan Learned	6	4	0	31	0	29
TE Buddy Matsko	4	3	1	3	0	13
RB Frederick Rowan	4	3	0	26	0	19
WR Burt Watkins	3	3	0	61	2	26
RB Shaun Pochman	2	1	1	24	1	11
WR Alejandro Valdez	2	1	0	12	0	28
TE Devonte Stone	1	0	0	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brant Booker	15	11	1	84	0	29
TE Nolan Bridges	9	6	1	75	1	44
WR Kris Hartman	6	5	0	47	0	17
WR Edward Pomeranz	5	0	0	0	0	34
WR Henry Blackburn	3	1	1	31	1	39
RB Van Fletcher	2	0	0	0	0	30
TE Tyler Warren	1	1	0	12	0	14
FB Axel Lake	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Erik Horn	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Shaun Pochman	3	13	4.33	5.50
QB Andre Lessard	2	2	1.00	5.14
RB Frederick Rowan	1	-4	-4.00	4.25

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Brant Booker	1	0	0.00	0.00
RB Brent Asmus	1	1	1.00	7.17
RB Van Fletcher	1	0	0.00	0.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andre Lessard	4	1	10	2.50	6.10

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shane Falco	7	1	16	2.29	5.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hugh Back	2	1	10	5.00	2.86
TE Nolan Learned	2	0	0	0.00	5.17

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Nolan Bridges	3	1	16	5.33	8.33
WR Henry Blackburn	2	0	0	0.00	10.33
WR Brant Booker	1	0	0	0.00	5.60
RB Van Fletcher	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Frederick Rowan	2	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Van Fletcher	2	0
QB Shane Falco	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Lessard	12	5	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Falco	11	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hugh Back	4	1	0
TE Nolan Learned	4	2	2
RB Frederick Rowan	2	2	1
WR Alejandro Valdez	1	0	0
TE Devonte Stone	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brant Booker	6	5	4
WR Henry Blackburn	1	0	0
TE Nolan Bridges	1	0	0
WR Kris Hartman	1	1	0
TE Tyler Warren	1	1	1
WR Edward Pomeranz	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)