Week 17, 2012

played in Carolina, NC

63 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	0	6	-	13
Carolina Panthers	3	0	0	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:43 CAR - Lester Arnold 36 field goal
2Q: 03:06 TBY - Austin Punzel 1 run (Thomas Knoll extra point)
4Q: 13:13 TBY - Thomas Knoll 40 field goal
4Q: 03:16 CAR - Marco Bensen 23 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 00:08 TBY - Thomas Knoll 54 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:43 CAR - Lester Arnold 36 field goal
2Q: 03:06 TBY - Austin Punzel 1 run (Thomas Knoll extra point)
4Q: 13:13 TBY - Thomas Knoll 40 field goal
4Q: 03:16 CAR - Marco Bensen 23 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 00:08 TBY - Thomas Knoll 54 field goal

Team Statistics TBY CAR
Record 9-7 7-9
First Downs 19 13
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 309 310
- Offensive Plays 64 61
- Yards per Play 4.83 5.08
Net Rushing Yards 85 82
- Rushing Attempts 24 29
- Yards per Rush 3.54 2.83
Net Passing Yards 224 228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 26 - 1 30 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 229 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.60 7.13
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/16 8/58
Punt Returns/Yards 3/15 3/26
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 2/57
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 27
Time of Possession 29:57 30:03

Team Statistics	TBY	CAR
Record	9-7	7-9
First Downs	19	13
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	309	310
- Offensive Plays	64	61
- Yards per Play	4.83	5.08
Net Rushing Yards	85	82
- Rushing Attempts	24	29
- Yards per Rush	3.54	2.83
Net Passing Yards	224	228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 26 - 1	30 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	229	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.60	7.13
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/16	8/58
Punt Returns/Yards	3/15	3/26
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	2/57
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 27
Time of Possession	29:57	30:03

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:51	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
1	11:30	1:21	OWN 4	3	9	Punt
1	6:43	0:47	OWN 3	4	6	Punt
1	1:36	2:34	OWN 20	7	24	Punt
2	11:11	2:24	OWN 30	4	16	Punt
2	7:28	4:32	OPP 43	9	43	Touchdown
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 26	5	32	Missed FG
3	11:39	1:35	OWN 4	3	5	Punt
3	9:40	4:56	OWN 20	10	70	Interception
3	2:17	4:09	OWN 42	7	35	Field Goal
4	7:43	2:23	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
4	3:03	0:45	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	1:01	1:01	OWN 20	4	43	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:09	1:39	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
1	10:09	3:26	OWN 31	5	6	Punt
1	5:56	4:20	OWN 38	8	43	Field Goal
2	14:02	2:51	OWN 20	5	9	Punt
2	8:47	1:19	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
2	2:56	1:55	OWN 13	4	26	Punt
3	15:00	3:21	OWN 34	5	20	Punt
3	10:04	0:24	OPP 41	3	0	Punt
3	4:44	2:27	OWN 11	4	16	Punt
4	13:08	5:25	50	9	30	Missed FG
4	5:20	2:17	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	2:18	1:17	OWN 18	7	44	Punt

Game MVP: Jack Brewer, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Austin Punzel	21	80	3.81	14	3	1
Cory Booker	2	3	1.50	3	0	0
Rex Grossman	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frankie Copeland	25	83	3.32	11	1	0
Harvey Cochrane	4	-1	-0.25	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rex Grossman	39	26	229	1/5	0	27	1	71.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Ramsey	30	17	238	2/10	1	62	0	93.4

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brad Shannon	6	11	65	10.83	15	16
TE Jason Witten	5	7	40	8.00	1	22
WR Michael Clayton	5	8	57	11.40	10	27
RB Cornelius Sobin	2	2	10	5.00	4	5
WR Jumbo Nejedly	2	2	23	11.50	0	13
RB Cory Booker	2	3	8	4.00	4	4
FB Melvin Van DeWege	2	2	5	2.50	4	3
WR Ashley Lelie	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
TE Sedrick Battle	1	2	12	12.00	0	12

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Johnson	4	5	41	10.25	4	18	0
WR Marco Bensen	3	6	34	11.33	14	23	1
WR Brandon Lloyd	2	3	75	37.50	37	62	0
WR William Lundberg	2	5	11	5.50	1	10	0
RB Frankie Copeland	2	3	23	11.50	15	17	0
TE Willie Gardner	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Harvey Cochrane	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
FB Donnie Hines	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Mario Beyer	1	3	27	27.00	0	27	0
TE Wendell Rubenstein	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jack Brewer	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Reuben Foster	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Patrick Ramsey	1	0	0	0
Jordan Gross	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Bidwell	8	423	52.9	44.6	65	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Lang	9	395	43.9	37.8	60	3

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Knoll	2/3	2/3	1/2	54	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	1/2	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Smith	2	14	7.0	0
Leroy Rindfleisch	1	1	1.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Johnson	2	19	9.5	0
William Lundberg	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Shannon	2	52	26.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Blackford	1	29	29.0	0
William Lundberg	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wesley Eicholz	9	2	0.0	27	31
S Chuck Ferreira	8	2	1.0	27	32
CB Butch Wolfstone	6	1	0.0	28	31
CB Wayne Hurt	5	1	0.0	18	25
S Will Demps	5	0	0.0	20	27
OLB Lonnie Blades	4	1	0.0	29	32
DE Dewayne White	3	3	0.5	27	31
CB Ike Taylor	2	2	0.0	22	26
DT Reuben Foster	1	0	0.5	26	31
DE Julius Peppers	1	3	0.0	10	8
DE Amos Moss	1	1	0.0	28	31
DT Pat Nied	1	0	0.0	21	25
TE Sedrick Battle	1	0	---	---	---
S Daryl Burke	1	0	0.0	8	5
DT Matt Bryant	0	1	0.0	7	6
CB Leroy Rindfleisch	0	1	0.0	7	6

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nicky Bellevue	8	5	0.0	19	39
OLB Ethan Burnett	7	2	0.0	19	38
S Jack Brewer	6	2	1.0	21	39
CB Duane Scroggins	5	2	0.0	11	29
S Lorenzo Varney	5	1	0.0	17	33
CB Robert Blackford	5	0	0.0	20	36
OLB K.C. Jennings	4	1	0.0	12	11
CB Ricky Manning	3	1	0.0	19	38
DT Alan O'Donnell	2	0	0.0	18	37
DE Gene Bracken	1	1	0.0	21	37
DT Ellis Wyms	1	0	0.0	16	25
DE Shawn Hanks	1	0	0.0	5	6
DT Marshall Carroll	1	0	0.0	12	11
OLB Geoff Maniecki	1	0	0.0	6	2
DE Bert Messenger	0	1	0.0	22	37
ILB Randall Hawkins	0	1	0.0	5	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Chuck Ferreira	1.0	0	0	32
DE Dewayne White	0.5	1	0	31
DT Reuben Foster	0.5	0	0	31
DE Amos Moss	0.0	6	2	31
ILB Wesley Eicholz	0.0	1	0	31

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Jack Brewer	1.0	0	0	0	39
DT Alan O'Donnell	0.0	1	0	0	37
OLB K.C. Jennings	0.0	1	0	0	11
DE Gene Bracken	0.0	0	2	0	37
DE Bert Messenger	0.0	0	1	1	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Butch Wolfstone	4	2	31
CB Wayne Hurt	4	0	25
ILB Wesley Eicholz	3	0	31
S Will Demps	2	0	27
CB Ike Taylor	2	0	26
DE Julius Peppers	1	0	8
OLB Lonnie Blades	1	0	32
CB Leroy Rindfleisch	0	1	6

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ethan Burnett	6	0	0	38
CB Robert Blackford	5	0	0	36
ILB Nicky Bellevue	4	0	0	39
CB Duane Scroggins	3	0	0	29
S Lorenzo Varney	3	0	0	33
S Jack Brewer	2	2	1	39
CB Ricky Manning	2	0	0	38
OLB K.C. Jennings	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Thurman Cassidy	3	7	23	0	28
Toniu Fonoti	2	3	18	1	35
Mike Gandy	1	5	18	0	28
Sedrick Battle	1	1	7	0	16
Reggie Wagner	1	1	20	0	30
Artis Hicks	0	2	12	0	17
Michael Shaw	0	2	18	0	31
Roman Oliver	0	2	7	0	19

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Hill	3	4	24	0	27
Jordan Gross	2	8	20	1	29
O.J. Cooley	2	6	24	0	20
Teddy Biernoth	2	5	17	1	20
Patrick Petrolis	1	4	22	0	25
Mike Saffer	0	1	12	0	12
Donnie Hines	0	1	19	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Wayne Hurt	2	13
Cornelius Sobin	1	26
Sedrick Battle	1	14
Michael Shaw	1	8
Matt Paulk	0	25
Dwight Smith	0	19
Melvin Van DeWege	0	16
Jumbo Nejedly	0	14
Leroy Rindfleisch	0	12
Artis Hicks	0	11
Josh Bidwell	0	11
Thurman Cassidy	0	11
Brett Williams	0	10
Julius Peppers	0	9
Shaun Phillips	0	9
Michael Clayton	0	9
Cory Booker	0	9
Roman Oliver	0	9
Will Demps	0	8
Jason Witten	0	7
Derrick Poland	0	7
Gary Brackett	0	6
Thomas Knoll	0	6
Mike Gandy	0	5
Rob Lane	0	5
Ike Taylor	0	3
Wesley Eicholz	0	3
Brad Shannon	0	3
Dewayne White	0	2
Marc Dominquez	0	2
Butch Wolfstone	0	2
Chuck Ferreira	0	2
Pat Nied	0	2
Matt Bryant	0	2
Amos Moss	0	2
Lonnie Blades	0	2
Reuben Foster	0	2
Ashley Lelie	0	1
Toniu Fonoti	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Wendell Rubenstein	3	22
Dre' Bly	1	26
Marco Bensen	1	7
Harvey Cochrane	0	24
Geoff Maniecki	0	20
Willie Gardner	0	15
Mario Beyer	0	12
Mike Saffer	0	11
Rock Cartwright	0	11
Bert Messenger	0	11
Byron Davidson	0	11
Andy Babinchak	0	10
Greg Lang	0	9
Donnie Hines	0	9
Patrick Petrolis	0	9
Brandon Lloyd	0	8
John Hill	0	8
Ellis Wyms	0	7
William Lundberg	0	7
Robert Blackford	0	6
Ricky Manning	0	5
Andre Johnson	0	5
Lester Arnold	0	5
K.C. Jennings	0	5
Bruce Brookins	0	5
Jack Brewer	0	4
Brandon Magnotta	0	4
Nicky Bellevue	0	4
Lorenzo Varney	0	4
Bruce Westbrook	0	4
Duane Scroggins	0	3
Alan O'Donnell	0	3
Gene Bracken	0	3
Ethan Burnett	0	3
Marshall Carroll	0	3
Randall Hawkins	0	3
Terry Sawyer	0	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	16	36	2.3
Right	4	28	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	22	3.1
Middle	16	43	2.7
Right	6	17	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rex Grossman	39	26	2	3	2	2	3	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Ramsey	30	17	3	1	1	3	8	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	77	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	89	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	49	8.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	66	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	83	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	89	29.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brad Shannon	11	6	0	65	0	35
WR Michael Clayton	8	5	0	57	1	27
TE Jason Witten	7	5	1	40	1	24
RB Cory Booker	3	2	0	8	0	22
WR Ashley Lelie	2	1	0	9	0	13
RB Cornelius Sobin	2	2	0	10	0	14
WR Jumbo Nejedly	2	2	0	23	0	9
TE Sedrick Battle	2	1	1	12	0	16
FB Melvin Van DeWege	2	2	0	5	0	17

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marco Bensen	6	3	0	34	1	30
WR Andre Johnson	5	4	0	41	0	24
WR William Lundberg	5	2	0	11	0	13
WR Brandon Lloyd	3	2	0	75	1	9
RB Frankie Copeland	3	2	0	23	0	13
WR Mario Beyer	3	1	1	27	1	21
FB Donnie Hines	2	1	0	-1	0	8
TE Willie Gardner	1	1	0	14	0	13
RB Harvey Cochrane	1	1	0	14	0	17
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Austin Punzel	1	1	1.00	3.81

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frankie Copeland	1	1	1.00	3.32

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rex Grossman	3	2	15	5.00	5.87

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Ramsey	2	0	0	0.00	7.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jason Witten	1	0	0	0.00	5.71
WR Ashley Lelie	1	1	9	9.00	4.50
WR Michael Clayton	1	1	6	6.00	7.13

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Donnie Hines	1	0	0	0.00	-0.50
WR Marco Bensen	1	0	0	0.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Austin Punzel	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Copeland	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rex Grossman	11	8	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Ramsey	14	10	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Clayton	3	1	1
WR Brad Shannon	2	1	0
FB Melvin Van DeWege	2	2	0
TE Jason Witten	1	1	1
RB Cornelius Sobin	1	1	0
RB Cory Booker	1	1	0
TE Sedrick Battle	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marco Bensen	4	3	1
WR Brandon Lloyd	2	1	1
WR Andre Johnson	2	1	0
WR William Lundberg	2	1	0
TE Willie Gardner	1	1	1
RB Harvey Cochrane	1	1	0
FB Donnie Hines	1	1	0
RB Frankie Copeland	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 9,000 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	9,000 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,900)