Week 15, 2013

played in Tampa Bay, FL

59 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	10	10	0	22	-	42
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	17	10	9	-	39

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:20 CAR - Lester Arnold 28 field goal
1Q: 05:40 TBY - Thomas Knoll 50 field goal
1Q: 03:14 CAR - Brandon Lloyd 21 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 13:42 TBY - Austin Punzel 3 run (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 08:52 CAR - Lester Arnold 45 field goal
2Q: 05:21 TBY - Ashley Lelie 19 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 02:32 CAR - Mario Beyer 22 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 00:39 TBY - Thomas Knoll 59 field goal
3Q: 10:21 TBY - Thomas Knoll 42 field goal
3Q: 07:58 TBY - Ashley Lelie 13 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
4Q: 12:57 CAR - William Lundberg 21 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 09:35 TBY - Thomas Knoll 49 field goal
4Q: 02:37 CAR - L.J. Smith 1 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 01:19 TBY - Austin Punzel 1 run (Cory Booker run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:18 CAR - William Lundberg 15 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Patrick Ramsey pass to Kendrick Hastings for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:20 CAR - Lester Arnold 28 field goal
1Q: 05:40 TBY - Thomas Knoll 50 field goal
1Q: 03:14 CAR - Brandon Lloyd 21 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 13:42 TBY - Austin Punzel 3 run (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 08:52 CAR - Lester Arnold 45 field goal
2Q: 05:21 TBY - Ashley Lelie 19 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 02:32 CAR - Mario Beyer 22 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 00:39 TBY - Thomas Knoll 59 field goal
3Q: 10:21 TBY - Thomas Knoll 42 field goal
3Q: 07:58 TBY - Ashley Lelie 13 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
4Q: 12:57 CAR - William Lundberg 21 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 09:35 TBY - Thomas Knoll 49 field goal
4Q: 02:37 CAR - L.J. Smith 1 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 01:19 TBY - Austin Punzel 1 run (Cory Booker run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:18 CAR - William Lundberg 15 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Patrick Ramsey pass to Kendrick Hastings for conversion)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 6-8 6-8
First Downs 22 27
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 17 18
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 386 452
- Offensive Plays 61 61
- Yards per Play 6.33 7.41
Net Rushing Yards 89 123
- Rushing Attempts 22 22
- Yards per Rush 4.05 5.59
Net Passing Yards 297 329
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 26 - 0 38 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 297 337
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 7.62 8.44
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/13 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/47 8/40
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 9/276 7/179
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:00 30:00

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	6-8	6-8
First Downs	22	27
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	17	18
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	386	452
- Offensive Plays	61	61
- Yards per Play	6.33	7.41
Net Rushing Yards	89	123
- Rushing Attempts	22	22
- Yards per Rush	4.05	5.59
Net Passing Yards	297	329
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 26 - 0	38 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	297	337
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	7.62	8.44
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/13	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/47	8/40
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	9/276	7/179
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:00	30:00

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:48	OPP 48	9	37	Field Goal
1	5:35	2:34	OPP 49	5	49	Touchdown
2	13:35	4:51	OWN 31	9	41	Field Goal
2	5:11	2:50	OPP 47	5	47	Touchdown
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 47	3	4	Punt
3	7:48	3:18	OWN 29	6	18	Punt
3	1:08	1:28	OWN 16	3	-2	Punt
4	13:49	1:04	OPP 46	2	46	Touchdown
4	9:27	7:00	OWN 35	12	65	Touchdown
4	1:12	1:03	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:12	3:37	OWN 41	7	26	Field Goal
1	3:01	4:26	OWN 17	8	83	Touchdown
2	8:44	3:33	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	2:21	1:50	OWN 31	7	27	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:46	OWN 27	9	48	Field Goal
3	10:06	2:18	OPP 40	5	40	Touchdown
3	4:30	3:22	OWN 22	6	26	Punt
4	14:40	0:51	OWN 41	2	1	Interception
4	12:45	3:18	OWN 34	5	34	Field Goal
4	2:27	1:15	OWN 23	5	77	Touchdown

Game MVP: Patrick Ramsey, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frankie Copeland	18	62	3.44	11	1	0
Sedrick Barlow	4	27	6.75	12	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Austin Punzel	15	107	7.13	19	5	2
Cory Booker	5	6	1.20	5	0	0
Rex Grossman	2	10	5.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Ramsey	39	26	297	0/0	5	36	0	128.9

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rex Grossman	38	26	337	1/8	2	53	1	102.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Lloyd	9	11	127	14.11	19	36	1
WR William Lundberg	4	6	64	16.00	13	21	2
WR Kendrick Hastings	4	7	31	7.75	0	17	0
WR Mario Beyer	4	8	46	11.50	5	22	1
TE L.J. Smith	3	4	12	4.00	8	7	1
RB Frankie Copeland	2	3	17	8.50	0	10	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ashley Lelie	9	14	135	15.00	30	22	2
WR Michael Clayton	3	4	18	6.00	1	8	0
TE Karl Wayne	3	3	21	7.00	1	9	0
WR Clarence Williams	3	6	38	12.67	2	19	0
WR Brad Shannon	2	3	45	22.50	0	34	0
FB Melvin Van DeWege	2	2	5	2.50	2	4	0
TE Jason Witten	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Sedrick Battle	1	3	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Bennie Covington	1	1	53	53.00	0	53	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lorenzo Varney	1	12	12.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Brandon Lloyd	1	0
William Lundberg	1	0
Kendrick Hastings	0	1

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
Cory Booker	1	0
Wayne Hurt	0	1
Chris Dillon	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Lang	3	136	45.3	35.0	49	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ken Roques	1	36	36.0	36.0	36	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	4/4

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Knoll	4/4	4/4	2/2	59	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ashley Lelie	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	7	212	30.3	0
Robert Blackford	2	64	32.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Shannon	6	159	26.5	0
Cory Booker	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Victor Hobson	8	0	0.0	19	34
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	5	3	0.0	21	37
DE Perry Simoneau	4	1	1.0	19	37
DT Alan O'Donnell	4	2	0.0	18	36
S Jack Brewer	4	0	0.0	16	35
CB Duane Scroggins	3	0	0.0	4	17
S Lorenzo Varney	3	0	0.0	21	38
CB Bruce Brookins	3	0	0.0	12	31
OLB Ethan Burnett	2	1	0.0	3	5
CB Stephen Forbes	2	1	0.0	22	37
DT Marshall Carroll	2	0	0.0	17	23
CB Robert Blackford	1	1	0.0	20	38
DE Bert Messenger	1	1	0.0	20	36
OLB K.C. Jennings	1	0	0.0	10	9
OLB Geoff Maniecki	1	0	0.0	3	1
DE Terry Maddux	1	0	0.0	3	2

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Leroy Rindfleisch	9	0	0.0	21	39
CB Wayne Hurt	7	2	0.0	16	36
S Chris Dillon	6	1	0.0	17	36
OLB Lonnie Blades	5	2	0.0	22	39
DT Eddie Hardy	3	1	0.0	16	27
DE Amos Moss	3	0	0.0	22	39
S Chuck Ferreira	2	4	0.0	21	39
ILB Wesley Eicholz	2	3	0.0	20	39
DT Reuben Foster	2	2	0.0	20	39
S Daryl Burke	2	0	0.0	7	12
OLB Hunter Hodges	2	0	0.0	5	0
DE Sammy Fuller	1	1	0.0	21	39
TE Sedrick Battle	1	0	---	---	---
CB Butch Wolfstone	0	4	0.0	21	39

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Perry Simoneau	1.0	0	0	1	37
DE Bert Messenger	0.0	1	0	0	36
OLB Victor Hobson	0.0	0	1	0	34
DT Marshall Carroll	0.0	0	1	0	23

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sammy Fuller	1	1	0	39
DE Amos Moss	0	3	3	39
OLB Lonnie Blades	0	1	1	39
DT Reuben Foster	0	1	0	39
ILB Wesley Eicholz	0	0	1	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Victor Hobson	5	0	0	34
S Lorenzo Varney	3	1	1	38
S Jack Brewer	3	0	0	35
CB Bruce Brookins	3	0	0	31
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	3	0	0	37
CB Duane Scroggins	2	0	0	17
CB Robert Blackford	1	0	0	38
DT Alan O'Donnell	1	0	0	36
OLB K.C. Jennings	1	0	0	9
DE Perry Simoneau	1	0	0	37
OLB Ethan Burnett	1	0	0	5
OLB Geoff Maniecki	1	0	0	1
CB Stephen Forbes	1	0	0	37

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Leroy Rindfleisch	7	0	39
S Chris Dillon	5	1	36
OLB Lonnie Blades	3	0	39
CB Wayne Hurt	3	0	36
ILB Wesley Eicholz	2	1	39
S Daryl Burke	2	0	12
OLB Marc Dominquez	1	0	3
CB Butch Wolfstone	1	0	39
S Chuck Ferreira	1	0	39
DE Sammy Fuller	1	0	39

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Casey Godfrey	5	6	15	31
Teddy Biernoth	2	5	17	28
Jordan Gross	2	4	22	36
Marcus McNeil	1	3	8	9
Andy Babinchak	1	1	21	35
Donnie Hines	1	1	15	19
L.J. Smith	0	1	16	21
Patrick Petrolis	0	1	17	33

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Toniu Fonoti	3	7	2	19	0	36
Tyrone Carlisle	2	4	0	22	1	32
Reggie Wagner	2	2	0	16	0	33
Allen Wilson	2	2	0	15	0	30
Otis Porter	1	2	0	19	0	29
Brett Williams	0	1	0	10	0	13
Karl Wayne	0	1	0	11	0	7
Eddie Andrews	0	1	0	5	0	12

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Wendell Rubenstein	3	22
Ethan Burnett	2	21
L.J. Smith	1	18
Kendrick Hastings	1	17
Randall Hawkins	1	15
Howard Bridges	0	23
Duane Scroggins	0	22
Marco Bensen	0	20
Bruce Brookins	0	19
Robert Blackford	0	13
William Lundberg	0	11
Lester Arnold	0	10
Sedrick Barlow	0	8
Donnie Hines	0	7
Jack Brewer	0	6
Victor Hobson	0	6
Mike Saffer	0	5
Marcus McNeil	0	5
Lorenzo Varney	0	5
Byron Davidson	0	5
Alan O'Donnell	0	4
Bert Messenger	0	4
Perry Simoneau	0	4
Maurice Pomeroy	0	4
Stephen Forbes	0	4
Greg Lang	0	3
Casey Godfrey	0	3
Brandon Lloyd	0	2
Patrick Ramsey	0	2
Andy Babinchak	0	2
Bruce Westbrook	0	2
Terry Maddux	0	2
K.C. Jennings	0	1
Marshall Carroll	0	1
Ronald Wallace	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Witten	4	22
Wayne Hurt	4	18
Rob Lane	1	16
Cory Booker	0	25
Bennie Covington	0	21
Karl Wayne	0	19
Michael Clayton	0	18
Daryl Burke	0	18
Marc Dominquez	0	16
Melvin Van DeWege	0	13
Thomas Knoll	0	13
Brad Shannon	0	8
Austin Punzel	0	8
Hunter Hodges	0	8
Sedrick Battle	0	6
Tyrone Carlisle	0	5
Eddie Andrews	0	5
Timothy Ballard	0	5
Brett Williams	0	4
Leroy Rindfleisch	0	4
Kendall Rawson	0	4
Reggie Garcia	0	4
Ashley Lelie	0	3
Toniu Fonoti	0	3
Allen O'Neill	0	3
Wesley Eicholz	0	3
Butch Wolfstone	0	3
Chuck Ferreira	0	3
Matt Bryant	0	3
Raymond Warren	0	3
Amos Moss	0	2
Lonnie Blades	0	2
Eddie Hardy	0	2
Reuben Foster	0	2
Sammy Fuller	0	2
Chris Dillon	0	2
Ken Roques	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	4	0.7
Middle	11	63	5.7
Right	5	22	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	11	43	3.9
Right	6	54	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Ramsey	39	26	5	2	2	2	6	5	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rex Grossman	38	26	4	3	4	1	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	72	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	12	147	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	78	9.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	51	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	141	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	128	14.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Lloyd	11	9	1	127	2	27
WR Mario Beyer	8	4	1	46	1	25
WR Kendrick Hastings	7	4	0	31	0	25
WR William Lundberg	6	4	0	64	2	30
TE L.J. Smith	4	3	0	12	0	21
RB Frankie Copeland	3	2	0	17	0	17

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ashley Lelie	14	9	2	135	2	30
WR Clarence Williams	6	3	1	38	0	26
WR Michael Clayton	4	3	0	18	0	19
WR Brad Shannon	3	2	1	45	1	33
TE Sedrick Battle	3	1	0	13	0	17
TE Karl Wayne	3	3	0	21	0	7
FB Melvin Van DeWege	2	2	0	5	0	14
TE Jason Witten	1	1	0	3	0	6
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	0	6	0	24
WR Bennie Covington	1	1	0	53	1	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frankie Copeland	3	3	1.00	3.44

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Austin Punzel	4	18	4.50	7.13
Cory Booker	2	-2	-1.00	1.20
Rex Grossman	1	6	6.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Ramsey	8	5	47	5.88	7.62

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rex Grossman	4	3	47	11.75	8.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR William Lundberg	2	2	23	11.50	10.67
WR Mario Beyer	2	0	0	0.00	5.75
TE L.J. Smith	1	1	1	1.00	3.00
WR Brandon Lloyd	1	1	16	16.00	11.55
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	1	7	7.00	4.43
RB Frankie Copeland	1	0	0	0.00	5.67

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ashley Lelie	4	3	47	11.75	9.64

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Sedrick Barlow	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Austin Punzel	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Ramsey	12	11	7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rex Grossman	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE L.J. Smith	3	3	3
WR William Lundberg	3	2	1
WR Mario Beyer	3	3	2
WR Kendrick Hastings	2	2	1
WR Brandon Lloyd	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Clarence Williams	4	1	1
WR Ashley Lelie	2	2	2
WR Brad Shannon	2	1	1
FB Melvin Van DeWege	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,300 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,900 (17,700)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (11,200)
Club Seats 11,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,300 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,900 (17,700)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (11,200)
Club Seats	11,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,800)