Week 15, 2016

played in Carolina, NC

49 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	3	7	-	10
Carolina Panthers	14	14	0	0	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:33 CAR - Frankie Copeland 3 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
1Q: 04:12 CAR - Terry Sawyer 19 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 11:32 CAR - Lenny McKnight 16 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 05:37 CAR - Frankie Copeland 5 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
3Q: 11:57 TBY - Jeff Chandler 48 field goal
4Q: 03:20 TBY - Sam Donaldson 11 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:33 CAR - Frankie Copeland 3 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
1Q: 04:12 CAR - Terry Sawyer 19 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 11:32 CAR - Lenny McKnight 16 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 05:37 CAR - Frankie Copeland 5 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
3Q: 11:57 TBY - Jeff Chandler 48 field goal
4Q: 03:20 TBY - Sam Donaldson 11 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)

Team Statistics TBY CAR
Record 6-8 7-7
First Downs 20 20
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 15 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 275 387
- Offensive Plays 73 57
- Yards per Play 3.77 6.79
Net Rushing Yards 83 191
- Rushing Attempts 25 28
- Yards per Rush 3.32 6.82
Net Passing Yards 192 196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 25 - 0 28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 216 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.00 6.76
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 8.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 3/30
Kick Returns/Yards 4/86 3/78
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 32:05 27:56

Team Statistics	TBY	CAR
Record	6-8	7-7
First Downs	20	20
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	15	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	275	387
- Offensive Plays	73	57
- Yards per Play	3.77	6.79
Net Rushing Yards	83	191
- Rushing Attempts	25	28
- Yards per Rush	3.32	6.82
Net Passing Yards	192	196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 25 - 0	28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	216	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.00	6.76
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	8.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	3/30
Kick Returns/Yards	4/86	3/78
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 28
Time of Possession	32:05	27:56

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:24	1:55	OWN 45	4	18	Punt
1	6:31	1:50	OWN 20	4	16	Fumble
1	4:00	2:52	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
2	11:19	2:55	OWN 20	6	34	Punt
2	5:27	1:50	OWN 39	6	20	Punt
2	1:58	0:51	OWN 42	3	-11	Punt
3	15:00	3:10	OPP 45	6	14	Field Goal
3	9:03	3:48	OWN 9	8	42	Punt
3	4:03	2:57	OWN 20	8	27	Punt
4	13:35	3:07	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
4	8:46	5:32	50	10	50	Touchdown
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 20	11	55	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:36	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
1	8:29	1:58	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
1	4:41	0:41	OPP 19	2	19	Touchdown
1	1:08	4:49	OWN 15	9	85	Touchdown
2	8:24	2:57	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	3:37	1:39	OWN 4	3	-3	Punt
2	1:07	1:07	OWN 34	4	34	Half
3	11:50	2:47	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
3	5:15	1:12	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	1:06	2:31	OWN 26	5	43	Punt
4	10:28	1:42	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	3:14	1:21	OWN 36	3	8	Punt

Game MVP: Terry Sawyer, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Austin Punzel	12	51	4.25	12	3	0
Sam Donaldson	10	23	2.30	11	1	1
Harper Boone	3	9	3.00	6	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lenny McKnight	18	106	5.89	39	4	1
Terry Sawyer	5	56	11.20	19	3	1
Frankie Copeland	5	29	5.80	7	0	1

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harper Boone	44	25	216	4/24	0	22	0	69.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Sawyer	28	20	203	1/7	1	34	0	103.7

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Andy Hammett	5	7	53	10.60	16	19
WR Bennie Covington	5	9	59	11.80	25	22
WR Blake Murray	3	5	35	11.67	5	16
RB Sam Donaldson	3	3	13	4.33	1	8
TE Brant Emerson	3	4	18	6.00	6	13
WR Brad Shannon	2	7	18	9.00	2	11
WR Jason Tatum	2	5	10	5.00	0	6
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Derek Stewart	1	1	5	5.00	1	5
FB Corey Duncan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Tom Fox	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Frankie Copeland	5	6	21	4.20	17	8	1
RB Lenny McKnight	3	3	13	4.33	0	11	0
WR William Lundberg	2	5	49	24.50	15	26	0
WR Donald Cole	2	2	6	3.00	2	7	0
TE George Sharpton	2	3	40	20.00	1	34	0
WR Jesse Marshall	2	2	41	20.50	21	30	0
TE Brett Johnson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Jimmie Madison	1	3	21	21.00	3	21	0
WR Clarence Williams	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
FB Claude Ungerer	1	2	5	5.00	2	5	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Austin Punzel	1	0	0
Harper Boone	1	0	0
Sam Donaldson	1	0	0
Tom Fox	0	1	0
Chuck Reynolds	0	1	0
Reuben Foster	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lenny McKnight	1	0	0
Rex Quinn	0	1	1
Terry Sawyer	0	1	0
Donovan Samsel	0	0	1
Billy Joe Woodard	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leon Venegas	8	352	44.0	32.8	51	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Hopper	7	336	48.0	37.1	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Shannon	2	16	8.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keiwan Ratliff	3	30	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Shannon	3	70	23.3	0
Tom Fox	1	16	16.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmie Madison	3	78	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wesley Eicholz	7	1	0.0	26	27
DE Amos Moss	6	2	0.5	25	28
DT Reuben Foster	5	2	0.0	26	24
OLB Lonnie Blades	5	1	0.0	28	29
CB Phil Blevins	4	1	0.0	27	29
S Chuck Ferreira	4	0	0.0	27	28
DT Russell Lyle	4	0	0.0	20	22
CB Gus Madison	3	1	0.0	22	27
DE Austin Branch	2	1	0.5	25	29
S Chris Dillon	2	2	0.0	23	25
CB Rob Dennis	2	1	0.0	23	22
FB Corey Duncan	1	0	---	---	---
DE Sammy Fuller	1	0	0.0	3	0
S Daryl Burke	0	1	0.0	9	8
DE Lorenzo Kinney	0	1	0.0	2	1

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Keiwan Ratliff	9	1	0.0	22	46
DE Colin Bush	8	1	1.5	25	48
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	7	2	0.0	25	43
S Lorenzo Varney	5	2	0.0	25	48
CB Raymond Vance	4	1	0.0	25	48
S Brandon Magnotta	4	0	0.0	9	28
DT Donovan Samsel	2	2	1.0	15	19
DT Rex Quinn	2	0	1.0	21	46
DE Terry Maddux	2	1	0.5	25	48
S Ty Dollar	2	2	0.0	22	47
OLB Maurice Barber	2	1	0.0	15	20
CB Donald Jones	2	1	0.0	24	48
DT Ricardo Tokeshi	2	0	0.0	4	2
OLB Mercury Rodriguez	1	1	0.0	13	29
DT Gabe Buchman	1	0	0.0	4	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Amos Moss	0.5	0	1	1	28
DE Austin Branch	0.5	0	0	0	29
DT Russell Lyle	0.0	1	0	0	22
S Chuck Ferreira	0.0	0	1	0	28

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Colin Bush	1.5	2	3	0	48
DT Rex Quinn	1.0	0	2	0	46
DT Donovan Samsel	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Terry Maddux	0.5	0	0	1	48
S Ty Dollar	0.0	1	0	0	47
OLB Maurice Barber	0.0	1	0	0	20
OLB Mercury Rodriguez	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lonnie Blades	4	0	29
CB Gus Madison	3	1	27
CB Phil Blevins	3	1	29
ILB Wesley Eicholz	3	0	27
DE Amos Moss	2	0	28
S Chris Dillon	2	0	25
S Chuck Ferreira	1	1	28
DT Reuben Foster	1	0	24
CB Rob Dennis	1	0	22

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	6	0	43
CB Keiwan Ratliff	5	0	46
S Brandon Magnotta	4	0	28
S Lorenzo Varney	2	1	48
CB Donald Jones	2	1	48
DE Colin Bush	2	0	48
CB Raymond Vance	2	0	48
S Ty Dollar	1	0	47
DT Gabe Buchman	1	0	2
OLB Mercury Rodriguez	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Conrad Chiaccheri	3	5	18	0	29
Thurman Cassidy	1	4	21	1	29
Tyrone Carlisle	1	4	23	0	45
Otis Porter	0	3	21	2	41
Marco Carter	0	2	10	1	27
Corey Duncan	0	1	10	0	10
Leonard Agnew	0	1	21	0	43
Brant Emerson	0	1	10	0	15
Chuck Reynolds	0	1	7	0	19

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
George Coffey	3	5	25	0	27
Lorenzo Thomas	2	5	24	1	23
Reggie Wagner	2	5	21	0	23
J.J. Sherman	2	2	19	0	16
Mitch Hughes	2	2	19	0	21
Devin Springer	1	3	25	0	24
Brett Johnson	1	1	15	0	10
Tyrell Sander	0	1	4	0	6
George Sharpton	0	1	10	0	11

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Richard Leigh	4	23
Daryl Burke	1	23
Chuck Ferreira	1	1
Sam Donaldson	0	22
Brant Emerson	0	15
Rob Dennis	0	14
Brad Shannon	0	12
Tom Fox	0	12
Corey Duncan	0	11
Leon Venegas	0	9
Thurman Cassidy	0	9
Derek Stewart	0	9
Chuck Reynolds	0	9
Dwight Sanders	0	9
Trent Rodgers	0	9
Geoff Brazell	0	7
Marco Carter	0	7
Phil Blevins	0	7
Andy Hammett	0	6
Leonard Agnew	0	6
Stephen Upshaw	0	6
J.J. Emmons	0	6
Jeff Chandler	0	4
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	4
Austin Punzel	0	4
Sammy Fuller	0	4
Lorenzo Kinney	0	4
Blake Murray	0	3
Russell Lyle	0	3
Gus Madison	0	2
Wesley Eicholz	0	1
Butch Wolfstone	0	1
Tyrone Carlisle	0	1
Reuben Foster	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Clarence Williams	2	11
Fernando Clayton	1	30
Jesse Marshall	1	16
Claude Ungerer	1	15
J.J. Sherman	1	7
Frankie Copeland	0	23
Brett Johnson	0	15
Justin Alexander	0	13
Maurice Pomeroy	0	13
Keiwan Ratliff	0	11
Brandon Magnotta	0	11
Charlie Weidner	0	9
Corey Tatum	0	8
George Sharpton	0	8
Gabe Buchman	0	8
Tyrell Sander	0	7
Lorenzo Thomas	0	7
Bruce Hopper	0	7
Curtis Nichols	0	7
Andy Schultz	0	5
Mitch Hughes	0	4
Donovan Samsel	0	4
Tyrus Barnhardt	0	4
Jimmie Madison	0	3
William Lundberg	0	3
George Coffey	0	3
Mercury Rodriguez	0	3
Ty Dollar	0	1
Lorenzo Varney	0	1
Colin Bush	0	1
Terry Maddux	0	1
Billy Joe Woodard	0	1
Maurice Barber	0	1
Raymond Vance	0	1
Rex Quinn	0	1
Donald Jones	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	12	35	2.9
Right	8	38	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	70	17.5
Middle	15	69	4.6
Right	9	52	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harper Boone	44	25	1	1	5	3	6	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Sawyer	28	20	5	1	1	3	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	99	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	72	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	14	1	22	1.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	13	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	45	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	64	16.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	81	13.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bennie Covington	9	5	2	59	1	31
WR Brad Shannon	7	2	2	18	0	41
TE Andy Hammett	7	5	0	53	0	33
WR Blake Murray	5	3	0	35	0	27
WR Jason Tatum	5	2	1	10	0	17
TE Brant Emerson	4	3	0	18	0	15
RB Sam Donaldson	3	3	0	13	0	13
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	0	5	0	32
FB Corey Duncan	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Derek Stewart	1	1	0	5	0	5
RB Tom Fox	1	0	0	0	0	15

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Frankie Copeland	6	5	0	21	0	11
WR William Lundberg	5	2	0	49	2	22
WR Jimmie Madison	3	1	0	21	1	14
TE George Sharpton	3	2	1	40	1	11
RB Lenny McKnight	3	3	0	13	0	18
WR Donald Cole	2	2	0	6	0	19
FB Claude Ungerer	2	1	0	5	0	13
WR Jesse Marshall	2	2	0	41	1	6
TE Brett Johnson	1	1	0	1	0	10
WR Clarence Williams	1	1	0	6	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Harper Boone	1	2	2.00	3.00
Sam Donaldson	1	11	11.00	2.30

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lenny McKnight	3	25	8.33	5.89
Terry Sawyer	1	19	19.00	11.20
Frankie Copeland	1	5	5.00	5.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Harper Boone	1	1	5	5.00	4.91

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Sawyer	2	2	3	1.50	7.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Frankie Copeland	1	1	3	3.00	3.50
RB Lenny McKnight	1	1	0	0.00	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Sam Donaldson	2	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Lenny McKnight	2	1
Frankie Copeland	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harper Boone	15	10	8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Sawyer	5	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bennie Covington	3	2	2
WR Brad Shannon	2	1	1
TE Andy Hammett	2	2	2
WR Jason Tatum	2	0	0
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	1
WR Blake Murray	1	1	1
WR Derek Stewart	1	1	0
RB Sam Donaldson	1	1	0
RB Tom Fox	1	0	0
TE Brant Emerson	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE George Sharpton	2	1	0
WR William Lundberg	1	0	0
RB Lenny McKnight	1	1	0
WR Jesse Marshall	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,500 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,500 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,900)