Week 1, 2017

played in Tampa Bay, FL

71 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:28 CAR - Lenny McKnight 2 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
1Q: 00:43 TBY - Lester Arnold 33 field goal
2Q: 04:17 TBY - Lester Arnold 48 field goal
3Q: 07:15 TBY - Jason Tatum 7 pass from Doug Doane (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 01:14 CAR - Andy Schultz 41 field goal
4Q: 05:12 TBY - Sam Donaldson 14 pass from Doug Doane (Lester Arnold extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:28 CAR - Lenny McKnight 2 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
1Q: 00:43 TBY - Lester Arnold 33 field goal
2Q: 04:17 TBY - Lester Arnold 48 field goal
3Q: 07:15 TBY - Jason Tatum 7 pass from Doug Doane (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 01:14 CAR - Andy Schultz 41 field goal
4Q: 05:12 TBY - Sam Donaldson 14 pass from Doug Doane (Lester Arnold extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 18
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 220 294
- Offensive Plays 60 61
- Yards per Play 3.67 4.82
Net Rushing Yards 103 114
- Rushing Attempts 28 32
- Yards per Rush 3.68 3.56
Net Passing Yards 117 180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 12 - 2 27 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 148 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/31 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 3.66 6.21
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/60 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/45 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/91 3/51
Interception Ret./Yards 2/22 2/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:31 31:29

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	18
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	220	294
- Offensive Plays	60	61
- Yards per Play	3.67	4.82
Net Rushing Yards	103	114
- Rushing Attempts	28	32
- Yards per Rush	3.68	3.56
Net Passing Yards	117	180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 12 - 2	27 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	148	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/31	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	3.66	6.21
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/60	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/45	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/91	3/51
Interception Ret./Yards	2/22	2/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:31	31:29

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:51	OWN 34	3	-4	Punt
1	12:12	2:05	OPP 31	5	13	Interception
1	8:17	2:58	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
1	0:38	0:56	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	13:36	1:57	OWN 25	4	21	Fumble
2	10:10	2:01	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	4:09	1:57	OWN 38	3	-1	Punt
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 46	3	1	Punt
3	13:50	1:11	OPP 34	3	-7	Punt
3	7:10	6:03	OWN 35	11	41	Field Goal
4	13:28	4:47	OWN 5	8	8	Punt
4	5:02	2:08	OWN 20	8	47	Interception

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:09	0:57	OWN 24	2	4	Interception
1	10:07	1:50	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
1	5:19	4:41	OWN 29	8	55	Field Goal
2	14:42	1:06	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
2	11:39	1:29	OPP 46	3	6	Punt
2	8:09	4:00	OWN 36	6	33	Field Goal
2	2:12	1:32	OWN 1	7	30	Punt
3	15:00	1:10	OWN 33	2	-8	Interception
3	12:39	5:29	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	1:07	2:39	OWN 21	5	18	Punt
4	8:41	3:39	OPP 47	6	47	Touchdown
4	2:54	2:54	OWN 20	7	22	Game

Game MVP: Phil Becker, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lenny McKnight	21	77	3.67	23	1	1
Frankie Copeland	5	13	2.60	6	0	0
Terry Sawyer	2	13	6.50	9	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Austin Punzel	16	64	4.00	14	2
Sam Donaldson	13	45	3.46	12	1
Doug Doane	2	2	1.00	3	0
Charlie Parrott	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Sawyer	27	12	148	5/31	0	45	2	31.1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Doane	27	19	196	2/16	2	28	2	84.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Lenny McKnight	3	6	19	6.33	12	10
WR William Lundberg	2	6	55	27.50	21	45
RB Frankie Copeland	2	2	10	5.00	4	11
WR Jesse Marshall	2	3	22	11.00	0	12
WR Joey Webb	2	6	29	14.50	0	15
WR Jorge McKnight	1	3	13	13.00	0	13
TE Wendell Rubenstein	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Sam Donaldson	5	5	33	6.60	3	14	1
TE Brant Emerson	3	4	17	5.67	3	10	0
WR Jason Tatum	3	5	36	12.00	1	18	1
WR Brad Shannon	2	2	34	17.00	18	28	0
WR Bennie Covington	2	4	32	16.00	5	17	0
WR Dwayne Sanders	2	4	20	10.00	0	14	0
TE Andy Hammett	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Clyde Watanabe	1	2	20	20.00	12	20	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jerris Yoder	1	19	19.00	0
CB Raymond Vance	1	3	3.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Phil Becker	2	9	4.50	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Terry Sawyer	1	1	0
Lenny McKnight	1	0	0
Curtis Nichols	0	1	0
Mercury Schneider	0	0	1
Zach Burns	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Austin Punzel	1	0	0
Kenneth Mathis	1	0	0
Tyrone Carlisle	0	1	0
Orlando Newhart	0	1	0
Phil Becker	0	0	1
Stephen Upshaw	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Hopper	7	324	46.3	40.7	62	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leon Venegas	5	241	48.2	35.2	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	3	45	15.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenneth Mathis	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	2	63	31.5	0
Jesse Marshall	1	28	28.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Shannon	3	51	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jerris Yoder	11	5	0.0	31	26
OLB Maurice Barber	10	3	0.0	28	19
S Tyrus Barnhardt	4	0	0.0	23	26
DT Zach Burns	4	0	0.0	30	24
CB Raymond Vance	3	2	0.0	26	26
S Carl Menoskey	3	1	0.0	30	24
DE Bert Messenger	2	0	1.0	28	26
DE Terry Maddux	2	1	0.5	31	26
DT Donovan Samsel	2	1	0.5	25	20
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	2	0	0.0	1	3
RB Lenny McKnight	2	0	---	---	---
CB Donald Jones	2	0	0.0	31	26
CB Dennis Toney	1	1	0.0	2	3
CB Ty Gibson	1	0	0.0	18	24
DE Justin Alexander	1	0	0.0	5	6
DT Ricardo Tokeshi	1	0	0.0	9	6
OLB Harold McBeal	1	0	0.0	20	15
CB Luther Cote	0	3	0.0	10	8

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Reuben Foster	9	2	1.0	28	30
CB Phil Becker	5	2	0.0	25	29
CB Glen Summerlin	5	1	0.0	27	31
ILB Wesley Eicholz	5	0	0.0	28	31
S Lonnie Albright	4	3	0.0	27	31
DE Amos Moss	3	1	1.0	28	31
S Chris Dillon	3	1	1.0	25	30
OLB Lonnie Blades	3	0	0.0	27	31
S Corey Nichols	3	0	0.0	9	16
DT Russell Lyle	2	1	1.0	19	16
DE Stephen Upshaw	1	0	1.0	3	3
WR Bennie Covington	1	0	---	---	---
WR Clyde Watanabe	1	0	---	---	---
CB Orlando Newhart	1	0	0.0	28	32
DE Austin Branch	0	3	0.0	27	29
OLB A.J. Chandler	0	1	0.0	4	2
OLB Robbie Arndorfer	0	1	0.0	0	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bert Messenger	1.0	0	0	26
DE Terry Maddux	0.5	1	0	26
DT Donovan Samsel	0.5	0	0	20
DT Zach Burns	0.0	1	1	24

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Amos Moss	1.0	2	2	1	31
DT Reuben Foster	1.0	0	0	2	30
S Chris Dillon	1.0	0	0	0	30
DE Stephen Upshaw	1.0	0	0	0	3
DT Russell Lyle	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Austin Branch	0.0	2	3	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jerris Yoder	4	0	1	26
CB Donald Jones	3	1	0	26
CB Raymond Vance	3	0	1	26
OLB Maurice Barber	3	0	0	19
S Tyrus Barnhardt	2	0	0	26
S Carl Menoskey	1	0	0	24
CB Ty Gibson	1	0	0	24
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	1	0	0	3
OLB Harold McBeal	1	0	0	15

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Glen Summerlin	4	0	0	31
S Lonnie Albright	2	1	0	31
CB Phil Becker	2	0	2	29
S Corey Nichols	2	0	0	16
CB Orlando Newhart	1	1	0	32
S Chris Dillon	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Patrick Petrolis	3	9	26	1	27
George Coffey	2	5	26	0	30
Mitch Hughes	1	2	26	1	31
Brandon Westbrook	1	1	13	0	10
Devin Springer	0	4	25	2	25
Wendell Rubenstein	0	2	21	0	17
Lorenzo Thomas	0	1	10	0	13
Reggie Wagner	0	1	22	0	25
Claude Ungerer	0	1	15	0	13
Curtis Nichols	0	0	3	1	7

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Oliver Lynn	2	7	0	18	1	19
Thurman Cassidy	2	6	0	24	0	14
Conrad Chiaccheri	2	5	0	20	0	19
Tyrone Carlisle	1	3	1	30	0	21
Leonard Agnew	1	2	0	12	0	10
Trent Rodgers	1	2	0	21	0	16
Butch Harper	1	2	0	8	0	15
Michael McNeil	1	1	0	11	1	13
Corey Duncan	0	1	0	15	0	7
Andy Hammett	0	1	0	23	0	23

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Mercury Schneider	4	15
Brandon Westbrook	1	15
Jorge McKnight	1	12
Frankie Copeland	0	21
Luther Cote	0	16
Jesse Marshall	0	13
Wendell Rubenstein	0	12
Carl Chedsey	0	11
William Lundberg	0	10
Ernie Summerfield	0	9
Otis Pitts	0	9
Dennis Toney	0	9
Lorenzo Thomas	0	8
Curtis Nichols	0	8
Bruce Hopper	0	7
Carl Katzenmoyer	0	7
Maurice Pomeroy	0	7
Claude Ungerer	0	7
Mitch Hughes	0	6
Rex Quinn	0	6
Wayne Bierria	0	5
Harold McBeal	0	5
Andy Schultz	0	4
Tyrus Barnhardt	0	4
Jerris Yoder	0	3
Justin Alexander	0	3
Carl Menoskey	0	2
Bert Messenger	0	2
Patrick Petrolis	0	2
Terry Maddux	0	2
Donovan Samsel	0	2
Raymond Vance	0	2
Donald Jones	0	2
Ty Gibson	0	1
Reggie Wagner	0	1
George Sharpton	0	1
George Coffey	0	1
Aaron Terwey	0	1
Ricardo Tokeshi	0	1
Zach Burns	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Dwight Sanders	2	20
Corey Nichols	2	17
Corey Duncan	1	14
Clyde Watanabe	1	5
Rob Dennis	0	22
Sam Donaldson	0	20
Kenneth Mathis	0	17
Brant Emerson	0	15
Dwayne Sanders	0	8
Thurman Cassidy	0	7
Lester Arnold	0	7
Andy Hammett	0	7
Marco Carter	0	7
A.J. Chandler	0	7
Michael McNeil	0	7
David Pierce	0	7
Mack Schexnayder	0	7
Oliver Lynn	0	6
Jason Tatum	0	6
Orlando Newhart	0	6
Leon Venegas	0	5
Russell Lyle	0	5
Brad Shannon	0	4
Butch Harper	0	4
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	3
Stephen Upshaw	0	3
Wesley Eicholz	0	2
Lonnie Albright	0	2
Austin Punzel	0	2
Robert Weber	0	2
Phil Becker	0	1
Amos Moss	0	1
Lonnie Blades	0	1
Tyrone Carlisle	0	1
Reuben Foster	0	1
Chris Dillon	0	1
Austin Branch	0	1
Charlie Parrott	0	1
Glen Summerlin	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	63	5.7
Middle	12	32	2.7
Right	5	8	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	5	5.0
Middle	23	98	4.3
Right	7	12	1.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Sawyer	27	12	1	1	1	2	5	3	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Doane	27	19	2	2	1	1	2	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	3	31	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	64	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	45	7.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	4	36	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	9	120	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	32	3.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR William Lundberg	6	2	0	55	1	20
RB Lenny McKnight	6	3	0	19	0	22
WR Joey Webb	6	2	0	29	0	29
WR Jesse Marshall	3	2	0	22	0	23
WR Jorge McKnight	3	1	0	13	0	12
RB Frankie Copeland	2	2	0	10	0	10
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	0	1	0	0	17

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Sam Donaldson	5	5	0	33	0	13
WR Jason Tatum	5	3	0	36	0	16
WR Bennie Covington	4	2	1	32	0	16
TE Brant Emerson	4	3	0	17	0	6
WR Dwayne Sanders	4	2	0	20	0	12
WR Brad Shannon	2	2	0	34	1	16
WR Clyde Watanabe	2	1	0	20	1	12
TE Andy Hammett	1	1	0	4	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frankie Copeland	2	7	3.50	2.60
Lenny McKnight	1	2	2.00	3.67

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Austin Punzel	2	3	1.50	4.00
Sam Donaldson	2	0	0.00	3.46

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Sawyer	1	0	0	0.00	5.48

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Doane	2	2	21	10.50	7.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Lenny McKnight	1	0	0	0.00	3.17

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Sam Donaldson	1	1	14	14.00	6.60
WR Jason Tatum	1	1	7	7.00	7.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Sawyer	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Austin Punzel	3	2
Sam Donaldson	2	1
Doug Doane	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Sawyer	8	3	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Doane	6	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joey Webb	3	1	1
WR William Lundberg	2	1	1
RB Lenny McKnight	1	1	1
WR Jesse Marshall	1	0	0
WR Jorge McKnight	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Sam Donaldson	2	2	1
TE Andy Hammett	1	1	0
WR Bennie Covington	1	1	1
WR Dwayne Sanders	1	0	0
WR Clyde Watanabe	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,000 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (17,700)
End Zone 12,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (11,200)
Club Seats 11,700 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,000 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (17,700)
End Zone	12,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (11,200)
Club Seats	11,700 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (4,800)