Week 1, 2020

played in Tampa Bay, FL

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	0	7	10	-	24
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:42 CAR - Brett Peralta 31 pass from Ty Lynn (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 14:29 TBY - Bennie Covington 14 pass from Monty Flylum (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 08:46 TBY - Glen Mock 2 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 05:32 CAR - Lenny McKnight 37 pass from Ty Lynn (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 13:36 CAR - Lenny McKnight 6 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 01:06 CAR - Andy Schultz 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:42 CAR - Brett Peralta 31 pass from Ty Lynn (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 14:29 TBY - Bennie Covington 14 pass from Monty Flylum (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 08:46 TBY - Glen Mock 2 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 05:32 CAR - Lenny McKnight 37 pass from Ty Lynn (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 13:36 CAR - Lenny McKnight 6 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 01:06 CAR - Andy Schultz 22 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 410 278
- Offensive Plays 60 58
- Yards per Play 6.83 4.79
Net Rushing Yards 125 103
- Rushing Attempts 30 24
- Yards per Rush 4.17 4.29
Net Passing Yards 285 175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 17 - 2 32 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 321 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/36 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 9.50 5.15
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 2/11 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 3/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:06 29:54

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	410	278
- Offensive Plays	60	58
- Yards per Play	6.83	4.79
Net Rushing Yards	125	103
- Rushing Attempts	30	24
- Yards per Rush	4.17	4.29
Net Passing Yards	285	175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 17 - 2	32 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	321	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/36	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	9.50	5.15
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	2/11	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	3/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:06	29:54

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:14	OWN 23	9	34	Punt
1	6:00	2:33	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
2	14:24	3:40	OWN 35	5	22	Punt
2	9:49	2:26	OWN 46	6	14	Interception
2	5:58	3:59	OWN 29	8	41	Missed FG
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 20	1	12	Half
3	8:37	3:25	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
3	3:06	0:28	OWN 18	3	12	Interception
3	0:54	2:25	OWN 29	5	71	Touchdown
4	8:52	2:03	OWN 6	4	10	Punt
4	4:45	3:45	OWN 29	8	66	Field Goal

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:46	3:46	OWN 20	7	50	Missed FG
1	3:27	4:03	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
2	10:44	0:55	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	7:23	1:25	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
2	1:59	1:23	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	6:23	OWN 31	11	69	Touchdown
3	5:12	2:06	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	2:38	1:44	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
4	13:29	4:37	OWN 20	10	33	Punt
4	6:49	2:04	OWN 47	4	14	Interception
4	1:00	1:00	OWN 29	4	14	Game

Game MVP: Lenny McKnight, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lenny McKnight	23	92	4.00	12	3	1
Andre Buckner	7	33	4.71	10	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Glen Mock	13	67	5.15	39	1	1
Carlos Harrison	11	36	3.27	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ty Lynn	26	17	321	4/36	2	43	2	101.6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Monty Flylum	32	20	187	2/12	1	18	1	75.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brett Peralta	5	8	109	21.80	12	31	1
RB Lenny McKnight	3	3	48	16.00	36	37	1
WR Claude Adams	3	3	62	20.67	6	32	0
WR Bobby Blanda	2	5	61	30.50	2	43	0
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Joe Johansson	1	1	15	15.00	6	15	0
WR Jorge McKnight	1	2	11	11.00	5	11	0
TE Steven Hardy	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kelvin Manifold	5	7	43	8.60	13	16	0
WR Ed Epperson	5	9	56	11.20	2	16	0
WR Bennie Covington	3	5	34	11.33	2	18	1
TE Andy Hammett	2	2	23	11.50	3	13	0
TE Gene Gulbransen	2	2	19	9.50	5	10	0
FB Walt Blanchard	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Isaac Pierce	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Glen Mock	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Carlos Harrison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dominic MacDonald	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jessie Kelley	1	0	0.00	0
S Phillip Sutton	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ty Lynn	1	2	0	0
Andre Buckner	1	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Reuben Foster	0	0	2	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Simmons	3	128	42.7	27.7	43	0

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Hopper	6	276	46.0	41.3	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	1/2	0/1	0/0	22	3/3

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

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Weber	1	8	8.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Kelley	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	3	66	22.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Manifold	2	32	16.0	0
Jessie Kelley	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lorenzo Varney	7	1	0.0	22	32
ILB Harold McBeal	6	0	0.0	22	25
DE Winfred Dalton	5	1	0.0	23	31
OLB Donny McDaniel	5	0	0.0	24	30
CB Dominic MacDonald	4	1	0.0	14	22
DT Zach Burns	3	3	1.0	24	33
DE Colin Bush	3	1	1.0	21	34
CB Ross Joyner	2	1	0.0	23	33
S Desmond Clancy	2	0	0.0	17	29
DT Jeffrey Snyder	2	0	0.0	4	3
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	1	0	---	---	---
CB Brian Ellis	1	0	0.0	24	32
DT Donovan Samsel	1	0	0.0	16	23
WR Brett Peralta	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Lorenzo Schroeder	1	0	0.0	2	5
S Tyrone Weber	1	0	0.0	6	9
CB Marco Keyser	1	0	0.0	1	1
OLB Maurice Barber	0	1	0.0	6	8

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chuck Manson	12	2	1.0	28	30
DT Reuben Foster	5	1	1.0	28	27
S Emmanuel Tapscott	5	2	0.0	28	29
DE Terrell Aidoo	4	1	1.0	23	28
DT Russell Lyle	4	2	0.0	25	26
OLB Doug Cash	4	0	0.0	15	11
CB Jessie Kelley	4	0	0.0	29	30
S Matt Kayer	3	2	0.0	18	23
CB Glen Summerlin	2	1	0.0	15	18
CB Dixon Cox	2	0	0.0	25	26
OLB Britt Reynoso	1	4	1.0	23	27
WR Kelvin Manifold	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Nolan Norton	1	0	0.0	3	2
DT Cory Fields	1	0	0.0	9	7
DE J.J. Emmons	0	1	0.0	24	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Colin Bush	1.0	1	1	34
DT Zach Burns	1.0	0	0	33
DE Winfred Dalton	0.0	2	0	31

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Reuben Foster	1.0	0	2	1	27
ILB Chuck Manson	1.0	0	0	0	30
DE Terrell Aidoo	1.0	0	0	0	28
OLB Britt Reynoso	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE J.J. Emmons	0.0	1	0	0	27
DT Russell Lyle	0.0	0	1	0	26
DT Cory Fields	0.0	0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Lorenzo Varney	5	1	0	32
ILB Harold McBeal	3	1	0	25
CB Ross Joyner	3	1	0	33
CB Dominic MacDonald	3	0	1	22
DT Jeffrey Snyder	1	0	0	3
CB Brian Ellis	1	0	0	32
DE Winfred Dalton	1	0	0	31
OLB Donny McDaniel	1	0	0	30
S Tyrone Weber	1	0	0	9
DT Zach Burns	1	0	0	33

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jessie Kelley	3	0	1	30
CB Dixon Cox	3	0	0	26
OLB Doug Cash	2	0	0	11
CB Glen Summerlin	2	0	0	18
ILB Chuck Manson	2	0	0	30
S Emmanuel Tapscott	2	0	0	29
S Matt Kayer	1	1	0	23
DT Reuben Foster	1	0	0	27
ILB Nolan Norton	1	0	0	2
S Phillip Sutton	0	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ronald Wallace	3	8	0	20	2	20
Freddie Back	3	5	1	27	0	27
Mitch Hughes	2	3	0	12	0	18
Robbie Wolfe	1	3	0	26	1	23
Jay Stuart	1	2	0	26	0	25
Gary Nachman	1	1	0	10	0	7
David Doyle	0	3	0	16	0	10
Teddy Price	0	2	0	23	1	23
Julio Wayne	0	2	0	6	0	7
Steven Hardy	0	1	0	22	0	21

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrone Carlisle	2	5	20	1	29
Jesse Stargell	1	4	15	1	24
Marvcus O'Neal	1	3	18	0	30
Perry Dubose	1	3	16	0	29
Oliver Lynn	1	2	20	0	23
Trent Rodgers	1	2	14	0	12
Andy Hammett	1	1	9	0	15
Thurman Cassidy	0	3	17	0	23
Walt Blanchard	0	1	10	0	17

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Pat Ellison	2	11
Lorenzo Schroeder	1	14
Joe Johansson	1	13
Glen Fisk	0	20
Bo Agree	0	19
Jorge McKnight	0	14
Claude Adams	0	10
Marco Keyser	0	10
Colin Bush	0	7
Mike Clancy	0	7
Andy Schultz	0	7
Darren Nixon	0	7
Bryant Farley	0	7
Steven Hardy	0	6
Freddie Back	0	5
Ronald Wallace	0	5
Gary Nachman	0	5
Andre Buckner	0	5
Teddy Price	0	5
Tyrone Weber	0	5
David Doyle	0	5
Julio Wayne	0	5
Brian Ellis	0	4
Lenny McKnight	0	4
Donovan Samsel	0	3
Alonzo Simmons	0	3
Lorenzo Varney	0	2
Maurice Barber	0	2
Ross Joyner	0	2
Archie Bennett	0	2
Dominic MacDonald	0	1
Desmond Clancy	0	1
Winfred Dalton	0	1
Donny McDaniel	0	1
Zach Burns	0	1
Harold McBeal	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Nolan Norton	2	20
Ian Kien	1	18
Gene Gulbransen	1	11
Andy Hammett	0	14
Corey Nichols	0	13
Glen Summerlin	0	12
Bennie Covington	0	11
Jessie Kelley	0	10
Jessie Crumley	0	9
Jose Brooks	0	8
Thurman Cassidy	0	7
Tyrone Carlisle	0	7
Trent Rodgers	0	7
Walt Blanchard	0	7
Oliver Lynn	0	6
Bruce Hopper	0	6
Carlos Harrison	0	5
Kelvin Manifold	0	5
Jesse Stargell	0	5
Lester Arnold	0	4
Doug Cash	0	4
Marvcus O'Neal	0	3
Reuben Foster	0	3
Chuck Manson	0	3
Russell Lyle	0	2
J.J. Emmons	0	2
David West	0	2
Dixon Cox	0	2
Emmanuel Tapscott	0	2
Terrell Aidoo	0	2
Marshall Henson	0	2
Paul Singleton	0	2
Phillip Sutton	0	2
Matt Kayer	0	1
Daniel Carter	0	1
Cory Fields	0	1
Britt Reynoso	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	51	5.1
Middle	15	50	3.3
Right	5	24	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	13	56	4.3
Right	6	30	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ty Lynn	26	17	6	0	1	1	4	1	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Monty Flylum	32	20	0	2	2	3	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	56	11.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	71	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	13	6	177	13.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	59	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	100	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	16	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Peralta	8	5	0	109	3	20
WR Bobby Blanda	5	2	1	61	1	15
RB Lenny McKnight	3	3	0	48	1	20
WR Claude Adams	3	3	0	62	1	16
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	2	1	0	12	0	7
WR Jorge McKnight	2	1	0	11	0	18
TE Steven Hardy	2	1	0	3	0	21
TE Joe Johansson	1	1	0	15	0	9

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Ed Epperson	9	5	0	56	27
WR Kelvin Manifold	7	5	0	43	19
WR Bennie Covington	5	3	1	34	13
TE Andy Hammett	2	2	0	23	15
TE Gene Gulbransen	2	2	0	19	22
WR Isaac Pierce	2	1	0	3	15
RB Glen Mock	2	1	1	6	13
FB Walt Blanchard	1	1	0	3	17
RB Carlos Harrison	1	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lenny McKnight	5	11	2.20	4.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Harrison	2	2	1.00	3.27
Glen Mock	1	2	2.00	5.15

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Monty Flylum	3	3	24	8.00	5.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bennie Covington	1	1	14	14.00	6.80
FB Walt Blanchard	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Ed Epperson	1	1	7	7.00	6.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Lenny McKnight	4	2

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Glen Mock	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ty Lynn	9	7	6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Monty Flylum	11	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Lenny McKnight	2	2	1
WR Brett Peralta	2	2	2
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	1	0	0
WR Bobby Blanda	1	0	0
WR Claude Adams	1	1	1
TE Joe Johansson	1	1	1
WR Jorge McKnight	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ed Epperson	5	1	1
WR Kelvin Manifold	4	2	0
WR Isaac Pierce	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,600 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,600 (17,700)
End Zone 12,000 (12,700)
Mezzanine 6,700 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (11,200)
Club Seats 10,600 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,600 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,600 (17,700)
End Zone	12,000 (12,700)
Mezzanine	6,700 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (11,200)
Club Seats	10,600 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (4,800)