Week 15, 2025

played in Tampa Bay, FL

82 degrees, stormy, 15 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	7	-	7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	6	3	7	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:01 TBY - Wes Kozak 37 field goal
2Q: 03:29 TBY - Wes Kozak 22 field goal
2Q: 00:12 TBY - Wes Kozak 52 field goal
3Q: 08:56 TBY - Wes Kozak 42 field goal
4Q: 10:55 CAR - Pat Ellison 9 pass from Deion Mahoney (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
4Q: 01:50 TBY - Omar Michaelson 4 run (Wes Kozak extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:01 TBY - Wes Kozak 37 field goal
2Q: 03:29 TBY - Wes Kozak 22 field goal
2Q: 00:12 TBY - Wes Kozak 52 field goal
3Q: 08:56 TBY - Wes Kozak 42 field goal
4Q: 10:55 CAR - Pat Ellison 9 pass from Deion Mahoney (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
4Q: 01:50 TBY - Omar Michaelson 4 run (Wes Kozak extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 3-11 7-7
First Downs 15 22
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 274 373
- Offensive Plays 55 72
- Yards per Play 4.98 5.18
Net Rushing Yards 57 118
- Rushing Attempts 15 36
- Yards per Rush 3.80 3.28
Net Passing Yards 217 255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 23 - 3 36 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 217 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.43 7.08
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/26 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 5/120 1/14
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/69
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 34
Time of Possession 24:13 35:47

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	3-11	7-7
First Downs	15	22
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	274	373
- Offensive Plays	55	72
- Yards per Play	4.98	5.18
Net Rushing Yards	57	118
- Rushing Attempts	15	36
- Yards per Rush	3.80	3.28
Net Passing Yards	217	255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 23 - 3	36 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	217	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.43	7.08
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/26	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	5/120	1/14
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/69
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 34
Time of Possession	24:13	35:47

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:53	3:03	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
1	2:38	4:08	OWN 20	8	75	Fumble
2	10:48	0:54	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
2	3:22	1:07	OWN 43	2	11	Interception
3	15:00	4:13	OWN 27	7	43	Interception
3	8:51	4:54	OWN 37	9	36	Missed FG
4	14:26	3:41	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
4	8:36	1:43	OWN 18	5	21	Punt
4	2:19	0:08	OWN 29	1	0	Interception
4	1:40	1:16	OWN 45	7	17	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:07	OWN 20	9	60	Field Goal
1	7:50	5:12	OWN 13	12	45	Punt
2	13:30	2:42	OWN 5	5	49	Fumble
2	9:54	6:32	OWN 4	14	91	Field Goal
2	2:15	2:09	OWN 5	5	60	Field Goal
3	10:47	1:56	OPP 35	5	10	Field Goal
3	3:57	4:31	OWN 34	8	36	Missed FG
4	10:45	2:09	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
4	6:53	3:58	OWN 28	5	14	Punt
4	2:55	0:36	OPP 26	3	8	Missed FG
4	2:11	0:31	OPP 11	3	11	Touchdown
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 38	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Henry Garcia, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Quentin Wilkinson	11	40	3.64	9	0
Colin Curtis	3	11	3.67	11	1
Pat Ellison	1	6	6.00	6	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Omar Michaelson	29	89	3.07	27	3	1
Jackie Andersen	4	16	4.00	8	0	0
Henry Garcia	3	13	4.33	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deion Mahoney	40	23	217	0/0	1	39	3	49.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Henry Garcia	36	23	255	0/0	0	40	0	84.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Steven Hardy	7	8	95	13.57	32	39	0
WR Lonnie Keaster	3	6	25	8.33	20	16	0
WR Colin Alexander	3	6	14	4.67	2	8	0
WR Darren Madison	3	7	32	10.67	7	32	0
WR Jorge McKnight	2	3	13	6.50	10	9	0
FB Pat Ellison	2	3	15	7.50	6	9	1
TE Dexter Sobien	2	2	17	8.50	0	11	0
RB Quentin Wilkinson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Winfred Niklos	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dixon Horner	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR D.J. Carpenter	7	8	110	15.71	32	40
TE Bennie Walton	6	9	62	10.33	13	24
RB Skip Oukac	4	5	22	5.50	11	9
WR Rod McCullough	2	5	27	13.50	0	15
WR Kelvin Manifold	1	3	2	2.00	1	2
TE Chad Shwiner	1	2	6	6.00	1	6
RB Omar Michaelson	1	2	23	23.00	9	23
TE Mitch Perkins	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Damon Morris	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Orlando Newhart	1	38	38.00
S Harvey Reeves	1	0	0.00
S Aaron Halama	1	31	31.00

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Winfred Niklos	1	0	0
Steven Hardy	1	0	0
Earl Riley	0	1	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Omar Michaelson	1	0	0
Shawn Neumeyer	0	1	0
Mario Hillery	0	1	0
Orlando Newhart	0	0	1
Barry Blackwell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnie Terry	3	141	47.0	44.0	50	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	3	134	44.7	31.3	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Rosebrock	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Kozak	4/6	2/3	1/1	52	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winfred Niklos	2	20	10.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Manifold	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colin Alexander	3	80	26.7	0
Darren Madison	2	40	20.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Newhart	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Earl Riley	12	2	0.0	30	30
OLB Irving Jenkins	9	1	0.0	25	29
OLB Harold McBeal	7	2	0.0	25	23
CB Kim Hatcher	6	1	0.0	28	28
CB Mario Lyle	4	0	0.0	18	23
DT Justin Bradley	2	2	0.0	20	20
DE J.J. Roddy	2	1	0.0	26	23
DT Adrian Ellis	2	1	0.0	25	21
CB Robbie Lawless	2	1	0.0	24	24
ILB Jerome Page	2	0	0.0	6	6
S Frank Schueler	2	0	0.0	9	16
WR Darren Madison	2	0	---	---	---
S Jeffrey Burns	2	0	0.0	12	8
CB Bryant Farley	1	0	0.0	19	24
DE Scottie Lofton	1	0	0.0	12	14
DE Lester Kappers	1	0	0.0	24	24
OLB Trent Prewett	1	0	0.0	17	14
S Bo Hickey	1	0	0.0	28	27
WR Dixon Horner	1	0	---	---	---
DE Zach Burns	0	2	0.0	19	21
DT J.B. Timm	0	1	0.0	15	12
OLB Nolan Duff	0	1	0.0	14	9

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chuck Manson	7	1	13	31
S Bruce Prescott	5	0	10	29
CB Orlando Newhart	4	0	14	36
OLB Britt Reynoso	3	1	3	17
DE Alfred Thompson	3	1	6	28
S Harvey Reeves	3	0	12	32
DT C.J. Mayes	2	2	7	14
CB K.C. Yantis	2	0	9	33
CB Lester Noetzel	2	0	12	25
OLB Mario Hillery	1	3	10	23
DE Terrell Aidoo	1	0	9	12
DE Nathan McIntyre	1	0	4	14
DE Hardy Keil	1	0	11	26
S Aaron Halama	1	0	6	23
DT Orlando Westbrook	0	1	8	25
OLB Winfred Stone	0	1	4	6
CB Leonard Kingsbury	0	1	9	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Zach Burns	1	1	21
DE J.J. Roddy	0	2	23
DT Adrian Ellis	0	1	21
DE Lester Kappers	0	1	24

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Alfred Thompson	1	1	28
DE Hardy Keil	1	1	26
DT Orlando Westbrook	1	0	25
DE Nathan McIntyre	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kim Hatcher	5	0	28
S Earl Riley	4	0	30
CB Mario Lyle	4	0	23
OLB Harold McBeal	2	0	23
CB Robbie Lawless	2	0	24
S Jeffrey Burns	2	0	8
ILB Jerome Page	1	0	6
CB Bryant Farley	1	0	24
S Frank Schueler	1	0	16
OLB Irving Jenkins	1	0	29
S Bo Hickey	0	1	27

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Orlando Newhart	5	0	1	36
ILB Chuck Manson	4	0	0	31
OLB Britt Reynoso	3	0	0	17
CB K.C. Yantis	2	2	0	33
S Harvey Reeves	2	0	1	32
S Bruce Prescott	2	0	0	29
DT Orlando Westbrook	1	0	0	25
DE Nathan McIntyre	1	0	0	14
DE Alfred Thompson	1	0	0	28
OLB Mario Hillery	1	0	0	23
CB Lester Noetzel	1	0	0	25
CB Leonard Kingsbury	0	2	0	31
S Aaron Halama	0	1	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Lincoln Frasier	4	6	13	35
Tyrone Fialho	1	2	13	28
Jamie Stanberry	1	2	11	32
Angelo Farmer	1	1	5	9
Pat Ellison	1	1	9	16
Lionel Banks	0	2	14	32
Ty Farmer	0	1	10	31

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Harold Ackerman	2	6	0	25	29
Johnnie Hogrefe	1	8	0	29	29
Shawn Neumeyer	1	7	0	29	29
Lester Sawyer	1	4	1	30	31
Marcus Farrell	1	2	0	7	10
Roger Peterson	1	2	0	7	5
Bert Elkon	0	3	0	30	27
Roger Wellins	0	1	0	12	12

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Dexter Sobien	1	10
Kim Hatcher	1	10
Nolan Duff	1	7
Mario Lyle	0	18
Winfred Niklos	0	14
Irving Jenkins	0	12
Jorge McKnight	0	11
Steven Hardy	0	9
Jerome Page	0	9
Dixon Horner	0	9
Jeffrey Burns	0	9
Pat Ellison	0	8
Zach Burns	0	7
Earl Riley	0	7
Adrian Ellis	0	7
Bryant Farley	0	6
Trent Prewett	0	6
Bo Hickey	0	6
Darren Madison	0	6
Justin Bradley	0	6
Harold McBeal	0	5
Colin Alexander	0	5
Arnie Terry	0	4
Angelo Farmer	0	4
Neil Hawley	0	4
Scottie Lofton	0	4
Colin Curtis	0	4
Harry Beauchamp	0	4
Rickey Rosebrock	0	3
Lionel Banks	0	3
J.B. Timm	0	3
Lonnie Keaster	0	2
Tyrone Fialho	0	2
J.J. Roddy	0	2
Desmond Sanders	0	2
Frank Schueler	0	1
Lester Kappers	0	1
Robbie Lawless	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Barry Blackwell	2	17
Aaron Halama	2	9
Jackie Andersen	1	16
Damon Morris	1	11
Orlando Newhart	1	9
Chad Shwiner	0	15
Wes Kozak	0	12
Winfred Stone	0	12
Lester Noetzel	0	12
Kelvin Manifold	0	11
Bennie Walton	0	10
Louie Vance	0	9
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	9
Roger Wellins	0	9
Mitch Perkins	0	9
Shawn Neumeyer	0	8
Skip Oukac	0	7
Monty Flylum	0	6
Roger Peterson	0	6
Hardy Keil	0	5
Marcus Farrell	0	4
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	3
Chuck Manson	0	3
Bruce Prescott	0	3
K.C. Yantis	0	3
Lewis Schramm	0	3
Orlando Westbrook	0	2
Mario Hillery	0	2
Terrell Aidoo	0	1
Harvey Reeves	0	1
Britt Reynoso	0	1
Alfred Thompson	0	1
Leonard Kingsbury	0	1
Brock Robinson	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	8	27	3.4
Right	5	21	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	37	4.6
Middle	15	59	3.9
Right	12	23	1.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deion Mahoney	40	23	3	0	2	5	3	0	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Henry Garcia	36	23	4	4	2	1	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	63	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	16	2.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	71	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	67	7.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	16	101	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	114	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	40	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Steven Hardy	8	7	0	95	2	27
WR Darren Madison	7	3	0	32	1	31
WR Lonnie Keaster	6	3	2	25	0	24
WR Colin Alexander	6	3	0	14	0	27
WR Jorge McKnight	3	2	0	13	0	13
FB Pat Ellison	3	2	0	15	0	16
TE Dexter Sobien	2	2	0	17	0	12
WR Dixon Horner	2	0	0	0	0	3
RB Winfred Niklos	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Quentin Wilkinson	1	1	0	6	0	20

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bennie Walton	9	6	1	62	1	28
WR D.J. Carpenter	8	7	0	110	2	34
RB Skip Oukac	5	4	0	22	0	15
WR Rod McCullough	5	2	0	27	0	18
WR Kelvin Manifold	3	1	1	2	0	8
TE Chad Shwiner	2	1	0	6	0	13
RB Omar Michaelson	2	1	0	23	1	33
WR Damon Morris	1	0	0	0	0	11
TE Mitch Perkins	1	1	0	3	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quentin Wilkinson	1	-1	-1.00	3.64

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Omar Michaelson	3	2	0.67	3.07
Jackie Andersen	1	8	8.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deion Mahoney	4	3	21	5.25	5.43

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Henry Garcia	4	2	13	3.25	7.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Steven Hardy	2	2	12	6.00	11.88
WR Lonnie Keaster	1	0	0	0.00	4.17
FB Pat Ellison	1	1	9	9.00	5.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rod McCullough	2	0	0	0.00	5.40
TE Chad Shwiner	1	1	6	6.00	3.00
TE Bennie Walton	1	1	7	7.00	6.89

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Pat Ellison	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Omar Michaelson	6	3
Henry Garcia	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deion Mahoney	9	4	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Henry Garcia	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Steven Hardy	2	2	1
WR Colin Alexander	2	0	0
RB Winfred Niklos	1	0	0
WR Jorge McKnight	1	1	1
WR Lonnie Keaster	1	0	0
TE Dexter Sobien	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR D.J. Carpenter	2	2	2
TE Bennie Walton	2	1	1
RB Omar Michaelson	2	1	1
WR Kelvin Manifold	1	1	0
WR Rod McCullough	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,900 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,700 (17,700)
End Zone 9,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 7,500 (11,200)
Club Seats 7,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,900 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,700 (17,700)
End Zone	9,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	7,500 (11,200)
Club Seats	7,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (4,800)