Week 17, 2027

played in Tampa Bay, FL

73 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	7	14	0	-	28
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	9	3	0	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:46 CAR - K.C. Carter 2 run (Terry Glenn extra point)
2Q: 13:00 TBY - Bill Glaros 42 field goal
2Q: 07:22 TBY - Bill Glaros 25 field goal
2Q: 02:54 CAR - Orlando Brown 3 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (Terry Glenn extra point)
2Q: 00:06 TBY - Bill Glaros 36 field goal
3Q: 11:52 CAR - Orlando Brown 51 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (Terry Glenn extra point)
3Q: 08:16 TBY - Bill Glaros 44 field goal
3Q: 02:58 CAR - Billy Joe Wardzala 1 run (Terry Glenn extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:46 CAR - K.C. Carter 2 run (Terry Glenn extra point)
2Q: 13:00 TBY - Bill Glaros 42 field goal
2Q: 07:22 TBY - Bill Glaros 25 field goal
2Q: 02:54 CAR - Orlando Brown 3 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (Terry Glenn extra point)
2Q: 00:06 TBY - Bill Glaros 36 field goal
3Q: 11:52 CAR - Orlando Brown 51 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (Terry Glenn extra point)
3Q: 08:16 TBY - Bill Glaros 44 field goal
3Q: 02:58 CAR - Billy Joe Wardzala 1 run (Terry Glenn extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 4-12 8-8
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 10 4
- by Passing 10 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 302 404
- Offensive Plays 64 62
- Yards per Play 4.72 6.52
Net Rushing Yards 113 76
- Rushing Attempts 33 18
- Yards per Rush 3.42 4.22
Net Passing Yards 189 328
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 17 - 0 43 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 197 333
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.10 7.45
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 0/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 6/43
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 3/87 4/109
Interception Ret./Yards 2/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:38 28:22

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	4-12	8-8
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	10	4
- by Passing	10	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	302	404
- Offensive Plays	64	62
- Yards per Play	4.72	6.52
Net Rushing Yards	113	76
- Rushing Attempts	33	18
- Yards per Rush	3.42	4.22
Net Passing Yards	189	328
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 17 - 0	43 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	197	333
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.10	7.45
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	0/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	6/43
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	3/87	4/109
Interception Ret./Yards	2/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 30
Time of Possession	31:38	28:22

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:23	4:46	OWN 34	11	66	Touchdown
1	3:16	1:52	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
2	12:52	2:21	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
2	7:16	4:33	OWN 47	10	53	Touchdown
2	1:25	1:00	OWN 10	3	-1	Punt
3	15:00	1:10	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
3	12:28	0:54	OPP 48	2	48	Touchdown
3	8:09	5:21	OWN 27	12	73	Touchdown
3	1:11	2:41	OWN 13	6	12	Punt
4	10:27	2:25	OWN 25	5	14	Punt
4	5:35	3:43	OWN 38	6	13	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:37	OWN 33	8	43	Interception
1	5:37	2:21	OWN 9	4	20	Punt
1	1:24	3:32	OWN 21	8	54	Field Goal
2	10:31	3:15	OWN 35	5	57	Field Goal
2	2:43	1:18	OWN 32	5	19	Punt
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 42	2	39	Field Goal
3	13:50	1:22	OWN 46	3	5	Punt
3	11:34	3:25	OPP 49	6	22	Field Goal
3	2:48	1:37	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
4	13:30	3:03	OWN 24	5	15	Punt
4	8:02	2:27	OWN 17	5	39	Interception
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 18	8	80	Game

Game MVP: Daniel Billodeaux, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
K.C. Carter	20	52	2.60	15	2	1
Billy Joe Wardzala	11	48	4.36	11	1	1
Daniel Billodeaux	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
Teddy Marsh	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cory Blackburn	15	62	4.13	10	1
Henry Garcia	2	12	6.00	8	0
Hershel Carlson	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daniel Billodeaux	30	17	197	1/8	2	51	0	98.8

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Henry Garcia	43	28	333	1/5	0	45	2	69.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Orlando Brown	6	8	113	18.83	59	51	2
TE Steven Hardy	3	6	42	14.00	15	28	0
FB Pat Ellison	2	3	-1	-0.50	0	0	0
WR Dixon Horner	2	5	12	6.00	1	12	0
RB K.C. Carter	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Darren Madison	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Byron Brummitt	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Pat Pritchett	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Cory Blackburn	8	10	80	10.00	46	21
WR D.J. Carpenter	7	9	89	12.71	34	27
WR Rod McCullough	5	10	120	24.00	8	45
TE O.J. DeVries	3	4	15	5.00	4	10
TE Bennie Walton	2	3	9	4.50	6	7
WR Arnie Peters	2	5	21	10.50	7	12
FB Hershel Carlson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Troy Norton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jerome Page	1	12	12.00	0
CB Andrew Marzano	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Hunter Russell	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Orlando Newhart	1	0	0	0
O.J. DeVries	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrone Gillespie	7	291	41.6	40.3	51	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	5	163	32.6	30.2	44	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terry Glenn	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bill Glaros	4/4	2/2	0/0	44	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Brown	2	12	6.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Kelley	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Brown	2	48	24.0	0
Darren Madison	1	39	39.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Newhart	4	109	27.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Riddick Prescott	9	1	0.0	18	39
S Kevin Arevalo	7	1	1.0	15	37
ILB Max Marian	6	1	0.0	8	31
S Jeffrey Burns	3	1	0.0	9	19
ILB Jerome Page	3	0	0.0	10	10
CB Hunter Russell	3	0	0.0	11	26
CB Mario Lyle	3	0	0.0	12	36
DT Adrian Ellis	2	1	0.0	12	26
S Earl Riley	2	0	0.0	5	21
CB Robbie Lawless	2	0	0.0	10	28
DT Dwayne Middleton	1	2	0.0	10	9
DT Chuck England	1	2	0.0	8	35
S Shane Ciurciu	1	1	0.0	9	27
CB Andrew Marzano	1	1	0.0	16	38
DE Rex Rubio	1	0	0.0	13	26
OLB Donald Abrams	1	0	0.0	3	4
OLB Larry Roden	1	0	0.0	0	5
DT Justin Bradley	0	1	0.0	4	4

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mack Dennis	5	2	1.0	21	21
OLB Jose Cox	5	0	0.0	28	20
S Bruce Prescott	4	2	0.0	28	28
ILB Chuck Manson	3	2	0.0	12	10
CB Jessie Kelley	3	2	0.0	28	24
CB Orlando Newhart	3	0	0.0	28	26
S Jerald Tallent	3	0	0.0	7	5
DT Brock Robinson	2	3	0.0	25	25
DT Clarence Rice	2	1	0.0	26	26
OLB Buddy Fogle	2	0	0.0	5	11
S Thurman Clancy	2	0	0.0	24	23
DE Nathan McIntyre	2	0	0.0	31	29
DE Alfred Thompson	2	0	0.0	23	19
RB Cory Blackburn	2	0	---	---	---
CB K.C. Yantis	2	0	0.0	9	10
OLB Dominic Galloway	2	0	0.0	7	5
CB Cory Claire	2	0	0.0	18	16
DE Dennis Poteat	1	2	0.0	13	13
OLB Britt Reynoso	1	0	0.0	9	10
DT C.J. Mayes	1	0	0.0	10	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Kevin Arevalo	1.0	0	0	37
DE Rex Rubio	0.0	1	1	26
DE Timothy Meadows	0.0	0	1	18

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Mack Dennis	1.0	0	0	21
DT Brock Robinson	0.0	1	0	25
DE Nathan McIntyre	0.0	0	1	29
DT C.J. Mayes	0.0	0	1	8
DT Clarence Rice	0.0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kevin Arevalo	5	2	0	37
ILB Max Marian	4	0	0	31
OLB Riddick Prescott	4	0	0	39
CB Mario Lyle	3	1	0	36
S Jeffrey Burns	2	1	0	19
S Earl Riley	2	0	0	21
CB Robbie Lawless	2	0	0	28
CB Hunter Russell	2	0	0	26
CB Andrew Marzano	1	2	1	38
DT Chuck England	1	0	0	35
S Shane Ciurciu	1	0	0	27
OLB Larry Roden	1	0	0	5
ILB Jerome Page	0	0	1	10

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jose Cox	3	0	20
CB Orlando Newhart	2	0	26
CB Jessie Kelley	2	0	24
CB K.C. Yantis	2	0	10
S Thurman Clancy	1	2	23
ILB Mack Dennis	1	1	21
CB Cory Claire	1	1	16
ILB Chuck Manson	1	0	10
S Bruce Prescott	1	0	28
OLB Britt Reynoso	1	0	10
DE Alfred Thompson	1	0	19
S Jerald Tallent	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lionel Banks	3	5	0	26	0	25
Ty Farmer	2	6	0	25	1	26
Mitch Tucker	2	3	0	27	0	25
Desmond Sanders	2	2	0	15	0	11
Lincoln Frasier	1	8	1	31	0	27
Pat Ellison	1	4	0	22	0	14
Jamie Stanberry	1	1	0	33	0	31
Tommie Sanford	1	1	0	6	0	6
Steven Hardy	0	2	0	29	0	25

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lester Sawyer	2	2	6	0	14
Bert Elkon	1	5	13	1	35
Perry Dubose	1	3	14	0	39
Norman Meyer	1	3	7	0	11
Allen Esposito	1	1	16	0	42
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	1	16	0	35
Juan Basham	0	1	16	0	35

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Horner	2	13
Darren Madison	1	17
Pat Ellison	1	14
Hunter Russell	1	13
Teddy Marsh	0	20
Earl Riley	0	17
Pat Pritchett	0	15
Jerome Page	0	11
Larry Roden	0	11
Byron Brummitt	0	9
Orlando Brown	0	9
Steven Hardy	0	8
Timothy Meadows	0	8
Neil Hawley	0	7
Leon Green	0	7
Desmond Sanders	0	7
Tyrone Gillespie	0	7
Kevin Arevalo	0	6
Ty Farmer	0	6
Jeffrey Burns	0	6
Riddick Prescott	0	5
Robbie Lawless	0	5
Terry Glenn	0	5
Chuck England	0	5
Adrian Ellis	0	4
Lionel Banks	0	4
Rex Rubio	0	4
Mario Lyle	0	4
Donald Abrams	0	4
Andrew Marzano	0	4
Max Marian	0	3
Justin Roger	0	3
Dwayne Middleton	0	3
Thurman Hernandez	0	3
Billy Joe Wardzala	0	2
Tommie Sanford	0	2
Shane Ciurciu	0	2
Lester Kappers	0	1
K.C. Carter	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Norton	3	18
Jerald Tallent	1	13
Irv Porter	1	8
Cory Blackburn	0	18
Hershel Carlson	0	18
Bennie Walton	0	16
Arnie Peters	0	15
Jose Cox	0	11
K.C. Yantis	0	11
D.J. Carpenter	0	10
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	9
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	9
Lester Sawyer	0	9
Norman Meyer	0	9
O.J. DeVries	0	9
Bill Glaros	0	8
Jessie Kelley	0	8
Clarence Rice	0	8
Perry Dubose	0	7
Rod McCullough	0	7
Terrance Krumrei	0	6
Orlando Newhart	0	5
Chuck Manson	0	5
Allen Esposito	0	5
Britt Reynoso	0	5
Scott Levine	0	5
Rex Quartucci	0	5
Brian Krumrei	0	4
Buddy Fogle	0	3
Mack Dennis	0	3
Cory Claire	0	3
Bruce Prescott	0	2
Thurman Clancy	0	1
C.J. Mayes	0	1
Dominic Galloway	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	18	77	4.3
Right	12	21	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	25	6.3
Middle	12	48	4.0
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daniel Billodeaux	30	17	4	3	2	4	3	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Henry Garcia	43	28	4	1	3	6	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	64	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	105	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	37	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	126	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	39	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	131	16.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Orlando Brown	8	6	0	113	3	25
TE Steven Hardy	6	3	0	42	1	25
WR Dixon Horner	5	2	1	12	0	12
FB Pat Ellison	3	2	0	-1	0	14
WR Byron Brummitt	3	1	0	12	0	16
RB K.C. Carter	2	1	0	3	0	15
WR Darren Madison	2	1	1	8	0	17
TE Pat Pritchett	1	1	0	8	0	11

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod McCullough	10	5	0	120	2	29
RB Cory Blackburn	10	8	1	80	1	44
WR D.J. Carpenter	9	7	1	89	1	39
WR Arnie Peters	5	2	0	21	0	16
TE O.J. DeVries	4	3	1	15	0	30
TE Bennie Walton	3	2	0	9	0	15
WR Troy Norton	1	0	0	0	0	22
FB Hershel Carlson	1	1	0	-1	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
K.C. Carter	3	17	5.67	2.60
Billy Joe Wardzala	2	0	0.00	4.36

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Henry Garcia	1	4	4.00	6.00
Cory Blackburn	1	1	1.00	4.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daniel Billodeaux	4	2	11	2.75	6.57

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Henry Garcia	2	2	7	3.50	7.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Orlando Brown	2	1	3	1.50	14.13
WR Dixon Horner	1	0	0	0.00	2.40
TE Pat Pritchett	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Cory Blackburn	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
FB Hershel Carlson	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Joe Wardzala	5	3

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Cory Blackburn	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daniel Billodeaux	10	6	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Henry Garcia	7	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Steven Hardy	3	2	2
WR Dixon Horner	3	1	0
RB K.C. Carter	1	1	1
WR Darren Madison	1	0	0
WR Byron Brummitt	1	1	1
WR Orlando Brown	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch
WR Rod McCullough	2	0
RB Cory Blackburn	2	1
WR Troy Norton	1	0
TE Bennie Walton	1	0
WR Arnie Peters	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,600 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,200 (17,700)
End Zone 9,000 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,000 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 7,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 7,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,600 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,200 (17,700)
End Zone	9,000 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,000 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	7,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	7,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (4,800)