Week 17, 2033

played in Tampa Bay, FL

47 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	6	10	0	3	-	19
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0	6	10	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:56 CAR - Aaron Kafka 10 pass from Ronald Vanderhaak (Wes Vance extra point failed)
1Q: 05:38 TBY - Ernest Hancock 9 run (Jason Salinas extra point)
2Q: 05:12 CAR - Ronald Vanderhaak 1 run (Wes Vance extra point)
2Q: 02:47 CAR - Wes Vance 45 field goal
3Q: 11:35 TBY - Jason Salinas 41 field goal
3Q: 05:49 TBY - Jason Salinas 35 field goal
4Q: 10:01 TBY - Jason Salinas 24 field goal
4Q: 05:56 CAR - Wes Vance 41 field goal
4Q: 02:00 TBY - Ernest Hancock 14 run (Jason Salinas extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:56 CAR - Aaron Kafka 10 pass from Ronald Vanderhaak (Wes Vance extra point failed)
1Q: 05:38 TBY - Ernest Hancock 9 run (Jason Salinas extra point)
2Q: 05:12 CAR - Ronald Vanderhaak 1 run (Wes Vance extra point)
2Q: 02:47 CAR - Wes Vance 45 field goal
3Q: 11:35 TBY - Jason Salinas 41 field goal
3Q: 05:49 TBY - Jason Salinas 35 field goal
4Q: 10:01 TBY - Jason Salinas 24 field goal
4Q: 05:56 CAR - Wes Vance 41 field goal
4Q: 02:00 TBY - Ernest Hancock 14 run (Jason Salinas extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 8-8 12-4
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 11 16
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 331 399
- Offensive Plays 56 71
- Yards per Play 5.91 5.62
Net Rushing Yards 113 147
- Rushing Attempts 21 32
- Yards per Rush 5.38 4.59
Net Passing Yards 218 252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 16 - 0 34 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 239 287
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 5/35
- Yards per Pass Play 6.23 6.46
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/27 2/34
Kick Returns/Yards 4/80 4/129
Interception Ret./Yards 1/37 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 33
Time of Possession 27:06 32:54

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	8-8	12-4
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	11	16
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	331	399
- Offensive Plays	56	71
- Yards per Play	5.91	5.62
Net Rushing Yards	113	147
- Rushing Attempts	21	32
- Yards per Rush	5.38	4.59
Net Passing Yards	218	252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 16 - 0	34 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	239	287
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	5/35
- Yards per Pass Play	6.23	6.46
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/27	2/34
Kick Returns/Yards	4/80	4/129
Interception Ret./Yards	1/37	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 33
Time of Possession	27:06	32:54

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:13	OWN 31	2	69	Touchdown
1	11:58	1:11	OWN 48	3	4	Punt
1	5:30	2:27	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
1	0:36	4:30	OWN 20	7	19	Punt
2	9:26	4:22	OWN 44	9	56	Touchdown
2	3:18	0:36	OPP 33	3	5	Field Goal
3	11:29	1:28	OWN 20	4	5	Punt
3	5:41	1:47	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	2:43	2:24	OWN 13	4	20	Punt
4	9:55	4:04	OWN 25	6	51	Field Goal
4	3:49	0:54	OWN 46	2	-3	Fumble
4	1:51	1:51	OWN 15	9	78	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:47	1:49	OWN 33	3	-7	Punt
1	10:47	5:17	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	3:03	2:27	OWN 46	5	15	Punt
2	11:06	1:40	OWN 18	5	11	Punt
2	5:04	1:46	OPP 46	3	4	Interception
2	2:42	2:42	OWN 20	8	55	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:31	OWN 32	5	44	Field Goal
3	10:01	4:20	OWN 19	7	63	Field Goal
3	3:54	1:11	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
3	0:19	5:24	OWN 22	12	71	Field Goal
4	5:51	2:02	OWN 46	4	8	Downs
4	2:55	1:04	OPP 43	4	43	Touchdown

Game MVP: Ernest Hancock, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Barker	10	54	5.40	19	2	0
Neal Stuart	7	46	6.57	34	1	0
Ronald Vanderhaak	4	13	3.25	9	0	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Donald Scukanec	20	85	4.25	12	2	0
Ernest Hancock	10	54	5.40	14	2	2
Billy Joe Nichols	2	8	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ronald Vanderhaak	32	16	239	3/21	1	59	0	85.2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Joe Nichols	34	21	287	5/35	0	42	1	76.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kelly Clancy	6	10	114	19.00	26	59	0
WR Ronald McCarthy	4	5	47	11.75	4	24	0
WR Aaron Kafka	2	5	24	12.00	0	14	1
TE Ed Snyder	2	5	33	16.50	0	17	0
WR Kennedy Hutton	1	2	13	13.00	2	13	0
RB Thurman Barker	1	1	8	8.00	6	8	0
FB Walter Southwell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Anthony Bozarth	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR D.J. Carpenter	5	8	73	14.60	28	35
TE Benjamin Overby	4	6	52	13.00	6	21
WR Britt England	4	10	78	19.50	29	29
RB Ernest Hancock	3	3	52	17.33	41	42
TE Jamal Small	3	3	18	6.00	3	10
RB Donald Scukanec	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Rickey Thomason	1	2	13	13.00	13	13
WR Warren Davidson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Luke Highcove	1	37	37.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ronald Vanderhaak	4	1	0
Chuck Chellino	0	1	0
Neal Stuart	0	1	0
Marshall Joseph	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Billy Joe Nichols	1	0	0
Clarence Rice	0	1	1
Doug Emerson	0	1	0
Al Bornstein	0	0	1
Xavier Flagg	0	0	1
Jimmie Checovetes	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrone Gillespie	6	276	46.0	37.0	52	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Randal Garcia	4	165	41.3	29.5	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Vance	2/2	2/2	0/0	45	1/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Salinas	3/4	1/2	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Bozarth	2	27	13.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Davidson	2	34	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Bozarth	3	55	18.3	0
Kennedy Hutton	1	25	25.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Toby Castanie	3	105	35.0	0
Britt England	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Max Marian	7	1	0.0	18	20
DE Marshall Joseph	5	0	0.5	28	30
OLB Tom Etheridge	5	1	0.0	19	27
S Marco Hardy	5	0	0.0	26	30
DE Kent Cox	4	3	1.5	26	31
CB Kendrick Tilley	4	1	0.0	19	28
DT Andrew Rivera	3	1	1.0	21	26
OLB Jason Bright	3	3	0.0	19	24
S Spencer Way	3	0	0.0	12	19
OLB Alvin Keith	3	0	0.0	21	22
CB Cole Benton	3	0	0.0	21	20
DE Van Daniels	2	0	1.0	8	15
S Luke Highcove	2	2	0.0	25	33
DT Lawrence Farmer	2	0	0.0	14	20
DT Henry Timberlane	1	0	1.0	15	15
OLB O.J. Peterson	1	1	0.0	6	9
S Hugh Abner	1	1	0.0	7	6
CB Ben Ballard	1	0	0.0	21	21
CB Jay Wolfe	1	0	0.0	16	23

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Bornstein	6	4	0.0	17	28
DT Clarence Rice	4	0	1.0	16	27
OLB Rico Fredrickson	4	1	0.0	18	25
CB Jose Alcott	4	1	0.0	19	25
DT Tyrone Sawyers	3	2	0.0	17	15
S Hardy Graf	3	1	0.0	12	21
DE Xavier Flagg	2	0	1.0	17	26
S Ken Greer	2	4	0.0	19	30
CB Emmanuel Gillespie	2	3	0.0	16	28
ILB Blaine Freeman	2	0	0.0	4	7
DE Jimmie Checovetes	1	1	1.0	7	13
DE Cris Cunningham	1	0	0.0	14	26
S Calvin Shields	1	0	0.0	11	26
FB Curtis Carter	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Robert Berggren	1	0	0.0	12	18
CB Ronnie Akroyd	1	0	0.0	11	19
OLB Vinny Compton	1	0	0.0	3	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kent Cox	1.5	0	1	31
DT Andrew Rivera	1.0	1	1	26
DE Van Daniels	1.0	1	0	15
DT Henry Timberlane	1.0	0	0	15
DE Marshall Joseph	0.5	0	0	30
DT Lawrence Farmer	0.0	1	0	20
DT Terrell Belanger	0.0	1	0	10

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Xavier Flagg	1.0	0	2	26
DT Clarence Rice	1.0	0	1	27
DE Jimmie Checovetes	1.0	0	0	13
DT Tyrone Sawyers	0.0	1	0	15
DE Cris Cunningham	0.0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kendrick Tilley	4	0	0	28
OLB Jason Bright	3	1	0	24
OLB Tom Etheridge	3	0	0	27
S Marco Hardy	2	1	0	30
CB Cole Benton	2	0	0	20
OLB O.J. Peterson	1	1	0	9
S Luke Highcove	1	0	1	33
ILB Max Marian	1	0	0	20
S Spencer Way	1	0	0	19
DE Kent Cox	1	0	0	31
S Hugh Abner	1	0	0	6
OLB Alvin Keith	1	0	0	22
CB Jay Wolfe	0	1	0	23

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Al Bornstein	3	0	28
S Hardy Graf	3	0	21
CB Emmanuel Gillespie	2	1	28
CB Jose Alcott	2	0	25
OLB Rico Fredrickson	1	1	25
DE Cris Cunningham	1	0	26
OLB Robert Berggren	1	0	18
CB Ronnie Akroyd	1	0	19
S Ken Greer	1	0	30
OLB Vinny Compton	1	0	10
S James Huntley	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mitch Tucker	2	3	16	1	31
Winfred Maxwell	1	2	3	0	8
Chuck Chellino	0	3	18	0	27
Tyrell Osgood	0	2	18	2	31
Brett Medzihradsky	0	2	5	0	4
Byron Snipes	0	2	18	0	29
Mike Emerson	0	1	3	0	4
Tony Reeves	0	1	15	0	27
Walter Southwell	0	1	8	0	13

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cole Jamison	3	10	25	0	33
Richie Doyle	3	4	12	0	14
Donald Peterson	2	5	29	1	27
Randal Schechter	1	3	27	1	34
Norbert Mahoney	1	2	27	1	30
Courtney Holliday	1	2	6	0	13
Kendall Short	1	2	8	0	19
Doug Emerson	0	1	32	2	38
Jamal Small	0	1	18	0	27

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Walter Southwell	2	17
Marco Hardy	2	14
Kennedy Hutton	1	12
Mitch Tucker	1	4
Neal Stuart	0	23
Aaron Kafka	0	18
Ed Snyder	0	18
Jason Bright	0	16
Kelly Clancy	0	15
Spencer Way	0	15
Kendrick Tilley	0	15
Alvin Keith	0	14
Benjamin Linquist	0	11
Anthony Bozarth	0	10
Jay Wolfe	0	9
Curtis Olivarez	0	8
Mike Emerson	0	8
Wes Vance	0	7
Brett Medzihradsky	0	6
Tyrone Gillespie	0	6
Van Daniels	0	6
Lionel Banks	0	5
Ben Ballard	0	5
Luke Highcove	0	4
Henry Timberlane	0	3
Marshall Joseph	0	3
Corey Dayoc	0	3
Kent Cox	0	3
Lawrence Farmer	0	3
Cole Benton	0	3
Max Marian	0	2
Andrew Rivera	0	2
Russell Sinclair	0	2
O.J. Peterson	0	2
Terrell Belanger	0	2
Byron Snipes	0	1
Winfred Maxwell	0	1
Tom Etheridge	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Donald Scukanec	2	24
Warren Davidson	2	16
Hardy Graf	1	16
Benjamin Overby	1	15
Curtis Carter	0	19
Benjamin Worthy	0	17
Vinny Compton	0	17
Toby Castanie	0	15
Jamal Small	0	12
Jose Alcott	0	10
Jason Salinas	0	10
Donnell Welch	0	10
Ronnie Akroyd	0	9
Randal Schechter	0	8
Richie Doyle	0	8
Kendall Short	0	7
Jimmie Checovetes	0	7
Calvin Shields	0	6
Norbert Mahoney	0	6
Courtney Holliday	0	5
Britt England	0	5
Blaine Freeman	0	5
Randal Garcia	0	4
Tyrone Sawyers	0	4
Al Bornstein	0	4
Todd Downs	0	4
Rickey Thomason	0	4
Marc Carpenter	0	4
Cole Jamison	0	3
Xavier Flagg	0	3
Darrell Feaser	0	3
Robert Berggren	0	3
Emmanuel Gillespie	0	3
Clarence Rice	0	2
Doug Emerson	0	2
Rico Fredrickson	0	2
D.J. Carpenter	0	1
Cris Cunningham	0	1
Vince Reynolds	0	1
Ken Greer	0	1
James Huntley	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	31	4.4
Middle	8	20	2.5
Right	6	62	10.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	56	4.7
Middle	10	56	5.6
Right	10	35	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ronald Vanderhaak	32	16	2	2	5	3	4	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Joe Nichols	34	21	4	1	3	4	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	1	4	0.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	12	144	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	83	13.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	23	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	125	12.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	120	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	19	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelly Clancy	10	6	0	114	1	28
WR Aaron Kafka	5	2	1	24	0	13
WR Ronald McCarthy	5	4	0	47	1	16
TE Ed Snyder	5	2	1	33	0	31
WR Kennedy Hutton	2	1	1	13	0	20
WR Anthony Bozarth	2	0	2	0	0	6
RB Thurman Barker	1	1	0	8	0	17
FB Walter Southwell	1	0	0	0	0	13

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Britt England	10	4	2	78	1	37
WR D.J. Carpenter	8	5	0	73	1	27
TE Benjamin Overby	6	4	0	52	1	29
RB Ernest Hancock	3	3	0	52	1	19
TE Jamal Small	3	3	0	18	0	27
WR Rickey Thomason	2	1	0	13	0	7
RB Donald Scukanec	1	1	0	1	0	20
WR Warren Davidson	1	0	1	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ronald Vanderhaak	1	1	1.00	3.25
Thurman Barker	1	12	12.00	5.40

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ernest Hancock	6	37	6.17	5.40
Donald Scukanec	3	0	0.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ronald Vanderhaak	6	2	17	2.83	7.47

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Joe Nichols	2	2	7	3.50	8.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kelly Clancy	3	1	7	2.33	11.40
WR Aaron Kafka	1	1	10	10.00	4.80
WR Ronald McCarthy	1	0	0	0.00	9.40

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Donald Scukanec	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
RB Ernest Hancock	1	1	6	6.00	17.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Barker	3	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ernest Hancock	5	1
Billy Joe Nichols	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ronald Vanderhaak	7	1	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Joe Nichols	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelly Clancy	1	0	0
WR Aaron Kafka	1	0	0
WR Ronald McCarthy	1	0	0
TE Ed Snyder	1	0	0
RB Thurman Barker	1	1	1
FB Walter Southwell	1	0	0
WR Anthony Bozarth	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR D.J. Carpenter	2	1	1
TE Benjamin Overby	2	1	1
RB Ernest Hancock	2	2	1
WR Britt England	2	0	0
WR Rickey Thomason	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 38,300 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,300 (17,700)
End Zone 8,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 4,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 6,600 (11,200)
Club Seats 6,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	38,300 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,300 (17,700)
End Zone	8,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	4,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	6,600 (11,200)
Club Seats	6,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (4,800)