Week 15, 2040

played in Carolina, NC

65 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	10	0	7	-	17
Carolina Panthers	6	0	3	9	-	18

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:12 CAR - Wes Vance 27 field goal
1Q: 05:22 CAR - Wes Vance 31 field goal
2Q: 15:00 TBY - Luis Franz 45 field goal
2Q: 12:01 TBY - Bob Markel 31 pass from Ross Abrams (Luis Franz extra point)
3Q: 11:02 CAR - Wes Vance 53 field goal
4Q: 08:52 TBY - Kody Prior 79 interception return (Luis Franz extra point)
4Q: 05:01 CAR - Wes Vance 25 field goal
4Q: 04:56 CAR - Harvey Osteen 16 interception return (Otis Morrison pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:12 CAR - Wes Vance 27 field goal
1Q: 05:22 CAR - Wes Vance 31 field goal
2Q: 15:00 TBY - Luis Franz 45 field goal
2Q: 12:01 TBY - Bob Markel 31 pass from Ross Abrams (Luis Franz extra point)
3Q: 11:02 CAR - Wes Vance 53 field goal
4Q: 08:52 TBY - Kody Prior 79 interception return (Luis Franz extra point)
4Q: 05:01 CAR - Wes Vance 25 field goal
4Q: 04:56 CAR - Harvey Osteen 16 interception return (Otis Morrison pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics TBY CAR
Record 8-6 7-7
First Downs 14 10
- by Rushing 4 2
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 276 248
- Offensive Plays 62 54
- Yards per Play 4.45 4.59
Net Rushing Yards 88 55
- Rushing Attempts 25 29
- Yards per Rush 3.52 1.90
Net Passing Yards 188 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 17 - 1 23 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 200 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/12 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.08 7.72
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 9.2
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 4/73
Kick Returns/Yards 3/73 3/87
Interception Ret./Yards 1/79 1/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 33
Time of Possession 30:25 29:35

Team Statistics	TBY	CAR
Record	8-6	7-7
First Downs	14	10
- by Rushing	4	2
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	276	248
- Offensive Plays	62	54
- Yards per Play	4.45	4.59
Net Rushing Yards	88	55
- Rushing Attempts	25	29
- Yards per Rush	3.52	1.90
Net Passing Yards	188	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 17 - 1	23 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	200	205
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/12	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.08	7.72
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	9.2
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	4/73
Kick Returns/Yards	3/73	3/87
Interception Ret./Yards	1/79	1/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 33
Time of Possession	30:25	29:35

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:04	1:29	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	5:15	5:22	OWN 40	8	32	Field Goal
2	12:40	0:49	OWN 45	3	55	Touchdown
2	9:59	4:03	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
2	3:32	2:42	OWN 23	5	34	Punt
3	15:00	2:52	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
3	10:56	3:08	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
3	5:37	1:13	OWN 1	4	23	Punt
3	1:33	5:47	OWN 20	12	41	Punt
4	4:56	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	4:45	1:10	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
4	2:17	1:29	OWN 20	8	11	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:56	OWN 28	8	62	Field Goal
1	8:35	3:20	OWN 36	6	50	Field Goal
2	14:53	2:13	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
2	11:51	1:52	OWN 42	3	8	Punt
2	5:56	2:24	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	12:08	1:12	OPP 41	3	5	Field Goal
3	7:48	2:11	OWN 27	5	19	Punt
3	4:24	2:51	OWN 21	6	25	Punt
4	10:46	2:03	OWN 20	4	25	Interception
4	8:43	3:47	50	5	42	Field Goal
4	3:35	1:18	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	0:48	0:48	OPP 31	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Wes Vance, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
R.J. Mitchel	14	44	3.14	23	1
Ross Abrams	6	42	7.00	11	2
Wayne Gillespie	3	-6	-2.00	-1	0
Anthony Bright	2	8	4.00	8	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mo Scanlon	15	2	0.13	5	0
Jeff Gaytan	10	49	4.90	25	1
Otis Morrison	3	2	0.67	5	0
Amir Snyder	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ross Abrams	34	17	200	3/12	1	31	1	65.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Otis Morrison	23	15	205	2/12	0	48	1	75.5

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bob Markel	4	6	66	16.50	21	31	1
WR Warren Davidson	3	4	38	12.67	16	24	0
TE Byron Brant	2	3	15	7.50	0	11	0
TE Richie Gaylor	2	2	20	10.00	7	16	0
WR Oscar Gaylor	2	4	21	10.50	5	15	0
RB R.J. Mitchel	2	5	12	6.00	0	9	0
WR Greg Grasso	1	1	14	14.00	1	14	0
FB Anthony Bright	1	1	14	14.00	6	14	0
WR Jack Everett	0	8	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darnell Stargell	4	6	99	24.75	58	48
WR Amir Snyder	3	4	34	11.33	14	13
FB Walter Southwell	2	2	19	9.50	10	13
RB Jeff Gaytan	2	2	9	4.50	0	6
WR Mickey Van Pelt	2	6	39	19.50	24	33
RB Mo Scanlon	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
FB Harris Savoie	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Julio Demann	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kody Prior	1	79	79.00	1

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Harvey Osteen	1	16	16.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ross Abrams	1	1	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Berry	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rusty Clemons	8	397	49.6	33.0	65	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kayden Samuels	7	375	53.6	45.6	66	3

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Luis Franz	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Vance	4/4	1/1	1/1	53	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Grasso	3	16	5.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amir Snyder	4	73	18.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oscar Gaylor	3	73	24.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amir Snyder	3	87	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tyrus Branton	7	1	1.0	26	22
CB Jessie Strong	5	1	1.0	28	20
ILB Donnell Welch	4	2	0.0	29	25
OLB Leonardo Pritchett	4	2	0.0	23	15
CB Emmanuel Gillespie	4	1	0.0	28	25
S Kody Prior	4	1	0.0	29	25
S Terry Gozzi	4	0	0.0	29	25
ILB Randy Yarbrough	3	2	0.0	16	6
CB Ian Kelley	3	0	0.0	13	19
DE Xavier Flagg	2	0	0.0	24	19
DE Herman Engelke	1	1	0.0	8	5
DE J.J. Boyer	1	1	0.0	5	6
DE Karl De Boer	1	0	0.0	21	20
S Javier Teller	1	0	0.0	8	16
DT Todd Bruce	0	1	0.0	17	10
DT Angel Meadows	0	1	0.0	12	15

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lee Clancy	5	1	0.0	23	31
S Jay Doebert	5	0	0.0	16	23
DE Andy Wagner	4	0	1.0	15	23
OLB Irving Reed	4	1	0.0	19	35
DT Jessie Craig	3	0	1.0	21	32
OLB Geoff Horton	3	1	0.0	9	7
ILB Ricardo Nelson	3	1	0.0	11	15
CB Luis Donovan	3	1	0.0	24	33
S Dwight Barker	3	0	0.0	21	36
OLB Silas Peters	3	0	0.0	19	27
DE Steve Berry	2	0	1.0	8	9
S Jimmie Kennedy	2	1	0.0	11	14
DE Irv Fleming	2	0	0.0	15	25
CB Harvey Osteen	1	1	0.0	18	30
CB Kevin Dodge	1	0	0.0	10	10
CB Fernando Tubbs	0	2	0.0	13	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Tyrus Branton	1.0	0	0	22
CB Jessie Strong	1.0	0	0	20
DE J.J. Boyer	0.0	1	0	6
DE Xavier Flagg	0.0	0	1	19

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jessie Craig	1.0	2	1	0	32
DE Andy Wagner	1.0	0	1	0	23
DE Steve Berry	1.0	0	0	0	9
DE Irv Fleming	0.0	1	1	0	25
DE Irving Baxter	0.0	1	0	0	19
OLB Irving Reed	0.0	0	3	3	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kody Prior	4	0	1	25
CB Emmanuel Gillespie	3	0	0	25
OLB Tyrus Branton	2	0	0	22
CB Ian Kelley	2	0	0	19
S Terry Gozzi	1	2	0	25
CB Jessie Strong	1	0	0	20
ILB Donnell Welch	1	0	0	25
DE J.J. Boyer	1	0	0	6

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jay Doebert	4	0	0	23
CB Luis Donovan	3	2	0	33
OLB Silas Peters	2	1	0	27
S Dwight Barker	2	0	0	36
ILB Lee Clancy	2	0	0	31
OLB Irving Reed	2	0	0	35
ILB Ricardo Nelson	1	1	0	15
CB Harvey Osteen	1	0	1	30

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Casey Malamala	3	7	25	0	37
Doug Sherman	2	4	25	0	37
Anthony Bright	1	2	17	0	19
Griffin Carr	0	3	25	1	37
Alfred Spencer	0	1	25	1	37
Ezekiel Sherman	0	1	25	1	37
Byron Brant	0	1	16	0	21

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Byron Snipes	3	9	29	1	25
Martin Moe	1	6	29	1	25
Courtney Zodda	0	5	29	0	25
Chuck Chellino	0	3	29	0	25
Corwin Haralson	0	2	29	0	25
Harris Savoie	0	1	10	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Marco Bruce	3	29
Anthony Bright	1	26
Mason Coolidge	1	18
Ian Kelley	1	13
Roderick Haygood	1	13

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Darnell Stargell	3	18
Harvey Osteen	1	27
Julio Demann	1	24
Ed Snyder	1	16

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terry Gozzi	---	---	29	25	18	72
Casey Malamala	25	37	---	---	9	71
Emmanuel Gillespie	---	---	28	25	11	64
Donnell Welch	---	---	29	25	8	62
Alfred Spencer	25	37	---	---	---	62
Doug Sherman	25	37	---	---	---	62
Griffin Carr	25	37	---	---	---	62
Ross Abrams	25	37	---	---	---	62
Ezekiel Sherman	25	37	---	---	---	62
Anthony Bright	17	19	---	---	26	62
Bob Markel	21	25	---	---	13	59
Kody Prior	---	---	29	25	5	59
Jack Everett	20	29	---	---	8	57
Tyrus Branton	---	---	26	22	4	52
Jessie Strong	---	---	28	20	3	51
R.J. Mitchel	18	31	---	---	---	49
Ian Kelley	---	---	13	19	13	45
Karl De Boer	---	---	21	20	4	45
Xavier Flagg	---	---	24	19	1	44
Byron Brant	16	21	---	---	6	43
Warren Davidson	12	24	---	---	5	41
Greg Grasso	10	14	---	---	17	41
Leonardo Pritchett	---	---	23	15	3	41
Richie Gaylor	6	13	---	---	19	38
Javier Teller	---	---	8	16	11	35
Marco Bruce	---	---	3	2	29	34
Todd Bruce	---	---	17	10	6	33
Angel Meadows	---	---	12	15	2	29
J.J. Boyer	---	---	5	6	13	24
Randy Yarbrough	---	---	16	6	1	23
Mason Coolidge	---	---	0	0	18	18
Oscar Gaylor	1	6	---	---	11	18
Roderick Haygood	1	3	---	---	13	17
Herman Engelke	---	---	8	5	---	13
Rickey Wilkerson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lee Chou	0	0	---	---	9	9
Raymond Durham	0	0	---	---	9	9
Willie Chandler	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rusty Clemons	0	0	---	---	8	8
Luis Franz	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lionel Stephens	---	---	0	0	3	3
Wayne Gillespie	3	0	---	---	---	3
Edward Kuhlmann	0	0	---	---	1	1
Johnnie Taylor	---	---	0	0	---	0
Bruce Schnebele	0	0	---	---	---	0
Axel Wilczewski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harvey Osteen	---	---	18	30	27	75
Chuck Chellino	29	25	---	---	11	65
Martin Moe	29	25	---	---	11	65
Ed Snyder	25	21	---	---	16	62
Dwight Barker	---	---	21	36	2	59
Irving Reed	---	---	19	35	5	59
Luis Donovan	---	---	24	33	1	58
Lee Clancy	---	---	23	31	3	57
Byron Snipes	29	25	---	---	---	54
Otis Morrison	29	25	---	---	---	54
Courtney Zodda	29	25	---	---	---	54
Corwin Haralson	29	25	---	---	---	54
Jessie Craig	---	---	21	32	1	54
Jeff Gaytan	13	11	---	---	29	53
Andy Wagner	---	---	15	23	14	52
Amir Snyder	18	20	---	---	12	50
Fernando Tubbs	---	---	13	24	11	48
Darnell Stargell	17	12	---	---	18	47
Silas Peters	---	---	19	27	1	47
Mickey Van Pelt	26	21	---	---	---	47
Irv Fleming	---	---	15	25	3	43
Jay Doebert	---	---	16	23	1	40
Geoff Horton	---	---	9	7	18	34
Irving Baxter	---	---	13	19	---	32
Mo Scanlon	16	14	---	---	---	30
Julio Demann	2	4	---	---	24	30
Walter Southwell	13	8	---	---	8	29
Harris Savoie	10	10	---	---	8	28
Jimmie Kennedy	---	---	11	14	1	26
Ricardo Nelson	---	---	11	15	---	26
Steve Berry	---	---	8	9	6	23
Kevin Dodge	---	---	10	10	---	20
O.J. Sampras	1	0	---	---	16	17
Benjamin McElroy	4	4	---	---	8	16
Aidan Winslett	0	0	---	---	14	14
Joseph Keneley	0	0	---	---	11	11
Wes Reynolds	0	0	---	---	11	11
Zach Rhea	---	---	2	6	3	11
Hunter Langdon	0	0	---	---	11	11
Wes Vance	0	0	---	---	10	10
Karl Bernstein	---	---	4	5	1	10
Kayden Samuels	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kendall Fredrickson	---	---	2	2	3	7
Matt Blackwell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Donny Lamm	---	---	1	1	---	2
Karl Fletcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	16	80	5.0
Right	4	-4	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	-5	-0.8
Middle	15	53	3.5
Right	6	10	1.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ross Abrams	34	17	2	0	2	4	6	3	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Otis Morrison	23	15	3	0	3	2	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	105	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	92	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	43	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	87	12.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	27	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	48	12.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jack Everett	8	0	0	0	0	29
WR Bob Markel	6	4	1	66	1	25
RB R.J. Mitchel	5	2	0	12	0	31
WR Warren Davidson	4	3	1	38	1	24
WR Oscar Gaylor	4	2	0	21	0	6
TE Byron Brant	3	2	0	15	0	21
TE Richie Gaylor	2	2	0	20	0	13
WR Greg Grasso	1	1	0	14	0	14
FB Anthony Bright	1	1	0	14	0	19

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnell Stargell	6	4	0	99	2	12
WR Mickey Van Pelt	6	2	3	39	1	21
WR Amir Snyder	4	3	0	34	0	20
FB Walter Southwell	2	2	0	19	0	8
RB Jeff Gaytan	2	2	0	9	0	11
RB Mo Scanlon	1	1	0	3	0	14
FB Harris Savoie	1	1	0	2	0	10
WR Julio Demann	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mo Scanlon	3	3	1.00	0.13
Jeff Gaytan	2	-1	-0.50	4.90
Otis Morrison	1	5	5.00	0.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Otis Morrison	1	0	0	0.00	8.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mickey Van Pelt	1	0	0	0.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Wayne Gillespie	3	0
Ross Abrams	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Mo Scanlon	4	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ross Abrams	11	5	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Otis Morrison	7	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jack Everett	4	0	0
WR Bob Markel	4	3	2
WR Greg Grasso	1	1	1
TE Richie Gaylor	1	1	1
WR Oscar Gaylor	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mickey Van Pelt	3	1	0
RB Mo Scanlon	1	1	0
FB Harris Savoie	1	1	0
WR Darnell Stargell	1	1	1
WR Amir Snyder	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 26,400 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,500 (21,400)
End Zone 5,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 2,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 4,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,000 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	26,400 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,500 (21,400)
End Zone	5,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	2,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	4,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,000 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,900)