Week 1, 2044

played in Tampa Bay, FL

78 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	10	7	6	-	23
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	3	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:50 TBY - Kaleb Francis 51 field goal
2Q: 09:10 CAR - Rodney Bruggeman 7 pass from Archie Duffy (Wes Vance extra point)
2Q: 03:54 TBY - Kaleb Francis 39 field goal
2Q: 00:41 CAR - Wes Vance 18 field goal
3Q: 15:00 CAR - Oscar Gaylor 92 kickoff return (Wes Vance extra point)
4Q: 15:00 CAR - Wes Vance 39 field goal
4Q: 06:57 CAR - Wes Vance 32 field goal
4Q: 04:29 TBY - Marcos King 4 pass from Fernando Huettner (Kaleb Francis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:50 TBY - Kaleb Francis 51 field goal
2Q: 09:10 CAR - Rodney Bruggeman 7 pass from Archie Duffy (Wes Vance extra point)
2Q: 03:54 TBY - Kaleb Francis 39 field goal
2Q: 00:41 CAR - Wes Vance 18 field goal
3Q: 15:00 CAR - Oscar Gaylor 92 kickoff return (Wes Vance extra point)
4Q: 15:00 CAR - Wes Vance 39 field goal
4Q: 06:57 CAR - Wes Vance 32 field goal
4Q: 04:29 TBY - Marcos King 4 pass from Fernando Huettner (Kaleb Francis extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 12
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 12 5
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 292 216
- Offensive Plays 67 56
- Yards per Play 4.36 3.86
Net Rushing Yards 91 98
- Rushing Attempts 26 22
- Yards per Rush 3.50 4.45
Net Passing Yards 201 118
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 30 - 0 32 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 227 128
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/26 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.90 3.47
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.2 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 12/80 6/29
Punt Returns/Yards 4/43 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 4/150 5/127
Interception Ret./Yards 1/29 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 27
Time of Possession 35:25 24:35

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	12
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	12	5
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	292	216
- Offensive Plays	67	56
- Yards per Play	4.36	3.86
Net Rushing Yards	91	98
- Rushing Attempts	26	22
- Yards per Rush	3.50	4.45
Net Passing Yards	201	118
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 30 - 0	32 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	227	128
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/26	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.90	3.47
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.2	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	12/80	6/29
Punt Returns/Yards	4/43	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	4/150	5/127
Interception Ret./Yards	1/29	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 27
Time of Possession	35:25	24:35

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:02	2:07	OWN 10	3	-9	Punt
1	7:42	5:14	OWN 26	8	28	Punt
1	0:35	6:33	OWN 24	12	76	Touchdown
2	3:46	3:10	OWN 42	9	57	Field Goal
3	12:36	2:41	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
3	8:04	2:34	OWN 32	5	15	Punt
3	4:00	4:06	OPP 37	8	15	Field Goal
4	11:05	4:16	OWN 33	10	52	Field Goal
4	4:23	2:12	OWN 34	3	-11	Punt
4	1:19	1:05	OPP 33	3	-5	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:58	OPP 49	7	45	Fumble
1	8:55	1:13	OPP 36	3	2	Field Goal
1	2:28	1:53	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	9:02	5:16	OWN 34	13	44	Field Goal
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 25	1	8	Half
3	14:43	2:07	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	9:55	1:51	OWN 3	5	19	Punt
3	5:30	1:30	OWN 6	3	1	Punt
4	14:54	3:49	OWN 19	5	14	Punt
4	6:49	2:26	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
4	2:11	0:52	OWN 29	4	4	Downs
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 20	2	0	Interception

Game MVP: Archie Duffy, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Les Monahan	13	57	4.38	16	2
Eli Joseph	7	27	3.86	13	1
Archie Duffy	4	-3	-0.75	6	0
Irv Brelsford	2	10	5.00	7	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Asher Wilkins	12	46	3.83	14	1
Fernando Huettner	6	35	5.83	12	2
Mackenzie Rodriguez	2	1	0.50	1	0
Anthony Bright	1	10	10.00	10	1
Randal Bowie	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Archie Duffy	38	30	227	3/26	1	26	0	100.3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fernando Huettner	32	14	128	2/10	1	51	1	52.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marvin Evans	8	11	44	5.50	11	19	0
WR Oscar Gaylor	7	8	44	6.29	7	14	0
TE Rodney Bruggeman	7	9	50	7.14	14	14	1
TE Shaquille Rivera	3	4	24	8.00	0	15	0
WR Melvin Peters	2	2	3	1.50	0	4	0
FB Irv Brelsford	2	2	37	18.50	21	26	0
RB Eli Joseph	1	2	25	25.00	23	25	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Darnell Camara	3	8	21	7.00	0	9	0
WR Bubba Ohalete	3	6	35	11.67	14	20	0
WR Mackenzie Rodriguez	3	5	60	20.00	19	51	0
RB Asher Wilkins	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
WR Marcos King	2	7	3	1.50	0	4	1
FB Anthony Bright	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Dan Lynn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jake Hannan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jerry Alcott	1	29	29.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marvin Evans	1	1	0
Archie Duffy	1	0	0
Silas Peters	0	1	0
Rodney Bruggeman	0	1	0
Roman Stanton	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Force
Marcos King	1	0
Leonardo Pritchett	0	1
Jay Whalen	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kayden Samuels	6	267	44.5	36.8	49	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kennedy Mickus	5	250	50.0	41.4	59	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Vance	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kaleb Francis	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marvin Evans	4	43	10.8	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcos King	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marvin Evans	2	33	16.5	0
Oscar Gaylor	2	117	58.5	1

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcos King	5	127	25.4	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Silas Peters	6	1	1.0	22	27
DT Justics Ramsey	5	0	1.0	21	30
OLB Jerry Alcott	5	4	0.0	20	27
S Ted Walsh	5	1	0.0	21	25
CB Burt Butler	4	0	0.0	15	22
DE Roman Stanton	3	0	0.0	17	19
OLB Gary Franklin	2	0	0.0	8	15
DT Rex O'Donnell	2	0	0.0	18	27
DE Irv Fleming	1	1	0.0	20	26
CB Derrick Baump	1	1	0.0	21	32
CB Clarence Montgomery	1	0	0.0	17	26
DT Antoine Fredrickson	1	0	0.0	9	10
S Jeffrey Carlisle	0	1	0.0	19	21

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Leonardo Pritchett	11	1	1.0	25	40
CB Derek Baumann	9	1	0.0	18	27
ILB Randy Yarbrough	7	2	0.0	25	38
S Richie McGee	6	0	0.0	17	22
CB Pedro Sphar	4	1	0.0	19	29
S Justin Mathis	4	1	0.0	12	21
ILB Brendan Dahnke	3	3	0.0	7	14
ILB Tylor Coble	3	1	0.0	11	21
DE Brett Duggan	3	0	0.0	14	27
DE Cornelius Glenn	2	2	1.0	21	31
DE Brendan Upshaw	2	0	1.0	17	18
CB Caiden Arce	2	4	0.0	18	30
S Fred Herndon	2	1	0.0	12	21
DT Angel Meadows	1	1	0.0	13	24
T Griffin Carr	1	0	---	---	---
WR Bubba Ohalete	1	0	---	---	---
S Joe Kieta	0	2	0.0	20	29
DT Mickey Hampton	0	1	0.0	9	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Justics Ramsey	1.0	1	0	30
ILB Silas Peters	1.0	0	0	27
DE Amos Azzoo	0.0	0	1	17
DE Irv Fleming	0.0	0	1	26
DT Rex O'Donnell	0.0	0	1	27

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Brendan Upshaw	1.0	0	1	18
OLB Leonardo Pritchett	1.0	0	0	40
DE Cornelius Glenn	1.0	0	0	31
DE Brett Duggan	0.0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jerry Alcott	3	1	1	27
S Ted Walsh	3	0	0	25
ILB Silas Peters	2	1	0	27
DE Roman Stanton	2	0	0	19
CB Burt Butler	2	0	0	22
OLB Gary Franklin	1	0	0	15
DE Amos Azzoo	1	0	0	17
S Jeffrey Carlisle	0	1	0	21
CB Derrick Baump	0	1	0	32
CB Clarence Montgomery	0	1	0	26
DT Justics Ramsey	0	1	0	30

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Leonardo Pritchett	9	1	40
CB Derek Baumann	6	0	27
CB Pedro Sphar	3	1	29
S Richie McGee	2	1	22
ILB Randy Yarbrough	2	0	38
DE Brett Duggan	2	0	27
ILB Tylor Coble	2	0	21
S Justin Mathis	1	1	21
ILB Brendan Dahnke	1	0	14
S Fred Herndon	1	0	21
DE Cornelius Glenn	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Corwin Haralson	3	8	0	26	0	41
Kent Austin	3	7	0	26	1	41
Hunter Langdon	3	4	1	26	1	41
Nicholas Luethje	2	6	0	26	0	41
Jeff Sutter	0	1	0	26	0	41
Eli Joseph	0	0	0	10	1	20

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alfred Spencer	2	5	22	0	34
Griffin Carr	2	2	22	1	34
Casey Malamala	1	3	22	1	34
Bruce Schnebele	1	3	22	0	34
Darnell Camara	1	1	20	0	26
Grady McNeil	0	1	22	0	34
Jake Hannan	0	1	6	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Shaquille Rivera	2	24
Jalen Bastyr	2	16
Marvin Evans	1	24
Dashawn Terrell	1	24
Rodney Bruggeman	1	12

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Bright	2	23
Marcos King	2	21
Jake Hannan	1	23
Jay Whalen	1	22
Dan Lynn	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marvin Evans	25	41	---	---	24	90
Corwin Haralson	26	41	---	---	9	76
Jeff Sutter	26	41	---	---	9	76
Hunter Langdon	26	41	---	---	9	76
Nicholas Luethje	26	41	---	---	9	76
Archie Duffy	26	41	---	---	---	67
Rodney Bruggeman	21	34	---	---	12	67
Kent Austin	26	41	---	---	---	67
Oscar Gaylor	17	32	---	---	15	64
Derrick Baump	---	---	21	32	2	55
Justics Ramsey	---	---	21	30	2	53
Rex O'Donnell	---	---	18	27	6	51
Silas Peters	---	---	22	27	1	50
Jerry Alcott	---	---	20	27	2	49
Irv Fleming	---	---	20	26	1	47
Ted Walsh	---	---	21	25	1	47
Aidan Winslett	17	18	---	---	10	45
Clarence Montgomery	---	---	17	26	2	45
Burt Butler	---	---	15	22	6	43
Jalen Bastyr	---	---	6	20	16	42
Jeffrey Carlisle	---	---	19	21	1	41
Shaquille Rivera	6	10	---	---	24	40
Les Monahan	18	22	---	---	---	40
Roman Stanton	---	---	17	19	1	37
Eli Joseph	10	20	---	---	---	30
Bryan Webster	---	---	2	11	16	29
Amos Azzoo	---	---	4	17	6	27
Melvin Peters	9	17	---	---	---	26
Gary Franklin	---	---	8	15	2	25
Dashawn Terrell	0	0	---	---	24	24
Rich Huffman	---	---	0	2	20	22
Antoine Fredrickson	---	---	9	10	1	20
Gavin Poston	---	---	2	10	1	13
T.J. Cortez	0	0	---	---	13	13
Irv Brelsford	3	10	---	---	---	13
Wes Vance	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brandon Winslett	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bill Alston	---	---	0	0	9	9
Emmitt Benson	3	1	---	---	4	8
Blake Marlowe	---	---	0	7	1	8
Kayden Samuels	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steven Huffman	0	0	---	---	3	3
Preston Ford	1	0	---	---	---	1
Elliot Horn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Teddy Gooden	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jimmie Marshall	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcos King	18	31	---	---	21	70
Leonardo Pritchett	---	---	25	40	3	68
Joe Kieta	---	---	20	29	19	68
Randy Yarbrough	---	---	25	38	3	66
Caiden Arce	---	---	18	30	18	66
Griffin Carr	22	34	---	---	7	63
Bruce Schnebele	22	34	---	---	7	63
Grady McNeil	22	34	---	---	7	63
Casey Malamala	22	34	---	---	7	63
Fernando Huettner	22	34	---	---	2	58
Jay Whalen	---	---	12	23	22	57
Alfred Spencer	22	34	---	---	---	56
Cornelius Glenn	---	---	21	31	2	54
Pedro Sphar	---	---	19	29	---	48
Brett Duggan	---	---	14	27	7	48
Tylor Coble	---	---	11	21	15	47
Darnell Camara	20	26	---	---	---	46
Derek Baumann	---	---	18	27	1	46
Bubba Ohalete	17	27	---	---	---	44
Brendan Upshaw	---	---	17	18	8	43
Anthony Bright	3	16	---	---	23	42
Fred Herndon	---	---	12	21	8	41
Richie McGee	---	---	17	22	1	40
Mackenzie Rodriguez	13	21	---	---	6	40
Angel Meadows	---	---	13	24	1	38
Asher Wilkins	19	14	---	---	5	38
Jake Hannan	6	8	---	---	23	37
Justin Mathis	---	---	12	21	3	36
Colby Frankel	4	5	---	---	18	27
Trenton Davis	---	---	11	12	2	25
Mickey Hampton	---	---	9	13	1	23
Brendan Dahnke	---	---	7	14	2	23
Randal Bowie	2	3	---	---	16	21
Dan Lynn	0	7	---	---	10	17
Morris Madison	6	10	---	---	---	16
Logan Buie	---	---	5	11	---	16
Jeremy Bernier	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kaleb Francis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kennedy Mickus	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jameson Peterson	2	1	---	---	---	3
Lukas Cooper	0	1	---	---	---	1
Sedrick Shepherd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jumbo Talent	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alfred Blanchard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wesley Newton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leonard Moreland	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	42	4.2
Middle	9	38	4.2
Right	7	11	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	16	78	4.9
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Archie Duffy	38	30	2	2	1	4	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fernando Huettner	32	14	2	2	5	6	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	22	176	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	50	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	5	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	41	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	31	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	51	10.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Evans	11	8	0	44	0	41
TE Rodney Bruggeman	9	7	0	50	0	34
WR Oscar Gaylor	8	7	0	44	0	32
TE Shaquille Rivera	4	3	1	24	0	10
WR Melvin Peters	2	2	0	3	0	17
FB Irv Brelsford	2	2	0	37	1	10
RB Eli Joseph	2	1	0	25	1	20

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Darnell Camara	8	3	4	21	0	26
WR Marcos King	7	2	1	3	0	31
WR Bubba Ohalete	6	3	0	35	1	27
WR Mackenzie Rodriguez	5	3	0	60	1	21
FB Anthony Bright	2	1	0	4	0	16
RB Asher Wilkins	2	2	0	5	0	14
WR Dan Lynn	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Jake Hannan	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Archie Duffy	1	-4	-4.00	-0.75
Les Monahan	1	6	6.00	4.38
Irv Brelsford	1	7	7.00	5.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Asher Wilkins	1	3	3.00	3.83
Mackenzie Rodriguez	1	0	0.00	0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Archie Duffy	9	5	14	1.56	5.97

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fernando Huettner	8	4	19	2.38	4.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marvin Evans	3	1	3	1.00	4.00
TE Rodney Bruggeman	3	1	7	2.33	5.56
TE Shaquille Rivera	1	1	4	4.00	6.00
WR Oscar Gaylor	1	1	1	1.00	5.50
WR Melvin Peters	1	1	-1	-1.00	1.50

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marcos King	3	2	3	1.00	0.43
WR Bubba Ohalete	2	1	10	5.00	5.83
TE Darnell Camara	1	0	0	0.00	2.63
TE Jake Hannan	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Mackenzie Rodriguez	1	1	6	6.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Eli Joseph	2	0
Les Monahan	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Fernando Huettner	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Archie Duffy	11	9	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fernando Huettner	8	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marvin Evans	2	2	0
WR Oscar Gaylor	2	2	2
WR Melvin Peters	2	2	0
RB Eli Joseph	2	1	1
TE Shaquille Rivera	1	1	1
TE Rodney Bruggeman	1	0	0
FB Irv Brelsford	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Darnell Camara	3	2	1
WR Marcos King	3	0	0
TE Jake Hannan	1	0	0
WR Mackenzie Rodriguez	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,500 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,800 (17,700)
End Zone 10,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 6,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (11,200)
Club Seats 10,600 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,500 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,500 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,800 (17,700)
End Zone	10,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	6,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (11,200)
Club Seats	10,600 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,500 (4,800)