Week 17, 2045

played in Tampa Bay, FL

70 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	3	8	21	-	32
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	7	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:04 TBY - Anthony Bright 7 pass from Fernando Huettner (Emmett Jennings extra point)
2Q: 07:38 CAR - Wes Vance 42 field goal
2Q: 00:25 TBY - Justin Mathis 86 interception return (Emmett Jennings extra point)
3Q: 13:02 TBY - Mackenzie Rodriguez 26 pass from Fernando Huettner (Emmett Jennings extra point)
3Q: 04:22 CAR - Eli Joseph 8 pass from Otis Morrison (Otis Morrison pass to Oscar Gaylor for conversion)
4Q: 10:16 CAR - Rodney Bruggeman 5 pass from Otis Morrison (Wes Vance extra point)
4Q: 09:07 CAR - Eli Joseph 3 run (Wes Vance extra point)
4Q: 01:26 CAR - Eli Joseph 2 run (Wes Vance extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:04 TBY - Anthony Bright 7 pass from Fernando Huettner (Emmett Jennings extra point)
2Q: 07:38 CAR - Wes Vance 42 field goal
2Q: 00:25 TBY - Justin Mathis 86 interception return (Emmett Jennings extra point)
3Q: 13:02 TBY - Mackenzie Rodriguez 26 pass from Fernando Huettner (Emmett Jennings extra point)
3Q: 04:22 CAR - Eli Joseph 8 pass from Otis Morrison (Otis Morrison pass to Oscar Gaylor for conversion)
4Q: 10:16 CAR - Rodney Bruggeman 5 pass from Otis Morrison (Wes Vance extra point)
4Q: 09:07 CAR - Eli Joseph 3 run (Wes Vance extra point)
4Q: 01:26 CAR - Eli Joseph 2 run (Wes Vance extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 8-8 8-8
First Downs 28 11
- by Rushing 13 2
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 425 178
- Offensive Plays 80 52
- Yards per Play 5.31 3.42
Net Rushing Yards 165 31
- Rushing Attempts 35 11
- Yards per Rush 4.71 2.82
Net Passing Yards 260 147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 30 - 1 37 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 276 176
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 4/29
- Yards per Pass Play 5.78 3.59
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 0/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 7/45 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/48 3/42
Kick Returns/Yards 3/71 5/122
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/86
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 29
Time of Possession 38:48 21:12

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	8-8	8-8
First Downs	28	11
- by Rushing	13	2
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	425	178
- Offensive Plays	80	52
- Yards per Play	5.31	3.42
Net Rushing Yards	165	31
- Rushing Attempts	35	11
- Yards per Rush	4.71	2.82
Net Passing Yards	260	147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 30 - 1	37 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	276	176
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	4/29
- Yards per Pass Play	5.78	3.59
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	0/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	7/45	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/48	3/42
Kick Returns/Yards	3/71	5/122
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/86
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 29
Time of Possession	38:48	21:12

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:11	OWN 28	5	12	Punt
1	9:01	3:00	50	4	27	Missed FG
1	4:55	1:19	OWN 4	3	6	Punt
1	1:54	2:02	OWN 46	3	-3	Punt
2	13:07	5:34	OWN 30	9	45	Field Goal
2	5:28	1:47	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
2	2:32	2:19	OWN 7	8	68	Interception
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 25	3	21	Half
3	12:47	2:54	OWN 43	5	19	Punt
3	8:46	4:32	OWN 38	10	62	Touchdown
3	0:26	5:19	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	9:30	0:31	OPP 4	2	4	Touchdown
4	7:24	5:00	OWN 28	8	35	Punt
4	1:35	0:17	OPP 1	2	1	Touchdown

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:49	2:48	OWN 5	5	17	Punt
1	6:01	1:06	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
1	3:36	1:42	OPP 33	5	33	Touchdown
2	14:52	1:45	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
2	7:33	2:05	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
2	3:41	1:09	OWN 43	5	16	Punt
3	15:00	2:13	OWN 31	3	69	Touchdown
3	9:53	1:07	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	4:14	3:48	OWN 14	8	36	Punt
4	10:07	0:37	OWN 34	1	-4	Fumble
4	8:59	1:35	OWN 40	3	-6	Punt
4	2:24	0:49	OWN 20	4	-19	Downs
4	1:18	1:18	OWN 25	6	20	Game

Game MVP: Otis Morrison, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Les Monahan	18	94	5.22	18	3	0
Eli Joseph	14	45	3.21	11	1	2
Otis Morrison	2	18	9.00	12	1	0
Marvin Evans	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Artie Lindsay	4	-2	-0.50	2	0
Blaine Stanton	4	13	3.25	7	0
Bubba Ohalete	1	2	2.00	2	0
Randal Bowie	1	8	8.00	8	0
Fernando Huettner	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Otis Morrison	42	30	276	3/16	2	23	1	94.9

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fernando Huettner	37	17	176	4/29	2	44	0	78.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marvin Evans	7	10	64	9.14	17	15	0
RB Eli Joseph	6	7	74	12.33	40	18	1
TE Rodney Bruggeman	5	5	57	11.40	18	23	1
TE Shaquille Rivera	4	4	24	6.00	3	10	0
RB Les Monahan	3	6	15	5.00	0	7	0
WR Emmitt Benson	3	5	15	5.00	4	9	0
WR Oscar Gaylor	2	5	27	13.50	4	19	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Morris Madison	6	12	50	8.33	6	14	0
WR Mackenzie Rodriguez	4	7	46	11.50	27	26	1
WR Marcos King	3	5	64	21.33	26	44	0
FB Anthony Bright	2	4	13	6.50	0	7	1
WR Jameson Peterson	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Blaine Stanton	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0
WR Bubba Ohalete	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Randal Bowie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Justin Mathis	1	86	86.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marvin Evans	1	0	0
Les Monahan	0	1	0
Ted Walsh	0	1	0
Rex O'Donnell	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Fernando Huettner	1	0	0	0
Leonard Moreland	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Holloway	6	250	41.7	28.0	55	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kennedy Mickus	8	405	50.6	39.6	65	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Vance	1/2	1/2	0/0	42	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Emmett Jennings	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marvin Evans	3	48	16.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcos King	3	42	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marvin Evans	3	71	23.7	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcos King	4	105	26.3	0
Branden O'Neill	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jerry Alcott	5	2	0.0	9	37
ILB Silas Peters	4	2	0.0	9	30
ILB Leland Bryant	3	0	2.0	2	11
DT Rex O'Donnell	2	2	1.0	10	41
CB Clarence Montgomery	2	2	0.0	9	26
CB Archie Hickman	2	1	0.0	8	32
OLB Enrique Marsh	2	1	0.0	11	40
S Antonio Burnett	2	0	0.0	6	35
S Jeffrey Carlisle	2	0	0.0	7	21
S Ted Walsh	2	0	0.0	9	30
DT Justics Ramsey	1	1	1.0	10	32
CB Bobby Gerhardt	1	0	0.0	8	18
DE Brent Dixon	1	0	0.0	5	18
DT Kim Fryer	1	0	0.0	7	32
OLB Gary Franklin	0	1	0.0	1	9
DE Jace Brandon	0	1	0.0	5	28

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randy Perez	10	3	0.0	35	45
OLB Leonardo Pritchett	8	1	1.0	33	36
OLB Leonard Moreland	7	2	1.0	35	43
S Justin Mathis	7	4	0.0	35	45
S Raul Canady	7	2	0.0	23	21
S Joe Kieta	7	0	0.0	16	27
OLB Brett Duggan	5	2	0.0	22	32
OLB Jay Whalen	3	0	1.0	5	10
CB Xavier Cassidy	3	0	0.0	34	41
DE Cornelius Glenn	2	2	0.0	35	45
CB Dylan Pierce	2	1	0.0	15	25
DT Gustavo Tolbert	2	0	0.0	30	31
DE Marcos Schroeder	1	0	0.0	31	38
QB Fernando Huettner	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Leland Bryant	2.0	0	0	11
DT Justics Ramsey	1.0	2	1	32
DT Rex O'Donnell	1.0	2	0	41
DE Jace Brandon	0.0	1	0	28
OLB Jerry Alcott	0.0	1	0	37
DE Brent Dixon	0.0	1	0	18
DT Kim Fryer	0.0	1	0	32
OLB Enrique Marsh	0.0	1	0	40

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Leonard Moreland	1.0	0	1	0	43
OLB Leonardo Pritchett	1.0	0	0	1	36
OLB Jay Whalen	1.0	0	0	0	10
DE Cornelius Glenn	0.0	1	1	0	45
DE Marcos Schroeder	0.0	1	0	0	38
DT Gustavo Tolbert	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Clarence Montgomery	3	0	26
OLB Jerry Alcott	3	0	37
OLB Enrique Marsh	2	2	40
CB Archie Hickman	2	1	32
S Antonio Burnett	2	0	35
ILB Silas Peters	1	1	30
S Jeffrey Carlisle	1	0	21
CB Bobby Gerhardt	1	0	18
S Ted Walsh	1	0	30
DT Kim Fryer	1	0	32

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Leonardo Pritchett	7	1	0	36
S Justin Mathis	4	0	1	45
S Joe Kieta	3	0	0	27
CB Xavier Cassidy	3	0	0	41
OLB Leonard Moreland	3	0	0	43
S Raul Canady	3	0	0	21
ILB Randy Perez	3	0	0	45
OLB Jay Whalen	2	0	0	10
OLB Brett Duggan	1	0	0	32
CB Dylan Pierce	1	0	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nicholas Luethje	9	12	1	35	1	45
Hunter Langdon	3	4	0	35	1	45
Kent Austin	2	5	0	35	0	45
Trevor Cardoza	1	5	0	35	1	45
Corwin Haralson	1	3	0	35	0	45
Rodney Bruggeman	1	2	0	32	0	41
Irv Brelsford	1	2	0	13	0	14

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lincoln Carter	1	2	11	2	41
Casey Malamala	1	2	11	1	41
Alfred Spencer	1	2	11	0	41
Theodore Wheeler	0	1	11	1	41
Morris Madison	0	1	4	0	23
Anthony Bright	0	1	4	0	22
Jake Hannan	0	1	6	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Marvin Evans	3	24
Shaquille Rivera	2	26
Antonio Burnett	1	18
Jalen Bush	1	18
Corwin Haralson	1	8

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Bright	2	24
Ryan Winslett	2	12
Morris Madison	1	24
Terry Gozzi	1	16

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marvin Evans	32	43	---	---	24	99
Corwin Haralson	35	45	---	---	8	88
Hunter Langdon	35	45	---	---	8	88
Trevor Cardoza	35	45	---	---	8	88
Nicholas Luethje	35	45	---	---	8	88
Otis Morrison	35	45	---	---	---	80
Kent Austin	35	45	---	---	---	80
Eli Joseph	20	33	---	---	26	79
Rodney Bruggeman	32	41	---	---	---	73
Antonio Burnett	---	---	6	35	18	59
Oscar Gaylor	20	32	---	---	4	56
Jerry Alcott	---	---	9	37	8	54
Shaquille Rivera	14	13	---	---	26	53
Rex O'Donnell	---	---	10	41	---	51
Enrique Marsh	---	---	11	40	---	51
Kim Fryer	---	---	7	32	8	47
Justics Ramsey	---	---	10	32	---	42
Archie Hickman	---	---	8	32	---	40
Silas Peters	---	---	9	30	---	39
Les Monahan	20	19	---	---	---	39
Ted Walsh	---	---	9	30	---	39
Emmitt Benson	17	18	---	---	1	36
Clarence Montgomery	---	---	9	26	---	35
Gary Franklin	---	---	1	9	24	34
Jace Brandon	---	---	5	28	---	33
Jalen Bush	---	---	2	10	18	30
Brent Dixon	---	---	5	18	7	30
Jeffrey Carlisle	---	---	7	21	---	28
Irv Brelsford	13	14	---	---	---	27
Bobby Gerhardt	---	---	8	18	---	26
Leland Bryant	---	---	2	11	12	25
Mike Cash	0	4	---	---	20	24
Dan Colinet	4	5	---	---	9	18
Eric Quinonez	3	2	---	---	12	17
Pete Brooks	0	0	---	---	12	12
Wes Vance	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brandon Winslett	0	0	---	---	8	8
Shawn Holloway	0	0	---	---	6	6
Amos Azzoo	---	---	3	1	1	5
Steven Huffman	0	0	---	---	2	2
Damian Ford	0	1	---	---	---	1
Archie Duffy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Victor Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Collin Holt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chester Peters	0	0	---	---	---	0
Emmett Restifo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Perez	---	---	35	45	14	94
Xavier Cassidy	---	---	34	41	8	83
Derek Baumann	---	---	35	45	2	82
Cornelius Glenn	---	---	35	45	2	82
Justin Mathis	---	---	35	45	2	82
Leonard Moreland	---	---	35	43	2	80
Brett Duggan	---	---	22	32	25	79
Marcos Schroeder	---	---	31	38	2	71
Leonardo Pritchett	---	---	33	36	1	70
Gustavo Tolbert	---	---	30	31	1	62
Casey Malamala	11	41	---	---	8	60
Theodore Wheeler	11	41	---	---	8	60
Wesley Newton	11	41	---	---	8	60
Raul Canady	---	---	23	21	16	60
Lincoln Carter	11	41	---	---	8	60
Marcos King	10	34	---	---	13	57
Alfred Spencer	11	41	---	---	---	52
Fernando Huettner	11	41	---	---	---	52
Morris Madison	4	23	---	---	24	51
Anthony Bright	4	22	---	---	24	50
Joe Kieta	---	---	16	27	2	45
Dylan Pierce	---	---	15	25	1	41
Bubba Ohalete	8	31	---	---	---	39
Randal Bowie	1	20	---	---	18	39
Mackenzie Rodriguez	9	18	---	---	6	33
Jameson Peterson	1	12	---	---	16	29
Jake Hannan	6	19	---	---	---	25
Terry Gozzi	---	---	0	4	16	20
Artie Lindsay	5	10	---	---	4	19
Jay Whalen	---	---	5	10	1	16
Blaine Stanton	5	9	---	---	---	14
Branden O'Neill	1	3	---	---	9	13
Ryan Winslett	---	---	0	1	12	13
Adrian Summers	---	---	0	5	7	12
Kennedy Mickus	0	0	---	---	8	8
Abel Page	0	0	---	---	8	8
Darnell Stevens	---	---	1	1	6	8
Jimmy Levy	1	4	---	---	---	5
Emmett Jennings	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jumbo Talent	0	0	---	---	---	0
Grady McNeil	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joshua Schulz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ivan McCarthy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brad Owens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kerry Turnbull	0	0	---	---	---	0
Emmitt Stoner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	31	3.9
Middle	13	52	4.0
Right	14	82	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	7	15	2.1
Right	2	9	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Otis Morrison	42	30	1	3	2	1	3	1	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fernando Huettner	37	17	2	0	6	4	9	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	14	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	154	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	85	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	74	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	32	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	44	22.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Evans	10	7	1	64	0	43
RB Eli Joseph	7	6	0	74	0	33
RB Les Monahan	6	3	0	15	0	19
WR Oscar Gaylor	5	2	1	27	0	32
TE Rodney Bruggeman	5	5	0	57	1	41
WR Emmitt Benson	5	3	0	15	0	18
TE Shaquille Rivera	4	4	0	24	0	13

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Morris Madison	12	6	2	50	0	23
WR Mackenzie Rodriguez	7	4	0	46	1	18
WR Marcos King	5	3	1	64	1	34
FB Anthony Bright	4	2	0	13	0	22
WR Bubba Ohalete	3	0	1	0	0	31
WR Jameson Peterson	3	1	1	-1	0	12
RB Randal Bowie	1	0	1	0	0	20
RB Blaine Stanton	1	1	0	4	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eli Joseph	4	6	1.50	3.21
Les Monahan	1	-1	-1.00	5.22

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Otis Morrison	8	6	41	5.13	6.57

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fernando Huettner	3	2	19	6.33	4.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rodney Bruggeman	2	2	9	4.50	11.40
RB Les Monahan	2	1	2	1.00	2.50
RB Eli Joseph	2	2	21	10.50	10.57
WR Marvin Evans	1	1	9	9.00	6.40
WR Oscar Gaylor	1	0	0	0.00	5.40

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Anthony Bright	1	1	7	7.00	3.25
WR Bubba Ohalete	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Marcos King	1	1	12	12.00	12.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Eli Joseph	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Artie Lindsay	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Otis Morrison	11	10	6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fernando Huettner	9	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marvin Evans	3	3	1
RB Eli Joseph	3	3	3
WR Emmitt Benson	3	2	1
TE Shaquille Rivera	1	1	0
WR Oscar Gaylor	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch
TE Morris Madison	2	0
FB Anthony Bright	2	0
WR Mackenzie Rodriguez	2	1
RB Randal Bowie	1	0
WR Jameson Peterson	1	0
WR Marcos King	1	0

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

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