Week 1, 2053

played in Tampa Bay, FL

82 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	3	0	7	-	10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	7	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:30 TBY - Bruce Battles 25 field goal
2Q: 04:11 CAR - J.C. Cooley 39 field goal
2Q: 00:32 TBY - Brian Laughlin 3 pass from Dustin Hooks (Bruce Battles extra point)
4Q: 11:20 CAR - Cedric McKenzie 1 run (J.C. Cooley extra point)
4Q: 07:21 TBY - Brian Laughlin 4 pass from Dustin Hooks (Bruce Battles extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:30 TBY - Bruce Battles 25 field goal
2Q: 04:11 CAR - J.C. Cooley 39 field goal
2Q: 00:32 TBY - Brian Laughlin 3 pass from Dustin Hooks (Bruce Battles extra point)
4Q: 11:20 CAR - Cedric McKenzie 1 run (J.C. Cooley extra point)
4Q: 07:21 TBY - Brian Laughlin 4 pass from Dustin Hooks (Bruce Battles extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 17
- by Rushing 10 5
- by Passing 6 12
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 238 288
- Offensive Plays 64 60
- Yards per Play 3.72 4.80
Net Rushing Yards 133 77
- Rushing Attempts 27 28
- Yards per Rush 4.93 2.75
Net Passing Yards 105 211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 18 - 0 32 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 113 211
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.84 6.59
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/14 3/63
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/63 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:38 31:23

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	17
- by Rushing	10	5
- by Passing	6	12
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	238	288
- Offensive Plays	64	60
- Yards per Play	3.72	4.80
Net Rushing Yards	133	77
- Rushing Attempts	27	28
- Yards per Rush	4.93	2.75
Net Passing Yards	105	211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 18 - 0	32 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	113	211
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.84	6.59
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/14	3/63
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/63	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:38	31:23

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:23	2:36	OWN 29	3	-4	Punt
1	3:08	1:39	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
1	0:12	0:33	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	13:36	3:05	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
2	8:38	4:32	OWN 45	9	33	Field Goal
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 25	2	-4	Half
3	15:00	2:43	OWN 26	4	23	Punt
3	9:04	4:03	OWN 1	9	40	Punt
3	2:05	5:54	OWN 21	12	79	Touchdown
4	7:10	2:09	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
4	2:33	1:36	OWN 31	8	11	Downs
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 20	2	65	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:37	OWN 25	16	67	Field Goal
1	4:47	1:39	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
1	1:29	1:17	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
2	14:39	1:03	OWN 44	3	9	Punt
2	10:31	1:53	OWN 9	3	0	Punt
2	4:06	3:41	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	12:17	3:13	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
3	5:01	2:56	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
4	11:11	4:01	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
4	5:01	2:28	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
4	0:57	0:31	OPP 42	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Dustin Hooks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Cedric McKenzie	17	62	3.65	22	3	1
QB Charles Peppers	4	30	7.50	9	0	0
RB Jake Garrett	4	21	5.25	10	1	0
RB Skip Hadley	2	20	10.00	15	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Randall Watkins	17	42	2.47	12	1
RB Jerome Frederick	8	-4	-0.50	4	0
QB Dustin Hooks	3	39	13.00	14	3

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Charles Peppers	36	18	113	1/8	0	25	0	56.8

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dustin Hooks	32	27	211	0/0	2	26	0	115.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Lonnie Burns	8	12	60	7.50	13	25
RB Cedric McKenzie	3	4	10	3.33	2	7
WR Richie Wilhide	3	11	28	9.33	13	16
RB Jake Garrett	2	3	-2	-1.00	0	1
WR Rico Clemons	1	4	14	14.00	0	14
WR Philip Stephenson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Grady Clements	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Brian Laughlin	7	7	69	9.86	34	19	2
WR Harvey Webster	7	10	39	5.57	15	12	0
RB Randall Watkins	5	6	19	3.80	3	9	0
WR Cody Van Pelt	4	5	28	7.00	12	15	0
WR Claude Gooden	2	2	43	21.50	34	26	0
TE Will Chandler	2	2	13	6.50	7	7	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pedro Donaldson	7	325	46.4	42.1	52	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earl Tenneson	8	359	44.9	36.4	61	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.C. Cooley	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Battles	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Hickl	1	8	8.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Pritchett	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Hickl	2	45	22.5	0
Philip Stephenson	1	18	18.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corwin Hall	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dillon Fagelman	11	1	25	30
S Dwayne Lestage	7	3	28	32
CB Roger Espinal	6	3	28	32
DE Gino Hoke	6	2	28	32
S Doug Winn	4	5	28	32
ILB Enrique Marsh	4	3	28	32
DE Tom Foley	4	0	26	30
DT R.J. House	4	0	25	30
CB Clifton Joseph	3	0	28	29
OLB Miles Hammer	2	0	15	22
DT Alexis Terrell	1	0	18	24
DT Ross Cole	1	0	13	10
CB Craig Jennings	0	1	16	14

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Walt Gray	8	2	0.0	26	33
OLB Tyrone Torelli	6	1	1.0	26	30
S Omar Downs	4	1	0.0	25	25
DE Bucky Patterson	4	0	0.0	20	24
S Santiago Smalley	4	0	0.0	2	12
S Neil Babka	3	2	0.0	27	37
CB Kendrick Leavitt	3	0	0.0	26	29
DE Jonathan Godfrey	3	0	0.0	14	23
OLB Andy Stephens	3	0	0.0	25	24
CB Rich Rogers	2	1	0.0	27	37
OLB Braden Sullivan	1	3	0.0	25	25
DT Pat Hampton	1	1	0.0	9	7
CB Arturo Fleming	1	1	0.0	2	12
CB Perry Molnar	1	0	0.0	3	11
S Casey Pritchett	1	0	0.0	14	18
OLB Harris Lovallo	0	1	0.0	2	13
OLB Carl Conzelman	0	1	0.0	0	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Enrique Marsh	1	32
DT Alexis Terrell	1	24
DT Ross Cole	1	10

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tyrone Torelli	1.0	0	0	0	30
CB Rich Rogers	0.0	1	1	0	37
DE Jonathan Godfrey	0.0	0	3	1	23
DE Bucky Patterson	0.0	0	2	0	24
DE Dustin Austin	0.0	0	1	0	15
OLB Braden Sullivan	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dwayne Lestage	7	0	32
OLB Dillon Fagelman	4	0	30
CB Roger Espinal	4	0	32
CB Clifton Joseph	3	1	29
S Doug Winn	3	0	32
ILB Enrique Marsh	2	0	32
OLB Miles Hammer	2	0	22
DT Alexis Terrell	1	0	24
DE Gino Hoke	1	0	32

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Walt Gray	4	0	33
S Santiago Smalley	4	0	12
OLB Tyrone Torelli	2	1	30
S Omar Downs	1	2	25
S Casey Pritchett	1	1	18
DE Bucky Patterson	1	0	24
CB Perry Molnar	1	0	11
CB Rich Rogers	1	0	37
CB Kendrick Leavitt	1	0	29
OLB Andy Stephens	1	0	24
CB Arturo Fleming	1	0	12
OLB Braden Sullivan	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Miles Delgado	4	7	27	0	37
G Kaleb Owens	2	4	27	0	37
T Brian Reeves	2	4	27	0	37
T T.J. Probin	2	3	27	0	37
TE Lonnie Burns	1	1	25	0	34
C Edwin Karle	0	4	27	1	37

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Jack Gardner	2	4	28	32
T Desmond Belichick	1	9	28	32
C Al Simmons	1	6	28	32
TE Brian Laughlin	1	1	26	31
T Darrell Battaglia	0	2	28	32
G Harold Caldwell	0	2	28	32
TE Will Chandler	0	1	11	12

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Shepherd	1	23
Tyler Conger	1	22
Alfredo Sweeney	1	12

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Will Chandler	1	23
Jonathan Godfrey	1	19
Neil Babka	1	15
Vernon Cichanski	1	13

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Miles Delgado	27	37	---	---	8	72
T Brian Reeves	27	37	---	---	8	72
QB Charles Peppers	27	37	---	---	---	64
G Kaleb Owens	27	37	---	---	---	64
T T.J. Probin	27	37	---	---	---	64
C Edwin Karle	27	37	---	---	---	64
WR Philip Stephenson	18	30	---	---	15	63
ILB Enrique Marsh	---	---	28	32	1	61
S Dwayne Lestage	---	---	28	32	1	61
S Doug Winn	---	---	28	32	1	61
DE Gino Hoke	---	---	28	32	1	61
CB Roger Espinal	---	---	28	32	1	61
TE Lonnie Burns	25	34	---	---	1	60
CB Clifton Joseph	---	---	28	29	1	58
DE Tom Foley	---	---	26	30	1	57
DT R.J. House	---	---	25	30	1	56
OLB Dillon Fagelman	---	---	25	30	1	56
WR Rico Clemons	18	30	---	---	---	48
CB Craig Jennings	---	---	16	14	15	45
WR Richie Wilhide	17	28	---	---	---	45
DT Alexis Terrell	---	---	18	24	1	43
RB Cedric McKenzie	19	22	---	---	2	43
OLB Miles Hammer	---	---	15	22	3	40
WR Grady Clements	6	6	---	---	23	35
TE Alfredo Sweeney	10	8	---	---	12	30
FB Dave Shepherd	1	2	---	---	23	26
RB Jake Garrett	6	15	---	---	5	26
S Adrian Aikman	---	---	0	1	22	23
DT Ross Cole	---	---	13	10	---	23
WR Stephen Krohn	10	10	---	---	3	23
OLB Tyler Conger	---	---	0	0	22	22
DE DeAndre Rice	---	---	2	2	12	16
WR Darryl Hickl	0	0	---	---	12	12
ILB Sedrick Ruggiero	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Brandon Winslett	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Emmett Restifo	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Pedro Donaldson	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Morris Clinton	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Ralph Poole	---	---	0	0	8	8
CB Oliver Sailer	---	---	0	0	8	8
RB Skip Hadley	2	0	---	---	4	6
TE Amos Godfrey	3	0	---	---	3	6
K J.C. Cooley	0	0	---	---	4	4
DT Justin Stuart	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Tyler Crane	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Arturo Reese	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Neil Babka	---	---	27	37	15	79
OLB Tyrone Torelli	---	---	26	30	23	79
T Desmond Belichick	28	32	---	---	13	73
WR Harvey Webster	26	31	---	---	15	72
G Harold Caldwell	28	32	---	---	9	69
G Jack Gardner	28	32	---	---	9	69
CB Rich Rogers	---	---	27	37	1	65
S Omar Downs	---	---	25	25	14	64
QB Dustin Hooks	28	32	---	---	---	60
T Darrell Battaglia	28	32	---	---	---	60
ILB Walt Gray	---	---	26	33	1	60
C Al Simmons	28	32	---	---	---	60
OLB Braden Sullivan	---	---	25	25	10	60
TE Brian Laughlin	26	31	---	---	1	58
WR Cody Van Pelt	26	31	---	---	---	57
DE Jonathan Godfrey	---	---	14	23	19	56
CB Kendrick Leavitt	---	---	26	29	---	55
OLB Andy Stephens	---	---	25	24	---	49
TE Will Chandler	11	12	---	---	23	46
DE Bucky Patterson	---	---	20	24	---	44
RB Randall Watkins	19	25	---	---	---	44
S Casey Pritchett	---	---	14	18	7	39
RB Jerome Frederick	9	7	---	---	16	32
DT Mel Thill	---	---	6	16	8	30
WR Corwin Hall	16	8	---	---	3	27
DE Dustin Austin	---	---	11	15	1	27
FB Joshua Evans	1	8	---	---	15	24
DE Daquan Burton	---	---	6	9	8	23
CB Perry Molnar	---	---	3	11	4	18
OLB Harris Lovallo	---	---	2	13	1	16
DT Pat Hampton	---	---	9	7	---	16
S Santiago Smalley	---	---	2	12	1	15
CB Arturo Fleming	---	---	2	12	1	15
T Vernon Cichanski	0	0	---	---	13	13
C Irv Boore	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Earl Tenneson	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Pedro Medeiros	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE R.J. McNeil	2	2	---	---	2	6
K Bruce Battles	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Cornell O'Dwyer	---	---	1	3	---	4
OLB Carl Conzelman	---	---	0	4	---	4
WR Claude Gooden	0	3	---	---	---	3
TE Kai Rodgers	2	1	---	---	---	3
WR Kirk Boyer	2	1	---	---	---	3
T Brayden Armstrong	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Warren Sanford	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	15	79	5.3
Right	8	32	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	7	61	8.7
Right	17	10	0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Charles Peppers	36	18	1	1	3	5	8	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dustin Hooks	32	27	1	1	0	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	-2	-0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	53	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	37	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	25	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	33	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	16	136	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	38	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	4	2.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Lonnie Burns	12	8	0	60	1	34
WR Richie Wilhide	11	3	2	28	0	28
WR Rico Clemons	4	1	0	14	0	30
RB Cedric McKenzie	4	3	1	10	0	22
RB Jake Garrett	3	2	0	-2	0	15
WR Grady Clements	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Philip Stephenson	1	1	0	3	0	30

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harvey Webster	10	7	39	0	31
TE Brian Laughlin	7	7	69	0	31
RB Randall Watkins	6	5	19	0	25
WR Cody Van Pelt	5	4	28	0	31
WR Claude Gooden	2	2	43	1	3
TE Will Chandler	2	2	13	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cedric McKenzie	2	2	1.00	3.65

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Randall Watkins	1	1	1.00	2.47
RB Jerome Frederick	1	0	0.00	-0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Charles Peppers	1	1	18	18.00	3.14

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dustin Hooks	6	3	16	2.67	6.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Lonnie Burns	1	1	18	18.00	5.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harvey Webster	3	1	9	3.00	3.90
TE Brian Laughlin	2	2	7	3.50	9.86
RB Randall Watkins	1	0	0	0.00	3.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Charles Peppers	2	2

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Randall Watkins	2	0
QB Dustin Hooks	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Charles Peppers	11	5	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dustin Hooks	10	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Lonnie Burns	4	2	1
WR Richie Wilhide	4	1	0
RB Jake Garrett	3	2	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harvey Webster	4	3	1
RB Randall Watkins	3	2	0
TE Brian Laughlin	2	2	2
TE Will Chandler	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,100 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,100 (17,700)
End Zone 9,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,100 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,100 (17,700)
End Zone	9,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (4,800)