Week 17, 2066

played in Carolina, NC

45 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	0	7	0	-	21
Carolina Panthers	7	3	7	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:44 TBY - Stephen Irwin 19 pass from Leslie Walsh (Chuck Pearson extra point)
1Q: 05:39 CAR - Sammy Pitre 13 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
1Q: 00:06 TBY - Zach Cassidy 9 pass from Leslie Walsh (Chuck Pearson extra point)
2Q: 10:42 CAR - Robbie Mattson 52 field goal
3Q: 10:19 CAR - Kaleb Murray 5 run (Robbie Mattson extra point)
3Q: 06:37 TBY - Louie Followay 2 run (Chuck Pearson extra point)
4Q: 10:21 CAR - Robbie Mattson 28 field goal
4Q: 02:28 CAR - Robbie Mattson 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:44 TBY - Stephen Irwin 19 pass from Leslie Walsh (Chuck Pearson extra point)
1Q: 05:39 CAR - Sammy Pitre 13 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
1Q: 00:06 TBY - Zach Cassidy 9 pass from Leslie Walsh (Chuck Pearson extra point)
2Q: 10:42 CAR - Robbie Mattson 52 field goal
3Q: 10:19 CAR - Kaleb Murray 5 run (Robbie Mattson extra point)
3Q: 06:37 TBY - Louie Followay 2 run (Chuck Pearson extra point)
4Q: 10:21 CAR - Robbie Mattson 28 field goal
4Q: 02:28 CAR - Robbie Mattson 23 field goal

Team Statistics TBY CAR
Record 8-8 10-6
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 6 11
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 339 334
- Offensive Plays 64 63
- Yards per Play 5.30 5.30
Net Rushing Yards 87 157
- Rushing Attempts 27 34
- Yards per Rush 3.22 4.62
Net Passing Yards 252 177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 25 - 1 27 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 252 184
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.81 6.10
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/32 4/34
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/60
Kick Returns/Yards 3/57 2/73
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 34
Time of Possession 31:47 28:13

Team Statistics	TBY	CAR
Record	8-8	10-6
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	6	11
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	339	334
- Offensive Plays	64	63
- Yards per Play	5.30	5.30
Net Rushing Yards	87	157
- Rushing Attempts	27	34
- Yards per Rush	3.22	4.62
Net Passing Yards	252	177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 25 - 1	27 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	252	184
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.81	6.10
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/32	4/34
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/60
Kick Returns/Yards	3/57	2/73
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 34
Time of Possession	31:47	28:13

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:24	OWN 19	7	23	Punt
1	10:44	0:06	OPP 19	1	19	Touchdown
1	5:31	5:31	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	13:33	0:50	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
2	10:36	5:43	OWN 22	9	37	Punt
2	2:35	2:25	OWN 4	6	20	Punt
3	10:11	3:42	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	4:34	4:42	OWN 16	9	58	Interception
4	10:13	1:54	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	5:40	1:46	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
4	2:23	1:03	OWN 26	4	8	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:36	0:52	OWN 28	2	-7	Interception
1	10:38	5:07	OWN 10	9	90	Touchdown
2	15:00	1:27	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	12:43	2:07	OPP 49	4	14	Field Goal
2	4:53	2:18	OWN 12	5	18	Punt
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 34	1	4	Half
3	15:00	4:49	OWN 45	11	55	Touchdown
3	6:29	1:55	OWN 39	3	-5	Punt
4	14:52	4:39	OWN 23	11	66	Field Goal
4	8:19	2:39	OWN 25	5	32	Punt
4	3:54	1:31	OPP 44	5	38	Field Goal
4	1:20	1:20	OPP 34	5	15	Downs

Game MVP: Leslie Walsh, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jeremiah Hamilton	13	31	2.38	10	1	0
RB Louie Followay	8	37	4.63	10	1	1
QB Leslie Walsh	4	11	2.75	6	0	0
WR Mel Santana	2	8	4.00	10	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jonah Hruby	23	131	5.70	24	6	0
RB Tim Mueller	6	17	2.83	8	0	0
QB Kaleb Murray	5	9	1.80	7	0	1

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leslie Walsh	37	25	252	0/0	2	37	1	93.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kaleb Murray	27	14	184	2/7	1	35	1	70.6

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Zach Cassidy	8	15	75	9.38	5	20	1
RB Jeremiah Hamilton	5	6	80	16.00	65	37	0
WR Stephen Irwin	5	5	61	12.20	33	19	1
WR Hayden Diaz	3	3	4	1.33	7	5	0
RB Louie Followay	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Toby Anderko	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Justin Barlow	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Mel Santana	1	3	12	12.00	5	12	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Sammy Pitre	4	5	49	12.25	4	15	1
WR Cary Young	3	5	33	11.00	3	21	0
WR Heath Lane	2	4	15	7.50	0	16	0
WR Gavin Wilkins	2	2	44	22.00	13	35	0
RB Jonah Hruby	1	4	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Winfred Drake	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Donnell Maddux	1	2	26	26.00	0	26	0
TE Blake Thomason	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Winston Orbik	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Raymond Fabrizio	1	6	6.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Sky Dog Nixon	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Louie Followay	1	0	0
G Tyrell Westbrook	0	1	0
DE Kyle Banks	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Jonah Hruby	1	0	0
WR Cary Young	0	1	0
OLB Kelly Keck	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Halela	6	263	43.8	33.8	52	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norman Banks	4	192	48.0	48.0	66	3

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chuck Pearson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robbie Mattson	3/3	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Ellis	4	60	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mel Santana	3	57	19.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnie Barker	2	73	36.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Drake Guest	9	2	1.0	31	28
ILB Raymond Fabrizio	6	1	0.0	27	23
OLB Elijah Cole	5	2	0.0	26	27
S Nathaniel Wayne	5	1	0.0	23	21
DE Kyle Banks	5	0	0.0	32	29
CB Louie Schlabaugh	4	2	0.0	34	29
CB Byron Schulz	3	1	0.0	28	23
DE Robert Terrell	2	1	1.0	31	22
ILB Hunter O'Conner	2	0	0.0	6	6
S Joey Stuvaints	2	0	0.0	18	23
DT Austin Bombard	1	1	0.0	10	4
DE Bryan Sampras	1	0	0.0	5	5
S Marty Gaines	1	0	0.0	15	9
TE Zach Cassidy	1	0	---	---	---
CB Chase Rodgers	0	1	0.0	24	14
CB Asher Loom	0	1	0.0	12	8
DT Spencer Brentlinger	0	1	0.0	21	21

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Demetrius Gionfriddo	6	0	0.0	27	37
S Rickey Honaker	5	2	0.0	27	37
S Shaquille Jarman	5	1	0.0	24	25
CB Sky Dog Nixon	5	0	0.0	19	18
DE Edwin Fragomeni	4	0	0.0	22	31
DT Willie Carach	3	2	0.0	23	22
CB Gabriel Stevens	3	1	0.0	14	26
ILB Lawrence Dronett	3	1	0.0	12	11
ILB Bill Norris	3	0	0.0	16	26
OLB Kelly Keck	2	6	0.0	25	36
DT J.C. Siegrist	2	2	0.0	15	14
DT Harvey Van Caeyzeele	2	1	0.0	8	23
DE J.C. Gray	2	0	0.0	14	24
OLB Warren Barber	1	2	0.0	11	11
CB Salvador Gagne	1	1	0.0	9	19
TE Blake Thomason	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jared Erickson	1	0	0.0	0	9
DE Silas James	1	0	0.0	15	16
S Donnell Holz	0	2	0.0	2	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Robert Terrell	1.0	1	22
DT Drake Guest	1.0	0	28
DE Bryan Sampras	0.0	1	5
DE Kyle Banks	0.0	1	29

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Willie Carach	1	0	0	22
DT Harvey Van Caeyzeele	0	2	2	23
DE J.C. Gray	0	1	0	24
DE Silas James	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Raymond Fabrizio	3	1	1	23
CB Byron Schulz	3	1	0	23
CB Louie Schlabaugh	2	0	0	29
S Joey Stuvaints	1	1	0	23
ILB Hunter O'Conner	1	0	0	6
DT Drake Guest	1	0	0	28
S Nathaniel Wayne	1	0	0	21
OLB Evan Henne	1	0	0	17
OLB Elijah Cole	1	0	0	27
CB Asher Loom	0	1	0	8

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Demetrius Gionfriddo	6	1	0	37
CB Sky Dog Nixon	4	1	1	18
CB Gabriel Stevens	3	1	0	26
S Rickey Honaker	3	1	0	37
ILB Lawrence Dronett	3	0	0	11
CB Salvador Gagne	1	0	0	19
DE Edwin Fragomeni	1	0	0	31
DT Harvey Van Caeyzeele	1	0	0	23
ILB Bill Norris	1	0	0	26
DT Jared Erickson	1	0	0	9
S Shaquille Jarman	1	0	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Tyrell Westbrook	4	9	27	37
C Deion Owens	3	7	27	37
T Alexander Hardy	2	4	27	37
T Shannon Phillips	0	3	27	37
G Jon Willson	0	1	27	37

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Donnie Richmond	5	6	0	34	0	29
C Tristan Dawkins	3	9	0	34	1	29
T Sammie Coles	3	7	1	34	0	29
G Ricardo Price	2	4	0	34	0	29
T Leonard Rutan	2	2	0	34	1	29
FB Sammy Pitre	1	1	0	4	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrell Westbrook	4	10
Byron Schulz	1	10
Alexander Hardy	1	6

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Mueller	1	23
Gabriel Stevens	1	20
Sammy Pitre	1	9

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Tyrell Westbrook	27	37	---	---	10	74
G Jon Willson	27	37	---	---	6	70
CB Louie Schlabaugh	---	---	34	29	7	70
T Shannon Phillips	27	37	---	---	6	70
T Alexander Hardy	27	37	---	---	6	70
QB Leslie Walsh	27	37	---	---	---	64
C Deion Owens	27	37	---	---	---	64
WR Hayden Diaz	26	37	---	---	---	63
DE Kyle Banks	---	---	32	29	2	63
TE Zach Cassidy	23	35	---	---	3	61
CB Byron Schulz	---	---	28	23	10	61
DT Drake Guest	---	---	31	28	1	60
WR Stephen Irwin	22	35	---	---	---	57
OLB Elijah Cole	---	---	26	27	3	56
CB Chase Rodgers	---	---	24	14	17	55
DE Robert Terrell	---	---	31	22	1	54
WR Mel Santana	16	24	---	---	14	54
RB Jeremiah Hamilton	15	23	---	---	15	53
ILB Raymond Fabrizio	---	---	27	23	---	50
S Nathaniel Wayne	---	---	23	21	---	44
S Joey Stuvaints	---	---	18	23	3	44
DT Spencer Brentlinger	---	---	21	21	---	42
S Marty Gaines	---	---	15	9	17	41
TE Levon Clapp	7	4	---	---	20	31
OLB Evan Henne	---	---	11	17	1	29
RB Louie Followay	12	14	---	---	1	27
CB Asher Loom	---	---	12	8	3	23
FB Toby Anderko	5	2	---	---	14	21
OLB Marshall Corbett	---	---	0	0	20	20
S Ernie Schwartz	---	---	14	5	---	19
DT Renaldo Gaines	---	---	6	5	7	18
WR Charles Cunningham	2	1	---	---	14	17
DE Bryan Sampras	---	---	5	5	6	16
DT Austin Bombard	---	---	10	4	2	16
ILB Hunter O'Conner	---	---	6	6	3	15
TE Justin Barlow	5	6	---	---	3	14
WR Ramon Meier	2	4	---	---	6	12
ILB Caiden Walters	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Fred Carlson	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Bruce Halela	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Harris Cope	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Chuck Pearson	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Cameron Baker	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Eli Peterson	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Burt Hewitt	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Johnnie Forbes	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Demetrius Gionfriddo	---	---	27	37	20	84
TE Winston Orbik	23	28	---	---	23	74
G Ricardo Price	34	29	---	---	7	70
T Sammie Coles	34	29	---	---	7	70
S Rickey Honaker	---	---	27	37	---	64
C Tristan Dawkins	34	29	---	---	---	63
G Donnie Richmond	34	29	---	---	---	63
T Leonard Rutan	34	29	---	---	---	63
QB Kaleb Murray	34	29	---	---	---	63
OLB Kelly Keck	---	---	25	36	---	61
CB Gabriel Stevens	---	---	14	26	20	60
RB Jonah Hruby	26	18	---	---	10	54
DE Edwin Fragomeni	---	---	22	31	---	53
S Shaquille Jarman	---	---	24	25	---	49
CB Sky Dog Nixon	---	---	19	18	12	49
DT Willie Carach	---	---	23	22	---	45
WR Donnell Maddux	29	14	---	---	---	43
RB Tim Mueller	8	11	---	---	23	42
ILB Bill Norris	---	---	16	26	---	42
DE J.C. Gray	---	---	14	24	---	38
DE Silas James	---	---	15	16	6	37
TE Blake Thomason	11	15	---	---	10	36
WR Cary Young	19	15	---	---	---	34
DT Harvey Van Caeyzeele	---	---	8	23	---	31
S Donnell Holz	---	---	2	12	16	30
DT J.C. Siegrist	---	---	15	14	---	29
CB Salvador Gagne	---	---	9	19	---	28
FB Sammy Pitre	4	12	---	---	9	25
WR Winfred Drake	16	9	---	---	---	25
WR Heath Lane	11	12	---	---	1	24
OLB Andre Fisk	---	---	2	1	20	23
ILB Lawrence Dronett	---	---	12	11	---	23
OLB Warren Barber	---	---	11	11	---	22
WR Leon Ellis	2	1	---	---	18	21
WR Gavin Wilkins	15	5	---	---	---	20
DE Louis Summers	---	---	4	3	10	17
DT Parker Barlow	---	---	8	6	---	14
K Robbie Mattson	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Jared Erickson	---	---	0	9	---	9
WR Arnie Barker	3	1	---	---	4	8
T Travis Greene	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Norman Banks	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Santiago Hulten	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Alec Kibble	3	4	---	---	---	7
G Johnnie Galasinski	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Broderick Mandalari	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	8	2.0
Middle	16	60	3.8
Right	7	19	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	45	4.5
Middle	15	85	5.7
Right	6	30	5.0
None	3	-3	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leslie Walsh	37	25	3	1	1	4	4	2	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kaleb Murray	27	14	3	2	3	4	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	175	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	39	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	3	12	1.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	90	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	82	27.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Zach Cassidy	15	8	0	75	1	35
RB Jeremiah Hamilton	6	5	0	80	2	23
WR Stephen Irwin	5	5	0	61	0	35
RB Louie Followay	3	1	1	7	0	14
WR Hayden Diaz	3	3	0	4	0	37
WR Mel Santana	3	1	0	12	0	24
FB Toby Anderko	1	1	0	6	0	2
TE Justin Barlow	1	1	0	7	0	6

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cary Young	5	3	1	33	1	15
FB Sammy Pitre	5	4	1	49	0	12
WR Heath Lane	4	2	0	15	0	12
RB Jonah Hruby	4	1	0	13	0	18
TE Blake Thomason	2	0	0	0	0	15
TE Winston Orbik	2	0	0	0	0	28
WR Gavin Wilkins	2	2	0	44	1	5
WR Donnell Maddux	2	1	1	26	1	14
WR Winfred Drake	1	1	0	4	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Louie Followay	1	2	2.00	4.63
RB Jeremiah Hamilton	1	7	7.00	2.38

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Kaleb Murray	5	9	1.80	1.80
RB Jonah Hruby	2	-2	-1.00	5.70
RB Tim Mueller	1	1	1.00	2.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leslie Walsh	2	2	28	14.00	6.81

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kaleb Murray	7	1	13	1.86	6.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephen Irwin	1	1	19	19.00	12.20
TE Zach Cassidy	1	1	9	9.00	5.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Sammy Pitre	2	1	13	6.50	9.80
TE Winston Orbik	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Heath Lane	1	0	0	0.00	3.75
WR Cary Young	1	0	0	0.00	6.60
RB Jonah Hruby	1	0	0	0.00	3.25
WR Donnell Maddux	1	0	0	0.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jeremiah Hamilton	2	2

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Tim Mueller	2	1
RB Jonah Hruby	2	2
QB Kaleb Murray	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leslie Walsh	13	8	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kaleb Murray	6	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Zach Cassidy	6	3	2
RB Jeremiah Hamilton	4	3	2
WR Mel Santana	2	1	1
WR Stephen Irwin	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch
TE Blake Thomason	2	0
RB Jonah Hruby	2	0
WR Heath Lane	1	0
FB Sammy Pitre	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,400 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,200 (21,400)
End Zone 10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,400 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,200 (21,400)
End Zone	10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (3,900)