Week 1, 2068

played in Tampa Bay, FL

99 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	3	14	3	-	27
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	3	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:05 TBY - Chuck Pearson 35 field goal
1Q: 03:38 CAR - Cary Young 3 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
2Q: 08:25 CAR - Robbie Mattson 32 field goal
2Q: 04:26 TBY - Chuck Pearson 24 field goal
3Q: 11:22 CAR - Winfred Drake 10 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
3Q: 05:20 CAR - Jonah Hruby 11 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
4Q: 13:58 CAR - Robbie Mattson 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:05 TBY - Chuck Pearson 35 field goal
1Q: 03:38 CAR - Cary Young 3 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
2Q: 08:25 CAR - Robbie Mattson 32 field goal
2Q: 04:26 TBY - Chuck Pearson 24 field goal
3Q: 11:22 CAR - Winfred Drake 10 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
3Q: 05:20 CAR - Jonah Hruby 11 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
4Q: 13:58 CAR - Robbie Mattson 26 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 25 19
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 1 6
Total Net Yards 451 290
- Offensive Plays 68 59
- Yards per Play 6.63 4.92
Net Rushing Yards 195 95
- Rushing Attempts 27 18
- Yards per Rush 7.22 5.28
Net Passing Yards 256 195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 24 - 0 39 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 281 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 2/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.24 4.76
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.8 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 14/100 5/33
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 4/32
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 6/112
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:29 25:31

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	25	19
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	1	6
Total Net Yards	451	290
- Offensive Plays	68	59
- Yards per Play	6.63	4.92
Net Rushing Yards	195	95
- Rushing Attempts	27	18
- Yards per Rush	7.22	5.28
Net Passing Yards	256	195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 24 - 0	39 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	281	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	2/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.24	4.76
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.8	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	14/100	5/33
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	4/32
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	6/112
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 26
Time of Possession	34:29	25:31

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:59	3:30	OWN 26	6	28	Punt
1	6:04	2:33	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	14:13	5:53	OWN 20	11	65	Field Goal
2	4:18	1:46	OWN 22	3	-3	Punt
2	1:47	1:32	OWN 19	7	23	Punt
3	15:00	3:46	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	8:51	3:37	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
3	2:50	3:58	OWN 38	8	53	Field Goal
4	11:01	1:44	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
4	5:53	3:36	OWN 1	7	40	Punt
4	1:05	1:05	OPP 28	2	-1	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:01	OWN 28	6	54	Field Goal
1	9:29	3:25	OWN 20	7	40	Punt
1	3:31	4:18	OWN 27	8	24	Punt
2	8:20	4:02	OWN 27	6	66	Field Goal
2	2:32	0:45	OWN 43	3	-2	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 15	1	3	Half
3	11:14	2:23	OWN 30	4	29	Interception
3	5:14	2:24	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
4	13:52	2:51	OWN 23	7	35	Punt
4	9:17	3:24	OWN 37	11	62	Downs
4	2:17	1:12	OWN 21	5	7	Downs

Game MVP: Kaleb Murray, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jonah Hruby	23	157	6.83	43	5
QB Kaleb Murray	2	11	5.50	12	1
RB Ken Downs	2	27	13.50	23	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jeremiah Hamilton	10	64	6.40	48	1
RB Arnold Barnhart	7	24	3.43	7	0
QB Ellis Downs	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kaleb Murray	37	24	281	4/25	3	40	0	114.8

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leslie Walsh	25	17	144	1/5	0	30	1	66.1
Ellis Downs	14	9	71	1/15	0	14	0	76.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cary Young	8	10	115	14.38	34	40	1
TE Jacob Grudich	4	7	38	9.50	7	15	0
FB Sammy Pitre	3	5	32	10.67	1	15	0
WR Winfred Drake	3	5	33	11.00	3	13	1
TE Preston Horn	2	2	29	14.50	4	15	0
RB Jonah Hruby	1	5	11	11.00	0	11	1
WR Gavin Wilkins	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Donnell Maddux	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0
RB Ken Downs	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Archie Kolodzik	7	7	70	10.00	52	26
TE Wesley Mahoney	5	9	64	12.80	8	18
RB Jeremiah Hamilton	4	5	10	2.50	3	6
WR Hayden Diaz	3	5	8	2.67	0	6
WR Charles Cunningham	3	6	39	13.00	19	30
TE Levon Clapp	2	3	12	6.00	0	8
RB Arnold Barnhart	2	3	12	6.00	0	10
FB Raymond Huffman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Sherman Cote	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
T Jay Brisman	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Mel Santana	1	0	0	0
TE Levon Clapp	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norman Banks	5	247	49.4	39.0	56	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Halela	5	229	45.8	30.0	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robbie Mattson	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chuck Pearson	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnell Holz	2	19	9.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mel Santana	4	32	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnie Barker	2	47	23.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mel Santana	5	94	18.8	0
Archie Kolodzik	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Demetrius Gionfriddo	11	1	0.0	18	41
S Shaquille Jarman	9	0	0.0	15	30
ILB Larry Drake	6	1	0.0	13	30
OLB Sherman Cote	4	0	0.0	15	27
DE Sean Washington	3	1	2.0	12	32
S Rickey Honaker	3	4	0.0	18	40
CB Richard Henning	3	0	0.0	12	30
OLB Eli Pritchett	2	1	0.0	9	17
DT Willie Carach	1	1	0.0	8	21
ILB Lawrence Dronett	1	1	0.0	5	12
CB Johnnie Lampkin	1	0	0.0	14	28
DT J.C. Gray	0	1	0.0	10	21
DT Leonard Vajda	0	1	0.0	15	32

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Louie Schlabaugh	13	0	1.0	27	41
OLB Dylan Dowd	7	1	0.0	23	30
S Joey Stuvaints	5	3	0.0	27	41
DT Spencer Brentlinger	5	0	0.0	26	25
ILB Noah Summers	4	1	1.0	7	28
DE Kyle Banks	3	0	1.5	25	40
ILB Raymond Fabrizio	3	0	0.0	20	13
CB Asher Loom	3	0	0.0	24	22
CB Byron Schulz	3	0	0.0	26	40
OLB Elijah Cole	2	0	0.0	4	30
S Daniel Weber	2	0	0.0	26	41
DT Renaldo Gaines	1	1	0.0	24	40
WR Charles Cunningham	1	0	---	---	---
DE Robert Terrell	0	3	0.5	26	34
DE Chad McConnell	0	1	0.0	3	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sean Washington	2.0	0	1	2	32
DT Leonard Vajda	0.0	1	1	0	32
DT Parker Barlow	0.0	1	0	0	9
DE Roy Zeigler	0.0	0	2	4	18
DE Edwin Fragomeni	0.0	0	1	0	16

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kyle Banks	1.5	2	1	0	40
CB Louie Schlabaugh	1.0	0	0	0	41
ILB Noah Summers	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Robert Terrell	0.5	1	0	0	34
ILB Raymond Fabrizio	0.0	0	1	1	13
OLB Elijah Cole	0.0	0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Demetrius Gionfriddo	9	1	0	41
S Rickey Honaker	3	1	0	40
OLB Sherman Cote	3	0	1	27
S Shaquille Jarman	3	0	0	30
ILB Larry Drake	2	0	0	30
OLB Eli Pritchett	2	0	0	17
CB Richard Henning	2	0	0	30
ILB Lawrence Dronett	1	1	0	12
DT Willie Carach	1	0	0	21

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Louie Schlabaugh	6	1	41
CB Byron Schulz	5	1	40
OLB Dylan Dowd	3	0	30
ILB Noah Summers	3	0	28
CB Asher Loom	2	1	22
S Joey Stuvaints	2	1	41
OLB Elijah Cole	2	0	30
S Daniel Weber	1	0	41
ILB Raymond Fabrizio	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Sammie Coles	5	9	27	0	41
G Johnnie Galasinski	2	5	27	0	41
T Jay Brisman	2	3	20	1	21
C Tristan Dawkins	1	4	27	1	41
G Donnie Richmond	1	1	7	0	20
T Leonard Rutan	0	3	27	2	41

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Deion Owens	2	5	18	0	41
G Gage Bennett	2	3	18	0	41
T Burt Hewitt	1	5	18	0	41
G Jon Willson	1	3	18	0	41
T Shannon Phillips	1	1	18	2	41

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Winfred Drake	3	19
Sherman Cote	1	21
Dennis Gougeon	1	21
Jacob Grudich	1	19
Leonard Vajda	1	18
Donnell Maddux	1	9
Richie Hudson	1	7
Jay Brisman	1	7

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Byron Schulz	2	10
Dylan Dowd	2	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Jacob Grudich	19	38	---	---	19	76
CB Demetrius Gionfriddo	---	---	18	41	16	75
T Sammie Coles	27	41	---	---	7	75
G Johnnie Galasinski	27	41	---	---	7	75
T Leonard Rutan	27	41	---	---	7	75
C Tristan Dawkins	27	41	---	---	4	72
QB Kaleb Murray	27	41	---	---	---	68
WR Donnell Maddux	23	35	---	---	9	67
DT Leonard Vajda	---	---	15	32	18	65
OLB Sherman Cote	---	---	15	27	21	63
RB Jonah Hruby	25	33	---	---	3	61
WR Winfred Drake	22	20	---	---	19	61
S Rickey Honaker	---	---	18	40	2	60
DE Sean Washington	---	---	12	32	10	54
WR Cary Young	24	29	---	---	---	53
T Jay Brisman	20	21	---	---	7	48
S Shaquille Jarman	---	---	15	30	2	47
CB Johnnie Lampkin	---	---	14	28	2	44
ILB Larry Drake	---	---	13	30	---	43
CB Richard Henning	---	---	12	30	---	42
DT J.C. Gray	---	---	10	21	2	33
DE Edwin Fragomeni	---	---	7	16	7	30
G Donnie Richmond	7	20	---	---	3	30
S Donnell Holz	---	---	3	13	14	30
DT Willie Carach	---	---	8	21	---	29
OLB Eli Pritchett	---	---	9	17	2	28
DE Roy Zeigler	---	---	8	18	---	26
WR Gavin Wilkins	13	12	---	---	---	25
ILB Lawrence Dronett	---	---	5	12	7	24
DE Conner Rodgers	---	---	8	16	---	24
RB Dennis Gougeon	0	0	---	---	21	21
CB Eduardo Ellard	---	---	3	11	5	19
TE Scottie Norton	1	7	---	---	10	18
FB Sammy Pitre	3	12	---	---	---	15
TE Preston Horn	1	11	---	---	1	13
RB Ken Downs	2	8	---	---	3	13
DT Parker Barlow	---	---	3	9	---	12
K Robbie Mattson	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Rufus Tutjer	---	---	1	7	---	8
P Norman Banks	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Richie Hudson	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Arnie Barker	2	0	---	---	3	5
DE Arnold Bonner	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Broderick Mandalari	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jack Cossette	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Luther Sharpe	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Byron Schulz	---	---	26	40	10	76
CB Louie Schlabaugh	---	---	27	41	2	70
S Joey Stuvaints	---	---	27	41	2	70
S Daniel Weber	---	---	26	41	2	69
DE Kyle Banks	---	---	25	40	2	67
G Jon Willson	18	41	---	---	7	66
T Burt Hewitt	18	41	---	---	7	66
T Shannon Phillips	18	41	---	---	7	66
DT Renaldo Gaines	---	---	24	40	2	66
G Gage Bennett	18	41	---	---	7	66
OLB Dylan Dowd	---	---	23	30	9	62
WR Archie Kolodzik	15	40	---	---	6	61
DE Robert Terrell	---	---	26	34	---	60
C Deion Owens	18	41	---	---	---	59
WR Hayden Diaz	18	40	---	---	---	58
DT Spencer Brentlinger	---	---	26	25	7	58
WR Charles Cunningham	12	25	---	---	14	51
TE Wesley Mahoney	14	33	---	---	1	48
CB Asher Loom	---	---	24	22	2	48
QB Leslie Walsh	17	26	---	---	---	43
TE Levon Clapp	4	15	---	---	21	40
ILB Noah Summers	---	---	7	28	2	37
OLB Elijah Cole	---	---	4	30	2	36
ILB Raymond Fabrizio	---	---	20	13	---	33
RB Jeremiah Hamilton	10	18	---	---	1	29
RB Arnold Barnhart	8	21	---	---	---	29
FB Raymond Huffman	5	5	---	---	16	26
DT Austin Bombard	---	---	4	17	---	21
WR Mel Santana	1	4	---	---	16	21
CB Chase Rodgers	---	---	4	1	14	19
OLB Harrison Schroeder	---	---	0	0	19	19
QB Ellis Downs	1	15	---	---	---	16
S Ernie Schwartz	---	---	1	0	14	15
RB Daniel Falls	0	0	---	---	15	15
DE Chad McConnell	---	---	3	8	2	13
OLB Donald Cash	---	---	0	0	10	10
TE Harris Goings	3	1	---	---	5	9
C Fred Carlson	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Bruce Halela	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Chuck Pearson	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Cesar Buckner	---	---	0	0	5	5
CB Al Brennan	---	---	0	0	5	5
WR Stephen Irwin	0	3	---	---	---	3
T Brendan Martinez	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tyrone Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Kurt Patton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	140	12.7
Middle	11	27	2.5
Right	4	29	7.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	63	10.5
Middle	10	33	3.3
Right	2	-1	-0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kaleb Murray	37	24	1	0	2	5	3	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leslie Walsh	25	17	2	1	0	1	4	5	1
Ellis Downs	14	9	0	1	0	2	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	85	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	12	139	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	57	14.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	30	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	93	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	92	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cary Young	10	8	1	115	1	29
TE Jacob Grudich	7	4	1	38	0	38
FB Sammy Pitre	5	3	0	32	0	12
RB Jonah Hruby	5	1	0	11	0	33
WR Winfred Drake	5	3	0	33	0	20
TE Preston Horn	2	2	0	29	0	11
WR Gavin Wilkins	1	1	0	3	0	12
WR Donnell Maddux	1	1	0	17	0	35
RB Ken Downs	1	1	0	3	0	8

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Wesley Mahoney	9	5	64	0	33
WR Archie Kolodzik	7	7	70	1	40
WR Charles Cunningham	6	3	39	1	25
WR Hayden Diaz	5	3	8	0	40
RB Jeremiah Hamilton	5	4	10	0	18
TE Levon Clapp	3	2	12	0	15
RB Arnold Barnhart	3	2	12	0	21
FB Raymond Huffman	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Arnold Barnhart	2	8	4.00	3.43
QB Ellis Downs	1	7	7.00	7.00
RB Jeremiah Hamilton	1	-4	-4.00	6.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kaleb Murray	13	7	59	4.54	7.59

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ellis Downs	4	2	12	3.00	5.07
Leslie Walsh	1	1	6	6.00	5.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cary Young	4	3	20	5.00	11.50
FB Sammy Pitre	3	1	15	5.00	6.40
RB Jonah Hruby	3	1	11	3.67	2.20
WR Winfred Drake	2	1	10	5.00	6.60
TE Jacob Grudich	1	1	3	3.00	5.43

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Levon Clapp	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Wesley Mahoney	1	1	13	13.00	7.11
RB Jeremiah Hamilton	1	1	-1	-1.00	2.00
WR Charles Cunningham	1	1	6	6.00	6.50
RB Arnold Barnhart	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jonah Hruby	2	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Arnold Barnhart	2	1
QB Ellis Downs	1	0
RB Jeremiah Hamilton	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kaleb Murray	9	7	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leslie Walsh	6	3	0
Ellis Downs	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cary Young	5	4	3
TE Jacob Grudich	2	2	1
RB Jonah Hruby	1	0	0
WR Donnell Maddux	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch
WR Charles Cunningham	3	1
WR Hayden Diaz	2	2
TE Wesley Mahoney	1	0
RB Arnold Barnhart	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 38,700 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,000 (17,700)
End Zone 1,900 (12,700)
Mezzanine 4,700 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (11,200)
Club Seats 11,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	38,700 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,000 (17,700)
End Zone	1,900 (12,700)
Mezzanine	4,700 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (11,200)
Club Seats	11,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (4,800)