Week 17, 2021

played in Tampa Bay, FL

45 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	10	0	0	-	10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	7	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:57 TBY - Calvin Gifford 30 field goal
2Q: 15:00 CAR - Bruce Darche 20 field goal
2Q: 10:12 TBY - Neil Pierce 21 pass from Brady Quinn (Calvin Gifford extra point)
2Q: 00:47 CAR - Ethan Blackshear 3 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 06:18 TBY - Billy Lutes 2 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
4Q: 08:07 TBY - Jeremy Maclin 13 pass from Brady Quinn (Calvin Gifford extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:57 TBY - Calvin Gifford 30 field goal
2Q: 15:00 CAR - Bruce Darche 20 field goal
2Q: 10:12 TBY - Neil Pierce 21 pass from Brady Quinn (Calvin Gifford extra point)
2Q: 00:47 CAR - Ethan Blackshear 3 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 06:18 TBY - Billy Lutes 2 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
4Q: 08:07 TBY - Jeremy Maclin 13 pass from Brady Quinn (Calvin Gifford extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 7-9 6-10
First Downs 14 24
- by Rushing 1 10
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 329 401
- Offensive Plays 58 68
- Yards per Play 5.67 5.90
Net Rushing Yards 83 124
- Rushing Attempts 13 31
- Yards per Rush 6.38 4.00
Net Passing Yards 246 277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 28 - 0 36 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 263 284
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.47 7.49
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 0/11 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 6/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/57 3/73
Interception Ret./Yards 1/38 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 23 OWN 34
Time of Possession 26:47 33:13

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	7-9	6-10
First Downs	14	24
- by Rushing	1	10
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	329	401
- Offensive Plays	58	68
- Yards per Play	5.67	5.90
Net Rushing Yards	83	124
- Rushing Attempts	13	31
- Yards per Rush	6.38	4.00
Net Passing Yards	246	277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 28 - 0	36 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	263	284
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.47	7.49
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	0/11	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	6/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/57	3/73
Interception Ret./Yards	1/38	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 23	OWN 34
Time of Possession	26:47	33:13

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:46	3:22	OWN 5	6	23	Punt
1	3:49	3:55	OWN 20	8	77	Field Goal
2	13:13	1:35	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
2	9:55	2:53	OWN 20	5	-1	Punt
2	4:17	2:25	OWN 20	5	54	Missed FG
2	1:14	0:34	OPP 25	3	25	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:28	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
3	11:10	1:18	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	6:10	4:08	OWN 13	7	49	Punt
4	11:05	0:13	OWN 20	1	18	Fumble
4	8:00	4:20	OWN 17	8	60	Downs
4	2:27	0:55	OWN 19	6	20	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:14	OWN 34	8	19	Punt
1	8:24	4:35	OWN 19	8	68	Field Goal
2	14:54	1:41	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
2	11:38	1:43	OWN 23	4	77	Touchdown
2	7:02	2:45	OWN 49	6	10	Punt
2	1:52	0:38	OWN 33	2	12	Interception
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 28	2	0	Half
3	13:32	2:22	OWN 41	6	12	Punt
3	9:52	3:42	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
3	2:02	5:57	OWN 20	11	46	Punt
4	10:52	2:52	OPP 38	6	38	Touchdown
4	3:40	1:13	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
4	1:32	1:32	OPP 39	3	2	Game

Game MVP: Brady Quinn, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tyrone Neville	8	57	7.13	48	1	0
Wade Denson	5	26	5.20	18	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Billy Lutes	25	104	4.16	19	4	1
Brady Quinn	2	1	0.50	2	0	0
Rufus Nunn	2	9	4.50	9	0	0
Troy Bernard	2	10	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	43	28	263	2/17	1	31	0	89.5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brady Quinn	36	23	284	1/7	2	37	1	95.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ethan Blackshear	7	14	75	10.71	18	25	1
WR Ralph Witt	5	6	54	10.80	3	13	0
WR Neal Walton	5	8	30	6.00	7	12	0
FB Reuben Preston	2	2	9	4.50	10	13	0
WR Gino Moser	2	2	12	6.00	0	9	0
FB Al Mitchell	2	2	32	16.00	1	19	0
WR Barry Norris	2	2	39	19.50	12	31	0
TE Brent Woodson	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Tyrone Neville	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Wade Denson	1	3	4	4.00	5	4	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Neil Pierce	7	8	93	13.29	25	21	1
WR Gene Clemons	6	8	108	18.00	40	37	0
WR Jeremy Maclin	3	6	31	10.33	14	13	1
TE Winfred Gilmore	2	3	10	5.00	0	5	0
RB Billy Lutes	2	2	5	2.50	2	3	0
WR Tracy Shergalis	2	6	34	17.00	8	26	0
RB Troy Bernard	1	2	3	3.00	4	3	0
TE John Carlson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Teddy Groves	1	38	38.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Wade Denson	1	0	0	0
Leonard Korte	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rufus Nunn	1	0	0
Gus Anderson	0	1	0
Troy Bernard	0	1	0
Daryl Mincy	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bill Hankton	6	258	43.0	37.5	53	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kerry Bergman	6	264	44.0	33.0	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	1/2	0/1	0/0	20	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Gifford	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Martinez	2	6	3.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wesley Lincoln	2	11	5.5	0
Otis Wyatt	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryant Crawford	2	34	17.0	0
Raymond Bournigal	1	23	23.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg
Jerry Johnstone	1	30	30.0
Cornell Frederick	1	21	21.0
Tracy Shergalis	1	22	22.0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tyrus Harden	5	0	1.0	26	26
S Louis Delmas	5	2	0.0	29	37
ILB Marty Larry	5	2	0.0	21	31
CB Teddy Groves	4	0	0.0	24	32
CB Bryant Crawford	4	0	0.0	20	29
DE Shannon Darrow	3	1	0.0	21	26
CB Antoine Cason	3	1	0.0	20	22
ILB Wendell Coffey	3	1	0.0	9	3
OLB Leonard Korte	3	1	0.0	29	30
DT Anthony Spencer	3	0	0.0	11	15
DE Joey Sturgeon	3	0	0.0	16	18
ILB Dwayne Swillis	3	0	0.0	12	11
OLB Julio Holstine	2	2	0.0	8	11
DT Wade Turner	1	1	0.0	20	22
S Rich Goeas	1	1	0.0	25	30
S Eli Martinez	1	1	0.0	9	12
DE Kerry Abrams	1	0	0.0	25	30
CB Les Wilkins	1	0	0.0	7	15

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Vinny Forbes	5	1	0.0	10	32
DE Winston England	4	0	2.0	13	45
ILB Daryl Mincy	4	3	0.0	13	34
S Otis Wyatt	4	2	0.0	11	37
S Matthew Tinkis	4	1	0.0	8	37
OLB Bart Krcik	3	1	0.0	6	11
DT Grant Howard	3	0	0.0	10	30
CB Jerry Johnstone	3	0	0.0	10	35
DT Gus Anderson	3	0	0.0	6	18
OLB Trevor Petry	3	0	0.0	12	35
S Wesley Lincoln	2	3	0.0	13	41
CB Cornell Frederick	2	0	0.0	12	40
OLB Tony Zelenka	1	0	0.0	1	12
OLB Dwight Tobin	1	0	0.0	0	9
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	0	---	---	---
DE Aaron Bouse	0	1	0.0	9	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tyrus Harden	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Kerry Abrams	0.0	2	1	1	30
OLB Leonard Korte	0.0	1	0	0	30
S Louis Delmas	0.0	0	1	0	37
DE Shannon Darrow	0.0	0	0	2	26

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Winston England	2.0	1	2	45
DE Aaron Bouse	0.0	1	0	32
DT Grant Howard	0.0	1	0	30
CB Vinny Forbes	0.0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Teddy Groves	4	1	1	32
S Louis Delmas	3	0	0	37
ILB Marty Larry	3	0	0	31
CB Bryant Crawford	2	3	0	29
S Rich Goeas	2	1	0	30
CB Antoine Cason	2	0	0	22
OLB Leonard Korte	2	0	0	30
ILB Dwayne Swillis	2	0	0	11
DT Wade Turner	1	0	0	22
CB Les Wilkins	1	0	0	15
S Eli Martinez	1	0	0	12

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Vinny Forbes	5	0	32
S Otis Wyatt	3	1	37
CB Jerry Johnstone	3	1	35
OLB Trevor Petry	3	1	35
ILB Daryl Mincy	3	0	34
S Matthew Tinkis	2	0	37
CB Cornell Frederick	2	0	40
OLB Bart Krcik	2	0	11
S Wesley Lincoln	1	0	41
DT Carlton Powell	1	0	22
DT Gus Anderson	1	0	18
OLB Tony Zelenka	1	0	12
OLB Dwight Tobin	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Courtney Diminnie	1	2	1	10	0	31
Steven Justice	1	2	0	11	1	36
James Heurtin	1	1	0	4	0	11
Richie Haayer	0	4	0	13	0	37
Lionel Poock	0	2	0	11	0	41
Teddy Freeman	0	1	0	11	1	31
Deion Malloy	0	1	0	3	0	16

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jack Sughroue	4	4	1	29	1	36
Levon Fisher	3	8	1	28	0	33
John Greco	2	4	0	25	0	26
Daniel Garrison	2	3	0	10	0	6
Archie Dudley	2	3	0	31	0	36
Preston Lewis	1	3	0	21	0	31
Rufus Nunn	1	3	0	18	0	14
John Carlson	0	1	0	22	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Oscar Leporati	2	17
Ralph Witt	1	18
Reuben Preston	1	14
James Heurtin	1	8
Les Wilkins	1	8

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Vinny Forbes	2	27
Mel Grier	2	14
Matthew Tinkis	1	11

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Louis Delmas	---	---	29	37	1	67
Bryant Crawford	---	---	20	29	18	67
Leonard Korte	---	---	29	30	1	60
Richie Haayer	13	37	---	---	8	58
Teddy Groves	---	---	24	32	2	58
Howie Barrett	13	45	---	---	---	58
Brent Woodson	11	32	---	---	14	57
Rich Goeas	---	---	25	30	2	57
Kerry Abrams	---	---	25	30	1	56
Marty Larry	---	---	21	31	2	54
Neal Walton	13	40	---	---	---	53
Tyrus Harden	---	---	26	26	1	53
Lionel Poock	11	41	---	---	---	52
Shannon Darrow	---	---	21	26	1	48
Steven Justice	11	36	---	---	1	48
Tyrone Neville	8	21	---	---	16	45
Wade Turner	---	---	20	22	3	45
Antoine Cason	---	---	20	22	---	42
Teddy Freeman	11	31	---	---	---	42
Courtney Diminnie	10	31	---	---	---	41
Joey Sturgeon	---	---	16	18	6	40
Eli Martinez	---	---	9	12	19	40
Julio Holstine	---	---	8	11	20	39
Reuben Preston	7	18	---	---	14	39
Ethan Blackshear	6	30	---	---	3	39
Ralph Witt	6	12	---	---	18	36
Oscar Leporati	3	10	---	---	17	30
Les Wilkins	---	---	7	15	8	30
Wade Denson	5	24	---	---	---	29
Anthony Spencer	---	---	11	15	2	28
Deion Malloy	3	16	---	---	7	26
Al Mitchell	2	16	---	---	6	24
Chris Pyne	2	14	---	---	8	24
Dwayne Swillis	---	---	12	11	1	24
James Heurtin	4	11	---	---	8	23
Barry Norris	3	17	---	---	---	20
Gino Moser	1	5	---	---	12	18
Wendell Coffey	---	---	9	3	5	17
Hardy Glasgow	0	8	---	---	8	16
Jumbo McKnight	---	---	9	7	---	16
Bill Hankton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	5	5
Raymond Bournigal	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ryan Karp	0	0	---	---	2	2
Anthony McMahon	---	---	0	0	2	2
Vernon Marroquin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jack Sughroue	29	36	---	---	4	69
Vinny Forbes	---	---	10	32	27	69
Brady Quinn	31	37	---	---	---	68
Levon Fisher	28	33	---	---	6	67
Archie Dudley	31	36	---	---	---	67
Winston England	---	---	13	45	8	66
Wesley Lincoln	---	---	13	41	7	61
Matthew Tinkis	---	---	8	37	11	56
Cornell Frederick	---	---	12	40	3	55
Billy Lutes	27	22	---	---	5	54
Jerry Johnstone	---	---	10	35	8	53
Preston Lewis	21	31	---	---	---	52
John Greco	25	26	---	---	---	51
Otis Wyatt	---	---	11	37	2	50
Neil Pierce	19	22	---	---	9	50
John Carlson	22	21	---	---	6	49
Daryl Mincy	---	---	13	34	2	49
Trevor Petry	---	---	12	35	1	48
Rufus Nunn	18	14	---	---	14	46
Jeremy Maclin	18	24	---	---	3	45
Gene Clemons	19	25	---	---	---	44
Aaron Bouse	---	---	9	32	1	42
Grant Howard	---	---	10	30	2	42
Tracy Shergalis	7	16	---	---	14	37
Tony Zelenka	---	---	1	12	21	34
Winfred Gilmore	14	15	---	---	5	34
Troy Bernard	3	15	---	---	15	33
Mel Grier	8	11	---	---	14	33
Carlton Powell	---	---	5	22	2	29
Gus Anderson	---	---	6	18	3	27
Charles Sitz	---	---	4	18	5	27
Bart Krcik	---	---	6	11	2	19
Rex Strickland	6	11	---	---	---	17
Daniel Garrison	10	6	---	---	---	16
Darrell Preston	---	---	0	0	13	13
Dwight Tobin	---	---	0	9	3	12
Roderick Andrews	2	1	---	---	7	10
Marvin Cressio	3	4	---	---	2	9
Ted Brodie	0	1	---	---	7	8
Kennedy Welshans	---	---	0	7	1	8
Howard Clark	0	0	---	---	7	7
Calvin Gifford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kerry Bergman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Clyde Jacobs	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tyrus Boyd	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	50	8.3
Middle	0	0	0.0
Right	7	33	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	17	84	4.9
Right	9	20	2.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	43	28	3	6	2	3	4	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brady Quinn	36	23	4	0	2	5	2	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	23	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	40	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	12	150	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	50	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	33	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	64	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	95	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	92	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ethan Blackshear	14	7	0	75	2	30
WR Neal Walton	8	5	1	30	0	40
WR Ralph Witt	6	5	0	54	0	12
RB Wade Denson	3	1	0	4	0	24
TE Brent Woodson	2	1	0	9	0	32
RB Tyrone Neville	2	1	1	-1	0	21
FB Reuben Preston	2	2	0	9	0	18
WR Gino Moser	2	2	0	12	0	5
FB Al Mitchell	2	2	0	32	0	16
WR Barry Norris	2	2	0	39	1	17

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gene Clemons	8	6	0	108	2	25
WR Neil Pierce	8	7	0	93	1	22
WR Jeremy Maclin	6	3	0	31	0	24
WR Tracy Shergalis	6	2	1	34	1	16
TE Winfred Gilmore	3	2	0	10	0	15
RB Billy Lutes	2	2	0	5	0	22
RB Troy Bernard	2	1	0	3	0	15
TE John Carlson	1	0	1	0	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrone Neville	1	1	1.00	7.13

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rufus Nunn	1	0	0.00	4.50
Billy Lutes	1	2	2.00	4.16
Troy Bernard	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	4	3	19	4.75	6.12

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brady Quinn	5	4	30	6.00	7.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ethan Blackshear	2	2	6	3.00	5.36
FB Reuben Preston	1	1	13	13.00	4.50
RB Wade Denson	1	0	0	0.00	1.33

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeremy Maclin	3	2	20	6.67	5.17
RB Billy Lutes	1	1	2	2.00	2.50
WR Tracy Shergalis	1	1	8	8.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Tyrone Neville	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Lutes	4	3
Brady Quinn	1	0
Rufus Nunn	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	9	3	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brady Quinn	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch
WR Ethan Blackshear	5	1
TE Brent Woodson	1	1
WR Gino Moser	1	1
RB Wade Denson	1	0
WR Neal Walton	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gene Clemons	2	1	1
WR Jeremy Maclin	2	1	1
TE Winfred Gilmore	2	1	0
WR Neil Pierce	1	0	0
RB Troy Bernard	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,600 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (17,700)
End Zone 9,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine 4,500 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 6,800 (11,200)
Club Seats 7,400 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,600 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (17,700)
End Zone	9,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine	4,500 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	6,800 (11,200)
Club Seats	7,400 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (4,800)