Week 15, 2022

played in Tampa Bay, FL

79 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	3	7	21	-	31
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	0	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 TBY - Rob Gronkowski 6 pass from Colt McCoy (Calvin Gifford extra point)
1Q: 01:53 TBY - Calvin Gifford 24 field goal
2Q: 01:22 CAR - Bruce Darche 23 field goal
3Q: 09:28 CAR - Tommie Peters 4 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 02:31 TBY - Troy Bernard 1 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
4Q: 14:31 CAR - Eddie Royal 10 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 13:53 TBY - Johnnie Brantley 64 fumble return (Calvin Gifford extra point)
4Q: 09:38 CAR - Richie Fuller 13 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 03:07 CAR - Arnie Sherry 13 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 TBY - Rob Gronkowski 6 pass from Colt McCoy (Calvin Gifford extra point)
1Q: 01:53 TBY - Calvin Gifford 24 field goal
2Q: 01:22 CAR - Bruce Darche 23 field goal
3Q: 09:28 CAR - Tommie Peters 4 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 02:31 TBY - Troy Bernard 1 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
4Q: 14:31 CAR - Eddie Royal 10 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 13:53 TBY - Johnnie Brantley 64 fumble return (Calvin Gifford extra point)
4Q: 09:38 CAR - Richie Fuller 13 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 03:07 CAR - Arnie Sherry 13 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 9-5 3-11
First Downs 23 24
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 15 16
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 405 335
- Offensive Plays 55 67
- Yards per Play 7.36 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 146 104
- Rushing Attempts 30 28
- Yards per Rush 4.87 3.71
Net Passing Yards 259 231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 20 - 0 39 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 270 231
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 10.36 5.92
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 5.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/26 4/37
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 4/82 5/111
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:19 31:41

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	9-5	3-11
First Downs	23	24
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	15	16
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	405	335
- Offensive Plays	55	67
- Yards per Play	7.36	5.00
Net Rushing Yards	146	104
- Rushing Attempts	30	28
- Yards per Rush	4.87	3.71
Net Passing Yards	259	231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 20 - 0	39 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	270	231
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	10.36	5.92
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	5.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/26	4/37
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	4/82	5/111
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:19	31:41

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:48	3:29	OWN 20	7	29	Punt
1	1:48	3:24	OWN 14	6	18	Punt
2	7:23	1:52	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
2	4:08	2:51	OWN 38	8	56	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:39	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
3	2:21	2:58	OWN 28	5	72	Touchdown
4	13:26	3:55	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
4	7:19	2:04	OWN 12	3	8	Punt
4	4:28	1:31	OWN 26	4	74	Touchdown
4	0:56	0:56	OWN 1	4	15	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:12	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
1	5:19	3:31	OWN 20	10	73	Field Goal
2	13:24	6:01	OWN 21	11	64	Fumble
2	5:31	1:23	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
2	1:17	1:17	OWN 20	3	11	Half
3	9:21	7:00	OWN 29	15	71	Touchdown
4	14:23	0:57	OWN 29	1	71	Touchdown
4	9:31	2:12	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
4	5:15	0:47	OWN 35	3	-3	Punt
4	2:57	2:01	OWN 49	8	50	Downs

Game MVP: Howie Barrett, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tommie Peters	15	76	5.07	43	1	1
Wade Denson	11	60	5.45	19	1	0
Howie Barrett	4	10	2.50	6	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Troy Bernard	14	36	2.57	8	0	1
Johnnie Brantley	10	38	3.80	14	2	0
Colt McCoy	4	30	7.50	17	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	23	20	270	2/11	3	56	0	155.1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colt McCoy	39	24	231	0/0	1	28	0	86.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Royal	7	8	95	13.57	8	20	1
WR Arnie Sherry	4	4	37	9.25	18	22	1
FB Reuben Preston	4	4	35	8.75	6	15	0
WR Neal Walton	3	4	75	25.00	39	56	0
WR Ethan Blackshear	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Richie Fuller	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	1
RB Wade Denson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon LaFell	8	14	82	10.25	38	28	0
WR Jeremy Maclin	4	7	60	15.00	34	26	0
RB Johnnie Brantley	3	3	20	6.67	3	11	0
TE Winfred Gilmore	2	3	13	6.50	6	7	0
WR Tracy Shergalis	2	2	26	13.00	3	16	0
TE Rob Gronkowski	2	5	13	6.50	0	7	1
FB Rufus Nunn	1	1	8	8.00	7	8	0
RB Troy Bernard	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB John Conner	1	2	8	8.00	8	8	0
WR Kenyon Moland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
Nicky Jeffries	1	0
Jumbo McKnight	0	1
Bryant Crawford	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Johnnie Brantley	1	1	0	1
Rob Gronkowski	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bill Hankton	4	194	48.5	42.5	55	0

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kerry Bergman	3	131	43.7	41.7	46	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	4/4

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Gifford	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ethan Blackshear	1	-2	-2.0	0
Darryl Tripodi	1	8	8.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wesley Lincoln	2	4	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Bournigal	4	82	20.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tracy Shergalis	4	97	24.3	0
Wesley Lincoln	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Leonard Korte	8	3	28	33
S Louis Delmas	7	4	28	36
CB Jumbo McKnight	7	0	20	34
CB Bryant Crawford	6	2	15	23
ILB Marty Larry	5	1	17	29
S Darryl Tripodi	3	1	18	23
ILB Nicky Jeffries	3	1	16	16
DT Wade Turner	2	1	16	30
S Rich Goeas	2	0	11	23
DE E.J. Wilson	2	0	17	22
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy	2	0	19	26
CB Antoine Cason	1	1	23	27
ILB Dwayne Swillis	1	0	2	4
CB Sherrick McManis	1	0	11	18
ILB Wendell Coffey	0	3	15	16
DE Tim Crowder	0	1	19	27

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Vinny Forbes	8	0	0.0	27	24
ILB Daryl Mincy	6	4	0.0	23	20
OLB Trevor Petry	5	4	0.0	20	17
S Wesley Lincoln	4	0	1.0	27	19
S Reshad Jones	4	0	0.0	27	22
OLB Kennedy Welshans	3	1	0.0	11	12
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	3	0	0.0	25	13
DE Irv Santorum	2	0	1.0	24	18
CB Ralph Cardona	2	1	0.0	29	21
DT Barry Dennis	2	0	0.0	18	11
DE Winston England	2	0	0.0	22	20
S A.J. Brennan	2	0	0.0	15	14
CB Mike Simmons	1	1	0.0	10	13
DT Alex Rivera	1	0	0.0	7	11
OLB Aaron Van Guilder	1	0	0.0	15	8
OLB Bart Krcik	1	0	0.0	3	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kerry Abrams	1	1	0	18
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy	1	1	0	26
DE E.J. Wilson	0	1	0	22
DE Tim Crowder	0	0	2	27

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Wesley Lincoln	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Irv Santorum	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Winston England	0.0	1	0	0	20
DT Alex Rivera	0.0	0	1	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bryant Crawford	4	1	23
OLB Leonard Korte	4	0	33
CB Jumbo McKnight	4	0	34
S Louis Delmas	3	1	36
S Darryl Tripodi	2	0	23
CB Antoine Cason	1	0	27
DT Wade Turner	1	0	30
ILB Marty Larry	1	0	29
S Rich Goeas	1	0	23
ILB Nicky Jeffries	1	0	16
ILB Dwayne Swillis	1	0	4
CB Sherrick McManis	1	0	18

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Vinny Forbes	6	0	24
CB Ralph Cardona	3	0	21
S A.J. Brennan	2	1	14
OLB Trevor Petry	2	0	17
S Reshad Jones	2	0	22
S Wesley Lincoln	1	0	19
DT Barry Dennis	1	0	11
CB Mike Simmons	1	0	13
OLB Aaron Van Guilder	1	0	8
OLB Kennedy Welshans	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lionel Poock	3	5	21	1	22
Teddy Freeman	2	6	25	0	18
Richie Fuller	2	2	27	0	23
Steven Justice	1	5	22	0	18
James Heurtin	1	1	7	1	8
Richie Haayer	0	3	13	0	12
Hardy Glasgow	0	2	20	0	19
Courtney Diminnie	0	2	24	0	18
Reuben Preston	0	1	14	0	10

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jack Sughroue	3	8	27	37
Archie Dudley	1	4	28	39
Charles Wilson	1	3	22	32
Preston Lewis	1	1	9	18
Rufus Nunn	1	1	9	18
John Greco	0	4	17	29
Rex Strickland	0	2	11	10
Rob Gronkowski	0	1	23	28

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ralph Witt	1	17
Raymond Bournigal	1	15
Rich Goeas	1	15
Mike Hoomanawanui	1	15
Ed Dickson	1	13
Brent Woodson	1	12
Darryl Tripodi	1	3

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Darrell Preston	2	13
John Conner	2	8
Rufus Nunn	1	15
Vinny Forbes	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Louis Delmas	---	---	28	36	1	65
Leonard Korte	---	---	28	33	1	62
Jumbo McKnight	---	---	20	34	2	56
Howie Barrett	30	25	---	---	---	55
Rodderick Muckelroy	---	---	19	26	6	51
Antoine Cason	---	---	23	27	---	50
Richie Fuller	27	23	---	---	---	50
Rich Goeas	---	---	11	23	15	49
Wade Turner	---	---	16	30	2	48
Marty Larry	---	---	17	29	2	48
Tim Crowder	---	---	19	27	1	47
Eddie Royal	25	22	---	---	---	47
Sherrick McManis	---	---	11	18	17	46
Neal Walton	23	22	---	---	---	45
Steven Justice	22	18	---	---	4	44
Darryl Tripodi	---	---	18	23	3	44
Bryant Crawford	---	---	15	23	6	44
Lionel Poock	21	22	---	---	---	43
Hardy Glasgow	20	19	---	---	4	43
Teddy Freeman	25	18	---	---	---	43
Courtney Diminnie	24	18	---	---	---	42
Wendell Coffey	---	---	15	16	11	42
E.J. Wilson	---	---	17	22	1	40
Nicky Jeffries	---	---	16	16	6	38
Arnie Sherry	12	12	---	---	13	37
Wade Denson	12	17	---	---	6	35
Kerry Abrams	---	---	12	18	4	34
Reuben Preston	14	10	---	---	7	31
Richie Haayer	13	12	---	---	5	30
Tommie Peters	18	8	---	---	---	26
Joey Sturgeon	---	---	12	12	1	25
Ed Dickson	7	3	---	---	13	23
Brent Woodson	7	3	---	---	12	22
Chris Pyne	9	7	---	---	5	21
D'Anthony Smith	---	---	9	12	---	21
James Heurtin	7	8	---	---	5	20
Ralph Witt	0	2	---	---	17	19
Raymond Bournigal	0	0	---	---	15	15
Mike Hoomanawanui	0	0	---	---	15	15
Ethan Blackshear	5	3	---	---	6	14
Jon Asamoah	9	3	---	---	2	14
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dwayne Swillis	---	---	2	4	---	6
Bill Hankton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dana Carpenter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leonard Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jack Sughroue	27	37	---	---	3	67
Archie Dudley	28	39	---	---	---	67
Colt McCoy	28	39	---	---	---	67
Wesley Lincoln	---	---	27	19	16	62
Brandon LaFell	22	35	---	---	5	62
Reshad Jones	---	---	27	22	12	61
Vinny Forbes	---	---	27	24	9	60
Charles Wilson	22	32	---	---	3	57
Rob Gronkowski	23	28	---	---	5	56
Ralph Cardona	---	---	29	21	1	51
Johnnie Brantley	14	17	---	---	19	50
Winfred Gilmore	14	19	---	---	15	48
John Greco	17	29	---	---	---	46
Daryl Mincy	---	---	23	20	3	46
Irv Santorum	---	---	24	18	3	45
Winston England	---	---	22	20	1	43
Rufus Nunn	9	18	---	---	15	42
Jeremy Maclin	16	25	---	---	---	41
Zipp Duncan	19	21	---	---	---	40
Trevor Petry	---	---	20	17	1	38
Tracy Shergalis	9	14	---	---	15	38
Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	---	---	25	13	---	38
Troy Bernard	14	22	---	---	---	36
A.J. Brennan	---	---	15	14	4	33
Barry Dennis	---	---	18	11	3	32
Preston Lewis	9	18	---	---	4	31
Mike Simmons	---	---	10	13	8	31
Aaron Van Guilder	---	---	15	8	8	31
John Conner	11	11	---	---	8	30
Darnell Cooley	---	---	11	15	1	27
Darrell Preston	---	---	7	5	13	25
Kennedy Welshans	---	---	11	12	1	24
Kenyon Moland	5	5	---	---	11	21
Rex Strickland	11	10	---	---	---	21
Scottie Garrett	---	---	9	9	3	21
Alex Rivera	---	---	7	11	---	18
Marvin Cressio	6	7	---	---	2	15
Bart Krcik	---	---	3	3	9	15
Gene Clemons	3	1	---	---	2	6
Howard Clark	1	2	---	---	3	6
Calvin Gifford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ted Brodie	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kerry Bergman	0	0	---	---	3	3
Clyde Jacobs	0	0	---	---	1	1
Brady Quinn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andy Barbosa	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	68	4.0
Middle	4	10	2.5
Right	8	69	8.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	46	3.8
Middle	6	29	4.8
Right	10	29	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	23	20	3	0	0	1	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colt McCoy	39	24	3	2	6	2	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	27	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	13	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	13	230	16.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	58	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	116	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	57	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Royal	8	7	95	1	22
WR Arnie Sherry	4	4	37	1	12
FB Reuben Preston	4	4	35	0	10
WR Neal Walton	4	3	75	1	22
WR Ethan Blackshear	1	1	15	0	3
RB Wade Denson	1	0	0	0	17
TE Richie Fuller	1	1	13	0	23

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon LaFell	14	8	4	82	1	35
WR Jeremy Maclin	7	4	0	60	2	25
TE Rob Gronkowski	5	2	1	13	0	28
TE Winfred Gilmore	3	2	0	13	0	19
RB Johnnie Brantley	3	3	0	20	0	17
WR Tracy Shergalis	2	2	0	26	0	14
FB John Conner	2	1	1	8	0	11
FB Rufus Nunn	1	1	0	8	0	18
WR Kenyon Moland	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Troy Bernard	1	1	0	1	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tommie Peters	4	9	2.25	5.07
Wade Denson	3	2	0.67	5.45

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Troy Bernard	4	7	1.75	2.57
Johnnie Brantley	1	2	2.00	3.80
Colt McCoy	1	8	8.00	7.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	6	6	50	8.33	11.74

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colt McCoy	12	5	29	2.42	5.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Arnie Sherry	2	2	13	6.50	9.25
WR Eddie Royal	1	1	10	10.00	11.88
FB Reuben Preston	1	1	6	6.00	8.75
TE Richie Fuller	1	1	13	13.00	13.00
WR Neal Walton	1	1	8	8.00	18.75

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandon LaFell	4	1	9	2.25	5.86
TE Winfred Gilmore	2	1	6	3.00	4.33
TE Rob Gronkowski	2	1	6	3.00	2.60
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	0	0	0.00	8.57
RB Johnnie Brantley	1	1	7	7.00	6.67
WR Kenyon Moland	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Troy Bernard	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Howie Barrett	2	0
Tommie Peters	1	0
Wade Denson	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Troy Bernard	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	6	6	6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colt McCoy	10	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Arnie Sherry	3	3	3
WR Eddie Royal	1	1	1
FB Reuben Preston	1	1	1
TE Richie Fuller	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon LaFell	5	2	2
TE Winfred Gilmore	2	1	1
FB Rufus Nunn	1	1	1
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	0	0
RB Johnnie Brantley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 42,600 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,500 (17,700)
End Zone 8,800 (12,700)
Mezzanine 4,500 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 6,700 (11,200)
Club Seats 7,300 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	42,600 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,500 (17,700)
End Zone	8,800 (12,700)
Mezzanine	4,500 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	6,700 (11,200)
Club Seats	7,300 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (4,800)