Week 17, 2036

played in Carolina, NC

49 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	3	0	-	3
Carolina Panthers	7	17	7	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:45 CAR - Dixon Edwards 22 pass from Geno Smith (Ethan Hutton extra point)
2Q: 09:02 CAR - Dixon Edwards 2 pass from Geno Smith (Ethan Hutton extra point)
2Q: 02:30 CAR - Pete Bates 13 run (Ethan Hutton extra point)
2Q: 00:16 CAR - Ethan Hutton 27 field goal
3Q: 12:00 CAR - Tommie Woodard 10 pass from Geno Smith (Ethan Hutton extra point)
3Q: 06:40 TBY - Ryan Garrison 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:45 CAR - Dixon Edwards 22 pass from Geno Smith (Ethan Hutton extra point)
2Q: 09:02 CAR - Dixon Edwards 2 pass from Geno Smith (Ethan Hutton extra point)
2Q: 02:30 CAR - Pete Bates 13 run (Ethan Hutton extra point)
2Q: 00:16 CAR - Ethan Hutton 27 field goal
3Q: 12:00 CAR - Tommie Woodard 10 pass from Geno Smith (Ethan Hutton extra point)
3Q: 06:40 TBY - Ryan Garrison 23 field goal

Team Statistics TBY CAR
Record 8-8 5-11
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 3 2
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 272 329
- Offensive Plays 65 69
- Yards per Play 4.18 4.77
Net Rushing Yards 65 97
- Rushing Attempts 7 31
- Yards per Rush 9.29 3.13
Net Passing Yards 207 232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 54 - 23 - 1 35 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 240 250
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/33 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 3.57 6.11
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/16 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/64 3/23
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 4/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/51
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 33
Time of Possession 25:11 34:49

Team Statistics	TBY	CAR
Record	8-8	5-11
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	3	2
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	272	329
- Offensive Plays	65	69
- Yards per Play	4.18	4.77
Net Rushing Yards	65	97
- Rushing Attempts	7	31
- Yards per Rush	9.29	3.13
Net Passing Yards	207	232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	54 - 23 - 1	35 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	240	250
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/33	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	3.57	6.11
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/16	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/64	3/23
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	4/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/51
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 33
Time of Possession	25:11	34:49

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:37	OWN 28	6	26	Punt
1	8:37	1:12	OWN 18	3	-3	Punt
1	5:32	2:12	OWN 20	5	31	Punt
1	2:07	2:12	OWN 20	7	38	Punt
2	10:26	1:24	OWN 20	4	18	Interception
2	8:51	3:31	OWN 27	4	21	Punt
2	2:24	1:36	OWN 20	7	38	Missed FG
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	11:52	2:55	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
3	7:34	1:01	OPP 22	5	16	Field Goal
3	4:27	1:02	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
3	1:23	0:55	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
4	11:08	1:09	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
4	8:35	2:22	OWN 40	5	9	Punt
4	3:43	0:30	OWN 43	3	0	Punt
4	1:03	1:03	OWN 32	2	43	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:23	3:46	OWN 4	8	40	Punt
1	7:25	1:53	50	4	50	Touchdown
1	3:20	1:13	OPP 37	3	-1	Punt
2	14:55	4:29	OWN 20	8	25	Punt
2	9:02	0:11	OPP 2	1	2	Touchdown
2	5:20	2:56	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	0:48	0:40	OWN 49	4	41	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:08	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
3	8:57	1:23	OWN 15	3	4	Interception
3	6:33	2:06	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
3	3:25	2:02	OWN 43	3	9	Punt
3	0:28	4:20	OPP 42	9	16	Missed FG
4	9:59	1:24	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
4	6:13	2:30	OWN 13	3	1	Punt
4	3:13	2:10	OWN 6	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rod Carter	3	27	9.00	22	1
Cris Stevens	2	31	15.50	21	2
J.J. Sutton	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
Stanley Havili	1	9	9.00	9	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Pete Bates	17	38	2.24	13	1	1
Earl Peterson	13	53	4.08	19	2	0
Geno Smith	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Sutton	54	23	240	4/33	0	36	1	48.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	35	26	250	3/18	3	39	1	110.4

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dustin Bishop	7	15	65	9.29	7	16
WR Jake Hall	7	12	63	9.00	11	19
RB Cris Stevens	3	7	38	12.67	25	20
TE Victor Pendleton	2	2	18	9.00	4	12
WR Howard Rucci	2	10	13	6.50	0	9
WR Randall Cobb	1	6	36	36.00	25	36
TE Renaldo Spence	1	2	7	7.00	3	7

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dixon Edwards	8	10	60	7.50	15	22	2
WR AJ Green	4	7	47	11.75	7	32	0
WR Tommie Woodard	4	5	38	9.50	6	23	1
RB Pete Bates	4	5	18	4.50	2	8	0
TE Joseph Sweeney	3	3	23	7.67	2	11	0
TE Stanley Conley	2	3	44	22.00	27	39	0
WR Lamar Miller	1	2	20	20.00	6	20	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Alfred Denoncourt	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Brenden Richard	1	51	51.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Shannon Lorch	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Geno Smith	1	0	0	0
Ellis Covill	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino James	11	428	38.9	33.5	52	5

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jared Francis	8	366	45.8	39.4	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Garrison	1/2	0/1	0/1	23	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ethan Hutton	1/2	0/1	0/0	27	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shannon Lorch	1	11	11.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Woodard	3	18	6.0	0
Barry Abrams	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Bishop	2	41	20.5	0
Neal Rodgers	1	21	21.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Woodard	1	19	19.0	0
Cris Ciervo	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shannon Lorch	9	1	1.0	19	29
OLB Jarvis Jones	7	3	0.0	25	33
ILB Brandon Fisk	5	2	0.0	25	32
S Teddy Hutton	5	1	0.0	25	16
OLB Brad Rash	4	1	0.0	20	19
ILB Don Wolf	3	1	0.0	6	6
CB Harold Aspell	3	1	0.0	19	30
DT Julio Fortin	3	1	0.0	18	19
DE C.J. Paraiso	3	1	0.0	30	38
CB Randal Joyner	3	0	0.0	23	34
S Neal Rodgers	2	3	1.0	28	32
DT Graham Dodson	2	1	1.0	13	19
DE Toby Wallerstedt	2	3	0.0	21	25
DT Andrew McNeal	2	0	0.0	24	30
S J.J. Eisenbart	1	1	0.0	9	8
C Shannon Weinke	1	0	---	---	---
DE Julio Eloms	1	0	0.0	14	18
CB Alfred Denoncourt	0	1	0.0	18	28

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brenden Richard	6	1	0.0	6	58
OLB Zach Brown	5	0	1.0	3	43
S Jerald Boggs	3	1	0.0	6	48
DE Isaac Eatherton	2	0	1.0	5	34
OLB Grady Sanders	2	0	1.0	2	29
CB Vernon Warren	2	1	0.0	6	39
DT Derek Wolfe	2	0	0.0	5	41
S Junior Barker	2	0	0.0	1	16
CB Antoine Holko	2	0	0.0	3	38
S Vincent Whittington	2	0	0.0	4	26
OLB Jay Conway	1	0	1.0	1	10
WR AJ Green	1	0	---	---	---
CB Barry Abrams	1	0	0.0	6	44
S Kim Guthrie	1	0	0.0	6	42
DE Star Latulelei	1	0	0.0	7	48
ILB Josh O'Donnell	1	0	0.0	0	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Shannon Lorch	1.0	0	0	29
S Neal Rodgers	1.0	0	0	32
DT Graham Dodson	1.0	0	0	19
DE Toby Wallerstedt	0.0	2	1	25
DT Julio Fortin	0.0	1	0	19
DE C.J. Paraiso	0.0	1	0	38

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Isaac Eatherton	1.0	1	0	34
OLB Grady Sanders	1.0	0	2	29
OLB Zach Brown	1.0	0	1	43
OLB Jay Conway	1.0	0	0	10
OLB Tom Everett	0.0	1	0	15
DE Dustin Baxter	0.0	0	2	10
DE Star Latulelei	0.0	0	2	48
DE George Carter	0.0	0	1	24
DT Rex Hogue	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Shannon Lorch	4	1	0	29
CB Randal Joyner	4	0	0	34
ILB Brandon Fisk	4	0	0	32
OLB Jarvis Jones	4	0	0	33
CB Harold Aspell	3	0	0	30
S Teddy Hutton	2	0	0	16
OLB Brad Rash	2	0	0	19
CB Alfred Denoncourt	1	1	1	28
ILB Don Wolf	1	0	0	6
DE C.J. Paraiso	1	0	0	38
S Neal Rodgers	0	1	0	32

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Zach Brown	4	2	0	43
ILB Brenden Richard	4	1	1	58
S Jerald Boggs	2	2	0	48
S Junior Barker	2	1	0	16
CB Vernon Warren	2	1	0	39
CB Antoine Holko	2	0	0	38
S Vincent Whittington	2	0	0	26
CB Barry Abrams	1	2	0	44
DT Derek Wolfe	1	0	0	41
DE Isaac Eatherton	1	0	0	34
OLB Grady Sanders	1	0	0	29
ILB Josh O'Donnell	1	0	0	1
S Kim Guthrie	0	2	0	42
ILB Bart Graham	0	1	0	7
OLB Tom Everett	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Danny Watkins	2	3	1	7	0	54
Corey Raber	1	1	0	7	1	46
Kelechi Osemele	1	1	0	3	0	21
Stanley Havili	0	1	0	5	0	12
Brock Pearson	0	0	0	1	2	31
Ian Miller	0	0	0	4	1	40

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lamar Holmes	1	7	25	0	35
Danny Stephens	1	6	30	0	37
Reuben Hansen	1	4	10	0	12
Ellis Covill	1	3	23	2	34
Joe Barksdale	0	7	23	0	27
Rickey Stoole	0	2	8	1	4
Jon Senter	0	1	6	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Bert McKenna	2	29
Jake Hall	1	26
Renaldo Spence	1	18
Rod Carter	1	13
Ian Miller	1	13

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Antoine Holko	1	28
Tommie Woodard	1	19
Rickey Stoole	1	10
Jerald Boggs	1	8

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C.J. Paraiso	---	---	30	38	10	78
Danny Watkins	7	54	---	---	13	74
Alfred Denoncourt	---	---	18	28	26	72
Dustin Bishop	7	50	---	---	11	68
Neal Rodgers	---	---	28	32	8	68
Jake Hall	2	40	---	---	26	68
J.J. Sutton	7	58	---	---	---	65
Shannon Lorch	---	---	19	29	16	64
Andrew McNeal	---	---	24	30	9	63
Corey Raber	7	46	---	---	7	60
Brandon Fisk	---	---	25	32	3	60
Randal Joyner	---	---	23	34	1	58
Jarvis Jones	---	---	25	33	---	58
Ian Miller	4	40	---	---	13	57
Cris Stevens	4	51	---	---	---	55
K.C. Dail	7	43	---	---	4	54
Howard Rucci	5	46	---	---	---	51
Harold Aspell	---	---	19	30	1	50
Renaldo Spence	3	28	---	---	18	49
Toby Wallerstedt	---	---	21	25	1	47
Travis Corbett	6	40	---	---	---	46
Brock Pearson	1	31	---	---	13	45
Randall Cobb	3	30	---	---	10	43
Teddy Hutton	---	---	25	16	2	43
Brad Rash	---	---	20	19	1	40
Julio Fortin	---	---	18	19	---	37
Victor Pendleton	2	13	---	---	19	34
Graham Dodson	---	---	13	19	2	34
Bert McKenna	0	4	---	---	29	33
Julio Eloms	---	---	14	18	1	33
Kelechi Osemele	3	21	---	---	6	30
Ross Siglar	---	---	3	1	23	27
Stanley Havili	5	12	---	---	7	24
Nicky Knell	1	9	---	---	14	24
Rod Carter	3	7	---	---	13	23
Don Wolf	---	---	6	6	9	21
J.J. Eisenbart	---	---	9	8	4	21
Shannon Weinke	0	15	---	---	1	16
Gino James	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ryan Garrison	0	0	---	---	4	4
Seth Jefferson	---	---	0	1	3	4
Jesse Jordan	0	0	---	---	2	2
John Harding	---	---	1	0	---	1
William Gerdes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Danny Stephens	30	37	---	---	10	77
Billy Joe Sellers	30	38	---	---	5	73
Lamar Holmes	25	35	---	---	10	70
Antoine Holko	---	---	3	38	28	69
Geno Smith	31	38	---	---	---	69
Brenden Richard	---	---	6	58	2	66
Barry Abrams	---	---	6	44	15	65
Jerald Boggs	---	---	6	48	8	62
Joe Barksdale	23	27	---	---	10	60
Dixon Edwards	25	33	---	---	2	60
Star Latulelei	---	---	7	48	5	60
Shaun Perkins	---	---	7	48	2	57
Ellis Covill	23	34	---	---	---	57
Lamar Miller	13	21	---	---	21	55
Tommie Woodard	15	18	---	---	19	52
Isaac Eatherton	---	---	5	34	13	52
Joseph Sweeney	15	19	---	---	17	51
Derek Wolfe	---	---	5	41	4	50
Zach Brown	---	---	3	43	4	50
Kim Guthrie	---	---	6	42	1	49
Stanley Conley	15	18	---	---	16	49
Vernon Warren	---	---	6	39	1	46
Pete Bates	18	25	---	---	2	45
Earl Peterson	13	13	---	---	19	45
Earl Fulton	17	14	---	---	7	38
AJ Green	13	22	---	---	---	35
Grady Sanders	---	---	2	29	1	32
Jay Conway	---	---	1	10	21	32
Vincent Whittington	---	---	4	26	2	32
Terry Browning	7	6	---	---	15	28
George Carter	---	---	2	24	2	28
Reuben Hansen	10	12	---	---	5	27
Rickey Stoole	8	4	---	---	10	22
Tom Everett	---	---	4	15	2	21
Rex Hogue	---	---	2	17	1	20
Junior Barker	---	---	1	16	1	18
Cris Ciervo	4	1	---	---	10	15
Bart Graham	---	---	0	7	8	15
Dustin Baxter	---	---	0	10	3	13
Josh O'Donnell	---	---	0	1	11	12
Lamar Riley	---	---	1	0	10	11
Jared Francis	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jon Senter	6	3	---	---	---	9
Ethan Hutton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dana Anania	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ronald Chae	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	31	15.5
Middle	4	36	9.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	41	3.2
Middle	6	8	1.3
Right	12	48	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Sutton	54	23	2	2	4	13	9	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	35	26	5	0	1	3	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	33	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	12	104	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	84	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	10	1	19	1.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	29	22	136	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	2	59	29.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	55	18.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dustin Bishop	15	7	0	65	0	50
WR Jake Hall	12	7	1	63	0	40
WR Howard Rucci	10	2	0	13	0	46
RB Cris Stevens	7	3	1	38	1	51
WR Randall Cobb	6	1	1	36	1	30
TE Victor Pendleton	2	2	0	18	0	13
TE Renaldo Spence	2	1	1	7	0	28

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Edwards	10	8	1	60	1	33
WR AJ Green	7	4	0	47	1	22
WR Tommie Woodard	5	4	0	38	1	18
RB Pete Bates	5	4	0	18	0	25
TE Joseph Sweeney	3	3	0	23	0	19
TE Stanley Conley	3	2	0	44	1	18
WR Lamar Miller	2	1	0	20	1	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Pete Bates	3	20	6.67	2.24

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Sutton	3	1	8	2.67	4.44

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	3	2	12	4.00	7.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dustin Bishop	2	1	8	4.00	4.33
RB Cris Stevens	1	0	0	0.00	5.43

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR AJ Green	1	0	0	0.00	6.71
WR Tommie Woodard	1	1	10	10.00	7.60
WR Dixon Edwards	1	1	2	2.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Rod Carter	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Pete Bates	3	0
Earl Peterson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Sutton	13	4	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	10	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dustin Bishop	4	2	1
WR Howard Rucci	4	1	1
WR Randall Cobb	2	0	0
WR Jake Hall	2	0	0
RB Cris Stevens	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR AJ Green	4	2	1
WR Dixon Edwards	3	3	2
RB Pete Bates	2	2	1
WR Tommie Woodard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,700 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (21,400)
End Zone 9,600 (15,500)
Mezzanine 5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,600 (13,700)
Club Seats 7,600 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,700 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (21,400)
End Zone	9,600 (15,500)
Mezzanine	5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,600 (13,700)
Club Seats	7,600 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (5,000)