Week 1, 2065

played in Tampa Bay, FL

82 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	0	7	3	-	17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	3	7	17	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:03 CAR - Jacob Cole 2 pass from Winston Dodge (Terry Burk extra point)
2Q: 13:07 TBY - Jonathan Harper 40 field goal
3Q: 09:37 TBY - Bradley Bensen 7 run (Jonathan Harper extra point)
3Q: 02:06 CAR - Lewis Sparkes 32 pass from Winston Dodge (Terry Burk extra point)
4Q: 12:05 CAR - Terry Burk 29 field goal
4Q: 09:16 TBY - Bradley Bensen 14 pass from Bert Emmons (Jonathan Harper extra point)
4Q: 02:32 TBY - Bradley Bensen 29 run (Jonathan Harper extra point)
4Q: 00:24 TBY - Jonathan Harper 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:03 CAR - Jacob Cole 2 pass from Winston Dodge (Terry Burk extra point)
2Q: 13:07 TBY - Jonathan Harper 40 field goal
3Q: 09:37 TBY - Bradley Bensen 7 run (Jonathan Harper extra point)
3Q: 02:06 CAR - Lewis Sparkes 32 pass from Winston Dodge (Terry Burk extra point)
4Q: 12:05 CAR - Terry Burk 29 field goal
4Q: 09:16 TBY - Bradley Bensen 14 pass from Bert Emmons (Jonathan Harper extra point)
4Q: 02:32 TBY - Bradley Bensen 29 run (Jonathan Harper extra point)
4Q: 00:24 TBY - Jonathan Harper 31 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 18
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 7 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 234 393
- Offensive Plays 63 66
- Yards per Play 3.71 5.95
Net Rushing Yards 101 176
- Rushing Attempts 19 31
- Yards per Rush 5.32 5.68
Net Passing Yards 133 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 19 - 0 35 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 188 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 8/55 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.02 6.20
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 12.5 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/32 5/36
Kick Returns/Yards 5/123 3/52
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 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 33 OWN 30
Time of Possession 29:50 30:11

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	18
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	7	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	234	393
- Offensive Plays	63	66
- Yards per Play	3.71	5.95
Net Rushing Yards	101	176
- Rushing Attempts	19	31
- Yards per Rush	5.32	5.68
Net Passing Yards	133	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 19 - 0	35 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	188	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	8/55	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.02	6.20
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	12.5	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/32	5/36
Kick Returns/Yards	5/123	3/52
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	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 33	OWN 30
Time of Possession	29:50	30:11

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:06	OWN 28	11	72	Touchdown
1	7:05	2:23	OPP 49	6	4	Punt
1	3:31	1:10	OWN 43	3	3	Punt
2	13:02	2:24	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	8:57	1:42	OWN 15	3	-8	Punt
2	5:27	1:24	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	2:54	1:38	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
3	9:30	3:20	OWN 31	6	24	Punt
3	4:40	1:19	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
3	2:06	0:10	OPP 32	1	32	Touchdown
3	0:11	3:13	OWN 44	8	44	Field Goal
4	9:07	3:39	OWN 25	6	37	Punt
4	2:19	0:36	OWN 41	4	-4	Downs
4	0:17	0:17	OWN 37	1	5	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:54	1:49	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
1	4:42	1:11	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	2:21	4:19	OWN 32	8	45	Field Goal
2	10:38	1:41	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
2	7:15	1:48	OPP 47	3	4	Punt
2	4:03	1:09	OWN 34	4	11	Punt
2	1:16	1:16	OWN 13	4	50	Missed FG
3	15:00	5:30	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
3	6:10	1:30	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	3:21	1:15	OWN 32	3	-5	Interception
3	1:56	1:45	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
4	11:58	2:51	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
4	5:28	3:09	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	1:43	1:26	OPP 37	5	23	Field Goal

Game MVP: Bradley Bensen, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ben Schrope	8	49	6.13	22	2
RB Isaac Perkins	6	29	4.83	16	2
QB Winston Dodge	3	6	2.00	4	0
FB Dakota Perez	1	6	6.00	6	0
WR Jermaine Stanton	1	11	11.00	11	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Bradley Bensen	17	117	6.88	29	6	2
RB Deron McConnell	7	32	4.57	9	0	0
QB Bert Emmons	4	18	4.50	15	1	0
RB Tyrell Voncannon	2	8	4.00	5	0	0
WR Dennis Sherman	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Winston Dodge	36	19	188	8/55	2	40	0	86.3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Emmons	35	20	217	0/0	1	38	1	73.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lewis Sparkes	7	13	78	11.14	61	32	1
WR Jacob Cole	4	6	61	15.25	39	40	1
TE Boomer Vasquez	4	9	37	9.25	10	24	0
RB Ben Schrope	2	4	-1	-0.50	0	3	0
TE Brian McGhee	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Jermaine Stanton	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carl Looker	6	15	43	7.17	20	15	0
WR Marty Norton	4	5	54	13.50	46	32	0
RB Bradley Bensen	4	4	31	7.75	29	21	1
WR Dennis Sherman	2	4	30	15.00	3	20	0
RB Tyrell Voncannon	1	1	8	8.00	5	8	0
TE Jorge Spain	1	3	38	38.00	33	38	0
WR Allen Shaw	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Brent Henry	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Keith Elliott	1	13	13.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Winston Dodge	1	0	0	0
C Josiah Hawkins	0	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Efrain Duncan	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Elijah Peterson	9	407	45.2	34.6	56	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Horner	7	300	42.9	32.6	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terry Burk	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jonathan Harper	2/3	1/2	0/1	40	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damian Prior	4	32	8.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Akbar	5	36	7.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Levi Phillip	5	123	24.6	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Everett Ward	2	30	15.0	0
Doug Watson	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Keith Elliott	10	2	30	32
S Levi Phillip	7	2	30	24
CB Tevin Widmer	5	2	31	35
ILB Dana Mathis	5	1	29	21
CB Vernon Schlesinger	3	1	21	26
OLB Kenyon Hicks	3	0	19	23
ILB Josiah James	3	0	13	23
CB Miles Cornett	3	0	26	18
OLB Lewis Meusey	2	2	30	32
DE Korey Blombeck	2	0	27	18
CB Junior Boore	2	0	3	9
DE DeAndre Passmore	1	1	31	33
DE Colin Chapman	1	0	8	11
OLB Alex Vitale	1	0	12	12
DT Rico Blackwell	0	2	17	22

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Malik Waldron	5	2	0.0	17	34
S Richie Schwartz	5	1	0.0	16	33
ILB Dana Seleski	5	0	0.0	15	30
DE Efrain Duncan	4	0	2.5	16	35
DT Bucky Simmons	4	1	1.0	15	29
S Everett Ward	4	3	0.0	17	39
ILB Amir Hatcher	3	0	0.0	10	18
DE Grady Stuart	2	0	1.0	15	25
CB Mason McWilliams	2	0	1.0	15	34
OLB Brenden Fuller	2	2	0.5	19	43
S Don Akbar	2	1	0.0	10	27
CB Doug Watson	2	0	0.0	5	19
DT Gus Harlow	1	0	1.0	4	16
DE Sam Lindsay	1	0	1.0	2	8
S Alfredo Sanders	1	2	0.0	11	25
TE Jorge Spain	1	0	---	---	---
CB Damien Tindale	1	0	0.0	10	20
S Luis Terry	0	1	0.0	3	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE DeAndre Passmore	1	5	5	33
CB Tevin Widmer	1	0	0	35
DE J.C. Brenner	1	0	0	10
OLB Alex Vitale	0	1	0	12

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Efrain Duncan	2.5	0	0	0	35
DE Grady Stuart	1.0	1	0	1	25
DT Bucky Simmons	1.0	0	1	0	29
DT Gus Harlow	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Sam Lindsay	1.0	0	0	0	8
CB Mason McWilliams	1.0	0	0	0	34
OLB Brenden Fuller	0.5	0	0	0	43
OLB Malik Waldron	0.0	1	0	0	34
DT Eugene Brooks	0.0	0	2	0	5
DE Kurt Adkins	0.0	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Levi Phillip	3	0	0	24
S Keith Elliott	2	1	1	32
CB Vernon Schlesinger	2	1	0	26
CB Junior Boore	2	1	0	9
OLB Kenyon Hicks	2	0	0	23
ILB Dana Mathis	2	0	0	21
CB Miles Cornett	2	0	0	18
ILB Josiah James	1	1	0	23
CB Tevin Widmer	1	0	0	35
OLB Lewis Meusey	1	0	0	32
S Efrain Boatright	1	0	0	14
OLB Alex Vitale	1	0	0	12

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Richie Schwartz	4	0	33
S Everett Ward	3	1	39
ILB Dana Seleski	3	0	30
OLB Malik Waldron	2	1	34
ILB Amir Hatcher	2	1	18
S Don Akbar	2	0	27
S Alfredo Sanders	1	0	25
DE Efrain Duncan	1	0	35
DE Kurt Adkins	1	0	15
DT Gus Harlow	0	1	16
CB Doug Watson	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Drake England	3	4	0	19	3	44
T Ben Oxendine	2	3	0	19	2	44
C Josiah Hawkins	1	4	1	19	2	44
G Lonnie Godfrey	1	4	0	19	0	44
T Ron Yates	1	1	0	19	1	44

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Dominique Newsome	5	7	1	31	35
G Sammy Calinoff	4	7	0	31	35
C Tyrus Gustin	2	3	1	31	35
T Tyrell Knightley	1	7	1	31	35
T Derek Guyon	1	3	0	31	35

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Dakota Perez	3	27
Kenyon Hicks	2	28
Dana Mathis	1	28
Vernon Schlesinger	1	19
Griffin Billick	1	4

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Looker	3	13
Brent Henry	2	29
Tyrell Knightley	2	16
Shane Lindenmuth	1	26
Alfredo Sanders	1	19

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Boomer Vasquez	16	42	---	---	26	84
ILB Dana Mathis	---	---	29	21	28	78
G Lonnie Godfrey	19	44	---	---	10	73
G Drake England	19	44	---	---	10	73
T Ben Oxendine	19	44	---	---	10	73
T Ron Yates	19	44	---	---	10	73
OLB Kenyon Hicks	---	---	19	23	28	70
CB Tevin Widmer	---	---	31	35	3	69
RB Ben Schrope	13	35	---	---	20	68
DE DeAndre Passmore	---	---	31	33	3	67
CB Vernon Schlesinger	---	---	21	26	19	66
WR Lewis Sparkes	16	43	---	---	6	65
S Keith Elliott	---	---	30	32	3	65
OLB Lewis Meusey	---	---	30	32	3	65
QB Winston Dodge	19	44	---	---	---	63
C Josiah Hawkins	19	44	---	---	---	63
WR Jacob Cole	18	44	---	---	---	62
S Levi Phillip	---	---	30	24	8	62
WR Jermaine Stanton	12	28	---	---	17	57
DT Rico Blackwell	---	---	17	22	9	48
DE Korey Blombeck	---	---	27	18	2	47
CB Miles Cornett	---	---	26	18	1	45
ILB Josiah James	---	---	13	23	2	38
FB Dakota Perez	4	6	---	---	27	37
S Efrain Boatright	---	---	2	14	18	34
DE Colin Chapman	---	---	8	11	8	27
WR Damian Prior	1	6	---	---	18	25
OLB Alex Vitale	---	---	12	12	1	25
CB Junior Boore	---	---	3	9	9	21
DT Hayden Hammond	---	---	8	8	1	17
TE James Kiluk	6	10	---	---	---	16
CB Anthony Strong	---	---	2	11	---	13
DE J.C. Brenner	---	---	2	10	---	12
RB Isaac Perkins	6	5	---	---	---	11
C Leonardo Jarvis	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Elijah Peterson	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Terry Burk	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Brian McGhee	2	1	---	---	1	4
RB Griffin Billick	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Aidan Euell	---	---	0	3	---	3
WR Louis Clancy	1	0	---	---	---	1
G Jermaine O'Bryan	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Noah Neumeyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Corwin Burtnett	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Frank McGee	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Damian Rouse	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Tyrell Knightley	31	35	---	---	16	82
RB Bradley Bensen	23	28	---	---	29	80
G Dominique Newsome	31	35	---	---	10	76
G Sammy Calinoff	31	35	---	---	10	76
T Derek Guyon	31	35	---	---	10	76
WR Carl Looker	29	29	---	---	13	71
QB Bert Emmons	31	35	---	---	---	66
C Tyrus Gustin	31	35	---	---	---	66
OLB Brenden Fuller	---	---	19	43	1	63
TE Jorge Spain	29	33	---	---	---	62
S Everett Ward	---	---	17	39	5	61
WR Marty Norton	28	31	---	---	---	59
S Alfredo Sanders	---	---	11	25	19	55
WR Dennis Sherman	19	23	---	---	10	52
OLB Malik Waldron	---	---	17	34	1	52
DE Efrain Duncan	---	---	16	35	1	52
CB Mason McWilliams	---	---	15	34	1	50
S Richie Schwartz	---	---	16	33	---	49
TE Brent Henry	10	9	---	---	29	48
S Don Akbar	---	---	10	27	9	46
ILB Dana Seleski	---	---	15	30	---	45
OLB Shane Lindenmuth	---	---	4	15	26	45
CB Doug Watson	---	---	5	19	20	44
DT Bucky Simmons	---	---	15	29	---	44
CB Damien Tindale	---	---	10	20	14	44
ILB Amir Hatcher	---	---	10	18	14	42
DE Grady Stuart	---	---	15	25	---	40
RB Deron McConnell	10	8	---	---	13	31
WR Dave Thomson	2	2	---	---	22	26
DT Gus Harlow	---	---	4	16	1	21
DE Kurt Adkins	---	---	4	15	1	20
DE Sam Lindsay	---	---	2	8	9	19
S Luis Terry	---	---	3	14	1	18
DT Eugene Brooks	---	---	1	5	9	15
C Angel Dukes	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Mike Horner	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Allen Shaw	3	6	---	---	---	9
K Jonathan Harper	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Kevin Herriman	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Tyrell Voncannon	2	4	---	---	---	6
TE Jay Kemp	0	2	---	---	---	2
G Dillon Allen	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Dylan Sinclair	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Devon Burton	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Wesley Sisk	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Colby Hammontree	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	16	70	4.4
Right	3	31	10.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	42	6.0
Middle	10	65	6.5
Right	14	69	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Winston Dodge	36	19	3	3	3	5	4	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Emmons	35	20	4	0	1	4	6	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	54	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	83	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	27	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	24	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	82	11.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	115	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lewis Sparkes	13	7	2	78	1	43
TE Boomer Vasquez	9	4	1	37	1	42
WR Jacob Cole	6	4	0	61	1	44
RB Ben Schrope	4	2	0	-1	0	35
WR Jermaine Stanton	3	1	0	10	0	28
TE Brian McGhee	1	1	0	3	0	1

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carl Looker	15	6	0	43	0	29
WR Marty Norton	5	4	0	54	1	31
WR Dennis Sherman	4	2	0	30	1	23
RB Bradley Bensen	4	4	0	31	1	28
TE Jorge Spain	3	1	1	38	1	33
WR Allen Shaw	2	1	0	6	0	6
RB Tyrell Voncannon	1	1	0	8	0	4
TE Brent Henry	1	1	0	7	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Isaac Perkins	1	0	0.00	4.83

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bradley Bensen	1	7	7.00	6.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Winston Dodge	5	3	11	2.20	5.22

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Emmons	3	1	14	4.67	6.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lewis Sparkes	2	2	9	4.50	6.00
TE Boomer Vasquez	2	0	0	0.00	4.11
WR Jacob Cole	1	1	2	2.00	10.17

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jorge Spain	1	0	0	0.00	12.67
RB Bradley Bensen	1	1	14	14.00	7.75
WR Carl Looker	1	0	0	0.00	2.87

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Winston Dodge	2	0
RB Ben Schrope	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bradley Bensen	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Winston Dodge	10	3	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Emmons	15	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Boomer Vasquez	5	1	1
WR Lewis Sparkes	2	0	0
WR Jacob Cole	1	1	1
RB Ben Schrope	1	0	0
WR Jermaine Stanton	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carl Looker	5	2	1
WR Dennis Sherman	3	2	2
TE Jorge Spain	2	1	1
RB Bradley Bensen	2	2	1
WR Marty Norton	1	1	1
WR Allen Shaw	1	0	0
TE Brent Henry	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,100 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (17,700)
End Zone 12,000 (12,700)
Mezzanine 6,900 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (11,200)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,100 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (17,700)
End Zone	12,000 (12,700)
Mezzanine	6,900 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (11,200)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)