Week 1, 2095

played in Tampa Bay, FL

91 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	14	0	0	-	21
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	0	14	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:12 CAR - Toby Ellard 6 pass from Norman Stanton (Roderick Bryant extra point)
2Q: 13:23 CAR - Randal Carlson 21 pass from Norman Stanton (Roderick Bryant extra point)
2Q: 00:36 CAR - Norman Stanton 4 run (Roderick Bryant extra point)
4Q: 09:03 TBB - J.B. Jacobs 13 pass from Sam Shelton (Karl Lofton extra point)
4Q: 01:25 TBB - Cameron Dexter 7 pass from Sam Shelton (Karl Lofton extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:12 CAR - Toby Ellard 6 pass from Norman Stanton (Roderick Bryant extra point)
2Q: 13:23 CAR - Randal Carlson 21 pass from Norman Stanton (Roderick Bryant extra point)
2Q: 00:36 CAR - Norman Stanton 4 run (Roderick Bryant extra point)
4Q: 09:03 TBB - J.B. Jacobs 13 pass from Sam Shelton (Karl Lofton extra point)
4Q: 01:25 TBB - Cameron Dexter 7 pass from Sam Shelton (Karl Lofton extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBB
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 15
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 360 264
- Offensive Plays 65 63
- Yards per Play 5.54 4.19
Net Rushing Yards 190 96
- Rushing Attempts 39 15
- Yards per Rush 4.87 6.40
Net Passing Yards 170 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 16 - 2 44 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 176 192
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 6.54 3.50
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/45 6/43
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 4/35
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/79
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/35
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:15 26:45

Team Statistics	CAR	TBB
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	15
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	360	264
- Offensive Plays	65	63
- Yards per Play	5.54	4.19
Net Rushing Yards	190	96
- Rushing Attempts	39	15
- Yards per Rush	4.87	6.40
Net Passing Yards	170	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 16 - 2	44 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	176	192
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	6.54	3.50
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/45	6/43
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	4/35
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/79
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/35
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:15	26:45

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:58	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	8:46	4:53	OWN 15	9	51	Interception
1	2:23	4:14	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
2	9:34	1:38	OWN 40	3	0	Interception
2	6:22	1:10	OWN 39	3	11	Punt
2	1:19	0:56	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
3	12:57	1:16	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
3	9:58	3:41	OWN 12	7	24	Punt
3	5:14	3:23	OWN 25	5	23	Punt
4	15:00	1:16	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	8:56	1:23	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	6:20	2:23	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
4	1:16	0:47	OPP 47	3	5	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:02	1:16	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
1	3:53	1:30	OWN 48	4	20	Missed FG
2	13:09	3:35	OWN 41	6	26	Missed FG
2	7:56	1:34	OPP 33	3	9	Missed FG
2	5:12	3:53	OWN 5	6	10	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
3	11:41	1:43	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	6:17	1:03	OWN 34	3	-3	Punt
3	1:51	1:51	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
4	13:44	4:48	OWN 18	11	82	Touchdown
4	7:33	1:13	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
4	3:57	2:41	OWN 7	11	93	Touchdown
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 5	3	-1	Game

Game MVP: Toby Ellard, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Toby Ellard	31	146	4.71	20	3	0
QB Norman Stanton	8	44	5.50	11	1	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Emmett Johnson	8	58	7.25	25	1
RB Alexis Lafrance	5	28	5.60	9	0
QB Sam Shelton	2	10	5.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Norman Stanton	25	16	176	1/6	2	35	2	78.1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Shelton	44	25	192	4/24	2	27	0	82.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Toby Ellard	3	4	36	12.00	18	24	1
WR Caden Cooley	3	4	20	6.67	13	14	0
TE Landon Casillas	3	4	56	18.67	38	35	0
WR Randal Carlson	3	7	43	14.33	20	21	1
TE Billy Hall	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Tracy Schilz	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Santiago Bates	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Clyde Frenck	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Scottie Cassidy	4	6	39	9.75	0	27	0
WR Tyrell May	4	10	42	10.50	9	22	0
RB Alexis Lafrance	4	4	41	10.25	16	17	0
FB Cameron Dexter	3	4	16	5.33	0	7	1
TE Heath Bronson	3	7	12	4.00	2	9	0
RB Winston Griffith	3	4	1	0.33	0	6	0
TE J.B. Jacobs	2	3	13	6.50	4	13	1
WR Samuel Capodaglio	2	4	28	14.00	0	18	0
WR Seth Perkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Emmett Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rex Newsome	1	10	10.00	0
CB Andre Fyie	1	25	25.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mickey Maumau	8	364	45.5	41.1	60	5

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corwin Garner	7	338	48.3	47.9	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roderick Bryant	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Karl Lofton	0/3	0/3	0/1	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tracy Schilz	2	3	1.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Landon Garner	4	35	8.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmett Johnson	2	56	28.0	0
George Lane	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cody Arndorfer	7	1	1.5	15	46
ILB Wesley Jennings	6	5	1.0	15	42
S Miguel Webster	5	0	0.0	15	48
ILB Wade Woodaz	3	1	0.0	15	48
CB Hardy Gash	3	0	0.0	12	32
CB Julian Neal	3	0	0.0	11	36
DT Bryson Manning	2	2	1.0	15	45
DE Keldric Faulk	2	2	0.5	13	45
S Mickey Ham	2	2	0.0	6	29
CB Gabriel Parker	2	1	0.0	6	26
ILB Bryan Wiggs	2	1	0.0	4	10
DT Oscar Nogas	2	1	0.0	12	37
S Jonah Petkovich	1	2	0.0	9	20
CB Mario Weatherly	1	0	0.0	12	40
TE Landon Casillas	1	0	---	---	---
WR Randal Carlson	1	0	---	---	---

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tony Dragonajtys	9	2	0.0	35	18
DE Caleb Banks	8	4	0.0	36	23
S Rex Newsome	8	2	0.0	39	23
CB Craig Wilson	5	1	0.0	37	25
OLB Griffin Lucas	3	2	0.0	35	21
DT Louie Jeffers	3	1	0.0	20	16
OLB Van Maeser	3	0	0.0	27	14
DE Gregory Paquette	2	0	1.0	28	18
S DeAndre Ackerman	2	1	0.0	35	21
S Russell Metz	2	0	0.0	4	8
DE Kendall Delp	2	0	0.0	11	5
CB Lewis Duffy	2	0	0.0	13	15
OLB Logan Gerhardt	1	2	0.0	16	16
CB Andre Fyie	1	1	0.0	19	10
CB Kelly Sampson	1	1	0.0	21	11
CB Jameson Napiecek	1	0	0.0	15	12
DT Marty Sherrill	0	1	0.0	19	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Cody Arndorfer	1.5	0	0	2	46
ILB Wesley Jennings	1.0	0	0	0	42
DT Bryson Manning	1.0	0	0	0	45
DE Keldric Faulk	0.5	1	2	0	45
DT Oscar Nogas	0.0	2	1	0	37
DE Leo McTyer	0.0	0	1	0	17

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gregory Paquette	1.0	0	0	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Wade Woodaz	5	1	48
OLB Cody Arndorfer	4	2	46
ILB Wesley Jennings	3	0	42
CB Hardy Gash	2	1	32
CB Julian Neal	2	1	36
S Mickey Ham	2	0	29
S Miguel Webster	2	0	48
CB Gabriel Parker	1	0	26
S Jonah Petkovich	1	0	20
ILB Bryan Wiggs	1	0	10
CB Mario Weatherly	1	0	40
DE Keldric Faulk	1	0	45

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Griffin Lucas	4	0	0	21
CB Craig Wilson	2	1	0	25
S Rex Newsome	2	0	1	23
CB Lewis Duffy	2	0	0	15
CB Andre Fyie	1	1	1	10
S DeAndre Ackerman	1	1	0	21
OLB Logan Gerhardt	1	1	0	16
CB Jameson Napiecek	1	0	0	12
S Russell Metz	1	0	0	8
CB Kelly Sampson	1	0	0	11
DE Gregory Paquette	0	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Denzel Small	4	8	1	39	0	26
G Kody Casher	4	6	0	39	1	26
T Miguel Bryant	3	8	0	39	0	26
T Spencer Fano	3	5	0	39	0	26
G Wesley Shapiro	1	4	0	39	0	26

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Roger Jackson	3	4	0	15	0	48
C Irving Woods	2	5	0	15	0	48
G Tyrus Wolf	1	2	1	15	1	48
T Gilbert Hardy	0	1	0	15	1	48
T Terrell Thompkins	0	1	0	15	1	48
TE Heath Bronson	0	0	0	13	1	44

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmie Bedard	2	21
Randal Carlson	2	13
Tracy Schilz	1	22
Bart Woodard	1	22
Kody Casher	1	8

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Bronson	1	25
Gregory Paquette	1	18

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Randal Carlson	39	26	---	---	13	78
T Miguel Bryant	39	26	---	---	8	73
T Spencer Fano	39	26	---	---	8	73
G Kody Casher	39	26	---	---	8	73
G Wesley Shapiro	39	26	---	---	8	73
ILB Wade Woodaz	---	---	15	48	4	67
S Miguel Webster	---	---	15	48	3	66
QB Norman Stanton	39	26	---	---	---	65
RB Toby Ellard	39	26	---	---	---	65
C Denzel Small	39	26	---	---	---	65
WR Caden Cooley	39	24	---	---	---	63
OLB Cody Arndorfer	---	---	15	46	2	63
TE Landon Casillas	39	22	---	---	1	62
DT Bryson Manning	---	---	15	45	2	62
DE Keldric Faulk	---	---	13	45	3	61
ILB Wesley Jennings	---	---	15	42	3	60
S Mickey Ham	---	---	6	29	24	59
CB Mario Weatherly	---	---	12	40	2	54
DT Oscar Nogas	---	---	12	37	3	52
CB Gabriel Parker	---	---	6	26	16	48
CB Julian Neal	---	---	11	36	1	48
CB Hardy Gash	---	---	12	32	1	45
WR Clyde Frenck	22	14	---	---	2	38
S Jonah Petkovich	---	---	9	20	6	35
DE Leo McTyer	---	---	5	17	8	30
RB Tracy Schilz	0	2	---	---	22	24
TE Billy Hall	13	10	---	---	---	23
TE Jimmie Bedard	0	2	---	---	21	23
OLB Bart Woodard	---	---	0	0	22	22
WR Santiago Bates	4	2	---	---	14	20
ILB Bryan Wiggs	---	---	4	10	2	16
FB Brett Goodwin	0	1	---	---	14	15
CB Gustavo Wolfe	---	---	0	5	10	15
ILB Alejandro Kendle	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Cornell Leber	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Gus Giles	0	1	---	---	7	8
P Mickey Maumau	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT George Kevorkian	---	---	0	0	7	7
K Roderick Bryant	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Sebastian McCurdy	---	---	0	2	1	3
G J.T. Humphries	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jared Jarvis	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jeffery Bradford	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Nicholas Sweeney	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Phillip Farmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Lester Randall	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Heath Bronson	13	44	---	---	25	82
T Terrell Thompkins	15	48	---	---	10	73
DE Gregory Paquette	---	---	28	18	18	64
G Roger Jackson	15	48	---	---	---	63
G Tyrus Wolf	15	48	---	---	---	63
WR Tyrell May	15	48	---	---	---	63
QB Sam Shelton	15	48	---	---	---	63
C Irving Woods	15	48	---	---	---	63
T Gilbert Hardy	15	48	---	---	---	63
OLB Van Maeser	---	---	27	14	22	63
S Rex Newsome	---	---	39	23	---	62
CB Craig Wilson	---	---	37	25	---	62
DE Caleb Banks	---	---	36	23	---	59
S DeAndre Ackerman	---	---	35	21	---	56
OLB Griffin Lucas	---	---	35	21	---	56
WR Scottie Cassidy	12	42	---	---	---	54
ILB Tony Dragonajtys	---	---	35	18	---	53
RB Alexis Lafrance	6	21	---	---	16	43
CB Jameson Napiecek	---	---	15	12	15	42
OLB Logan Gerhardt	---	---	16	16	10	42
ILB Brian Tate	---	---	16	13	12	41
CB Andre Fyie	---	---	19	10	8	37
DT Marty Sherrill	---	---	19	10	8	37
DT Louie Jeffers	---	---	20	16	---	36
FB Cameron Dexter	4	13	---	---	18	35
WR Samuel Capodaglio	9	20	---	---	4	33
CB Kelly Sampson	---	---	21	11	---	32
CB Lewis Duffy	---	---	13	15	---	28
S Russell Metz	---	---	4	8	15	27
RB Emmett Johnson	8	12	---	---	5	25
TE J.B. Jacobs	4	17	---	---	---	21
WR George Lane	0	1	---	---	18	19
WR Seth Perkins	2	7	---	---	7	16
DE Kendall Delp	---	---	11	5	---	16
RB Winston Griffith	1	13	---	---	---	14
C Kim Fredrickson	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Corwin Garner	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Trevor Bryan	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Geoff McWhorter	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Zane Eastman	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Mackenzie Lyle	---	---	3	7	---	10
S Landon Garner	---	---	0	0	8	8
K Karl Lofton	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Jesse Ragan	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Daniel Warren	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Charles Helfrich	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	28	7.0
Middle	24	124	5.2
Right	11	38	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	10	75	7.5
Right	1	7	7.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Norman Stanton	25	16	3	2	0	5	0	0	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Shelton	44	25	2	5	2	5	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	119	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	34	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	-2	-0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	74	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	93	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	27	4.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randal Carlson	7	3	43	1	26
RB Toby Ellard	4	3	36	1	26
WR Caden Cooley	4	3	20	0	24
TE Landon Casillas	4	3	56	1	22
TE Billy Hall	2	1	3	0	10
WR Clyde Frenck	2	1	3	0	14
RB Tracy Schilz	1	1	3	0	2
WR Santiago Bates	1	1	12	0	2

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tyrell May	10	4	0	42	1	48
TE Heath Bronson	7	3	1	12	0	44
WR Scottie Cassidy	6	4	0	39	1	42
FB Cameron Dexter	4	3	0	16	0	13
RB Alexis Lafrance	4	4	0	41	0	21
RB Winston Griffith	4	3	0	1	0	13
WR Samuel Capodaglio	4	2	0	28	0	20
TE J.B. Jacobs	3	2	0	13	0	17
WR Seth Perkins	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Emmett Johnson	1	0	1	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Norman Stanton	2	9	4.50	5.50
RB Toby Ellard	2	12	6.00	4.71

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Norman Stanton	1	1	6	6.00	7.04

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Shelton	7	5	30	4.29	4.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Toby Ellard	1	1	6	6.00	9.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Heath Bronson	2	1	1	0.50	1.71
TE J.B. Jacobs	2	2	13	6.50	4.33
WR Scottie Cassidy	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
WR Tyrell May	1	1	9	9.00	4.20
FB Cameron Dexter	1	1	7	7.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Toby Ellard	4	2
QB Norman Stanton	2	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Sam Shelton	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Norman Stanton	6	3	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Shelton	15	9	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Toby Ellard	1	0	0
WR Caden Cooley	1	0	0
TE Billy Hall	1	1	0
TE Landon Casillas	1	0	0
WR Randal Carlson	1	1	1
WR Santiago Bates	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tyrell May	5	1	1
RB Winston Griffith	4	3	0
TE J.B. Jacobs	2	1	1
WR Scottie Cassidy	1	1	0
FB Cameron Dexter	1	1	0
TE Heath Bronson	1	1	1
WR Samuel Capodaglio	1	1	0

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

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