Week 1, 2017

played in Tampa Bay, FL

66 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	10	3	14	-	34
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	10	0	14	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:13 CAR - Tyrone Neville 3 run (Tommie Tate extra point)
1Q: 05:08 TBY - Calvin Gifford 46 field goal
2Q: 13:01 CAR - Tommie Tate 40 field goal
2Q: 10:03 TBY - Rashard Mendenhall 17 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
2Q: 05:44 CAR - Brent Woodson 2 pass from Bo Money (Tommie Tate extra point)
2Q: 02:19 TBY - Calvin Gifford 30 field goal
3Q: 05:40 CAR - Tommie Tate 35 field goal
4Q: 13:18 TBY - Britt Willis 12 pass from Brady Quinn (Calvin Gifford extra point)
4Q: 09:15 CAR - Tyrone Neville 32 pass from Bo Money (Tommie Tate extra point)
4Q: 02:34 CAR - Tyrone Neville 3 run (Tommie Tate extra point)
4Q: 00:38 TBY - Rashard Mendenhall 7 pass from Brady Quinn (Calvin Gifford extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:13 CAR - Tyrone Neville 3 run (Tommie Tate extra point)
1Q: 05:08 TBY - Calvin Gifford 46 field goal
2Q: 13:01 CAR - Tommie Tate 40 field goal
2Q: 10:03 TBY - Rashard Mendenhall 17 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
2Q: 05:44 CAR - Brent Woodson 2 pass from Bo Money (Tommie Tate extra point)
2Q: 02:19 TBY - Calvin Gifford 30 field goal
3Q: 05:40 CAR - Tommie Tate 35 field goal
4Q: 13:18 TBY - Britt Willis 12 pass from Brady Quinn (Calvin Gifford extra point)
4Q: 09:15 CAR - Tyrone Neville 32 pass from Bo Money (Tommie Tate extra point)
4Q: 02:34 CAR - Tyrone Neville 3 run (Tommie Tate extra point)
4Q: 00:38 TBY - Rashard Mendenhall 7 pass from Brady Quinn (Calvin Gifford extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 25 20
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 16 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 373 309
- Offensive Plays 65 54
- Yards per Play 5.74 5.72
Net Rushing Yards 98 92
- Rushing Attempts 26 24
- Yards per Rush 3.77 3.83
Net Passing Yards 275 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 28 - 1 28 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 301 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/26 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 7.05 7.23
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/13 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 4/81 4/101
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 29
Time of Possession 35:01 24:59

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	25	20
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	16	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	373	309
- Offensive Plays	65	54
- Yards per Play	5.74	5.72
Net Rushing Yards	98	92
- Rushing Attempts	26	24
- Yards per Rush	3.77	3.83
Net Passing Yards	275	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 28 - 1	28 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	301	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/26	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	7.05	7.23
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/13	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	4/81	4/101
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 29
Time of Possession	35:01	24:59

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:47	3:41	OPP 40	7	40	Touchdown
1	5:02	3:47	OWN 26	6	11	Punt
1	0:08	2:12	OWN 45	5	32	Field Goal
2	9:46	4:09	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
2	3:30	0:19	OWN 12	1	5	Interception
2	2:14	2:14	OWN 20	5	31	Half
3	15:00	5:13	OWN 27	9	26	Punt
3	8:22	2:50	OPP 39	5	21	Field Goal
4	13:12	4:08	OWN 19	8	81	Touchdown
4	8:24	6:00	OWN 45	10	55	Touchdown
4	0:30	0:30	OPP 38	2	-2	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:13	OWN 27	2	2	Interception
1	10:06	5:04	OWN 26	9	45	Field Goal
1	1:15	1:07	OWN 15	3	4	Punt
2	12:56	3:10	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
2	5:37	2:07	OWN 34	4	15	Punt
2	3:11	0:57	OPP 10	3	-3	Field Goal
3	9:47	1:25	OWN 7	3	1	Punt
3	5:32	7:20	OWN 14	12	86	Touchdown
4	9:04	0:40	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	2:24	1:54	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Bo Money, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tyrone Neville	18	77	4.28	26	2	2
Otis Stump	6	23	3.83	9	0	0
Bo Money	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rashard Mendenhall	18	87	4.83	17	3	1
Lorenzo Booker	6	5	0.83	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bo Money	36	28	301	3/26	2	32	1	108.5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brady Quinn	28	20	230	2/13	2	23	1	104.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Tyrone Neville	6	7	68	11.33	22	32	1
WR Wally Ramirez	6	7	68	11.33	15	19	0
TE Brent Woodson	5	8	33	6.60	10	18	1
WR Leon Diano	4	4	40	10.00	0	20	0
WR B.J. Elrifai	3	5	45	15.00	1	22	0
FB Lonnie Turnbull	2	2	26	13.00	1	18	0
WR Graham Talley	1	1	18	18.00	3	18	0
RB Otis Stump	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Frank Binkow	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Zach Lowrey	8	10	110	13.75	4	23	0
RB Rashard Mendenhall	6	8	61	10.17	37	17	1
WR Britt Willis	2	5	25	12.50	1	13	1
WR Kim Tate	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Lorenzo Booker	1	1	12	12.00	10	12	0
FB Oren O'Neal	1	1	7	7.00	3	7	0
WR Neil Pierce	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Rufus Nunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Richie Montemayor	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike Simmons	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brent Woodson	1	1	0
Charlie Sims	0	0	1
Jake Finley	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Neil Pierce	1	1	0
Zach Lowrey	1	1	0
Tony Zelenka	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J.R. Schroeder	2	94	47.0	44.0	54	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Wodarz	4	152	38.0	34.0	39	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommie Tate	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	4/4

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Gifford	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Middleton	2	16	8.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kim Tate	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Binkow	4	81	20.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonathan Wade	3	83	27.7	0
Ronnie Polidixon	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lamont Gietka	5	4	0.0	20	28
ILB Richie Montemayor	4	2	0.0	22	29
OLB J.T. Amaral	4	1	0.0	9	19
CB Charlie Sims	4	0	0.0	23	27
CB T.J. Fabbrizzi	4	0	0.0	21	28
CB Thomas Ramaswami	4	0	0.0	19	24
S R.J. Dodge	3	1	1.0	21	29
ILB Jake Finley	3	3	0.0	21	16
DT Anthony Spencer	3	1	0.0	23	29
DE Kelvin Margolies	3	0	0.0	21	27
DE Kerry Abrams	2	2	0.0	21	28
ILB Jonathan Goff	1	1	1.0	7	4
WR Graham Talley	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Claude Skudris	1	0	0.0	20	15
OLB Mike Humpal	1	0	0.0	4	2
CB Kurt Reese	1	0	0.0	1	3

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kirk Pritchett	7	2	1.0	24	34
ILB Derrick Johnson	7	3	0.0	26	38
CB Jerry Johnstone	7	0	0.0	13	27
S Wesley Lincoln	6	2	0.0	26	39
CB Ronnie Polidixon	6	0	0.0	22	38
DE Joel Wolf	4	1	1.0	23	35
OLB Tony Zelenka	4	0	0.0	16	18
DT Danny Brittain	3	1	1.0	16	25
DE Winston England	3	0	0.0	20	33
DE Aaron Bouse	1	2	0.0	25	38
CB Jonathan Wade	1	1	0.0	4	1
OLB Byron Ellis	1	0	0.0	0	4
RB Rashard Mendenhall	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Doug Parham	1	0	0.0	1	2
CB Mike Simmons	1	0	0.0	24	33
DT Carlton Powell	0	2	0.0	11	11
S Marlon Long	0	1	0.0	21	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S R.J. Dodge	1.0	0	0	29
ILB Jonathan Goff	1.0	0	0	4
DE Kelvin Margolies	0.0	1	1	27

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Joel Wolf	1.0	1	35
DT Danny Brittain	1.0	0	25
ILB Kirk Pritchett	1.0	0	34
DE Winston England	0.0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Charlie Sims	4	0	27
OLB J.T. Amaral	4	0	19
CB Thomas Ramaswami	4	0	24
CB T.J. Fabbrizzi	3	0	28
ILB Richie Montemayor	2	1	29
S Lamont Gietka	1	0	28
ILB Jake Finley	1	0	16
CB Kurt Reese	1	0	3

Tampa Bay	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jerry Johnstone	6	0	27
CB Ronnie Polidixon	5	0	38
ILB Kirk Pritchett	5	0	34
ILB Derrick Johnson	3	0	38
S Wesley Lincoln	3	0	39
DE Joel Wolf	2	0	35
OLB Tony Zelenka	2	0	18
CB Jonathan Wade	1	0	1
OLB Byron Ellis	1	0	4
CB Mike Simmons	0	1	33

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Broderick Bloomgarden	3	8	0	22	0	36
Richie Incognito	2	4	0	18	0	29
Deion Malloy	2	2	1	22	1	32
Lionel Poock	2	2	1	24	0	33
Steven Justice	1	2	0	4	0	3
Lonnie Turnbull	1	2	0	15	0	22
Richie Haayer	0	2	0	10	1	17
Hardy Glasgow	0	2	0	21	0	29
Teddy Freeman	0	0	0	9	1	15

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jack Sughroue	5	5	1	23	0	27
Wade Alston	1	6	0	21	0	24
Levon Fisher	1	3	0	22	1	23
Preston Lewis	1	3	0	19	0	26
Craig Bond	1	1	0	9	0	5
Zack Flowers	1	1	0	9	0	13
Tim Carter	0	2	0	18	0	24
Warren George	0	1	0	8	1	13
Oren O'Neal	0	1	0	10	0	12
Rufus Nunn	0	1	0	3	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Brent Woodson	2	9
Mike Hart	1	21
Skip Middleton	1	16
Lamont Gietka	1	11

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Byron Ellis	5	17
Wade Alston	1	5

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bo Money	26	39	---	---	---	65
Broderick Bloomgarden	22	36	---	---	2	60
Lamont Gietka	---	---	20	28	11	59
Brent Woodson	19	30	---	---	9	58
Lionel Poock	24	33	---	---	---	57
Claude Skudris	---	---	20	15	22	57
Tyrone Neville	19	28	---	---	9	56
Anthony Spencer	---	---	23	29	2	54
Deion Malloy	22	32	---	---	---	54
R.J. Dodge	---	---	21	29	3	53
Charlie Sims	---	---	23	27	3	53
Hardy Glasgow	21	29	---	---	3	53
Richie Montemayor	---	---	22	29	2	53
T.J. Fabbrizzi	---	---	21	28	2	51
Kerry Abrams	---	---	21	28	2	51
Lonnie Turnbull	15	22	---	---	14	51
Kelvin Margolies	---	---	21	27	2	50
B.J. Elrifai	15	29	---	---	6	50
Thomas Ramaswami	---	---	19	24	6	49
Oliver Pierce	14	18	---	---	16	48
Richie Incognito	18	29	---	---	---	47
Graham Talley	11	17	---	---	18	46
Jake Finley	---	---	21	16	5	42
Leon Diano	15	20	---	---	6	41
Wally Ramirez	13	18	---	---	---	31
J.T. Amaral	---	---	9	19	1	29
Teddy Freeman	9	15	---	---	4	28
Richie Haayer	10	17	---	---	1	28
Skip Edwards	---	---	2	12	12	26
Mike Hart	0	0	---	---	21	21
Frank Binkow	2	2	---	---	15	19
Otis Stump	7	11	---	---	---	18
Jonathan Goff	---	---	7	4	6	17
Skip Middleton	---	---	0	0	16	16
Steven Justice	4	3	---	---	4	11
Tyrus Lake	---	---	3	3	4	10
Justin Kirk	---	---	3	5	1	9
Tommie Tate	0	0	---	---	9	9
Blake Welch	---	---	2	1	4	7
Don Chapin	---	---	1	1	4	6
Mike Humpal	---	---	4	2	---	6
Karl Wolfe	0	1	---	---	4	5
J.R. Schroeder	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kurt Reese	---	---	1	3	---	4
Will Stock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Arnold England	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ronnie Polidixon	---	---	22	38	10	70
Wesley Lincoln	---	---	26	39	3	68
Derrick Johnson	---	---	26	38	3	67
Aaron Bouse	---	---	25	38	2	65
Joel Wolf	---	---	23	35	2	60
Kirk Pritchett	---	---	24	34	2	60
Mike Simmons	---	---	24	33	2	59
Marlon Long	---	---	21	33	2	56
Winston England	---	---	20	33	3	56
Brady Quinn	24	30	---	---	---	54
Jack Sughroue	23	27	---	---	2	52
Levon Fisher	22	23	---	---	6	51
Wade Alston	21	24	---	---	5	50
Preston Lewis	19	26	---	---	1	46
Zach Lowrey	18	28	---	---	---	46
Danny Brittain	---	---	16	25	2	43
Kim Tate	11	18	---	---	14	43
Jerry Johnstone	---	---	13	27	3	43
Tim Carter	18	24	---	---	---	42
Oren O'Neal	10	12	---	---	19	41
Rashard Mendenhall	18	21	---	---	---	39
Dwight Gilpin	19	19	---	---	---	38
Neil Pierce	17	18	---	---	2	37
Britt Willis	7	13	---	---	15	35
Tony Zelenka	---	---	16	18	1	35
Rufus Nunn	3	6	---	---	21	30
Warren George	8	13	---	---	6	27
Zack Flowers	9	13	---	---	5	27
Carlton Powell	---	---	11	11	2	24
Craig Bond	9	5	---	---	7	21
Byron Ellis	---	---	0	4	17	21
Gus Anderson	---	---	9	11	1	21
Jonathan Wade	---	---	4	1	14	19
Matt Sherry	0	0	---	---	19	19
Lorenzo Booker	8	10	---	---	---	18
Doug Parham	---	---	1	2	15	18
Johnathan Joseph	---	---	0	0	17	17
Eddie Hardy	---	---	0	0	12	12
Thomas Anderson	---	---	4	5	---	9
Calvin Gifford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Matthew Tinkis	---	---	1	4	2	7
Mitch Wodarz	0	0	---	---	4	4
Neal Morris	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dana Justice	---	---	0	0	2	2
Dennis Dixon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	40	6.7
Middle	15	54	3.6
Right	3	6	2.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	47	5.9
Middle	10	23	2.3
Right	6	22	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bo Money	36	28	3	1	4	0	2	0	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brady Quinn	28	20	1	0	5	0	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	106	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	65	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	5	111	15.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	40	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	43	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	124	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Brent Woodson	8	5	0	33	0	30
RB Tyrone Neville	7	6	1	68	1	28
WR Wally Ramirez	7	6	0	68	0	18
WR B.J. Elrifai	5	3	2	45	1	29
WR Leon Diano	4	4	0	40	1	20
FB Lonnie Turnbull	2	2	0	26	0	22
WR Graham Talley	1	1	0	18	0	17
RB Otis Stump	1	1	0	3	0	11
WR Frank Binkow	1	0	1	0	0	2

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Zach Lowrey	10	8	1	110	1	28
RB Rashard Mendenhall	8	6	1	61	0	21
WR Britt Willis	5	2	2	25	0	13
WR Kim Tate	1	1	0	11	0	18
RB Lorenzo Booker	1	1	0	12	0	10
FB Oren O'Neal	1	1	0	7	0	12
WR Neil Pierce	1	1	0	4	0	18
FB Rufus Nunn	1	0	1	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrone Neville	6	14	2.33	4.28

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Booker	3	2	0.67	0.83
Rashard Mendenhall	2	19	9.50	4.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bo Money	5	3	16	3.20	8.36

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brady Quinn	2	2	19	9.50	8.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brent Woodson	2	1	2	1.00	4.13
WR B.J. Elrifai	1	1	6	6.00	9.00
WR Frank Binkow	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Lonnie Turnbull	1	1	8	8.00	13.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Britt Willis	1	1	12	12.00	5.00
RB Rashard Mendenhall	1	1	7	7.00	7.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Tyrone Neville	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Rashard Mendenhall	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bo Money	10	8	8

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brady Quinn	7	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brent Woodson	3	2	2
WR B.J. Elrifai	2	2	2
WR Wally Ramirez	2	2	2
WR Graham Talley	1	1	1
WR Leon Diano	1	1	1
WR Frank Binkow	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Britt Willis	2	0	0
RB Rashard Mendenhall	2	1	1
WR Zach Lowrey	2	0	0
WR Neil Pierce	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,600 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,200 (17,700)
End Zone 10,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,400 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,100 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,400 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,600 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,200 (17,700)
End Zone	10,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,400 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,100 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,400 (4,800)