Week 17, 2018

played in Carolina, NC

27 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	7	17	-	31
Carolina Panthers	14	7	0	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:41 CAR - William Middleton 84 interception return (Spencer Gunn extra point)
1Q: 02:21 CAR - Wally Ramirez 39 pass from Ryan Karp (Spencer Gunn extra point)
2Q: 06:21 TBY - Ted Ginn Jr 4 pass from Brady Quinn (Ron Kariger extra point)
2Q: 02:33 CAR - Wally Ramirez 8 pass from Ryan Karp (Spencer Gunn extra point)
3Q: 02:27 TBY - Emmanuel Rodriguez 28 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
4Q: 08:32 TBY - Gus Anderson 15 fumble return (Ron Kariger extra point)
4Q: 04:27 TBY - Ted Ginn Jr 84 pass from Brady Quinn (Ron Kariger extra point)
4Q: 01:09 TBY - Ron Kariger 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:41 CAR - William Middleton 84 interception return (Spencer Gunn extra point)
1Q: 02:21 CAR - Wally Ramirez 39 pass from Ryan Karp (Spencer Gunn extra point)
2Q: 06:21 TBY - Ted Ginn Jr 4 pass from Brady Quinn (Ron Kariger extra point)
2Q: 02:33 CAR - Wally Ramirez 8 pass from Ryan Karp (Spencer Gunn extra point)
3Q: 02:27 TBY - Emmanuel Rodriguez 28 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
4Q: 08:32 TBY - Gus Anderson 15 fumble return (Ron Kariger extra point)
4Q: 04:27 TBY - Ted Ginn Jr 84 pass from Brady Quinn (Ron Kariger extra point)
4Q: 01:09 TBY - Ron Kariger 33 field goal

Team Statistics TBY CAR
Record 9-7 2-14
First Downs 25 18
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 19 15
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 428 316
- Offensive Plays 69 67
- Yards per Play 6.20 4.72
Net Rushing Yards 105 104
- Rushing Attempts 31 23
- Yards per Rush 3.39 4.52
Net Passing Yards 323 212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 25 - 2 40 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 351 241
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/28 4/29
- Yards per Pass Play 8.50 4.82
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/45 4/38
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 3/38
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 5/152
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/89
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:21 27:39

Team Statistics	TBY	CAR
Record	9-7	2-14
First Downs	25	18
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	19	15
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	428	316
- Offensive Plays	69	67
- Yards per Play	6.20	4.72
Net Rushing Yards	105	104
- Rushing Attempts	31	23
- Yards per Rush	3.39	4.52
Net Passing Yards	323	212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 25 - 2	40 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	351	241
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/28	4/29
- Yards per Pass Play	8.50	4.82
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/45	4/38
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	3/38
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	5/152
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/89
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:21	27:39

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:28	OWN 29	4	22	Interception
1	12:32	3:37	OWN 20	8	18	Punt
1	5:32	2:30	OWN 20	5	37	Fumble
1	2:07	2:21	OWN 21	4	16	Punt
2	12:15	5:59	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	2:28	2:00	OWN 20	6	5	Punt
3	11:39	3:19	OWN 5	8	57	Interception
3	4:34	2:21	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	13:34	3:29	OWN 29	6	7	Punt
4	5:19	1:09	OWN 15	3	85	Touchdown
4	2:48	1:47	OPP 29	6	13	Field Goal
4	0:24	0:24	OPP 19	1	-2	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:55	3:23	OWN 22	8	32	Punt
1	3:02	0:55	OWN 43	4	57	Touchdown
2	14:46	2:31	OWN 38	5	15	Punt
2	6:16	3:48	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 40	3	25	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:21	OWN 33	7	12	Punt
3	8:20	3:46	OWN 29	6	40	Punt
3	2:13	3:39	OWN 30	7	48	Missed FG
4	10:05	1:45	OWN 8	4	7	Fumble
4	8:20	3:01	OWN 33	6	11	Punt
4	4:10	1:22	OWN 28	4	1	Downs
4	1:01	0:37	OWN 20	4	-1	Downs

Game MVP: Ted Ginn Jr, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Emmanuel Rodriguez	23	82	3.57	28	2	1
Rufus Webb	6	21	3.50	9	0	0
Brady Quinn	2	2	1.00	4	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tyrone Neville	11	76	6.91	20	3
Fui Vakapuna	8	19	2.38	9	0
Ryan Karp	4	9	2.25	5	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brady Quinn	34	25	351	4/28	2	84	2	101.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Karp	40	19	241	4/29	2	39	0	83.4

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ted Ginn Jr	10	13	184	18.40	100	84	2
WR Jeremy Maclin	6	7	74	12.33	6	24	0
RB Emmanuel Rodriguez	4	6	38	9.50	9	13	0
WR Neil Pierce	2	3	33	16.50	9	26	0
FB Oren O'Neal	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Brandon Delhomme	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Rufus Webb	1	1	13	13.00	7	13	0
WR Zach Lowrey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR B.J. Elrifai	6	8	87	14.50	9	21	0
RB Tyrone Neville	4	5	25	6.25	1	15	0
WR Wally Ramirez	3	7	79	26.33	11	39	2
WR Sammie Stroughter	3	8	30	10.00	1	17	0
WR Frank Binkow	2	7	19	9.50	2	17	0
FB Lonnie Turnbull	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Brent Woodson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S R.J. Dodge	1	5	5.00	0
CB William Middleton	1	84	84.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brady Quinn	1	0	0	0
Emmanuel Rodriguez	1	0	0	0
Gus Anderson	0	1	0	1
Preston Lewis	0	1	0	0
Marlon Long	0	0	1	0
Eddie Hardy	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tyrone Neville	1	0	0
Ryan Karp	1	0	0
Brent Woodson	0	1	0
Gerald McRath	0	1	0
R.J. Dodge	0	0	1
LaMarr Woodley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Wodarz	4	193	48.3	38.8	55	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J.R. Schroeder	5	217	43.4	31.0	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ron Kariger	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	4/4

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Spencer Gunn	0/2	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Polidixon	1	2	2.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Kinder	3	38	12.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonathan Wade	1	21	21.0	0
Ronnie Polidixon	1	15	15.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Diano	4	125	31.3	0
Dustin Schultz	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB DeAndre Levy	7	0	0.0	13	24
S Eddie Hardy	6	1	1.0	17	32
ILB Derrick Johnson	5	1	0.0	23	42
CB Mike Simmons	5	0	0.0	22	41
DE Aaron Bouse	3	0	1.0	23	44
DE Shawn Carpenter	3	1	0.5	22	39
CB Ronnie Polidixon	3	0	0.0	21	42
S Matthew Tinkis	3	0	0.0	4	15
DE Winston England	2	0	1.0	1	5
DE Thomas Anderson	2	1	0.5	23	44
S Marlon Long	2	2	0.0	17	36
DT Gus Anderson	1	1	0.0	17	30
S Wesley Lincoln	1	0	0.0	6	12
ILB Kirk Pritchett	1	0	0.0	18	31
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jerry Johnstone	0	2	0.0	15	34

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gerald McRath	9	2	0.0	29	37
CB William Middleton	8	2	0.0	28	35
S Louis Delmas	7	1	0.0	31	36
OLB Claude Skudris	6	2	1.0	21	33
DT Anthony Spencer	5	1	1.0	31	35
OLB J.T. Amaral	3	0	1.0	21	26
DE Kerry Abrams	3	3	0.5	25	33
DE LaMarr Woodley	3	1	0.5	25	34
S R.J. Dodge	2	2	0.0	24	34
ILB Jake Finley	2	2	0.0	12	13
CB Thomas Ramaswami	2	1	0.0	28	37
CB Dustin Schultz	2	1	0.0	20	28
OLB Derek Weddle	2	0	0.0	2	1
S Chris Clemons	1	1	0.0	12	5
ILB Justin Kirk	1	0	0.0	12	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Aaron Bouse	1.0	0	2	44
S Eddie Hardy	1.0	0	0	32
DE Winston England	1.0	0	0	5
DE Thomas Anderson	0.5	1	2	44
DE Shawn Carpenter	0.5	1	2	39
DT Gus Anderson	0.0	0	2	30

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB J.T. Amaral	1.0	0	1	0	26
DT Anthony Spencer	1.0	0	0	2	35
OLB Claude Skudris	1.0	0	0	0	33
DE Kerry Abrams	0.5	1	0	0	33
DE LaMarr Woodley	0.5	0	0	0	34
ILB Justin Kirk	0.0	0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ronnie Polidixon	4	0	42
CB Mike Simmons	4	0	41
OLB DeAndre Levy	3	0	24
ILB Derrick Johnson	2	1	42
S Wesley Lincoln	1	1	12
CB Jerry Johnstone	1	1	34
S Eddie Hardy	1	1	32
S Marlon Long	1	0	36
DE Aaron Bouse	1	0	44
S Matthew Tinkis	1	0	15

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB William Middleton	6	1	1	35
OLB Gerald McRath	4	0	0	37
S Louis Delmas	3	0	0	36
CB Thomas Ramaswami	2	2	0	37
OLB Claude Skudris	2	0	0	33
S R.J. Dodge	1	0	1	34
DE LaMarr Woodley	1	0	0	34
DT Anthony Spencer	1	0	0	35
ILB Justin Kirk	1	0	0	9
ILB Jake Finley	1	0	0	13
OLB Derek Weddle	1	0	0	1
CB Dustin Schultz	1	0	0	28
S Chris Clemons	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Levon Fisher	2	7	26	2	33
Jack Sughroue	2	7	29	0	38
Preston Lewis	2	5	26	1	29
Wade Alston	1	2	24	0	33
Robert Gallery	1	1	10	0	7
Oren O'Neal	0	2	7	0	5
Tim Carter	0	2	11	0	12
Rufus Nunn	0	2	15	0	18
Dwight Gilpin	0	1	20	0	23
John Greco	0	0	21	1	31

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Hardy Glasgow	2	3	20	0	36
Steven Justice	1	4	18	0	34
Teddy Freeman	1	3	10	1	22
Lionel Poock	1	2	21	0	42
Richie Haayer	0	3	16	1	30
Richie Incognito	0	1	12	1	20
Brent Woodson	0	1	17	0	25
Ty White	0	1	5	0	7
Lydon Murtha	0	1	13	0	26
Max Unger	0	0	5	1	10

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Zach Lowrey	5	15
Neil Pierce	2	8
Eddie Hardy	1	11

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Brent Woodson	2	10
Chris Clemons	1	19

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thomas Anderson	---	---	23	44	7	74
Ronnie Polidixon	---	---	21	42	10	73
Jack Sughroue	29	38	---	---	3	70
Derrick Johnson	---	---	23	42	4	69
Aaron Bouse	---	---	23	44	2	69
Brady Quinn	31	38	---	---	---	69
Ted Ginn Jr	26	34	---	---	7	67
Mike Simmons	---	---	22	41	2	65
Shawn Carpenter	---	---	22	39	2	63
Levon Fisher	26	33	---	---	3	62
Eddie Hardy	---	---	17	32	11	60
Wade Alston	24	33	---	---	2	59
Jeremy Maclin	26	31	---	---	---	57
Marlon Long	---	---	17	36	2	55
Brandon Delhomme	18	22	---	---	15	55
Preston Lewis	26	29	---	---	---	55
Jerry Johnstone	---	---	15	34	6	55
John Greco	21	31	---	---	---	52
Kirk Pritchett	---	---	18	31	3	52
Dwight Gilpin	20	23	---	---	7	50
Emmanuel Rodriguez	25	22	---	---	1	48
Gus Anderson	---	---	17	30	1	48
DeAndre Levy	---	---	13	24	5	42
Rufus Nunn	15	18	---	---	3	36
Neil Pierce	8	18	---	---	8	34
Rufus Webb	6	12	---	---	14	32
Tim Carter	11	12	---	---	5	28
Oren O'Neal	7	5	---	---	12	24
Jonathan Wade	---	---	2	4	18	24
Wesley Lincoln	---	---	6	12	3	21
Matthew Tinkis	---	---	4	15	2	21
Zach Lowrey	0	4	---	---	15	19
Ted Brodie	6	7	---	---	5	18
Robert Gallery	10	7	---	---	---	17
Matt Sherry	0	0	---	---	15	15
Carlton Powell	---	---	8	7	---	15
Spencer Adkins	---	---	1	1	12	14
Winston England	---	---	1	5	5	11
Norm Kraut	4	1	---	---	5	10
Tony Zelenka	---	---	0	1	8	9
Zack Flowers	2	0	---	---	5	7
Ron Kariger	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mitch Wodarz	0	0	---	---	4	4
Al Afalava	---	---	0	0	2	2
Neal Morris	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tyrus Boyd	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.T. Amaral	---	---	21	26	23	70
Lionel Poock	21	42	---	---	6	69
Ryan Karp	23	44	---	---	2	69
Louis Delmas	---	---	31	36	1	68
Anthony Spencer	---	---	31	35	1	67
Thomas Ramaswami	---	---	28	37	2	67
Gerald McRath	---	---	29	37	1	67
William Middleton	---	---	28	35	1	64
LaMarr Woodley	---	---	25	34	1	60
R.J. Dodge	---	---	24	34	1	59
Kerry Abrams	---	---	25	33	1	59
Hardy Glasgow	20	36	---	---	1	57
Dustin Schultz	---	---	20	28	9	57
Claude Skudris	---	---	21	33	1	55
Steven Justice	18	34	---	---	1	53
Brent Woodson	17	25	---	---	10	52
Richie Haayer	16	30	---	---	3	49
Fui Vakapuna	11	18	---	---	18	47
Sammie Stroughter	15	31	---	---	1	47
B.J. Elrifai	17	27	---	---	---	44
Wally Ramirez	16	26	---	---	---	42
Tyrone Neville	12	26	---	---	2	40
Richie Incognito	12	20	---	---	7	39
Teddy Freeman	10	22	---	---	7	39
Lydon Murtha	13	26	---	---	---	39
Frank Binkow	8	29	---	---	---	37
Chris Clemons	---	---	12	5	19	36
Oliver Pierce	7	12	---	---	15	34
Alex Magee	---	---	12	10	9	31
Jake Finley	---	---	12	13	4	29
Lonnie Turnbull	5	14	---	---	6	25
Ty White	5	7	---	---	13	25
Justin Kirk	---	---	12	9	2	23
Max Unger	5	10	---	---	5	20
Leon Diano	2	4	---	---	12	18
Mike Humpal	---	---	2	4	9	15
Donnie Siegel	0	1	---	---	14	15
Lamont Gietka	---	---	0	2	10	12
Tyrus Lake	---	---	6	6	---	12
Derek Kinder	0	0	---	---	9	9
Spencer Gunn	0	0	---	---	6	6
Derek Weddle	---	---	2	1	3	6
J.R. Schroeder	0	0	---	---	5	5
Richie Montemayor	---	---	0	0	1	1
Bo Money	0	0	---	---	---	0
Will Stock	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	37	5.3
Middle	12	24	2.0
Right	11	46	4.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	16	5.3
Middle	14	47	3.4
Right	6	41	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brady Quinn	34	25	4	1	0	3	2	2	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Karp	40	19	4	3	3	4	8	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	24	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	94	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	209	13.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	24	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	22	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	8	105	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	113	12.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ted Ginn Jr	13	10	184	2	34
WR Jeremy Maclin	7	6	74	1	31
RB Emmanuel Rodriguez	6	4	38	0	22
WR Neil Pierce	3	2	33	1	18
WR Brandon Delhomme	2	1	7	0	22
FB Oren O'Neal	1	1	2	0	5
WR Zach Lowrey	1	0	0	0	4
RB Rufus Webb	1	1	13	0	12

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR B.J. Elrifai	8	6	0	87	2	27
WR Sammie Stroughter	8	3	0	30	0	31
WR Frank Binkow	7	2	1	19	0	29
WR Wally Ramirez	7	3	0	79	2	26
RB Tyrone Neville	5	4	1	25	0	26
TE Brent Woodson	2	0	1	0	0	25
FB Lonnie Turnbull	2	1	0	1	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmanuel Rodriguez	3	9	3.00	3.57
Brady Quinn	1	-2	-2.00	1.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fui Vakapuna	2	2	1.00	2.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brady Quinn	3	2	11	3.67	10.32

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Karp	1	1	8	8.00	6.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ted Ginn Jr	1	1	4	4.00	14.15
WR Brandon Delhomme	1	1	7	7.00	3.50
RB Emmanuel Rodriguez	1	0	0	0.00	6.33

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wally Ramirez	1	1	8	8.00	11.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Emmanuel Rodriguez	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Ryan Karp	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brady Quinn	13	9	9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Karp	11	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ted Ginn Jr	8	6	6
WR Brandon Delhomme	2	1	1
RB Emmanuel Rodriguez	2	1	1
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Tyrone Neville	3	2	2
WR Wally Ramirez	3	1	1
WR Frank Binkow	2	1	0
WR B.J. Elrifai	1	1	1
WR Sammie Stroughter	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,800 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 8,200 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,800 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	8,200 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,900)