Week 1, 2020

played in Tampa Bay, FL

81 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	10	3	0	-	13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	7	0	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:07 TBY - Norm Kraut 4 pass from Brady Quinn (Calvin Gifford extra point)
1Q: 00:38 TBY - Gene Clemons 20 pass from Brady Quinn (Calvin Gifford extra point)
2Q: 05:20 CAR - Tyrone Neville 4 run (Spencer Gunn extra point)
2Q: 02:39 TBY - Jeremy Maclin 22 pass from Brady Quinn (Calvin Gifford extra point)
2Q: 00:06 CAR - Spencer Gunn 24 field goal
3Q: 01:35 CAR - Spencer Gunn 22 field goal
4Q: 09:45 TBY - Billy Lutes 7 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:07 TBY - Norm Kraut 4 pass from Brady Quinn (Calvin Gifford extra point)
1Q: 00:38 TBY - Gene Clemons 20 pass from Brady Quinn (Calvin Gifford extra point)
2Q: 05:20 CAR - Tyrone Neville 4 run (Spencer Gunn extra point)
2Q: 02:39 TBY - Jeremy Maclin 22 pass from Brady Quinn (Calvin Gifford extra point)
2Q: 00:06 CAR - Spencer Gunn 24 field goal
3Q: 01:35 CAR - Spencer Gunn 22 field goal
4Q: 09:45 TBY - Billy Lutes 7 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 25 24
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 16 14
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 352 400
- Offensive Plays 72 58
- Yards per Play 4.89 6.90
Net Rushing Yards 108 171
- Rushing Attempts 26 35
- Yards per Rush 4.15 4.89
Net Passing Yards 244 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 25 - 1 23 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 249 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.30 9.96
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 7/52
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 2/-7
Kick Returns/Yards 4/72 1/33
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 24
Time of Possession 29:39 30:21

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	25	24
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	16	14
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	352	400
- Offensive Plays	72	58
- Yards per Play	4.89	6.90
Net Rushing Yards	108	171
- Rushing Attempts	26	35
- Yards per Rush	4.15	4.89
Net Passing Yards	244	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 25 - 1	23 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	249	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.30	9.96
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	7/52
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	2/-7
Kick Returns/Yards	4/72	1/33
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 24
Time of Possession	29:39	30:21

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:18	OWN 13	8	50	Punt
1	5:02	0:51	OWN 15	3	0	Punt
1	0:27	3:22	OWN 20	7	30	Punt
2	10:56	5:46	OWN 32	13	68	Touchdown
2	2:24	2:24	OWN 23	10	70	Field Goal
3	11:36	1:31	OWN 42	3	2	Interception
3	8:06	6:36	OWN 4	14	91	Field Goal
4	14:49	1:07	OWN 41	3	4	Punt
4	9:37	4:36	OWN 25	13	61	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:42	5:40	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	4:11	3:44	OWN 46	7	54	Touchdown
2	12:05	1:09	OWN 6	4	12	Punt
2	5:10	2:46	OPP 48	5	48	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:24	OWN 20	7	45	Missed FG
3	10:05	1:59	OWN 49	3	8	Punt
3	1:30	1:41	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
4	13:42	4:05	OWN 9	8	91	Touchdown
4	5:01	5:01	OWN 14	12	71	Game

Game MVP: Brady Quinn, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tyrone Neville	13	50	3.85	9	0	1
Gilbert Hackett	9	40	4.44	12	1	0
Randy Mills	3	14	4.67	10	1	0
Mickey Garner	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rashard Mendenhall	21	100	4.76	14	4	0
Billy Lutes	11	64	5.82	20	2	1
Brady Quinn	3	7	2.33	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mickey Garner	35	23	206	0/0	0	23	1	69.5
Bo Money	10	2	43	1/5	0	34	0	45.0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brady Quinn	23	17	229	0/0	3	31	0	144.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR B.J. Elrifai	7	9	71	10.14	18	22
FB Reuben Preston	5	5	21	4.20	0	9
WR Ralph Witt	4	6	33	8.25	0	13
WR Gino Moser	3	7	35	11.67	1	13
TE Brent Woodson	2	3	21	10.50	0	12
RB Gilbert Hackett	2	2	11	5.50	0	6
TE Everett Poff	1	2	23	23.00	9	23
WR Ethan Blackshear	1	8	34	34.00	14	34
RB Tyrone Neville	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Wally Ramirez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Neil Pierce	3	3	35	11.67	3	15	0
WR Jeremy Maclin	3	3	47	15.67	17	22	1
WR Gene Clemons	2	4	31	15.50	3	20	1
TE Norm Kraut	2	3	11	5.50	0	7	1
WR Cole Gorham	2	3	49	24.50	0	31	0
RB Rashard Mendenhall	1	2	17	17.00	16	17	0
FB Rufus Nunn	1	1	21	21.00	0	21	0
WR Juan Harvey	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Billy Lutes	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Kenyon Moland	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Wesley Lincoln	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bo Money	1	0	0	0
Teddy Freeman	0	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Darnell Cooley	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Truck Walsh	4	159	39.8	36.5	46	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kerry Bergman	3	149	49.7	45.7	59	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Spencer Gunn	2/2	0/0	0/0	24	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Gifford	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Tripodi	2	12	6.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonathan Wade	2	-7	-3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randy Mills	4	72	18.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonathan Wade	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gerald McRath	11	2	0.0	32	22
S Louis Delmas	7	3	0.0	35	23
ILB Marty Larry	5	1	0.0	30	19
CB Les Wilkins	5	1	0.0	24	19
CB Antoine Cason	3	2	0.0	29	22
ILB Willie Wyden	3	0	0.0	16	5
DT Wade Turner	2	2	0.0	32	23
DE LaMarr Woodley	2	1	0.0	32	22
ILB Wendell Coffey	2	1	0.0	34	22
CB J.B. Kamm	2	0	0.0	6	1
DE Kerry Abrams	1	1	0.0	33	22
S Rich Goeas	1	1	0.0	24	20
CB Ethan Gaytan	1	0	0.0	30	22
WR Ralph Witt	1	0	---	---	---
S Darryl Tripodi	1	0	0.0	7	3
DT Anthony Spencer	0	2	0.0	11	3

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Daryl Mincy	9	0	0.0	13	31
S Wesley Lincoln	7	2	0.0	16	30
OLB Trevor Petry	5	2	0.0	22	36
ILB Kirk Pritchett	4	1	0.0	13	15
CB Mike Simmons	4	0	0.0	23	34
S Joey Harkleroad	4	0	0.0	12	10
DE Darnell Cooley	3	0	1.0	23	45
OLB Bart Krcik	3	1	0.0	17	20
ILB Jessie Peterson	2	1	0.0	7	17
CB Jerry Johnstone	2	0	0.0	9	31
DE Thomas Anderson	1	2	0.0	14	16
DT Carlton Powell	1	2	0.0	25	38
DT Gus Anderson	1	2	0.0	24	45
S Al Afalava	1	1	0.0	10	16
DT Charles Sitz	1	1	0.0	16	29
CB Jonathan Wade	1	0	0.0	10	13
CB Cornell Frederick	1	0	0.0	16	33
S Matthew Tinkis	0	1	0.0	12	35

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Wendell Coffey	2	22
DE Kerry Abrams	1	22
DT Wade Turner	1	23

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Darnell Cooley	1.0	0	0	45
DE Winston England	0.0	2	1	12
DT Carlton Powell	0.0	1	0	38
ILB Daryl Mincy	0.0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Gerald McRath	4	0	22
CB Antoine Cason	3	0	22
S Louis Delmas	3	0	23
CB Les Wilkins	3	0	19
ILB Marty Larry	2	0	19
CB J.B. Kamm	1	0	1
S Darryl Tripodi	1	0	3
DT Wade Turner	0	1	23

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Trevor Petry	4	3	0	36
ILB Daryl Mincy	4	0	0	31
S Wesley Lincoln	3	0	1	30
ILB Kirk Pritchett	3	0	0	15
CB Mike Simmons	3	0	0	34
CB Jerry Johnstone	2	1	0	31
ILB Jessie Peterson	2	1	0	17
CB Cornell Frederick	1	1	0	33
CB Jonathan Wade	1	0	0	13
S Joey Harkleroad	1	0	0	10
OLB Bart Krcik	1	0	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Teddy Freeman	2	4	19	0	35
James Heurtin	2	3	15	1	23
Reuben Preston	2	2	13	0	20
Courtney Diminnie	1	4	16	0	37
Hardy Glasgow	1	3	21	0	37
Deion Malloy	1	2	22	0	38
Steven Justice	1	2	15	0	31
Everett Poff	1	1	18	0	21
Richie Haayer	0	2	12	0	9
Dominic Greer	0	1	6	0	12
Doug Montenegro	0	1	4	0	8

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Zack Flowers	3	6	0	9	3
Jack Sughroue	2	3	1	32	22
Levon Fisher	1	6	1	22	15
John Greco	1	3	0	24	12
Norm Kraut	1	2	0	19	9
Archie Dudley	1	2	0	16	13
Ted Brodie	1	1	0	13	11
Daniel Garrison	0	4	0	18	7
Preston Lewis	0	3	0	20	20
Wade Alston	0	1	0	21	12
Rufus Nunn	0	1	0	11	5

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
J.T. Amaral	1	13
Ralph Witt	1	11
Dominic Greer	1	6

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Billy Lutes	2	15
Neil Pierce	2	7
Kirk Pritchett	1	8
Ted Brodie	1	4

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Hardy Glasgow	21	37	---	---	6	64
Deion Malloy	22	38	---	---	---	60
Louis Delmas	---	---	35	23	2	60
Brent Woodson	20	31	---	---	7	58
Ethan Gaytan	---	---	30	22	6	58
Mickey Garner	22	35	---	---	---	57
Wendell Coffey	---	---	34	22	1	57
Kerry Abrams	---	---	33	22	1	56
Wade Turner	---	---	32	23	1	56
LaMarr Woodley	---	---	32	22	1	55
Gerald McRath	---	---	32	22	1	55
Teddy Freeman	19	35	---	---	---	54
Courtney Diminnie	16	37	---	---	---	53
Antoine Cason	---	---	29	22	1	52
Rich Goeas	---	---	24	20	8	52
Everett Poff	18	21	---	---	13	52
Ralph Witt	12	29	---	---	11	52
B.J. Elrifai	16	34	---	---	1	51
Steven Justice	15	31	---	---	4	50
Marty Larry	---	---	30	19	1	50
Reuben Preston	13	20	---	---	12	45
Ethan Blackshear	13	22	---	---	10	45
James Heurtin	15	23	---	---	6	44
Les Wilkins	---	---	24	19	1	44
Gilbert Hackett	9	23	---	---	4	36
Tyrone Neville	14	18	---	---	2	34
Gino Moser	10	24	---	---	---	34
Richie Haayer	12	9	---	---	6	27
Randy Mills	3	5	---	---	17	25
Dominic Greer	6	12	---	---	6	24
Willie Wyden	---	---	16	5	2	23
Anthony Spencer	---	---	11	3	3	17
Wally Ramirez	2	3	---	---	11	16
Bo Money	4	11	---	---	---	15
J.T. Amaral	---	---	1	1	13	15
J.B. Kamm	---	---	6	1	8	15
Darryl Tripodi	---	---	7	3	3	13
Doug Montenegro	4	8	---	---	---	12
Julio Holstine	---	---	0	0	8	8
Mike Humpal	---	---	1	1	5	7
Jeff Collier	---	---	3	1	3	7
Skip Westbrook	---	---	3	1	2	6
Spencer Gunn	0	0	---	---	5	5
Truck Walsh	0	0	---	---	4	4
Joey Sturgeon	---	---	2	1	---	3
Ryan Karp	0	0	---	---	2	2

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gus Anderson	---	---	24	45	6	75
Darnell Cooley	---	---	23	45	6	74
Carlton Powell	---	---	25	38	2	65
Trevor Petry	---	---	22	36	2	60
Mike Simmons	---	---	23	34	2	59
Brady Quinn	35	23	---	---	---	58
Jack Sughroue	32	22	---	---	2	56
Cornell Frederick	---	---	16	33	5	54
Wesley Lincoln	---	---	16	30	3	49
Matthew Tinkis	---	---	12	35	1	48
Charles Sitz	---	---	16	29	2	47
Daryl Mincy	---	---	13	31	2	46
Bart Krcik	---	---	17	20	9	46
Jerry Johnstone	---	---	9	31	4	44
Jonathan Wade	---	---	10	13	20	43
Preston Lewis	20	20	---	---	2	42
Levon Fisher	22	15	---	---	4	41
Neil Pierce	15	16	---	---	7	38
Gene Clemons	21	16	---	---	---	37
Billy Lutes	12	10	---	---	15	37
Dwight Gilpin	16	8	---	---	12	36
John Greco	24	12	---	---	---	36
Kirk Pritchett	---	---	13	15	8	36
Cole Gorham	23	13	---	---	---	36
Wade Alston	21	12	---	---	2	35
Pat Whitfield	12	10	---	---	13	35
Norm Kraut	19	9	---	---	6	34
Al Afalava	---	---	10	16	8	34
Rashard Mendenhall	22	10	---	---	---	32
Thomas Anderson	---	---	14	16	1	31
Jeremy Maclin	19	11	---	---	---	30
Archie Dudley	16	13	---	---	---	29
Ted Brodie	13	11	---	---	4	28
Daniel Garrison	18	7	---	---	3	28
Jessie Peterson	---	---	7	17	3	27
Joey Harkleroad	---	---	12	10	4	26
Rufus Nunn	11	5	---	---	7	23
Kenyon Moland	3	5	---	---	12	20
Winston England	---	---	4	12	---	16
Juan Harvey	2	2	---	---	11	15
Zack Flowers	9	3	---	---	---	12
Calvin Gifford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kerry Bergman	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tyrus Boyd	0	0	---	---	1	1
Alfred Berry	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	25	6.3
Middle	15	59	3.9
Right	7	24	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	37	5.3
Middle	20	115	5.8
Right	7	20	2.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mickey Garner	35	23	2	1	4	3	3	1	1
Bo Money	10	2	1	3	1	3	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brady Quinn	23	17	4	0	1	1	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	16	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	58	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	26	13	141	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	34	5.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	88	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	90	18.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	51	12.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR B.J. Elrifai	9	7	1	71	1	34
WR Ethan Blackshear	8	1	1	34	1	22
WR Gino Moser	7	3	1	35	0	24
WR Ralph Witt	6	4	0	33	0	29
FB Reuben Preston	5	5	0	21	0	20
TE Brent Woodson	3	2	1	21	0	31
RB Tyrone Neville	2	0	1	0	0	18
RB Gilbert Hackett	2	2	0	11	0	23
TE Everett Poff	2	1	0	23	1	21
WR Wally Ramirez	1	0	0	0	0	3

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gene Clemons	4	2	0	31	1	16
WR Neil Pierce	3	3	0	35	0	16
TE Norm Kraut	3	2	0	11	0	9
WR Jeremy Maclin	3	3	0	47	1	11
WR Cole Gorham	3	2	0	49	1	13
RB Rashard Mendenhall	2	1	1	17	0	10
WR Juan Harvey	2	1	0	7	0	2
FB Rufus Nunn	1	1	0	21	1	5
RB Billy Lutes	1	1	0	5	0	10
WR Kenyon Moland	1	1	0	6	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrone Neville	3	12	4.00	3.85
Randy Mills	1	0	0.00	4.67
Gilbert Hackett	1	6	6.00	4.44

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Lutes	2	9	4.50	5.82
Brady Quinn	1	-1	-1.00	2.33
Rashard Mendenhall	1	14	14.00	4.76

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bo Money	4	0	0	0.00	4.30
Mickey Garner	3	1	4	1.33	5.89

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brady Quinn	3	3	29	9.67	9.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brent Woodson	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Wally Ramirez	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Reuben Preston	1	1	4	4.00	4.20
WR Gino Moser	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
TE Everett Poff	1	0	0	0.00	11.50
WR Ralph Witt	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
WR Ethan Blackshear	1	0	0	0.00	4.25

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gene Clemons	1	1	20	20.00	7.75
TE Norm Kraut	1	1	4	4.00	3.67
RB Billy Lutes	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Gilbert Hackett	3	3
Randy Mills	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Lutes	2	2
Brady Quinn	1	0
Rashard Mendenhall	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mickey Garner	9	6	5
Bo Money	3	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brady Quinn	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR B.J. Elrifai	3	1	1
FB Reuben Preston	3	3	2
WR Gino Moser	3	1	1
RB Gilbert Hackett	1	1	1
WR Ralph Witt	1	0	0
WR Ethan Blackshear	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Neil Pierce	2	2	2
WR Gene Clemons	1	0	0
RB Rashard Mendenhall	1	1	1
TE Norm Kraut	1	0	0
WR Juan Harvey	1	1	1
WR Cole Gorham	1	1	1
WR Kenyon Moland	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,700 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,700 (17,700)
End Zone 9,600 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,000 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 7,300 (11,200)
Club Seats 8,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,700 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,700 (17,700)
End Zone	9,600 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,000 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	7,300 (11,200)
Club Seats	8,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (4,800)