Week 1, 2038

played in Tampa Bay, FL

100 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	28	-	28
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	10	10	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:26 TBY - Cris Stevens 58 run (Ryan Garrison extra point)
2Q: 04:18 TBY - Ryan Garrison 36 field goal
3Q: 10:47 TBY - Cris Stevens 2 run (Ryan Garrison extra point)
3Q: 06:16 TBY - Ryan Garrison 22 field goal
4Q: 14:27 CAR - Levi Scialabba 5 run (Sammie Harden extra point)
4Q: 09:16 CAR - Dixon Edwards 5 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
4Q: 01:23 CAR - Dixon Edwards 14 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
4Q: 00:54 CAR - Trevor Briel 37 interception return (Sammie Harden extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:26 TBY - Cris Stevens 58 run (Ryan Garrison extra point)
2Q: 04:18 TBY - Ryan Garrison 36 field goal
3Q: 10:47 TBY - Cris Stevens 2 run (Ryan Garrison extra point)
3Q: 06:16 TBY - Ryan Garrison 22 field goal
4Q: 14:27 CAR - Levi Scialabba 5 run (Sammie Harden extra point)
4Q: 09:16 CAR - Dixon Edwards 5 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
4Q: 01:23 CAR - Dixon Edwards 14 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
4Q: 00:54 CAR - Trevor Briel 37 interception return (Sammie Harden extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 369 346
- Offensive Plays 72 57
- Yards per Play 5.13 6.07
Net Rushing Yards 182 155
- Rushing Attempts 28 25
- Yards per Rush 6.50 6.20
Net Passing Yards 187 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 24 - 2 32 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 203 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.25 5.97
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 10/19 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/43 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/28 3/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/87 5/129
Interception Ret./Yards 1/37 2/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 34
Time of Possession 29:57 30:03

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	369	346
- Offensive Plays	72	57
- Yards per Play	5.13	6.07
Net Rushing Yards	182	155
- Rushing Attempts	28	25
- Yards per Rush	6.50	6.20
Net Passing Yards	187	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 24 - 2	32 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	203	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.25	5.97
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	10/19	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/43	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/28	3/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/87	5/129
Interception Ret./Yards	1/37	2/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 34
Time of Possession	29:57	30:03

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:46	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
1	7:45	1:02	OWN 17	3	-1	Punt
1	4:54	3:01	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
2	13:20	5:33	OWN 8	11	74	Missed FG
2	6:05	0:45	OWN 20	3	-1	Interception
2	4:11	1:18	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 8	3	31	Half
3	10:39	1:12	OWN 37	2	-4	Interception
3	6:10	3:18	OWN 29	9	32	Fumble
3	0:48	1:30	OWN 18	4	82	Touchdown
4	12:06	1:34	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	10:32	1:26	OPP 25	5	25	Touchdown
4	6:47	5:35	OWN 27	15	73	Touchdown
4	0:01	0:01	OPP 48	1	-2	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:14	4:29	OWN 10	8	31	Punt
1	6:43	1:49	OWN 45	3	0	Punt
1	1:53	3:33	OWN 18	6	74	Fumble
2	7:47	1:42	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
2	5:20	1:09	OPP 22	3	3	Field Goal
2	2:53	2:10	OWN 12	4	41	Punt
3	15:00	4:21	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
3	9:27	3:17	OPP 36	7	31	Field Goal
3	2:52	2:04	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
4	14:18	2:12	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
4	9:06	2:19	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
4	1:12	0:29	OWN 23	2	0	Interception
4	0:43	0:42	OWN 34	4	14	Downs

Game MVP: Levi Scialabba, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Levi Scialabba	21	152	7.24	57	3	1
Geno Smith	4	20	5.00	10	1	0
Pete Bates	3	10	3.33	11	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cris Stevens	21	152	7.24	58	3	2
Roderick Measso	4	3	0.75	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	41	24	203	3/16	2	30	2	67.4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Sutton	32	22	191	0/0	0	33	1	71.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dixon Edwards	12	19	142	11.83	28	30	2
RB Levi Scialabba	4	9	13	3.25	8	9	0
RB Pete Bates	2	2	-8	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Sherman Shaw	2	3	29	14.50	5	21	0
WR Tommie Woodard	1	4	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Earl Fulton	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Stanley Conley	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Cole Stanton	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Josh Phillips	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Howard Rucci	6	10	40	6.67	5	12
WR Weston Hughey	5	8	31	6.20	5	19
WR Jake Hall	3	3	37	12.33	2	26
RB Cris Stevens	2	3	8	4.00	0	5
TE Renaldo Spence	2	3	21	10.50	13	19
WR Robert Dotson	2	3	15	7.50	5	8
RB Roderick Measso	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Noah King	1	1	33	33.00	33	33

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Trevor Briel	1	37	37.00	1

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Neal Rodgers	1	24	24.00	0
ILB Brandon Fisk	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Geno Smith	2	0	0
Tommie Woodard	0	1	0
Kim Guthrie	0	1	0
Donnie Anthony	0	1	0
Earl Fulton	0	0	1
Derrick Bryant	0	0	1
Rodney Gonzalez	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cris Stevens	1	0	0
Jake Hall	1	0	0
Donnie Kirk	1	0	0
Toby Wallerstedt	0	1	0
Noah King	0	1	0
John Harding	0	0	1
Brad Rash	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jared Francis	5	231	46.2	42.8	56	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino James	6	279	46.5	38.5	55	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sammie Harden	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Garrison	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Barry Abrams	4	28	7.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnie Kirk	3	17	5.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dixon Edwards	3	87	29.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neal Rodgers	4	107	26.8	0
Donnie Kirk	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kim Guthrie	7	2	0.0	25	32
S Kevin Hindman	6	0	0.0	9	25
ILB Brenden Richard	5	5	0.0	25	32
ILB Derrick Bryant	5	2	0.0	15	6
CB Barry Abrams	4	1	0.0	25	32
CB Trevor Briel	3	1	0.0	19	27
DT Derek Wolfe	3	0	0.0	12	8
OLB Zach Brown	3	0	0.0	16	19
DE Star Latulelei	2	1	0.0	21	25
OLB Tom Everett	2	0	0.0	4	11
S Jerald Boggs	1	3	0.0	25	32
CB Shaun Perkins	1	1	0.0	9	16
OLB Rodney Gonzalez	1	1	0.0	8	6
WR Dixon Edwards	1	0	---	---	---
DE Curtis Tanner	1	0	0.0	4	7
DT Rex Hogue	1	0	0.0	13	24
RB Levi Scialabba	1	0	---	---	---
DE George Carter	0	2	0.0	22	20
DE Isaac Eatherton	0	1	0.0	3	12
OLB Bob Guest	0	1	0.0	19	16

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brandon Fisk	9	0	0.0	28	44
OLB Brad Rash	8	1	1.0	27	42
DT Julio Fortin	5	1	0.5	23	26
CB Randal Joyner	5	3	0.0	28	44
S Neal Rodgers	5	0	0.0	27	43
CB Kendall Madison	3	3	0.0	19	36
S Teddy Hutton	3	0	0.0	28	44
DE John Harding	2	0	1.0	26	39
CB J.R. Coccione	2	2	0.0	28	43
OLB Jarvis Jones	2	2	0.0	7	7
DT Cornelius White	2	1	0.0	19	30
OLB Allen Monroe	2	0	0.0	1	2
DE C.J. Paraiso	1	1	0.5	10	13
S Jeffrey Blanchard	1	2	0.0	8	17
DE Toby Wallerstedt	1	1	0.0	20	36

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Bob Guest	1	1	16
DE Star Latulelei	0	3	25
OLB Tom Everett	0	1	11

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE John Harding	1.0	0	0	39
OLB Brad Rash	1.0	0	0	42
DT Julio Fortin	0.5	0	0	26
DE C.J. Paraiso	0.5	0	0	13
DT Cornelius White	0.0	1	1	30
DE Toby Wallerstedt	0.0	0	2	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kevin Hindman	6	0	0	25
CB Trevor Briel	3	0	1	27
S Kim Guthrie	3	0	0	32
CB Barry Abrams	2	1	0	32
ILB Derrick Bryant	2	0	0	6
ILB Brenden Richard	1	1	0	32
S Jerald Boggs	1	0	0	32
CB Shaun Perkins	1	0	0	16
OLB Tom Everett	1	0	0	11
DE Curtis Tanner	1	0	0	7
OLB Rodney Gonzalez	1	0	0	6

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Brandon Fisk	4	1	1	44
CB Randal Joyner	4	1	0	44
S Neal Rodgers	3	0	1	43
S Teddy Hutton	3	0	0	44
CB Kendall Madison	2	3	0	36
CB J.R. Coccione	2	2	0	43
OLB Brad Rash	2	1	0	42
OLB Jarvis Jones	2	0	0	7
OLB Allen Monroe	1	0	0	2
S Jeffrey Blanchard	1	0	0	17
DT Julio Fortin	0	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ellis Covill	3	7	0	28	0	44
Danny Stephens	2	7	1	28	0	44
Lamar Holmes	2	2	0	28	1	44
Billy Joe Sellers	1	5	0	28	1	44
Earl Fulton	0	3	0	17	0	23
Alonzo Tripp	0	1	0	28	1	44

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Rico Hawn	3	10	0	25	32
K.C. Dail	2	6	0	25	32
Wayne Jackson	1	5	0	25	32
Brady Daughtry	1	3	1	25	32
Renaldo Spence	0	1	0	22	21

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Earl Fulton	2	17
Josh Phillips	2	15
Rodney Gonzalez	1	23
Terry Browning	1	16
Dixon Edwards	1	16
Levi Scialabba	1	15

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
J.R. Coccione	2	6
Donnie Kirk	1	27
Roderick Measso	1	24
Jeffrey Blanchard	1	15
Allen Monroe	1	13
Stephen Battle	1	8
Wayne Jackson	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dixon Edwards	27	44	---	---	16	87
Lamar Holmes	28	44	---	---	6	78
Danny Stephens	28	44	---	---	6	78
Billy Joe Sellers	28	44	---	---	6	78
Levi Scialabba	24	35	---	---	15	74
Ellis Covill	28	44	---	---	---	72
Geno Smith	28	44	---	---	---	72
Alonzo Tripp	28	44	---	---	---	72
Barry Abrams	---	---	25	32	9	66
Tommie Woodard	24	36	---	---	---	60
Jerald Boggs	---	---	25	32	3	60
Brenden Richard	---	---	25	32	2	59
Kim Guthrie	---	---	25	32	2	59
Earl Fulton	17	23	---	---	17	57
Stanley Conley	19	24	---	---	6	49
Star Latulelei	---	---	21	25	1	47
Trevor Briel	---	---	19	27	1	47
George Carter	---	---	22	20	2	44
Kevin Hindman	---	---	9	25	10	44
Sherman Shaw	9	22	---	---	10	41
Rex Hogue	---	---	13	24	4	41
Bob Guest	---	---	19	16	3	38
Rodney Gonzalez	---	---	8	6	23	37
Zach Brown	---	---	16	19	1	36
Terry Browning	10	10	---	---	16	36
Shaun Perkins	---	---	9	16	11	36
Derrick Bryant	---	---	15	6	7	28
Derek Wolfe	---	---	12	8	4	24
Josh Phillips	4	5	---	---	15	24
Isaac Eatherton	---	---	3	12	6	21
Tom Everett	---	---	4	11	5	20
Pete Bates	4	10	---	---	3	17
Cole Stanton	2	11	---	---	4	17
Antoine Holko	---	---	1	2	10	13
Curtis Tanner	---	---	4	7	1	12
Corwin McEwen	---	---	0	0	10	10
Donnie Anthony	0	0	---	---	6	6
Donald Banks	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sammie Harden	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jared Francis	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cedric Hancock	---	---	0	0	5	5
Ricky Stanzi	0	0	---	---	1	1
Hardy Kerr	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ronald Chae	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ronnie Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donnie Wile	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.R. Coccione	---	---	28	43	6	77
Neal Rodgers	---	---	27	43	7	77
Teddy Hutton	---	---	28	44	2	74
Brandon Fisk	---	---	28	44	2	74
Randal Joyner	---	---	28	44	1	73
Brad Rash	---	---	27	42	1	70
John Harding	---	---	26	39	1	66
Wayne Jackson	25	32	---	---	8	65
Kendall Madison	---	---	19	36	10	65
Toby Wallerstedt	---	---	20	36	2	58
J.J. Sutton	25	32	---	---	---	57
Erik Shapiro	25	32	---	---	---	57
K.C. Dail	25	32	---	---	---	57
Brady Daughtry	25	32	---	---	---	57
Rico Hawn	25	32	---	---	---	57
Renaldo Spence	22	21	---	---	12	55
Jake Hall	17	23	---	---	13	53
Howard Rucci	23	28	---	---	1	52
Julio Fortin	---	---	23	26	1	50
Cornelius White	---	---	19	30	1	50
Cris Stevens	21	18	---	---	6	45
Jeffrey Blanchard	---	---	8	17	15	40
Roderick Measso	4	12	---	---	24	40
Weston Hughey	10	27	---	---	---	37
Robert Dotson	7	15	---	---	11	33
Donnie Kirk	---	---	1	3	27	31
Dean Macklin	14	11	---	---	5	30
Noah King	7	5	---	---	18	30
C.J. Paraiso	---	---	10	13	3	26
Graham Dodson	---	---	7	15	4	26
Allen Monroe	---	---	1	2	13	16
Jarvis Jones	---	---	7	7	---	14
Desmond Wilburn	---	---	0	0	10	10
Stephen Battle	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mitchell Bates	0	0	---	---	8	8
Randy Jaax	0	0	---	---	8	8
Morris Packer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ryan Garrison	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gino James	0	0	---	---	6	6
Seth Jefferson	---	---	1	0	5	6
Brady Ives	---	---	0	0	5	5
Jesse Jordan	0	0	---	---	2	2
Andrew McNeal	---	---	0	0	2	2
Victor Pendleton	0	0	---	---	1	1
Harold Aspell	---	---	0	0	---	0
William Gerdes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	21	166	7.9
Right	2	2	1.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	96	12.0
Middle	10	56	5.6
Right	7	3	0.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	41	24	3	0	2	9	3	0	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Sutton	32	22	2	0	1	2	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	-10	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	63	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	126	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	24	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	45	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	58	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	62	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	26	6.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Edwards	19	12	2	142	2	44
RB Levi Scialabba	9	4	0	13	0	35
WR Tommie Woodard	4	1	0	2	0	36
WR Sherman Shaw	3	2	0	29	1	22
RB Pete Bates	2	2	0	-8	0	10
TE Josh Phillips	1	0	0	0	0	5
FB Earl Fulton	1	1	0	10	0	23
TE Stanley Conley	1	1	0	9	0	24
WR Cole Stanton	1	1	0	6	0	11

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Howard Rucci	10	6	0	40	0	28
WR Weston Hughey	8	5	0	31	0	27
RB Cris Stevens	3	2	1	8	0	18
TE Renaldo Spence	3	2	0	21	0	21
WR Jake Hall	3	3	0	37	1	23
WR Robert Dotson	3	2	0	15	0	15
RB Roderick Measso	1	1	0	6	0	12
TE Noah King	1	1	0	33	1	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levi Scialabba	2	10	5.00	7.24
Pete Bates	1	-3	-3.00	3.33

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cris Stevens	3	9	3.00	7.24
Roderick Measso	1	-1	-1.00	0.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	6	3	24	4.00	4.95

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Sutton	3	0	0	0.00	5.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dixon Edwards	4	2	19	4.75	7.47
RB Levi Scialabba	2	1	5	2.50	1.44

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Weston Hughey	2	0	0	0.00	3.88
WR Robert Dotson	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Pete Bates	1	1
Geno Smith	1	1
Levi Scialabba	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Roderick Measso	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	15	8	7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Sutton	13	10	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dixon Edwards	6	3	2
WR Sherman Shaw	3	2	2
RB Levi Scialabba	3	1	1
WR Tommie Woodard	1	0	0
FB Earl Fulton	1	1	1
TE Stanley Conley	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Howard Rucci	5	4	2
TE Renaldo Spence	2	2	1
WR Weston Hughey	2	1	0
RB Cris Stevens	1	1	1
WR Robert Dotson	1	0	0
RB Roderick Measso	1	1	0
TE Noah King	1	1	1

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)