Week 11, 2039

played in Carolina, NC

71 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	0	7	15	-	25
Carolina Panthers	2	3	0	10	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:46 CAR - Safety: Brenden Richard tackled receiver in end zone
1Q: 01:30 TBY - Keith Castle 42 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CAR - Sammie Harden 42 field goal
3Q: 04:31 TBY - Howard Rucci 6 pass from J.J. Sutton (Keith Castle extra point)
4Q: 11:59 CAR - Sammie Harden 19 field goal
4Q: 05:24 CAR - Levi Scialabba 4 run (Sammie Harden extra point)
4Q: 02:16 TBY - Dustin Bishop 1 pass from J.J. Sutton (J.J. Sutton pass to Darrell Gil for conversion)
4Q: 01:34 TBY - Jeffrey Blanchard 73 interception return (Keith Castle extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:46 CAR - Safety: Brenden Richard tackled receiver in end zone
1Q: 01:30 TBY - Keith Castle 42 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CAR - Sammie Harden 42 field goal
3Q: 04:31 TBY - Howard Rucci 6 pass from J.J. Sutton (Keith Castle extra point)
4Q: 11:59 CAR - Sammie Harden 19 field goal
4Q: 05:24 CAR - Levi Scialabba 4 run (Sammie Harden extra point)
4Q: 02:16 TBY - Dustin Bishop 1 pass from J.J. Sutton (J.J. Sutton pass to Darrell Gil for conversion)
4Q: 01:34 TBY - Jeffrey Blanchard 73 interception return (Keith Castle extra point)

Team Statistics TBY CAR
Record 8-2 3-7
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 14 14
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 336 334
- Offensive Plays 57 70
- Yards per Play 5.89 4.77
Net Rushing Yards 57 103
- Rushing Attempts 21 27
- Yards per Rush 2.71 3.81
Net Passing Yards 279 231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 25 - 0 41 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 290 249
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/18
- Yards per Pass Play 7.75 5.37
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/14 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/29 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/13 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 3/80
Interception Ret./Yards 1/73 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:54 31:06

Team Statistics	TBY	CAR
Record	8-2	3-7
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	14	14
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	336	334
- Offensive Plays	57	70
- Yards per Play	5.89	4.77
Net Rushing Yards	57	103
- Rushing Attempts	21	27
- Yards per Rush	2.71	3.81
Net Passing Yards	279	231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 25 - 0	41 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	290	249
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/18
- Yards per Pass Play	7.75	5.37
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/14	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/29	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/13	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	3/80
Interception Ret./Yards	1/73	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:54	31:06

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:54	4:06	OWN 27	9	46	Missed FG
1	6:26	0:48	OWN 5	2	-5	Safety
1	3:30	2:05	OWN 20	4	55	Field Goal
2	8:02	3:39	OWN 20	7	24	Punt
2	1:55	1:55	OWN 19	5	73	Half
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	11:24	6:59	OWN 34	12	66	Touchdown
4	11:51	2:32	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
4	5:17	3:12	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	0:10	0:10	OPP 35	1	-2	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:06	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
1	9:48	3:22	OWN 34	5	23	Punt
1	5:38	2:08	OWN 41	4	21	Punt
1	1:25	8:23	OWN 16	13	42	Punt
2	4:23	2:28	OWN 20	8	55	Field Goal
3	12:54	1:30	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
3	4:25	7:34	OWN 26	16	72	Field Goal
4	9:19	4:02	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
4	2:05	0:41	OWN 47	2	7	Interception
4	1:24	1:14	OWN 20	7	15	Downs

Game MVP: J.J. Sutton, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Orlando McKeon	12	16	1.33	9	0
J.J. Sutton	4	32	8.00	17	2
Earl Peterson	4	6	1.50	8	0
Freddie Quaccia	1	3	3.00	3	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Levi Scialabba	19	45	2.37	7	0	1
Geno Smith	4	30	7.50	9	0	0
Gage Peterson	4	28	7.00	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Sutton	34	25	290	2/11	2	47	0	118.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	41	25	249	2/18	0	36	1	68.0

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dustin Bishop	7	11	107	15.29	49	47	1
TE Darrell Gil	4	4	51	12.75	34	28	0
WR C.J. Clauss	3	5	11	3.67	0	5	0
WR Howard Rucci	3	5	56	18.67	0	42	1
RB Earl Peterson	2	2	6	3.00	0	4	0
FB Freddie Quaccia	2	2	-4	-2.00	0	0	0
WR Weston Hughey	2	3	40	20.00	8	25	0
TE Nick McElroy	2	2	23	11.50	2	17	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cris Ciervo	6	7	66	11.00	29	34
RB Levi Scialabba	6	7	32	5.33	20	18
WR Dixon Edwards	4	12	69	17.25	34	36
RB Gage Peterson	4	4	28	7.00	9	15
FB Earl Fulton	2	4	15	7.50	6	8
WR Jimmy Birch	2	3	24	12.00	0	13
WR Ezra Stevenson	1	3	15	15.00	7	15
TE Stanley Conley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jeffrey Blanchard	1	73	73.00	1

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brandon Fisk	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Levi Scialabba	1	0	0	0
Lamar Holmes	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino James	3	166	55.3	44.0	57	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	5	208	41.6	31.0	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Keith Castle	1/2	1/2	0/0	42	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sammie Harden	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Bishop	1	13	13.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Ciervo	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neal Rodgers	1	19	19.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Ciervo	2	48	24.0	0
Dixon Edwards	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brad Rash	8	3	0.0	24	42
ILB Brandon Fisk	7	2	0.0	23	38
S Neal Rodgers	6	2	0.0	26	39
CB Kendall Madison	5	2	0.0	16	36
DE Olivier Vernon	4	0	1.0	20	32
CB Randal Joyner	4	2	0.5	26	38
ILB Desmond Wilburn	4	1	0.0	6	5
S Matt Griese	3	3	0.0	26	40
DT Cornelius White	3	1	0.0	20	32
CB J.R. Coccione	3	0	0.0	27	43
DE Toby Wallerstedt	2	1	0.5	21	35
S Jeffrey Blanchard	2	0	0.0	9	22
DT Julio Fortin	1	1	0.0	15	25
OLB Caleb McSurdy	1	0	0.0	3	4
OLB Jarvis Jones	0	1	0.0	9	5

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brenden Richard	6	2	0.0	21	36
OLB Zach Brown	5	2	0.5	18	31
S Jerome Holliman	5	3	0.0	21	36
CB Shaun Perkins	5	1	0.0	14	27
CB Trevor Briel	5	1	0.0	21	33
S Chuck Pritchett	4	1	0.0	21	36
DE George Carter	3	1	0.5	16	22
CB Barry Abrams	3	1	0.0	21	36
ILB Derrick Bryant	3	1	0.0	6	8
DE Star Latulelei	2	0	0.0	17	29
DE Isaac Eatherton	1	0	1.0	5	18
DT Alejandro Gentry	1	1	0.0	8	14
OLB Tom Everett	1	0	0.0	3	9
DT Nick Fairley	0	1	0.0	11	18
DT Rex Hogue	0	1	0.0	6	7
OLB Bob Guest	0	1	0.0	17	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Olivier Vernon	1.0	0	1	32
DE Toby Wallerstedt	0.5	1	2	35
CB Randal Joyner	0.5	0	0	38
DT Jeris Pendleton	0.0	0	1	17
DT Cornelius White	0.0	0	1	32

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Isaac Eatherton	1.0	1	0	18
OLB Zach Brown	0.5	0	1	31
DE George Carter	0.5	0	0	22
CB Barry Abrams	0.0	1	0	36
DE Star Latulelei	0.0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Brad Rash	5	2	0	42
S Neal Rodgers	4	0	0	39
CB J.R. Coccione	2	1	0	43
CB Kendall Madison	2	1	0	36
ILB Desmond Wilburn	2	0	0	5
CB Randal Joyner	2	0	0	38
S Matt Griese	2	0	0	40
S Jeffrey Blanchard	1	0	1	22
DE Toby Wallerstedt	1	0	0	35
DE Olivier Vernon	1	0	0	32
OLB Caleb McSurdy	1	0	0	4
DT Cornelius White	1	0	0	32
ILB Brandon Fisk	1	0	0	38

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Brenden Richard	5	0	36
CB Trevor Briel	4	2	33
S Jerome Holliman	4	0	36
CB Shaun Perkins	3	0	27
S Chuck Pritchett	3	0	36
CB Barry Abrams	2	0	36
ILB Derrick Bryant	2	0	8
OLB Zach Brown	1	1	31
DT Alejandro Gentry	1	0	14
OLB Andy Henderson	0	1	2

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kyle Eastman	2	3	21	0	36
K.C. Dail	0	5	21	0	36
Freddie Quaccia	0	3	15	0	15
Rico Hawn	0	2	21	2	36
Danny Watkins	0	2	21	0	36
Zach Breeden	0	2	21	0	36

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lamar Holmes	3	3	0	27	0	43
Ellis Covill	2	4	0	27	1	43
Alonzo Tripp	1	5	0	27	1	43
Billy Joe Sellers	1	3	1	27	0	43
Danny Stephens	0	6	0	27	0	43
Earl Fulton	0	2	0	21	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Nick McElroy	3	14
Jeffrey Blanchard	1	16
Roderick Measso	1	7

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Josh Phillips	1	14
Tyrell Osborne	1	7

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Matt Griese	---	---	26	40	12	78
J.R. Coccione	---	---	27	43	3	73
Neal Rodgers	---	---	26	39	7	72
Brad Rash	---	---	24	42	2	68
Randal Joyner	---	---	26	38	2	66
Brandon Fisk	---	---	23	38	2	63
Kendall Madison	---	---	16	36	11	63
Danny Watkins	21	36	---	---	5	62
Dustin Bishop	18	32	---	---	10	60
J.J. Sutton	21	36	---	---	---	57
Kyle Eastman	21	36	---	---	---	57
Toby Wallerstedt	---	---	21	35	1	57
Zach Breeden	21	36	---	---	---	57
K.C. Dail	21	36	---	---	---	57
Rico Hawn	21	36	---	---	---	57
Olivier Vernon	---	---	20	32	3	55
Cornelius White	---	---	20	32	2	54
Howard Rucci	17	34	---	---	---	51
C.J. Clauss	10	23	---	---	17	50
Jeffrey Blanchard	---	---	9	22	16	47
Earl Peterson	7	17	---	---	19	43
Julio Fortin	---	---	15	25	3	43
Darrell Gil	14	23	---	---	5	42
Jeris Pendleton	---	---	13	17	4	34
Freddie Quaccia	15	15	---	---	4	34
Orlando McKeon	14	17	---	---	---	31
Desmond Wilburn	---	---	6	5	10	21
C.J. Paraiso	---	---	7	11	3	21
Nick McElroy	1	5	---	---	14	20
Caleb McSurdy	---	---	3	4	10	17
Weston Hughey	5	7	---	---	5	17
Ronald Shapiro	1	3	---	---	12	16
Herman Turnbull	---	---	6	8	1	15
Noah King	0	0	---	---	15	15
Jarvis Jones	---	---	9	5	---	14
Roderick Measso	3	4	---	---	7	14
Keith Castle	0	0	---	---	8	8
J.B. Blair	0	0	---	---	5	5
Stephen Battle	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bruce Brandenfeis	---	---	0	1	4	5
Brady Daughtry	0	0	---	---	5	5
Morris Packer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gino James	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jesse Jordan	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jesse Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Albert Bertolone	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lamar Holmes	27	43	---	---	7	77
Danny Stephens	27	43	---	---	7	77
Billy Joe Sellers	27	43	---	---	7	77
Dixon Edwards	26	42	---	---	6	74
Ellis Covill	27	43	---	---	---	70
Geno Smith	27	43	---	---	---	70
Alonzo Tripp	27	43	---	---	---	70
Jerome Holliman	---	---	21	36	6	63
Brenden Richard	---	---	21	36	2	59
Barry Abrams	---	---	21	36	2	59
Earl Fulton	21	23	---	---	15	59
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	21	36	2	59
Trevor Briel	---	---	21	33	2	56
Shaun Perkins	---	---	14	27	12	53
Cris Ciervo	20	25	---	---	8	53
Levi Scialabba	22	31	---	---	---	53
Zach Brown	---	---	18	31	2	51
Stanley Conley	21	28	---	---	---	49
Star Latulelei	---	---	17	29	2	48
Bob Guest	---	---	17	22	3	42
George Carter	---	---	16	22	2	40
Ezra Stevenson	7	18	---	---	13	38
Gage Peterson	5	12	---	---	20	37
Nick Fairley	---	---	11	18	3	32
Josh Phillips	4	9	---	---	14	27
Isaac Eatherton	---	---	5	18	3	26
Jimmy Birch	6	16	---	---	1	23
Alejandro Gentry	---	---	8	14	---	22
Dejon Gomes	---	---	1	4	15	20
Terry Browning	1	3	---	---	16	20
Andy Henderson	---	---	2	2	16	20
Derrick Bryant	---	---	6	8	3	17
Sherman Shaw	1	2	---	---	13	16
Rex Hogue	---	---	6	7	2	15
Tom Everett	---	---	3	9	1	13
Hardy Kerr	---	---	2	8	---	10
Pete Bates	1	6	---	---	---	7
Tyrell Osborne	0	0	---	---	7	7
Donnie Anthony	0	0	---	---	7	7
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sammie Harden	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rodney Gonzalez	---	---	0	0	6	6
Vernon Warren	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ronald Chae	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ronnie Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Tanner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	13	28	2.2
Right	3	18	6.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	10	1.4
Middle	18	78	4.3
Right	2	15	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Sutton	34	25	5	1	0	4	2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	41	25	2	3	2	4	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	28	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	60	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	105	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	97	19.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	26	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	84	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	139	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dustin Bishop	11	7	107	2	32
WR C.J. Clauss	5	3	11	0	23
WR Howard Rucci	5	3	56	1	34
TE Darrell Gil	4	4	51	1	23
WR Weston Hughey	3	2	40	1	7
RB Earl Peterson	2	2	6	0	17
FB Freddie Quaccia	2	2	-4	0	15
TE Nick McElroy	2	2	23	0	5

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Edwards	12	4	2	69	1	42
WR Cris Ciervo	7	6	0	66	1	25
RB Levi Scialabba	7	6	0	32	0	31
FB Earl Fulton	4	2	0	15	0	23
RB Gage Peterson	4	4	0	28	0	12
WR Ezra Stevenson	3	1	0	15	0	18
WR Jimmy Birch	3	2	0	24	0	16
TE Stanley Conley	1	0	0	0	0	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Orlando McKeon	1	3	3.00	1.33

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levi Scialabba	3	9	3.00	2.37
Gage Peterson	1	13	13.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Sutton	6	4	26	4.33	8.53

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	3	1	7	2.33	6.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Howard Rucci	3	1	6	2.00	11.20
TE Darrell Gil	2	2	19	9.50	12.75
WR Dustin Bishop	1	1	1	1.00	9.73

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dixon Edwards	2	1	7	3.50	5.75
FB Earl Fulton	1	0	0	0.00	3.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
J.J. Sutton	2	2
Earl Peterson	1	0
Orlando McKeon	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Geno Smith	1	0
Gage Peterson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Sutton	10	9	7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	14	10	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dustin Bishop	3	3	2
WR C.J. Clauss	2	1	1
WR Weston Hughey	2	2	2
RB Earl Peterson	1	1	0
WR Howard Rucci	1	1	1
TE Nick McElroy	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dixon Edwards	3	1	1
WR Ezra Stevenson	3	1	1
WR Cris Ciervo	2	2	1
RB Levi Scialabba	2	2	0
RB Gage Peterson	2	2	2
FB Earl Fulton	1	1	1
WR Jimmy Birch	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 76,000 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats 13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	76,000 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats	13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)