Week 17, 2045

played in Tampa Bay, FL

56 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	21	0	6	-	27
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	13	10	3	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:25 TBY - Shawn Bui 37 field goal
2Q: 15:00 TBY - Shawn Bui 24 field goal
2Q: 09:09 TBY - Orlando McKeon 9 run (Shawn Bui extra point)
2Q: 07:50 CAR - Seth Chu 66 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 02:21 TBY - Shawn Bui 20 field goal
2Q: 01:10 CAR - Lucas Cheng 1 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 00:01 CAR - Hardy Odumuyiwa 41 fumble return (Branden Melancon extra point)
3Q: 09:30 TBY - Shawn Bui 27 field goal
3Q: 08:58 TBY - Wendell Campbell 27 interception return (Shawn Bui extra point)
4Q: 13:38 CAR - Brandon Cooks 8 pass from Geno Smith (Geno Smith pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:41 TBY - Shawn Bui 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:25 TBY - Shawn Bui 37 field goal
2Q: 15:00 TBY - Shawn Bui 24 field goal
2Q: 09:09 TBY - Orlando McKeon 9 run (Shawn Bui extra point)
2Q: 07:50 CAR - Seth Chu 66 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 02:21 TBY - Shawn Bui 20 field goal
2Q: 01:10 CAR - Lucas Cheng 1 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 00:01 CAR - Hardy Odumuyiwa 41 fumble return (Branden Melancon extra point)
3Q: 09:30 TBY - Shawn Bui 27 field goal
3Q: 08:58 TBY - Wendell Campbell 27 interception return (Shawn Bui extra point)
4Q: 13:38 CAR - Brandon Cooks 8 pass from Geno Smith (Geno Smith pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:41 TBY - Shawn Bui 33 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 7-9 4-12
First Downs 15 22
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 332 478
- Offensive Plays 49 75
- Yards per Play 6.78 6.37
Net Rushing Yards 75 130
- Rushing Attempts 19 25
- Yards per Rush 3.95 5.20
Net Passing Yards 257 348
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 17 - 1 47 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 266 370
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 8.57 6.96
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/29 4/53
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 3/20
Kick Returns/Yards 7/167 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/27
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/5
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 22
Time of Possession 22:39 37:21

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	7-9	4-12
First Downs	15	22
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	332	478
- Offensive Plays	49	75
- Yards per Play	6.78	6.37
Net Rushing Yards	75	130
- Rushing Attempts	19	25
- Yards per Rush	3.95	5.20
Net Passing Yards	257	348
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 17 - 1	47 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	266	370
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	8.57	6.96
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/29	4/53
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	3/20
Kick Returns/Yards	7/167	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/27
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/5
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 22
Time of Possession	22:39	37:21

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:10	OWN 20	8	49	Missed FG
1	8:18	2:18	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	5:08	1:32	OWN 34	3	-2	Punt
2	14:52	2:36	OWN 18	5	24	Punt
2	8:59	1:25	OWN 34	3	66	Touchdown
2	2:14	1:13	OWN 43	4	57	Touchdown
3	9:23	0:34	OWN 28	1	0	Interception
3	8:49	3:16	OWN 26	6	30	Punt
3	3:39	0:58	OWN 47	3	4	Punt
3	1:18	2:48	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
4	9:45	1:28	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
4	4:09	1:57	OWN 12	3	4	Punt
4	0:34	0:34	OWN 32	1	32	Missed FG

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:50	2:32	OWN 38	6	42	Field Goal
1	6:00	0:52	OWN 34	3	-6	Punt
1	3:36	3:44	OWN 22	8	71	Field Goal
2	12:16	3:17	OWN 16	6	84	Touchdown
2	7:34	5:20	OWN 20	11	77	Field Goal
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 20	4	21	Fumble
3	15:00	5:37	OWN 22	9	68	Field Goal
3	5:33	1:54	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
3	2:41	1:23	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	13:30	3:45	OWN 20	6	8	Punt
4	8:17	4:08	OWN 5	9	53	Punt
4	2:12	1:38	OWN 44	7	40	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jimmie Matock, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Justics Delaroche	14	70	5.00	20	3
Cary Hicks	4	-3	-0.75	4	0
Geno Smith	1	8	8.00	8	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Orlando McKeon	16	78	4.88	10	1	1
Dean Strong	6	28	4.67	13	1	0
Jimmie Matock	2	5	2.50	9	0	0
Daryl Montgomery	1	19	19.00	19	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	29	17	266	1/9	3	66	1	109.3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmie Matock	47	30	370	3/22	0	57	0	88.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Cooks	5	10	55	11.00	20	26	1
RB Justics Delaroche	4	4	46	11.50	20	23	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	3	7	22	7.33	8	13	0
WR Seth Chu	2	3	103	51.50	69	66	1
TE Roderick Dahnke	1	1	25	25.00	22	25	0
TE Lucas Cheng	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	1
WR Zane Nichols	1	2	14	14.00	4	14	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Maurice Kinney	11	18	193	17.55	78	57
WR Derrick Carr	4	5	57	14.25	11	20
WR Parker Cruise	4	7	19	4.75	0	6
RB Orlando McKeon	3	5	22	7.33	12	13
TE Ryan Hudson	3	3	14	4.67	1	8
WR Howard Rucci	2	4	52	26.00	13	31
TE Brenden Flynn	2	3	7	3.50	0	10
RB Dean Strong	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Carlton Incontro	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Wendell Campbell	1	27	27.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Justics Delaroche	2	0	0	0
Hardy Odumuyiwa	0	1	0	1
Donny Ciccant	0	1	0	0
Odell Beckham Jr	0	1	0	0
Grant May	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Force
Jimmie Matock	1	0
Nick Hamilton	0	1
Blaine Stubblefield	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	7	327	46.7	41.0	55	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jared Francis	5	199	39.8	38.0	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shawn Bui	5/5	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaiden Jefferson	1	9	9.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Strong	3	20	6.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	4	101	25.3	0
Kaiden Jefferson	3	66	22.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Carr	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dennis Crimm	10	2	0.0	19	41
CB Kenyon Hicks	7	2	0.0	22	49
S Chuck Pritchett	7	0	0.0	25	46
CB Todd Coleman	7	0	0.0	24	50
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	5	0	0.0	11	23
ILB Corwin McEwen	4	2	0.0	9	13
DT Grant May	3	0	1.0	14	29
S Devonte Buchanan	3	1	0.0	24	46
OLB Hardy Odumuyiwa	2	1	0.5	17	33
ILB Byron Sims	2	4	0.0	23	46
CB Trevor Briel	2	2	0.0	16	36
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	2	1	0.0	21	37
DE Darnell Arnold	1	0	1.0	4	13
OLB Manti Te'o	1	0	0.0	2	4
CB Junior Lindstrom	1	0	0.0	3	1
DE Melvin McConnell	0	3	0.5	20	37

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brandon Fisk	6	3	0.5	19	30
CB Trae Waynes	4	1	0.0	18	26
S Steven Carl	4	1	0.0	19	29
OLB Dixon Greer	3	3	0.0	5	17
DT Tevin Nunez	3	2	0.0	17	15
S Jared Craig	3	1	0.0	4	17
CB Blaine Stubblefield	3	1	0.0	15	20
DT Nathaniel Peterson	2	1	0.0	14	18
ILB Nick Hamilton	2	0	0.0	5	6
CB Wendell Campbell	2	0	0.0	19	30
DE Lincoln Gunn	1	1	0.5	17	26
DE Joseph Sikma	1	1	0.0	14	24
S Spencer Arnold	0	4	0.0	17	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Grant May	1.0	0	2	29
DE Darnell Arnold	1.0	0	0	13
DE Melvin McConnell	0.5	1	4	37
OLB Hardy Odumuyiwa	0.5	0	1	33
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.0	1	0	37
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	0.0	0	1	23

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lincoln Gunn	0.5	1	0	0	26
ILB Brandon Fisk	0.5	0	0	0	30
DE Joseph Sikma	0.0	0	1	0	24
DT Tevin Nunez	0.0	0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Todd Coleman	6	1	50
S Chuck Pritchett	5	1	46
OLB Dennis Crimm	5	0	41
CB Kenyon Hicks	4	1	49
ILB Corwin McEwen	3	1	13
S Devonte Buchanan	2	1	46
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	2	0	23
ILB Byron Sims	2	0	46
CB Trevor Briel	1	0	36

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Trae Waynes	4	3	0	26
S Jared Craig	3	0	0	17
S Steven Carl	2	1	0	29
CB Wendell Campbell	2	0	1	30
OLB Dixon Greer	2	0	0	17
S Spencer Arnold	1	1	0	29
ILB Brandon Fisk	1	0	0	30
ILB Nick Hamilton	1	0	0	6
OLB Joey Kidd	1	0	0	8
OLB Randall Harvey	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Francisco Hardy	2	5	19	0	30
A.J. Cann	2	3	19	0	30
Louis Tate	1	4	19	1	30
Donnie Wile	0	3	19	0	30
Alonzo Tripp	0	3	19	0	30

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Corey Wilkins	4	7	25	0	50
Luke Joeckel	2	5	25	2	50
Calvin Wolf	2	4	25	0	50
Trent Greene	2	4	25	0	50
Mitch Morse	1	2	25	1	50
Daryl Montgomery	0	1	17	0	16
Ryan Hudson	0	1	19	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Donny Ciccant	2	20
Bob Guest	1	12
Roderick Dahnke	1	12

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Rucci	3	22
Dean Strong	1	28
Derrick Carr	1	19
Eric Shepard	1	19
Steven Carl	1	15
Maurice Kinney	1	12

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Coleman	---	---	24	50	4	78
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	25	46	6	77
Byron Sims	---	---	23	46	6	75
Devonte Buchanan	---	---	24	46	5	75
Kenyon Hicks	---	---	22	49	3	74
Dennis Crimm	---	---	19	41	4	64
Brandon Cooks	16	29	---	---	17	62
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	21	37	4	62
Melvin McConnell	---	---	20	37	5	62
Trevor Briel	---	---	16	36	7	59
Hardy Odumuyiwa	---	---	17	33	8	58
A.J. Cann	19	30	---	---	9	58
Geno Smith	19	30	---	---	---	49
Donnie Wile	19	30	---	---	---	49
Alonzo Tripp	19	30	---	---	---	49
Louis Tate	19	30	---	---	---	49
Francisco Hardy	19	30	---	---	---	49
Grant May	---	---	14	29	4	47
Odell Beckham Jr	18	25	---	---	1	44
Seth Chu	11	21	---	---	6	38
Lucas Cheng	14	19	---	---	5	38
Justics Delaroche	15	23	---	---	---	38
Corwin McEwen	---	---	9	13	14	36
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	11	23	2	36
Roderick Dahnke	11	12	---	---	12	35
Kent Buckley	0	3	---	---	26	29
Bob Guest	---	---	5	10	12	27
Donny Ciccant	2	4	---	---	20	26
Byron Lynn	---	---	6	6	14	26
Manti Te'o	---	---	2	4	19	25
Zane Nichols	4	7	---	---	14	25
Clyde Pieri	---	---	5	13	6	24
Cary Hicks	4	7	---	---	10	21
Darnell Arnold	---	---	4	13	4	21
Kaiden Jefferson	---	---	1	1	17	19
Junior Lindstrom	---	---	3	1	14	18
Braxton Frederick	---	---	1	4	11	16
Brady Worrell	---	---	3	12	1	16
Graham Mahaffey	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mack Wheeler	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	9	9
Michael Wasserman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	7	7
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bryce Stewart	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steven Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Calvin Wolf	25	50	---	---	10	85
Trent Greene	25	50	---	---	10	85
Mitch Morse	25	50	---	---	10	85
Maurice Kinney	19	46	---	---	12	77
Jimmie Matock	25	50	---	---	---	75
Luke Joeckel	25	50	---	---	---	75
Corey Wilkins	25	50	---	---	---	75
Parker Cruise	24	46	---	---	4	74
Wendell Campbell	---	---	19	30	21	70
Steven Carl	---	---	19	29	15	63
Derrick Carr	5	33	---	---	19	57
Orlando McKeon	17	35	---	---	1	53
Brandon Fisk	---	---	19	30	3	52
Lincoln Gunn	---	---	17	26	8	51
Blaine Stubblefield	---	---	15	20	16	51
Ryan Hudson	19	24	---	---	7	50
Spencer Arnold	---	---	17	29	2	48
Dean Strong	7	12	---	---	28	47
Trae Waynes	---	---	18	26	2	46
Daryl Montgomery	17	16	---	---	8	41
Joseph Sikma	---	---	14	24	2	40
Howard Rucci	6	11	---	---	22	39
Cory Rose	---	---	10	18	9	37
Nick Hamilton	---	---	5	6	25	36
Brenden Flynn	6	15	---	---	14	35
Nathaniel Peterson	---	---	14	18	1	33
Tevin Nunez	---	---	17	15	---	32
Eric Shepard	3	6	---	---	19	28
Dixon Greer	---	---	5	17	5	27
Seth Roark	1	2	---	---	22	25
Jared Craig	---	---	4	17	1	22
Joey Kidd	---	---	10	8	1	19
Shawn Bui	0	0	---	---	13	13
Glen Anzivino	---	---	3	8	1	12
Randall Harvey	---	---	3	9	---	12
Jared Francis	0	0	---	---	10	10
Donnie Anthony	0	0	---	---	10	10
Angel Pinner	0	0	---	---	10	10
Carlton Incontro	1	4	---	---	---	5
Tyrell Osborne	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pete Domico	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sawyer Huntley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jon Clough	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nicholas Simmons	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ereck Flowers	0	0	---	---	---	0
Deron Valerio	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	6	1.0
Middle	7	42	6.0
Right	6	27	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	68	7.6
Middle	11	49	4.5
Right	5	13	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	29	17	5	1	2	6	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmie Matock	47	30	8	1	1	5	8	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	23	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	196	14.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	1	10	1.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	37	18.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	147	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	86	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	128	14.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	10	5	1	55	1	29
WR Odell Beckham Jr	7	3	0	22	0	25
RB Justics Delaroche	4	4	0	46	1	23
WR Seth Chu	3	2	1	103	2	21
TE Lucas Cheng	2	1	0	1	0	19
WR Zane Nichols	2	1	0	14	0	7
TE Roderick Dahnke	1	1	0	25	1	12

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Maurice Kinney	18	11	0	193	5	46
WR Parker Cruise	7	4	0	19	0	46
RB Orlando McKeon	5	3	0	22	0	35
WR Derrick Carr	5	4	1	57	1	33
WR Howard Rucci	4	2	0	52	2	11
TE Brenden Flynn	3	2	0	7	0	15
TE Ryan Hudson	3	3	0	14	0	24
WR Carlton Incontro	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Dean Strong	1	1	0	6	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Orlando McKeon	5	22	4.40	4.88
Dean Strong	3	9	3.00	4.67
Jimmie Matock	1	-4	-4.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	3	2	9	3.00	9.17

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmie Matock	6	2	-3	-0.50	7.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandon Cooks	2	1	8	4.00	5.50
TE Lucas Cheng	1	1	1	1.00	0.50

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Maurice Kinney	3	1	0	0.00	10.72
TE Brenden Flynn	2	1	-3	-1.50	2.33
WR Parker Cruise	1	0	0	0.00	2.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Justics Delaroche	2	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Jimmie Matock	1	0
Orlando McKeon	1	1
Dean Strong	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	8	2	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmie Matock	13	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	3	0	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	2	1	1
WR Seth Chu	1	1	1
TE Lucas Cheng	1	0	0
WR Zane Nichols	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Maurice Kinney	4	2	1
TE Brenden Flynn	3	2	0
WR Parker Cruise	3	2	1
RB Orlando McKeon	2	1	1
WR Derrick Carr	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,700 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (17,700)
End Zone 12,000 (12,700)
Mezzanine 6,900 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (11,200)
Club Seats 11,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,600 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,700 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (17,700)
End Zone	12,000 (12,700)
Mezzanine	6,900 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (11,200)
Club Seats	11,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,600 (4,800)