Week 1, 2047

played in Tampa Bay, FL

68 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	3	0	7	6	-	19
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	10	0	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:04 CAR - Branden Melancon 39 field goal
2Q: 11:14 CAR - Branden Melancon 32 field goal
2Q: 06:58 TBY - Irving Carlson 18 pass from Johnny Marsh (Shawn Bui extra point)
2Q: 01:37 TBY - Shawn Bui 34 field goal
4Q: 15:00 TBY - Shawn Bui 31 field goal
4Q: 00:55 CAR - Geno Smith 2 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
OT: 11:21 CAR - Carlos Hyde 26 pass from Geno Smith

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:04 CAR - Branden Melancon 39 field goal
2Q: 11:14 CAR - Branden Melancon 32 field goal
2Q: 06:58 TBY - Irving Carlson 18 pass from Johnny Marsh (Shawn Bui extra point)
2Q: 01:37 TBY - Shawn Bui 34 field goal
4Q: 15:00 TBY - Shawn Bui 31 field goal
4Q: 00:55 CAR - Geno Smith 2 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
OT: 11:21 CAR - Carlos Hyde 26 pass from Geno Smith

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 20
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 16 16
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 380 390
- Offensive Plays 73 66
- Yards per Play 5.21 5.91
Net Rushing Yards 89 94
- Rushing Attempts 29 24
- Yards per Rush 3.07 3.92
Net Passing Yards 291 296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 26 - 0 37 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 299 334
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 5/38
- Yards per Pass Play 6.61 7.05
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 11/18 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 10/56
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/56 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 1/37 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 21
Time of Possession 31:59 31:54

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	20
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	16	16
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	380	390
- Offensive Plays	73	66
- Yards per Play	5.21	5.91
Net Rushing Yards	89	94
- Rushing Attempts	29	24
- Yards per Rush	3.07	3.92
Net Passing Yards	291	296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 26 - 0	37 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	299	334
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	5/38
- Yards per Pass Play	6.61	7.05
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	11/18	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	10/56
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/56	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	1/37	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 21
Time of Possession	31:59	31:54

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:14	1:30	OWN 42	3	2	Punt
1	9:01	6:04	OWN 2	12	76	Field Goal
1	0:15	4:08	OPP 48	8	33	Field Goal
2	6:47	1:16	OWN 32	2	39	Fumble
2	1:32	1:32	OWN 29	8	45	Missed FG
3	15:00	4:26	OWN 20	9	21	Punt
3	8:31	2:58	OWN 42	6	9	Punt
4	14:53	1:09	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	12:08	2:53	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
4	4:23	3:36	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
OT1	13:09	2:02	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:46	OWN 8	3	6	Punt
1	11:44	2:43	OWN 37	5	20	Punt
1	2:57	2:42	OWN 20	5	32	Interception
2	11:07	4:20	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
2	5:31	3:59	OWN 29	11	54	Field Goal
3	10:34	2:03	OWN 7	5	20	Punt
3	5:33	5:40	OWN 5	11	81	Field Goal
4	13:44	1:36	OPP 48	3	5	Punt
4	9:15	4:52	OWN 6	8	63	Punt
4	0:47	0:47	OWN 20	4	26	Half
OT1	15:00	1:51	OWN 10	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Hyde	18	59	3.28	12	1	0
Geno Smith	5	20	4.00	6	0	1
Justics Delaroche	5	10	2.00	5	0	0
Kody Coles	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Levi Scialabba	17	85	5.00	13	4
Zane Minnick	4	12	3.00	5	0
Dean Strong	2	-6	-3.00	-2	0
Johnny Marsh	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	42	26	299	2/8	1	34	0	91.2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnny Marsh	37	25	334	5/38	1	38	1	93.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Cooks	7	11	84	12.00	34	34	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	5	11	54	10.80	8	17	0
RB Carlos Hyde	4	4	55	13.75	43	26	1
WR Seth Chu	3	4	24	8.00	4	11	0
WR Zane Nichols	3	7	36	12.00	5	17	0
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Justics Delaroche	1	1	5	5.00	7	5	0
FB Kody Coles	1	2	9	9.00	8	9	0
WR Johnathan Horton	1	1	25	25.00	16	25	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Parker Cruise	7	10	72	10.29	6	21	0
WR Howard Rucci	6	8	114	19.00	47	38	0
WR Dixon Edwards	4	5	57	14.25	26	30	0
WR Irving Carlson	3	6	44	14.67	9	18	1
TE Bryson Snyder	3	4	36	12.00	19	17	0
RB Levi Scialabba	2	2	11	5.50	1	11	0
RB Zane Minnick	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Josue Logue	1	37	37.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brandon Cooks	1	0	0	0
Josue Logue	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Levi Scialabba	1	1	0
Salvador Paddock	0	1	0
Russell Jason	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Pace	5	221	44.2	42.8	53	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jared Francis	6	240	40.0	32.8	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	2/3	0/1	0/0	39	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shawn Bui	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Briel	1	3	3.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zane Minnick	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	2	56	28.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zane Minnick	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Damien Page	6	2	0.0	20	32
OLB Dennis Crimm	5	1	0.0	12	33
CB Eugene Hamilton	5	1	0.0	24	42
S Josue Logue	5	0	0.0	21	40
OLB David Coles	4	2	2.5	18	22
S Chuck Pritchett	4	2	0.0	23	41
CB Todd Coleman	4	2	0.0	24	41
DT Tevin Nunez	3	0	0.5	15	26
ILB Jordan Herndon	2	0	1.0	5	13
DE Melvin McConnell	2	2	0.0	16	34
S Devonte Buchanan	2	1	0.0	5	10
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	2	0	0.0	11	16
OLB Donte Beard	2	0	0.0	7	13
DE Darnell Arnold	1	0	1.0	3	4
CB Trevor Briel	1	1	0.0	13	28
ILB Mel Bradford	1	1	0.0	9	14
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	0	0.0	21	38
DE Clyde Pieri	1	0	0.0	8	8
S Harvey Keyes	1	0	0.0	1	3
OLB Devon Wayne	1	0	0.0	7	3

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nick Fincher	8	0	0.0	26	42
S Steven Carl	6	1	0.0	23	40
OLB Salvador Paddock	5	2	0.0	20	20
CB Trae Waynes	5	0	0.0	25	37
OLB Grant Holmes	4	1	1.0	7	10
DT Elias Euerle	4	2	0.0	29	43
S Russell Jason	4	2	0.0	28	38
CB Mack Linquist	4	0	0.0	23	38
DT Jeffrey Garcia	4	0	0.0	20	22
S Miles Vance	3	0	0.0	9	20
DE Lincoln Gunn	2	0	1.0	20	33
OLB Efrain Pei	2	2	0.0	8	17
CB Marc Logan	1	2	0.0	27	41
DT Stan Powell	1	1	0.0	16	20
WR Irving Carlson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Courtney Kelley	1	0	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB David Coles	2.5	0	1	0	22
DE Darnell Arnold	1.0	0	0	0	4
ILB Jordan Herndon	1.0	0	0	0	13
DT Tevin Nunez	0.5	0	1	2	26
DE Melvin McConnell	0.0	1	1	1	34
S Josue Logue	0.0	1	0	0	40
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.0	0	1	0	38

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lincoln Gunn	1.0	2	2	33
OLB Grant Holmes	1.0	0	1	10
DE Gus Beyer	0.0	1	1	44
ILB Nick Fincher	0.0	1	0	42
CB Marc Logan	0.0	1	0	41

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Dennis Crimm	5	0	0	33
CB Eugene Hamilton	4	1	0	42
CB Todd Coleman	4	0	0	41
ILB Damien Page	4	0	0	32
S Josue Logue	2	0	1	40
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	0	0	38
ILB Jordan Herndon	1	0	0	13
OLB Donte Beard	1	0	0	13
S Harvey Keyes	1	0	0	3
OLB Devon Wayne	1	0	0	3
OLB David Coles	1	0	0	22

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Russell Jason	4	2	38
CB Trae Waynes	4	0	37
CB Mack Linquist	3	1	38
ILB Nick Fincher	2	2	42
S Steven Carl	2	2	40
S Miles Vance	2	0	20
OLB Efrain Pei	2	0	17
OLB Salvador Paddock	2	0	20
OLB Grant Holmes	2	0	10
OLB Courtney Kelley	1	0	2
DT Jeffrey Garcia	1	0	22
DT Stan Powell	1	0	20
CB Marc Logan	0	2	41

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alonzo Tripp	4	7	1	29	0	44
A.J. Cann	2	4	0	29	0	44
Francisco Hardy	1	4	0	29	1	44
Louis Tate	1	4	0	29	0	44
Graham Mahaffey	0	5	0	29	1	44

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Corey Wilkins	2	6	24	1	42
Luke Joeckel	2	6	24	0	42
Calvin Wolf	2	5	24	0	42
Brayden Lincoln	1	3	24	2	42
Bryson Snyder	1	2	18	0	25
Ereck Flowers	1	1	24	2	42

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Will Jeffries	1	18
Sawyer Fisk	1	16

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Irving Carlson	2	10
Miles Vance	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
A.J. Cann	29	44	---	---	8	81
Brandon Cooks	29	39	---	---	10	78
Geno Smith	29	44	---	---	---	73
Alonzo Tripp	29	44	---	---	---	73
Graham Mahaffey	29	44	---	---	---	73
Louis Tate	29	44	---	---	---	73
Francisco Hardy	29	44	---	---	---	73
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	23	41	4	68
Kody Coles	20	26	---	---	22	68
Eugene Hamilton	---	---	24	42	2	68
Todd Coleman	---	---	24	41	2	67
Josue Logue	---	---	21	40	1	62
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	21	38	1	60
Tyler Eifert	24	25	---	---	10	59
Odell Beckham Jr	21	33	---	---	---	54
Damien Page	---	---	20	32	2	54
Melvin McConnell	---	---	16	34	2	52
Trevor Briel	---	---	13	28	8	49
Dennis Crimm	---	---	12	33	2	47
Tevin Nunez	---	---	15	26	4	45
Carlos Hyde	21	22	---	---	---	43
David Coles	---	---	18	22	1	41
Seth Chu	11	24	---	---	4	39
Zane Nichols	7	16	---	---	16	39
Justics Delaroche	8	21	---	---	6	35
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	11	16	1	28
Will Jeffries	1	8	---	---	18	27
Jordan Herndon	---	---	5	13	9	27
Mel Bradford	---	---	9	14	4	27
Devon Wayne	---	---	7	3	16	26
Donte Beard	---	---	7	13	3	23
Clyde Pieri	---	---	8	8	6	22
Sawyer Fisk	1	3	---	---	16	20
Johnathan Horton	2	3	---	---	15	20
Otis Bishop	---	---	1	1	17	19
Devonte Buchanan	---	---	5	10	4	19
Harvey Keyes	---	---	1	3	9	13
Darnell Arnold	---	---	3	4	4	11
Donnie Wile	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	8	8
Michael Wasserman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lorenzo Tucker	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sam Pace	0	0	---	---	5	5
Logan O'Field	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jonah Fritchman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gus Beyer	---	---	29	44	8	81
Elias Euerle	---	---	29	43	8	80
Marc Logan	---	---	27	41	7	75
Ereck Flowers	24	42	---	---	8	74
Nick Fincher	---	---	26	42	5	73
Russell Jason	---	---	28	38	3	69
Johnny Marsh	24	42	---	---	---	66
Luke Joeckel	24	42	---	---	---	66
Calvin Wolf	24	42	---	---	---	66
Brayden Lincoln	24	42	---	---	---	66
Corey Wilkins	24	42	---	---	---	66
Parker Cruise	23	42	---	---	---	65
Trae Waynes	---	---	25	37	3	65
Steven Carl	---	---	23	40	2	65
Mack Linquist	---	---	23	38	2	63
Lincoln Gunn	---	---	20	33	2	55
Howard Rucci	16	29	---	---	9	54
Bryson Snyder	18	25	---	---	6	49
Levi Scialabba	18	27	---	---	1	46
Eric Shepard	13	20	---	---	13	46
Jeffrey Garcia	---	---	20	22	2	44
Salvador Paddock	---	---	20	20	3	43
Andre Flannery	---	---	5	16	19	40
Efrain Pei	---	---	8	17	14	39
Miles Vance	---	---	9	20	9	38
Stan Powell	---	---	16	20	2	38
Irving Carlson	7	18	---	---	10	35
Dixon Edwards	5	17	---	---	12	34
Ryan Hudson	8	10	---	---	16	34
Rich Chandler	6	7	---	---	16	29
Zane Minnick	4	14	---	---	9	27
Grant Holmes	---	---	7	10	5	22
Dean Strong	2	1	---	---	16	19
Courtney Kelley	---	---	3	2	9	14
Johnnie Nelson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jared Francis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Angel Pinner	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mitch Morse	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eric Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	8	8
Shawn Bui	0	0	---	---	6	6
Carson Bradford	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gerald Wilson	---	---	0	0	5	5
Randall Harvey	---	---	1	1	---	2
Sawyer Huntley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Riddick Bull	---	---	0	0	---	0
Bruce Bennett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	31	3.1
Middle	15	40	2.7
Right	4	18	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	17	2.4
Middle	11	48	4.4
Right	6	29	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	42	26	5	1	1	9	5	4	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnny Marsh	37	25	5	3	1	1	4	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	33	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	154	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	112	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	31	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	116	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	128	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	59	11.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odell Beckham Jr	11	5	1	54	0	33
WR Brandon Cooks	11	7	0	84	2	39
WR Zane Nichols	7	3	0	36	0	16
RB Carlos Hyde	4	4	0	55	2	22
WR Seth Chu	4	3	0	24	0	24
FB Kody Coles	2	1	0	9	0	26
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	0	7	0	25
RB Justics Delaroche	1	1	0	5	0	21
WR Johnathan Horton	1	1	0	25	1	3

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Parker Cruise	10	7	0	72	1	42
WR Howard Rucci	8	6	0	114	3	29
WR Irving Carlson	6	3	0	44	0	18
WR Dixon Edwards	5	4	0	57	1	17
TE Bryson Snyder	4	3	1	36	0	25
RB Levi Scialabba	2	2	0	11	0	27
RB Zane Minnick	2	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	2	5	2.50	4.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levi Scialabba	1	2	2.00	5.00
Dean Strong	1	-2	-2.00	-3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	2	2	10	5.00	7.12

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnny Marsh	6	3	25	4.17	9.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Seth Chu	1	1	5	5.00	6.00
WR Zane Nichols	1	1	5	5.00	5.14

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Carlson	2	1	18	9.00	7.33
RB Zane Minnick	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Howard Rucci	1	1	0	0.00	14.25
TE Bryson Snyder	1	1	7	7.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Geno Smith	3	3

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Dean Strong	2	0
Levi Scialabba	1	0
Zane Minnick	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	15	10	8

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnny Marsh	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Odell Beckham Jr	5	3	3
WR Brandon Cooks	3	2	2
WR Zane Nichols	3	1	0
WR Seth Chu	2	2	2
RB Justics Delaroche	1	1	0
WR Johnathan Horton	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dixon Edwards	4	3	2
WR Howard Rucci	3	2	2
WR Irving Carlson	1	1	1
WR Parker Cruise	1	1	0
RB Zane Minnick	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,900 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (17,700)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (11,200)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,900 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (17,700)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (11,200)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)