Week 15, 2061

played in Tampa Bay, FL

52 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	3	0	7	-	13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	0	0	13	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:55 TBY - Blake Baxter 27 field goal
1Q: 03:07 CAR - Kody Portis 22 field goal
2Q: 00:15 CAR - Kody Portis 22 field goal
4Q: 14:15 TBY - Malachi Grier 10 pass from Zane McNeil (Blake Baxter extra point)
4Q: 09:46 CAR - Devan Farler 11 pass from Winston Dodge (Kody Portis extra point)
4Q: 05:42 TBY - Blake Baxter 35 field goal
4Q: 00:04 TBY - Blake Baxter 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:55 TBY - Blake Baxter 27 field goal
1Q: 03:07 CAR - Kody Portis 22 field goal
2Q: 00:15 CAR - Kody Portis 22 field goal
4Q: 14:15 TBY - Malachi Grier 10 pass from Zane McNeil (Blake Baxter extra point)
4Q: 09:46 CAR - Devan Farler 11 pass from Winston Dodge (Kody Portis extra point)
4Q: 05:42 TBY - Blake Baxter 35 field goal
4Q: 00:04 TBY - Blake Baxter 19 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 5-9 8-5-1
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 1 5
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 239 411
- Offensive Plays 58 69
- Yards per Play 4.12 5.96
Net Rushing Yards 38 137
- Rushing Attempts 14 25
- Yards per Rush 2.71 5.48
Net Passing Yards 201 274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 21 - 1 40 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 206 302
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 4/28
- Yards per Pass Play 4.57 6.23
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/60 10/75
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 2/23
Interception Ret./Yards 1/21 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 22
Time of Possession 24:52 35:08

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	5-9	8-5-1
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	1	5
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	239	411
- Offensive Plays	58	69
- Yards per Play	4.12	5.96
Net Rushing Yards	38	137
- Rushing Attempts	14	25
- Yards per Rush	2.71	5.48
Net Passing Yards	201	274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 21 - 1	40 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	206	302
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	4/28
- Yards per Pass Play	4.57	6.23
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/60	10/75
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	2/23
Interception Ret./Yards	1/21	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 22
Time of Possession	24:52	35:08

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:39	OWN 31	4	12	Punt
1	7:50	4:48	OWN 38	7	57	Field Goal
2	15:00	2:56	OWN 38	6	14	Punt
2	7:28	1:06	OWN 18	3	-2	Punt
2	3:18	1:14	OWN 37	6	12	Punt
2	1:37	1:28	OPP 46	7	41	Field Goal
3	13:09	1:14	OWN 30	3	-5	Punt
3	7:13	2:20	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
3	2:27	1:14	OWN 38	4	19	Interception
4	14:05	3:28	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
4	10:25	0:47	OPP 9	3	9	Touchdown
4	5:35	2:25	OWN 17	4	12	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:21	4:31	OWN 15	10	75	Field Goal
1	3:02	3:02	OWN 17	6	17	Punt
2	12:04	4:36	OWN 5	8	30	Punt
2	6:22	3:04	OWN 48	7	15	Fumble
2	2:04	0:27	OWN 10	3	5	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:51	OWN 14	3	-4	Punt
3	11:55	4:42	OWN 45	7	-1	Punt
3	4:53	2:26	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
3	1:13	2:08	OWN 9	5	91	Touchdown
4	10:37	0:12	OWN 22	1	0	Interception
4	9:38	4:03	OWN 25	7	57	Field Goal
4	3:10	3:10	OWN 35	7	63	Field Goal

Game MVP: Zane McNeil, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ted Stephenson	10	20	2.00	12	1
RB Blake Ballard	2	13	6.50	8	0
RB Les Newsome	2	5	2.50	4	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brant Keith	9	49	5.44	37	1
RB Arnie Pierce	8	53	6.63	20	2
RB Lionel Lucas	5	21	4.20	11	1
QB Zane McNeil	3	14	4.67	10	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Winston Dodge	43	21	206	1/5	1	24	1	60.8

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Zane McNeil	40	28	302	4/28	1	38	1	89.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Devan Farler	8	12	65	8.13	4	20	1
WR Leonard Kelly	4	9	47	11.75	9	19	0
RB Ted Stephenson	2	2	26	13.00	9	13	0
WR Dave Thomson	2	4	38	19.00	7	24	0
WR Lewis Sparkes	2	11	13	6.50	1	7	0
TE Brian McGhee	2	2	6	3.00	0	3	0
RB Les Newsome	1	1	11	11.00	12	11	0
TE Bert Harding	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Damian Prior	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dennis Sherman	11	15	120	10.91	72	38	0
TE Jorge Spain	5	10	63	12.60	34	32	0
RB Arnie Pierce	3	3	22	7.33	10	12	0
WR Raul Selander	3	5	21	7.00	1	16	0
TE Ian Dunsmore	2	2	24	12.00	2	20	0
WR David Page	2	3	9	4.50	0	5	0
WR Jonah Prescott	1	1	33	33.00	22	33	0
WR Malachi Grier	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	1

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bernie Burden	1	21	21.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Colton Cortez	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Ted Stephenson	1	0	0
T Grady Rodgers	0	1	0
OLB Brock Strong	0	1	0
OLB Kenyon Hicks	0	0	1
S Keith Elliott	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Zane McNeil	1	0	0
CB Devin Finley	1	0	0
CB Taylor Spurrier	0	1	0
ILB Dana Seleski	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Reilly	8	345	43.1	38.3	62	4

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Horner	6	267	44.5	38.3	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kody Portis	2/2	0/0	0/0	22	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Blake Baxter	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Les Newsome	1	13	13.0	0
Damian Prior	1	4	4.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Finley	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Les Newsome	2	38	19.0	0
Levi Phillip	1	28	28.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Hodges	2	23	11.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Josiah James	11	1	1.0	22	40
OLB Brock Strong	7	2	0.0	22	39
S Ed VandenBelt	5	1	0.0	16	28
S Keith Elliott	5	1	0.0	25	41
OLB Kenyon Hicks	4	3	2.0	25	34
DE Damien Perez	3	0	0.0	21	36
CB Tevin Widmer	3	0	0.0	25	42
DE Korey Blombeck	2	2	1.0	22	40
CB T.J. Snyder	2	0	0.0	3	14
S Leslie Beavers	2	0	0.0	5	10
DT Hayden Hammond	2	0	0.0	19	31
CB Bernie Burden	2	0	0.0	17	27
OLB Leland Hansen	2	0	0.0	7	18
S Levi Phillip	2	0	0.0	4	8
OLB Earl Brimberry	1	1	0.0	4	15
DT Jacob Belzer	1	1	0.0	6	14
TE Devan Farler	1	0	---	---	---
DE Pat Duran	1	0	0.0	4	8

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Malik Waldron	8	2	0.0	14	44
ILB Dana Seleski	7	3	1.0	14	42
CB Taylor Spurrier	4	0	0.0	5	25
CB Freddie Hodges	4	0	0.0	12	33
DT Michael Lane	3	2	0.0	14	31
S Colton Cortez	3	0	0.0	14	42
S Zachery Peck	2	2	0.0	14	42
CB Devin Finley	2	0	0.0	8	27
ILB Javier Webster	1	2	0.0	4	11
WR Dennis Sherman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bucky Simmons	1	0	0.0	7	28
DE Junior Glaze	0	2	0.0	13	24
CB Justin Webb	0	2	0.0	13	34
DE Matt Chism	0	1	0.0	3	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Kenyon Hicks	2.0	0	34
DE Korey Blombeck	1.0	1	40
ILB Josiah James	1.0	0	40
DT Hayden Hammond	0.0	1	31
DE Damien Perez	0.0	1	36

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Dana Seleski	1.0	1	0	42
DE Matt Chism	0.0	4	1	23
DT Drake Larkin	0.0	2	3	32
DE Carter Malio	0.0	2	0	27
OLB Malik Waldron	0.0	1	0	44

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Brock Strong	4	0	0	39
ILB Josiah James	4	0	0	40
S Keith Elliott	4	0	0	41
S Ed VandenBelt	3	1	0	28
CB T.J. Snyder	2	1	0	14
CB Tevin Widmer	2	1	0	42
CB Bernie Burden	2	0	1	27
OLB Leland Hansen	2	0	0	18
DE Korey Blombeck	1	1	0	40
OLB Earl Brimberry	1	0	0	15
S Leslie Beavers	1	0	0	10
OLB Kenyon Hicks	1	0	0	34
S Levi Phillip	1	0	0	8

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Malik Waldron	5	2	0	44
CB Freddie Hodges	4	2	0	33
ILB Dana Seleski	4	0	0	42
CB Taylor Spurrier	4	0	0	25
S Colton Cortez	2	0	1	42
CB Devin Finley	2	0	0	27
S Zachery Peck	0	1	0	42
DT Bucky Simmons	0	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Lonnie Godfrey	2	4	14	0	44
G Jermaine O'Bryan	2	3	14	0	44
C Josiah Hawkins	0	3	14	0	44
T Alejandro Garrett	0	2	14	1	44
T Grady Rodgers	0	2	14	0	44

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T James Anderson	3	4	0	25	0	44
G Dillon Allen	2	9	0	25	0	44
C Bobby Ziadie	1	2	0	25	1	44
G Amos Carroll	1	2	0	25	0	44
T Dylan Sinclair	0	4	1	25	3	44
TE Ian Dunsmore	0	1	0	7	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Elliott	3	16
Bert Harding	1	24
Monty Ansell	1	8

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Junior Pereira	3	10
Lionel Lucas	1	25
Zachery Peck	1	12

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Keith Elliott	---	---	25	41	16	82
ILB Josiah James	---	---	22	40	11	73
CB Tevin Widmer	---	---	25	42	3	70
WR Lewis Sparkes	13	39	---	---	16	68
G Lonnie Godfrey	14	44	---	---	10	68
DE Korey Blombeck	---	---	22	40	1	63
OLB Kenyon Hicks	---	---	25	34	3	62
OLB Brock Strong	---	---	22	39	---	61
DT Hayden Hammond	---	---	19	31	9	59
T Grady Rodgers	14	44	---	---	---	58
T Alejandro Garrett	14	44	---	---	---	58
S Ed VandenBelt	---	---	16	28	14	58
G Jermaine O'Bryan	14	44	---	---	---	58
QB Winston Dodge	14	44	---	---	---	58
C Josiah Hawkins	14	44	---	---	---	58
DE Damien Perez	---	---	21	36	---	57
TE Devan Farler	14	41	---	---	---	55
CB Bernie Burden	---	---	17	27	10	54
CB Vernon Schlesinger	---	---	22	28	---	50
WR Dave Thomson	12	36	---	---	---	48
WR Leonard Kelly	11	34	---	---	---	45
OLB Earl Brimberry	---	---	4	15	25	44
RB Ted Stephenson	10	34	---	---	---	44
CB T.J. Snyder	---	---	3	14	17	34
TE Bert Harding	2	7	---	---	24	33
RB Blake Ballard	2	2	---	---	24	28
OLB Leland Hansen	---	---	7	18	1	26
TE Brian McGhee	4	14	---	---	4	22
DE Pat Duran	---	---	4	8	9	21
DT Jacob Belzer	---	---	6	14	1	21
RB Les Newsome	2	5	---	---	13	20
S Leslie Beavers	---	---	5	10	1	16
S Levi Phillip	---	---	4	8	2	14
C Otis Strong	0	0	---	---	12	12
WR Monty Ansell	0	4	---	---	8	12
CB Floyd Meadows	---	---	3	6	2	11
C Joseph Tucker	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Devante Reilly	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Noah Neumeyer	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Drake England	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Ben Oxendine	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Colin Chapman	---	---	3	4	2	9
WR Damian Prior	0	4	---	---	3	7
K Kody Portis	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Timothy Totten	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Corwin Burtnett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T James Anderson	25	44	---	---	9	78
G Dillon Allen	25	44	---	---	9	78
T Dylan Sinclair	25	44	---	---	9	78
G Amos Carroll	25	44	---	---	9	78
QB Zane McNeil	25	44	---	---	---	69
C Bobby Ziadie	25	44	---	---	---	69
S Zachery Peck	---	---	14	42	12	68
WR Dennis Sherman	23	41	---	---	1	65
TE Jorge Spain	22	42	---	---	---	64
OLB Malik Waldron	---	---	14	44	3	61
S Colton Cortez	---	---	14	42	3	59
ILB Dana Seleski	---	---	14	42	2	58
WR Jonah Prescott	20	28	---	---	4	52
DT Drake Larkin	---	---	10	32	9	51
CB Justin Webb	---	---	13	34	3	50
CB Freddie Hodges	---	---	12	33	5	50
CB Taylor Spurrier	---	---	5	25	17	47
DT Michael Lane	---	---	14	31	1	46
CB Devin Finley	---	---	8	27	8	43
DE Carter Malio	---	---	5	27	9	41
WR Raul Selander	16	18	---	---	7	41
DE Junior Glaze	---	---	13	24	1	38
RB Brant Keith	12	16	---	---	10	38
RB Lionel Lucas	7	5	---	---	25	37
DT Bucky Simmons	---	---	7	28	1	36
RB Arnie Pierce	8	24	---	---	1	33
WR Malachi Grier	9	21	---	---	2	32
DE Matt Chism	---	---	3	23	2	28
TE Ian Dunsmore	7	16	---	---	2	25
WR David Page	1	7	---	---	17	25
TE Gino Richmond	0	2	---	---	23	25
OLB C.J. Raymond	---	---	0	0	21	21
S Mercury Trantham	---	---	0	2	15	17
ILB Javier Webster	---	---	4	11	1	16
DE J.C. Mullens	---	---	4	11	1	16
ILB Henry Lynn	---	---	0	2	12	14
C Junior Pereira	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Alec Newsome	---	---	0	2	8	10
C Bryce Tygart	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Mike Horner	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Blake Baxter	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Aiden Windsor	---	---	0	2	---	2
G Cristian Sprincz	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Broderick Fleming	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Ruben Atkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Henry West	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	4	7	1.8
Right	8	26	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	21	7.0
Middle	11	31	2.8
Right	10	86	8.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Winston Dodge	43	21	2	2	3	6	10	4	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Zane McNeil	40	28	6	1	3	4	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	19	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	7	40	2.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	116	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	31	5.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	9	76	8.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	115	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	111	13.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Devan Farler	12	8	0	65	1	41
WR Lewis Sparkes	11	2	2	13	0	39
WR Leonard Kelly	9	4	1	47	0	34
WR Dave Thomson	4	2	0	38	1	36
RB Ted Stephenson	2	2	0	26	0	34
TE Brian McGhee	2	2	0	6	0	14
TE Bert Harding	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Les Newsome	1	1	0	11	0	5
WR Damian Prior	1	0	0	0	0	4

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dennis Sherman	15	11	1	120	2	41
TE Jorge Spain	10	5	1	63	2	42
WR Raul Selander	5	3	1	21	0	18
WR David Page	3	2	0	9	0	7
RB Arnie Pierce	3	3	0	22	0	24
TE Ian Dunsmore	2	2	0	24	1	16
WR Jonah Prescott	1	1	0	33	1	28
WR Malachi Grier	1	1	0	10	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ted Stephenson	3	10	3.33	2.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brant Keith	3	8	2.67	5.44
RB Arnie Pierce	1	0	0.00	6.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Winston Dodge	6	2	14	2.33	4.79

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Zane McNeil	6	3	22	3.67	7.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Devan Farler	2	1	11	5.50	5.42
WR Lewis Sparkes	2	0	0	0.00	1.18
WR Dave Thomson	1	0	0	0.00	9.50
TE Brian McGhee	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dennis Sherman	3	1	6	2.00	8.00
WR Malachi Grier	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
TE Jorge Spain	1	0	0	0.00	6.30
RB Arnie Pierce	1	1	6	6.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Winston Dodge	14	5	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Zane McNeil	15	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lewis Sparkes	5	1	1
TE Devan Farler	3	1	1
WR Leonard Kelly	3	2	2
TE Bert Harding	1	0	0
RB Ted Stephenson	1	1	1
WR Damian Prior	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dennis Sherman	5	3	1
TE Jorge Spain	4	2	1
WR Raul Selander	4	2	2
TE Ian Dunsmore	1	1	1
RB Arnie Pierce	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (17,700)
End Zone 12,000 (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	65,000 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (17,700)
End Zone	12,000 (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)