Week 17, 2078

played in Carolina, NC

57 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	7	0	7	-	21
Carolina Panthers	3	10	3	8	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:21 CAR - Collin Goga 30 field goal
1Q: 03:40 TBY - Scott Meredith 24 pass from Elias Russell (Jonathan Harper extra point)
2Q: 10:25 TBY - Brock Lyden 5 pass from Elias Russell (Jonathan Harper extra point)
2Q: 05:50 CAR - Jason Floyd 56 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Collin Goga extra point)
2Q: 00:38 CAR - Collin Goga 33 field goal
3Q: 03:44 CAR - Collin Goga 33 field goal
4Q: 07:15 TBY - Billy Reisinger 7 pass from Elias Russell (Jonathan Harper extra point)
4Q: 02:52 CAR - Warren Peoples 17 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Mo Sjostrom pass to Jason Floyd for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:21 CAR - Collin Goga 30 field goal
1Q: 03:40 TBY - Scott Meredith 24 pass from Elias Russell (Jonathan Harper extra point)
2Q: 10:25 TBY - Brock Lyden 5 pass from Elias Russell (Jonathan Harper extra point)
2Q: 05:50 CAR - Jason Floyd 56 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Collin Goga extra point)
2Q: 00:38 CAR - Collin Goga 33 field goal
3Q: 03:44 CAR - Collin Goga 33 field goal
4Q: 07:15 TBY - Billy Reisinger 7 pass from Elias Russell (Jonathan Harper extra point)
4Q: 02:52 CAR - Warren Peoples 17 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Mo Sjostrom pass to Jason Floyd for conversion)

Team Statistics TBY CAR
Record 9-7 12-4
First Downs 15 16
- by Rushing 1 7
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 306 423
- Offensive Plays 64 60
- Yards per Play 4.78 7.05
Net Rushing Yards 55 155
- Rushing Attempts 23 28
- Yards per Rush 2.39 5.54
Net Passing Yards 251 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 25 - 0 32 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 282 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/31 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.12 8.38
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 10.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 8/70
Punt Returns/Yards 4/19 3/14
Kick Returns/Yards 5/88 2/57
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 26
Time of Possession 31:49 28:11

Team Statistics	TBY	CAR
Record	9-7	12-4
First Downs	15	16
- by Rushing	1	7
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	306	423
- Offensive Plays	64	60
- Yards per Play	4.78	7.05
Net Rushing Yards	55	155
- Rushing Attempts	23	28
- Yards per Rush	2.39	5.54
Net Passing Yards	251	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 25 - 0	32 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	282	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/31	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.12	8.38
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	10.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	8/70
Punt Returns/Yards	4/19	3/14
Kick Returns/Yards	5/88	2/57
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 26
Time of Possession	31:49	28:11

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:16	4:34	OWN 26	6	23	Punt
1	6:49	3:21	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
1	1:55	1:36	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
2	13:39	3:20	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
2	8:08	1:37	OWN 6	3	1	Punt
2	5:36	3:09	OWN 25	6	24	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 20	1	6	Half
3	15:00	4:00	OWN 19	6	16	Punt
3	8:13	0:50	OWN 12	3	-11	Punt
3	3:37	2:51	OWN 27	6	38	Punt
4	15:00	1:45	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
4	10:42	3:37	OPP 38	7	38	Touchdown
4	2:43	1:31	OWN 15	7	30	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:44	OWN 25	4	62	Field Goal
1	8:42	1:53	OWN 17	5	2	Punt
1	3:28	1:33	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	0:19	1:40	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
2	10:19	2:11	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
2	6:31	0:55	OWN 40	3	60	Touchdown
2	2:27	1:56	OWN 9	8	75	Field Goal
3	11:00	2:47	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
3	7:23	3:46	OWN 35	6	49	Field Goal
3	0:46	0:46	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	13:15	2:33	OWN 2	6	35	Interception
4	7:05	4:22	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
4	1:12	1:12	OPP 45	4	12	Game

Game MVP: Elias Russell, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Curtis Hughes	12	13	1.08	9	0
RB Leonard Moreno	8	39	4.88	31	1
RB Joseph Harris	2	2	1.00	4	0
WR Billy Reisinger	1	1	1.00	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Warren Peoples	21	119	5.67	56	6
RB Kim Robinson	4	20	5.00	8	0
QB Mo Sjostrom	2	10	5.00	11	1
WR Jason Floyd	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Elias Russell	38	25	282	3/31	3	31	0	114.1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mo Sjostrom	32	19	268	0/0	2	56	1	94.3

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Billy Reisinger	13	16	138	10.62	40	29	1
WR Brock Lyden	9	14	98	10.89	59	31	1
WR Scott Meredith	2	5	47	23.50	43	24	1
TE Tracy Burke	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Sergio Washington	8	11	66	8.25	5	16	0
RB Warren Peoples	3	6	45	15.00	45	21	1
WR Leroy Skjerven	3	7	31	10.33	26	25	0
RB Kim Robinson	2	2	45	22.50	28	34	0
WR Jason Floyd	2	3	68	34.00	7	56	1
WR Gavin West	1	2	13	13.00	1	13	0
WR Jeffrey Rogers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Roger Ramirez	1	5	5.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gerald Brandon	8	389	48.6	41.9	65	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Trenton Myslinski	6	292	48.7	45.5	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jonathan Harper	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Collin Goga	3/3	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryant Dillon	4	19	4.8	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Griffith	3	14	4.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryant Dillon	5	88	17.6	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernie Chesnut	2	57	28.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Roger Ramirez	8	2	28	29
OLB Lenny Levitt	8	1	28	32
S Bryant Dillon	6	0	27	23
S Patterson Dightman	4	1	27	32
CB Carson Farr	4	1	26	27
DE Donte Powell	3	1	28	29
S Jimmy Stewart	3	1	20	28
DT Steven Eicholz	2	0	18	16
CB Rich Ogden	2	0	1	11
OLB Jaylen Oliva	1	2	10	16
CB Tyrone Forbes	1	1	19	22
DE Kendrick Hagen	1	1	10	15
ILB Steven Torres	1	0	27	20
DT Ethan Tanner	0	1	27	30

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Angel Hastings	7	5	0.0	23	40
ILB Cory Gardner	7	3	0.0	21	38
OLB Willie Bullock	5	0	0.0	12	23
DE Kody Preston	5	0	0.0	21	23
CB Tre Whelihan	4	1	1.0	23	41
OLB Duane Hasan	4	1	0.0	21	38
CB Todd Goddard	3	3	0.0	15	37
DT Amir Rodrigues	3	0	0.0	17	21
S Russell Dunlap	2	2	0.0	19	22
CB Wayne Hutchins	2	0	0.0	6	21
DE Dennis Tessen	1	0	1.0	17	21
CB B.J. McGee	1	0	1.0	18	22
DT Kristopher Ellison	1	0	0.0	6	20
S Miguel Finney	1	0	0.0	4	20
DE Cedric Angel	1	0	0.0	18	20
OLB Manuel Bradford	1	0	0.0	0	1
WR Leroy Skjerven	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ethan Tanner	1	6	30
OLB Clay Wolf	1	0	3
DE Donte Powell	1	0	29
CB Connor Van Pelt	1	0	3

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dennis Tessen	1.0	1	0	0	21
CB Tre Whelihan	1.0	0	1	0	41
CB B.J. McGee	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Cedric Angel	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Kody Preston	0.0	0	1	1	23
DT Kristopher Ellison	0.0	0	1	0	20
DT Amir Rodrigues	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE Kevin Domenici	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Patterson Dightman	3	2	0	32
OLB Lenny Levitt	3	1	0	32
ILB Roger Ramirez	3	0	1	29
S Jimmy Stewart	3	0	0	28
CB Rich Ogden	3	0	0	11
ILB Steven Torres	1	1	0	20
CB Tyrone Forbes	1	0	0	22
S Bryant Dillon	1	0	0	23
CB Carson Farr	1	0	0	27
CB Douglas Gallier	0	1	0	13

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Angel Hastings	5	1	40
OLB Willie Bullock	4	1	23
ILB Cory Gardner	4	0	38
CB Todd Goddard	3	0	37
OLB Duane Hasan	2	0	38
CB Wayne Hutchins	2	0	21
CB Tre Whelihan	1	1	41
S Miguel Finney	1	0	20
DE Kody Preston	1	0	23
OLB Manuel Bradford	1	0	1
CB B.J. McGee	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Karl Patton	1	6	23	1	41
G Bryant Herman	1	3	23	0	41
C Fred Jones	1	2	23	0	41
G Keegan Glover	0	7	23	0	41
T Hardy West	0	4	18	2	39
T Vernon Jewett	0	1	5	0	2

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T George Gordon	3	8	1	28	32
G Tre Williamson	3	5	0	28	32
G Neal Moffett	2	4	0	28	32
T Rufus Packer	1	5	0	28	32
C Pat Blasingame	1	4	0	28	32

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Lenny Levitt	3	15
Peyton Gower	1	16
Bryant Herman	1	12

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Tre Whelihan	4	21
Kim Robinson	2	19
Neal Moffett	2	15
Alfred Hall	1	22

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Tracy Burke	19	35	---	---	24	78
G Bryant Herman	23	41	---	---	12	76
OLB Lenny Levitt	---	---	28	32	15	75
G Keegan Glover	23	41	---	---	8	72
T Karl Patton	23	41	---	---	8	72
ILB Roger Ramirez	---	---	28	29	14	71
S Bryant Dillon	---	---	27	23	17	67
C Fred Jones	23	41	---	---	---	64
QB Elias Russell	23	41	---	---	---	64
T Hardy West	18	39	---	---	7	64
S Jimmy Stewart	---	---	20	28	15	63
S Patterson Dightman	---	---	27	32	3	62
WR Brock Lyden	21	40	---	---	---	61
DE Donte Powell	---	---	28	29	2	59
DT Ethan Tanner	---	---	27	30	2	59
RB Curtis Hughes	13	20	---	---	24	57
WR Billy Reisinger	14	36	---	---	6	56
WR Scott Meredith	18	38	---	---	---	56
CB Carson Farr	---	---	26	27	2	55
ILB Steven Torres	---	---	27	20	---	47
CB Tyrone Forbes	---	---	19	22	2	43
CB Douglas Gallier	---	---	11	13	18	42
DT Steven Eicholz	---	---	18	16	---	34
RB Leonard Moreno	8	21	---	---	---	29
OLB Jaylen Oliva	---	---	10	16	3	29
OLB Clay Wolf	---	---	0	3	25	28
DE Kendrick Hagen	---	---	10	15	3	28
CB Rich Ogden	---	---	1	11	8	20
TE Oliver Weidman	10	9	---	---	---	19
WR Peyton Gower	2	0	---	---	16	18
RB Joseph Harris	2	0	---	---	10	12
DE J.B. Kerr	---	---	1	3	7	11
WR Jeremiah Rasmussen	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Gage Prescott	7	3	---	---	---	10
C Manuel Loup	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Vernon Jewett	5	2	---	---	1	8
P Gerald Brandon	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Tim Norris	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Morris Benton	---	---	0	0	6	6
K Jonathan Harper	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Myron Sutter	1	3	---	---	---	4
CB Connor Van Pelt	---	---	0	3	1	4
QB Kenneth Schulz	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Rex Waldorf	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Damian Van Horne	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Seth Lehmkuhl	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Tre Whelihan	---	---	23	41	21	85
G Neal Moffett	28	32	---	---	15	75
ILB Cory Gardner	---	---	21	38	12	71
C Pat Blasingame	28	32	---	---	9	69
S Angel Hastings	---	---	23	40	---	63
QB Mo Sjostrom	28	32	---	---	---	60
T Rufus Packer	28	32	---	---	---	60
T George Gordon	28	32	---	---	---	60
G Tre Williamson	28	32	---	---	---	60
WR Jeffrey Rogers	20	22	---	---	18	60
WR Leroy Skjerven	28	32	---	---	---	60
OLB Duane Hasan	---	---	21	38	---	59
WR Jason Floyd	26	32	---	---	---	58
TE Sergio Washington	28	29	---	---	---	57
CB Todd Goddard	---	---	15	37	---	52
S Russell Dunlap	---	---	19	22	5	46
CB B.J. McGee	---	---	18	22	5	45
DE Kody Preston	---	---	21	23	---	44
CB Wayne Hutchins	---	---	6	21	16	43
RB Warren Peoples	23	19	---	---	---	42
RB Kim Robinson	6	13	---	---	19	38
DT Amir Rodrigues	---	---	17	21	---	38
DE Cedric Angel	---	---	18	20	---	38
DE Dennis Tessen	---	---	17	21	---	38
OLB Willie Bullock	---	---	12	23	2	37
DE Les Oliver	---	---	7	22	8	37
TE Larry Smistad	4	5	---	---	27	36
DE Kevin Domenici	---	---	4	19	8	31
FB Micah Huffman	5	2	---	---	21	28
DT Kristopher Ellison	---	---	6	20	---	26
OLB Alfred Hall	---	---	1	2	22	25
S Miguel Finney	---	---	4	20	---	24
WR Nate Griffith	0	0	---	---	21	21
S Ernie Chesnut	---	---	0	0	17	17
K Collin Goga	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Ted Lieberman	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Dana Harvey	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Fred Graham	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Trenton Myslinski	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Gavin West	0	6	---	---	---	6
T Gustavo Foley	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Manuel Bradford	---	---	0	1	---	1
G Rufus Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Terrell Cochrane	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Aaron Griffin	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Claude Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	4	2.0
Middle	13	26	2.0
Right	8	25	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	39	7.8
Middle	10	1	0.1
Right	12	116	9.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Elias Russell	38	25	6	1	2	3	5	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mo Sjostrom	32	19	4	1	2	5	4	6	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	70	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	139	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	17	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	56	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	70	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	67	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	75	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	56	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Billy Reisinger	16	13	0	138	3	36
WR Brock Lyden	14	9	0	98	1	40
WR Scott Meredith	5	2	1	47	2	38
TE Tracy Burke	3	1	1	-1	0	35

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Sergio Washington	11	8	0	66	0	29
WR Leroy Skjerven	7	3	1	31	1	32
RB Warren Peoples	6	3	0	45	1	19
WR Jason Floyd	3	2	0	68	1	32
RB Kim Robinson	2	2	0	45	1	13
WR Gavin West	2	1	0	13	0	6
WR Jeffrey Rogers	1	0	1	0	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Curtis Hughes	3	-3	-1.00	1.08

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Warren Peoples	2	-2	-1.00	5.67
WR Jason Floyd	1	6	6.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Elias Russell	5	5	38	7.60	7.42

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mo Sjostrom	5	1	17	3.40	8.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Billy Reisinger	3	3	25	8.33	8.63
WR Brock Lyden	2	2	13	6.50	7.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leroy Skjerven	3	0	0	0.00	4.43
RB Warren Peoples	1	1	17	17.00	7.50
WR Jeffrey Rogers	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leonard Moreno	2	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Mo Sjostrom	1	0
RB Warren Peoples	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Elias Russell	15	12	9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mo Sjostrom	11	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brock Lyden	8	6	4
WR Billy Reisinger	6	6	5
WR Scott Meredith	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Kim Robinson	2	2	1
WR Jason Floyd	2	2	1
WR Gavin West	2	1	0
TE Sergio Washington	2	1	1
WR Leroy Skjerven	2	1	0
WR Jeffrey Rogers	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,500 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (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	77,500 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (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)