Week 1, 2026

played in Tampa Bay, FL

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers13777-34
Tampa Bay Buccaneers0330-6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:17 CAR - Brandon Pettigrew 22 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point failed)
1Q: 07:41 CAR - Eddie Royal 7 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 08:31 TBY - Calvin Gifford 40 field goal
2Q: 03:48 CAR - Brandon Pettigrew 60 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
3Q: 08:38 CAR - Richie Fuller 5 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
3Q: 04:29 TBY - Calvin Gifford 45 field goal
4Q: 12:51 CAR - Richie Fuller 7 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)

Team StatisticsCARTBY
Record1-00-1
First Downs2715
- by Rushing47
- by Passing218
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards412280
- Offensive Plays6664
- Yards per Play6.244.38
Net Rushing Yards93122
- Rushing Attempts3223
- Yards per Rush2.915.30
Net Passing Yards319158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt33 - 24 - 038 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards324176
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/53/18
- Yards per Pass Play9.383.85
Fumbles/Lost3/11/0
3rd Down Conversions6/117/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.96.7
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards3/186/45
Punt Returns/Yards2/132/19
Kick Returns/Yards0/03/55
Interception Ret./Yards2/300/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits30
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/00/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 24
Time of Possession34:2925:31

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:58OWN 20780Touchdown
110:042:29OPP 41641Touchdown
14:354:42OWN 9940Punt
28:232:04OWN 5511Punt
25:121:38OWN 16384Touchdown
21:431:22OWN 1032Punt
313:355:05OWN 391161Touchdown
34:246:41OWN 201280Touchdown
49:461:23OWN 4631Punt
46:492:24OWN 48419Fumble
43:282:23OWN 737Punt
40:240:24OWN 4511Game
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:021:58OWN 4034Interception
17:353:00OWN 16617Punt
214:536:30OWN 131264Field Goal
26:191:07OWN 4030Punt
23:341:51OWN 20637Punt
20:210:21OWN 38328Half
315:001:25OWN 2033Punt
38:304:06OWN 201252Field Goal
412:432:57OWN 14840Downs
48:231:34OWN 332Punt
44:250:57OWN 3338Punt
41:050:41OWN 39210Interception

Game MVP: Howie Barrett, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tom Matthews18392.17500
Jason Lovallo8324.001010
Bryce Delgado5112.20400
Howie Barrett11111.001110
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Clifton Millner13584.461620
Lawrence Lincoln5428.401620
Rufus Nunn263.00700
Colt McCoy2178.50900
John Conner1-1-1.00-100

Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Howie Barrett33243241/55600143.1
Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Colt McCoy38181763/18022238.9

Receiving Statistics

CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Eddie Royal566112.2016251
TE Richie Fuller45276.750102
TE Brandon Pettigrew3310334.3375602
WR Jason Donovan34227.33080
WR Neal Walton355317.6720230
WR Isaac Rayburn23147.001110
FB Reuben Preston131414.005140
WR Ethan Blackshear1199.00090
RB Bryce Delgado1177.00170
RB Tom Matthews111414.000140
RB Jason Lovallo0100.00000
Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Clifton Millner55377.406110
WR Brandon LaFell373812.672180
WR Nick Bullock36268.67490
WR Jeremy Maclin252412.008180
TE Rob Gronkowski233216.0011220
WR Everett Fulcher27126.000100
FB Rufus Nunn1177.00070
TE Wendell Roberts0100.00000
FB John Conner0200.00000
WR Dwight Walters0100.00000

Interception Statistics

CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Leonard Korte11212.000
CB Clyde Kieffer11818.000
Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
Isaac Rayburn1100
Howie Barrett1000
Bryce Delgado1000
Eddie Royal0100
Wade Turner0010
Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
Colt McCoy1000
C.J. Sampras0110
Scottie Brodbelt0100
Daryl Mincy0010
Brent Crawford0010

Punting Statistics

CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bill Hankton524749.445.6602
Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kerry Bergman627946.544.3574

Kicking Statistics

CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Kim Mahoney0/00/00/004/5
Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Calvin Gifford2/22/20/0450/0

Punt Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Eli Martinez133.00
Bryce Delgado11010.00
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Courtney Brustkern2199.50

Kick Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Randall Nastasi22914.50
Courtney Brustkern12626.00

Defensive Statistics

CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Eric McGuire730.02039
ILB Marty Larry520.01726
OLB Leonard Korte510.02037
ILB Vinny Mayes510.01519
DT Wade Turner412.01330
S Patrick Chung310.01830
S Darryl Tripodi300.0926
CB Clyde Kieffer220.01329
DE David Levine210.01424
CB Sherrick McManis200.01734
OLB Preston Sanford200.01424
CB Archie Thies200.01926
DE Joey Sturgeon111.01326
DE E.J. Wilson120.01628
S Louis Delmas020.01018
DT Louis Parker010.01316
Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Randall Nastasi730.02728
OLB C.J. Sampras640.02023
CB Courtney Brustkern400.02322
DT Rico Turnbull320.02021
S Chris Stone310.02119
ILB Daryl Mincy300.02328
OLB Trevor Petry300.0107
OLB Kennedy Welshans300.01822
DE Winston England220.02320
CB Scotty McGee220.01722
CB Brent Crawford200.03234
S Jumbo Houston200.01216
ILB Moe Mason200.096
DE A.J. Thomason200.01014
DT Alvin Dinstel110.51214
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim100.52619
DT Kent Vaughn130.01815
DE Darnell Cooley110.0615
DE Scott Feely110.0914
S Luke Hartland100.01014
WR Brandon LaFell10---------
OLB C.J. Lowe100.061
WR Everett Fulcher10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Wade Turner2.000030
DE Joey Sturgeon1.011026
DE E.J. Wilson0.004428
OLB Preston Sanford0.002024
Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Alvin Dinstel0.501114
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim0.500019
DT Rico Turnbull0.001021
DE Scott Feely0.001014

Pass Defense Statistics

CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Vinny Mayes40019
S Eric McGuire23039
S Patrick Chung21030
CB Archie Thies21026
OLB Leonard Korte20137
CB Clyde Kieffer20129
CB Sherrick McManis13034
DE David Levine11024
ILB Marty Larry10026
S Darryl Tripodi10026
Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Daryl Mincy31028
S Randall Nastasi30028
OLB C.J. Sampras30023
S Jumbo Houston22016
CB Brent Crawford21034
CB Courtney Brustkern20022
OLB Trevor Petry2007
OLB Kennedy Welshans20022
CB Scotty McGee20022
S Chris Stone11019
S Luke Hartland10014
DE A.J. Thomason10014

Blocking Statistics

CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Lonnie Fisher29026028
Alonzo Gerald26128028
Richie Haayer23023025
Clay Banks05031031
T.J. McGregor03026129
Steven Justice020606
Brandon Pettigrew02020018
Reuben Preston01014012
Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Spencer Batteaux34013023
Norm Battle24017037
Russell Hicks23014133
Winston Stokes12017230
Jack Sughroue120908
Scottie Brodbelt12012032
Gene Forbes12016022
Ryan Clady0106011
Rodney Bjorke0101109

Special Teams Tackles

CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Vinny Mayes325
Preston Sanford212
Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Rob Gronkowski110
Spencer Batteaux18

Participation

CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Eric McGuire------20391473
Sherrick McManis------17342273
Howie Barrett3234---------66
Clay Banks3131---------62
Leonard Korte------2037259
Vinny Mayes------15192559
Alonzo Gerald2828---------56
Eddie Royal2629---------55
T.J. McGregor2629---------55
Lonnie Fisher2628---------54
Brandon Pettigrew2018------1654
Richie Haayer2325------553
Richie Fuller2018------1351
Patrick Chung------1830250
Preston Sanford------14241250
Marty Larry------1726447
Archie Thies------1926247
Joey Sturgeon------1326746
E.J. Wilson------1628246
Wade Turner------1330245
Clyde Kieffer------1329143
David Levine------1424139
Reuben Preston1412------1036
Darryl Tripodi------926136
Louis Parker------1316736
Tom Matthews1817---------35
Jon Asamoah1315------533
Neal Walton1319---------32
Isaac Rayburn1220---------32
R.J. Loseth117------1230
Louis Delmas------1018129
Jason Donovan1216---------28
Bryce Delgado53------1725
Jason Lovallo810------119
Grant Lechler77------519
Eli Martinez------49417
Corwin Crane------46717
Cedric Ferguson00------1515
Steven Justice66---------12
Wendell Coffey------44311
Ethan Blackshear11------810
Ellis Carranza01------56
Kim Mahoney00------66
Bill Hankton00------55
Maurice Greer00---------0
Dwight Talley00---------0
Tampa BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Courtney Brustkern------23222873
Brent Crawford------3234---66
Randall Nastasi------2728964
Colt McCoy2341---------64
Norm Battle1737---------54
Daryl Mincy------2328253
Scottie Brodbelt1232------852
Russell Hicks1433------249
Rob Gronkowski1524------1049
Nick Bullock1830---------48
Winston Stokes1730---------47
Daniel Te'o-Nesheim------2619247
Scotty McGee------1722847
Kennedy Welshans------1822646
Winston England------2320144
Spencer Batteaux1323------844
Clifton Millner1429------144
Brandon LaFell822------1343
C.J. Sampras------2023---43
Rico Turnbull------2021142
Lawrence Lincoln912------2142
Chris Stone------2119---40
John Conner1420------640
Gene Forbes1622---------38
Jeremy Maclin1522---------37
Jumbo Houston------1216937
Kent Vaughn------1815235
Everett Fulcher825------235
Trevor Petry------1071431
Wendell Roberts85------1730
Scott Feely------914629
Rufus Nunn510------1328
Luke Hartland------1014327
Rodney Bjorke119------727
A.J. Thomason------1014327
Alvin Dinstel------1214---26
Ryan Clady611------825
Dwight Walters16------1825
Darnell Cooley------615---21
Jack Sughroue98---------17
Moe Mason------96116
Kerry Bergman00------88
C.J. Lowe------61---7
Calvin Gifford00------55
Dwayne Klosterman00---------0
Levon Schwartz00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left13433.3
Middle5183.6
Right14322.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left294.5
Middle16885.5
Right5255.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Howie Barrett33245015310
Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Colt McCoy38181109742

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1310856.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)161217210.8
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)117454.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)22111316.0
Long (19+ Yds)5000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Eddie Royal65061129
TE Richie Fuller54027018
WR Neal Walton53053119
WR Jason Donovan43022016
TE Brandon Pettigrew330103318
FB Reuben Preston31014012
WR Isaac Rayburn32114020
WR Ethan Blackshear110901
RB Jason Lovallo1000010
RB Bryce Delgado110703
RB Tom Matthews11014017
Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Brandon LaFell73038022
WR Everett Fulcher72012025
WR Nick Bullock63026030
WR Jeremy Maclin52024022
RB Clifton Millner55037029
TE Rob Gronkowski32032124
FB John Conner2000020
FB Rufus Nunn1107010
TE Wendell Roberts100005
WR Dwight Walters100006

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tom Matthews3144.672.17
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Howie Barrett65284.679.82
Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Eddie Royal32134.3310.17
TE Richie Fuller22126.005.40
WR Isaac Rayburn1133.004.67
Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

CarolinaRushesConversions
Howie Barrett11
Tom Matthews10
Tampa BayRushesConversions
Clifton Millner43
Colt McCoy10

Third Down Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompConversions
Howie Barrett955
Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Colt McCoy1164

Third Down Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Neal Walton211
WR Isaac Rayburn211
WR Eddie Royal111
FB Reuben Preston100
WR Ethan Blackshear111
RB Jason Lovallo100
RB Bryce Delgado111
Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
WR Brandon LaFell621
WR Jeremy Maclin211
FB Rufus Nunn111
WR Nick Bullock110
WR Everett Fulcher111

SectionAttendance
Stadium40,800 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck13,800 (17,700)
End Zone8,300 (12,700)
Mezzanine3,900 (7,300)
Sideline Seats5,800 (11,200)
Club Seats6,400 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes2,600 (4,800)