Week 15, 2028

played in Carolina, NC

55 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	3	0	3	-	13
Carolina Panthers	10	0	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:15 TBY - Eugene Kaske 11 pass from Colt McCoy (Thomas Babic extra point)
1Q: 05:48 CAR - Neal Walton 26 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
1Q: 00:09 CAR - Kim Mahoney 18 field goal
2Q: 07:37 TBY - Thomas Babic 32 field goal
3Q: 06:23 CAR - Kim Mahoney 46 field goal
4Q: 07:57 TBY - Thomas Babic 26 field goal
4Q: 04:09 CAR - Tom Matthews 25 run (Kim Mahoney extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:15 TBY - Eugene Kaske 11 pass from Colt McCoy (Thomas Babic extra point)
1Q: 05:48 CAR - Neal Walton 26 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
1Q: 00:09 CAR - Kim Mahoney 18 field goal
2Q: 07:37 TBY - Thomas Babic 32 field goal
3Q: 06:23 CAR - Kim Mahoney 46 field goal
4Q: 07:57 TBY - Thomas Babic 26 field goal
4Q: 04:09 CAR - Tom Matthews 25 run (Kim Mahoney extra point)

Team Statistics TBY CAR
Record 2-12 7-7
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 11 5
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 350 390
- Offensive Plays 68 58
- Yards per Play 5.15 6.72
Net Rushing Yards 195 126
- Rushing Attempts 32 26
- Yards per Rush 6.09 4.85
Net Passing Yards 155 264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 23 - 0 31 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 161 269
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.31 8.25
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/18 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/90 3/33
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 31
Time of Possession 34:13 25:47

Team Statistics	TBY	CAR
Record	2-12	7-7
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	11	5
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	350	390
- Offensive Plays	68	58
- Yards per Play	5.15	6.72
Net Rushing Yards	195	126
- Rushing Attempts	32	26
- Yards per Rush	6.09	4.85
Net Passing Yards	155	264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 23 - 0	31 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	161	269
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.31	8.25
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/18	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/90	3/33
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 31
Time of Possession	34:13	25:47

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:56	OWN 23	5	77	Touchdown
1	9:44	3:25	OWN 17	5	10	Punt
1	5:35	2:08	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
1	0:03	7:33	OWN 20	14	65	Field Goal
2	4:45	2:53	OWN 10	6	17	Punt
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 33	2	42	Half
3	11:38	0:56	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
3	6:16	0:28	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	2:53	10:03	OWN 4	16	87	Field Goal
4	3:54	1:58	OWN 43	7	32	Downs
4	1:06	0:33	OWN 27	4	2	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:04	2:20	OWN 27	6	29	Punt
1	6:19	0:44	OWN 39	2	61	Touchdown
1	3:27	3:24	OWN 9	6	90	Field Goal
2	7:30	2:45	OWN 23	7	19	Punt
2	1:52	1:15	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	3:22	OWN 20	9	29	Punt
3	10:42	4:26	OWN 33	7	38	Field Goal
3	5:48	2:55	OWN 35	6	23	Punt
4	7:50	3:56	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
4	1:56	0:50	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	0:33	0:33	OPP 29	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Howie Barrett, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Clifton Millner	20	95	4.75	49	2
Lawrence Lincoln	8	51	6.38	11	1
Colt McCoy	2	45	22.50	42	1
John Conner	1	3	3.00	3	0
Donovan Galloway	1	1	1.00	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tom Matthews	13	70	5.38	25	2	1
Jason Lovallo	6	26	4.33	9	0	0
Reuben Preston	3	18	6.00	6	0	0
Howie Barrett	3	12	4.00	9	0	0
Geoff Pressey	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colt McCoy	35	23	161	1/6	1	14	0	85.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	31	15	269	1/5	1	45	0	89.3

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eugene Kaske	5	9	55	11.00	12	14	1
WR Jeremy Maclin	4	7	26	6.50	16	13	0
RB Clifton Millner	4	5	15	3.75	3	5	0
WR Dwight Walters	2	2	15	7.50	0	9	0
RB Lawrence Lincoln	2	2	3	1.50	0	6	0
WR Everett Fulcher	2	3	11	5.50	3	12	0
FB John Conner	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Brandon LaFell	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Harry Krupp	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Donovan Galloway	1	1	12	12.00	6	12	0
TE Rob Gronkowski	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Isaac Rayburn	8	13	129	16.13	44	45	0
WR Jason Donovan	3	3	54	18.00	5	25	0
WR Neal Walton	3	7	79	26.33	13	39	1
WR Tyrone Ramsey	1	5	7	7.00	1	7	0
TE Brandon Pettigrew	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Bernard Updike	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

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
Kerry Bergman	5	212	42.4	40.8	46	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rod Francis	6	232	38.7	35.8	50	5

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Babic	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kim Mahoney	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon LaFell	1	8	8.0	0
Eugene Kaske	1	9	9.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Martinez	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon LaFell	2	66	33.0	0
Brent Crawford	1	24	24.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherrick McManis	2	22	11.0	0
Eli Martinez	1	11	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Brent Crawford	6	0	0.0	23	29
DE Toby Wallerstedt	3	0	1.0	19	24
CB Mel Dowell	3	1	0.0	23	29
CB Jalil Brown	3	1	0.0	18	27
DE Scott Feely	3	0	0.0	16	22
CB Colin Morris	3	0	0.0	11	24
S Chris Stone	2	1	0.0	20	28
DT Alvin Dinstel	2	1	0.0	18	24
OLB C.J. Sampras	2	1	0.0	16	9
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	2	0	0.0	20	21
ILB Moe Mason	2	0	0.0	14	20
DT Christian Ballard	2	0	0.0	18	12
S C.J. Greer	1	2	0.0	21	24
ILB Kendall Watkins	1	1	0.0	12	12
ILB Akeem Dent	1	1	0.0	8	17
OLB Emmitt Hasting	1	0	0.0	2	3
DE Pernell McPhee	1	0	0.0	7	5
DT Robert Grossreider	1	0	0.0	4	11

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	9	2	0.0	20	26
S Louis Delmas	9	1	0.0	26	29
ILB Brenden Richard	5	1	0.5	20	17
DT Wade Turner	5	0	0.0	22	21
CB Ricardo Lang	4	2	0.0	24	27
S Eric McGuire	4	0	0.0	21	20
ILB Chris White	4	0	0.0	7	11
OLB Leonard Korte	3	2	0.0	20	19
CB Sherrick McManis	3	2	0.0	26	31
DE Melvin Dennis	2	1	0.0	12	15
ILB Quan Sturdivant	2	0	0.0	15	20
OLB Harvey Singleton	1	1	0.5	21	27
DE David Levine	1	2	0.0	16	21
S Eli Martinez	1	1	0.0	10	12
CB Clyde Kieffer	1	0	0.0	22	22
DE Perry Boccaccio	1	0	0.0	16	15
DE E.J. Wilson	0	1	0.0	20	21
DT Edwin Halstead	0	1	0.0	11	15
OLB Lionel Segers	0	1	0.0	15	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Toby Wallerstedt	1.0	0	1	1	24
DT Alvin Dinstel	0.0	1	0	0	24
DE Pernell McPhee	0.0	1	0	0	5
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	0.0	0	2	0	21

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Harvey Singleton	0.5	0	0	27
ILB Brenden Richard	0.5	0	0	17
DE E.J. Wilson	0.0	2	1	21
DE David Levine	0.0	1	0	21
DE Perry Boccaccio	0.0	1	0	15
DT Edwin Halstead	0.0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Brent Crawford	3	0	29
CB Mel Dowell	3	0	29
OLB C.J. Sampras	2	0	9
S C.J. Greer	1	1	24
S Chris Stone	1	0	28
DT Alvin Dinstel	1	0	24
DE Scott Feely	1	0	22
CB Colin Morris	1	0	24
CB Jalil Brown	1	0	27
DE Toby Wallerstedt	1	0	24
ILB Moe Mason	0	2	20
OLB Kennedy Welshans	0	1	11

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	5	1	26
S Louis Delmas	3	0	29
CB Ricardo Lang	3	0	27
S Eric McGuire	2	0	20
CB Sherrick McManis	2	0	31
ILB Chris White	2	0	11
CB Clyde Kieffer	1	1	22
ILB Brenden Richard	1	1	17
OLB Leonard Korte	1	0	19
S Eli Martinez	1	0	12
ILB Quan Sturdivant	1	0	20
DE Melvin Dennis	1	0	15
DE E.J. Wilson	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gene Forbes	4	8	1	32	0	36
Mel Robbins	2	5	0	23	0	24
Danny Watkins	2	2	0	19	1	17
Norm Battle	1	4	0	13	0	19
Anthony Sneller	1	3	0	9	0	12
Otis Hudson	1	3	0	32	0	36
John Conner	1	1	0	17	0	12
Rodney Bjorke	0	3	0	28	0	32
Rob Gronkowski	0	1	0	21	0	24

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lee Ziemba	2	4	0	23	0	23
Ellis Carranza	2	3	0	17	0	18
Grant Lechler	1	7	1	26	0	32
Jon Asamoah	1	3	0	15	0	16
Rick Reed	1	2	0	9	1	20
Trent Evans	1	2	0	26	0	32
Reuben Preston	0	1	0	15	0	7
Jason Kelce	0	1	0	14	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Dwight Walters	2	18
Brandon LaFell	1	13
Harry Krupp	1	13

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Geoff Pressey	4	17
Chris White	1	12

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mel Dowell	---	---	23	29	22	74
Otis Hudson	32	36	---	---	3	71
Gene Forbes	32	36	---	---	1	69
Colt McCoy	32	36	---	---	---	68
Rodney Bjorke	28	32	---	---	5	65
Brent Crawford	---	---	23	29	8	60
Eugene Kaske	23	22	---	---	9	54
Rob Gronkowski	21	24	---	---	8	53
Dwight Walters	13	21	---	---	18	52
Jalil Brown	---	---	18	27	7	52
C.J. Greer	---	---	21	24	4	49
Chris Stone	---	---	20	28	---	48
Mel Robbins	23	24	---	---	---	47
Toby Wallerstedt	---	---	19	24	4	47
Lawrence Lincoln	10	15	---	---	21	46
Alvin Dinstel	---	---	18	24	3	45
Scott Feely	---	---	16	22	7	45
Jeremy Maclin	18	25	---	---	---	43
Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	---	---	20	21	2	43
Clifton Millner	21	21	---	---	1	43
Colin Morris	---	---	11	24	7	42
Norm Battle	13	19	---	---	7	39
Everett Fulcher	11	15	---	---	13	39
Moe Mason	---	---	14	20	2	36
Danny Watkins	19	17	---	---	---	36
Akeem Dent	---	---	8	17	11	36
Christian Ballard	---	---	18	12	3	33
John Conner	17	12	---	---	3	32
Harry Krupp	11	8	---	---	13	32
Kennedy Welshans	---	---	16	11	2	29
C.J. Sampras	---	---	16	9	3	28
Kendall Watkins	---	---	12	12	4	28
Anthony Sneller	9	12	---	---	5	26
Donovan Galloway	9	12	---	---	5	26
Brandon LaFell	2	5	---	---	13	20
Austin Seider	4	0	---	---	16	20
Robert Grossreider	---	---	4	11	1	16
Emmitt Hasting	---	---	2	3	10	15
Ramon Harewood	4	4	---	---	7	15
Pernell McPhee	---	---	7	5	2	14
Thomas Babic	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kerry Bergman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brandon Johnson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ernie Kreutz	---	---	0	0	1	1
Curtis Bell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sherrick McManis	---	---	26	31	20	77
Grant Lechler	26	32	---	---	8	66
Louis Delmas	---	---	26	29	6	61
Harvey Singleton	---	---	21	27	12	60
Howie Barrett	26	32	---	---	---	58
Jaiquawn Jarrett	---	---	20	26	12	58
Trent Evans	26	32	---	---	---	58
Ricardo Lang	---	---	24	27	2	53
Isaac Rayburn	14	23	---	---	12	49
Brandon Pettigrew	17	20	---	---	9	46
Wade Turner	---	---	22	21	3	46
Lee Ziemba	23	23	---	---	---	46
E.J. Wilson	---	---	20	21	3	44
Clyde Kieffer	---	---	22	22	---	44
Eric McGuire	---	---	21	20	1	42
Tyrone Ramsey	12	19	---	---	11	42
Ellis Carranza	17	18	---	---	6	41
Quan Sturdivant	---	---	15	20	6	41
Leonard Korte	---	---	20	19	1	40
Brenden Richard	---	---	20	17	3	40
Reuben Preston	15	7	---	---	17	39
Jon Asamoah	15	16	---	---	8	39
David Levine	---	---	16	21	2	39
Jason Kelce	14	19	---	---	6	39
Jason Donovan	18	18	---	---	2	38
Rick Reed	9	20	---	---	8	37
Bernard Updike	10	13	---	---	13	36
Lionel Segers	---	---	15	19	2	36
Neal Walton	16	17	---	---	---	33
Perry Boccaccio	---	---	16	15	2	33
Eli Martinez	---	---	10	12	10	32
Melvin Dennis	---	---	12	15	5	32
Tom Matthews	13	17	---	---	---	30
Chris White	---	---	7	11	12	30
Geoff Pressey	4	8	---	---	17	29
Edwin Halstead	---	---	11	15	1	27
Mike Hoomanawanui	2	7	---	---	17	26
Corwin Crane	---	---	8	8	8	24
Jason Lovallo	9	11	---	---	1	21
Kim Mahoney	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rod Francis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Leland Kimbrell	---	---	0	0	3	3
Sherman Becker	0	0	---	---	2	2
T.J. McGregor	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dustin Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	66	11.0
Middle	21	103	4.9
Right	5	26	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	24	4.0
Middle	9	59	6.6
Right	10	45	4.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colt McCoy	35	23	0	2	1	4	5	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	31	15	6	0	7	4	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	63	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	82	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	55	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	63	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	13	5	149	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Eugene Kaske	9	5	1	55	22
WR Jeremy Maclin	7	4	0	26	25
RB Clifton Millner	5	4	0	15	21
WR Everett Fulcher	3	2	0	11	15
TE Rob Gronkowski	2	0	0	0	24
TE Harry Krupp	2	1	0	10	8
WR Dwight Walters	2	2	0	15	21
RB Lawrence Lincoln	2	2	0	3	15
FB John Conner	1	1	0	8	12
WR Brandon LaFell	1	1	0	6	5
RB Donovan Galloway	1	1	0	12	12

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Isaac Rayburn	13	8	1	129	2	23
WR Neal Walton	7	3	2	79	2	17
WR Tyrone Ramsey	5	1	3	7	0	19
WR Jason Donovan	3	3	0	54	2	18
TE Brandon Pettigrew	1	0	0	0	0	20
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Bernard Updike	1	0	1	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Clifton Millner	2	5	2.50	4.75
Lawrence Lincoln	2	7	3.50	6.38

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tom Matthews	1	3	3.00	5.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colt McCoy	3	2	8	2.67	4.60

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	2	1	3	1.50	8.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Clifton Millner	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
RB Lawrence Lincoln	1	1	-3	-3.00	1.50
WR Eugene Kaske	1	1	11	11.00	6.11

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Neal Walton	1	0	0	0.00	11.29
WR Isaac Rayburn	1	1	3	3.00	9.92

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Lawrence Lincoln	2	1
Donovan Galloway	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Howie Barrett	1	1
Tom Matthews	1	0
Geoff Pressey	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colt McCoy	10	6	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	10	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremy Maclin	3	1	0
WR Eugene Kaske	3	1	1
RB Clifton Millner	2	2	1
WR Dwight Walters	1	1	1
RB Lawrence Lincoln	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Rayburn	5	5	3
WR Jason Donovan	2	2	1
WR Tyrone Ramsey	2	0	0
WR Neal Walton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,600 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,700 (13,700)
Club Seats 11,400 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,600 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,700 (13,700)
Club Seats	11,400 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (5,000)