Week 17, 2030

played in Carolina, NC

49 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Tampa Bay Bucs	5	10	0	3	-	18
Carolina Panthers	0	10	3	6	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:49 TBY - Safety: Lawrence Edwards tackled receiver in end zone
1Q: 00:26 TBY - Rusty Sheldon 49 field goal
2Q: 09:52 CAR - Jason Burroughs 18 field goal
2Q: 09:22 TBY - Rob Gronkowski 38 pass from Brandon Johnson (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 04:02 TBY - Rusty Sheldon 44 field goal
2Q: 00:40 CAR - Tommie Woodard 24 pass from Howie Barrett (Jason Burroughs extra point)
3Q: 08:13 CAR - Jason Burroughs 34 field goal
4Q: 08:32 CAR - Jason Burroughs 23 field goal
4Q: 05:57 TBY - Rusty Sheldon 41 field goal
4Q: 02:48 CAR - Jason Burroughs 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:49 TBY - Safety: Lawrence Edwards tackled receiver in end zone
1Q: 00:26 TBY - Rusty Sheldon 49 field goal
2Q: 09:52 CAR - Jason Burroughs 18 field goal
2Q: 09:22 TBY - Rob Gronkowski 38 pass from Brandon Johnson (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 04:02 TBY - Rusty Sheldon 44 field goal
2Q: 00:40 CAR - Tommie Woodard 24 pass from Howie Barrett (Jason Burroughs extra point)
3Q: 08:13 CAR - Jason Burroughs 34 field goal
4Q: 08:32 CAR - Jason Burroughs 23 field goal
4Q: 05:57 TBY - Rusty Sheldon 41 field goal
4Q: 02:48 CAR - Jason Burroughs 26 field goal

Team Statistics TBY CAR
Record 8-8 5-11
First Downs 11 20
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 241 396
- Offensive Plays 54 70
- Yards per Play 4.46 5.66
Net Rushing Yards 23 110
- Rushing Attempts 7 31
- Yards per Rush 3.29 3.55
Net Passing Yards 218 286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 25 - 1 38 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 236 292
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.64 7.33
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.2 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/47 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/34 3/37
Kick Returns/Yards 7/232 5/102
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 33
Time of Possession 24:27 35:33

Team Statistics	TBY	CAR
Record	8-8	5-11
First Downs	11	20
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	241	396
- Offensive Plays	54	70
- Yards per Play	4.46	5.66
Net Rushing Yards	23	110
- Rushing Attempts	7	31
- Yards per Rush	3.29	3.55
Net Passing Yards	218	286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 25 - 1	38 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	236	292
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.64	7.33
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.2	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/47	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/34	3/37
Kick Returns/Yards	7/232	5/102
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 33
Time of Possession	24:27	35:33

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Bucs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:17	OWN 35	7	28	Punt
1	6:53	2:32	OWN 19	6	25	Punt
1	3:43	3:24	OWN 39	6	29	Field Goal
2	9:46	0:38	OPP 38	1	38	Touchdown
2	7:11	3:15	OWN 20	11	53	Field Goal
2	1:56	1:06	OWN 8	3	4	Punt
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 16	1	-2	Half
3	12:22	1:42	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
3	8:05	2:04	OWN 26	3	-2	Punt
3	4:53	1:09	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
4	8:25	2:35	OPP 25	3	1	Field Goal
4	2:41	1:13	OWN 45	4	1	Downs
4	0:45	0:32	OWN 2	3	33	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:43	3:50	OWN 20	7	24	Punt
1	4:21	0:38	OWN 7	2	-7	Safety
1	0:19	5:33	OWN 24	8	75	Field Goal
2	9:08	1:57	OWN 34	4	18	Punt
2	3:56	2:00	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
2	0:50	0:30	OPP 41	2	41	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:38	OWN 24	7	46	Fumble
3	10:40	2:35	OWN 29	5	54	Field Goal
3	6:01	1:08	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
3	3:44	10:19	OWN 31	18	63	Field Goal
4	5:50	3:09	OWN 38	8	53	Field Goal
4	1:28	0:43	OPP 46	3	3	Punt
4	0:13	0:13	OPP 44	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Howie Barrett, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Damon Ragland	3	4	1.33	5	0
Brandon Johnson	2	1	0.50	3	0
Buddy Chisolm	1	12	12.00	12	1
Kurt Osborne	1	6	6.00	6	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tom Matthews	13	29	2.23	7	0
Larry Floyd	11	39	3.55	10	1
Howie Barrett	7	42	6.00	13	1

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brandon Johnson	42	23	219	3/18	1	38	1	67.4
Colt McCoy	2	2	17	0/0	0	12	0	102.1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	38	27	292	1/6	1	47	0	102.1

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dustin Bishop	9	14	81	9.00	18	19	0
RB Buddy Chisolm	5	6	18	3.60	9	9	0
TE Rob Gronkowski	3	3	50	16.67	22	38	1
WR Casey Sanderson	3	8	26	8.67	9	18	0
WR Eugene Kaske	2	6	41	20.50	0	33	0
RB Damon Ragland	1	1	12	12.00	5	12	0
WR Jacoby Ford	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Harry Krupp	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tommie Woodard	7	7	84	12.00	18	28	1
WR Neal Walton	6	10	81	13.50	22	42	0
RB Larry Floyd	4	4	17	4.25	2	14	0
WR Hunter Cassidy	4	8	25	6.25	5	10	0
WR Gene Zimmerman	3	5	76	25.33	54	47	0
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Tom Matthews	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Bryan Lynch	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Kyle McNamee	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Eric McGuire	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
Roger Trammell	1	0
Brent Crawford	0	1
John Harding	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Howie Barrett	1	0
Tom Matthews	1	0
Lawrence Berry	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kerry Bergman	6	252	42.0	32.5	49	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rod Francis	5	237	47.4	36.6	60	4

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rusty Sheldon	3/3	3/3	0/0	49	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Burroughs	4/4	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Bishop	2	34	17.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Woodard	3	37	12.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg
Dustin Bishop	5	160	32.0
Randall Nastasi	1	14	14.0
Jacoby Ford	1	58	58.0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Woodard	5	102	20.4	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Drew Arnold	13	2	0.0	27	33
ILB Moe Mason	8	2	0.0	23	22
S Lawrence Edwards	4	1	0.0	19	27
OLB Kennedy Welshans	4	0	0.0	11	6
DE A.J. Thomason	3	1	0.0	27	32
ILB Kendall Watkins	3	1	0.0	8	17
DT Christian Ballard	3	1	0.0	22	29
CB Brent Crawford	2	3	0.0	27	32
CB Scotty McGee	2	2	0.0	15	19
DE Marvin Shimada	2	1	0.0	12	15
S Randall Nastasi	2	0	0.0	6	9
S Roger Trammell	2	0	0.0	7	15
ILB Duane Sommer	2	0	0.0	3	0
DE John Harding	1	0	1.0	6	8
CB J.R. Coccione	1	3	0.0	26	33
OLB C.J. Sampras	1	2	0.0	23	29
CB Colin Morris	1	1	0.0	17	30
DE Pernell McPhee	1	0	0.0	18	19
ILB Donnell Frederick	1	0	0.0	8	10
WR Casey Sanderson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Linval Joseph	0	1	0.0	18	17
DE Toby Wallerstedt	0	1	0.0	18	27

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tim Cardwell	4	2	0.0	7	42
ILB Brenden Richard	4	1	0.0	7	39
OLB Leland Kimbrell	3	2	0.0	4	24
CB Archie Thies	3	1	0.0	6	47
S Chris Stone	3	0	0.0	5	38
S Eric McGuire	3	0	0.0	4	35
CB Clyde Kieffer	2	1	0.0	6	37
OLB Tim Rawls	2	0	0.0	6	21
ILB Mike Stepnoski	2	0	0.0	0	8
DE Melvin Dennis	2	0	0.0	5	22
OLB Walter James	1	1	1.0	1	11
DE Jabaal Sheard	1	0	1.0	5	30
DT Wade Turner	1	0	0.5	5	28
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	1	1	0.0	7	42
DE E.J. Wilson	1	0	0.0	2	25
OLB Seth Gozinsky	0	1	0.5	1	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE John Harding	1.0	0	0	0	8
DE Pernell McPhee	0.0	1	2	0	19
DE Toby Wallerstedt	0.0	0	2	1	27
DE A.J. Thomason	0.0	0	1	4	32
DT Linval Joseph	0.0	0	1	0	17
ILB Donnell Frederick	0.0	0	1	0	10

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jabaal Sheard	1.0	0	1	30
OLB Walter James	1.0	0	0	11
OLB Seth Gozinsky	0.5	1	1	26
DT Wade Turner	0.5	0	0	28
OLB Leland Kimbrell	0.0	1	0	24
DE Melvin Dennis	0.0	0	2	22
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	0.0	0	1	42

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	PPlay
ILB Moe Mason	6	22
S Drew Arnold	5	33
S Lawrence Edwards	4	27
OLB Kennedy Welshans	2	6
S Roger Trammell	2	15
CB Brent Crawford	2	32
ILB Kendall Watkins	2	17
S Randall Nastasi	1	9
CB Scotty McGee	1	19
OLB C.J. Sampras	1	29
DE Pernell McPhee	1	19

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Brenden Richard	4	0	0	39
CB Tim Cardwell	4	0	0	42
CB Archie Thies	3	2	0	47
S Eric McGuire	3	0	1	35
S Chris Stone	3	0	0	38
CB Clyde Kieffer	2	1	0	37
ILB Mike Stepnoski	2	0	0	8
OLB Leland Kimbrell	2	0	0	24
OLB Tim Rawls	1	1	0	21
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	1	0	0	42
OLB Walter James	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rodney Bjorke	1	2	7	0	47
Marcus Gilbert	1	1	6	0	42
Harold Curtis	0	1	6	1	43
Martin Schwartz	0	1	2	0	9
Matthew Morrison	0	0	7	2	47

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lawrence Berry	1	5	21	0	32
Grant Lechler	1	5	27	0	32
Chris Maxwell	1	5	18	0	20
Ethan Brown	1	4	20	0	29
Sean Worsham	1	3	27	0	33
Tracy Unverzagt	1	2	24	1	29
Ellis Carranza	0	1	10	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Duane Sommer	5	16
Buddy Chisolm	1	26
Kendall Watkins	1	19
Martin Schwartz	1	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle McNamee	3	19
Tim Cardwell	2	32
Larry Floyd	2	26
Walter James	1	19
Gene Ford	1	16

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brent Crawford	---	---	27	32	4	63
Rodney Bjorke	7	47	---	---	9	63
A.J. Thomason	---	---	27	32	4	63
Drew Arnold	---	---	27	33	3	63
J.R. Coccione	---	---	26	33	3	62
Matthew Morrison	7	47	---	---	7	61
Buddy Chisolm	3	31	---	---	26	60
C.J. Sampras	---	---	23	29	5	57
Dustin Bishop	7	41	---	---	9	57
Christian Ballard	---	---	22	29	4	55
Colin Morris	---	---	17	30	7	54
Jacoby Ford	3	33	---	---	17	53
Brandon Johnson	7	45	---	---	---	52
Moe Mason	---	---	23	22	7	52
Marcus Gilbert	6	42	---	---	4	52
Harold Curtis	6	43	---	---	---	49
Toby Wallerstedt	---	---	18	27	4	49
Lawrence Edwards	---	---	19	27	3	49
Scotty McGee	---	---	15	19	14	48
Matt Tennant	5	30	---	---	9	44
Kendall Watkins	---	---	8	17	19	44
Linval Joseph	---	---	18	17	5	40
Pernell McPhee	---	---	18	19	1	38
Eugene Kaske	3	32	---	---	3	38
Rob Gronkowski	5	23	---	---	8	36
Casey Sanderson	2	29	---	---	---	31
Marvin Shimada	---	---	12	15	4	31
Kennedy Welshans	---	---	11	6	13	30
Randall Nastasi	---	---	6	9	14	29
Roger Trammell	---	---	7	15	7	29
Harry Krupp	0	9	---	---	18	27
Derek Tormenti	2	17	---	---	7	26
Donnell Frederick	---	---	8	10	6	24
Kurt Osborne	3	5	---	---	15	23
Lonnie Terry	1	9	---	---	12	22
Damon Ragland	4	16	---	---	---	20
John Conner	4	7	---	---	9	20
Martin Schwartz	2	9	---	---	9	20
John Harding	---	---	6	8	5	19
Duane Sommer	---	---	3	0	16	19
Rusty Sheldon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kerry Bergman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ricardo Fitchie	0	0	---	---	3	3
Floyd Money	---	---	0	0	3	3
Colt McCoy	0	2	---	---	---	2

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tim Cardwell	---	---	7	42	32	81
Howie Barrett	31	39	---	---	---	70
Chris Stone	---	---	5	38	21	64
Lawrence Berry	21	32	---	---	9	62
Larry Floyd	15	21	---	---	26	62
Sean Worsham	27	33	---	---	---	60
Grant Lechler	27	32	---	---	---	59
Tracy Unverzagt	24	29	---	---	6	59
Neal Walton	16	23	---	---	18	57
Archie Thies	---	---	6	47	3	56
Ethan Brown	20	29	---	---	4	53
Jaiquawn Jarrett	---	---	7	42	2	51
Tommie Woodard	15	25	---	---	11	51
Eric McGuire	---	---	4	35	9	48
Gene Zimmerman	24	24	---	---	---	48
Brenden Richard	---	---	7	39	2	48
Clyde Kieffer	---	---	6	37	4	47
Chris Maxwell	18	20	---	---	9	47
Bryan Lynch	18	21	---	---	6	45
Jabaal Sheard	---	---	5	30	5	40
Hunter Cassidy	13	27	---	---	---	40
Wade Turner	---	---	5	28	6	39
Tom Matthews	16	18	---	---	---	34
Kyle McNamee	6	9	---	---	19	34
Melvin Dennis	---	---	5	22	7	34
Nathan Ficken	9	12	---	---	13	34
E.J. Wilson	---	---	2	25	6	33
Tim Rawls	---	---	6	21	6	33
Walter James	---	---	1	11	19	31
Gene Ford	9	6	---	---	16	31
Charles Brown	8	13	---	---	9	30
Leland Kimbrell	---	---	4	24	1	29
Seth Gozinsky	---	---	1	26	2	29
Mike Hoomanawanui	12	9	---	---	6	27
Ellis Carranza	10	7	---	---	8	25
Bernard Updike	2	0	---	---	21	23
Louis Parker	---	---	2	19	---	21
Brad Hardy	---	---	2	17	2	21
Rod Francis	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Stepnoski	---	---	0	8	1	9
Dwayne Swillis	---	---	2	6	---	8
Ethan Hutton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jason Burroughs	0	0	---	---	4	4
Toby Sheldon	---	---	0	0	1	1
Dustin Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	12	12.0
Middle	4	7	1.8
Right	1	6	6.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	22	76	3.5
Right	1	8	8.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brandon Johnson	42	23	2	3	2	5	5	0	1
Colt McCoy	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	38	27	4	2	1	0	7	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	17	95	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	99	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	33	8.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	10	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	115	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	101	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	66	13.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dustin Bishop	14	9	1	81	0	41
WR Casey Sanderson	8	3	0	26	0	29
RB Buddy Chisolm	6	5	0	18	0	31
WR Eugene Kaske	6	2	0	41	1	32
TE Rob Gronkowski	3	3	0	50	1	23
WR Jacoby Ford	3	1	1	5	0	33
TE Harry Krupp	2	1	0	3	0	9
RB Damon Ragland	1	1	0	12	0	16

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Neal Walton	10	6	1	81	1	23
WR Hunter Cassidy	8	4	0	25	0	27
WR Tommie Woodard	7	7	0	84	2	25
WR Gene Zimmerman	5	3	0	76	1	24
RB Larry Floyd	4	4	0	17	0	21
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	1	1	0	1	0	9
RB Tom Matthews	1	1	0	1	0	18
RB Kyle McNamee	1	0	0	0	0	9
TE Bryan Lynch	1	1	0	7	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tom Matthews	5	11	2.20	2.23
Larry Floyd	5	12	2.40	3.55
Howie Barrett	1	7	7.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	1	1	2	2.00	7.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tommie Woodard	1	1	2	2.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Kurt Osborne	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Floyd	5	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brandon Johnson	12	9	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	10	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dustin Bishop	4	4	1
WR Casey Sanderson	3	2	1
TE Rob Gronkowski	2	2	0
RB Buddy Chisolm	2	1	1
WR Jacoby Ford	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Neal Walton	3	3	2
RB Larry Floyd	2	2	1
WR Tommie Woodard	2	2	1
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	1	1	0
WR Gene Zimmerman	1	0	0
WR Hunter Cassidy	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,000 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 13,900 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (13,700)
Club Seats 11,800 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,000 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	13,900 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (13,700)
Club Seats	11,800 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (5,000)