Week 1, 2035

played in Tampa Bay, FL

87 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	10	14	0	-	24
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	6	10	8	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:00 TBY - Dustin Bishop 16 pass from Colin Kaepernick (Ryan Garrison extra point)
2Q: 12:20 TBY - Ryan Garrison 19 field goal
2Q: 07:30 TBY - Ryan Garrison 33 field goal
2Q: 05:14 CAR - Cris Ciervo 25 pass from Ronald Chae (Ethan Hutton extra point)
2Q: 00:22 CAR - Ethan Hutton 31 field goal
3Q: 10:31 TBY - Ryan Garrison 26 field goal
3Q: 10:26 CAR - Cris Ciervo 92 kickoff return (Ethan Hutton extra point)
3Q: 06:04 TBY - Dustin Bishop 3 pass from Colin Kaepernick (Ryan Garrison extra point)
3Q: 00:54 CAR - Pete Bates 1 run (Ethan Hutton extra point)
4Q: 09:03 TBY - Howard Rucci 2 run (Colin Kaepernick pass to Dustin Bishop for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:00 TBY - Dustin Bishop 16 pass from Colin Kaepernick (Ryan Garrison extra point)
2Q: 12:20 TBY - Ryan Garrison 19 field goal
2Q: 07:30 TBY - Ryan Garrison 33 field goal
2Q: 05:14 CAR - Cris Ciervo 25 pass from Ronald Chae (Ethan Hutton extra point)
2Q: 00:22 CAR - Ethan Hutton 31 field goal
3Q: 10:31 TBY - Ryan Garrison 26 field goal
3Q: 10:26 CAR - Cris Ciervo 92 kickoff return (Ethan Hutton extra point)
3Q: 06:04 TBY - Dustin Bishop 3 pass from Colin Kaepernick (Ryan Garrison extra point)
3Q: 00:54 CAR - Pete Bates 1 run (Ethan Hutton extra point)
4Q: 09:03 TBY - Howard Rucci 2 run (Colin Kaepernick pass to Dustin Bishop for conversion)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 299 389
- Offensive Plays 56 68
- Yards per Play 5.34 5.72
Net Rushing Yards 94 81
- Rushing Attempts 24 27
- Yards per Rush 3.92 3.00
Net Passing Yards 205 308
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 19 - 1 39 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 211 320
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.41 7.51
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 4.4
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/43 4/31
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 6/171 3/87
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 31
Time of Possession 25:50 34:10

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	299	389
- Offensive Plays	56	68
- Yards per Play	5.34	5.72
Net Rushing Yards	94	81
- Rushing Attempts	24	27
- Yards per Rush	3.92	3.00
Net Passing Yards	205	308
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 19 - 1	39 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	211	320
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.41	7.51
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	4.4
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/43	4/31
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	6/171	3/87
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 31
Time of Possession	25:50	34:10

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:50	3:20	OWN 25	5	21	Punt
1	6:04	3:44	OWN 44	7	49	Interception
2	12:13	1:43	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	7:23	2:21	OWN 29	5	71	Touchdown
2	3:26	1:24	OWN 38	7	28	Punt
2	1:27	1:11	OWN 27	5	59	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:30	OWN 17	3	3	Punt
3	5:57	3:46	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
3	2:11	1:24	OPP 18	3	18	Touchdown
4	8:53	2:55	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
4	3:34	1:36	OWN 40	5	14	Downs
4	1:26	0:51	OWN 20	4	-4	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:10	OPP 45	7	45	Touchdown
1	7:30	1:26	OWN 3	3	6	Punt
1	2:20	5:07	OWN 20	11	78	Field Goal
2	10:30	3:07	OWN 36	7	48	Field Goal
2	5:02	1:36	OWN 13	3	5	Punt
2	2:02	0:35	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 28	1	-1	Half
3	12:30	2:04	50	5	41	Field Goal
3	10:09	4:12	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown
3	0:47	6:54	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	5:58	2:24	OWN 5	4	12	Punt
4	1:58	0:32	OWN 46	3	8	Punt
4	0:35	0:35	OPP 16	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Colin Kaepernick, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Pete Bates	17	61	3.59	9	0	1
Earl Peterson	5	26	5.20	11	1	0
Ronald Chae	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Otis Fitzgerald	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Colin Kaepernick	9	26	2.89	8	0
Bert McKenna	9	22	2.44	6	0
Rod Carter	6	23	3.83	7	0
A.J. Kok	1	2	2.00	2	0
Victor Pendleton	1	6	6.00	6	0
Howard Rucci	1	2	2.00	2	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ronald Chae	31	19	211	1/6	1	28	1	78.8

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colin Kaepernick	39	28	320	2/12	2	47	0	113.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Ciervo	5	7	54	10.80	0	25	1
WR Tommie Woodard	3	6	47	15.67	2	27	0
WR Lamar Miller	3	5	35	11.67	3	19	0
RB Pete Bates	3	6	14	4.67	4	8	0
WR Dixon Edwards	3	5	27	9.00	7	20	0
TE Richie Criblez	2	2	34	17.00	21	28	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jake Hall	8	10	91	11.38	51	47	0
WR Dustin Bishop	7	9	79	11.29	13	20	2
TE Renaldo Spence	5	5	27	5.40	4	13	0
WR Howard Rucci	4	5	56	14.00	35	32	0
WR Isaac Seaman	2	5	31	15.50	1	17	0
RB Bert McKenna	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Rod Carter	1	2	32	32.00	7	32	0
TE A.J. Kok	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB J.R. Coccione	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bobby Hodges	0	1	0	0
Terry Browning	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dustin Bishop	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jared Francis	6	259	43.2	36.8	55	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Lynn	5	220	44.0	39.4	47	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ethan Hutton	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Garrison	3/3	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Barry Abrams	1	3	3.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Bishop	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Ciervo	4	136	34.0	1
Dixon Edwards	2	35	17.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neal Rodgers	2	46	23.0	0
Dustin Bishop	1	41	41.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Zach Brown	10	0	1.0	25	31
S Kim Guthrie	5	0	0.0	20	34
CB Antoine Holko	4	2	0.0	17	20
OLB Grady Sanders	4	1	0.0	16	23
S Jerald Boggs	4	0	0.0	20	36
ILB Drew Gailey	3	1	1.0	15	17
DT Dontari Poe	3	3	0.0	19	32
CB Archie Thies	3	1	0.0	18	33
S Junior Barker	3	1	0.0	7	7
CB Barry Abrams	3	0	0.0	15	31
ILB Brenden Richard	2	3	0.0	22	41
DE George Carter	2	0	0.0	20	33
CB Shaun Perkins	1	2	0.0	17	27
S Sam Moss	1	0	0.0	8	7
DE Isaac Eatherton	1	0	0.0	15	19
ILB Korey Stewart	1	0	0.0	5	0
QB Ronald Chae	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dustin Baxter	1	0	0.0	7	8
DT Rex Hogue	1	0	0.0	9	10
ILB Bart Graham	0	1	0.0	8	10

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rodney Dunn	6	1	0.0	18	23
ILB Brandon Fisk	5	3	0.0	20	28
OLB Brad Rash	5	1	0.0	22	27
DE John Harding	3	0	1.0	13	22
CB J.R. Coccione	3	1	0.0	19	30
DT Julio Fortin	3	0	0.0	10	14
CB Preston Rasmussen	3	0	0.0	13	21
DE Toby Wallerstedt	2	1	0.0	19	27
DT Matt Knight	2	1	0.0	12	10
CB Randal Joyner	2	0	0.0	18	25
OLB Ross Siglar	2	0	0.0	7	5
CB Bill Karamanos	2	0	0.0	3	7
S Casey Hayward	1	0	0.0	18	19
OLB Bruce Brandenfeis	1	0	0.0	6	10
S Neal Rodgers	1	0	0.0	15	26
DE Julio Eloms	1	0	0.0	17	15
DE A.J. Thomason	0	2	0.0	19	26
ILB Don Wolf	0	1	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Zach Brown	1.0	0	0	31
ILB Drew Gailey	1.0	0	0	17
OLB Grady Sanders	0.0	3	0	23
DT Dontari Poe	0.0	1	2	32

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE John Harding	1.0	0	22
DE A.J. Thomason	0.0	2	26
CB Randal Joyner	0.0	1	25
DT Matt Knight	0.0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Archie Thies	4	1	33
OLB Zach Brown	4	1	31
CB Antoine Holko	4	0	20
S Jerald Boggs	3	0	36
CB Barry Abrams	3	0	31
S Kim Guthrie	3	0	34
ILB Brenden Richard	1	0	41
S Sam Moss	1	0	7
DT Dontari Poe	1	0	32
DE Isaac Eatherton	1	0	19
CB Shaun Perkins	1	0	27
S Junior Barker	1	0	7
DT Rex Hogue	1	0	10

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Preston Rasmussen	4	0	0	21
S Rodney Dunn	3	1	0	23
ILB Brandon Fisk	3	0	0	28
CB Randal Joyner	2	0	0	25
OLB Brad Rash	2	0	0	27
CB J.R. Coccione	1	0	1	30
DE Toby Wallerstedt	1	0	0	27
OLB Ross Siglar	1	0	0	5
OLB Bruce Brandenfeis	1	0	0	10
CB Bill Karamanos	1	0	0	7
ILB Don Wolf	0	1	0	4
CB Alfred Denoncourt	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Danny Stephens	4	8	1	20	0	24
Rickey Stoole	2	6	1	20	0	28
Joe Barksdale	2	3	0	20	0	23
Billy Joe Sellers	2	3	0	23	0	30
Lamar Holmes	0	2	0	21	1	31
Bradie Ewing	0	1	0	14	0	15

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shannon Weinke	3	6	0	21	0	33
Tyrone Earthman	1	4	0	23	1	31
Danny Watkins	1	3	1	26	0	39
Lance Urbanus	0	2	0	25	0	39
Perry Gossett	0	1	0	20	0	34
K.C. Dail	0	1	0	6	0	8
Ian Miller	0	1	0	4	0	10
Randy Jaax	0	1	0	7	0	7
Broderick Butterworth	0	0	0	2	1	2

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Browning	2	6
Josh Phillips	1	19
Lamar Miller	1	13
Otis Fitzgerald	1	5

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Karamanos	2	10
Dustin Bishop	1	18
Neal Rodgers	1	18
Renaldo Spence	1	17
Don Wolf	1	13

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brenden Richard	---	---	22	41	3	66
Barry Abrams	---	---	15	31	19	65
Archie Thies	---	---	18	33	8	59
Zach Brown	---	---	25	31	3	59
Billy Joe Sellers	23	30	---	---	6	59
Jerald Boggs	---	---	20	36	2	58
Kim Guthrie	---	---	20	34	3	57
Ronald Chae	24	32	---	---	---	56
Rickey Stoole	20	28	---	---	7	55
George Carter	---	---	20	33	2	55
Dontari Poe	---	---	19	32	3	54
Lamar Holmes	21	31	---	---	---	52
Antoine Holko	---	---	17	20	14	51
Dixon Edwards	20	23	---	---	7	50
Shaun Perkins	---	---	17	27	3	47
Drew Gailey	---	---	15	17	14	46
Bradie Ewing	14	15	---	---	16	45
Danny Stephens	20	24	---	---	---	44
Cris Ciervo	12	16	---	---	16	44
Joe Barksdale	20	23	---	---	---	43
Tommie Woodard	13	22	---	---	8	43
Grady Sanders	---	---	16	23	3	42
Pete Bates	19	22	---	---	---	41
Richie Criblez	11	12	---	---	18	41
Terry Browning	11	22	---	---	6	39
Earl Peterson	6	9	---	---	24	39
Isaac Eatherton	---	---	15	19	5	39
Curtis Tanner	---	---	12	22	3	37
Lamar Miller	7	12	---	---	13	32
Bart Graham	---	---	8	10	8	26
Josh Phillips	6	1	---	---	19	26
Bobby Hodges	5	12	---	---	7	24
Tom Everett	---	---	2	10	10	22
Dustin Baxter	---	---	7	8	6	21
Rex Hogue	---	---	9	10	1	20
Sam Moss	---	---	8	7	2	17
Percy Stokes	4	6	---	---	7	17
Junior Barker	---	---	7	7	---	14
Grant Cook	3	2	---	---	7	12
Otis Fitzgerald	1	6	---	---	5	12
Korey Stewart	---	---	5	0	5	10
Ellis Covill	4	4	---	---	1	9
Jared Francis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ethan Hutton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Buddy Johnstone	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ricky Colon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dustin Bishop	24	32	---	---	18	74
Colin Kaepernick	27	41	---	---	---	68
Jake Hall	18	27	---	---	23	68
Danny Watkins	26	39	---	---	---	65
Lance Urbanus	25	39	---	---	---	64
Rod Carter	12	23	---	---	25	60
Shannon Weinke	21	33	---	---	5	59
Tyrone Earthman	23	31	---	---	5	59
Neal Rodgers	---	---	15	26	18	59
Howard Rucci	26	31	---	---	---	57
Perry Gossett	20	34	---	---	---	54
J.R. Coccione	---	---	19	30	3	52
Renaldo Spence	13	22	---	---	17	52
Brad Rash	---	---	22	27	2	51
Brandon Fisk	---	---	20	28	2	50
Toby Wallerstedt	---	---	19	27	1	47
A.J. Thomason	---	---	19	26	1	46
Randal Joyner	---	---	18	25	1	44
Isaac Seaman	8	20	---	---	15	43
Rodney Dunn	---	---	18	23	1	42
John Harding	---	---	13	22	7	42
Casey Hayward	---	---	18	19	4	41
A.J. Kok	9	17	---	---	14	40
Victor Pendleton	10	13	---	---	17	40
Bert McKenna	15	20	---	---	1	36
Preston Rasmussen	---	---	13	21	2	36
Julio Eloms	---	---	17	15	---	32
Bruce Brandenfeis	---	---	6	10	15	31
Julio Fortin	---	---	10	14	2	26
Alfred Denoncourt	---	---	6	9	10	25
Matt Knight	---	---	12	10	1	23
Don Wolf	---	---	4	4	13	21
K.C. Dail	6	8	---	---	7	21
Bill Karamanos	---	---	3	7	10	20
Ian Miller	4	10	---	---	5	19
J.J. Eisenbart	---	---	5	4	8	17
Ross Siglar	---	---	7	5	5	17
Randy Jaax	7	7	---	---	---	14
Broderick Butterworth	2	2	---	---	8	12
Kelechi Osemele	1	2	---	---	8	11
Ryan Garrison	0	0	---	---	10	10
Casey Lynn	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ricardo Newton	---	---	0	0	5	5
Dean Baruffi	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nicky Knell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	31	3.1
Middle	10	32	3.2
Right	4	31	7.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	7	7.0
Middle	19	57	3.0
Right	5	19	3.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ronald Chae	31	19	4	3	1	3	4	0	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colin Kaepernick	39	28	4	2	3	2	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	83	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	72	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	52	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	47	47.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	17	130	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	95	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	48	24.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Ciervo	7	5	0	54	1	16
WR Tommie Woodard	6	3	1	47	1	22
RB Pete Bates	6	3	0	14	0	22
WR Lamar Miller	5	3	0	35	0	12
WR Dixon Edwards	5	3	0	27	1	23
TE Richie Criblez	2	2	0	34	1	12

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jake Hall	10	8	0	91	1	27
WR Dustin Bishop	9	7	1	79	1	32
WR Isaac Seaman	5	2	0	31	0	20
TE Renaldo Spence	5	5	0	27	0	22
WR Howard Rucci	5	4	0	56	1	31
TE A.J. Kok	2	0	1	0	0	17
RB Rod Carter	2	1	1	32	1	23
RB Bert McKenna	1	1	0	4	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Pete Bates	2	7	3.50	3.59
Earl Peterson	1	11	11.00	5.20

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bert McKenna	4	14	3.50	2.44
Rod Carter	4	12	3.00	3.83
Colin Kaepernick	2	1	0.50	2.89
Howard Rucci	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ronald Chae	2	1	8	4.00	6.81

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colin Kaepernick	8	4	31	3.88	8.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lamar Miller	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
RB Pete Bates	1	1	8	8.00	2.33

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dustin Bishop	4	3	22	5.50	8.78
WR Isaac Seaman	2	0	0	0.00	6.20
WR Jake Hall	2	1	9	4.50	9.10

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Pete Bates	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Colin Kaepernick	4	3
Rod Carter	3	0
Bert McKenna	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ronald Chae	9	5	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colin Kaepernick	6	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tommie Woodard	2	0	0
RB Pete Bates	2	1	0
WR Cris Ciervo	2	1	0
WR Dixon Edwards	2	2	1
WR Lamar Miller	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jake Hall	3	2	2
WR Isaac Seaman	1	1	1
WR Dustin Bishop	1	1	1
TE Renaldo Spence	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,100 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (17,700)
End Zone 9,200 (12,700)
Mezzanine 4,800 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 6,800 (11,200)
Club Seats 7,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,100 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (17,700)
End Zone	9,200 (12,700)
Mezzanine	4,800 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	6,800 (11,200)
Club Seats	7,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (4,800)