Week 15, 2037

played in Tampa Bay, FL

68 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	3	0	0	-	3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	7	7	10	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:37 TBY - Dustin Bishop 9 pass from J.J. Sutton (Ryan Garrison extra point)
1Q: 03:40 TBY - Cris Stevens 5 run (Ryan Garrison extra point)
2Q: 14:14 CAR - Ethan Hutton 23 field goal
2Q: 02:23 TBY - Howard Rucci 3 pass from J.J. Sutton (Ryan Garrison extra point)
3Q: 13:43 TBY - Howard Rucci 67 pass from J.J. Sutton (Ryan Garrison extra point)
4Q: 11:36 TBY - Howard Rucci 98 pass from Jesse Jordan (Ryan Garrison extra point)
4Q: 01:16 TBY - Ryan Garrison 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:37 TBY - Dustin Bishop 9 pass from J.J. Sutton (Ryan Garrison extra point)
1Q: 03:40 TBY - Cris Stevens 5 run (Ryan Garrison extra point)
2Q: 14:14 CAR - Ethan Hutton 23 field goal
2Q: 02:23 TBY - Howard Rucci 3 pass from J.J. Sutton (Ryan Garrison extra point)
3Q: 13:43 TBY - Howard Rucci 67 pass from J.J. Sutton (Ryan Garrison extra point)
4Q: 11:36 TBY - Howard Rucci 98 pass from Jesse Jordan (Ryan Garrison extra point)
4Q: 01:16 TBY - Ryan Garrison 42 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 3-11 10-4
First Downs 17 23
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 9 15
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 288 560
- Offensive Plays 59 58
- Yards per Play 4.88 9.66
Net Rushing Yards 156 150
- Rushing Attempts 36 27
- Yards per Rush 4.33 5.56
Net Passing Yards 132 410
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 11 - 1 30 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 149 414
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 5.74 13.23
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/31 4/19
Punt Returns/Yards 3/14 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 5/137 2/39
Interception Ret./Yards 2/10 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:40 30:20

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	3-11	10-4
First Downs	17	23
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	9	15
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	288	560
- Offensive Plays	59	58
- Yards per Play	4.88	9.66
Net Rushing Yards	156	150
- Rushing Attempts	36	27
- Yards per Rush	4.33	5.56
Net Passing Yards	132	410
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 11 - 1	30 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	149	414
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	5.74	13.23
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/31	4/19
Punt Returns/Yards	3/14	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	5/137	2/39
Interception Ret./Yards	2/10	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:40	30:20

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:27	2:55	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
1	6:39	1:39	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	3:34	4:25	OWN 41	6	53	Field Goal
2	9:54	1:49	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
2	2:17	2:09	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
3	15:00	1:17	OWN 27	2	35	Interception
3	13:26	2:02	OWN 29	5	13	Punt
3	9:54	1:34	OWN 29	3	-3	Punt
3	5:18	2:59	OWN 20	5	34	Punt
4	14:49	3:03	OPP 33	6	31	Fumble
4	11:18	3:40	OWN 33	6	43	Missed FG
4	5:09	2:09	OWN 27	5	6	Fumble
4	1:10	1:10	OWN 28	3	25	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:33	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
1	8:32	1:53	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
1	5:00	1:26	OWN 44	4	56	Touchdown
2	14:09	4:15	OWN 17	8	53	Missed FG
2	8:05	5:48	OWN 5	11	95	Touchdown
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 22	1	7	Half
3	13:43	0:17	OWN 33	1	67	Touchdown
3	11:24	1:30	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	8:20	3:02	OWN 28	8	66	Interception
3	2:19	2:30	OWN 9	6	27	Interception
4	11:46	0:28	OWN 2	2	98	Touchdown
4	7:38	2:29	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
4	3:00	1:50	OPP 33	3	8	Field Goal

Game MVP: J.J. Sutton, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Pete Bates	18	65	3.61	12	2
Alfred Robbins	16	83	5.19	35	2
Geno Smith	2	8	4.00	4	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cris Stevens	23	130	5.65	24	4	1
Clay Hutton	3	14	4.67	8	0	0
J.J. Sutton	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	20	11	149	3/17	0	36	1	58.1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Sutton	20	15	263	1/4	3	67	0	156.3
Jesse Jordan	10	5	151	0/0	1	98	2	89.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cris Ciervo	3	4	57	19.00	33	36
WR Dixon Edwards	3	6	39	13.00	9	18
RB Pete Bates	2	4	26	13.00	15	15
TE Stanley Conley	2	2	16	8.00	0	9
TE Josh Phillips	1	1	11	11.00	11	11
WR Tommie Woodard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Terry Browning	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Donnie Anthony	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dustin Bishop	6	10	111	18.50	30	55	1
WR Howard Rucci	5	8	218	43.60	165	98	3
WR Brett Henry	3	4	58	19.33	11	32	0
WR Jake Hall	3	5	13	4.33	3	8	0
RB Cris Stevens	1	1	10	10.00	5	10	0
FB Jack Fanelli	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Renaldo Spence	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Brenden Richard	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Zach Brown	1	10	10.00	0

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

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Stanley Conley	1	2	0
Pete Bates	1	0	0
Geno Smith	1	0	0
Alfred Robbins	1	0	0
Derek Wolfe	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cris Stevens	1	0	0
Scottie Kemp	0	2	1
J.J. Sutton	0	1	0
Randal Joyner	0	0	1
Donnie Kirk	0	0	1
Jarvis Jones	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jared Francis	7	307	43.9	40.4	53	4

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino James	3	149	49.7	45.0	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ethan Hutton	1/2	0/1	0/0	23	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Garrison	1/2	1/2	0/0	42	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Barry Abrams	2	3	1.5	0
Cris Ciervo	1	11	11.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Henry	3	24	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Ciervo	4	108	27.0	0
Dixon Edwards	1	29	29.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neal Rodgers	2	39	19.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kim Guthrie	9	2	0.0	18	21
ILB Brenden Richard	7	1	0.0	19	25
OLB Grady Sanders	4	0	0.0	17	20
OLB Zach Brown	3	1	1.0	22	26
CB Vernon Warren	3	0	0.0	8	23
CB Trevor Briel	2	2	0.0	16	25
CB Barry Abrams	2	1	0.0	26	20
S Jerald Boggs	2	0	0.0	22	28
S Junior Barker	2	0	0.0	9	10
S Vincent Whittington	2	0	0.0	6	4
DT Rex Hogue	1	3	0.0	18	19
OLB Tom Everett	1	2	0.0	9	9
CB Shaun Perkins	1	1	0.0	12	11
DT Derek Wolfe	1	0	0.0	9	13
DE George Carter	1	0	0.0	6	16
DE Star Latulelei	1	0	0.0	24	23
TE Donnie Anthony	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Derrick Bryant	1	0	0.0	10	6
DE Dustin Baxter	0	1	0.0	3	8
ILB Bart Graham	0	1	0.0	17	14
OLB Andy Henderson	0	1	0.0	5	5

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Teddy Hutton	9	3	0.0	31	21
OLB Jarvis Jones	7	2	0.0	23	20
ILB Brandon Fisk	7	0	0.0	33	21
DT Scottie Kemp	4	1	2.0	30	21
CB Harold Aspell	3	5	0.0	28	18
DT Graham Dodson	3	0	0.5	13	8
CB Randal Joyner	3	1	0.0	30	18
DE John Harding	3	0	0.0	35	22
DT Julio Fortin	2	0	0.0	15	5
CB Donnie Kirk	2	0	0.0	19	11
OLB Brad Rash	2	0	0.0	15	6
DE C.J. Paraiso	1	3	0.5	29	18
CB J.R. Coccione	1	3	0.0	28	20
S Neal Rodgers	1	1	0.0	28	16
QB Jesse Jordan	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bruce Brandenfeis	1	0	0.0	6	2
WR Howard Rucci	1	0	---	---	---
S Jeffrey Blanchard	1	0	0.0	19	11
DT Andrew McNeal	0	1	0.0	14	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Zach Brown	1.0	0	26
OLB Grady Sanders	0.0	1	20
OLB Andy Henderson	0.0	1	5

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Scottie Kemp	2.0	0	1	21
DE C.J. Paraiso	0.5	0	2	18
DT Graham Dodson	0.5	0	0	8
DT Andrew McNeal	0.0	1	0	15
ILB Brandon Fisk	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kim Guthrie	4	0	21
CB Vernon Warren	4	0	23
ILB Brenden Richard	2	1	25
OLB Zach Brown	2	1	26
S Jerald Boggs	2	0	28
CB Trevor Briel	2	0	25
CB Shaun Perkins	1	0	11
S Junior Barker	1	0	10
CB Barry Abrams	1	0	20
OLB Grady Sanders	1	0	20

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Harold Aspell	3	0	0	18
S Teddy Hutton	3	0	0	21
ILB Brandon Fisk	1	1	0	21
CB J.R. Coccione	1	0	1	20
CB Randal Joyner	1	0	0	18
CB Donnie Kirk	1	0	0	11
OLB Jarvis Jones	1	0	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alonzo Tripp	2	7	0	33	1	17
Billy Joe Sellers	2	6	1	34	0	23
Donald Banks	2	4	0	24	0	17
Ellis Covill	1	9	0	31	0	20
Lamar Holmes	1	4	0	25	1	13
J.B. Terry	0	3	0	17	0	9
Earl Fulton	0	1	0	20	0	14
Jon Senter	0	0	0	15	1	14

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
K.C. Dail	4	9	1	22	0	26
Ian Miller	2	4	0	24	0	27
Danny Watkins	2	2	1	24	1	29
Clyde Lane	1	2	0	5	0	5
Brady Daughtry	1	2	0	18	0	26
Kim Strayhorn	1	1	0	3	0	4
Travis Corbett	0	2	0	9	0	5
Stanley Havili	0	2	0	7	0	4
Kelechi Osemele	0	1	0	3	0	2
Jack Fanelli	0	1	0	9	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Grady Sanders	1	17
Terry Browning	1	16
Lamar Miller	1	14
Cris Ciervo	1	12
J.B. Terry	1	9

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Jeffrey Blanchard	3	19
Jake Hall	3	17
Clay Hutton	1	20
Victor Pendleton	1	13

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Billy Joe Sellers	34	23	---	---	5	62
Geno Smith	36	23	---	---	---	59
Barry Abrams	---	---	26	20	12	58
Dixon Edwards	30	20	---	---	8	58
Grady Sanders	---	---	17	20	17	54
Jerald Boggs	---	---	22	28	3	53
Ellis Covill	31	20	---	---	1	52
Alonzo Tripp	33	17	---	---	---	50
Zach Brown	---	---	22	26	1	49
Star Latulelei	---	---	24	23	2	49
Donald Banks	24	17	---	---	7	48
Brenden Richard	---	---	19	25	2	46
Lamar Holmes	25	13	---	---	7	45
Earl Fulton	20	14	---	---	11	45
Alfred Robbins	17	9	---	---	18	44
Terry Browning	18	9	---	---	16	43
Trevor Briel	---	---	16	25	1	42
Bart Graham	---	---	17	14	10	41
Kim Guthrie	---	---	18	21	2	41
Rex Hogue	---	---	18	19	2	39
Vernon Warren	---	---	8	23	6	37
Jon Senter	15	14	---	---	7	36
Isaac Eatherton	---	---	21	15	---	36
J.B. Terry	17	9	---	---	9	35
Pete Bates	19	14	---	---	---	33
Shaun Perkins	---	---	12	11	10	33
Cris Ciervo	12	9	---	---	12	33
Stanley Conley	20	13	---	---	---	33
AJ Green	13	9	---	---	7	29
George Carter	---	---	6	16	5	27
Donnie Anthony	6	3	---	---	18	27
Tommie Woodard	15	10	---	---	---	25
Derek Wolfe	---	---	9	13	3	25
Josh Phillips	8	3	---	---	12	23
Tom Everett	---	---	9	9	2	20
Junior Barker	---	---	9	10	---	19
Derrick Bryant	---	---	10	6	3	19
Lamar Miller	2	2	---	---	14	18
Andy Henderson	---	---	5	5	7	17
Dustin Baxter	---	---	3	8	---	11
Vincent Whittington	---	---	6	4	---	10
Jared Francis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ethan Hutton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Donnie Wile	1	2	---	---	---	3
Leland Hill	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ronald Chae	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Harding	---	---	35	22	8	65
J.R. Coccione	---	---	28	20	11	59
Jake Hall	16	24	---	---	17	57
Teddy Hutton	---	---	31	21	4	56
Brandon Fisk	---	---	33	21	1	55
Ian Miller	24	27	---	---	3	54
Danny Watkins	24	29	---	---	---	53
Scottie Kemp	---	---	30	21	2	53
Donnie Kirk	---	---	19	11	23	53
Rico Hawn	25	28	---	---	---	53
Cris Stevens	24	26	---	---	1	51
Randal Joyner	---	---	30	18	2	50
K.C. Dail	22	26	---	---	2	50
C.J. Paraiso	---	---	29	18	2	49
Jeffrey Blanchard	---	---	19	11	19	49
Harold Aspell	---	---	28	18	2	48
Neal Rodgers	---	---	28	16	3	47
Jarvis Jones	---	---	23	20	2	45
Renaldo Spence	18	16	---	---	10	44
Brady Daughtry	18	26	---	---	---	44
Dustin Bishop	20	23	---	---	---	43
J.J. Sutton	18	21	---	---	---	39
Brett Henry	9	15	---	---	15	39
Howard Rucci	17	22	---	---	---	39
Andrew McNeal	---	---	14	15	8	37
Bruce Brandenfeis	---	---	6	2	25	33
Victor Pendleton	7	9	---	---	13	29
Clay Hutton	3	3	---	---	20	26
Stanley Havili	7	4	---	---	13	24
Graham Dodson	---	---	13	8	2	23
Jesse Jordan	9	10	---	---	2	21
Jack Fanelli	9	10	---	---	2	21
Brad Rash	---	---	15	6	---	21
Julio Fortin	---	---	15	5	---	20
Nathan Alcott	5	3	---	---	11	19
Travis Corbett	9	5	---	---	---	14
Kelechi Osemele	3	2	---	---	5	10
Clyde Lane	5	5	---	---	---	10
Corey Raber	2	3	---	---	5	10
Kim Strayhorn	3	4	---	---	2	9
Ryan Garrison	0	0	---	---	9	9
Randy Jaax	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gino James	0	0	---	---	3	3
Seth Jefferson	---	---	0	0	1	1
William Gerdes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Casey Kennedy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	45	5.6
Middle	20	93	4.7
Right	8	18	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	27	5.4
Middle	15	75	5.0
Right	7	48	6.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	20	11	1	0	2	1	4	0	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Sutton	20	15	4	1	3	0	1	0	0
Jesse Jordan	10	5	1	1	1	0	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	22	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	109	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	1	1	18	18.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	103	34.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	69	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	123	15.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	119	19.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Edwards	6	3	1	39	0	20
RB Pete Bates	4	2	1	26	0	14
WR Cris Ciervo	4	3	0	57	1	9
TE Stanley Conley	2	2	0	16	0	13
WR Tommie Woodard	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Terry Browning	1	0	0	0	0	9
TE Josh Phillips	1	1	0	11	0	3
TE Donnie Anthony	1	0	0	0	0	3

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dustin Bishop	10	6	3	111	1	23
WR Howard Rucci	8	5	1	218	3	22
WR Jake Hall	5	3	0	13	0	24
WR Brett Henry	4	3	0	58	1	15
RB Cris Stevens	1	1	0	10	0	26
FB Jack Fanelli	1	1	0	2	0	10
TE Renaldo Spence	1	1	0	2	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alfred Robbins	3	4	1.33	5.19
Pete Bates	2	-2	-1.00	3.61

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cris Stevens	3	9	3.00	5.65

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Sutton	3	3	23	7.67	13.15
Jesse Jordan	2	0	0	0.00	15.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dustin Bishop	2	2	20	10.00	11.10
WR Howard Rucci	2	1	3	1.50	27.25
WR Jake Hall	1	0	0	0.00	2.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Alfred Robbins	3	2
Geno Smith	2	0
Pete Bates	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Cris Stevens	3	1
Clay Hutton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	3	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Sutton	6	5	4
Jesse Jordan	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dixon Edwards	2	0	0
RB Pete Bates	1	0	0

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,200 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (17,700)
End Zone 9,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine 4,800 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 6,700 (11,200)
Club Seats 6,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,200 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (17,700)
End Zone	9,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine	4,800 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	6,700 (11,200)
Club Seats	6,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (4,800)