Week 15, 2040

played in Carolina, NC

57 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	7	3	7	-	31
Carolina Panthers	0	14	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:19 TBY - Nick McElroy 5 pass from William Keith (Keith Castle extra point)
1Q: 04:06 TBY - Weston Hughey 16 pass from William Keith (Keith Castle extra point)
2Q: 10:29 TBY - Weston Hughey 5 pass from William Keith (Keith Castle extra point)
2Q: 07:16 CAR - Brandon Cooks 4 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 00:42 CAR - Cris Ciervo 5 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
3Q: 10:23 CAR - Gage Peterson 7 run (Sammie Harden extra point)
3Q: 04:35 TBY - Keith Castle 22 field goal
4Q: 05:10 CAR - Levi Scialabba 4 run (Sammie Harden extra point)
4Q: 00:37 TBY - William Keith 9 run (Keith Castle extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:19 TBY - Nick McElroy 5 pass from William Keith (Keith Castle extra point)
1Q: 04:06 TBY - Weston Hughey 16 pass from William Keith (Keith Castle extra point)
2Q: 10:29 TBY - Weston Hughey 5 pass from William Keith (Keith Castle extra point)
2Q: 07:16 CAR - Brandon Cooks 4 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 00:42 CAR - Cris Ciervo 5 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
3Q: 10:23 CAR - Gage Peterson 7 run (Sammie Harden extra point)
3Q: 04:35 TBY - Keith Castle 22 field goal
4Q: 05:10 CAR - Levi Scialabba 4 run (Sammie Harden extra point)
4Q: 00:37 TBY - William Keith 9 run (Keith Castle extra point)

Team Statistics TBY CAR
Record 4-10 4-10
First Downs 35 22
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 29 12
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 599 340
- Offensive Plays 85 63
- Yards per Play 7.05 5.40
Net Rushing Yards 95 137
- Rushing Attempts 19 31
- Yards per Rush 5.00 4.42
Net Passing Yards 504 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 66 - 40 - 2 31 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 504 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 7.64 6.34
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/13 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 5.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/48 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 4/10 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 4/84 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 22
Time of Possession 32:32 27:28

Team Statistics	TBY	CAR
Record	4-10	4-10
First Downs	35	22
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	29	12
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	599	340
- Offensive Plays	85	63
- Yards per Play	7.05	5.40
Net Rushing Yards	95	137
- Rushing Attempts	19	31
- Yards per Rush	5.00	4.42
Net Passing Yards	504	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	66 - 40 - 2	31 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	504	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	7.64	6.34
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/13	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	5.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/48	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	4/10	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	4/84	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 22
Time of Possession	32:32	27:28

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:47	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
1	9:18	5:23	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
1	2:24	3:26	OWN 20	8	52	Downs
2	13:06	2:46	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
2	7:07	3:31	OWN 30	10	66	Interception
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 20	5	40	Half
3	10:17	5:50	OWN 26	12	69	Field Goal
3	1:57	3:09	OWN 22	7	24	Punt
4	12:24	0:51	OWN 23	4	18	Interception
4	5:04	1:37	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
4	2:11	1:45	OWN 15	9	85	Touchdown

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:13	0:55	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	3:55	1:31	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	13:58	0:52	OWN 28	3	-4	Punt
2	10:20	3:13	OWN 32	9	68	Touchdown
2	3:36	3:00	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:43	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
3	4:27	2:30	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
4	13:48	1:24	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
4	11:33	6:29	OWN 3	12	97	Touchdown
4	3:27	1:16	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 33	2	0	Game

Game MVP: William Keith, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Peterson	7	32	4.57	11	1	0
William Keith	6	52	8.67	16	2	1
Darnell Mitchell	4	3	0.75	5	0	0
Freddie Quaccia	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Roderick Measso	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Levi Scialabba	17	71	4.18	9	0	1
Gage Peterson	12	52	4.33	10	1	1
Geno Smith	2	14	7.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
William Keith	66	40	504	0/0	3	41	2	86.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	31	17	210	1/7	2	33	0	97.5

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Weston Hughey	11	11	138	12.55	19	19	2
WR TJ Graham	10	18	90	9.00	24	29	0
WR Luke Westbrook	6	16	82	13.67	19	29	0
RB Darnell Mitchell	4	5	64	16.00	44	41	0
TE Darrell Gil	3	4	45	15.00	13	20	0
TE Nick McElroy	2	3	34	17.00	16	29	1
WR Ronald Shapiro	2	5	34	17.00	26	28	0
WR Howard Rucci	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0
RB Roderick Measso	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Earl Peterson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Ciervo	6	11	45	7.50	9	13	1
WR Brandon Cooks	5	8	119	23.80	6	33	1
RB Levi Scialabba	2	4	8	4.00	2	6	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	2	3	20	10.00	1	12	0
FB Earl Fulton	1	1	13	13.00	1	13	0
WR Jimmy Birch	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Donnell Zwillinger	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jerome Holliman	1	0	0.00	0
CB Barry Abrams	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino James	2	88	44.0	35.0	46	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	6	303	50.5	48.8	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Keith Castle	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	4/4

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sammie Harden	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.R. Coccione	4	10	2.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaiden Jefferson	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.R. Coccione	4	84	21.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Ciervo	1	31	31.0	0
Brandon Cooks	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brandon Fisk	8	2	0.0	31	31
S Steve Gibson	7	0	0.0	30	29
DE Olivier Vernon	6	1	1.0	26	22
OLB Paul Lawless	5	2	0.0	28	29
S Billy Joe Mattson	3	4	0.0	31	32
DT Cornelius White	3	1	0.0	20	23
CB Kendall Madison	3	0	0.0	18	23
CB Wendell Campbell	2	1	0.0	31	32
OLB Ryan Shazier	2	1	0.0	9	9
DE Toby Wallerstedt	1	3	0.0	11	4
CB Corwin Buchanan	1	1	0.0	9	12
CB J.R. Coccione	1	0	0.0	26	28
WR TJ Graham	1	0	---	---	---
DT Julio Fortin	1	0	0.0	11	15
DE Irv Hawkins	1	0	0.0	28	30
QB William Keith	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ellis Lester	1	0	0.0	20	17
OLB Dont'a Hightower	0	2	0.0	4	2

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Kevin Hindman	9	0	16	65
CB Barry Abrams	5	4	19	66
CB Trevor Briel	5	2	17	57
ILB Corwin McEwen	5	2	19	61
S Jerome Holliman	5	1	19	61
S Jerald Boggs	5	0	10	24
OLB Zach Brown	5	0	16	43
DT Rex Hogue	3	1	13	37
CB Kaiden Jefferson	3	1	15	47
ILB Derrick Bryant	2	2	3	17
DE Isaac Eatherton	2	1	15	57
OLB Andy Henderson	2	1	2	16
DE Walt Vaughn	1	0	3	11
DT Aaron Cauthen	1	0	6	29
OLB Bob Guest	1	0	10	43
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	0	15	49

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Olivier Vernon	1.0	0	0	22
DT Julio Fortin	0.0	1	2	15
DE Irv Hawkins	0.0	0	2	30
DT Cornelius White	0.0	0	1	23

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Isaac Eatherton	1	2	0	57
OLB Zach Brown	1	0	0	43
DT Rex Hogue	0	1	1	37
OLB Tom Everett	0	1	0	13
CB Trevor Briel	0	1	0	57
OLB Bob Guest	0	1	0	43
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0	1	0	49

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Steve Gibson	5	0	29
OLB Paul Lawless	3	0	29
CB Wendell Campbell	2	0	32
OLB Ryan Shazier	2	0	9
CB J.R. Coccione	1	1	28
S Billy Joe Mattson	1	1	32
DE Toby Wallerstedt	1	0	4
ILB Brandon Fisk	1	0	31
CB Kendall Madison	1	0	23
OLB Caleb McSurdy	0	1	4
CB Corwin Buchanan	0	1	12

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kevin Hindman	8	2	0	65
S Jerome Holliman	5	1	1	61
CB Trevor Briel	5	1	0	57
S Jerald Boggs	5	0	0	24
OLB Zach Brown	5	0	0	43
ILB Corwin McEwen	4	0	0	61
OLB Andy Henderson	2	1	0	16
CB Kaiden Jefferson	2	1	0	47
CB Barry Abrams	1	2	1	66
ILB Derrick Bryant	1	0	0	17
OLB Bob Guest	1	0	0	43
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	0	0	49
ILB Brenden Richard	0	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Rico Hawn	4	4	19	66
Cedric Gunn	1	3	19	66
K.C. Dail	0	3	19	66
Zach Breeden	0	2	19	66
Darrell Gil	0	1	10	20

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ellis Covill	4	7	31	1	32
Danny Stephens	3	6	31	0	32
Alonzo Tripp	2	7	31	0	32
Wes Grimes	2	3	31	0	32
Donnell Zwillinger	2	2	27	0	23
Billy Joe Sellers	1	3	31	0	32
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	0	1	7	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Rucci	3	14
Roderick Measso	1	13

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Gage Peterson	2	17
Braxton Frederick	2	17
Josh Phillips	1	17
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	13
Jerald Boggs	1	11
Cris Ciervo	1	11

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Zach Breeden	19	66	---	---	3	88
William Keith	19	66	---	---	1	86
Kyle Eastman	19	66	---	---	---	85
K.C. Dail	19	66	---	---	---	85
Cedric Gunn	19	66	---	---	---	85
Rico Hawn	19	66	---	---	---	85
Billy Joe Mattson	---	---	31	32	19	82
Weston Hughey	17	45	---	---	17	79
Earl Peterson	14	40	---	---	20	74
J.R. Coccione	---	---	26	28	17	71
Wendell Campbell	---	---	31	32	5	68
Luke Westbrook	14	52	---	---	---	66
TJ Graham	16	49	---	---	---	65
Brandon Fisk	---	---	31	31	---	62
Paul Lawless	---	---	28	29	2	59
Steve Gibson	---	---	30	29	---	59
Irv Hawkins	---	---	28	30	---	58
Olivier Vernon	---	---	26	22	3	51
Cornelius White	---	---	20	23	1	44
Nick McElroy	4	27	---	---	12	43
Darrell Gil	10	20	---	---	11	41
Kendall Madison	---	---	18	23	---	41
Ronald Shapiro	9	30	---	---	---	39
Ellis Lester	---	---	20	17	1	38
Corwin Buchanan	---	---	9	12	12	33
Darnell Mitchell	5	26	---	---	---	31
Freddie Quaccia	3	25	---	---	1	29
Julio Fortin	---	---	11	15	2	28
Roderick Measso	1	10	---	---	13	24
Ryan Shazier	---	---	9	9	4	22
Herman Turnbull	---	---	5	10	6	21
Howard Rucci	1	5	---	---	14	20
Caleb McSurdy	---	---	3	4	11	18
Noah King	1	1	---	---	14	16
Toby Wallerstedt	---	---	11	4	---	15
Brady Ives	---	---	0	0	10	10
Keith Castle	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dont'a Hightower	---	---	4	2	---	6
J.B. Blair	0	0	---	---	3	3
Stephen Battle	0	0	---	---	3	3
Morris Packer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Albert Bertolone	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gino James	0	0	---	---	2	2
Randy Griffin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jesse Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Josiah Jazynka	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Corwin McEwen	---	---	19	61	7	87
Barry Abrams	---	---	19	66	1	86
Jerome Holliman	---	---	19	61	2	82
Kevin Hindman	---	---	16	65	1	82
Trevor Briel	---	---	17	57	6	80
Isaac Eatherton	---	---	15	57	3	75
Billy Joe Sellers	31	32	---	---	6	69
Brandon Cooks	28	31	---	---	6	65
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	15	49	1	65
Kaiden Jefferson	---	---	15	47	2	64
Danny Stephens	31	32	---	---	---	63
Wes Grimes	31	32	---	---	---	63
Ellis Covill	31	32	---	---	---	63
Geno Smith	31	32	---	---	---	63
Alonzo Tripp	31	32	---	---	---	63
Zach Brown	---	---	16	43	2	61
Donnell Zwillinger	27	23	---	---	7	57
Cris Ciervo	19	24	---	---	11	54
Bob Guest	---	---	10	43	1	54
Rex Hogue	---	---	13	37	---	50
Earl Fulton	17	14	---	---	16	47
Jerald Boggs	---	---	10	24	11	45
Gage Peterson	15	11	---	---	17	43
Levi Scialabba	18	22	---	---	---	40
Aaron Cauthen	---	---	6	29	2	37
Odell Beckham Jr	14	20	---	---	1	35
Andy Henderson	---	---	2	16	15	33
Braxton Frederick	---	---	3	10	17	30
Jimmy Birch	5	9	---	---	14	28
Josh Phillips	5	3	---	---	17	25
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	7	3	---	---	13	23
Derrick Bryant	---	---	3	17	2	22
Curtis Gall	---	---	5	15	---	20
Tom Everett	---	---	3	13	---	16
Walt Vaughn	---	---	3	11	1	15
Brenden Richard	---	---	0	5	1	6
Donnell Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	6	6
Donnie Anthony	0	0	---	---	6	6
Donald Banks	0	0	---	---	6	6
Allen Roberts	0	0	---	---	6	6
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sammie Harden	0	0	---	---	5	5
Vernon Warren	---	---	0	0	2	2
Ronald Chae	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donnie Wile	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gilbert Brisman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	40	5.0
Middle	10	59	5.9
Right	1	-4	-4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	49	4.5
Middle	17	81	4.8
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
William Keith	66	40	8	4	2	9	7	1	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	31	17	4	1	3	4	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	66	16.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	29	18	148	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	14	198	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	11	4	92	8.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	16	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	3	12	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	67	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	115	19.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR TJ Graham	18	10	1	90	2	49
WR Luke Westbrook	16	6	0	82	2	52
WR Weston Hughey	11	11	0	138	0	45
WR Ronald Shapiro	5	2	0	34	1	30
RB Darnell Mitchell	5	4	0	64	1	26
TE Darrell Gil	4	3	0	45	1	20
TE Nick McElroy	3	2	0	34	1	27
RB Earl Peterson	2	0	1	0	0	40
WR Howard Rucci	1	1	0	17	0	5
RB Roderick Measso	1	1	0	0	0	10

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Ciervo	11	6	1	45	0	24
WR Brandon Cooks	8	5	1	119	4	31
RB Levi Scialabba	4	2	1	8	0	22
WR Jimmy Birch	3	1	0	5	0	9
WR Odell Beckham Jr	3	2	0	20	0	20
TE Donnell Zwillinger	1	0	0	0	0	23
FB Earl Fulton	1	1	0	13	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
William Keith	2	19	9.50	8.67
Earl Peterson	1	3	3.00	4.57

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levi Scialabba	3	14	4.67	4.18
Gage Peterson	1	7	7.00	4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
William Keith	14	7	52	3.71	7.64

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	5	3	20	4.00	6.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR TJ Graham	5	2	11	2.20	5.00
WR Luke Westbrook	4	1	11	2.75	5.13
WR Weston Hughey	2	2	21	10.50	12.55
TE Darrell Gil	1	0	0	0.00	11.25
TE Nick McElroy	1	1	5	5.00	11.33
RB Darnell Mitchell	1	1	4	4.00	12.80

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Ciervo	3	2	16	5.33	4.09
RB Levi Scialabba	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Brandon Cooks	1	1	4	4.00	14.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Peterson	2	1
Roderick Measso	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Geno Smith	1	1
Levi Scialabba	1	0
Gage Peterson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
William Keith	10	7	7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronald Shapiro	3	2	2
WR TJ Graham	2	2	2
TE Darrell Gil	2	1	1
WR Luke Westbrook	1	1	1
RB Earl Peterson	1	0	0
WR Weston Hughey	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Ciervo	2	2	1
WR Odell Beckham Jr	2	2	2
WR Brandon Cooks	2	1	1
TE Donnell Zwillinger	1	0	0
WR Jimmy Birch	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,700 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,500 (21,400)
End Zone 13,900 (15,500)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,700)
Club Seats 11,300 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,300 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,700 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,500 (21,400)
End Zone	13,900 (15,500)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,700)
Club Seats	11,300 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,300 (5,000)