Week 17, 2060

played in Carolina, NC

55 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	3	0	7	-	10
Carolina Panthers	7	0	0	8	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:19 CAR - Brian McGhee 9 pass from Johnathan Tubbs (Kody Portis extra point)
2Q: 00:40 TBY - Kristopher Maloney 20 field goal
4Q: 14:19 CAR - Safety: Hayden Hammond tackled ball carrier in end zone
4Q: 06:12 CAR - Ted Stephenson 4 run (Johnathan Tubbs pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:10 TBY - Cary Cothran 7 pass from Zane McNeil (Kristopher Maloney extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:19 CAR - Brian McGhee 9 pass from Johnathan Tubbs (Kody Portis extra point)
2Q: 00:40 TBY - Kristopher Maloney 20 field goal
4Q: 14:19 CAR - Safety: Hayden Hammond tackled ball carrier in end zone
4Q: 06:12 CAR - Ted Stephenson 4 run (Johnathan Tubbs pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:10 TBY - Cary Cothran 7 pass from Zane McNeil (Kristopher Maloney extra point)

Team Statistics TBY CAR
Record 10-6 7-9
First Downs 16 15
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 255 225
- Offensive Plays 65 64
- Yards per Play 3.92 3.52
Net Rushing Yards 97 94
- Rushing Attempts 24 35
- Yards per Rush 4.04 2.69
Net Passing Yards 158 131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 21 - 0 26 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 179 152
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/21 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 3.85 4.52
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/45 6/62
Punt Returns/Yards 4/45 5/14
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 36
Time of Possession 29:30 30:30

Team Statistics	TBY	CAR
Record	10-6	7-9
First Downs	16	15
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	255	225
- Offensive Plays	65	64
- Yards per Play	3.92	3.52
Net Rushing Yards	97	94
- Rushing Attempts	24	35
- Yards per Rush	4.04	2.69
Net Passing Yards	158	131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 21 - 0	26 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	179	152
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/21	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	3.85	4.52
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/45	6/62
Punt Returns/Yards	4/45	5/14
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 36
Time of Possession	29:30	30:30

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:50	0:53	OWN 5	3	4	Punt
1	5:09	2:46	OWN 25	6	11	Punt
1	0:53	2:29	OWN 20	5	37	Punt
2	11:12	0:53	OPP 37	3	6	Missed FG
2	8:12	1:33	OWN 24	3	-16	Punt
2	5:27	4:52	OWN 20	11	77	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:25	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	11:44	5:51	OWN 35	9	35	Missed FG
3	5:43	1:44	OPP 42	4	6	Downs
3	1:29	1:26	OWN 4	3	1	Punt
4	14:19	0:10	OWN 1	1	-1	Safety
4	11:06	1:11	OWN 17	3	0	Punt
4	6:04	1:21	OWN 25	3	17	Fumble
4	2:20	2:18	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:10	OWN 25	9	31	Punt
1	8:57	3:48	OWN 49	7	51	Touchdown
1	2:23	1:30	OWN 28	5	30	Punt
2	13:24	2:12	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	10:19	2:07	OWN 38	5	9	Punt
2	6:39	1:12	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 25	4	14	Half
3	13:35	1:51	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
3	5:53	0:10	OWN 37	1	0	Interception
3	3:59	2:30	OWN 36	6	11	Punt
3	0:03	0:44	OPP 46	3	3	Punt
4	14:09	3:03	OWN 39	4	8	Punt
4	9:55	3:51	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
4	4:43	2:23	OPP 40	3	1	Punt

Game MVP: Brock Strong, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB J.C. Brookes	18	49	2.72	10	1	0
QB Zane McNeil	6	48	8.00	15	2	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
RB Ted Stephenson	17	41	2.41	9	1
RB Les Newsome	12	30	2.50	5	0
QB Johnathan Tubbs	4	18	4.50	8	0
RB Blake Ballard	2	5	2.50	3	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Zane McNeil	37	21	179	4/21	1	36	0	78.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnathan Tubbs	26	16	152	3/21	1	24	1	74.5

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dennis Sherman	8	12	82	10.25	41	36	0
TE Jorge Spain	4	10	43	10.75	21	21	0
WR Cary Cothran	3	6	16	5.33	0	9	1
WR David Page	2	4	10	5.00	0	9	0
TE Jalen Macon	2	3	6	3.00	2	7	0
RB J.C. Brookes	1	1	11	11.00	3	11	0
WR Lance Dotson	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Devan Farler	4	6	39	9.75	13	15	0
WR Lewis Sparkes	3	5	15	5.00	9	8	0
RB Ted Stephenson	2	5	20	10.00	3	15	0
WR Dave Thomson	2	2	31	15.50	1	16	0
TE Brian McGhee	2	2	16	8.00	2	9	1
WR Monty Ansell	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
WR Damian Prior	1	3	24	24.00	15	24	0
WR Leonard Kelly	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE A.J. Schultz	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Force
QB Zane McNeil	1	0
DE Junior Glaze	0	1
DE Carter Malio	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Johnathan Tubbs	2	0	0
C Otis Strong	0	1	0
G Jermaine O'Bryan	0	1	0
DE Damien Perez	0	1	0
DT Hayden Hammond	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Horner	7	315	45.0	40.1	49	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Reilly	10	435	43.5	33.0	61	5

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kristopher Maloney	1/3	0/2	0/0	20	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kody Portis	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Finley	4	45	11.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Les Newsome	5	14	2.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Les Newsome	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Malik Waldron	7	2	0.0	29	24
CB Dominic Fronimopoulos	6	0	0.0	25	14
ILB Javier Webster	5	0	0.0	26	22
DE Junior Glaze	4	0	0.5	26	21
S Colton Cortez	4	1	0.0	33	29
CB Freddie Hodges	4	0	0.0	18	22
DT Drake Larkin	3	1	1.0	23	24
DE Carter Malio	3	0	1.0	35	29
DE A.J. Schultz	3	1	0.5	22	17
OLB Johnny Logan	3	0	0.0	15	12
S Landon Gemmell	2	0	0.0	8	7
OLB Kerry Pritchett	2	0	0.0	8	5
CB Devin Finley	2	0	0.0	16	16
S Zachery Peck	2	0	0.0	29	22
DT Michael Lane	1	2	0.0	22	20
CB Julian Kemp	1	1	0.0	25	23
T James Anderson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Clarence Kramer	0	1	0.0	8	5

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Keith Elliott	9	1	0.0	24	41
OLB Brock Strong	6	2	1.0	24	41
OLB Timothy Totten	4	0	1.0	18	37
ILB Micah Wooden	3	2	0.0	12	15
CB T.J. Snyder	3	0	0.0	17	19
S Ed VandenBelt	3	0	0.0	18	27
CB Tevin Widmer	3	0	0.0	24	41
DT Hayden Hammond	2	0	1.0	15	28
DE Korey Blombeck	2	3	0.5	19	37
DE Damien Perez	2	1	0.5	16	36
OLB Kenyon Hicks	2	2	0.0	10	17
OLB Adrian McGee	2	1	0.0	7	23
CB Floyd Meadows	2	1	0.0	13	25
DE Gavin Peterman	1	1	0.0	4	10
DE Pat Duran	1	1	0.0	8	5
CB Bernie Burden	1	1	0.0	18	28
WR Lewis Sparkes	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jacob Belzer	1	0	0.0	5	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Drake Larkin	1.0	0	2	0	24
DE Carter Malio	1.0	0	0	1	29
DE Junior Glaze	0.5	1	0	0	21
DE A.J. Schultz	0.5	0	0	0	17
ILB Javier Webster	0.0	0	1	0	22

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brock Strong	1.0	0	2	1	41
OLB Timothy Totten	1.0	0	1	0	37
DT Hayden Hammond	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Damien Perez	0.5	0	2	0	36
DE Korey Blombeck	0.5	0	1	0	37
ILB Micah Wooden	0.0	1	0	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Javier Webster	3	0	22
OLB Malik Waldron	3	0	24
CB Freddie Hodges	3	0	22
S Landon Gemmell	2	0	7
CB Dominic Fronimopoulos	2	0	14
S Colton Cortez	1	0	29
S Zachery Peck	1	0	22
OLB Johnny Logan	1	0	12
DE A.J. Schultz	0	1	17

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Keith Elliott	6	0	41
CB T.J. Snyder	2	1	19
OLB Brock Strong	2	0	41
OLB Adrian McGee	2	0	23
DE Damien Perez	2	0	36
CB Floyd Meadows	2	0	25
OLB Timothy Totten	1	0	37
ILB Micah Wooden	1	0	15
S Ed VandenBelt	1	0	27
DT Hayden Hammond	1	0	28
CB Tevin Widmer	1	0	41
S Leslie Beavers	0	1	14

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Dillon Allen	2	4	0	24	1	41
T James Anderson	1	4	0	24	0	41
T Dylan Sinclair	1	3	0	24	0	41
G Craig Kinchen	1	1	1	24	0	41
G Cristian Sprincz	0	5	0	24	2	41
TE Jalen Macon	0	1	0	5	0	15
TE Jorge Spain	0	0	0	19	1	40

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jermaine O'Bryan	4	9	35	1	29
G Lonnie Godfrey	3	9	35	0	29
T Grady Rodgers	2	6	35	1	29
G Drake England	1	2	34	0	29
C Otis Strong	0	4	35	1	29
TE Brian McGhee	0	1	11	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Kerry Pritchett	4	24
Dakota Perez	2	27

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Earl Brimberry	3	25
Blake Ballard	1	17

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Colton Cortez	---	---	33	29	17	79
G Craig Kinchen	24	41	---	---	10	75
T James Anderson	24	41	---	---	10	75
G Dillon Allen	24	41	---	---	10	75
T Dylan Sinclair	24	41	---	---	10	75
QB Zane McNeil	24	41	---	---	---	65
G Cristian Sprincz	24	41	---	---	---	65
WR Dennis Sherman	24	40	---	---	1	65
DE Carter Malio	---	---	35	29	---	64
WR David Page	22	39	---	---	---	61
TE Jorge Spain	19	40	---	---	---	59
RB J.C. Brookes	22	35	---	---	1	58
DT Drake Larkin	---	---	23	24	10	57
OLB Malik Waldron	---	---	29	24	1	54
S Zachery Peck	---	---	29	22	---	51
OLB Johnny Logan	---	---	15	12	23	50
DE A.J. Schultz	---	---	22	17	10	49
CB Dominic Fronimopoulos	---	---	25	14	10	49
ILB Javier Webster	---	---	26	22	---	48
CB Julian Kemp	---	---	25	23	---	48
DE Junior Glaze	---	---	26	21	---	47
CB Freddie Hodges	---	---	18	22	3	43
CB Devin Finley	---	---	16	16	10	42
DT Michael Lane	---	---	22	20	---	42
WR Cary Cothran	15	23	---	---	3	41
OLB Kerry Pritchett	---	---	8	5	24	37
CB Justin Webb	---	---	11	7	17	35
FB Dakota Perez	2	4	---	---	27	33
WR Chris Chisholm	6	4	---	---	20	30
TE Shawn Fitzgerald	0	1	---	---	25	26
TE Jalen Macon	5	15	---	---	2	22
RB Lionel Lucas	1	2	---	---	17	20
S Landon Gemmell	---	---	8	7	---	15
ILB Clarence Kramer	---	---	8	5	---	13
C Amari Rose	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Mike Horner	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Kristopher Maloney	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Rusty Griffith	---	---	6	0	---	6
WR Raul Selander	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Lance Dotson	4	1	---	---	---	5
RB Arnie Pierce	0	1	---	---	3	4
C Jack Zahavi	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Trent Smalley	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Vinny Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Amos Carroll	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Henry Lynn	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Keith Elliott	---	---	24	41	16	81
G Lonnie Godfrey	35	29	---	---	10	74
G Drake England	34	29	---	---	10	73
OLB Brock Strong	---	---	24	41	3	68
CB Tevin Widmer	---	---	24	41	3	68
C Otis Strong	35	29	---	---	---	64
T Grady Rodgers	35	29	---	---	---	64
QB Johnathan Tubbs	35	29	---	---	---	64
G Jermaine O'Bryan	35	29	---	---	---	64
TE Devan Farler	33	29	---	---	---	62
S Ed VandenBelt	---	---	18	27	16	61
CB Bernie Burden	---	---	18	28	14	60
DE Korey Blombeck	---	---	19	37	3	59
OLB Timothy Totten	---	---	18	37	2	57
WR Lewis Sparkes	32	23	---	---	1	56
DE Damien Perez	---	---	16	36	2	54
CB T.J. Snyder	---	---	17	19	15	51
WR Dave Thomson	28	23	---	---	---	51
DT Hayden Hammond	---	---	15	28	8	51
WR Leonard Kelly	21	21	---	---	---	42
RB Ted Stephenson	21	20	---	---	---	41
OLB Kenyon Hicks	---	---	10	17	14	41
CB Floyd Meadows	---	---	13	25	2	40
ILB Micah Wooden	---	---	12	15	11	38
OLB Earl Brimberry	---	---	6	4	25	35
OLB Adrian McGee	---	---	7	23	2	32
RB Les Newsome	12	7	---	---	11	30
TE Bert Harding	2	3	---	---	24	29
WR Damian Prior	9	10	---	---	6	25
S Leslie Beavers	---	---	6	14	1	21
RB Blake Ballard	2	2	---	---	17	21
DE Pat Duran	---	---	8	5	8	21
WR Monty Ansell	4	1	---	---	14	19
TE Brian McGhee	11	6	---	---	1	18
DE Gavin Peterman	---	---	4	10	1	15
FB Xavier Harding	0	0	---	---	13	13
C Joseph Tucker	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Devante Reilly	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Ben Oxendine	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Josiah Hawkins	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Jacob Belzer	---	---	5	3	1	9
K Kody Portis	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Noah Neumeyer	1	0	---	---	---	1
T Alejandro Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Francisco Hills	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Winston Dodge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	6	2.0
Middle	11	60	5.5
Right	10	31	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	23	61	2.7
Right	5	9	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Zane McNeil	37	21	2	4	3	2	6	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnathan Tubbs	26	16	1	3	2	0	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	10	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	136	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	33	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	59	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	73	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	15	3.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dennis Sherman	12	8	0	82	1	40
TE Jorge Spain	10	4	1	43	1	40
WR Cary Cothran	6	3	2	16	0	23
WR David Page	4	2	0	10	0	39
TE Jalen Macon	3	2	0	6	0	15
RB J.C. Brookes	1	1	0	11	0	35
WR Lance Dotson	1	1	0	11	0	1

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Devan Farler	6	4	1	39	0	29
RB Ted Stephenson	5	2	0	20	0	20
WR Lewis Sparkes	5	3	0	15	0	23
WR Damian Prior	3	1	1	24	1	10
WR Dave Thomson	2	2	0	31	0	23
TE Brian McGhee	2	2	0	16	0	6
WR Leonard Kelly	2	1	0	10	0	21
WR Monty Ansell	1	1	0	-3	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB J.C. Brookes	2	3	1.50	2.72

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ted Stephenson	2	9	4.50	2.41
QB Johnathan Tubbs	1	4	4.00	4.50
RB Les Newsome	1	4	4.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Zane McNeil	7	4	23	3.29	4.84

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnathan Tubbs	4	3	24	6.00	5.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cary Cothran	2	1	7	3.50	2.67
WR Dennis Sherman	2	2	8	4.00	6.83
WR David Page	2	0	0	0.00	2.50
TE Jorge Spain	1	1	8	8.00	4.30

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Devan Farler	2	2	15	7.50	6.50
RB Ted Stephenson	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Brian McGhee	1	1	9	9.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Zane McNeil	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ted Stephenson	3	0
QB Johnathan Tubbs	1	0
RB Blake Ballard	1	1
RB Les Newsome	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Zane McNeil	12	6	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnathan Tubbs	8	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dennis Sherman	4	3	2
TE Jorge Spain	4	1	0
WR Cary Cothran	1	0	0
WR David Page	1	1	0
TE Jalen Macon	1	0	0
WR Lance Dotson	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Ted Stephenson	3	1	1
TE Devan Farler	1	1	1
WR Monty Ansell	1	1	0
TE Brian McGhee	1	1	0
WR Damian Prior	1	0	0
WR Leonard Kelly	1	1	0

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

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