Week 1, 2062

played in Tampa Bay, FL

93 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	0	0	7	-	14
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	3	14	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:13 TBY - Blake Baxter 47 field goal
1Q: 03:33 CAR - Lewis Sparkes 80 pass from Winston Dodge (Terry Burk extra point)
2Q: 11:22 TBY - Blake Baxter 42 field goal
3Q: 08:48 TBY - Dennis Sherman 6 pass from Zane McNeil (Blake Baxter extra point)
3Q: 01:24 TBY - Jorge Spain 2 pass from Zane McNeil (Blake Baxter extra point)
4Q: 01:12 CAR - Bert Harding 5 pass from Winston Dodge (Terry Burk extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:13 TBY - Blake Baxter 47 field goal
1Q: 03:33 CAR - Lewis Sparkes 80 pass from Winston Dodge (Terry Burk extra point)
2Q: 11:22 TBY - Blake Baxter 42 field goal
3Q: 08:48 TBY - Dennis Sherman 6 pass from Zane McNeil (Blake Baxter extra point)
3Q: 01:24 TBY - Jorge Spain 2 pass from Zane McNeil (Blake Baxter extra point)
4Q: 01:12 CAR - Bert Harding 5 pass from Winston Dodge (Terry Burk extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 20
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 307 401
- Offensive Plays 45 72
- Yards per Play 6.82 5.57
Net Rushing Yards 43 121
- Rushing Attempts 13 28
- Yards per Rush 3.31 4.32
Net Passing Yards 264 280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 20 - 2 43 - 34 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 271 283
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/7 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 8.25 6.36
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 10/68
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 5/104 1/15
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 26
Time of Possession 19:51 40:09

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	20
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	307	401
- Offensive Plays	45	72
- Yards per Play	6.82	5.57
Net Rushing Yards	43	121
- Rushing Attempts	13	28
- Yards per Rush	3.31	4.32
Net Passing Yards	264	280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 20 - 2	43 - 34 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	271	283
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/7	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	8.25	6.36
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	10/68
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	5/104	1/15
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 26
Time of Possession	19:51	40:09

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:57	OWN 26	3	-4	Punt
1	9:46	3:04	OWN 20	6	27	Interception
1	4:05	0:46	OWN 30	1	70	Touchdown
2	14:45	0:24	OWN 39	1	-5	Interception
2	11:14	2:18	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
2	4:56	2:07	OWN 29	5	14	Punt
2	1:47	1:21	OWN 33	6	17	Punt
3	8:37	2:55	OWN 24	4	29	Punt
3	1:13	1:25	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	13:48	2:06	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
4	10:01	0:52	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
4	2:58	1:57	OWN 4	6	96	Touchdown
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 6	1	25	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	3:17	OWN 8	6	38	Punt
1	6:42	2:37	OPP 48	5	18	Field Goal
1	3:19	3:34	OWN 25	6	43	Missed FG
2	14:21	3:07	OPP 45	6	20	Field Goal
2	8:56	4:00	OWN 3	8	26	Punt
2	2:49	1:02	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 7	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	6:23	OWN 18	11	82	Touchdown
3	5:42	4:29	OWN 15	9	85	Touchdown
4	14:48	1:00	OWN 35	3	-2	Punt
4	11:42	1:41	OWN 28	3	-5	Punt
4	9:09	6:11	OWN 28	8	40	Punt
4	1:01	0:47	OPP 46	3	8	Punt

Game MVP: Zane McNeil, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brett Dole	8	37	4.63	14	1	0
RB Ted Stephenson	5	6	1.20	2	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Bradley Bensen	23	101	4.39	27	2
QB Zane McNeil	4	15	3.75	12	1
RB Arnie Pierce	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Winston Dodge	30	20	271	2/7	2	80	2	89.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Zane McNeil	43	34	283	1/3	2	38	0	109.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jacob Cole	6	9	85	14.17	31	30	0
RB Ted Stephenson	4	6	23	5.75	8	10	0
WR Dave Thomson	3	4	16	5.33	0	13	0
TE James Kiluk	3	4	32	10.67	0	14	0
WR Lewis Sparkes	2	3	105	52.50	77	80	1
TE Bert Harding	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	1
RB Brett Dole	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Brian McGhee	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jorge Spain	10	13	105	10.50	34	38	1
WR Dennis Sherman	9	10	62	6.89	9	14	1
WR Dave Fedolfi	5	7	33	6.60	0	17	0
RB Bradley Bensen	3	3	9	3.00	11	6	0
TE Ian Dunsmore	2	2	24	12.00	8	16	0
RB Arnie Pierce	2	2	28	14.00	25	28	0
TE Jalen Macon	2	4	14	7.00	2	11	0
WR Jonah Prescott	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Raul Selander	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Dana Seleski	1	0	0.00	0
CB Devin Finley	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Elijah Peterson	8	366	45.8	45.4	64	5

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Horner	7	301	43.0	38.9	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terry Burk	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Blake Baxter	2/3	2/3	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randal Richardson	2	9	4.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Finley	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Harding	5	104	20.8	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Angel Collier	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Keith Elliott	13	3	0.0	28	43
CB Vernon Schlesinger	10	0	0.0	28	41
CB Tevin Widmer	6	4	0.0	28	43
ILB Josiah James	5	2	0.0	10	30
OLB Lewis Meusey	5	0	0.0	25	35
OLB Brock Strong	4	3	0.0	28	41
DE Damien Perez	3	2	1.0	27	40
S Aiden Ricksecker	3	4	0.0	18	17
S Levi Phillip	2	2	0.0	9	22
DE Korey Blombeck	2	1	0.0	26	41
DE Abel Lyon	2	1	0.0	3	5
ILB Dana Mathis	1	2	0.0	25	35
OLB Timothy Totten	1	0	0.0	3	12
WR Dave Thomson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Hayden Hammond	1	0	0.0	21	25
WR Lewis Sparkes	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jacob Belzer	1	0	0.0	7	21
CB Junior Boore	1	0	0.0	2	6

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Colton Cortez	7	4	0.0	13	31
ILB Dana Seleski	6	0	0.0	13	31
OLB Malik Waldron	5	2	1.0	13	32
CB Taylor Spurrier	3	0	0.0	12	31
OLB Aiden Windsor	3	0	0.0	6	12
DE Carter Malio	2	1	1.0	13	32
DT Bucky Simmons	2	0	0.0	12	19
DE Matt Chism	1	2	0.0	12	29
OLB Rusty Griffith	1	0	0.0	0	1
CB Devin Finley	1	0	0.0	8	25
DT Michael Lane	1	0	0.0	9	28
DE Grady Stuart	1	0	0.0	0	6
S Zachery Peck	0	2	0.0	13	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Damien Perez	1.0	1	0	0	40
DE Korey Blombeck	0.0	1	0	0	41
OLB Timothy Totten	0.0	0	1	0	12
OLB Brock Strong	0.0	0	0	1	41

Tampa Bay	Sack	Knock	PPlay
DE Carter Malio	1.0	0	32
OLB Malik Waldron	1.0	0	32
DE Grady Stuart	0.0	1	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Vernon Schlesinger	9	1	41
S Keith Elliott	8	1	43
CB Tevin Widmer	4	0	43
OLB Lewis Meusey	3	1	35
ILB Josiah James	3	0	30
OLB Timothy Totten	2	0	12
S Aiden Ricksecker	2	0	17
OLB Brock Strong	1	0	41
CB Junior Boore	1	0	6
S Levi Phillip	1	0	22
ILB Dana Mathis	0	1	35

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dana Seleski	5	1	1	31
S Colton Cortez	4	0	0	31
OLB Malik Waldron	3	0	0	32
CB Taylor Spurrier	3	0	0	31
OLB Aiden Windsor	2	0	0	12
CB Devin Finley	1	0	1	25
OLB Rusty Griffith	1	0	0	1
DE Grady Stuart	1	0	0	6
CB Justin Webb	0	1	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Drake England	1	2	13	1	32
TE Brian McGhee	1	1	3	0	8
C Josiah Hawkins	0	4	13	0	32
T Ben Oxendine	0	3	13	1	32
G Lonnie Godfrey	0	2	13	0	32
T Alejandro Garrett	0	1	13	0	32

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T James Anderson	4	10	0	28	0	44
G Dominique Newsome	4	4	0	28	0	44
G Sammy Calinoff	2	3	0	28	1	44
C Tyrus Gustin	1	4	0	28	0	44
T Dylan Sinclair	1	3	1	28	0	44

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Brett Dole	1	23
Randal Richardson	1	14

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Zachery Peck	3	12
Arnie Pierce	1	26
Aiden Windsor	1	22
Raul Selander	1	18
Colton Cortez	1	1

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Keith Elliott	---	---	28	43	14	85
OLB Brock Strong	---	---	28	41	5	74
CB Tevin Widmer	---	---	28	43	3	74
CB Vernon Schlesinger	---	---	28	41	3	72
DE Korey Blombeck	---	---	26	41	3	70
DE Damien Perez	---	---	27	40	2	69
OLB Lewis Meusey	---	---	25	35	2	62
ILB Dana Mathis	---	---	25	35	2	62
S Aiden Ricksecker	---	---	18	17	23	58
CB Bernie Burden	---	---	19	21	16	56
ILB Josiah James	---	---	10	30	15	55
DT Hayden Hammond	---	---	21	25	8	54
G Lonnie Godfrey	13	32	---	---	8	53
T Ben Oxendine	13	32	---	---	8	53
TE James Kiluk	12	32	---	---	5	49
T Alejandro Garrett	13	32	---	---	---	45
QB Winston Dodge	13	32	---	---	---	45
G Drake England	13	32	---	---	---	45
C Josiah Hawkins	13	32	---	---	---	45
WR Jacob Cole	12	32	---	---	---	44
RB Brett Dole	10	10	---	---	23	43
WR Lewis Sparkes	11	27	---	---	1	39
S Levi Phillip	---	---	9	22	7	38
TE Bert Harding	4	5	---	---	23	32
DT Jacob Belzer	---	---	7	21	2	30
RB Ted Stephenson	5	21	---	---	---	26
WR Dave Thomson	5	19	---	---	---	24
WR Damian Prior	2	6	---	---	15	23
OLB Kenyon Hicks	---	---	0	0	21	21
OLB Timothy Totten	---	---	3	12	1	16
CB Junior Boore	---	---	2	6	7	15
WR Randal Richardson	0	0	---	---	14	14
TE Brian McGhee	3	8	---	---	---	11
S Efrain Boatright	---	---	1	5	4	10
DE Abel Lyon	---	---	3	5	1	9
RB Calvin Harding	1	0	---	---	8	9
T Rex Harris	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Noah Neumeyer	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Colin Chapman	---	---	0	1	7	8
C Leonardo Jarvis	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Elijah Peterson	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Terry Burk	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Jermaine O'Bryan	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Corwin Burtnett	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Frank McGee	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Cornell Unverzagt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T James Anderson	28	44	---	---	10	82
T Dylan Sinclair	28	44	---	---	10	82
G Dominique Newsome	28	44	---	---	10	82
G Sammy Calinoff	28	44	---	---	10	82
QB Zane McNeil	28	44	---	---	---	72
C Tyrus Gustin	28	44	---	---	---	72
WR Dennis Sherman	26	40	---	---	2	68
TE Jorge Spain	26	42	---	---	---	68
RB Bradley Bensen	26	36	---	---	---	62
S Zachery Peck	---	---	13	32	12	57
CB Justin Webb	---	---	13	32	9	54
WR Jonah Prescott	21	25	---	---	3	49
OLB Malik Waldron	---	---	13	32	1	46
WR Dave Fedolfi	17	22	---	---	7	46
S Colton Cortez	---	---	13	31	1	45
DE Carter Malio	---	---	13	32	---	45
DT Michael Lane	---	---	9	28	8	45
ILB Dana Seleski	---	---	13	31	---	44
CB Taylor Spurrier	---	---	12	31	---	43
DE Matt Chism	---	---	12	29	---	41
CB Devin Finley	---	---	8	25	8	41
OLB Aiden Windsor	---	---	6	12	22	40
TE Jalen Macon	9	17	---	---	12	38
TE Ian Dunsmore	2	8	---	---	26	36
RB Arnie Pierce	1	5	---	---	26	32
DT Bucky Simmons	---	---	12	19	---	31
WR Raul Selander	5	6	---	---	18	29
WR Brad Meyer	7	19	---	---	---	26
DE J.C. Mullens	---	---	4	5	8	17
CB Alec Newsome	---	---	0	1	15	16
S Mercury Trantham	---	---	0	1	15	16
ILB Henry Lynn	---	---	0	1	11	12
RB Brant Keith	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Mike Horner	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Alexis Crossman	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Blake Baxter	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Grady Stuart	---	---	0	6	---	6
DE Junior Glaze	---	---	2	3	---	5
WR Angel Collier	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Rusty Griffith	---	---	0	1	---	1
G Cristian Sprincz	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Broderick Fleming	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Bobby Ziadie	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Amos Carroll	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Henry West	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Amir Hatcher	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	6	30	5.0
Right	5	4	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	12	4.0
Middle	12	79	6.6
Right	12	31	2.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Winston Dodge	30	20	5	2	4	2	0	1	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Zane McNeil	43	34	2	1	1	4	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	3	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	116	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	106	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	46	15.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	10	48	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	113	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	67	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	55	18.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jacob Cole	9	6	2	85	3	32
RB Ted Stephenson	6	4	1	23	0	21
WR Dave Thomson	4	3	0	16	0	19
TE James Kiluk	4	3	0	32	0	32
WR Lewis Sparkes	3	2	0	105	2	27
RB Brett Dole	2	1	1	5	0	10
TE Bert Harding	1	1	0	5	0	5
TE Brian McGhee	1	0	0	0	0	8

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jorge Spain	13	10	0	105	1	42
WR Dennis Sherman	10	9	0	62	0	40
WR Dave Fedolfi	7	5	1	33	0	22
TE Jalen Macon	4	2	0	14	0	17
RB Bradley Bensen	3	3	0	9	0	36
TE Ian Dunsmore	2	2	0	24	0	8
RB Arnie Pierce	2	2	0	28	1	5
WR Jonah Prescott	1	1	0	8	0	25
WR Raul Selander	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Arnie Pierce	1	5	5.00	5.00
RB Bradley Bensen	1	5	5.00	4.39

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Winston Dodge	2	2	18	9.00	9.03

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Zane McNeil	3	3	11	3.67	6.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bert Harding	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Dave Thomson	1	1	13	13.00	4.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dennis Sherman	1	1	6	6.00	6.20
TE Jorge Spain	1	1	2	2.00	8.08
WR Dave Fedolfi	1	1	3	3.00	4.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ted Stephenson	2	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Zane McNeil	1	0
RB Bradley Bensen	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Winston Dodge	8	6	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Zane McNeil	14	10	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Ted Stephenson	2	2	2
WR Dave Thomson	2	2	0
TE James Kiluk	2	1	0
WR Lewis Sparkes	1	0	0
WR Jacob Cole	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jorge Spain	5	4	3
WR Dennis Sherman	3	3	2
TE Ian Dunsmore	2	2	0
WR Dave Fedolfi	2	1	1
TE Jalen Macon	1	0	0
WR Raul Selander	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,000 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (17,700)
End Zone 11,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine 6,700 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (11,200)
Club Seats 11,700 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,000 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (17,700)
End Zone	11,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine	6,700 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (11,200)
Club Seats	11,700 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)