Week 17, 2081

played in Tampa Bay, FL

43 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	14	0	0	-	17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:44 TBY - Jerald Freeman 25 run (Levi Hughes extra point)
1Q: 06:09 CAR - Raymond Deaton 23 field goal
2Q: 06:02 CAR - Terrance Johnson 5 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Raymond Deaton extra point)
2Q: 02:14 CAR - Jesse Beltramini 80 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Raymond Deaton extra point)
4Q: 12:38 TBY - Scott Meredith 6 pass from Elias Russell (Levi Hughes extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:44 TBY - Jerald Freeman 25 run (Levi Hughes extra point)
1Q: 06:09 CAR - Raymond Deaton 23 field goal
2Q: 06:02 CAR - Terrance Johnson 5 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Raymond Deaton extra point)
2Q: 02:14 CAR - Jesse Beltramini 80 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Raymond Deaton extra point)
4Q: 12:38 TBY - Scott Meredith 6 pass from Elias Russell (Levi Hughes extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 12-4 6-10
First Downs 20 13
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 13 6
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 417 239
- Offensive Plays 69 60
- Yards per Play 6.04 3.98
Net Rushing Yards 103 140
- Rushing Attempts 28 29
- Yards per Rush 3.68 4.83
Net Passing Yards 314 99
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 24 - 0 28 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 314 114
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 7.66 3.19
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/39 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 4/17 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/12 3/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 25
Time of Possession 33:35 26:25

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	12-4	6-10
First Downs	20	13
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	13	6
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	417	239
- Offensive Plays	69	60
- Yards per Play	6.04	3.98
Net Rushing Yards	103	140
- Rushing Attempts	28	29
- Yards per Rush	3.68	4.83
Net Passing Yards	314	99
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 24 - 0	28 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	314	114
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	7.66	3.19
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/39	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	4/17	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/12	3/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 25
Time of Possession	33:35	26:25

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:36	OWN 25	4	17	Punt
1	9:32	3:30	OWN 25	9	69	Field Goal
1	2:07	1:43	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	14:15	8:20	OWN 27	17	73	Touchdown
2	2:49	0:49	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
2	1:17	1:17	OWN 6	2	2	Half
3	12:33	3:00	OWN 14	8	42	Punt
3	6:36	0:47	OWN 49	3	7	Punt
3	3:48	2:43	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
4	12:29	2:40	OWN 24	5	37	Punt
4	7:44	4:33	OWN 8	6	37	Punt
4	1:01	1:01	OPP 27	4	9	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:24	2:52	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	6:02	3:55	OWN 24	7	30	Punt
1	0:24	1:09	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
2	5:55	3:06	OWN 28	6	25	Punt
2	2:00	0:43	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	2:27	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
3	9:33	2:57	OWN 4	6	14	Punt
3	5:49	2:01	OWN 20	5	34	Punt
3	1:05	2:30	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
4	13:35	1:06	OPP 9	3	9	Touchdown
4	9:49	2:05	OWN 4	4	14	Punt
4	3:11	2:10	OWN 20	8	7	Downs

Game MVP: Mo Sjostrom, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jesse Beltramini	23	114	4.96	17	7
RB Warren Peoples	3	-9	-3.00	-1	0
QB Mo Sjostrom	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jerald Freeman	18	91	5.06	25	4	1
RB Damian Van Horne	7	32	4.57	13	1	0
QB Elias Russell	2	9	4.50	5	0	0
RB Julio Stanton	2	8	4.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mo Sjostrom	41	24	314	0/0	2	80	0	99.0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Elias Russell	25	10	84	3/15	1	29	0	62.8
Kenneth Schulz	3	2	30	0/0	0	22	0	99.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bryson York	5	5	32	6.40	6	11	0
TE Sergio Washington	4	8	90	22.50	24	30	0
WR Jeffrey Rogers	3	11	24	8.00	1	9	0
RB Jesse Beltramini	3	3	100	33.33	86	80	1
WR Kerry Burnett	3	4	35	11.67	13	13	0
WR Leroy Skjerven	2	4	11	5.50	16	14	0
RB Terrance Johnson	2	2	7	3.50	8	5	1
WR Chris Garner	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Micah Huffman	1	2	8	8.00	8	8	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Scott Meredith	4	4	43	10.75	10	22	1
TE Stan Boyd	4	5	54	13.50	21	29	0
WR Myles Daye	2	5	7	3.50	5	8	0
WR Rick Hazel	2	12	10	5.00	0	7	0
WR Billy Reisinger	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Damian Van Horne	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Darnell Lenz	1	0	0	0
S Larry Littlejohn	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Damian Van Horne	1	0	1
C Amos McIntyre	0	1	0
T Jameson Shea	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
James Collins	7	309	44.1	35.6	56	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gerald Brandon	9	458	50.9	42.3	71	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raymond Deaton	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Levi Hughes	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Lenz	4	17	4.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
B.J. McGee	1	12	12.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norm Weingrad	3	55	18.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Larry Littlejohn	10	0	0.0	29	31
ILB Cory Gardner	6	2	0.0	25	28
S Grady Alston	6	1	0.0	29	31
OLB Noah Summers	5	1	0.0	29	31
OLB Duane Hasan	3	0	1.0	22	17
OLB Frederick Kinney	3	1	0.0	7	14
DE Myles Holliday	2	3	1.0	23	17
DE Myles Hegamin	2	0	1.0	23	18
CB Tre Whelihan	1	3	0.0	27	31
CB B.J. McGee	1	0	0.0	25	28
DT Jonah Stratico	1	0	0.0	12	18
ILB Gino Piper	1	0	0.0	7	5
CB Javier Diaz	1	0	0.0	16	19

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Roger Ramirez	8	4	28	39
OLB Ricky Cobb	6	1	26	37
S Patterson Dightman	5	2	26	41
S Norm Weingrad	4	2	28	41
CB Carson Farr	4	2	27	40
OLB Greg Fulton	4	1	26	24
CB Tyrone Forbes	4	0	18	12
OLB Leslie Bismo	2	1	28	31
ILB Steven Torres	2	1	4	19
DT Myron Dorash	2	1	15	11
CB Keegan Ignasiak	2	0	24	30
DE Jackie Von Wyss	2	0	19	30
DT Mitchell Levine	1	1	13	30
DE K.C. Foster	1	0	2	23
S Jimmy Stewart	1	0	3	12
DE J.T. Mintz	0	1	9	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Myles Holliday	1.0	0	0	1	17
OLB Duane Hasan	1.0	0	0	0	17
DE Myles Hegamin	1.0	0	0	0	18
OLB Noah Summers	0.0	1	1	0	31
DE Sergio Newton	0.0	0	1	0	16
DT Les Andrews	0.0	0	1	0	13
ILB Cory Gardner	0.0	0	1	0	28

Tampa Bay	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jackie Von Wyss	2	30
DE J.T. Mintz	1	15
OLB Ricky Cobb	1	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Grady Alston	3	3	31
OLB Noah Summers	3	0	31
S Larry Littlejohn	2	2	31
ILB Cory Gardner	2	1	28
OLB Duane Hasan	1	0	17
OLB Frederick Kinney	1	0	14

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Roger Ramirez	5	1	39
CB Keegan Ignasiak	3	1	30
OLB Ricky Cobb	3	1	37
S Norm Weingrad	2	3	41
S Patterson Dightman	2	0	41
CB Carson Farr	2	0	40
DE K.C. Foster	1	0	23
CB Tyrone Forbes	1	0	12
OLB Greg Fulton	1	0	24
OLB Leslie Bismo	1	0	31
S Jimmy Stewart	1	0	12
ILB Steven Torres	1	0	19
DT Myron Dorash	1	0	11
S Bryant Dillon	0	2	16

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Pat Blasingame	3	6	28	41
T Charlie Gibson	3	6	28	41
G Mercury Bergstrom	3	5	28	41
G Tre Williamson	2	4	28	41
T George Gordon	0	4	28	41
TE Sergio Washington	0	1	25	37

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Amos McIntyre	4	8	1	29	2	31
T Vernon Jewett	2	6	0	29	0	31
G Tim Norris	2	6	0	29	0	31
G Desmond Megorden	2	3	0	29	0	31
T Jameson Shea	1	4	0	29	1	31

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Javier Diaz	2	15
Bryson York	1	24
Grady Alston	1	11

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Boltwood	1	23
Damian Van Horne	1	23
Billy Reisinger	1	14
Patterson Dightman	1	13
Ricky Cobb	1	13

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Tre Whelihan	---	---	27	31	21	79
G Mercury Bergstrom	28	41	---	---	8	77
WR Kerry Burnett	28	40	---	---	7	75
S Grady Alston	---	---	29	31	11	71
QB Mo Sjostrom	28	41	---	---	---	69
C Pat Blasingame	28	41	---	---	---	69
T George Gordon	28	41	---	---	---	69
G Tre Williamson	28	41	---	---	---	69
WR Leroy Skjerven	28	41	---	---	---	69
T Charlie Gibson	28	41	---	---	---	69
ILB Cory Gardner	---	---	25	28	12	65
TE Sergio Washington	25	37	---	---	---	62
OLB Noah Summers	---	---	29	31	---	60
S Larry Littlejohn	---	---	29	31	---	60
CB B.J. McGee	---	---	25	28	3	56
RB Jesse Beltramini	25	25	---	---	---	50
CB Javier Diaz	---	---	16	19	15	50
WR Jeffrey Rogers	24	21	---	---	---	45
OLB Frederick Kinney	---	---	7	14	21	42
OLB Duane Hasan	---	---	22	17	2	41
DE Myles Hegamin	---	---	23	18	---	41
DE Myles Holliday	---	---	23	17	---	40
DT Les Andrews	---	---	17	13	9	39
TE Bryson York	1	12	---	---	24	37
S Angel Hastings	---	---	8	7	16	31
DT Jonah Stratico	---	---	12	18	---	30
FB Micah Huffman	3	8	---	---	17	28
DE Sergio Newton	---	---	8	16	---	24
RB Warren Peoples	3	1	---	---	15	19
WR Tim Bodenhemer	0	0	---	---	17	17
S Darnell Lenz	---	---	4	3	9	16
RB Terrance Johnson	0	13	---	---	---	13
DE Dennis Tessen	---	---	2	1	9	12
DE Philip Kelley	---	---	2	10	---	12
ILB Gino Piper	---	---	7	5	---	12
S Ernie Chesnut	---	---	4	3	3	10
WR Chris Garner	3	6	---	---	---	9
TE Devonte Osborne	0	1	---	---	8	9
C Dana Harvey	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Darrin Jennings	0	0	---	---	8	8
P James Collins	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Amir Ruzzin	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Raymond Deaton	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Manuel Bradford	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Neal Moffett	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Terrell Cochrane	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Patterson Dightman	---	---	26	41	13	80
OLB Ricky Cobb	---	---	26	37	13	76
S Norm Weingrad	---	---	28	41	6	75
CB Carson Farr	---	---	27	40	8	75
OLB Greg Fulton	---	---	26	24	24	74
G Desmond Megorden	29	31	---	---	9	69
T Vernon Jewett	29	31	---	---	9	69
G Tim Norris	29	31	---	---	9	69
T Jameson Shea	29	31	---	---	9	69
ILB Roger Ramirez	---	---	28	39	1	68
WR Rick Hazel	29	31	---	---	4	64
C Amos McIntyre	29	31	---	---	---	60
OLB Leslie Bismo	---	---	28	31	---	59
CB Keegan Ignasiak	---	---	24	30	---	54
QB Elias Russell	24	28	---	---	---	52
WR Myles Daye	24	27	---	---	---	51
DT Mitchell Levine	---	---	13	30	8	51
TE Stan Boyd	22	29	---	---	---	51
RB Damian Van Horne	9	17	---	---	23	49
DE Jackie Von Wyss	---	---	19	30	---	49
WR Scott Meredith	22	19	---	---	7	48
CB Tyrone Forbes	---	---	18	12	14	44
S Bryant Dillon	---	---	12	16	14	42
TE Robert Boltwood	4	10	---	---	23	37
RB Jerald Freeman	20	10	---	---	7	37
ILB Steven Torres	---	---	4	19	11	34
DE K.C. Foster	---	---	2	23	8	33
WR Billy Reisinger	8	5	---	---	14	27
DT Myron Dorash	---	---	15	11	---	26
DE J.T. Mintz	---	---	9	15	1	25
S Jimmy Stewart	---	---	3	12	8	23
C Brent Lee	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Gerald Brandon	0	0	---	---	9	9
QB Kenneth Schulz	5	3	---	---	---	8
RB Julio Stanton	5	3	---	---	---	8
TE Tracy Burke	2	3	---	---	---	5
K Levi Hughes	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Miguel Capshaw	0	1	---	---	---	1
G Keegan Glover	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Karl Patton	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Rex Waldorf	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tommy Harding	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Kennedy Perkins	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Nicholas Beuerlein	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Jordan Rivera	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Jackie Slezak	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	51	10.2
Middle	14	36	2.6
Right	7	18	2.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	13	60	4.6
Right	11	59	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mo Sjostrom	41	24	3	3	2	8	4	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Elias Russell	25	10	1	3	1	6	4	1	0
Kenneth Schulz	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	9	128	14.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	10	89	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	38	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	59	29.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	12	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	55	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	30	2.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	17	5.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeffrey Rogers	11	3	0	24	0	21
TE Sergio Washington	8	4	1	90	2	37
TE Bryson York	5	5	0	32	0	12
WR Leroy Skjerven	4	2	1	11	0	41
WR Kerry Burnett	4	3	0	35	0	40
RB Jesse Beltramini	3	3	0	100	1	25
WR Chris Garner	2	1	0	7	0	6
FB Micah Huffman	2	1	0	8	0	8
RB Terrance Johnson	2	2	0	7	0	13

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Hazel	12	2	0	10	0	31
WR Myles Daye	5	2	0	7	0	27
TE Stan Boyd	5	4	0	54	1	29
WR Scott Meredith	4	4	0	43	1	19
WR Billy Reisinger	1	0	1	0	0	5
RB Damian Van Horne	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Mo Sjostrom	2	-2	-1.00	-1.00
RB Warren Peoples	1	-4	-4.00	-3.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Damian Van Horne	1	8	8.00	4.57
RB Jerald Freeman	1	0	0.00	5.06

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mo Sjostrom	5	3	18	3.60	7.66

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Elias Russell	1	1	6	6.00	3.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeffrey Rogers	2	1	9	4.50	2.18
WR Leroy Skjerven	1	0	0	0.00	2.75
RB Terrance Johnson	1	1	5	5.00	3.50
TE Bryson York	1	1	4	4.00	6.40

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Scott Meredith	1	1	6	6.00	10.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jesse Beltramini	2	2

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Elias Russell	2	0
RB Damian Van Horne	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mo Sjostrom	13	7	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Elias Russell	10	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Sergio Washington	5	2	2
WR Jeffrey Rogers	4	1	0
RB Terrance Johnson	2	2	1
WR Kerry Burnett	2	2	2

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Hazel	4	0	0
WR Myles Daye	2	1	0
WR Scott Meredith	2	2	1
WR Billy Reisinger	1	0	0
TE Stan Boyd	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,300 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (17,700)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (11,200)
Club Seats 10,300 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,300 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (17,700)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (11,200)
Club Seats	10,300 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (4,800)