Week 1, 2014

played in Tampa Bay, FL

92 degrees, stormy, 18 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	7	-	7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	3	10	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:05 TBY - Austin Punzel 4 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 12:29 TBY - Thomas Knoll 49 field goal
3Q: 12:40 TBY - Brad Shannon 40 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
3Q: 00:56 TBY - Thomas Knoll 22 field goal
4Q: 07:38 CAR - Sedrick Barlow 3 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 02:17 TBY - Thomas Knoll 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:05 TBY - Austin Punzel 4 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 12:29 TBY - Thomas Knoll 49 field goal
3Q: 12:40 TBY - Brad Shannon 40 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
3Q: 00:56 TBY - Thomas Knoll 22 field goal
4Q: 07:38 CAR - Sedrick Barlow 3 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 02:17 TBY - Thomas Knoll 18 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 10 20
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 155 429
- Offensive Plays 58 65
- Yards per Play 2.67 6.60
Net Rushing Yards 19 148
- Rushing Attempts 14 37
- Yards per Rush 1.36 4.00
Net Passing Yards 136 281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 22 - 1 28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 153 281
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.09 10.04
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 7.1
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 9/79
Punt Returns/Yards 2/1 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 6/193 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 27
Time of Possession 22:23 37:37

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	10	20
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	155	429
- Offensive Plays	58	65
- Yards per Play	2.67	6.60
Net Rushing Yards	19	148
- Rushing Attempts	14	37
- Yards per Rush	1.36	4.00
Net Passing Yards	136	281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 22 - 1	28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	153	281
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.09	10.04
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	7.1
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	9/79
Punt Returns/Yards	2/1	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	6/193	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 27
Time of Possession	22:23	37:37

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:02	OWN 37	5	7	Punt
1	7:56	2:41	OWN 45	4	17	Punt
1	1:51	2:15	OWN 20	6	3	Punt
2	12:23	2:05	OPP 48	3	7	Punt
2	7:32	2:52	OWN 25	8	36	Punt
2	2:45	0:57	OWN 35	6	20	Interception
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 6	1	6	Half
3	12:25	1:53	OWN 46	3	-2	Punt
3	0:50	1:10	OWN 46	3	3	Punt
4	12:54	5:25	OWN 38	12	62	Touchdown
4	3:14	0:35	OWN 1	4	0	Downs
4	2:12	0:41	OWN 32	4	6	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:58	4:02	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	5:15	3:24	OWN 20	6	45	Punt
2	14:36	2:13	OWN 27	7	41	Field Goal
2	10:18	2:46	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
2	4:40	1:55	OWN 1	3	3	Punt
2	1:48	1:27	OWN 26	4	21	Punt
3	15:00	2:35	OWN 5	5	95	Touchdown
3	10:32	9:42	OWN 11	16	84	Field Goal
4	14:40	1:46	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
4	7:29	4:15	OWN 30	5	15	Punt
4	2:39	0:27	OPP 1	3	0	Field Goal
4	1:31	1:31	OPP 38	2	1	Game

Game MVP: Rex Grossman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sedrick Barlow	10	12	1.20	13	1	0
Frankie Copeland	4	7	1.75	6	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Austin Punzel	25	127	5.08	53	3
Sam Donaldson	10	17	1.70	5	0
Rex Grossman	2	4	2.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Ramsey	41	22	153	3/17	1	25	1	60.3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rex Grossman	28	20	281	0/0	2	40	0	127.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marco Bensen	4	10	61	15.25	2	25	0
WR Andre Johnson	3	7	33	11.00	0	15	0
WR William Lundberg	3	3	15	5.00	0	8	0
WR Kendrick Hastings	3	7	9	3.00	0	5	0
RB Frankie Copeland	3	3	5	1.67	0	3	0
TE Wendell Rubenstein	2	3	7	3.50	0	6	0
RB Sedrick Barlow	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
FB Donnie Hines	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
TE George Sharpton	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Mario Beyer	1	5	11	11.00	0	11	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brad Shannon	7	10	123	17.57	13	40	1
WR Emmanuel Conway	3	3	57	19.00	0	31	0
TE Karl Wayne	2	2	22	11.00	1	13	0
WR Blake Murray	2	2	17	8.50	1	9	0
TE Scottie Robinson	2	2	19	9.50	0	10	0
RB Austin Punzel	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	1
FB Melvin Van DeWege	1	2	2	2.00	4	2	0
WR Bennie Covington	1	3	18	18.00	2	18	0
RB Sam Donaldson	1	2	19	19.00	10	19	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Daryl Burke	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Sedrick Barlow	2	0
Andre Johnson	1	2
Patrick Ramsey	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Wesley Eicholz	0	0	1	0
Lonnie Blades	0	0	1	0
Wayne Hurt	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Lang	7	298	42.6	33.3	56	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	6	282	47.0	43.5	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Knoll	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Johnson	2	1	0.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennie Henderson	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephen Forbes	5	166	33.2	0
Mario Beyer	1	27	27.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmanuel Conway	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	6	1	0.0	33	27
DE Bert Messenger	5	2	0.0	33	26
S Leon Barbaritz	5	1	0.0	29	25
CB Bruce Brookins	5	1	0.0	13	17
S Jack Brewer	4	2	0.0	23	19
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	4	2	0.0	24	13
OLB Ethan Burnett	4	1	0.0	18	10
CB Stephen Forbes	4	1	0.0	37	27
CB Robert Blackford	4	0	0.0	28	15
DT Marshall Carroll	3	1	0.0	28	23
ILB Randy Dodge	2	2	0.0	13	14
DE Gene Bracken	2	1	0.0	16	8
CB Donnell Jefferson	2	1	0.0	13	16
DT Gabe Buchman	2	0	0.0	19	12
WR Marco Bensen	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ricardo Tokeshi	1	0	0.0	24	20
DE Terry Maddux	0	3	0.0	34	27

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lonnie Blades	6	2	1.0	14	44
ILB Wesley Eicholz	6	2	0.0	12	41
CB Christian Roebuck	5	1	0.0	11	42
S Chris Dillon	4	1	0.0	12	38
CB Wayne Hurt	3	2	0.0	12	42
DE Sammy Fuller	3	1	0.0	13	42
DT Russell Lyle	2	1	1.5	9	25
DE Amos Moss	2	1	0.5	14	44
CB Butch Wolfstone	2	1	0.0	13	43
S Bennie Henderson	1	1	0.0	6	20
DT Reuben Foster	1	0	0.0	13	43
OLB Hunter Hodges	1	0	0.0	3	0
OLB Korey LeBoeuf	1	0	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Marshall Carroll	1	0	23
DE Bert Messenger	0	1	26
ILB Randy Dodge	0	1	14
DT Ricardo Tokeshi	0	1	20

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Russell Lyle	1.5	1	0	0	25
OLB Lonnie Blades	1.0	2	0	1	44
DE Amos Moss	0.5	1	3	2	44
DE Sammy Fuller	0.0	1	2	0	42

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Robert Blackford	3	0	15
CB Bruce Brookins	3	0	17
S Jack Brewer	2	1	19
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	2	1	27
S Leon Barbaritz	2	0	25
CB Donnell Jefferson	2	0	16
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	2	0	13
OLB Ethan Burnett	1	0	10
ILB Randy Dodge	1	0	14
CB Stephen Forbes	1	0	27
DT Ricardo Tokeshi	1	0	20

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Christian Roebuck	4	0	0	42
OLB Lonnie Blades	3	1	0	44
CB Wayne Hurt	3	1	0	42
ILB Wesley Eicholz	3	0	0	41
S Chris Dillon	3	0	0	38
CB Butch Wolfstone	2	3	0	43
DE Sammy Fuller	2	0	0	42
S Bennie Henderson	1	0	0	20
OLB Korey LeBoeuf	1	0	0	4
S Daryl Burke	0	0	1	41

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Patrick Petrolis	1	2	12	0	34
Mitch Hughes	1	1	13	1	39
Jordan Gross	0	2	14	1	42
Donnie Hines	0	2	9	0	14
Bruce Westbrook	0	2	3	0	20
Curtis Nichols	0	2	11	0	26
George Coffey	0	1	13	1	25
Wendell Rubenstein	0	1	11	0	12
Casey Godfrey	0	1	3	0	15

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Tyrone Carlisle	3	9	0	37	28
Reggie Wagner	3	5	0	24	21
Thurman Cassidy	1	5	0	30	20
Toniu Fonoti	1	4	1	37	28
Otis Porter	1	4	0	35	25
Bo Randle	1	2	0	7	8
Karl Wayne	1	1	0	22	13
Melvin Van DeWege	0	4	0	20	11
Leo Levine	0	1	0	3	1

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Wendell Rubenstein	1	14
Robert Blackford	1	10
Maurice Pomeroy	0	16
Stephen Forbes	0	16
Brandon Magnotta	0	14
Howard Bridges	0	14
Billy Joe Hodges	0	14
Frankie Copeland	0	14
Kendrick Hastings	0	13
George Sharpton	0	12
William Lundberg	0	9
Gene Bracken	0	8
Ricardo Tokeshi	0	8
Greg Lang	0	7
Ethan Burnett	0	7
Byron Davidson	0	7
Casey Godfrey	0	7
Bruce Westbrook	0	7
Randall Hawkins	0	7
Andre Johnson	0	6
Donnie Hines	0	6
Donnell Jefferson	0	6
Jack Brewer	0	4
Patrick Petrolis	0	4
Leon Barbaritz	0	3
Marco Bensen	0	3
Geoff Maniecki	0	3
Randy Dodge	0	3
Billy Joe Woodard	0	3
Jordan Gross	0	2
Mario Beyer	0	2
George Coffey	0	2
Marshall Carroll	0	2
Emmanuel McCarthy	0	2
Terry Maddux	0	2
Andy Schultz	0	2
Gabe Buchman	0	2
Bert Messenger	0	1
Mitch Hughes	0	1
Bruce Brookins	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Christian Roebuck	3	26
Ted Buie	2	11
Sam Donaldson	1	23
Timothy Ballard	1	18
Leo Levine	1	15
Bennie Henderson	0	21
Blake Murray	0	13
Wes Brandon	0	12
Thurman Cassidy	0	9
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	9
Thomas Knoll	0	9
Eddie Andrews	0	9
Donnell Harrison	0	9
Scottie Robinson	0	9
Karl Wayne	0	8
Tyrone Carlisle	0	7
Hunter Hodges	0	7
Stephen Upshaw	0	7
Shane Lechler	0	6
Melvin Van DeWege	0	6
Bo Randle	0	6
Amos Moss	0	5
Toniu Fonoti	0	4
Tom Fox	0	4
Brad Shannon	0	3
Reggie Garcia	0	3
Emmanuel Conway	0	2
Russell Lyle	0	2
Reggie Wagner	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-2	-0.5
Middle	9	21	2.3
Right	1	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	23	5.8
Middle	23	39	1.7
Right	9	87	9.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Ramsey	41	22	1	2	1	5	5	3	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rex Grossman	28	20	4	0	2	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	14	44	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	39	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	16	4	70	4.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	2	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	20	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	110	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	6	149	21.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marco Bensen	10	4	0	61	1	32
WR Andre Johnson	7	3	0	33	0	33
WR Kendrick Hastings	7	3	0	9	0	31
WR Mario Beyer	5	1	1	11	0	21
TE Wendell Rubenstein	3	2	0	7	0	12
WR William Lundberg	3	3	0	15	0	11
RB Frankie Copeland	3	3	0	5	0	23
RB Sedrick Barlow	1	1	0	3	0	16
FB Donnie Hines	1	1	0	3	0	14
TE George Sharpton	1	1	0	6	0	16

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brad Shannon	10	7	0	123	2	25
WR Bennie Covington	3	1	0	18	0	16
WR Emmanuel Conway	3	3	0	57	2	11
RB Austin Punzel	2	1	1	4	0	15
FB Melvin Van DeWege	2	1	1	2	0	11
TE Karl Wayne	2	2	0	22	0	13
WR Blake Murray	2	2	0	17	0	17
RB Sam Donaldson	2	1	0	19	0	11
TE Scottie Robinson	2	2	0	19	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Austin Punzel	8	10	1.25	5.08
Sam Donaldson	1	-1	-1.00	1.70

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Ramsey	6	4	19	3.17	3.73

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rex Grossman	3	2	13	4.33	10.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Johnson	2	1	5	2.50	4.71
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	1	6	6.00	2.33
RB Sedrick Barlow	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	1	5	5.00	1.29
WR Marco Bensen	1	0	0	0.00	6.10

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
WR Bennie Covington	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
TE Karl Wayne	1	1	9	9.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Austin Punzel	5	2
Sam Donaldson	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Ramsey	15	8	4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rex Grossman	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kendrick Hastings	4	1	0
WR Marco Bensen	4	2	2
WR Andre Johnson	2	1	1
WR William Lundberg	1	1	0
FB Donnie Hines	1	1	0
RB Frankie Copeland	1	1	0
TE George Sharpton	1	1	1
WR Mario Beyer	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brad Shannon	3	2	2
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	1
WR Bennie Covington	1	0	0
WR Blake Murray	1	1	0
RB Sam Donaldson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,200 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (17,700)
End Zone 12,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine 6,900 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (11,200)
Club Seats 11,600 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,200 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (17,700)
End Zone	12,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine	6,900 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (11,200)
Club Seats	11,600 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (4,800)