Week 1, 2056

played in Tampa Bay, FL

96 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	10	0	3	0	-	13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	3	0	7	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:41 TBY - Dan Garner 39 field goal
2Q: 14:00 TBY - Dan Garner 28 field goal
2Q: 10:52 CAR - Avery Naranjo 29 run (J.C. Cooley extra point)
2Q: 01:56 CAR - J.C. Cooley 50 field goal
4Q: 04:17 TBY - Brett Nixon 7 pass from Jessie Hodges (Dan Garner extra point)
4Q: 00:21 CAR - J.C. Cooley 28 field goal
OT: 06:01 TBY - Dan Garner 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:41 TBY - Dan Garner 39 field goal
2Q: 14:00 TBY - Dan Garner 28 field goal
2Q: 10:52 CAR - Avery Naranjo 29 run (J.C. Cooley extra point)
2Q: 01:56 CAR - J.C. Cooley 50 field goal
4Q: 04:17 TBY - Brett Nixon 7 pass from Jessie Hodges (Dan Garner extra point)
4Q: 00:21 CAR - J.C. Cooley 28 field goal
OT: 06:01 TBY - Dan Garner 41 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 306 308
- Offensive Plays 69 74
- Yards per Play 4.43 4.16
Net Rushing Yards 137 124
- Rushing Attempts 30 33
- Yards per Rush 4.57 3.76
Net Passing Yards 169 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 18 - 0 39 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 184 194
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.33 4.49
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 7.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 8/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 5/53
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 3/103
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 33
Time of Possession 31:11 32:54

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	306	308
- Offensive Plays	69	74
- Yards per Play	4.43	4.16
Net Rushing Yards	137	124
- Rushing Attempts	30	33
- Yards per Rush	4.57	3.76
Net Passing Yards	169	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 18 - 0	39 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	184	194
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.33	4.49
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	7.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	8/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	5/53
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	3/103
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 33
Time of Possession	31:11	32:54

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:47	OWN 22	4	20	Punt
1	8:35	2:53	OWN 25	6	33	Punt
2	13:52	3:19	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	9:15	1:38	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
2	5:37	3:49	OWN 33	10	34	Field Goal
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 20	2	6	Half
3	12:05	3:15	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
3	6:03	3:50	OWN 32	8	30	Punt
3	0:40	1:34	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
4	11:19	2:46	OWN 30	5	3	Punt
4	7:32	0:56	OWN 16	2	6	Fumble
4	4:09	1:36	OWN 23	5	10	Punt
4	1:54	1:38	OWN 27	6	62	Field Goal
OT1	10:00	0:37	OWN 13	3	0	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:13	3:38	OWN 24	8	54	Field Goal
1	5:42	6:50	OWN 20	12	69	Field Goal
2	10:33	1:18	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	7:37	2:00	OPP 27	3	1	Missed FG
2	1:48	1:03	OWN 34	6	20	Punt
3	15:00	2:55	OWN 39	5	12	Punt
3	8:50	2:47	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
3	2:13	1:33	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	14:06	2:47	OWN 21	7	54	Interception
4	8:33	1:01	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
4	6:36	2:27	OPP 22	7	22	Touchdown
4	2:33	0:39	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 32	2	-5	Half
OT1	9:23	3:28	OWN 47	8	29	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jack Gardner, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Cedric McKenzie	21	65	3.10	14	1	0
RB Avery Naranjo	5	53	10.60	29	2	1
QB Brant Blaine	4	19	4.75	8	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Gustavo Lyon	12	39	3.25	17	1
RB Terrell Larrabee	11	60	5.45	15	2
RB Lukas Lyons	8	11	1.38	8	0
QB Jessie Hodges	2	14	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brant Blaine	37	18	184	2/15	0	33	0	63.3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jessie Hodges	39	20	194	2/10	1	28	1	63.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rico Clemons	6	12	77	12.83	37	33
WR Richie Wilhide	6	12	44	7.33	4	12
TE Kris Conway	2	3	11	5.50	0	8
WR Owen Hermon	2	3	25	12.50	8	16
WR Santiago Carr	1	1	22	22.00	18	22
RB Cedric McKenzie	1	4	5	5.00	0	5

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harvey Webster	5	9	50	10.00	14	22	0
TE Will Chandler	5	8	52	10.40	41	28	0
WR Jalen Blanchard	4	5	32	8.00	9	11	0
TE Brett Nixon	3	7	28	9.33	4	14	1
WR J.J. Atkins	1	5	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Lukas Lyons	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Gustavo Lyon	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Joshua Evans	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Oliver Sailer	1	10	10.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Brant Blaine	1	0	0	0
CB Roger Espinal	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Zach Shapiro	1	0	0
DE Jonathan Godfrey	0	1	0
FB Joshua Evans	0	1	0
CB Alejandro Forrest	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bobby Wheeler	9	380	42.2	31.9	55	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earl Tenneson	7	364	52.0	40.4	67	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.C. Cooley	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Garner	3/4	1/2	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Espinal	2	21	10.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zach Shapiro	5	53	10.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Santiago Carr	2	40	20.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Sanderson	3	103	34.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dwayne Lestage	11	4	0.0	33	41
OLB Miles Hammer	8	2	0.0	33	37
ILB Enrique Marsh	7	3	0.0	33	39
S Phil Russett	5	1	0.0	30	20
OLB Darren Shea	4	0	0.0	20	19
CB Roger Espinal	3	1	1.0	33	41
CB Gabriel Stevens	3	2	0.0	30	39
DE Tyrell Naeole	2	0	1.0	16	24
DT Spencer Spetz	2	2	0.0	16	17
DT R.J. House	2	1	0.0	32	26
DE Gino Hoke	2	0	0.0	31	33
CB Oliver Sailer	2	0	0.0	18	24
DE J.J. Goon	1	1	0.0	18	22
DT Stephen Roche	1	0	0.0	1	14
DE Darryl Smith	1	0	0.0	0	2
DT Nicholas Faith	0	1	0.0	17	25

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tyrone Torelli	7	2	0.0	29	23
OLB Carl Conzelman	5	1	0.0	29	21
S Harrison Alston	5	0	0.0	29	24
DT Drake Guest	4	0	1.0	29	21
CB Alejandro Forrest	4	2	0.0	21	29
DE Adam Schwartz	4	1	0.0	29	36
S Rex Tripp	3	4	0.0	30	39
ILB Walt Gray	3	2	0.0	29	37
CB Gage Weidman	3	1	0.0	30	37
CB Kendrick Leavitt	2	3	0.0	29	27
CB Norbert Hampton	2	0	0.0	1	16
DT Pat Hampton	1	0	1.0	0	5
S Courtney Sanderson	1	0	0.0	1	15
DE Jonathan Godfrey	1	0	0.0	20	31
FB Joshua Evans	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ashton Sizemore	1	0	0.0	10	9
OLB Hunter O'Conner	1	0	0.0	10	21
CB Danny Cote	1	0	0.0	1	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Roger Espinal	1.0	0	0	0	41
DE Tyrell Naeole	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Gino Hoke	0.0	1	2	0	33
DE J.J. Goon	0.0	0	3	0	22
DT Nicholas Faith	0.0	0	2	0	25
ILB Enrique Marsh	0.0	0	1	1	39
DT Spencer Spetz	0.0	0	1	0	17
DE Darryl Smith	0.0	0	1	0	2

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Pat Hampton	1.0	0	0	5
DT Drake Guest	1.0	0	0	21
DE Jonathan Godfrey	0.0	3	1	31
OLB Harris Lovallo	0.0	1	1	18
OLB Carl Conzelman	0.0	1	0	21
DE Adam Schwartz	0.0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dwayne Lestage	4	2	0	41
CB Oliver Sailer	3	0	1	24
ILB Enrique Marsh	3	0	0	39
OLB Miles Hammer	3	0	0	37
CB Gabriel Stevens	3	0	0	39
CB Roger Espinal	2	1	0	41
DT Stephen Roche	1	0	0	14
DE Darryl Smith	1	0	0	2
DT Spencer Spetz	0	1	0	17

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Alejandro Forrest	3	0	29
CB Gage Weidman	3	0	37
S Harrison Alston	2	3	24
CB Norbert Hampton	2	0	16
CB Kendrick Leavitt	1	1	27
ILB Walt Gray	1	0	37
S Courtney Sanderson	1	0	15
OLB Tyrone Torelli	1	0	23
S Rex Tripp	1	0	39
OLB Hunter O'Conner	1	0	21
DT Drake Guest	1	0	21
CB Danny Cote	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Miles Delgado	3	5	0	30	1	39
T Derek Peterson	3	4	0	30	0	39
C Edwin Karle	2	8	0	30	0	39
T T.J. Probin	1	5	1	30	0	39
G Bill Murack	1	4	0	30	1	39

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jack Gardner	4	9	33	0	41
G Tyrell Westbrook	2	9	33	1	41
C Pedro Medeiros	2	7	33	0	41
T Omar Austin	1	3	33	0	41
T Dale Thomason	0	2	33	1	41
TE Will Chandler	0	1	14	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Roger Espinal	3	29
Kris Conway	1	27
J.J. Goon	1	27
Nicky Hudgens	1	27
Mickey Vaughn	1	25
Avery Naranjo	1	11

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Alejandro Forrest	2	27
Ike Moline	1	28
Jack Gardner	1	11

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Roger Espinal	---	---	33	41	29	103
TE Kris Conway	27	37	---	---	27	91
CB Gabriel Stevens	---	---	30	39	15	84
G Miles Delgado	30	39	---	---	11	80
S Dwayne Lestage	---	---	33	41	4	78
ILB Enrique Marsh	---	---	33	39	4	76
OLB Miles Hammer	---	---	33	37	4	74
G Bill Murack	30	39	---	---	2	71
QB Brant Blaine	30	39	---	---	2	71
T Derek Peterson	30	39	---	---	---	69
T T.J. Probin	30	39	---	---	---	69
C Edwin Karle	30	39	---	---	---	69
RB Cedric McKenzie	25	38	---	---	5	68
WR Richie Wilhide	29	39	---	---	---	68
DE Gino Hoke	---	---	31	33	3	67
DE J.J. Goon	---	---	18	22	27	67
WR Rico Clemons	27	39	---	---	---	66
DT R.J. House	---	---	32	26	8	66
S Phil Russett	---	---	30	20	16	66
CB Oliver Sailer	---	---	18	24	11	53
WR Owen Hermon	22	29	---	---	---	51
DT Nicholas Faith	---	---	17	25	2	44
DE Tyrell Naeole	---	---	16	24	2	42
OLB Darren Shea	---	---	20	19	1	40
DT Spencer Spetz	---	---	16	17	2	35
RB Cody Steber	0	1	---	---	27	28
TE Nicky Hudgens	1	0	---	---	27	28
OLB Mickey Vaughn	---	---	0	0	25	25
S Winfred Newhart	---	---	1	19	4	24
DT Stephen Roche	---	---	1	14	3	18
TE Ashton Fields	7	5	---	---	5	17
RB Avery Naranjo	5	1	---	---	11	17
FB Darren Abrams	6	3	---	---	4	13
C Brandon Winslett	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Austin Danila	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Trenton Austin	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Santiago Carr	1	3	---	---	5	9
P Bobby Wheeler	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Darryl Smith	---	---	0	2	7	9
K J.C. Cooley	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Calvin Griffin	---	---	1	3	---	4
ILB Cedric Powell	---	---	0	2	---	2
OLB Joel Flowers	---	---	0	2	---	2
CB Dakota Peace	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Donny Blair	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Darien Schulz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Dale Thomason	33	41	---	---	12	86
G Jack Gardner	33	41	---	---	11	85
T Omar Austin	33	41	---	---	11	85
G Tyrell Westbrook	33	41	---	---	11	85
TE Brett Nixon	33	41	---	---	10	84
CB Alejandro Forrest	---	---	21	29	27	77
QB Jessie Hodges	33	41	---	---	---	74
WR Harvey Webster	33	41	---	---	---	74
C Pedro Medeiros	33	41	---	---	---	74
S Rex Tripp	---	---	30	39	2	71
TE Will Chandler	14	27	---	---	29	70
CB Gage Weidman	---	---	30	37	2	69
ILB Walt Gray	---	---	29	37	2	68
DE Adam Schwartz	---	---	29	36	2	67
WR J.J. Atkins	29	32	---	---	4	65
OLB Tyrone Torelli	---	---	29	23	13	65
DE Jonathan Godfrey	---	---	20	31	11	62
DT Drake Guest	---	---	29	21	9	59
CB Kendrick Leavitt	---	---	29	27	---	56
S Harrison Alston	---	---	29	24	1	54
OLB Carl Conzelman	---	---	29	21	---	50
TE Ike Moline	4	5	---	---	28	37
FB Joshua Evans	5	7	---	---	22	34
RB Terrell Larrabee	11	18	---	---	4	33
OLB Hunter O'Conner	---	---	10	21	2	33
RB Gustavo Lyon	14	18	---	---	---	32
RB Lukas Lyons	8	5	---	---	16	29
OLB Dylan Carpenter	---	---	0	3	25	28
WR Jalen Blanchard	14	11	---	---	---	25
S Courtney Sanderson	---	---	1	15	6	22
OLB Harris Lovallo	---	---	1	18	2	21
CB Norbert Hampton	---	---	1	16	2	19
DE Ashton Sizemore	---	---	10	9	---	19
CB Danny Cote	---	---	1	2	14	17
S Jeremiah Singleton	---	---	0	0	17	17
DT Mel Thill	---	---	1	13	2	16
C Malik Murray	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Earl Tenneson	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Zach Shapiro	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Dan Garner	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Pat Hampton	---	---	0	5	---	5
T Clifton Lamont	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Aiden Drake	---	---	1	2	---	3
QB Dustin Hooks	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Rob Allotey	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Randall Olmstead	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	18	38	2.1
Right	8	83	10.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	58	5.8
Middle	16	48	3.0
Right	7	18	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brant Blaine	37	18	3	4	3	4	6	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jessie Hodges	39	20	2	1	2	4	10	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	2	30	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	92	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	62	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	10	115	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	49	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	14	4.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rico Clemons	12	6	0	77	2	39
WR Richie Wilhide	12	6	1	44	0	39
RB Cedric McKenzie	4	1	2	5	0	38
TE Kris Conway	3	2	0	11	0	37
WR Owen Hermon	3	2	0	25	0	29
WR Santiago Carr	1	1	0	22	1	3

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harvey Webster	9	5	0	50	1	41
TE Will Chandler	8	5	0	52	1	27
TE Brett Nixon	7	3	0	28	0	41
WR J.J. Atkins	5	1	1	9	0	32
WR Jalen Blanchard	5	4	1	32	0	11
RB Gustavo Lyon	3	1	0	8	0	18
RB Lukas Lyons	1	1	0	15	0	5
FB Joshua Evans	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cedric McKenzie	1	-1	-1.00	3.10

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Terrell Larrabee	2	3	1.50	5.45
RB Lukas Lyons	1	0	0.00	1.38
RB Gustavo Lyon	1	-1	-1.00	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brant Blaine	2	0	0	0.00	4.97

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jessie Hodges	4	2	10	2.50	4.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.J. Atkins	1	0	0	0.00	1.80
TE Will Chandler	1	1	3	3.00	6.50
TE Brett Nixon	1	1	7	7.00	4.00
RB Gustavo Lyon	1	0	0	0.00	2.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Terrell Larrabee	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brant Blaine	14	6	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jessie Hodges	16	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Richie Wilhide	4	2	1
WR Rico Clemons	3	2	1
WR Owen Hermon	3	2	1
RB Cedric McKenzie	2	0	0
TE Kris Conway	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brett Nixon	5	2	2
WR Harvey Webster	4	2	1
WR Jalen Blanchard	3	3	2
WR J.J. Atkins	2	1	1
FB Joshua Evans	1	0	0
TE Will Chandler	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,900 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,100 (17,700)
End Zone 10,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,600 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 7,700 (11,200)
Club Seats 8,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,900 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,100 (17,700)
End Zone	10,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,600 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	7,700 (11,200)
Club Seats	8,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,800)