Week 11, 2012

played in Tampa Bay, FL

85 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	10	0	7	-	17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	10	10	3	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:06 TBY - Jason Witten 11 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 15:00 TBY - Cory Booker 3 run (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 10:09 CAR - Kendrick Hastings 3 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 02:59 TBY - Thomas Knoll 34 field goal
2Q: 00:16 CAR - Lester Arnold 22 field goal
3Q: 10:21 TBY - Ashley Lelie 11 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
3Q: 05:50 TBY - Thomas Knoll 34 field goal
4Q: 12:52 CAR - Frankie Copeland 1 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 08:47 TBY - Thomas Knoll 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:06 TBY - Jason Witten 11 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 15:00 TBY - Cory Booker 3 run (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 10:09 CAR - Kendrick Hastings 3 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 02:59 TBY - Thomas Knoll 34 field goal
2Q: 00:16 CAR - Lester Arnold 22 field goal
3Q: 10:21 TBY - Ashley Lelie 11 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
3Q: 05:50 TBY - Thomas Knoll 34 field goal
4Q: 12:52 CAR - Frankie Copeland 1 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 08:47 TBY - Thomas Knoll 47 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 6-4 5-5
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 351 302
- Offensive Plays 59 61
- Yards per Play 5.95 4.95
Net Rushing Yards 81 112
- Rushing Attempts 19 38
- Yards per Rush 4.26 2.95
Net Passing Yards 270 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 23 - 2 20 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 278 208
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.75 8.26
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/81 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/158 4/96
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/45
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 37
Time of Possession 25:21 34:39

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	6-4	5-5
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	351	302
- Offensive Plays	59	61
- Yards per Play	5.95	4.95
Net Rushing Yards	81	112
- Rushing Attempts	19	38
- Yards per Rush	4.26	2.95
Net Passing Yards	270	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 23 - 2	20 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	278	208
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.75	8.26
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/81	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/158	4/96
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/45
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 37
Time of Possession	25:21	34:39

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:49	OWN 39	8	39	Missed FG
1	6:57	1:53	OWN 44	3	6	Punt
2	14:50	4:51	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
2	7:30	1:46	OWN 5	3	2	Punt
2	3:51	0:10	OWN 9	1	0	Interception
2	2:54	2:44	OWN 27	9	68	Field Goal
3	10:12	2:12	OWN 34	4	25	Interception
3	5:43	2:22	OWN 43	4	10	Punt
3	1:29	3:42	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
4	8:41	1:44	OWN 14	3	6	Punt
4	2:22	1:56	OWN 2	10	73	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:11	4:14	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
1	5:04	5:14	OWN 1	10	99	Touchdown
2	9:59	2:29	OWN 38	4	10	Punt
2	5:44	1:53	OWN 44	3	0	Punt
2	3:41	0:47	OPP 12	3	-5	Field Goal
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 29	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	4:48	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	8:00	2:17	OPP 19	3	2	Field Goal
3	3:21	1:52	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	12:47	4:06	OWN 35	9	35	Field Goal
4	6:57	4:35	OWN 37	6	18	Punt
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 25	3	6	Game

Game MVP: Rex Grossman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frankie Copeland	19	81	4.26	16	4	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Austin Punzel	22	72	3.27	10	1	0
Cory Booker	12	34	2.83	6	0	1
Rex Grossman	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
Cornelius Sobin	2	9	4.50	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Ramsey	39	23	278	1/8	2	43	2	76.6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rex Grossman	20	15	208	3/18	2	43	0	141.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Johnson	5	12	57	11.40	3	31	0
RB Frankie Copeland	5	8	20	4.00	8	9	1
WR William Lundberg	3	5	46	15.33	15	22	0
WR Kendrick Hastings	3	3	55	18.33	0	43	1
WR Brandon Lloyd	2	2	36	18.00	10	33	0
TE Wendell Rubenstein	2	2	21	10.50	0	14	0
WR Mario Beyer	2	6	37	18.50	0	32	0
TE Willie Gardner	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brad Shannon	5	6	120	24.00	51	43	0
WR Michael Clayton	4	6	37	9.25	5	27	0
WR Ashley Lelie	2	2	29	14.50	12	18	1
TE Sedrick Battle	2	2	8	4.00	9	6	0
TE Jason Witten	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	1
FB Melvin Van DeWege	1	2	3	3.00	3	3	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Will Demps	2	45	22.50	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Duane Scroggins	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Austin Punzel	1	0	0	0
Ashley Lelie	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Lang	4	188	47.0	42.0	49	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Bidwell	4	187	46.8	42.8	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	1/2	0/0	0/0	22	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Knoll	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	2	16	8.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	4	122	30.5	0
Robert Blackford	1	36	36.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Shannon	4	96	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Cory Rose	9	3	1.0	37	23
ILB Nicky Bellevue	8	1	0.0	35	22
DT Alan O'Donnell	7	1	1.0	29	19
OLB Ethan Burnett	7	1	1.0	30	22
OLB K.C. Jennings	3	2	0.0	20	10
DE Bert Messenger	3	0	0.0	29	21
DT Ellis Wyms	2	1	0.0	20	8
S Lorenzo Varney	2	1	0.0	32	15
ILB Randall Hawkins	2	1	0.0	11	1
CB Duane Scroggins	2	0	0.0	27	16
CB Robert Blackford	2	0	0.0	28	22
CB Bruce Brookins	2	0	0.0	24	19
DE Gene Bracken	1	2	0.0	26	22
S Jack Brewer	1	0	0.0	34	21
WR Andre Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	0	---	---	---
S Leon Barbaritz	0	1	0.0	5	4

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chuck Ferreira	9	1	0.0	19	40
OLB Lonnie Blades	6	4	1.0	18	40
OLB Derrick Poland	4	3	0.0	17	33
S Will Demps	4	1	0.0	17	32
DE Amos Moss	4	1	0.0	18	38
CB Ike Taylor	4	0	0.0	17	33
ILB Wesley Eicholz	3	1	0.0	19	39
CB Butch Wolfstone	3	1	0.0	19	40
DE Dewayne White	2	1	0.0	18	39
ILB Gary Brackett	1	0	0.0	2	7
CB Leroy Rindfleisch	1	0	0.0	2	7
DT Reuben Foster	0	1	0.0	19	40

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cory Rose	1.0	1	2	23
DT Alan O'Donnell	1.0	0	0	19
OLB Ethan Burnett	1.0	0	0	22
DE Bert Messenger	0.0	1	0	21

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lonnie Blades	1.0	1	1	0	40
DE Dewayne White	0.0	1	0	0	39
DT Reuben Foster	0.0	0	1	0	40
ILB Wesley Eicholz	0.0	0	0	1	39
DE Amos Moss	0.0	0	0	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB K.C. Jennings	3	0	10
OLB Ethan Burnett	3	0	22
CB Robert Blackford	2	2	22
CB Duane Scroggins	2	0	16
CB Bruce Brookins	2	0	19
DT Alan O'Donnell	1	0	19
DT Cory Rose	1	0	23
S Lorenzo Varney	1	0	15

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Will Demps	4	1	2	32
CB Ike Taylor	4	0	0	33
CB Butch Wolfstone	3	3	0	40
S Chuck Ferreira	3	0	0	40
OLB Derrick Poland	3	0	0	33
OLB Lonnie Blades	2	0	0	40
ILB Gary Brackett	1	1	0	7
DT Pat Nied	1	1	0	7
DE Dewayne White	1	0	0	39
CB Leroy Rindfleisch	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jordan Gross	3	7	16	1	29
John Hill	1	2	16	0	33
Byron Davidson	1	2	13	0	24
O.J. Cooley	1	1	12	0	30
Teddy Biernoth	0	2	15	0	31
Patrick Petrolis	0	2	12	0	29
Rock Cartwright	0	1	7	0	1
Wendell Rubenstein	0	1	13	0	15
Donnie Hines	0	1	11	0	18

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Toniu Fonoti	3	10	0	35	0	18
Reggie Wagner	1	6	0	31	0	16
Mike Gandy	1	5	0	28	2	16
Tyrone Carlisle	1	4	0	29	0	20
Michael Shaw	1	2	0	16	1	10
Thurman Cassidy	1	2	0	27	0	15
Sedrick Battle	1	1	1	18	0	7
Jason Witten	1	1	0	25	0	14
Artis Hicks	1	1	0	13	0	12
Brett Williams	0	2	0	11	0	8
Melvin Van DeWege	0	2	0	14	0	11

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Wendell Rubenstein	2	10
Randall Hawkins	1	22
Brandon Lloyd	1	10
Harvey Cochrane	0	21
Willie Gardner	0	17
Mario Beyer	0	15
Rock Cartwright	0	13
Leon Barbaritz	0	13
Dre' Bly	0	11
William Lundberg	0	11
Geoff Maniecki	0	11
Bruce Brookins	0	11
Robert Blackford	0	10
Mike Saffer	0	6
John Hill	0	6
Lester Arnold	0	6
Byron Davidson	0	6
Casey Godfrey	0	6
Ellis Wyms	0	5
Shawn Hanks	0	5
Kendrick Hastings	0	5
Jack Brewer	0	4
Nicky Bellevue	0	4
Greg Lang	0	4
Lorenzo Varney	0	4
Donnie Hines	0	4
Patrick Petrolis	0	4
Bert Messenger	0	3
Gene Bracken	0	3
Ethan Burnett	0	3
Jordan Gross	0	2
Duane Scroggins	0	2
Alan O'Donnell	0	2
Cory Rose	0	2
Terry Sawyer	0	2
K.C. Jennings	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Dwight Smith	3	15
Wayne Hurt	2	13
Michael Clayton	1	14
Jumbo Nejedly	1	14
Cornelius Sobin	0	22
Sedrick Battle	0	15
Cory Booker	0	14
Will Demps	0	13
Ike Taylor	0	13
Marc Dominquez	0	10
Thomas Knoll	0	10
Derrick Poland	0	9
Leroy Rindfleisch	0	8
Melvin Van DeWege	0	8
Jason Witten	0	7
Brett Williams	0	7
Artis Hicks	0	7
Josh Bidwell	0	7
Thurman Cassidy	0	7
Michael Shaw	0	7
Tyrone Carlisle	0	7
Gary Brackett	0	5
Shaun Phillips	0	4
Brad Shannon	0	4
Pat Nied	0	4
Matt Paulk	0	4
Dewayne White	0	2
Wesley Eicholz	0	2
Butch Wolfstone	0	2
Chuck Ferreira	0	2
Amos Moss	0	2
Lonnie Blades	0	2
Reuben Foster	0	2
Ashley Lelie	0	1
Daryl Burke	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	31	7.8
Middle	12	34	2.8
Right	3	16	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	29	4.1
Middle	23	74	3.2
Right	6	12	2.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Ramsey	39	23	6	2	2	6	2	2	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rex Grossman	20	15	5	0	1	2	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	22	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	66	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	29	2.9
Long (19+ Yds)	11	5	161	14.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	5	50	10.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	54	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	93	18.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Johnson	12	5	1	57	1	33
RB Frankie Copeland	8	5	1	20	0	34
WR Mario Beyer	6	2	0	37	1	19
WR William Lundberg	5	3	0	46	2	34
WR Kendrick Hastings	3	3	0	55	1	26
WR Brandon Lloyd	2	2	0	36	1	12
TE Wendell Rubenstein	2	2	0	21	0	15
TE Willie Gardner	1	1	0	6	0	8

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Clayton	6	4	1	37	1	14
WR Brad Shannon	6	5	0	120	4	23
TE Jason Witten	2	1	0	11	0	14
WR Ashley Lelie	2	2	0	29	0	12
TE Sedrick Battle	2	2	0	8	0	7
FB Melvin Van DeWege	2	1	0	3	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frankie Copeland	7	30	4.29	4.26

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cory Booker	6	15	2.50	2.83
Austin Punzel	4	15	3.75	3.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Ramsey	3	3	9	3.00	7.13

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rex Grossman	5	4	35	7.00	10.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	1	3	3.00	18.33
RB Frankie Copeland	1	1	1	1.00	2.50
WR Mario Beyer	1	1	5	5.00	6.17

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jason Witten	2	1	11	5.50	5.50
WR Ashley Lelie	1	1	11	11.00	14.50
WR Michael Clayton	1	1	3	3.00	6.17
WR Brad Shannon	1	1	10	10.00	20.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Cornelius Sobin	2	0
Austin Punzel	2	2
Rex Grossman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Ramsey	10	5	4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rex Grossman	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Johnson	3	1	0
WR William Lundberg	2	1	1
WR Kendrick Hastings	2	2	2
WR Mario Beyer	2	1	1
RB Frankie Copeland	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brad Shannon	3	2	2
WR Michael Clayton	2	2	0
TE Sedrick Battle	1	1	1
FB Melvin Van DeWege	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,300 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (17,700)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (11,200)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,300 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (17,700)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (11,200)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (4,800)