Week 17, 2015

played in Tampa Bay, FL

47 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	0	3	17	-	20
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	10	7	3	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:12 TBY - Brad Shannon 11 pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler extra point)
1Q: 06:42 TBY - Brad Shannon 12 pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 06:36 TBY - Bennie Covington 2 pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 00:20 TBY - Jeff Chandler 47 field goal
3Q: 10:29 CAR - Andy Schultz 22 field goal
3Q: 07:20 TBY - Bennie Covington 29 pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 11:12 CAR - Andy Schultz 25 field goal
4Q: 09:09 CAR - Lenny McKnight 11 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 02:36 TBY - Jeff Chandler 46 field goal
4Q: 01:19 CAR - Wendell Rubenstein 4 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:12 TBY - Brad Shannon 11 pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler extra point)
1Q: 06:42 TBY - Brad Shannon 12 pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 06:36 TBY - Bennie Covington 2 pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 00:20 TBY - Jeff Chandler 47 field goal
3Q: 10:29 CAR - Andy Schultz 22 field goal
3Q: 07:20 TBY - Bennie Covington 29 pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 11:12 CAR - Andy Schultz 25 field goal
4Q: 09:09 CAR - Lenny McKnight 11 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 02:36 TBY - Jeff Chandler 46 field goal
4Q: 01:19 CAR - Wendell Rubenstein 4 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 6-10 12-4
First Downs 13 22
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 238 451
- Offensive Plays 54 64
- Yards per Play 4.41 7.05
Net Rushing Yards 91 138
- Rushing Attempts 24 32
- Yards per Rush 3.79 4.31
Net Passing Yards 147 313
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 12 - 0 31 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 159 319
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.90 9.78
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 4/30
Kick Returns/Yards 5/176 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 28
Time of Possession 23:19 36:41

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	6-10	12-4
First Downs	13	22
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	238	451
- Offensive Plays	54	64
- Yards per Play	4.41	7.05
Net Rushing Yards	91	138
- Rushing Attempts	24	32
- Yards per Rush	3.79	4.31
Net Passing Yards	147	313
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 12 - 0	31 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	159	319
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.90	9.78
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	4/30
Kick Returns/Yards	5/176	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 28
Time of Possession	23:19	36:41

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:06	2:49	OWN 10	5	9	Punt
1	6:37	4:11	OWN 39	6	14	Punt
2	13:01	1:11	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	9:45	1:13	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
2	6:26	1:58	OPP 43	4	13	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 20	1	4	Half
3	15:00	4:37	OWN 43	8	52	Field Goal
3	7:08	1:43	OWN 39	3	3	Punt
3	2:35	0:49	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
3	0:22	4:17	OWN 39	10	53	Field Goal
4	9:09	0:07	OPP 11	1	11	Touchdown
4	2:31	1:20	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:54	OWN 34	3	66	Touchdown
1	10:17	3:40	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
1	2:26	4:25	OWN 10	7	42	Punt
2	11:50	2:05	OWN 32	3	-2	Punt
2	8:32	2:06	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
2	4:28	4:14	OWN 20	9	50	Field Goal
3	10:23	3:15	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
3	5:25	2:50	OWN 27	6	8	Punt
3	1:46	1:24	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
4	11:05	1:56	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	9:02	6:31	OWN 20	9	51	Field Goal
4	1:11	1:11	OPP 42	4	24	Game

Game MVP: Rex Grossman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lenny McKnight	12	31	2.58	9	0
Frankie Copeland	9	45	5.00	15	1
Terry Sawyer	3	15	5.00	6	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Austin Punzel	22	115	5.23	28	3
Sam Donaldson	8	26	3.25	8	0
Rex Grossman	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
Tom Fox	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Sawyer	28	12	159	2/12	2	33	0	85.2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rex Grossman	31	24	319	1/6	4	48	0	149.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Lenny McKnight	4	5	60	15.00	12	33	1
WR William Lundberg	3	6	43	14.33	16	24	0
WR Marco Bensen	3	7	46	15.33	4	22	0
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	1
FB Claude Ungerer	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Andre Johnson	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kendrick Hastings	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brad Shannon	8	10	122	15.25	24	27	2
WR Bennie Covington	6	9	103	17.17	6	38	2
TE Kris Wilson	3	3	64	21.33	10	48	0
RB Sam Donaldson	3	3	6	2.00	2	3	0
RB Austin Punzel	2	2	10	5.00	7	7	0
RB Tom Fox	2	3	14	7.00	0	7	0
WR Wes Brandon	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

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus Schroeder	7	321	45.9	38.7	59	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	5	196	39.2	31.8	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	2/2	0/0	0/0	25	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	2/2	2/2	0/0	47	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	1	7	7.0	0
Lenny McKnight	1	10	10.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Wolfstone	3	26	8.7	0
Brad Shannon	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	3	108	36.0	0
Robert Blackford	2	68	34.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmanuel Conway	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	7	2	0.0	26	30
CB Robert Blackford	6	0	0.0	17	23
S Brandon Magnotta	5	1	0.0	24	29
S Lorenzo Varney	5	1	0.0	24	29
DE Colin Bush	4	0	1.0	28	32
CB Donnell Jefferson	4	2	0.0	25	31
OLB Maurice Barber	4	0	0.0	27	23
DT Donovan Samsel	3	2	0.0	21	29
CB Friendship Peterson	3	0	0.0	26	31
DE Terry Maddux	2	1	0.0	27	31
ILB Randy Dodge	2	1	0.0	6	2
S Leon Barbaritz	2	0	0.0	8	3
DT Gabe Buchman	2	0	0.0	14	8
OLB Ethan Burnett	1	0	0.0	4	2
OLB Geoff Maniecki	1	0	0.0	15	16
S Tyrus Barnhardt	1	0	0.0	9	8
DE Bert Messenger	0	1	0.0	11	4
CB Bruce Brookins	0	1	0.0	7	1
DT Ricardo Tokeshi	0	1	0.0	21	18

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ronald Horn	6	0	0.0	22	28
DT Russell Lyle	5	1	1.0	19	19
S Chris Dillon	4	1	0.0	24	28
DE Amos Moss	3	2	1.0	23	29
ILB Wesley Eicholz	3	2	0.0	23	26
S Chuck Ferreira	3	1	0.0	24	30
CB Rob Dennis	3	0	0.0	13	16
OLB Lonnie Blades	2	4	0.0	24	30
DT Reuben Foster	2	4	0.0	22	29
CB Butch Wolfstone	2	1	0.0	24	30
S Daryl Burke	2	0	0.0	13	10
OLB Dwight Sanders	1	0	0.0	0	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Colin Bush	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE Terry Maddux	0.0	1	0	0	31

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Amos Moss	1.0	2	0	29
DT Russell Lyle	1.0	0	1	19
DT Reuben Foster	0.0	2	4	29
DE Sammy Fuller	0.0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Brandon Magnotta	5	1	29
CB Donnell Jefferson	5	0	31
CB Robert Blackford	3	0	23
CB Friendship Peterson	2	1	31
S Lorenzo Varney	2	0	29
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	2	0	30
OLB Geoff Maniecki	1	1	16
S Leon Barbaritz	1	0	3
DT Donovan Samsel	1	0	29
OLB Maurice Barber	1	0	23
S Tyrus Barnhardt	1	0	8

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ronald Horn	4	0	28
CB Rob Dennis	3	0	16
S Chuck Ferreira	2	0	30
S Chris Dillon	1	1	28
DE Sammy Fuller	1	0	30
OLB Dwight Sanders	1	0	6
CB Butch Wolfstone	0	2	30
S Daryl Burke	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
George Coffey	3	4	0	21	0	26
Mitch Hughes	2	6	1	24	1	30
Curtis Nichols	1	4	0	20	1	27
Wendell Rubenstein	1	1	0	13	0	7
Patrick Petrolis	0	2	0	24	0	30
Reggie Wagner	0	2	0	22	0	24
Brett Johnson	0	1	0	8	0	14
Claude Ungerer	0	1	0	12	0	4

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrone Carlisle	5	11	2	32	0	32
Thurman Cassidy	2	8	0	29	0	28
Conrad Chiaccheri	2	5	0	30	0	27
Leonard Agnew	1	3	0	32	0	32
Carl Katzenmoyer	1	1	0	3	0	4
Eddie Andrews	0	2	0	8	0	7
Otis Porter	0	1	0	26	1	30

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ethan Burnett	3	29
Charlie Weidner	1	21
William Lundberg	1	10
Marco Bensen	1	5
Frankie Copeland	0	26
Brett Johnson	0	21
Bruce Brookins	0	16
Kendrick Hastings	0	15
Claude Ungerer	0	13
Corey Tatum	0	12
Wendell Rubenstein	0	12
Leon Barbaritz	0	11
Robert Blackford	0	10
Justin Alexander	0	10
Vernon Patton	0	9
Cole Jordan	0	9
Patrick Petrolis	0	8
Ernie Summerfield	0	8
Marcus Schroeder	0	7
Andy Schultz	0	7
Geoff Maniecki	0	6
Byron Davidson	0	5
Randy Dodge	0	5
Brandon Magnotta	0	3
Mitch Hughes	0	3
Andre Johnson	0	2
Friendship Peterson	0	2
Lorenzo Varney	0	2
Reggie Wagner	0	2
Donnell Jefferson	0	2
George Coffey	0	2
Aaron Terwey	0	2
Colin Bush	0	2
Terry Maddux	0	2
Donovan Samsel	0	2
Billy Joe Woodard	0	2
Lenny McKnight	0	2
Ricardo Tokeshi	0	1
Maurice Barber	0	1
Tyrus Barnhardt	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Dwight Sanders	5	19
Butch Wolfstone	1	19
Thurman Cassidy	1	7
Chuck Ferreira	0	28
Jeff Bridges	0	18
Tom Fox	0	18
Jason Tatum	0	18
Daryl Burke	0	17
Sam Donaldson	0	17
Emmanuel Conway	0	15
Brad Shannon	0	13
Marc Dominquez	0	12
Jeff Chandler	0	9
Kris Wilson	0	7
Shane Lechler	0	7
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	7
Leonard Agnew	0	7
Carl Katzenmoyer	0	7
Eddie Andrews	0	7
Stephen Upshaw	0	7
Lorenzo Kinney	0	7
Austin Branch	0	7
Austin Punzel	0	5
Bennie Covington	0	5
B.J. Benson	0	5
Wesley Eicholz	0	4
Ronald Horn	0	3
Amos Moss	0	2
Lonnie Blades	0	2
Reuben Foster	0	2
Sammy Fuller	0	2
Chris Dillon	0	2
Russell Lyle	0	2
Rob Dennis	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	19	77	4.1
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	51	5.7
Middle	22	89	4.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Sawyer	28	12	3	5	2	4	5	5	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rex Grossman	31	24	6	3	0	3	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	28	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	70	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	11	2	55	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	13	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	61	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	80	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	9	5	165	18.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marco Bensen	7	3	0	46	1	20
WR William Lundberg	6	3	1	43	1	20
WR Andre Johnson	5	0	1	0	0	16
RB Lenny McKnight	5	4	0	60	1	19
TE Wendell Rubenstein	2	1	0	4	0	7
WR Kendrick Hastings	2	0	0	0	0	19
FB Claude Ungerer	1	1	0	6	0	4

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brad Shannon	10	8	122	3	30
WR Bennie Covington	9	6	103	2	22
TE Kris Wilson	3	3	64	1	17
RB Sam Donaldson	3	3	6	0	10
RB Tom Fox	3	2	14	0	13
RB Austin Punzel	2	2	10	0	23
WR Wes Brandon	1	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lenny McKnight	3	10	3.33	2.58
Frankie Copeland	1	0	0.00	5.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rex Grossman	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00
Austin Punzel	1	6	6.00	5.23

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Sawyer	4	3	21	5.25	5.68

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rex Grossman	3	3	25	8.33	10.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
RB Lenny McKnight	1	1	11	11.00	12.00
FB Claude Ungerer	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brad Shannon	2	2	23	11.50	12.20
WR Bennie Covington	1	1	2	2.00	11.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Copeland	2	1
Lenny McKnight	2	1
Terry Sawyer	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Austin Punzel	3	1
Sam Donaldson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Sawyer	6	2	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rex Grossman	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Johnson	2	0	0
RB Lenny McKnight	2	2	1
WR William Lundberg	1	0	0
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brad Shannon	2	2	2
WR Bennie Covington	2	1	1
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	0
RB Sam Donaldson	1	1	0
RB Tom Fox	1	1	1
WR Wes Brandon	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,200 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,500 (17,700)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (11,200)
Club Seats 11,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,200 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,500 (17,700)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (11,200)
Club Seats	11,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (4,800)