Week 1, 2017

played in Tampa Bay, FL

87 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	10	7	7	-	24
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0	3	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:52 TBY - Melvin Poston 3 pass from Casey Fredrickson (Brendan O'Callaghan extra point)
2Q: 12:45 CAR - Zane West 47 field goal
2Q: 05:25 CAR - Heath Gillespie 59 fumble return (Zane West extra point)
3Q: 11:13 TBY - Brendan O'Callaghan 30 field goal
3Q: 05:08 CAR - Cole Fulcher 11 pass from Connor MaKinster (Zane West extra point)
4Q: 10:54 TBY - Brendan O'Callaghan 41 field goal
4Q: 02:55 TBY - Scottie Cerasani 3 pass from Casey Fredrickson (Brendan O'Callaghan extra point)
4Q: 01:02 CAR - Connor MaKinster 1 run (Zane West extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:52 TBY - Melvin Poston 3 pass from Casey Fredrickson (Brendan O'Callaghan extra point)
2Q: 12:45 CAR - Zane West 47 field goal
2Q: 05:25 CAR - Heath Gillespie 59 fumble return (Zane West extra point)
3Q: 11:13 TBY - Brendan O'Callaghan 30 field goal
3Q: 05:08 CAR - Cole Fulcher 11 pass from Connor MaKinster (Zane West extra point)
4Q: 10:54 TBY - Brendan O'Callaghan 41 field goal
4Q: 02:55 TBY - Scottie Cerasani 3 pass from Casey Fredrickson (Brendan O'Callaghan extra point)
4Q: 01:02 CAR - Connor MaKinster 1 run (Zane West extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 17 27
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 9 16
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 247 423
- Offensive Plays 53 69
- Yards per Play 4.66 6.13
Net Rushing Yards 104 152
- Rushing Attempts 24 30
- Yards per Rush 4.33 5.07
Net Passing Yards 143 271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 18 - 1 36 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 165 294
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 4.93 6.95
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/70 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 4/29
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 3/82
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 26:56 33:04

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	17	27
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	9	16
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	247	423
- Offensive Plays	53	69
- Yards per Play	4.66	6.13
Net Rushing Yards	104	152
- Rushing Attempts	24	30
- Yards per Rush	4.33	5.07
Net Passing Yards	143	271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 18 - 1	36 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	165	294
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	4.93	6.95
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/70	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	4/29
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	3/82
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	26:56	33:04

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:50	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
1	10:40	1:23	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
1	3:45	6:05	OWN 10	10	60	Field Goal
2	9:33	1:15	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	6:51	1:26	OPP 44	3	-11	Interception
2	2:44	0:42	OWN 43	4	-25	Punt
2	0:41	0:38	OWN 20	2	20	Fumble
3	11:08	6:06	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
3	3:19	3:29	OWN 15	6	29	Punt
4	10:47	1:31	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	2:44	1:53	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:10	1:30	OWN 36	3	-4	Punt
1	9:17	5:32	OWN 15	10	85	Touchdown
2	12:40	3:07	OWN 25	6	36	Punt
2	8:18	1:27	OWN 32	3	1	Interception
2	5:25	0:08	OPP 48	1	7	Fumble
2	5:17	2:33	OWN 36	4	30	Fumble
2	2:02	1:21	OWN 41	6	7	Punt
2	0:03	0:03	OPP 40	1	-5	Half
3	15:00	3:52	OWN 38	8	49	Field Goal
3	5:02	1:43	OWN 23	4	16	Punt
4	14:50	4:03	OWN 21	8	55	Field Goal
4	9:16	6:32	OWN 22	13	78	Touchdown
4	0:51	0:51	OWN 25	4	58	Game

Game MVP: Brayden Hasty, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kent Benton	10	61	6.10	16	3	0
William Roberts	8	26	3.25	8	0	0
Connor MaKinster	5	17	3.40	8	0	1
Lawrence Chipokas	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Broderick Hoover	11	67	6.09	20	3
Casey Fredrickson	10	37	3.70	11	1
Angel Heffner	9	48	5.33	23	2

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Connor MaKinster	25	18	165	4/22	1	23	1	86.3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Casey Fredrickson	36	26	294	3/23	2	27	1	103.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Kent Benton	4	5	34	8.50	25	23	0
TE Cole Fulcher	4	5	33	8.25	2	17	1
WR Lawrence Chipokas	3	5	18	6.00	3	15	0
WR Bo Cook	3	4	32	10.67	9	16	0
TE Rodolfo Ogden	2	2	29	14.50	7	19	0
WR Dalton Wheeler	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB William Roberts	1	2	14	14.00	9	14	0
FB Ivan Nimmons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gary Powers	8	10	138	17.25	57	27	0
WR Monty Guenther	3	3	25	8.33	0	11	0
RB Broderick Hoover	3	4	27	9.00	8	13	0
TE Alex Schmidgall	3	5	23	7.67	3	11	0
RB Angel Heffner	3	3	29	9.67	8	11	0
WR Melvin Poston	3	6	31	10.33	9	20	1
TE Leonard Newman	2	3	18	9.00	3	11	0
WR Scottie Cerasani	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	1

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brayden Hasty	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Zachary Lyon	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kent Benton	1	0	0	0
Connor MaKinster	1	0	0	0
Emmett Whalen	0	1	1	0
Heath Gillespie	0	1	0	1
Dalton Wheeler	0	1	0	0
Rich Hart	0	0	1	0
Greg Torrence	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Casey Fredrickson	2	0	0
Leonard Newman	1	0	0
Monty Guenther	0	1	0
Braxton Talley	0	1	0
Riley Tanner	0	0	1
Damon Webster	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Theodore Bergeron	6	290	48.3	43.5	62	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Sanderson	4	178	44.5	33.8	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zane West	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brendan O'Callaghan	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Roberts	1	3	3.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scottie Cerasani	4	29	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Coggins	2	44	22.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scottie Cerasani	3	82	27.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Brayden Hasty	10	2	0.0	30	39
DE Greg Torrence	7	0	1.5	30	39
ILB Rich Hart	7	2	0.0	28	39
OLB Heath Gillespie	6	2	0.0	24	29
OLB Amos Joyner	5	0	0.0	16	16
S Taylor Barber	4	1	0.0	15	23
CB Josiah Guerrieri	3	5	0.0	28	39
DT Keith Mills	3	1	0.0	22	28
DE Emmett Whalen	3	0	0.0	27	35
S Mason Forrester	2	5	0.0	25	33
CB Lamont Shaner	2	0	0.0	4	7
DT Derek Szott	1	1	1.0	8	13
CB Roy McCormick	1	2	0.0	18	24
DT Dominique Backus	1	1	0.0	9	9
S Kody Brill	1	1	0.0	13	15
FB Ivan Nimmons	1	0	---	---	---
DE Caleb Liesegang	0	1	0.5	20	22

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Riley Tanner	9	1	0.0	12	18
OLB Leonardo McConnell	5	4	1.0	23	29
S Carlos Fleming	5	2	0.0	23	28
S Braxton Talley	5	2	0.0	24	29
ILB Jeffery Raney	5	0	0.0	22	28
OLB Jesse Leiter	4	0	2.0	24	29
DE Damon Webster	3	2	1.0	23	29
CB C.J. Basnight	3	0	0.0	23	29
CB Zachary Lyon	2	1	0.0	24	29
DT Alejandro Benjamin	2	0	0.0	23	28
ILB Marquis Booker	1	1	0.0	13	11
TE Leonard Newman	1	0	---	---	---
WR Melvin Poston	1	0	---	---	---
DE Donnell Hayes	0	2	0.0	21	26
OLB Joey Mikeska	0	1	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Greg Torrence	1.5	1	1	1	39
DT Derek Szott	1.0	0	0	0	13
DE Caleb Liesegang	0.5	0	0	0	22
DT Keith Mills	0.0	0	1	0	28
ILB Rich Hart	0.0	0	1	0	39

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jesse Leiter	2.0	0	1	2	29
OLB Leonardo McConnell	1.0	0	1	2	29
DE Damon Webster	1.0	0	0	0	29
OLB Joey Mikeska	0.0	1	0	0	2
ILB Jeffery Raney	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brayden Hasty	5	4	1	39
ILB Rich Hart	4	1	0	39
S Taylor Barber	4	0	0	23
OLB Heath Gillespie	3	0	0	29
OLB Amos Joyner	2	0	0	16
CB Lamont Shaner	2	0	0	7
CB Josiah Guerrieri	2	0	0	39
S Kody Brill	2	0	0	15
ILB Peter Herndon	1	0	0	13
S Mason Forrester	1	0	0	33

Tampa Bay	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Riley Tanner	5	0	18
OLB Jesse Leiter	3	0	29
CB Zachary Lyon	2	1	29
CB C.J. Basnight	2	0	29
OLB Leonardo McConnell	1	0	29
S Carlos Fleming	1	0	28
ILB Jeffery Raney	1	0	28
DE Damon Webster	1	0	29
ILB Marquis Booker	1	0	11
S Braxton Talley	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ivan O'Neal	3	4	0	24	1	29
Louie Tripplehorn	3	4	0	24	1	29
Randal Battle	2	6	1	24	0	29
Daryl Jefferson	1	5	0	24	2	29
Carlton Ybarra	1	3	0	24	0	29
Ivan Nimmons	0	1	0	7	0	5

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jerome Blood	5	11	2	30	0	39
Butch Pardo	3	6	0	30	0	39
Joshua Platt	2	4	0	30	2	39
Kenny Huffman	2	4	0	30	0	39
Francisco Noland	2	3	0	30	0	39
Jason Horn	0	0	0	9	1	7

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Brayden Hasty	3	14
Keith Mills	2	17
Kent Benton	1	17
Randal Battle	1	7

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Deron Copeland	1	16
Ron Carter	1	14
Alex Schmidgall	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brayden Hasty	---	---	30	39	14	83
Greg Torrence	---	---	30	39	2	71
Rich Hart	---	---	28	39	2	69
Josiah Guerrieri	---	---	28	39	2	69
Emmett Whalen	---	---	27	35	6	68
Keith Mills	---	---	22	28	17	67
Daryl Jefferson	24	29	---	---	7	60
Randal Battle	24	29	---	---	7	60
Mason Forrester	---	---	25	33	2	60
Louie Tripplehorn	24	29	---	---	7	60
Carlton Ybarra	24	29	---	---	7	60
Amos Joyner	---	---	16	16	22	54
Heath Gillespie	---	---	24	29	1	54
Roy McCormick	---	---	18	24	11	53
Ivan O'Neal	24	29	---	---	---	53
Connor MaKinster	24	29	---	---	---	53
Kent Benton	12	22	---	---	17	51
Dalton Wheeler	23	26	---	---	1	50
Bo Cook	24	26	---	---	---	50
Cole Fulcher	21	27	---	---	1	49
Lawrence Chipokas	14	18	---	---	15	47
Caleb Liesegang	---	---	20	22	1	43
Taylor Barber	---	---	15	23	1	39
Rodolfo Ogden	5	11	---	---	20	36
Peter Herndon	---	---	7	13	9	29
Kody Brill	---	---	13	15	---	28
Ivan Nimmons	7	5	---	---	15	27
Lamont Shaner	---	---	4	7	13	24
Derek Szott	---	---	8	13	1	22
William Roberts	9	7	---	---	4	20
Dominique Backus	---	---	9	9	---	18
Skip Lindsay	---	---	2	0	14	16
J.T. Winters	2	0	---	---	9	11
Otis Dail	---	---	4	6	---	10
Bob Coggins	3	1	---	---	5	9
Broderick Parrish	0	0	---	---	7	7
Theodore Bergeron	0	0	---	---	7	7
Zane West	0	0	---	---	6	6
Quinn Witt	0	2	---	---	---	2
Leroy Matos	0	0	---	---	---	0
Douglas Christ	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alejandro Adamo	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rich Webb	---	---	0	0	---	0
Les Bridges	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andres Farrell	---	---	0	0	---	0
Caleb Kushto	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Powers	27	38	---	---	14	79
Butch Pardo	30	39	---	---	6	75
Jerome Blood	30	39	---	---	6	75
Kenny Huffman	30	39	---	---	6	75
Francisco Noland	30	39	---	---	6	75
Alex Schmidgall	28	34	---	---	9	71
Casey Fredrickson	30	39	---	---	---	69
Joshua Platt	30	39	---	---	---	69
C.J. Basnight	---	---	23	29	16	68
Monty Guenther	25	35	---	---	7	67
Jesse Leiter	---	---	24	29	2	55
Zachary Lyon	---	---	24	29	1	54
Braxton Talley	---	---	24	29	1	54
Broderick Hoover	19	34	---	---	---	53
Damon Webster	---	---	23	29	1	53
Leonardo McConnell	---	---	23	29	---	52
Alejandro Benjamin	---	---	23	28	1	52
Carlos Fleming	---	---	23	28	---	51
Jeffery Raney	---	---	22	28	1	51
Donnell Hayes	---	---	21	26	---	47
Riley Tanner	---	---	12	18	17	47
Leonard Newman	9	12	---	---	22	43
Melvin Poston	15	21	---	---	---	36
Jason Horn	9	7	---	---	18	34
Scottie Cerasani	7	8	---	---	18	33
Marquis Booker	---	---	13	11	1	25
Joey Mikeska	---	---	2	2	20	24
Deron Copeland	0	2	---	---	16	18
Ron Carter	0	0	---	---	14	14
Angel Heffner	9	4	---	---	---	13
Clyde Vest	---	---	3	1	7	11
Jace Wooden	---	---	0	0	11	11
Drake Ackley	---	---	2	2	6	10
Melvin Braswell	---	---	1	1	6	8
Brendan O'Callaghan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dylan Quimby	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shawn Sanderson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Neal Covington	---	---	1	0	1	2
Rickey Shallard	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ty Chustz	2	0	---	---	---	2
Sherman Huffman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Diego Greene	0	0	---	---	---	0
Adrian Renfrow	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gilbert Steffen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gene Hampton	---	---	0	0	---	0
Leland Culpepper	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	45	6.4
Middle	8	44	5.5
Right	9	15	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	24	6.0
Middle	22	113	5.1
Right	4	15	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Connor MaKinster	25	18	1	0	2	0	3	4	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Casey Fredrickson	36	26	5	0	0	5	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	32	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	34	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	99	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	19	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	18	167	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	82	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Kent Benton	5	4	0	34	1	22
WR Lawrence Chipokas	5	3	1	18	0	18
TE Cole Fulcher	5	4	1	33	0	27
WR Bo Cook	4	3	0	32	0	26
TE Rodolfo Ogden	2	2	0	29	0	11
RB William Roberts	2	1	0	14	0	7
FB Ivan Nimmons	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Dalton Wheeler	1	1	0	5	0	26

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gary Powers	10	8	138	4	38
WR Melvin Poston	6	3	31	1	21
TE Alex Schmidgall	5	3	23	0	34
RB Broderick Hoover	4	3	27	0	34
TE Leonard Newman	3	2	18	0	12
WR Monty Guenther	3	3	25	0	35
RB Angel Heffner	3	3	29	0	4
WR Scottie Cerasani	2	1	3	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kent Benton	2	2	1.00	6.10
Connor MaKinster	1	1	1.00	3.40

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Casey Fredrickson	1	11	11.00	3.70
Broderick Hoover	1	2	2.00	6.09
Angel Heffner	1	1	1.00	5.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Connor MaKinster	1	1	11	11.00	6.60

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Casey Fredrickson	5	4	21	4.20	8.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Cole Fulcher	1	1	11	11.00	6.60

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Melvin Poston	2	1	3	1.50	5.17
WR Monty Guenther	1	1	8	8.00	8.33
WR Scottie Cerasani	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
TE Alex Schmidgall	1	1	7	7.00	4.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Kent Benton	1	1
Connor MaKinster	1	1
William Roberts	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Casey Fredrickson	2	1
Broderick Hoover	2	1
Angel Heffner	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Connor MaKinster	8	4	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Casey Fredrickson	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch
RB Kent Benton	2	1
TE Cole Fulcher	2	1
WR Bo Cook	2	1
FB Ivan Nimmons	1	0
WR Lawrence Chipokas	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Alex Schmidgall	3	2	1
WR Gary Powers	2	2	1
WR Scottie Cerasani	1	1	1
WR Melvin Poston	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)