Week 17, 2021

played in Tampa Bay, FL

75 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	10	0	6	-	16
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	17	10	3	-	40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:38 TBY - Zane West 38 field goal
1Q: 02:20 TBY - Melvin Poston 3 pass from Ian Halbert (Zane West extra point)
2Q: 11:14 TBY - Justin Green 62 pass from Ian Halbert (Zane West extra point)
2Q: 08:39 CAR - Luke Boone 29 pass from Connor MaKinster (Bubba Thornton extra point)
2Q: 05:00 CAR - Bubba Thornton 42 field goal
2Q: 02:28 TBY - Ian Halbert 6 run (Zane West extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TBY - Zane West 33 field goal
3Q: 04:31 TBY - Zane West 29 field goal
3Q: 02:14 TBY - Sherman Mitchell 30 run (Zane West extra point)
4Q: 13:06 CAR - Bubba Thornton 51 field goal
4Q: 10:23 TBY - Zane West 36 field goal
4Q: 06:36 CAR - Bubba Thornton 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:38 TBY - Zane West 38 field goal
1Q: 02:20 TBY - Melvin Poston 3 pass from Ian Halbert (Zane West extra point)
2Q: 11:14 TBY - Justin Green 62 pass from Ian Halbert (Zane West extra point)
2Q: 08:39 CAR - Luke Boone 29 pass from Connor MaKinster (Bubba Thornton extra point)
2Q: 05:00 CAR - Bubba Thornton 42 field goal
2Q: 02:28 TBY - Ian Halbert 6 run (Zane West extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TBY - Zane West 33 field goal
3Q: 04:31 TBY - Zane West 29 field goal
3Q: 02:14 TBY - Sherman Mitchell 30 run (Zane West extra point)
4Q: 13:06 CAR - Bubba Thornton 51 field goal
4Q: 10:23 TBY - Zane West 36 field goal
4Q: 06:36 CAR - Bubba Thornton 45 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 5-11 9-7
First Downs 16 23
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 10 16
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 320 483
- Offensive Plays 64 65
- Yards per Play 5.00 7.43
Net Rushing Yards 96 82
- Rushing Attempts 23 23
- Yards per Rush 4.17 3.57
Net Passing Yards 224 401
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 23 - 0 40 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 246 411
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.46 9.55
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 11.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/56 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/28 4/42
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 35
Time of Possession 30:34 29:26

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	5-11	9-7
First Downs	16	23
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	10	16
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	320	483
- Offensive Plays	64	65
- Yards per Play	5.00	7.43
Net Rushing Yards	96	82
- Rushing Attempts	23	23
- Yards per Rush	4.17	3.57
Net Passing Yards	224	401
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 23 - 0	40 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	246	411
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.46	9.55
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	11.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/56	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/28	4/42
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 35
Time of Possession	30:34	29:26

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:31	6:04	OWN 25	11	37	Punt
1	2:11	2:11	OWN 25	5	14	Punt
2	12:15	0:51	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
2	10:59	2:32	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
2	6:57	2:03	OWN 38	5	37	Field Goal
2	2:19	1:13	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
3	15:00	2:01	OWN 12	3	3	Punt
3	11:41	1:57	OWN 9	3	6	Punt
3	8:53	1:16	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
3	4:23	1:24	OWN 39	4	2	Punt
3	1:59	3:58	OWN 12	8	54	Field Goal
4	10:15	3:44	OWN 25	8	47	Field Goal
4	2:03	2:03	OWN 7	5	27	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:29	OWN 25	6	54	Field Goal
1	6:27	4:16	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	15:00	2:45	OWN 17	4	40	Punt
2	11:24	0:25	OWN 38	2	62	Touchdown
2	8:27	1:30	OWN 34	3	-10	Punt
2	4:54	2:35	OWN 6	6	94	Touchdown
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 38	6	46	Field Goal
3	12:59	1:18	OWN 47	3	3	Punt
3	9:44	0:51	OPP 44	3	-4	Punt
3	7:37	3:14	OPP 48	7	36	Field Goal
3	2:59	1:00	OWN 31	2	69	Touchdown
4	13:01	1:02	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	11:59	1:44	OPP 23	3	4	Field Goal
4	6:31	4:28	OWN 25	8	12	Punt

Game MVP: Ian Halbert, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Luke Boone	12	65	5.42	16	1
Connor MaKinster	4	4	1.00	3	0
Dylan Giedt	3	11	3.67	5	0
Derek Stone	2	1	0.50	5	0
Kendall Bruce	2	15	7.50	13	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sherman Mitchell	16	58	3.63	30	2	1
Ian Halbert	4	8	2.00	7	0	1
Donnie Gordon	2	10	5.00	9	0	0
Kendall Flynn	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Connor MaKinster	29	18	168	2/7	1	29	0	89.4
Dylan Giedt	8	5	78	2/15	0	37	0	94.8

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ian Halbert	40	20	411	2/10	2	62	0	103.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harvey Tuiososopo	6	9	48	8.00	12	18	0
RB Luke Boone	5	6	46	9.20	40	29	1
WR Todd Ohara	5	8	64	12.80	22	37	0
WR Teddy Castillo	3	4	61	20.33	47	23	0
TE Reginald Fariman	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Jim Pettine	1	1	17	17.00	12	17	0
TE Earnest Coles	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Kendall Bruce	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Elliot Duran	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Terrance Richardson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Melvin Poston	8	11	157	19.63	71	46	1
WR Kendall Flynn	4	7	48	12.00	3	21	0
WR Justin Green	4	9	162	40.50	79	62	1
RB Sherman Mitchell	3	5	29	9.67	4	14	0
TE Alex Schmidgall	1	2	15	15.00	9	15	0
FB Jason Horn	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Ty Chustz	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Reginald Hopper	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
John Derrick	2	1	0
Todd Ohara	1	0	0
Connor MaKinster	0	1	0
Luke Boone	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Devante Legay	1	0	0
Ty Chustz	0	1	0
Gene Ingram	0	1	0
Zachary Lyon	0	0	1
Kenneth Holliday	0	0	1
Karl Coles	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitchell Hughes	8	332	41.5	33.8	50	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brayden Branch	6	272	45.3	40.7	60	5

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bubba Thornton	3/3	3/3	1/1	51	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zane West	4/4	0/0	0/0	38	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Derrick	4	28	7.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devante Legay	4	42	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Stone	2	55	27.5	0
Teddy Castillo	1	12	12.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendall Flynn	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Josiah Guerrieri	10	0	0.0	23	42
ILB Shaun Lester	6	3	1.0	21	36
CB Jackson Weber	3	2	0.0	14	33
S Santiago Chatman	3	1	0.0	22	42
DT Sedrick Nikolaus	3	0	0.0	22	37
OLB Erick Cogdell	3	0	0.0	23	34
DE Donovan Gibson	2	2	0.5	23	39
S Frankie Johnston	2	1	0.0	19	35
CB Brayden Hasty	2	0	0.0	23	42
CB Tyrell Simien	2	0	0.0	4	7
DE Zachary Alba	1	1	0.5	18	32
DT Josiah Burnette	1	1	0.0	22	36
OLB Josh Nussbaum	1	0	0.0	12	14
S Craig Heupel	1	0	0.0	0	6
DE Jackie Joyner	1	0	0.0	2	11
OLB Dexter Diaz	0	1	0.0	4	4

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Zachary Lyon	9	0	0.0	23	41
ILB Marquis Booker	7	1	0.0	23	38
CB Karl Coles	5	1	0.0	18	28
OLB Leland Culpepper	4	2	0.0	20	31
CB C.J. Basnight	4	0	0.0	17	25
DE Walter Kelley	3	3	0.5	21	36
DE Damon Webster	3	0	0.5	8	17
CB Drake Ackley	3	0	0.0	20	36
DT Justin Thompson	2	0	1.0	10	16
S Devante Legay	2	0	1.0	23	37
DT Daryl Delgado	2	1	0.0	18	26
CB Gino Diable	2	0	0.0	2	12
DE Alejandro Benjamin	1	0	1.0	18	33
DT Gene Hampton	1	0	0.0	4	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Shaun Lester	1.0	0	0	36
DE Donovan Gibson	0.5	1	0	39
DE Zachary Alba	0.5	0	0	32
DT Josiah Burnette	0.0	0	1	36
DE Leonardo Ellingson	0.0	0	1	7

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alejandro Benjamin	1.0	0	3	0	33
DT Justin Thompson	1.0	0	0	0	16
S Devante Legay	1.0	0	0	0	37
DE Walter Kelley	0.5	2	0	2	36
DE Damon Webster	0.5	0	0	0	17
ILB Marquis Booker	0.0	1	1	0	38
OLB Everett Kestner	0.0	0	1	0	16
DT Daryl Delgado	0.0	0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Josiah Guerrieri	5	1	42
CB Brayden Hasty	2	3	42
CB Jackson Weber	2	1	33
S Frankie Johnston	2	1	35
ILB Shaun Lester	2	0	36
S Santiago Chatman	2	0	42
OLB Josh Nussbaum	1	1	14
OLB Erick Cogdell	1	1	34
DT Josiah Burnette	1	0	36
S Craig Heupel	1	0	6
CB Tyrell Simien	1	0	7

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Zachary Lyon	6	0	41
ILB Marquis Booker	3	0	38
OLB Leland Culpepper	3	0	31
CB Gino Diable	2	1	12
S Devante Legay	2	0	37
CB Karl Coles	2	0	28
CB C.J. Basnight	1	1	25
CB Drake Ackley	1	1	36
DE Damon Webster	1	0	17
DE Walter Kelley	1	0	36
DT Justin Thompson	1	0	16
OLB Everett Kestner	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chad Dunk	2	8	22	0	37
Randal Battle	2	4	23	1	41
Mitch Wright	2	2	22	1	37
Reginald Fariman	1	1	18	0	32
Adrian Frederick	0	3	23	0	41
Roy Corbett	0	1	22	1	37
Luke Boone	0	0	20	1	37

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Francisco Hamilton	2	6	23	1	42
Kenneth Holliday	2	4	23	0	42
Jerome Blood	1	4	23	0	42
Joshua Platt	1	4	23	0	42
Herman Mueller	0	3	23	1	42

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Luke Boone	3	14
Kelly Esslinger	1	28
Elliot Duran	1	28

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Ty Chustz	2	30
Kenneth Holliday	2	18
Everett Kestner	1	26
Reginald Hopper	1	25
Zachary Lyon	1	17

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randal Battle	23	41	---	---	11	75
Luke Boone	20	37	---	---	14	71
Brayden Hasty	---	---	23	42	5	70
Chad Dunk	22	37	---	---	11	70
Mitch Wright	22	37	---	---	11	70
Roy Corbett	22	37	---	---	11	70
Josiah Guerrieri	---	---	23	42	4	69
Josiah Burnette	---	---	22	36	10	68
Santiago Chatman	---	---	22	42	4	68
Jackson Weber	---	---	14	33	20	67
Donovan Gibson	---	---	23	39	4	66
Todd Ohara	21	34	---	---	9	64
Adrian Frederick	23	41	---	---	---	64
Sedrick Nikolaus	---	---	22	37	3	62
Shaun Lester	---	---	21	36	4	61
Erick Cogdell	---	---	23	34	3	60
Frankie Johnston	---	---	19	35	3	57
Harvey Tuiososopo	21	36	---	---	---	57
Reginald Fariman	18	32	---	---	2	52
Zachary Alba	---	---	18	32	2	52
Connor MaKinster	17	31	---	---	---	48
Josh Nussbaum	---	---	12	14	16	42
Kendall Bruce	15	25	---	---	---	40
Teddy Castillo	5	12	---	---	22	39
Jim Pettine	4	12	---	---	22	38
John Derrick	1	5	---	---	29	35
Elliot Duran	1	2	---	---	28	31
Kelly Esslinger	---	---	1	0	28	29
Craig Heupel	---	---	0	6	20	26
Matthew Blake	---	---	0	5	14	19
Dylan Giedt	6	10	---	---	3	19
Tyrell Simien	---	---	4	7	6	17
Wendell Montgomery	1	2	---	---	12	15
Leonardo Ellingson	---	---	0	7	8	15
Derek Stone	3	2	---	---	8	13
Jackie Joyner	---	---	2	11	---	13
Broderick Parrish	0	0	---	---	11	11
Earnest Coles	5	6	---	---	---	11
Bubba Thornton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dexter Diaz	---	---	4	4	---	8
Mitchell Hughes	0	0	---	---	8	8
Andres Roberts	1	4	---	---	---	5
Terrance Richardson	1	4	---	---	---	5
Demetrius Owen	1	4	---	---	---	5
Britt Weaver	---	---	0	0	---	0
Marcus Sherman	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Devante Legay	---	---	23	37	24	84
Kenneth Holliday	23	42	---	---	18	83
Zachary Lyon	---	---	23	41	17	81
Herman Mueller	23	42	---	---	10	75
Jerome Blood	23	42	---	---	10	75
Francisco Hamilton	23	42	---	---	10	75
Joshua Platt	23	42	---	---	---	65
Justin Green	18	33	---	---	13	64
Kendall Flynn	19	39	---	---	5	63
Marquis Booker	---	---	23	38	2	63
Melvin Poston	21	41	---	---	1	63
Ian Halbert	20	42	---	---	---	62
Walter Kelley	---	---	21	36	2	59
Alex Schmidgall	21	36	---	---	1	58
Drake Ackley	---	---	20	36	2	58
Leland Culpepper	---	---	20	31	4	55
Alejandro Benjamin	---	---	18	33	3	54
C.J. Basnight	---	---	17	25	11	53
Sherman Mitchell	20	32	---	---	---	52
Everett Kestner	---	---	9	16	26	51
Karl Coles	---	---	18	28	2	48
Ty Chustz	8	8	---	---	30	46
Gene Ingram	---	---	6	18	22	46
Daryl Delgado	---	---	18	26	---	44
Damon Webster	---	---	8	17	11	36
Reginald Hopper	0	6	---	---	25	31
Frederick Vesneske	---	---	12	18	---	30
Justin Thompson	---	---	10	16	1	27
Jeffery Raney	---	---	1	11	14	26
Gene Hampton	---	---	4	12	10	26
Donnie Gordon	2	2	---	---	22	26
Charlie Rogers	0	0	---	---	24	24
Gino Diable	---	---	2	12	10	24
Zane West	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jason Horn	3	8	---	---	1	12
Les Keith	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brayden Branch	0	0	---	---	10	10
Marc Hopkins	1	5	---	---	1	7
Maxwell Raiola	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nicky Perry	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sebastian Gale	3	0	---	---	---	3
Josiah Abrams	2	0	---	---	---	2
Darren Lang	0	0	---	---	---	0
Vernon Labonte	0	0	---	---	---	0
Robert McConnell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	11	45	4.1
Right	6	32	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-5	-2.5
Middle	17	75	4.4
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Connor MaKinster	29	18	1	0	1	4	4	2	0
Dylan Giedt	8	5	2	1	0	0	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ian Halbert	40	20	8	0	9	8	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	79	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	112	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	18	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	37	7.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	60	30.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	81	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	70	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	10	5	200	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harvey Tuiososopo	9	6	1	48	0	36
WR Todd Ohara	8	5	0	64	1	34
RB Luke Boone	6	5	0	46	1	37
WR Teddy Castillo	4	3	0	61	1	12
TE Reginald Fariman	4	1	0	3	0	32
WR Kendall Bruce	2	1	0	4	0	25
FB Jim Pettine	1	1	0	17	0	12
TE Elliot Duran	1	0	0	0	0	2
TE Earnest Coles	1	1	0	3	0	6
TE Terrance Richardson	1	0	0	0	0	4

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Melvin Poston	11	8	2	157	3	41
WR Justin Green	9	4	2	162	4	33
WR Kendall Flynn	7	4	0	48	1	39
RB Sherman Mitchell	5	3	0	29	0	32
FB Jason Horn	3	0	2	0	0	8
TE Alex Schmidgall	2	1	1	15	0	36
TE Ty Chustz	2	0	1	0	0	8
WR Reginald Hopper	1	0	1	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sherman Mitchell	1	-2	-2.00	3.63
Ian Halbert	1	6	6.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ian Halbert	5	3	21	4.20	10.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Melvin Poston	2	2	11	5.50	14.27
WR Kendall Flynn	1	1	10	10.00	6.86
TE Alex Schmidgall	1	0	0	0.00	7.50
WR Justin Green	1	0	0	0.00	18.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Derek Stone	1	0
Kendall Bruce	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Sherman Mitchell	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Connor MaKinster	9	6	1
Dylan Giedt	2	1	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ian Halbert	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Todd Ohara	6	5	2
WR Teddy Castillo	1	0	0
TE Reginald Fariman	1	0	0
RB Luke Boone	1	1	0
TE Earnest Coles	1	1	0
WR Harvey Tuiososopo	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Melvin Poston	4	3	1
FB Jason Horn	2	0	0
RB Sherman Mitchell	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)