Week 1, 2023

played in Tampa Bay, FL

67 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	7	0	7	-	14
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	7	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:40 TBY - Jermaine Hanson 18 field goal
2Q: 12:21 TBY - Derek Stone 53 run (Jermaine Hanson extra point)
2Q: 08:38 CAR - Rob Everett 1 pass from Connor MaKinster (Nathan Massicott extra point)
3Q: 06:47 TBY - Jermaine Hanson 30 field goal
4Q: 14:20 TBY - Jermaine Hanson 34 field goal
4Q: 02:37 CAR - Tyrell Rasmussen 4 run (Nathan Massicott extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:40 TBY - Jermaine Hanson 18 field goal
2Q: 12:21 TBY - Derek Stone 53 run (Jermaine Hanson extra point)
2Q: 08:38 CAR - Rob Everett 1 pass from Connor MaKinster (Nathan Massicott extra point)
3Q: 06:47 TBY - Jermaine Hanson 30 field goal
4Q: 14:20 TBY - Jermaine Hanson 34 field goal
4Q: 02:37 CAR - Tyrell Rasmussen 4 run (Nathan Massicott extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 374 389
- Offensive Plays 66 69
- Yards per Play 5.67 5.64
Net Rushing Yards 126 118
- Rushing Attempts 24 27
- Yards per Rush 5.25 4.37
Net Passing Yards 248 271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 22 - 2 41 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 275 276
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/27 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.90 6.45
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.2
4th Down Conversions 3/3 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/51 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 33
Time of Possession 28:05 31:55

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	374	389
- Offensive Plays	66	69
- Yards per Play	5.67	5.64
Net Rushing Yards	126	118
- Rushing Attempts	24	27
- Yards per Rush	5.25	4.37
Net Passing Yards	248	271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 22 - 2	41 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	275	276
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/27	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.90	6.45
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	7.2
4th Down Conversions	3/3	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/51	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 33
Time of Possession	28:05	31:55

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:47	OWN 13	5	41	Punt
1	9:07	3:21	OWN 2	6	28	Punt
1	0:34	0:46	OWN 28	2	2	Interception
2	13:01	0:13	OWN 43	1	0	Interception
2	12:00	3:29	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	5:38	2:13	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
2	2:56	2:31	OWN 11	7	29	Punt
3	13:00	0:54	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
3	6:39	2:20	OWN 25	5	20	Punt
4	14:12	1:47	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	8:12	5:44	OWN 4	17	96	Touchdown
4	1:53	1:51	OWN 33	7	39	Missed FG

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:13	2:06	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
1	5:46	5:12	OWN 43	9	56	Field Goal
2	14:48	1:47	OWN 46	5	18	Missed FG
2	12:48	0:48	OWN 46	2	54	Touchdown
2	8:31	2:53	OWN 25	7	8	Punt
2	3:25	0:29	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 21	2	41	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:00	OWN 42	3	32	Fumble
3	12:06	5:27	OWN 24	11	63	Field Goal
3	4:19	5:07	OWN 28	9	55	Field Goal
4	12:25	4:13	OWN 33	9	30	Punt
4	2:28	0:35	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 42	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Kerry McCarthy, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Maxwell Bridges	13	59	4.54	23	1	0
Bobby Sheldon	7	49	7.00	16	2	0
Connor MaKinster	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
Tyrell Rasmussen	1	4	4.00	4	0	1
Stanley Crockett	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Everett Myatt	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sherman Mitchell	10	17	1.70	10	1	0
Kerry McCarthy	7	16	2.29	12	1	0
Derek Stone	7	75	10.71	53	1	1
Rodolfo Irwin	2	4	2.00	2	0	0
Kurt Lafrance	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Connor MaKinster	39	22	275	3/27	1	40	2	65.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kerry McCarthy	41	25	276	1/5	0	42	0	80.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kody Minter	7	10	115	16.43	48	31	0
TE Dan Sies	4	8	76	19.00	42	40	0
WR Stanley Crockett	4	8	44	11.00	2	17	0
WR Rob Everett	2	2	4	2.00	0	3	1
RB Maxwell Bridges	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Tyrell Rasmussen	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Todd Ohara	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Everett Myatt	1	1	9	9.00	11	9	0
TE John Stinchcomb	1	3	13	13.00	8	13	0
RB Bobby Sheldon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Amari Covington	5	5	52	10.40	16	24
WR Kurt Lafrance	5	5	69	13.80	35	42
WR Kendall Flynn	4	11	55	13.75	27	23
TE Alex Schmidgall	4	6	71	17.75	30	31
RB Derek Stone	3	3	12	4.00	8	7
WR Melvin Poston	2	4	6	3.00	1	7
WR Fred Kirk	1	1	11	11.00	1	11
RB Sherman Mitchell	1	6	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Devante Legay	1	16	16.00	0
CB Karl Coles	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brody Alston	0	1	0	0
Brayden Hasty	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Amari Covington	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alexander Oliver	7	279	39.9	34.4	50	0

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dakota Monroe	5	239	47.8	46.8	62	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathan Massicott	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jermaine Hanson	3/5	0/2	0/2	34	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myron Lyons	2	5	2.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devante Legay	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kody Minter	2	36	18.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Vertelney	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Santiago Chatman	8	3	0.0	27	41
S Mason Forrester	7	0	0.0	12	10
OLB Erick Cogdell	6	2	0.0	26	35
CB Josiah Guerrieri	6	1	0.0	27	42
CB Brayden Hasty	4	3	0.0	27	42
S Harvey Schulz	4	1	0.0	15	32
OLB Kelly Esslinger	3	1	0.0	8	16
OLB Josh Nussbaum	2	1	1.0	16	27
ILB Colton Rodriguez	2	2	0.0	27	37
DT Les Borick	2	0	0.0	13	12
DT Evan Bullock	2	0	0.0	18	32
DE Shaun Elliott	1	2	0.0	24	34
CB Tyrell Simien	1	1	0.0	3	11
CB Brody Alston	1	0	0.0	11	22
WR Stanley Crockett	1	0	---	---	---
TE John Stinchcomb	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Clay Bryant	1	0	0.0	13	15
DE Donovan Gibson	0	1	0.0	18	29

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Braxton Talley	8	1	0.0	24	42
CB Zachary Lyon	7	0	0.0	24	42
DT Daryl Delgado	5	2	0.5	22	38
OLB Gus Ardrey	5	1	0.0	21	35
ILB Kai Mackowski	4	3	1.0	20	29
OLB Everett Kestner	4	0	0.0	21	36
S Derek Vertelney	3	1	0.0	10	18
ILB Vernon Elrifai	2	1	0.0	12	15
CB Karl Coles	2	1	0.0	23	41
S Devante Legay	2	0	0.0	15	23
CB Gino Diable	2	0	0.0	11	25
DE Cooper Rice	1	1	1.5	20	31
DE Tyler Dodd	1	1	0.0	16	26
ILB Jeffery Raney	1	0	0.0	4	8
DT Frederick Vesneske	0	1	0.0	2	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Josh Nussbaum	1.0	0	0	27
DT Evan Bullock	0.0	1	1	32
OLB Erick Cogdell	0.0	1	0	35
DE Shaun Elliott	0.0	0	2	34
DE Donovan Gibson	0.0	0	1	29

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cooper Rice	1.5	1	1	2	31
ILB Kai Mackowski	1.0	0	0	0	29
DT Daryl Delgado	0.5	0	2	0	38
DE Damon Webster	0.0	0	1	0	9
DE Tyler Dodd	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Josiah Guerrieri	5	1	42
S Santiago Chatman	5	0	41
CB Brayden Hasty	4	1	42
S Mason Forrester	3	0	10
S Harvey Schulz	2	0	32
ILB Colton Rodriguez	1	2	37
OLB Josh Nussbaum	1	1	27
OLB Erick Cogdell	1	1	35
OLB Kelly Esslinger	1	0	16
CB Brody Alston	1	0	22
CB Tyrell Simien	1	0	11
ILB Clay Bryant	0	1	15

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Braxton Talley	5	1	0	42
CB Zachary Lyon	5	0	0	42
CB Karl Coles	2	0	1	41
CB Gino Diable	2	0	0	25
S Derek Vertelney	2	0	0	18
OLB Everett Kestner	1	2	0	36
ILB Vernon Elrifai	1	0	0	15
ILB Jeffery Raney	1	0	0	8
OLB Gus Ardrey	1	0	0	35
DT Daryl Delgado	1	0	0	38
ILB Kai Mackowski	1	0	0	29
S Devante Legay	0	1	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adrian Frederick	3	7	24	0	42
Randal Battle	3	6	24	0	42
Dean Kratky	1	2	24	1	42
Moe Perez	0	4	24	1	42
Keegan Cinkovsky	0	2	24	1	42
Dan Sies	0	1	23	0	42
Wes Mizrahi	0	1	1	0	1

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jerome Blood	2	7	1	27	0	42
Joshua Platt	2	5	0	27	0	42
Kenneth Holliday	1	6	0	27	1	42
Alex Schmidgall	1	2	0	25	0	36
Amari Covington	1	1	0	14	0	17
Herman Mueller	0	3	0	27	0	42
Rex McNeil	0	1	0	27	0	42

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Dan Sies	1	11
Moe Perez	1	11
Randal Battle	1	8

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Francisco Dixon	3	23
Jerome Blood	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Moe Perez	24	42	---	---	11	77
Dan Sies	23	42	---	---	11	76
Randal Battle	24	42	---	---	8	74
Keegan Cinkovsky	24	42	---	---	8	74
Brayden Hasty	---	---	27	42	5	74
Josiah Guerrieri	---	---	27	42	5	74
Dean Kratky	24	42	---	---	8	74
Santiago Chatman	---	---	27	41	5	73
Colton Rodriguez	---	---	27	37	4	68
Connor MaKinster	24	42	---	---	---	66
Adrian Frederick	24	42	---	---	---	66
Harvey Schulz	---	---	15	32	17	64
Erick Cogdell	---	---	26	35	3	64
Stanley Crockett	22	36	---	---	5	63
Shaun Elliott	---	---	24	34	4	62
Todd Ohara	23	38	---	---	1	62
Evan Bullock	---	---	18	32	8	58
Donovan Gibson	---	---	18	29	2	49
Brody Alston	---	---	11	22	15	48
Josh Nussbaum	---	---	16	27	4	47
Kelly Esslinger	---	---	8	16	22	46
John Stinchcomb	7	14	---	---	20	41
Kody Minter	13	21	---	---	5	39
Howard Singleton	---	---	7	18	8	33
Maxwell Bridges	15	17	---	---	---	32
Clay Bryant	---	---	13	15	2	30
Tyrell Rasmussen	2	11	---	---	16	29
Everett Myatt	5	9	---	---	14	28
Les Borick	---	---	13	12	2	27
Mason Forrester	---	---	12	10	2	24
Rob Everett	2	8	---	---	13	23
Tyrell Simien	---	---	3	11	6	20
Myron Lyons	0	4	---	---	13	17
Bobby Sheldon	7	9	---	---	---	16
Conner Farley	---	---	4	7	1	12
Leland Clark	---	---	1	0	10	11
Nate Lindsay	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alexander Oliver	0	0	---	---	8	8
Roy Corbett	0	0	---	---	7	7
Nathan Massicott	0	0	---	---	4	4
Wes Mizrahi	1	1	---	---	---	2
Edgar Williamson	---	---	0	0	1	1
Cornell Stephens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darien Harry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stephen Bailey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Thurman Rosian	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rex McNeil	27	42	---	---	15	84
Herman Mueller	27	42	---	---	10	79
Jerome Blood	27	42	---	---	10	79
Kenneth Holliday	27	42	---	---	10	79
Daryl Delgado	---	---	22	38	11	71
Joshua Platt	27	42	---	---	---	69
Kerry McCarthy	27	42	---	---	---	69
Zachary Lyon	---	---	24	42	1	67
Braxton Talley	---	---	24	42	1	67
Kendall Flynn	24	41	---	---	---	65
Karl Coles	---	---	23	41	1	65
Sherman Mitchell	16	34	---	---	13	63
Melvin Poston	23	39	---	---	---	62
Alex Schmidgall	25	36	---	---	---	61
Everett Kestner	---	---	21	36	1	58
Gus Ardrey	---	---	21	35	1	57
Devante Legay	---	---	15	23	15	53
Cooper Rice	---	---	20	31	1	52
Kurt Lafrance	16	26	---	---	8	50
Kai Mackowski	---	---	20	29	1	50
Gino Diable	---	---	11	25	8	44
Tyler Dodd	---	---	16	26	1	43
Derek Vertelney	---	---	10	18	11	39
Leland Culpepper	---	---	4	12	20	36
Earnest Wynn	---	---	10	18	7	35
Amari Covington	14	17	---	---	2	33
Fred Kirk	1	8	---	---	20	29
Rodolfo Irwin	2	1	---	---	25	28
Vernon Elrifai	---	---	12	15	---	27
C.J. Basnight	---	---	2	9	15	26
Francisco Dixon	3	0	---	---	23	26
Derek Stone	11	8	---	---	3	22
Frederick Vesneske	---	---	2	4	7	13
Chad Newman	---	---	1	1	10	12
Jeffery Raney	---	---	4	8	---	12
Damon Webster	---	---	2	9	---	11
Jermaine Hanson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Les Keith	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dakota Monroe	0	0	---	---	10	10
Levi Leinaweaver	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tanner Wachsmuth	0	0	---	---	---	0
Peyton Pustell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Colton Wheeler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ian Halbert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nicky Perry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Robert McConnell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	70	7.8
Middle	11	36	3.3
Right	4	20	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	26	2.9
Middle	9	18	2.0
Right	8	76	9.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Connor MaKinster	39	22	4	0	3	4	5	2	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kerry McCarthy	41	25	5	1	2	7	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	55	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	108	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	75	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	37	4.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	35	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	113	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	73	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	55	13.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kody Minter	10	7	0	115	3	21
TE Dan Sies	8	4	2	76	1	42
WR Stanley Crockett	8	4	0	44	0	36
TE John Stinchcomb	3	1	0	13	0	14
WR Todd Ohara	2	1	0	4	0	38
WR Rob Everett	2	2	0	4	0	8
RB Maxwell Bridges	1	1	0	6	0	17
RB Tyrell Rasmussen	1	1	0	4	0	11
RB Bobby Sheldon	1	0	1	0	0	9
FB Everett Myatt	1	1	0	9	0	9

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kendall Flynn	11	4	0	55	1	41
TE Alex Schmidgall	6	4	1	71	2	36
RB Sherman Mitchell	6	1	1	0	0	34
TE Amari Covington	5	5	0	52	1	17
WR Kurt Lafrance	5	5	0	69	1	26
WR Melvin Poston	4	2	0	6	0	39
RB Derek Stone	3	3	0	12	0	8
WR Fred Kirk	1	1	0	11	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Maxwell Bridges	1	1	1.00	4.54
Tyrell Rasmussen	1	4	4.00	4.00
Bobby Sheldon	1	2	2.00	7.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Derek Stone	2	2	1.00	10.71
Rodolfo Irwin	1	2	2.00	2.00
Kurt Lafrance	1	6	6.00	6.00
Kerry McCarthy	1	0	0.00	2.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Connor MaKinster	1	1	1	1.00	7.05

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kerry McCarthy	4	2	3	0.75	6.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rob Everett	1	1	1	1.00	2.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kendall Flynn	2	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Kurt Lafrance	1	1	4	4.00	13.80
WR Melvin Poston	1	1	-1	-1.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Connor MaKinster	1	0
Maxwell Bridges	1	1
Tyrell Rasmussen	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Kurt Lafrance	1	0
Kerry McCarthy	1	0
Sherman Mitchell	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Connor MaKinster	11	5	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kerry McCarthy	14	11	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dan Sies	6	2	1
WR Kody Minter	2	1	1
RB Tyrell Rasmussen	1	1	1
WR Stanley Crockett	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Amari Covington	4	4	2
WR Kurt Lafrance	3	3	2
WR Kendall Flynn	2	1	1
WR Melvin Poston	2	1	0
RB Sherman Mitchell	2	1	0
TE Alex Schmidgall	1	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)