Week 17, 2024

played in Carolina, NC

55 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	3	7	3	-	27
Carolina Panthers	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:52 TBY - Kurt Lafrance 10 pass from Ian Halbert (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
1Q: 04:17 TBY - Herb Augustyniak 9 run (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
2Q: 09:37 CAR - James Hannan 8 pass from Alfred Komrska (Craig Goldberg extra point)
2Q: 03:43 TBY - Mercury Feliciano 43 field goal
3Q: 07:11 TBY - Herb Augustyniak 7 run (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
4Q: 15:00 TBY - Mercury Feliciano 29 field goal
4Q: 07:29 CAR - Myron Lyons 1 pass from Alfred Komrska (Craig Goldberg extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:52 TBY - Kurt Lafrance 10 pass from Ian Halbert (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
1Q: 04:17 TBY - Herb Augustyniak 9 run (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
2Q: 09:37 CAR - James Hannan 8 pass from Alfred Komrska (Craig Goldberg extra point)
2Q: 03:43 TBY - Mercury Feliciano 43 field goal
3Q: 07:11 TBY - Herb Augustyniak 7 run (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
4Q: 15:00 TBY - Mercury Feliciano 29 field goal
4Q: 07:29 CAR - Myron Lyons 1 pass from Alfred Komrska (Craig Goldberg extra point)

Team Statistics TBY CAR
Record 7-9 6-10
First Downs 22 19
- by Rushing 11 8
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 325 275
- Offensive Plays 64 65
- Yards per Play 5.08 4.23
Net Rushing Yards 164 116
- Rushing Attempts 29 22
- Yards per Rush 5.66 5.27
Net Passing Yards 161 159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 22 - 1 39 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 179 183
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/18 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 4.60 3.70
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 6/47 6/32
Punt Returns/Yards 3/81 3/10
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/83
Interception Ret./Yards 1/19 1/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:28 27:32

Team Statistics	TBY	CAR
Record	7-9	6-10
First Downs	22	19
- by Rushing	11	8
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	325	275
- Offensive Plays	64	65
- Yards per Play	5.08	4.23
Net Rushing Yards	164	116
- Rushing Attempts	29	22
- Yards per Rush	5.66	5.27
Net Passing Yards	161	159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 22 - 1	39 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	179	183
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/18	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	4.60	3.70
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	6/47	6/32
Punt Returns/Yards	3/81	3/10
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/83
Interception Ret./Yards	1/19	1/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 25
Time of Possession	32:28	27:32

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:06	OWN 25	3	-9	Punt
1	11:39	1:41	OWN 6	4	26	Punt
1	9:58	1:13	OPP 16	3	16	Touchdown
1	6:13	2:07	OPP 41	5	41	Touchdown
1	0:25	1:01	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
2	9:31	5:55	OWN 25	10	49	Field Goal
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 35	4	25	Half
3	12:10	5:09	OWN 33	11	67	Touchdown
3	5:04	5:10	OWN 46	9	42	Field Goal
4	11:50	0:21	OPP 47	3	0	Interception
4	7:22	3:12	OWN 25	4	32	Punt
4	1:55	1:55	OPP 39	5	13	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:54	2:15	OWN 44	3	1	Punt
1	8:45	2:32	OWN 25	5	27	Interception
1	4:06	3:41	OWN 31	7	35	Downs
2	14:24	4:53	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	3:36	2:47	OWN 8	6	27	Punt
3	15:00	2:50	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	7:01	1:57	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
4	14:54	3:04	OWN 16	5	15	Punt
4	11:29	4:07	OWN 41	11	59	Touchdown
4	4:10	2:15	OWN 7	10	32	Downs

Game MVP: Herb Augustyniak, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herb Augustyniak	22	131	5.95	25	6	2
Douglas Buckley	3	13	4.33	10	1	0
Ian Halbert	2	-5	-2.50	-2	0	0
Kurt Lafrance	1	15	15.00	15	1	0
Emmanuel Barlow	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Andrew Malone	13	77	5.92	14	2
Maxwell Bridges	3	8	2.67	8	0
Alfred Komrska	2	8	4.00	6	0
Everett Myatt	2	9	4.50	8	0
Irv Finley	2	14	7.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ian Halbert	33	22	179	2/18	1	30	1	77.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alfred Komrska	39	26	183	4/24	2	21	1	83.6

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kendall Flynn	8	10	60	7.50	25	16	0
RB Herb Augustyniak	4	6	26	6.50	7	12	0
WR Kurt Lafrance	3	5	9	3.00	3	10	1
TE Cornell Shelton	3	6	24	8.00	20	28	0
WR Melvin Poston	2	3	31	15.50	24	28	0
TE Francisco Dixon	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Douglas Buckley	1	1	30	30.00	29	30	0
TE Johnny Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Myron Lyons	6	8	50	8.33	12	21	1
RB Irv Finley	4	4	24	6.00	10	8	0
WR Derek Dunlap	4	5	36	9.00	7	12	0
TE Richie Quinn	3	4	24	8.00	0	11	0
RB Andrew Malone	2	6	2	1.00	0	3	0
WR Rob Everett	2	3	17	8.50	0	14	0
TE Eddie Bulger	2	4	0	0.00	0	1	0
FB Everett Myatt	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Wes Mizrahi	1	2	19	19.00	12	19	0
WR James Hannan	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	1

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Braxton Talley	1	19	19.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brayden Hasty	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
Jerome Blood	1	0
Josh Nussbaum	0	1
Cornell Shelton	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Richie Quinn	1	1	0	0
Myron Lyons	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dakota Monroe	4	175	43.8	41.3	49	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abraham Forest	5	238	47.6	31.4	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Feliciano	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Craig Goldberg	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Douglas Buckley	3	81	27.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myron Lyons	3	10	3.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myron Lyons	4	83	20.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Braxton Talley	8	1	0.0	22	43
ILB Kai Mackowski	8	1	0.0	20	38
DT Daryl Delgado	6	1	1.5	22	43
DE Cooper Rice	4	0	1.5	22	40
CB Zachary Lyon	4	0	0.0	22	43
S Derek Vertelney	4	0	0.0	12	27
S Grayson Zielinski	3	1	0.0	12	22
CB Karl Coles	3	0	0.0	22	43
DE Tyler Dodd	2	1	0.5	21	43
ILB Jeffery Raney	2	1	0.0	10	16
OLB Josh Nussbaum	2	0	0.0	10	16
S Roderick Fletcher	2	0	0.0	12	26
OLB Everett Kestner	1	2	0.5	12	27
OLB Leland Culpepper	1	1	0.0	22	43
WR Melvin Poston	1	0	---	---	---

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Santiago Chatman	6	2	0.0	28	35
OLB Erick Cogdell	6	1	0.0	26	29
ILB Colton Rodriguez	6	1	0.0	28	35
CB Josiah Guerrieri	5	2	1.0	29	35
CB Brayden Hasty	5	1	0.0	21	22
OLB Conner Farley	4	1	0.5	19	21
DT Evan Bullock	3	2	0.5	20	19
S Mason Forrester	3	3	0.0	29	35
DE Bradley Donovan	3	1	0.0	21	22
CB Thurman Rosian	3	1	0.0	26	34
OLB B.J. Kosensky	2	1	0.0	14	20
ILB Donald Bobbitt	2	0	0.0	10	14
WR Myron Lyons	1	0	---	---	---
DE Joseph Emerson	1	0	0.0	10	14
DE Rex Franz	0	1	0.0	23	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Daryl Delgado	1.5	0	1	0	43
DE Cooper Rice	1.5	0	0	3	40
DE Tyler Dodd	0.5	1	2	1	43
OLB Everett Kestner	0.5	0	0	0	27

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Josiah Guerrieri	1.0	0	0	35
DT Evan Bullock	0.5	0	0	19
OLB Conner Farley	0.5	0	0	21
OLB Erick Cogdell	0.0	1	0	29
DE Rex Franz	0.0	1	0	33
OLB B.J. Kosensky	0.0	1	0	20
DE Bradley Donovan	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Braxton Talley	6	3	1	43
ILB Kai Mackowski	4	0	0	38
S Grayson Zielinski	3	0	0	22
CB Karl Coles	3	0	0	43
S Derek Vertelney	3	0	0	27
ILB Jeffery Raney	2	0	0	16
S Roderick Fletcher	2	0	0	26
OLB Josh Nussbaum	1	1	0	16
CB Zachary Lyon	1	0	0	43
OLB Everett Kestner	1	0	0	27
OLB Leland Culpepper	0	1	0	43
DT Daryl Delgado	0	1	0	43

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brayden Hasty	4	0	1	22
CB Thurman Rosian	4	0	0	34
S Santiago Chatman	3	0	0	35
OLB Conner Farley	2	2	0	21
CB Josiah Guerrieri	2	1	0	35
OLB Erick Cogdell	2	0	0	29
ILB Colton Rodriguez	1	1	0	35
DT Evan Bullock	1	0	0	19
DE Bradley Donovan	1	0	0	22
ILB Donald Bobbitt	1	0	0	14
OLB B.J. Kosensky	1	0	0	20
S Mason Forrester	0	1	0	35
DE Rex Franz	0	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Francisco Sluiter	3	7	29	0	35
Levi Leinaweaver	3	7	29	0	35
Jerome Blood	3	5	29	1	35
Kenneth Holliday	2	3	29	1	35
Herman Mueller	1	3	29	0	35
Francisco Dixon	1	1	12	0	14
Cornell Shelton	0	2	23	0	29

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Moe Perez	3	5	22	0	43
Jay Gaines	3	4	22	0	43
Randal Battle	2	4	22	1	43
Dean Kratky	2	4	22	1	43
Keegan Cinkovsky	1	1	22	2	43
Everett Myatt	1	1	10	0	7
Eddie Bulger	1	1	9	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Daryl Delgado	3	10
Francisco Dixon	2	11
Cornell Shelton	1	20
Josh Nussbaum	1	17

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Brayden Hasty	1	19
Conner Farley	1	19
Maxwell Bridges	1	14
Mel Spires	1	7

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Zachary Lyon	---	---	22	43	14	79
Daryl Delgado	---	---	22	43	10	75
Cornell Shelton	23	29	---	---	20	72
Herman Mueller	29	35	---	---	6	70
Jerome Blood	29	35	---	---	6	70
Kenneth Holliday	29	35	---	---	6	70
Levi Leinaweaver	29	35	---	---	6	70
Leland Culpepper	---	---	22	43	2	67
Braxton Talley	---	---	22	43	---	65
Karl Coles	---	---	22	43	---	65
Ian Halbert	29	35	---	---	---	64
Francisco Sluiter	29	35	---	---	---	64
Tyler Dodd	---	---	21	43	---	64
Kendall Flynn	28	35	---	---	---	63
Cooper Rice	---	---	22	40	---	62
Kai Mackowski	---	---	20	38	---	58
Melvin Poston	23	30	---	---	3	56
Derek Vertelney	---	---	12	27	14	53
Herb Augustyniak	24	28	---	---	---	52
Kurt Lafrance	19	21	---	---	9	49
Josh Nussbaum	---	---	10	16	17	43
Roderick Fletcher	---	---	12	26	5	43
Everett Kestner	---	---	12	27	---	39
Grayson Zielinski	---	---	12	22	3	37
Francisco Dixon	12	14	---	---	11	37
Jeffery Raney	---	---	10	16	---	26
Johnny Dunn	1	4	---	---	20	25
Kody Minter	2	2	---	---	16	20
Douglas Buckley	3	7	---	---	5	15
Emmanuel Barlow	9	5	---	---	---	14
Leland Strange	---	---	0	0	14	14
Earnest Sweeney	---	---	0	0	8	8
Mercury Feliciano	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dakota Monroe	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marshall Franklin	0	0	---	---	6	6
Frederick Vesneske	---	---	0	0	5	5
Darryl McDonald	---	---	1	3	---	4
Justics Sabo	1	0	---	---	---	1
Kerry McCarthy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Malcolm Sherman	---	---	0	0	---	0
Warren Lane	0	0	---	---	---	0
Renaldo Dunsmore	---	---	0	0	---	0
Edwin Newhart	---	---	0	0	---	0
DeAndre Price	0	0	---	---	---	0
Antonio Wiggins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Max Meadows	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Colton Rodriguez	---	---	28	35	12	75
Dean Kratky	22	43	---	---	5	70
Thurman Rosian	---	---	26	34	10	70
Myron Lyons	16	42	---	---	10	68
Mason Forrester	---	---	29	35	2	66
Josiah Guerrieri	---	---	29	35	2	66
Randal Battle	22	43	---	---	---	65
Keegan Cinkovsky	22	43	---	---	---	65
Moe Perez	22	43	---	---	---	65
Santiago Chatman	---	---	28	35	2	65
Alfred Komrska	22	43	---	---	---	65
Jay Gaines	22	43	---	---	---	65
Brayden Hasty	---	---	21	22	19	62
Derek Dunlap	20	42	---	---	---	62
Conner Farley	---	---	19	21	19	59
Rex Franz	---	---	23	33	2	58
Erick Cogdell	---	---	26	29	1	56
Bradley Donovan	---	---	21	22	5	48
Eddie Bulger	9	19	---	---	18	46
Wes Mizrahi	13	33	---	---	---	46
Evan Bullock	---	---	20	19	5	44
Andrew Malone	16	21	---	---	---	37
James Hannan	11	20	---	---	6	37
B.J. Kosensky	---	---	14	20	2	36
Everett Myatt	10	7	---	---	13	30
Les Borick	---	---	9	16	1	26
Joseph Emerson	---	---	10	14	1	25
Donald Bobbitt	---	---	10	14	1	25
Todd Ohara	1	8	---	---	13	22
Maxwell Bridges	3	1	---	---	14	18
Rob Everett	2	5	---	---	9	16
Irv Finley	3	12	---	---	---	15
Harvey Schulz	---	---	1	0	13	14
Richie Quinn	6	5	---	---	---	11
Mel Spires	---	---	1	0	7	8
Cornell Stephens	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rico Hoskins	0	0	---	---	5	5
Desmond Buenavista	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rico Liersch	0	0	---	---	5	5
Abraham Forest	0	0	---	---	5	5
Edgar Williamson	---	---	3	1	---	4
Craig Goldberg	0	0	---	---	3	3
Doug Midget	---	---	1	0	---	1
Dale Samsel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Frederick Lucas	---	---	0	0	---	0
Steven Lukins	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	68	9.7
Middle	16	43	2.7
Right	5	55	11.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	24	6.0
Middle	14	74	5.3
Right	4	18	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ian Halbert	33	22	3	0	1	6	3	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alfred Komrska	39	26	1	0	2	6	3	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	50	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	101	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	28	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	78	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	92	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kendall Flynn	10	8	0	60	0	35
TE Cornell Shelton	6	3	0	24	1	29
RB Herb Augustyniak	6	4	0	26	0	28
WR Kurt Lafrance	5	3	0	9	0	21
WR Melvin Poston	3	2	0	31	1	30
TE Johnny Dunn	1	0	1	0	0	4
TE Francisco Dixon	1	1	0	-1	0	14
RB Douglas Buckley	1	1	0	30	1	7

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Myron Lyons	8	6	1	50	1	42
RB Andrew Malone	6	2	0	2	0	21
WR Derek Dunlap	5	4	1	36	0	42
TE Eddie Bulger	4	2	0	0	0	19
RB Irv Finley	4	4	0	24	0	12
TE Richie Quinn	4	3	0	24	0	5
WR Rob Everett	3	2	0	17	0	5
TE Wes Mizrahi	2	1	0	19	0	33
WR James Hannan	2	1	0	8	0	20
FB Everett Myatt	1	1	0	3	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herb Augustyniak	7	26	3.71	5.95
Douglas Buckley	1	5	5.00	4.33

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ian Halbert	6	3	22	3.67	5.42

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alfred Komrska	6	4	15	2.50	4.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kendall Flynn	2	1	9	4.50	6.00
WR Melvin Poston	2	1	3	1.50	10.33
WR Kurt Lafrance	1	1	10	10.00	1.80
TE Johnny Dunn	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Myron Lyons	2	2	4	2.00	6.25
RB Andrew Malone	1	0	0	0.00	0.33
FB Everett Myatt	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
TE Wes Mizrahi	1	0	0	0.00	9.50
WR James Hannan	1	1	8	8.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Herb Augustyniak	4	3

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Alfred Komrska	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ian Halbert	10	8	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alfred Komrska	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kendall Flynn	3	2	0
WR Melvin Poston	2	2	1
TE Cornell Shelton	2	1	1
RB Herb Augustyniak	2	2	1
WR Kurt Lafrance	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Myron Lyons	3	1	1
RB Irv Finley	3	3	1
WR Rob Everett	1	1	1
WR James Hannan	1	1	1
WR Derek Dunlap	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)