Week 1, 2026

played in Tampa Bay, FL

80 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:13 TBY - Mercury Feliciano 18 field goal
2Q: 03:24 CAR - Samuel Terry 18 field goal
3Q: 06:21 TBY - Frankie Masso 8 pass from Ian Halbert (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
3Q: 01:38 TBY - Ian Halbert 5 run (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
4Q: 12:46 CAR - J.C. Caleca 4 run (Samuel Terry extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:13 TBY - Mercury Feliciano 18 field goal
2Q: 03:24 CAR - Samuel Terry 18 field goal
3Q: 06:21 TBY - Frankie Masso 8 pass from Ian Halbert (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
3Q: 01:38 TBY - Ian Halbert 5 run (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
4Q: 12:46 CAR - J.C. Caleca 4 run (Samuel Terry extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 309 259
- Offensive Plays 67 55
- Yards per Play 4.61 4.71
Net Rushing Yards 132 88
- Rushing Attempts 32 20
- Yards per Rush 4.13 4.40
Net Passing Yards 177 171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 0 33 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 177 181
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.06 4.89
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 8.0
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/33 4/28
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/28
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 3/90
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 33:34 26:26

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	309	259
- Offensive Plays	67	55
- Yards per Play	4.61	4.71
Net Rushing Yards	132	88
- Rushing Attempts	32	20
- Yards per Rush	4.13	4.40
Net Passing Yards	177	171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 0	33 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	177	181
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.06	4.89
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	8.0
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/33	4/28
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/28
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	3/90
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	33:34	26:26

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:20	1:21	OPP 42	4	9	Downs
1	8:05	5:56	OWN 3	12	59	Downs
1	0:28	3:11	OWN 1	7	36	Punt
2	10:48	7:29	OWN 20	15	79	Field Goal
2	1:57	1:30	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	1:41	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	6:15	2:30	OWN 31	5	13	Fumble
3	1:29	3:50	OWN 18	7	82	Touchdown
4	10:40	2:32	OWN 37	5	8	Punt
4	7:02	4:04	OPP 39	7	24	Missed FG

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:40	OWN 40	1	0	Interception
1	12:59	4:54	OWN 33	11	66	Field Goal
1	2:09	1:41	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
2	12:17	1:29	OWN 25	4	25	Punt
2	3:19	1:22	OWN 40	3	-1	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
3	13:19	7:04	OWN 7	13	93	Touchdown
3	3:45	2:16	OPP 44	4	44	Touchdown
4	12:39	1:59	OPP 45	4	15	Missed FG
4	8:08	1:06	OWN 1	3	1	Punt
4	2:58	2:58	OWN 22	7	20	Game

Game MVP: Ian Halbert, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
J.C. Caleca	23	75	3.26	13	3	1
Carson Silverman	4	33	8.25	12	1	0
Rob Everett	2	6	3.00	6	0	0
Camden Reiswig	2	9	4.50	6	0	0
Irv Finley	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Drake Tesson	9	35	3.89	9	0	0
Dalton Phillips	7	45	6.43	21	2	0
Ian Halbert	2	4	2.00	5	0	1
Frankie Masso	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Doug Keck	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Silverman	35	20	177	0/0	0	49	0	70.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ian Halbert	33	20	181	2/10	1	31	1	72.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rob Everett	5	8	37	7.40	33	30
TE Wes Mizrahi	4	7	19	4.75	0	7
TE Eddie Bulger	3	4	23	7.67	0	11
WR Myron Lyons	2	3	17	8.50	6	14
RB J.C. Caleca	2	3	53	26.50	45	49
RB Irv Tejeda	1	3	4	4.00	4	4
WR Todd Ohara	1	1	11	11.00	6	11
RB Irv Finley	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Camden Reiswig	1	2	7	7.00	4	7
WR Derek Dunlap	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Drake Tesson	4	6	27	6.75	1	8	0
WR Frankie Masso	4	10	41	10.25	5	19	1
TE Perry Norris	3	4	40	13.33	28	29	0
RB Dalton Phillips	3	4	41	13.67	26	31	0
TE Graham Pfingsten	2	3	6	3.00	2	6	0
WR Cole Pham	2	3	11	5.50	5	12	0
WR Doug Keck	2	2	15	7.50	7	8	0
FB Francisco Dobreski	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Doug Midget	1	9	9.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Carson Silverman	1	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Renaldo Swain	0	1	0	0
Roderick Fletcher	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abraham Forest	4	226	56.5	49.5	65	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Turnbull	5	243	48.6	40.6	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Terry	1/2	0/0	0/0	18	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Feliciano	1/2	0/1	0/0	18	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie Masso	2	28	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.C. Caleca	3	61	20.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Keck	3	90	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Colton Rodriguez	9	3	0.0	20	35
S Santiago Chatman	7	1	0.0	20	35
DE Chance Tanner	5	0	0.0	17	33
CB Frederick Lucas	4	0	0.0	18	32
OLB Josh Nussbaum	3	0	1.0	13	21
ILB Erick Cogdell	3	1	0.0	12	21
OLB Lorenzo Chandler	2	5	1.0	17	30
S Kurt Greene	2	2	0.0	19	35
CB Thurman Rosian	1	2	0.0	19	35
DE Alexander Garrison	1	1	0.0	15	29
OLB Conner Farley	1	0	0.0	8	14
CB Doug Midget	1	0	0.0	10	18
DE Jonah Guthrie	0	1	0.0	11	13

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kai Mackowski	10	2	0.0	32	35
S Eli Page	7	1	0.0	32	28
OLB Renaldo Swain	6	1	0.0	29	31
CB Zachary Lyon	6	0	0.0	32	35
CB D.J. Hinchliffe	3	1	0.0	18	21
S Roderick Fletcher	3	0	0.0	15	22
CB Steven Joseph	3	0	0.0	17	12
DT Tyler Dodd	2	2	0.0	21	27
OLB Jumbo Clay	2	2	0.0	29	31
DE Jeremiah Freeman	2	0	0.0	11	10
DE Grant Lee	1	2	0.0	32	34
ILB Tim Kangas	1	1	0.0	12	8
CB Earnest Cossaboom	1	1	0.0	17	25
ILB Marquis Booker	1	0	0.0	4	8
DE Cooper Rice	1	0	0.0	21	25
RB Drake Tesson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Norman Schlidt	1	0	0.0	11	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lorenzo Chandler	1.0	1	0	0	30
OLB Josh Nussbaum	1.0	0	1	0	21
DT Marcos Gimpert	0.0	1	0	0	16
ILB Colton Rodriguez	0.0	0	2	0	35
OLB Conner Farley	0.0	0	1	1	14
CB Frederick Lucas	0.0	0	1	0	32
DE Alexander Garrison	0.0	0	1	0	29
DT Lorenzo Barlow	0.0	0	1	0	14

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cooper Rice	2	0	2	25
DE Grant Lee	0	3	0	34
OLB Jumbo Clay	0	1	1	31
CB Zachary Lyon	0	1	0	35
OLB Renaldo Swain	0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Frederick Lucas	4	0	0	32
ILB Erick Cogdell	3	0	0	21
ILB Colton Rodriguez	3	0	0	35
S Santiago Chatman	2	0	0	35
S Kurt Greene	2	0	0	35
OLB Lorenzo Chandler	1	1	0	30
CB Doug Midget	1	0	1	18
OLB Josh Nussbaum	1	0	0	21
OLB Conner Farley	1	0	0	14
CB Thurman Rosian	1	0	0	35
DE Chance Tanner	1	0	0	33

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Kai Mackowski	5	1	35
OLB Renaldo Swain	4	1	31
CB Steven Joseph	2	0	12
CB D.J. Hinchliffe	2	0	21
CB Zachary Lyon	1	1	35
ILB Marquis Booker	1	0	8
S Eli Page	1	0	28
DT Tyler Dodd	1	0	27
ILB Tim Kangas	1	0	8
S Roderick Fletcher	1	0	22
OLB Jumbo Clay	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Brett Furrey	4	5	32	35
Bernie Casarez	3	6	32	35
Moe Perez	2	5	32	35
Adrian Frederick	0	10	32	35
Dean Kratky	0	2	32	35

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Grady Horner	3	7	20	0	35
Leroy Corns	2	5	20	0	35
Kenneth Holliday	1	3	20	0	35
Kendall Cobb	1	2	20	1	35
Levi Leinaweaver	1	2	20	1	35

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Derek Dunlap	3	7
Todd Ohara	2	14

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Zachary Lyon	3	16

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Derek Dunlap	32	34	---	---	7	73
Wes Mizrahi	27	28	---	---	17	72
Myron Lyons	31	29	---	---	9	69
Moe Perez	32	35	---	---	---	67
Adrian Frederick	32	35	---	---	---	67
Dean Kratky	32	35	---	---	---	67
Bernie Casarez	32	35	---	---	---	67
Brett Furrey	32	35	---	---	---	67
Carson Silverman	32	35	---	---	---	67
Thurman Rosian	---	---	19	35	9	63
Santiago Chatman	---	---	20	35	2	57
Colton Rodriguez	---	---	20	35	2	57
Kurt Greene	---	---	19	35	2	56
J.C. Caleca	26	22	---	---	8	56
Chance Tanner	---	---	17	33	2	52
Frederick Lucas	---	---	18	32	2	52
Lorenzo Chandler	---	---	17	30	1	48
Rob Everett	19	20	---	---	7	46
Alexander Garrison	---	---	15	29	1	45
Conner Farley	---	---	8	14	17	39
Josh Nussbaum	---	---	13	21	2	36
Erick Cogdell	---	---	12	21	1	34
Jonah Guthrie	---	---	11	13	6	30
Eddie Bulger	5	17	---	---	7	29
Doug Midget	---	---	10	18	1	29
Marcos Gimpert	---	---	11	16	1	28
Irv Tejeda	1	7	---	---	18	26
Lorenzo Barlow	---	---	6	14	6	26
Todd Ohara	4	2	---	---	14	20
Camden Reiswig	7	6	---	---	4	17
Harvey Schulz	---	---	1	0	12	13
Mel Spires	---	---	1	0	12	13
Steven Lukins	---	---	2	4	5	11
Donald Bobbitt	---	---	0	0	9	9
Malcolm Heath	3	4	---	---	---	7
Darryl Riley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rico Liersch	0	0	---	---	6	6
Abraham Forest	0	0	---	---	6	6
Colby Perkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
Pete Mummert	0	0	---	---	6	6
Samuel Terry	0	0	---	---	5	5
Irv Finley	1	3	---	---	1	5
Richie Quinn	2	2	---	---	---	4
Vinny Tate	1	1	---	---	---	2
Ryan Vaughn	1	0	---	---	---	1
K.C. Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Zachary Lyon	---	---	32	35	16	83
Kai Mackowski	---	---	32	35	6	73
Perry Norris	17	33	---	---	18	68
Grant Lee	---	---	32	34	2	68
Kenneth Holliday	20	35	---	---	11	66
Doug Keck	20	30	---	---	13	63
Kendall Cobb	20	35	---	---	7	62
Eli Page	---	---	32	28	2	62
Levi Leinaweaver	20	35	---	---	7	62
Leroy Corns	20	35	---	---	7	62
Jumbo Clay	---	---	29	31	2	62
Renaldo Swain	---	---	29	31	2	62
Frankie Masso	20	35	---	---	4	59
Ian Halbert	20	35	---	---	---	55
Grady Horner	20	35	---	---	---	55
Alan Hoover	---	---	19	24	12	55
Drake Tesson	12	22	---	---	18	52
Earnest Cossaboom	---	---	17	25	10	52
Tyler Dodd	---	---	21	27	1	49
Cooper Rice	---	---	21	25	1	47
Roderick Fletcher	---	---	15	22	5	42
D.J. Hinchliffe	---	---	18	21	1	40
Steven Joseph	---	---	17	12	1	30
Cole Pham	9	16	---	---	---	25
Dalton Phillips	9	13	---	---	3	25
Graham Pfingsten	7	12	---	---	3	22
Jeremiah Freeman	---	---	11	10	1	22
Norman Schlidt	---	---	11	9	1	21
Marquis Booker	---	---	4	8	8	20
Tim Kangas	---	---	12	8	---	20
Josiah Graham	---	---	0	0	16	16
Rufus Willis	0	1	---	---	9	10
Ralph Prescott	0	0	---	---	9	9
Francisco Dobreski	4	5	---	---	---	9
Cris Kern	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kai Barnes	2	4	---	---	---	6
Mercury Feliciano	0	0	---	---	6	6
Reggie Turnbull	0	0	---	---	5	5
Roger Hoosier	0	4	---	---	---	4
Henry Neely	---	---	0	0	4	4
Alfred Komrska	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jesse Kley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Colton Welch	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jermaine Abrams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brandon Terrell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charlie Harding	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	13	68	5.2
Right	12	36	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	14	65	4.6
Right	2	14	7.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Silverman	35	20	2	4	1	3	5	4	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ian Halbert	33	20	2	1	1	1	7	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	6	43	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	134	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	41	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	96	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	25	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	19	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rob Everett	8	5	0	37	1	20
TE Wes Mizrahi	7	4	0	19	0	28
TE Eddie Bulger	4	3	0	23	0	17
RB Irv Tejeda	3	1	0	4	0	7
WR Myron Lyons	3	2	0	17	0	29
WR Derek Dunlap	3	0	0	0	0	34
RB J.C. Caleca	3	2	1	53	1	22
RB Camden Reiswig	2	1	0	7	0	6
WR Todd Ohara	1	1	0	11	0	2
RB Irv Finley	1	1	0	6	0	3

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frankie Masso	10	4	0	41	0	35
RB Drake Tesson	6	4	0	27	0	22
TE Perry Norris	4	3	0	40	1	33
RB Dalton Phillips	4	3	1	41	1	13
TE Graham Pfingsten	3	2	0	6	0	12
WR Cole Pham	3	2	0	11	0	16
WR Doug Keck	2	2	0	15	0	30
FB Francisco Dobreski	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.C. Caleca	7	17	2.43	3.26
Carson Silverman	1	12	12.00	8.25

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ian Halbert	1	5	5.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Silverman	3	2	2	0.67	5.06

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ian Halbert	7	5	30	4.29	5.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rob Everett	1	1	-4	-4.00	4.63
TE Wes Mizrahi	1	1	6	6.00	2.71
WR Derek Dunlap	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Perry Norris	2	2	11	5.50	10.00
RB Drake Tesson	2	1	8	4.00	4.50
WR Frankie Masso	2	1	8	4.00	4.10
RB Dalton Phillips	1	1	3	3.00	10.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
J.C. Caleca	2	0
Carson Silverman	2	2

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Drake Tesson	5	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Silverman	10	5	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ian Halbert	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Irv Tejeda	3	1	1
WR Rob Everett	2	1	0
WR Todd Ohara	1	1	1
TE Eddie Bulger	1	1	1
TE Wes Mizrahi	1	0	0
WR Derek Dunlap	1	0	0
RB Camden Reiswig	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frankie Masso	4	2	1
RB Drake Tesson	2	2	1
TE Perry Norris	1	0	0
WR Doug Keck	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)