Wild Card Playoff Games, 2027

played in Tampa Bay, FL

53 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	10	3	3	0	-	16
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	14	7	0	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:10 CAR - Malcolm Heath 36 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)
1Q: 10:14 CAR - Samuel Terry 23 field goal
1Q: 04:35 TBY - Frankie Masso 5 pass from Ian Halbert (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
1Q: 03:39 TBY - Charlie Harding 29 fumble return (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
2Q: 13:42 CAR - Samuel Terry 18 field goal
2Q: 07:36 TBY - Frankie Masso 33 pass from Ian Halbert (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
2Q: 02:56 TBY - Frankie Masso 19 pass from Ian Halbert (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
3Q: 05:45 CAR - Samuel Terry 34 field goal
3Q: 02:13 TBY - Frankie Masso 7 pass from Ian Halbert (Mercury Feliciano extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:10 CAR - Malcolm Heath 36 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)
1Q: 10:14 CAR - Samuel Terry 23 field goal
1Q: 04:35 TBY - Frankie Masso 5 pass from Ian Halbert (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
1Q: 03:39 TBY - Charlie Harding 29 fumble return (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
2Q: 13:42 CAR - Samuel Terry 18 field goal
2Q: 07:36 TBY - Frankie Masso 33 pass from Ian Halbert (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
2Q: 02:56 TBY - Frankie Masso 19 pass from Ian Halbert (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
3Q: 05:45 CAR - Samuel Terry 34 field goal
3Q: 02:13 TBY - Frankie Masso 7 pass from Ian Halbert (Mercury Feliciano extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 11-6 12-5
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 410 379
- Offensive Plays 64 57
- Yards per Play 6.41 6.65
Net Rushing Yards 145 211
- Rushing Attempts 26 33
- Yards per Rush 5.58 6.39
Net Passing Yards 265 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 26 - 0 24 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 274 168
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.97 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 7.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 3/57
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:25 29:35

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	11-6	12-5
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	410	379
- Offensive Plays	64	57
- Yards per Play	6.41	6.65
Net Rushing Yards	145	211
- Rushing Attempts	26	33
- Yards per Rush	5.58	6.39
Net Passing Yards	265	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 26 - 0	24 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	274	168
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.97	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	7.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	3/57
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:25	29:35

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:04	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	11:45	1:37	OPP 14	3	8	Field Goal
1	4:25	1:02	OWN 38	2	-9	Fumble
1	3:23	4:46	OWN 25	8	74	Field Goal
2	11:51	1:48	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
2	7:22	3:03	OWN 4	4	16	Punt
2	2:47	2:47	OWN 39	9	30	Missed FG
3	9:01	3:22	OWN 20	7	63	Field Goal
3	2:06	5:23	OWN 25	10	44	Punt
4	10:22	3:45	OWN 37	11	60	Downs
4	0:18	0:18	OWN 20	1	24	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:56	0:11	OWN 25	1	2	Fumble
1	10:08	5:43	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
2	13:37	1:46	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
2	10:03	2:41	OWN 28	5	72	Touchdown
2	4:19	1:32	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:59	OWN 25	11	33	Punt
3	5:39	3:33	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
4	11:43	1:21	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	6:37	6:19	OWN 3	12	60	Punt

Game MVP: Ian Halbert, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
J.C. Caleca	18	87	4.83	30	3
Carson Silverman	3	37	12.33	17	3
Roberto England	3	13	4.33	12	1
Camden Reiswig	1	1	1.00	1	0
Malcolm Heath	1	7	7.00	7	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Drake Tesson	17	122	7.18	37	3
Dalton Phillips	12	62	5.17	15	3
Ian Halbert	2	22	11.00	20	1
Frankie Masso	1	2	2.00	2	0
Francisco Dobreski	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Silverman	37	26	274	1/9	1	36	0	100.5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ian Halbert	24	19	168	0/0	4	33	0	135.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Todd Ohara	8	12	64	8.00	52	26	0
TE Wes Mizrahi	4	7	31	7.75	4	9	0
WR Derek Dunlap	4	5	47	11.75	29	24	0
RB J.C. Caleca	3	3	23	7.67	2	10	0
WR Malcolm Heath	3	4	69	23.00	65	36	1
WR Rob Everett	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Eddie Bulger	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Camden Reiswig	1	2	33	33.00	23	33	0
RB Roberto England	1	2	2	2.00	1	2	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frankie Masso	10	14	126	12.60	40	33	4
TE Tyrus Bodden	2	2	10	5.00	0	14	0
WR Colton Welch	2	2	1	0.50	0	5	0
WR Doug Keck	2	2	22	11.00	3	19	0
WR Rich Roberson	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
WR Lee Browning	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Perry Norris	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
J.C. Caleca	1	0	0
Carson Silverman	1	0	0
Terrence DeWaters	0	1	0
Connor Scott	0	1	0
Santiago Chatman	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ian Halbert	1	0	0	0
Charlie Harding	0	1	1	1
Perry Norris	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Irving Eatherton	3	118	39.3	31.0	47	0

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tanner Gillette	4	158	39.5	27.8	43	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Terry	3/4	0/1	0/0	34	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Feliciano	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roberto England	1	7	7.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Keck	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.C. Caleca	3	67	22.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Keck	2	36	18.0	0
Clayton Joyce	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Santiago Chatman	9	2	33	24
DE Chance Tanner	5	1	33	24
ILB Donald Bobbitt	4	3	33	24
DT Gino Ball	4	3	32	14
DE Alexander Garrison	4	0	33	22
OLB Ryan Dunlap	3	2	33	24
S Connor Scott	3	1	33	16
CB Riddick Heyerdahl	3	1	29	16
CB Bucky Smith	3	0	29	13
ILB Erick Cogdell	2	1	18	9
OLB Lorenzo Chandler	2	0	0	8
S Darryl Oltmanns	2	0	7	11
OLB Pat Honaker	1	1	33	22
CB Ivan Liu	1	1	15	8

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Charlie Harding	7	0	1.0	24	36
ILB Wayne Cabbage	7	4	0.0	16	23
ILB Kai Mackowski	6	3	0.0	26	33
S Eli Page	6	0	0.0	22	34
S Alan Hoover	5	1	0.0	17	22
CB Earnest Cossaboom	4	3	0.0	25	32
CB Clayton Joyce	4	0	0.0	26	38
DE Tyler Dodd	3	2	0.0	22	35
S Cole Stanton	3	2	0.0	13	20
CB K.C. Poel	3	0	0.0	16	27
DE Jeremiah Freeman	2	0	0.0	15	24
DE Norman Schlidt	1	1	0.0	10	13
T Kenneth Holliday	1	0	---	---	---
DT Grant Lee	1	0	0.0	25	34
OLB Calvin Olivier	0	2	0.0	20	26
DT Henry Neely	0	1	0.0	7	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ryan Dunlap	2	0	24
OLB Pat Honaker	1	0	22
DE Chance Tanner	0	1	24

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Charlie Harding	1.0	0	1	0	36
DE Tyler Dodd	0.0	2	0	0	35
DT Grant Lee	0.0	0	3	1	34
DE Jeremiah Freeman	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Santiago Chatman	4	0	24
CB Riddick Heyerdahl	2	1	16
OLB Lorenzo Chandler	2	0	8
OLB Pat Honaker	2	0	22
OLB Ryan Dunlap	2	0	24
S Darryl Oltmanns	2	0	11
CB Bucky Smith	2	0	13
ILB Erick Cogdell	1	0	9
ILB Donald Bobbitt	1	0	24
CB Ivan Liu	1	0	8
S Connor Scott	0	1	16

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Charlie Harding	5	0	36
ILB Wayne Cabbage	4	0	23
S Eli Page	3	1	34
ILB Kai Mackowski	3	0	33
CB K.C. Poel	3	0	27
CB Earnest Cossaboom	3	0	32
CB Clayton Joyce	1	1	38
S Alan Hoover	1	0	22
DE Tyler Dodd	1	0	35
DT Grant Lee	1	0	34
S Cole Stanton	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bernie Casarez	2	5	26	0	38
Moe Perez	2	4	26	0	38
Rico Liersch	1	5	26	0	38
Brett Furrey	1	4	26	1	38
Adrian Frederick	1	3	26	0	38
Wes Mizrahi	1	2	21	0	30

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Leroy Corns	5	11	0	27	24
Jermaine Abrams	5	10	1	33	24
Kendall Cobb	2	2	0	33	24
Ralph Prescott	1	3	0	33	24
Clint Wiggins	1	3	0	6	0
Francisco Dobreski	1	1	0	9	5
Kenneth Holliday	0	1	0	33	24

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Bulger	1	22
Camden Reiswig	1	22
Roberto England	1	19
Terrence DeWaters	1	15

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Kenneth Holliday	2	9
Perry Norris	1	18
Cole Stanton	1	16

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rico Liersch	26	38	---	---	7	71
Moe Perez	26	38	---	---	---	64
Adrian Frederick	26	38	---	---	---	64
Bernie Casarez	26	38	---	---	---	64
Brett Furrey	26	38	---	---	---	64
Derek Dunlap	26	38	---	---	---	64
Carson Silverman	26	38	---	---	---	64
Todd Ohara	25	33	---	---	1	59
Santiago Chatman	---	---	33	24	---	57
Ryan Dunlap	---	---	33	24	---	57
Chance Tanner	---	---	33	24	---	57
Donald Bobbitt	---	---	33	24	---	57
Bucky Smith	---	---	29	13	14	56
Pat Honaker	---	---	33	22	---	55
Alexander Garrison	---	---	33	22	---	55
J.C. Caleca	20	27	---	---	6	53
Wes Mizrahi	21	30	---	---	---	51
Connor Scott	---	---	33	16	---	49
Gino Ball	---	---	32	14	---	46
Riddick Heyerdahl	---	---	29	16	---	45
Eddie Bulger	4	13	---	---	22	39
Malcolm Heath	16	23	---	---	---	39
Roberto England	9	9	---	---	19	37
Rob Everett	4	8	---	---	19	31
Camden Reiswig	3	4	---	---	22	29
Erick Cogdell	---	---	18	9	---	27
Ivan Liu	---	---	15	8	4	27
Lorenzo Chandler	---	---	0	8	18	26
Cory Tyler	---	---	1	9	15	25
Terrence DeWaters	---	---	0	8	15	23
Darryl Oltmanns	---	---	7	11	---	18
Marcos Gimpert	---	---	1	10	4	15
Dennis Gerhardt	1	2	---	---	10	13
Richie Quinn	1	3	---	---	8	12
Justics Noah	---	---	0	0	10	10
Samuel Terry	0	0	---	---	9	9
Irving Eatherton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Darryl Riley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pete Mummert	0	0	---	---	7	7
Fred Jacobs	0	0	---	---	7	7
Liam Jefferson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jonah Guthrie	---	---	0	2	4	6
Javier Creighton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Harvey Schulz	---	---	0	0	---	0
K.C. Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lorenzo Barlow	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Clayton Joyce	---	---	26	38	18	82
Earnest Cossaboom	---	---	25	32	10	67
Calvin Olivier	---	---	20	26	21	67
Kenneth Holliday	33	24	---	---	9	66
Doug Keck	32	20	---	---	13	65
Charlie Harding	---	---	24	36	3	63
Grant Lee	---	---	25	34	4	63
Kai Mackowski	---	---	26	33	3	62
Kendall Cobb	33	24	---	---	4	61
Ralph Prescott	33	24	---	---	4	61
Eli Page	---	---	22	34	4	60
Tyler Dodd	---	---	22	35	3	60
Tyrus Bodden	30	23	---	---	5	58
Frankie Masso	33	24	---	---	1	58
Ian Halbert	33	24	---	---	---	57
Jermaine Abrams	33	24	---	---	---	57
Leroy Corns	27	24	---	---	3	54
Cole Stanton	---	---	13	20	16	49
Drake Tesson	19	11	---	---	17	47
K.C. Poel	---	---	16	27	2	45
Wayne Cabbage	---	---	16	23	4	43
Jeremiah Freeman	---	---	15	24	2	41
Alan Hoover	---	---	17	22	2	41
Perry Norris	12	6	---	---	18	36
Norman Schlidt	---	---	10	13	2	25
Rich Roberson	10	8	---	---	5	23
Dalton Phillips	13	9	---	---	---	22
Henry Neely	---	---	7	8	4	19
Nick Reid	---	---	2	3	11	16
Francisco Dobreski	9	5	---	---	1	15
Lee Browning	0	2	---	---	13	15
Colton Welch	6	7	---	---	1	14
Graham Malone	0	0	---	---	14	14
Ed Newman	---	---	0	5	4	9
Mercury Feliciano	0	0	---	---	6	6
Clint Wiggins	6	0	---	---	---	6
Elijah Woodard	---	---	0	5	1	6
Cris Kern	0	0	---	---	4	4
Axel Douglas	1	3	---	---	---	4
Cesar Johnston	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tanner Gillette	0	0	---	---	4	4
Roger Hoosier	0	2	---	---	---	2
Douglas Buckley	0	0	---	---	1	1
Brandon Terrell	0	0	---	---	1	1
Francisco Sluiter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jesse Kley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	27	3.9
Middle	9	59	6.6
Right	10	59	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	47	15.7
Middle	15	89	5.9
Right	15	75	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Silverman	37	26	5	1	1	2	5	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ian Halbert	24	19	1	0	0	2	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	115	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	103	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	56	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	7	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	54	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	107	11.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Todd Ohara	12	8	1	64	1	33
TE Wes Mizrahi	7	4	0	31	0	30
WR Derek Dunlap	5	4	0	47	1	38
WR Malcolm Heath	4	3	0	69	2	23
RB J.C. Caleca	3	3	0	23	0	27
RB Camden Reiswig	2	1	0	33	1	4
RB Roberto England	2	1	0	2	0	9
WR Rob Everett	1	1	0	1	0	8
TE Eddie Bulger	1	1	0	4	0	13

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frankie Masso	14	10	126	1	24
TE Tyrus Bodden	2	2	10	0	23
WR Colton Welch	2	2	1	0	7
WR Doug Keck	2	2	22	0	20
WR Rich Roberson	2	2	5	0	8
TE Perry Norris	1	0	0	0	6
WR Lee Browning	1	1	4	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.C. Caleca	2	0	0.00	4.83
Camden Reiswig	1	1	1.00	1.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dalton Phillips	2	6	3.00	5.17
Drake Tesson	2	8	4.00	7.18

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Silverman	8	5	21	2.63	7.41

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ian Halbert	7	5	31	4.43	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Todd Ohara	4	2	7	1.75	5.33
WR Rob Everett	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
TE Wes Mizrahi	1	1	8	8.00	4.43
RB J.C. Caleca	1	1	5	5.00	7.67
RB Camden Reiswig	1	0	0	0.00	16.50

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Frankie Masso	5	3	31	6.20	9.00
TE Tyrus Bodden	1	1	-4	-4.00	5.00
WR Lee Browning	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
J.C. Caleca	3	0
Carson Silverman	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Drake Tesson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Silverman	9	8	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ian Halbert	8	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Todd Ohara	2	2	2
WR Derek Dunlap	2	2	0
WR Rob Everett	1	1	0
RB J.C. Caleca	1	1	0
RB Camden Reiswig	1	1	1
WR Malcolm Heath	1	0	0
RB Roberto England	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frankie Masso	4	4	4
WR Doug Keck	2	2	1
WR Colton Welch	1	1	0
WR Rich Roberson	1	1	0

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)