Week 1, 2035

played in Tampa Bay, FL

85 degrees, stormy, 21 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	3	-	3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	3	7	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:22 TBY - Marc Howe 35 field goal
1Q: 00:10 TBY - Marc Howe 34 field goal
2Q: 00:25 TBY - Marc Howe 57 field goal
3Q: 04:27 TBY - Willie Battle 25 pass from Lucas Browning (Marc Howe extra point)
4Q: 14:14 CAR - Rod Bernstein 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:22 TBY - Marc Howe 35 field goal
1Q: 00:10 TBY - Marc Howe 34 field goal
2Q: 00:25 TBY - Marc Howe 57 field goal
3Q: 04:27 TBY - Willie Battle 25 pass from Lucas Browning (Marc Howe extra point)
4Q: 14:14 CAR - Rod Bernstein 36 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 12 16
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 5 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 235 297
- Offensive Plays 62 67
- Yards per Play 3.79 4.43
Net Rushing Yards 85 67
- Rushing Attempts 24 33
- Yards per Rush 3.54 2.03
Net Passing Yards 150 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 20 - 0 30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 153 256
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 3.95 6.76
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 11.2
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 4/30 3/35
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 21
Time of Possession 25:57 34:03

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	12	16
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	5	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	235	297
- Offensive Plays	62	67
- Yards per Play	3.79	4.43
Net Rushing Yards	85	67
- Rushing Attempts	24	33
- Yards per Rush	3.54	2.03
Net Passing Yards	150	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 20 - 0	30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	153	256
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	3.95	6.76
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	11.2
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	4/30	3/35
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 21
Time of Possession	25:57	34:03

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:14	3:58	OWN 18	9	32	Punt
1	0:03	1:30	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
2	10:22	1:32	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
2	7:28	1:53	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
2	4:34	2:01	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 25	2	7	Half
3	15:00	5:27	OWN 25	9	72	Fumble
3	4:14	5:05	OWN 25	11	56	Field Goal
4	12:36	1:04	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
4	9:36	1:06	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
4	6:13	0:38	OPP 46	4	2	Downs
4	2:22	0:47	OWN 23	5	47	Downs
4	1:01	1:01	OWN 20	5	12	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:46	OWN 25	11	57	Field Goal
1	5:16	5:13	OWN 20	9	63	Field Goal
2	13:33	3:11	OWN 26	6	-1	Punt
2	8:50	1:22	OWN 7	3	-1	Punt
2	5:35	1:01	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
2	2:33	2:13	OWN 20	7	40	Field Goal
3	9:33	5:19	OWN 3	12	97	Touchdown
4	14:09	1:33	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	11:32	1:56	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
4	8:30	2:17	OWN 16	3	-2	Punt
4	5:35	3:13	OWN 44	4	8	Punt
4	1:35	0:34	OWN 30	3	-8	Punt

Game MVP: Lucas Browning, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Shane Prior	12	37	3.08	13	1
QB Carson Silverman	6	47	7.83	13	3
RB Dalton Moore	5	0	0.00	4	0
WR Bryan Richmond	1	1	1.00	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Lucas Browning	15	55	3.67	18	3
RB Theodore Warren	12	12	1.00	8	0
RB Parker Lewis	4	6	1.50	10	1
WR Mark Engle	2	-6	-3.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Silverman	37	20	153	1/3	0	47	0	64.3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lucas Browning	30	20	256	4/26	1	40	0	104.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Joshua Nixon	5	7	51	10.20	28	47
TE Baby Face Oldfield	4	10	19	4.75	2	11
RB Dalton Moore	4	4	40	10.00	20	25
WR Derek Dunlap	2	4	34	17.00	17	23
FB Johnny Flannery	2	3	7	3.50	0	4
TE Eli Antonides	1	1	5	5.00	3	5
WR Bryan Richmond	1	4	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Jeffrey Battle	1	3	-2	-2.00	0	-2

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mark Engle	5	7	48	9.60	36	21	0
WR Willie Battle	5	8	61	12.20	8	25	1
WR Marcus Abraham	3	4	81	27.00	39	40	0
TE Eduardo Kemp	2	3	13	6.50	0	10	0
RB Parker Lewis	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	0
RB Theodore Warren	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Gustavo Hager	1	1	32	32.00	22	32	0
TE Greg McElhenny	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Jay Wolfe	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Darien Fisher	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
WR Joshua Nixon	1	1
RB Dalton Moore	1	0
RB Shane Prior	1	0
TE Baby Face Oldfield	0	1

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
CB Dusty Weisenburg	1	0
DE Tyrone Bryant	0	1
DE Gregory Whitfield	0	1
WR Jay Wolfe	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodolfo Margraff	7	351	50.1	39.4	60	4

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marquis Barber	8	345	43.1	39.4	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rod Bernstein	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marc Howe	3/3	1/1	1/1	57	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joshua Nixon	4	30	7.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dusty Weisenburg	3	35	11.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joshua Nixon	1	16	16.0	0
Jeffrey Battle	1	18	18.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lance Parry	12	0	0.5	20	29
CB Marshall Shellhaas	6	2	0.0	31	31
S Max Woodson	6	2	0.0	33	34
OLB Brady Schwartz	5	2	0.5	33	33
ILB Jerry Bernstein	5	5	0.0	29	29
DE Walt Thomas	4	2	1.5	26	28
DE Jonah Shepard	4	1	1.0	21	25
OLB Josiah Upshaw	3	0	0.0	33	34
S Bert Sherman	3	0	0.0	29	28
DE Tevin Andersen	2	1	0.5	19	15
CB Preston Jeffries	2	1	0.0	27	34
DT Ricardo Gray	1	1	0.0	24	29
OLB Riddick Carpenter	1	0	0.0	3	1
CB Bill Germain	1	0	0.0	16	8
S Andre Scott	1	0	0.0	4	6

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Walter Jeffries	8	4	0.0	24	38
S Derek Cooley	5	1	0.5	18	26
ILB Graham Varitek	5	1	0.0	24	38
DT Gino Ball	4	2	0.0	18	26
ILB Wyatt Soltys	3	2	0.0	18	22
CB Dusty Weisenburg	3	1	0.0	24	38
S Cole Stanton	3	0	0.0	6	16
OLB Korey Tanner	3	0	0.0	21	27
DE Gregory Whitfield	2	0	0.5	21	36
CB Jace Counts	2	2	0.0	19	26
DE Tyrone Bryant	2	1	0.0	20	27
CB Desmond Rice	2	0	0.0	21	32
DE Isaiah Ruark	1	1	0.0	7	13
CB Alfredo Ireland	1	0	0.0	6	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Walt Thomas	1.5	1	0	28
DE Jonah Shepard	1.0	1	0	25
DE Tevin Andersen	0.5	0	1	15
ILB Lance Parry	0.5	0	0	29
OLB Brady Schwartz	0.5	0	0	33
DT Ricardo Gray	0.0	2	0	29

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gregory Whitfield	0.5	2	0	0	36
S Derek Cooley	0.5	0	0	0	26
DT Gino Ball	0.0	1	1	0	26
DE Isaiah Ruark	0.0	0	2	0	13
CB Dusty Weisenburg	0.0	0	1	0	38
OLB Korey Tanner	0.0	0	1	0	27
ILB Graham Varitek	0.0	0	0	1	38
DE Tyrone Bryant	0.0	0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Lance Parry	6	0	29
CB Marshall Shellhaas	4	0	31
CB Preston Jeffries	2	2	34
DE Jonah Shepard	2	0	25
ILB Jerry Bernstein	2	0	29
DE Walt Thomas	1	0	28
DT Ricardo Gray	1	0	29
S Max Woodson	1	0	34
S Andre Scott	1	0	6

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Walter Jeffries	5	1	38
ILB Wyatt Soltys	4	0	22
ILB Graham Varitek	3	1	38
OLB Korey Tanner	2	1	27
S Derek Cooley	2	0	26
CB Dusty Weisenburg	1	1	38
CB Desmond Rice	1	1	32
S Cole Stanton	1	0	16
CB Alfredo Ireland	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ernie Bruner	1	4	24	0	38
T Roger Ricketts	1	3	24	0	38
C Josiah Ames	1	3	24	0	38
G Stephen Winders	0	5	24	1	38
T Liam Jefferson	0	3	24	0	38

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Owen Cooper	2	8	1	33	1	34
G Roosevelt Robbins	1	6	0	33	3	34
G Leroy Corns	1	6	0	33	0	34
T Ray Tremmel	1	5	0	25	0	28
T Lionel Arnold	1	2	0	8	0	6
T Dwight Cox	0	4	0	33	0	34
TE Eduardo Kemp	0	1	0	32	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Joshua Nixon	2	22
Willie Bush	1	15

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Parker Lewis	2	25
Greg McElhenny	1	24
Alfredo Ireland	1	13
Leroy Corns	1	11
Jay Wolfe	1	6

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Ernie Bruner	24	38	---	---	10	72
T Liam Jefferson	24	38	---	---	8	70
G Stephen Winders	24	38	---	---	8	70
T Roger Ricketts	24	38	---	---	8	70
OLB Josiah Upshaw	---	---	33	34	3	70
S Max Woodson	---	---	33	34	3	70
OLB Brady Schwartz	---	---	33	33	3	69
WR Joshua Nixon	19	27	---	---	22	68
CB Marshall Shellhaas	---	---	31	31	2	64
CB Preston Jeffries	---	---	27	34	3	64
QB Carson Silverman	24	38	---	---	---	62
C Josiah Ames	24	38	---	---	---	62
ILB Jerry Bernstein	---	---	29	29	1	59
S Bert Sherman	---	---	29	28	2	59
WR Bryan Richmond	22	35	---	---	---	57
DT Ricardo Gray	---	---	24	29	3	56
DE Walt Thomas	---	---	26	28	1	55
TE Baby Face Oldfield	18	31	---	---	6	55
WR Derek Dunlap	21	31	---	---	---	52
ILB Lance Parry	---	---	20	29	3	52
DE Jonah Shepard	---	---	21	25	3	49
DE Tevin Andersen	---	---	19	15	10	44
TE Eli Antonides	5	13	---	---	23	41
CB Bill Germain	---	---	16	8	16	40
FB Johnny Flannery	8	13	---	---	16	37
RB Shane Prior	17	16	---	---	---	33
OLB Riddick Carpenter	---	---	3	1	22	26
S Andre Scott	---	---	4	6	16	26
WR Jeffrey Battle	2	5	---	---	16	23
RB Dalton Moore	6	16	---	---	---	22
DT Curtis Collier	---	---	9	5	8	22
CB Dave Henry	---	---	4	5	10	19
RB Willie Bush	0	0	---	---	15	15
ILB Curtis Parker	---	---	0	0	13	13
TE Jamie Rubenstein	2	3	---	---	6	11
C Zack Alston	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Rodolfo Margraff	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Monty Stoll	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Rod Bernstein	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Hector Marshall	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Pete Rovenstine	0	0	---	---	1	1
C John Kawakami	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Chandler Paschke	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Trey Walton	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Ernie Myers	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Paul Begay	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Leroy Corns	33	34	---	---	11	78
G Roosevelt Robbins	33	34	---	---	11	78
T Dwight Cox	33	34	---	---	11	78
S Walter Jeffries	---	---	24	38	14	76
CB Dusty Weisenburg	---	---	24	38	11	73
C Owen Cooper	33	34	---	---	---	67
QB Lucas Browning	33	34	---	---	---	67
TE Eduardo Kemp	32	33	---	---	1	66
ILB Graham Varitek	---	---	24	38	1	63
T Ray Tremmel	25	28	---	---	10	63
S Derek Cooley	---	---	18	26	16	60
DE Gregory Whitfield	---	---	21	36	1	58
WR Mark Engle	29	27	---	---	---	56
CB Desmond Rice	---	---	21	32	---	53
RB Parker Lewis	7	21	---	---	25	53
WR Willie Battle	25	26	---	---	1	52
OLB Joe Jones	---	---	8	22	21	51
OLB Korey Tanner	---	---	21	27	2	50
ILB Wyatt Soltys	---	---	18	22	9	49
DE Tyrone Bryant	---	---	20	27	---	47
CB Jace Counts	---	---	19	26	2	47
DT Gino Ball	---	---	18	26	---	44
TE Gustavo Hager	16	22	---	---	---	38
RB Theodore Warren	24	13	---	---	---	37
CB Alfredo Ireland	---	---	6	14	13	33
TE Greg McElhenny	4	4	---	---	24	32
WR Marcus Abraham	7	7	---	---	17	31
WR Jay Wolfe	11	9	---	---	6	26
DT Josue Arteaga	---	---	6	12	8	26
S Cole Stanton	---	---	6	16	1	23
DE Isaiah Ruark	---	---	7	13	1	21
T Lionel Arnold	8	6	---	---	1	15
RB Mercury McNamee	2	3	---	---	10	15
S Braxton Atkins	---	---	0	0	14	14
P Marquis Barber	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Dylan Reeves	0	0	---	---	11	11
FB Darien Fisher	5	5	---	---	---	10
K Marc Howe	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Christopher Shivers	---	---	3	5	---	8
DE Marc Boynton	---	---	0	0	7	7
CB Albert Rathbone	---	---	0	0	7	7
WR Tony Kaplan	3	0	---	---	---	3
ILB Adrian Dotson	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Charles Bajwa	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dean Shapiro	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Clayton Bowker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	34	5.7
Middle	15	48	3.2
Right	3	3	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	18	27	1.5
Right	8	16	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Silverman	37	20	3	1	2	5	5	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lucas Browning	30	20	5	3	1	2	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	8	5	0.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	84	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	17	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	47	15.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	35	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	98	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	58	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	65	10.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Baby Face Oldfield	10	4	1	19	0	31
WR Joshua Nixon	7	5	1	51	1	27
WR Derek Dunlap	4	2	0	34	1	31
WR Bryan Richmond	4	1	0	-1	0	35
RB Dalton Moore	4	4	0	40	1	16
FB Johnny Flannery	3	2	0	7	0	13
WR Jeffrey Battle	3	1	0	-2	0	5
TE Eli Antonides	1	1	0	5	0	13

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Battle	8	5	0	61	1	26
WR Mark Engle	7	5	0	48	1	27
WR Marcus Abraham	4	3	0	81	2	7
TE Eduardo Kemp	3	2	0	13	0	33
RB Theodore Warren	2	1	1	6	0	13
RB Parker Lewis	2	2	0	7	0	21
WR Jay Wolfe	1	0	0	0	0	9
FB Darien Fisher	1	0	0	0	0	5
TE Gustavo Hager	1	1	0	32	1	22
TE Greg McElhenny	1	1	0	8	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dalton Moore	2	-1	-0.50	0.00
RB Shane Prior	1	13	13.00	3.08

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Theodore Warren	1	-2	-2.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Silverman	1	0	0	0.00	4.14

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lucas Browning	2	0	0	0.00	8.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Baby Face Oldfield	1	0	0	0.00	1.90

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Willie Battle	1	0	0	0.00	7.63
FB Darien Fisher	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Carson Silverman	2	1
RB Dalton Moore	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Parker Lewis	2	0
QB Lucas Browning	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Silverman	11	6	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lucas Browning	14	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joshua Nixon	3	1	0
WR Jeffrey Battle	3	1	0
TE Baby Face Oldfield	2	2	1
WR Derek Dunlap	1	1	1
TE Eli Antonides	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Battle	4	2	2
WR Mark Engle	3	2	2
WR Marcus Abraham	2	2	2
RB Parker Lewis	2	2	1
TE Eduardo Kemp	1	0	0
WR Jay Wolfe	1	0	0
TE Greg McElhenny	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)