Week 15, 2046

played in Tampa Bay, FL

72 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	7	0	0	-	10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	14	3	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:20 TBY - Cooper Numbers 40 pass from Albert Jenkins (Luke Guthrie extra point)
1Q: 06:15 CAR - Blake Belcher 27 field goal
2Q: 08:51 TBY - Brody Barbee 1 run (Luke Guthrie extra point)
2Q: 03:52 CAR - Kaden Easy 1 pass from Caden Wirthel (Blake Belcher extra point)
2Q: 02:26 TBY - Alonzo Duncan 10 pass from Albert Jenkins (Luke Guthrie extra point)
3Q: 08:47 TBY - Luke Guthrie 24 field goal
4Q: 02:18 TBY - Walt Howard 45 interception return (Luke Guthrie extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:20 TBY - Cooper Numbers 40 pass from Albert Jenkins (Luke Guthrie extra point)
1Q: 06:15 CAR - Blake Belcher 27 field goal
2Q: 08:51 TBY - Brody Barbee 1 run (Luke Guthrie extra point)
2Q: 03:52 CAR - Kaden Easy 1 pass from Caden Wirthel (Blake Belcher extra point)
2Q: 02:26 TBY - Alonzo Duncan 10 pass from Albert Jenkins (Luke Guthrie extra point)
3Q: 08:47 TBY - Luke Guthrie 24 field goal
4Q: 02:18 TBY - Walt Howard 45 interception return (Luke Guthrie extra point)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 2-12 8-6
First Downs 12 23
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 7 14
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 222 363
- Offensive Plays 63 67
- Yards per Play 3.52 5.42
Net Rushing Yards 93 84
- Rushing Attempts 23 33
- Yards per Rush 4.04 2.55
Net Passing Yards 129 279
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 21 - 1 32 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 143 294
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 3.23 8.21
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/53 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 5/60
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 1/45
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:13 31:47

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	2-12	8-6
First Downs	12	23
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	7	14
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	222	363
- Offensive Plays	63	67
- Yards per Play	3.52	5.42
Net Rushing Yards	93	84
- Rushing Attempts	23	33
- Yards per Rush	4.04	2.55
Net Passing Yards	129	279
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 21 - 1	32 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	143	294
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	3.23	8.21
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/53	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	5/60
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	1/45
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:13	31:47

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:02	3:57	OWN 25	7	34	Punt
1	7:50	1:40	OPP 11	3	1	Field Goal
1	5:34	4:27	OWN 23	7	37	Punt
2	8:42	2:14	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
2	6:28	2:43	OPP 23	6	23	Touchdown
2	2:17	1:44	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
3	15:00	2:30	OWN 25	5	34	Punt
3	8:42	1:11	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	6:03	2:50	OWN 35	5	15	Punt
3	0:44	2:31	OWN 15	6	17	Punt
4	8:35	0:25	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	8:00	0:53	OPP 47	3	1	Punt
4	2:26	0:16	OWN 42	2	0	Interception
4	2:10	1:27	OWN 29	7	42	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:58	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	8:05	0:15	OWN 20	1	-9	Fumble
1	6:10	0:36	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	1:07	7:25	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
2	3:45	1:28	OWN 23	3	77	Touchdown
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 29	2	3	Half
3	12:30	3:48	OWN 46	7	47	Field Goal
3	7:31	1:28	OWN 10	3	9	Punt
3	3:13	2:29	OWN 21	6	40	Interception
4	13:13	4:38	OWN 27	11	35	Punt
4	8:10	0:10	OWN 49	1	-2	Fumble
4	7:07	4:41	OWN 8	6	18	Punt
4	0:43	0:43	OWN 29	5	8	Game

Game MVP: Albert Jenkins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Lewis Dawson	23	93	4.04	23	3	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brody Barbee	17	35	2.06	14	2	1
QB Albert Jenkins	10	36	3.60	15	2	0
RB Hugh Cella	6	13	2.17	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caden Wirthel	38	21	143	2/14	1	27	1	61.6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Albert Jenkins	32	20	294	2/15	2	40	1	100.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Kaden Easy	8	10	38	4.75	9	14	1
WR Kaden Elliott	6	11	24	4.00	13	13	0
TE Grady Ross	3	9	37	12.33	2	15	0
RB Lewis Dawson	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB J.R. Boeck	1	1	27	27.00	13	27	0
RB Stan Dulles	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Irving Shackelford	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Steve Clemons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marcos McTyer	5	7	53	10.60	11	27	0
WR Diego Kosters	4	9	63	15.75	12	22	0
WR Alonzo Duncan	2	5	50	25.00	22	40	1
TE Corwin Dawkins	2	4	20	10.00	19	17	0
TE Axel Clancy	2	2	33	16.50	7	17	0
WR Joel Mitchell	2	2	12	6.00	11	8	0
RB Brody Barbee	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0
RB Hugh Cella	1	1	13	13.00	10	13	0
FB Cooper Numbers	1	1	40	40.00	31	40	1

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Drake Gordon	1	6	6.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Walt Howard	1	45	45.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
DE Caden Schneider	1	1
DT Nolan Jeffries	1	0
C Enrique Goldblatt	1	0
CB Darnell Allen	0	1
CB Christopher Arnold	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Albert Jenkins	1	0	0	0
RB Hugh Cella	1	0	0	0
S Nolan Meeker	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Weston Odum	10	427	42.7	33.2	59	4

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earl Dayoc	4	176	44.0	36.3	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Blake Belcher	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Luke Guthrie	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christopher Arnold	1	11	11.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nolan Meeker	5	60	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Levon Adams	3	70	23.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nolan Meeker	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Darnell Allen	7	2	0.0	33	34
CB Drake Gordon	7	0	0.0	26	19
S Chance Slocum	6	3	0.0	31	34
DE Caden Schneider	5	1	1.0	33	34
OLB Walt Lovstad	3	0	1.0	11	23
CB Christopher Arnold	3	3	0.0	29	33
OLB Mel Sweazy	3	3	0.0	24	24
OLB Willie Walters	3	2	0.0	24	14
DT Nolan Jeffries	2	3	0.0	29	32
DE Todd Beustring	2	0	0.0	27	18
DE Neil Berry	2	0	0.0	6	17
S Bryant Roffmann	2	0	0.0	25	26
CB Edwin Pierce	1	0	0.0	5	4
ILB Kennedy Copper	1	0	0.0	27	26
ILB Allen Heath	1	0	0.0	8	8
ILB Taylor Craig	1	0	0.0	4	2
DT Devon Franklin	0	1	0.0	6	2

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Demetrius Ingram	11	1	1.0	23	40
S Riley Van Verth	6	0	0.0	23	26
S Nolan Meeker	4	2	0.0	22	39
CB Earnest Buckner	4	1	0.0	22	39
OLB Walt Howard	3	3	0.0	23	40
DE Stanley Abrams	3	2	0.0	23	37
OLB Ivan Harvey	3	2	0.0	23	37
DE Marshall Harris	3	1	0.0	21	25
DT O.J. Duffy	2	0	1.0	14	34
DT Harold Molenaar	2	0	0.0	9	6
CB Donny Frederick	2	0	0.0	23	37
DE Joseph Buchanan	1	1	0.0	12	19
S Phillip Singleton	1	0	0.0	0	14
RB Hugh Cella	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Troy Buning	0	1	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Caden Schneider	1.0	1	1	0	34
OLB Walt Lovstad	1.0	0	0	0	23
DT Nolan Jeffries	0.0	0	1	3	32
DE Todd Beustring	0.0	0	1	1	18
DE Neil Berry	0.0	0	1	0	17
ILB Allen Heath	0.0	0	1	0	8

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT O.J. Duffy	1.0	1	1	34
OLB Demetrius Ingram	1.0	0	1	40
OLB Walt Howard	0.0	2	0	40
DE Stanley Abrams	0.0	1	0	37
DE Marshall Harris	0.0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Darnell Allen	5	0	0	34
CB Drake Gordon	3	0	1	19
S Bryant Roffmann	3	0	0	26
OLB Willie Walters	3	0	0	14
S Chance Slocum	2	1	0	34
ILB Kennedy Copper	1	1	0	26
CB Edwin Pierce	1	0	0	4
CB Christopher Arnold	1	0	0	33
OLB Mel Sweazy	1	0	0	24

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Demetrius Ingram	5	0	0	40
S Riley Van Verth	4	0	0	26
OLB Ivan Harvey	3	1	0	37
CB Earnest Buckner	3	0	0	39
CB Donny Frederick	2	0	0	37
S Nolan Meeker	2	0	0	39
OLB Walt Howard	1	1	1	40
S Phillip Singleton	1	0	0	14
CB Justin Fields	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Kevin Murray	3	5	1	23	0	40
T Jason Burnett	1	6	0	23	0	35
T Aiden Joseph	1	3	0	23	0	40
T Alvin Riley	1	3	0	23	0	40
FB J.R. Boeck	1	1	0	2	0	13
G Tanner Means	0	4	0	23	1	40
TE Grady Ross	0	1	0	23	0	40
G Marc Horton	0	0	0	0	1	5

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Barry Goodwin	2	9	33	0	34
C Tracy Dumas	2	9	33	0	34
G Johnathan Fulcher	2	5	33	2	34
G Mike Borders	1	2	33	0	34
T Vernon Muranaka	0	1	31	0	28
TE Axel Clancy	0	1	32	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Darnell Allen	3	18
Allen Heath	1	23
Aiden Joseph	1	11
Marc Horton	1	11

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Donny Frederick	2	22
Hugh Cella	1	13
Demetrius Ingram	1	11

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Darnell Allen	---	---	33	34	18	85
RB Lewis Dawson	23	35	---	---	20	78
T Aiden Joseph	23	40	---	---	11	74
T Alvin Riley	23	40	---	---	11	74
G Tanner Means	23	40	---	---	11	74
DE Caden Schneider	---	---	33	34	1	68
CB Christopher Arnold	---	---	29	33	5	67
S Chance Slocum	---	---	31	34	1	66
TE Grady Ross	23	40	---	---	2	65
DT Nolan Jeffries	---	---	29	32	4	65
QB Caden Wirthel	23	40	---	---	1	64
ILB Kennedy Copper	---	---	27	26	11	64
C Kevin Murray	23	40	---	---	---	63
TE Kaden Easy	9	30	---	---	23	62
WR Kaden Elliott	23	36	---	---	1	60
CB Drake Gordon	---	---	26	19	13	58
T Jason Burnett	23	35	---	---	---	58
S Bryant Roffmann	---	---	25	26	---	51
DE Todd Beustring	---	---	27	18	5	50
OLB Mel Sweazy	---	---	24	24	---	48
WR Christian Walker	20	26	---	---	1	47
FB J.R. Boeck	2	13	---	---	24	39
ILB Allen Heath	---	---	8	8	23	39
OLB Willie Walters	---	---	24	14	---	38
OLB Walt Lovstad	---	---	11	23	1	35
DE Neil Berry	---	---	6	17	---	23
ILB Kendall Iannaccone	---	---	7	16	---	23
WR Irving Shackelford	11	6	---	---	6	23
S Ellis Aghajafari	---	---	8	8	1	17
G Marc Horton	0	5	---	---	11	16
WR Jaylen Bolt	1	0	---	---	13	14
S Antonio George	---	---	0	0	13	13
TE Steve Clemons	1	5	---	---	5	11
C Enrique Goldblatt	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Weston Odum	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Edwin Pierce	---	---	5	4	---	9
DT Devon Franklin	---	---	6	2	1	9
RB Levon Adams	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Taylor Craig	---	---	4	2	1	7
RB Stan Dulles	0	5	---	---	2	7
WR Ian Hernandez	2	4	---	---	---	6
K Blake Belcher	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Gabe Beltramini	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Axel Fry	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Colby Murillo	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Edgar Wilkerson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Donny Frederick	---	---	23	37	22	82
OLB Ivan Harvey	---	---	23	37	15	75
S Nolan Meeker	---	---	22	39	14	75
OLB Demetrius Ingram	---	---	23	40	11	74
T Barry Goodwin	33	34	---	---	5	72
G Johnathan Fulcher	33	34	---	---	5	72
G Mike Borders	33	34	---	---	5	72
WR Marcos McTyer	28	21	---	---	20	69
QB Albert Jenkins	33	34	---	---	---	67
C Tracy Dumas	33	34	---	---	---	67
CB Earnest Buckner	---	---	22	39	4	65
T Vernon Muranaka	31	28	---	---	5	64
OLB Walt Howard	---	---	23	40	1	64
DE Stanley Abrams	---	---	23	37	1	61
TE Axel Clancy	32	29	---	---	---	61
DT O.J. Duffy	---	---	14	34	11	59
WR Alonzo Duncan	28	28	---	---	1	57
S Riley Van Verth	---	---	23	26	---	49
WR Joel Mitchell	27	13	---	---	8	48
DE Marshall Harris	---	---	21	25	---	46
RB Brody Barbee	22	18	---	---	1	41
TE Corwin Dawkins	5	11	---	---	24	40
CB T.J. Niechniedowicz	---	---	1	18	19	38
RB Hugh Cella	11	14	---	---	13	38
FB Cooper Numbers	4	14	---	---	20	38
S Phillip Singleton	---	---	0	14	20	34
DE Joseph Buchanan	---	---	12	19	---	31
OLB Troy Buning	---	---	3	4	21	28
DE Claude Roberson	---	---	0	14	11	25
WR Diego Kosters	6	17	---	---	---	23
CB Justin Fields	---	---	10	10	---	20
DT Harold Molenaar	---	---	9	6	---	15
T Nick Rockcliffe	2	6	---	---	---	8
P Earl Dayoc	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Luke Guthrie	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Caiden Ramirez	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Reggie Richardson	1	3	---	---	---	4
WR Terrell Delgado	1	2	---	---	---	3
S Willie Meadows	---	---	1	1	---	2
ILB George Clement	---	---	0	0	1	1
G Bernard Schwartz	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Philip Compton	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Reuben DeLaune	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Miguel McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Justics Seelbach	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Renaldo McKeown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	16	5.3
Middle	14	37	2.6
Right	6	40	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	19	55	2.9
Right	6	13	2.2
None	3	-3	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caden Wirthel	38	21	1	5	3	3	5	2	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Albert Jenkins	32	20	4	2	1	2	5	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	8	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	59	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	76	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	38	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	80	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	109	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	67	11.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kaden Elliott	11	6	0	24	0	36
TE Kaden Easy	10	8	1	38	0	30
TE Grady Ross	9	3	0	37	0	40
RB Lewis Dawson	2	1	0	-1	0	35
RB Stan Dulles	2	1	1	11	0	5
WR Irving Shackelford	2	1	0	7	0	6
FB J.R. Boeck	1	1	0	27	1	13
TE Steve Clemons	1	0	1	0	0	5

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Diego Kosters	9	4	0	63	1	17
WR Marcos McTyer	7	5	0	53	1	21
WR Alonzo Duncan	5	2	0	50	1	28
TE Corwin Dawkins	4	2	1	20	0	11
TE Axel Clancy	2	2	0	33	0	29
WR Joel Mitchell	2	2	0	12	0	13
RB Brody Barbee	1	1	0	10	0	18
RB Hugh Cella	1	1	0	13	0	14
FB Cooper Numbers	1	1	0	40	1	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lewis Dawson	2	8	4.00	4.04

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brody Barbee	4	13	3.25	2.06
QB Albert Jenkins	1	1	1.00	3.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caden Wirthel	7	4	19	2.71	3.76

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Albert Jenkins	4	3	15	3.75	9.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kaden Easy	3	2	4	1.33	3.80
WR Kaden Elliott	2	1	0	0.00	2.18
TE Grady Ross	1	1	15	15.00	4.11
RB Stan Dulles	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marcos McTyer	2	2	5	2.50	7.57
WR Alonzo Duncan	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
TE Corwin Dawkins	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lewis Dawson	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Albert Jenkins	3	1
RB Hugh Cella	2	1
RB Brody Barbee	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caden Wirthel	14	8	4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Albert Jenkins	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kaden Elliott	6	4	0
TE Kaden Easy	4	3	3
TE Grady Ross	3	1	1
TE Steve Clemons	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marcos McTyer	2	1	0
WR Diego Kosters	2	0	0
TE Corwin Dawkins	1	1	1
RB Hugh Cella	1	1	1
TE Axel Clancy	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)