Week 4, 2015

played in Tampa Bay, FL

72 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	3	7	7	-	17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	6	3	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:48 TBY - Mike Evans 18 pass from Jameis Winston (Connor Barth extra point)
2Q: 10:26 TBY - Connor Barth 42 field goal
2Q: 05:32 CAR - Graham Gano 54 field goal
2Q: 00:57 TBY - Connor Barth 20 field goal
3Q: 10:57 CAR - Oliver Doyle 3 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
3Q: 04:21 TBY - Connor Barth 33 field goal
4Q: 09:17 CAR - Devin Funchess 1 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
4Q: 00:04 TBY - Connor Barth 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:48 TBY - Mike Evans 18 pass from Jameis Winston (Connor Barth extra point)
2Q: 10:26 TBY - Connor Barth 42 field goal
2Q: 05:32 CAR - Graham Gano 54 field goal
2Q: 00:57 TBY - Connor Barth 20 field goal
3Q: 10:57 CAR - Oliver Doyle 3 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
3Q: 04:21 TBY - Connor Barth 33 field goal
4Q: 09:17 CAR - Devin Funchess 1 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
4Q: 00:04 TBY - Connor Barth 37 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 2-2 2-2
First Downs 21 23
- by Rushing 12 3
- by Passing 9 20
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 323 403
- Offensive Plays 52 71
- Yards per Play 6.21 5.68
Net Rushing Yards 189 90
- Rushing Attempts 29 28
- Yards per Rush 6.52 3.21
Net Passing Yards 134 313
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 17 - 0 41 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 134 324
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.83 7.28
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/8 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/15 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/31
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 21
Time of Possession 27:58 32:02

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	2-2	2-2
First Downs	21	23
- by Rushing	12	3
- by Passing	9	20
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	323	403
- Offensive Plays	52	71
- Yards per Play	6.21	5.68
Net Rushing Yards	189	90
- Rushing Attempts	29	28
- Yards per Rush	6.52	3.21
Net Passing Yards	134	313
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 17 - 0	41 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	134	324
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.83	7.28
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/8	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/15	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/31
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 21
Time of Possession	27:58	32:02

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:10	OWN 20	4	29	Punt
1	5:42	3:39	OWN 20	8	64	Fumble
2	10:19	4:54	OWN 20	9	43	Field Goal
2	0:52	0:52	OWN 20	2	16	Half
3	13:35	2:47	OPP 44	5	44	Touchdown
3	7:59	1:05	OWN 1	3	1	Punt
3	4:16	4:14	OWN 20	8	37	Punt
4	12:23	3:16	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
4	6:45	4:09	OWN 7	7	30	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:50	7:08	OWN 15	14	85	Touchdown
1	2:03	6:44	OWN 16	11	59	Field Goal
2	5:25	4:33	OWN 26	11	71	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:25	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
3	10:48	2:49	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
3	6:54	2:38	OPP 37	6	21	Field Goal
3	0:02	2:39	OWN 1	6	22	Punt
4	9:07	2:22	OWN 16	5	40	Punt
4	2:36	2:36	OWN 20	10	60	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jameis Winston, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jonathan Stewart	20	106	5.30	17	4
Cam Newton	4	53	13.25	28	2
Oliver Doyle	4	33	8.25	12	2
Cameron Artis-Payne	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Doug Martin	21	63	3.00	12	1
Charles Sims	4	19	4.75	11	1
Jameis Winston	2	5	2.50	5	0
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	23	17	134	0/0	2	25	0	116.9

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jameis Winston	41	31	324	2/11	1	34	0	106.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Devin Funchess	6	6	33	5.50	5	8	1
TE Greg Olsen	4	5	56	14.00	21	25	0
RB Jonathan Stewart	3	3	15	5.00	6	13	0
RB Oliver Doyle	2	2	14	7.00	3	11	1
WR Jerricho Cotchery	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Mike Tolbert	1	1	11	11.00	8	11	0
WR Ted Ginn	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Brenton Bersin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vincent Jackson	10	14	119	11.90	24	27	0
WR Mike Evans	10	12	83	8.30	24	18	1
WR Kenny Bell	4	6	75	18.75	31	34	0
RB Doug Martin	3	3	24	8.00	6	13	0
TE Luke Stocker	2	3	3	1.50	4	4	0
WR Louis Murphy	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Brandon Myers	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Russell Shepard	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	TD
Greg Olsen	1	0	0	0
Bene' Benwikere	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jameis Winston	1	0	0
Vincent Jackson	0	1	0
Larry English	0	1	0
Kwon Alexander	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	4	176	44.0	39.0	63	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jacob Schum	4	166	41.5	37.8	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	1/1	1/1	1/1	54	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Connor Barth	4/4	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Funchess	1	15	15.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Louis Murphy	1	14	14.0	0
Russell Shepard	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	9	5	0.0	28	43
CB Bene' Benwikere	8	1	0.0	27	43
S Tre Boston	7	2	0.0	24	39
OLB Thomas Davis	6	1	0.0	21	33
CB Winston Mitchell	6	1	0.0	15	31
S Charles Tillman	5	4	0.0	28	43
DT Star Lotulelei	4	2	1.0	26	33
DE Jared Allen	4	0	0.0	20	30
DE Mario Addison	2	1	1.0	12	29
CB Josh Norman	2	3	0.0	24	37
DE Kony Ealy	2	1	0.0	25	32
OLB Shaq Thompson	2	0	0.0	11	7
OLB A.J. Klein	1	1	0.0	10	12
DT Dwan Edwards	1	0	0.0	10	7
DE Ryan Delaire	1	0	0.0	8	13
CB Nicolas Jones	0	1	0.0	7	12

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kwon Alexander	8	3	29	23
S Major Wright	6	1	29	23
S Bradley McDougald	5	1	18	12
OLB Larry English	4	1	13	13
S Kimario McFadden	3	4	26	18
DE Jacquies Smith	3	0	23	16
DT Gerald McCoy	2	1	23	20
OLB Rex Gerhardt	2	1	17	15
DT Clinton McDonald	2	0	15	13
CB Alterraun Verner	2	0	28	23
CB Johnthan Banks	2	0	29	23
DE Martin Ifedi	2	0	21	21
ILB Zane Berti	1	1	7	5
OLB Jeremiah George	1	0	8	2
DT Henry Melton	0	1	6	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mario Addison	1.0	3	1	29
DT Star Lotulelei	1.0	0	0	33
DE Jared Allen	0.0	3	2	30
DT Dwan Edwards	0.0	1	0	7
DT Kawann Short	0.0	1	0	22

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gerald McCoy	0.0	0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bene' Benwikere	7	0	43
ILB Luke Kuechly	6	0	43
OLB Thomas Davis	4	0	33
S Tre Boston	4	0	39
CB Winston Mitchell	3	0	31
S Charles Tillman	2	0	43
CB Josh Norman	2	0	37
OLB A.J. Klein	1	0	12
DT Star Lotulelei	1	0	33
DE Kony Ealy	1	0	32
CB Nicolas Jones	0	1	12

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Major Wright	4	1	23
OLB Larry English	4	0	13
ILB Kwon Alexander	3	0	23
S Bradley McDougald	2	0	12
CB Alterraun Verner	1	0	23
OLB Jeremiah George	1	0	2
DE Jacquies Smith	1	0	16
ILB Zane Berti	1	0	5
CB Johnthan Banks	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ryan Kalil	5	6	29	23
Michael Oher	4	4	29	23
Mike Tolbert	2	5	23	18
Trai Turner	2	5	29	23
Greg Olsen	1	1	28	22
Chris Scott	1	1	26	21
Nolan Schroeder	0	3	29	23

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Hawley	4	10	0	28	0	43
Logan Mankins	2	6	1	28	1	43
J.C. Kemp	2	2	0	28	0	43
Demar Dotson	0	6	0	28	1	43
Donovan Smith	0	2	0	28	0	43
Luke Stocker	0	1	0	17	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jerricho Cotchery	1	13
Shaq Thompson	1	8

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Charles Sims	1	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bene' Benwikere	---	---	27	43	12	82
Charles Tillman	---	---	28	43	4	75
Luke Kuechly	---	---	28	43	4	75
Tre Boston	---	---	24	39	6	69
Josh Norman	---	---	24	37	5	66
Star Lotulelei	---	---	26	33	2	61
Kony Ealy	---	---	25	32	3	60
Thomas Davis	---	---	21	33	4	58
Trai Turner	29	23	---	---	5	57
Jared Allen	---	---	20	30	5	55
Greg Olsen	28	22	---	---	4	54
Ryan Kalil	29	23	---	---	---	52
Michael Oher	29	23	---	---	---	52
Cam Newton	29	23	---	---	---	52
Chris Scott	26	21	---	---	5	52
Nolan Schroeder	29	23	---	---	---	52
Winston Mitchell	---	---	15	31	3	49
Devin Funchess	19	19	---	---	9	47
Mike Tolbert	23	18	---	---	5	46
Mario Addison	---	---	12	29	4	45
Jonathan Stewart	24	17	---	---	---	41
Jerricho Cotchery	14	13	---	---	13	40
A.J. Klein	---	---	10	12	16	38
Nicolas Jones	---	---	7	12	17	36
Ted Ginn	18	16	---	---	1	35
Kawann Short	---	---	8	22	5	35
Ryan Delaire	---	---	8	13	6	27
Shaq Thompson	---	---	11	7	8	26
Cameron Artis-Payne	3	1	---	---	18	22
Dominic Craighead	---	---	4	5	11	20
Dwan Edwards	---	---	10	7	---	17
Ed Dickson	0	0	---	---	14	14
Oliver Doyle	4	6	---	---	4	14
Brenton Bersin	1	1	---	---	10	12
Corey Brown	6	1	---	---	4	11
Scott Simonson	5	1	---	---	5	11
David Mayo	---	---	0	2	5	7
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	5	5
Fernando Velasco	0	0	---	---	5	5
Amini Silatolu	3	2	---	---	---	5
Ross Wilt	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wade Reynolds	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	4	4
Derek Krieg	0	0	---	---	1	1
Derek Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Noah McConnell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Logan Mankins	28	43	---	---	8	79
J.C. Kemp	28	43	---	---	8	79
Mike Evans	26	43	---	---	7	76
Demar Dotson	28	43	---	---	---	71
Joe Hawley	28	43	---	---	---	71
Donovan Smith	28	43	---	---	---	71
Jameis Winston	28	43	---	---	---	71
Vincent Jackson	24	36	---	---	---	60
Johnthan Banks	---	---	29	23	7	59
Doug Martin	22	32	---	---	---	54
Major Wright	---	---	29	23	1	53
Kwon Alexander	---	---	29	23	1	53
Kimario McFadden	---	---	26	18	9	53
Alterraun Verner	---	---	28	23	1	52
Jorvorskie Lane	11	24	---	---	16	51
Bradley McDougald	---	---	18	12	16	46
Luke Stocker	17	28	---	---	---	45
Gerald McCoy	---	---	23	20	1	44
Martin Ifedi	---	---	21	21	2	44
Jacquies Smith	---	---	23	16	2	41
Kenny Bell	15	21	---	---	4	40
Rex Gerhardt	---	---	17	15	1	33
Clinton McDonald	---	---	15	13	3	31
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	8	5	---	---	17	30
Larry English	---	---	13	13	---	26
Louis Murphy	3	9	---	---	13	25
Bobby Rainey	0	0	---	---	21	21
Russell Shepard	1	7	---	---	13	21
Jeremiah George	---	---	8	2	9	19
Brandon Myers	8	5	---	---	5	18
Akeem Spence	---	---	6	7	5	18
Zane Berti	---	---	7	5	6	18
Tony McDaniel	---	---	10	7	---	17
Charles Sims	5	5	---	---	7	17
Mike Jenkins	---	---	3	7	4	14
Bruce Carter	---	---	0	0	13	13
Henry Melton	---	---	6	3	1	10
William Gholston	---	---	8	2	---	10
Connor Barth	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gosder Cherilus	0	0	---	---	8	8
Evan Smith	0	0	---	---	8	8
Andrew DePaola	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jacob Schum	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Glennon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ryan Griffin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ali Marpet	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	80	7.3
Middle	14	84	6.0
Right	4	25	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	24	6.0
Middle	19	47	2.5
Right	5	19	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	23	17	2	3	1	2	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jameis Winston	41	31	2	1	0	1	8	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	94	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	30	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	120	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	14	182	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	18	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devin Funchess	6	6	0	33	0	19
TE Greg Olsen	5	4	0	56	2	22
WR Jerricho Cotchery	3	1	0	5	0	13
RB Jonathan Stewart	3	3	0	15	0	17
WR Ted Ginn	2	0	1	0	0	16
RB Oliver Doyle	2	2	0	14	0	6
FB Mike Tolbert	1	1	0	11	0	18
WR Brenton Bersin	1	0	0	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vincent Jackson	14	10	119	1	36
WR Mike Evans	12	10	83	0	43
WR Kenny Bell	6	4	75	1	21
TE Luke Stocker	3	2	3	0	28
RB Doug Martin	3	3	24	0	32
WR Louis Murphy	1	1	8	0	9
TE Brandon Myers	1	1	12	0	5
WR Russell Shepard	1	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jonathan Stewart	1	9	9.00	5.30
Oliver Doyle	1	10	10.00	8.25

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Martin	2	3	1.50	3.00
Jameis Winston	1	0	0.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	3	3	7	2.33	5.83

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jameis Winston	5	3	36	7.20	7.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	3	3.00	11.20
WR Devin Funchess	1	1	1	1.00	5.50
RB Oliver Doyle	1	1	3	3.00	7.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vincent Jackson	3	1	12	4.00	8.50
WR Mike Evans	2	2	24	12.00	6.92

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Jonathan Stewart	1	0
Cam Newton	1	1
Cameron Artis-Payne	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Martin	4	1
Charles Sims	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	5	3	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jameis Winston	6	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerricho Cotchery	1	0	0
WR Ted Ginn	1	0	0
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1	0
WR Devin Funchess	1	1	1
RB Oliver Doyle	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Doug Martin	2	2	1
WR Mike Evans	2	2	2
WR Vincent Jackson	1	1	1
TE Brandon Myers	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,300 (65,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,100 (17,700)
End Zone 8,300 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 8,100 (11,300)
Club Seats 9,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,700 (4,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,300 (65,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,100 (17,700)
End Zone	8,300 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	8,100 (11,300)
Club Seats	9,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,700 (4,900)