Conference Semifinals, 2020

played in Tampa Bay, FL

81 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	7	0	0	-	14
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	6	0	8	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:28 CAR - A.J. Green 1 pass from Cam Newton (Rex Fuld extra point)
1Q: 02:45 TBY - Jay Huntley 45 field goal
2Q: 09:29 TBY - Jay Huntley 36 field goal
2Q: 04:44 TBY - Jay Huntley 19 field goal
2Q: 02:04 CAR - Jason Boswell 1 pass from Cam Newton (Rex Fuld extra point)
4Q: 04:22 TBY - Al Jacobs 15 pass from Jameis Winston (Jameis Winston pass to George Sandoval for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:28 CAR - A.J. Green 1 pass from Cam Newton (Rex Fuld extra point)
1Q: 02:45 TBY - Jay Huntley 45 field goal
2Q: 09:29 TBY - Jay Huntley 36 field goal
2Q: 04:44 TBY - Jay Huntley 19 field goal
2Q: 02:04 CAR - Jason Boswell 1 pass from Cam Newton (Rex Fuld extra point)
4Q: 04:22 TBY - Al Jacobs 15 pass from Jameis Winston (Jameis Winston pass to George Sandoval for conversion)

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 11-6-1 15-1-1
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 3 3
Total Net Yards 265 317
- Offensive Plays 57 63
- Yards per Play 4.65 5.03
Net Rushing Yards 93 104
- Rushing Attempts 24 36
- Yards per Rush 3.88 2.89
Net Passing Yards 172 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 0 27 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 172 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.21 7.89
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.8 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 9/66 7/85
Punt Returns/Yards 2/27 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 1/16 3/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 31
Time of Possession 25:54 34:06

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	11-6-1	15-1-1
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	3	3
Total Net Yards	265	317
- Offensive Plays	57	63
- Yards per Play	4.65	5.03
Net Rushing Yards	93	104
- Rushing Attempts	24	36
- Yards per Rush	3.88	2.89
Net Passing Yards	172	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 0	27 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	172	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.21	7.89
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.8	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	9/66	7/85
Punt Returns/Yards	2/27	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	1/16	3/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 31
Time of Possession	25:54	34:06

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:41	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
1	2:38	2:53	OWN 25	8	25	Punt
2	9:23	1:41	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	4:39	2:44	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	10:50	1:32	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	5:51	4:22	OWN 19	8	62	Missed FG
4	14:51	5:12	OWN 20	8	27	Punt
4	4:11	0:46	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	2:00	1:15	OWN 19	8	10	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:19	7:41	OWN 29	12	43	Field Goal
2	14:45	5:22	OWN 2	11	79	Field Goal
2	7:42	3:03	OPP 47	6	45	Field Goal
2	1:55	1:55	OWN 12	3	10	Half
3	15:00	4:10	OWN 30	6	23	Punt
3	9:18	3:27	OWN 36	5	11	Punt
3	1:29	1:38	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
4	9:39	5:28	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	3:25	1:25	OWN 35	4	11	Punt
4	0:45	0:45	OPP 29	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Jameis Winston, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Amos Doleman	17	54	3.18	14	2
QB Cam Newton	2	15	7.50	10	1
RB Donny Bush	2	8	4.00	6	0
RB Jameson Schultz	2	15	7.50	10	1
TE Colton Montoto	1	1	1.00	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Doug Martin	22	42	1.91	10	1
QB Jameis Winston	7	42	6.00	9	0
RB Al Jacobs	4	8	2.00	3	0
WR Andrew Hawkins	2	9	4.50	8	0
RB Bart Silver	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	33	20	172	0/0	2	33	0	94.5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jameis Winston	27	22	213	0/0	1	32	0	111.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jason Boswell	8	12	53	6.63	10	15	1
RB Jameson Schultz	3	5	23	7.67	12	11	0
WR A.J. Green	2	2	14	7.00	0	13	1
TE Pete Agin	2	3	39	19.50	27	33	0
TE Colton Montoto	2	3	29	14.50	5	18	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Willie Snead	1	2	4	4.00	6	4	0
RB Amos Doleman	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Devin Funchess	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE George Sandoval	6	6	74	12.33	30	21	0
RB Al Jacobs	6	6	57	9.50	28	15	1
TE Shawn Fisk	3	4	26	8.67	8	12	0
WR Andrew Hawkins	2	2	5	2.50	0	4	0
RB Doug Martin	2	4	15	7.50	6	9	0
RB Bart Silver	2	2	4	2.00	1	4	0
WR Mike Evans	1	3	32	32.00	27	32	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Connor Barwin	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Jameis Winston	1	0	0	0
WR Andrew Francis	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abel Conley	5	230	46.0	37.2	53	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Skip Johnson	4	189	47.3	35.5	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rex Fuld	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jay Huntley	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Funchess	2	27	13.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Roberts	3	24	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
A.J. Green	1	16	16.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Sturch	3	46	15.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Connor Barwin	8	4	33	20
CB Patrick Peterson	8	2	36	27
ILB Luke Kuechly	6	3	36	27
S Roosevelt Elliott	6	2	13	18
S Mel Howard	5	5	34	20
DT Star Lotulelei	5	2	29	18
DT Ndamukong Suh	2	2	22	16
DE Michael Bennett	2	1	12	14
OLB Aldon Smith	2	0	11	12
CB Emmitt Anthony	2	0	36	27
S Marquis Jenkins	2	0	11	8
DE Danielle Hunter	1	2	32	23
DT Sammie Burgess	1	1	20	10
CB Lester Archie	1	1	22	8
CB Tyrann Mathieu	1	0	3	7
DE Amir Mack	1	0	9	9
DT Braden Daniels	1	0	11	11
OLB Tito Berger	1	0	3	7
DE Shaun Hatcher	1	0	9	7
S Tre Boston	0	1	14	8

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kwon Alexander	7	1	24	29
DT Gerald McCoy	6	1	23	17
OLB John Cho	4	1	24	32
ILB Lavonte David	3	2	8	10
CB Vincent Sturch	3	2	23	32
CB Jason McCourty	3	0	16	20
OLB Billy Kok	3	0	23	22
OLB Jacquies Smith	2	1	1	15
DE Phil Davison	2	0	17	17
DE Carter McConnell	1	2	19	18
S Kyshoen Jarrett	1	1	23	25
CB Damian Alcott	1	1	24	32
S Winston Guy	1	0	23	20
DT Leonard Patton	1	0	1	16
ILB Darrin Pritchett	1	0	0	1
CB Kai Cooper	1	0	1	9
S Kody Loomans	1	0	1	13
DE Tommy Grafton	1	0	8	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Sammie Burgess	0.0	0	2	0	10
DT Braden Daniels	0.0	0	1	0	11

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Leonard Patton	1	0	16
DE Phil Davison	1	0	17
DE Jaye Howard	0	2	14
OLB Jacquies Smith	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Patrick Peterson	4	1	27
S Roosevelt Elliott	4	1	18
OLB Connor Barwin	3	0	20
OLB Aldon Smith	2	0	12
ILB Luke Kuechly	2	0	27
DE Michael Bennett	1	0	14
DT Star Lotulelei	1	0	18
CB Tyrann Mathieu	1	0	7
DE Amir Mack	1	0	9
CB Emmitt Anthony	1	0	27
DT Sammie Burgess	1	0	10
OLB Tito Berger	1	0	7

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jason McCourty	3	0	20
ILB Lavonte David	3	0	10
CB Vincent Sturch	3	0	32
ILB Kwon Alexander	2	1	29
OLB Jacquies Smith	2	0	15
OLB Billy Kok	1	2	22
S Winston Guy	1	1	20
OLB John Cho	1	1	32
CB Damian Alcott	1	1	32
DT Leonard Patton	1	0	16
ILB Darrin Pritchett	1	0	1
S Kody Loomans	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Nolan Schroeder	7	9	24	33
C Horace Sellers	2	3	24	33
G Trai Turner	1	4	24	33
T Noah McConnell	0	3	24	33
TE Colton Montoto	0	2	5	12
T Austin Howard	0	1	24	33

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Donny Baggett	1	8	36	27
C Lee Hughes	1	7	36	27
T Giovanni Schwartz	1	7	36	27
G Ali Marpet	1	4	36	27
T Bryce Harris	1	1	36	27
FB Anthony Sherman	0	1	6	5
TE Shawn Fisk	0	1	34	27

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Hopper	3	16
Tito Berger	1	19
Donny Bush	1	18
Roosevelt Elliott	1	3

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Kyshoen Jarrett	2	8
Al Jacobs	1	13

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Patrick Peterson	---	---	36	27	4	67
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	36	27	4	67
CB Emmitt Anthony	---	---	36	27	3	66
C Horace Sellers	24	33	---	---	6	63
WR A.J. Green	24	33	---	---	5	62
T Austin Howard	24	33	---	---	---	57
QB Cam Newton	24	33	---	---	---	57
G Trai Turner	24	33	---	---	---	57
DE Danielle Hunter	---	---	32	23	2	57
G Nolan Schroeder	24	33	---	---	---	57
T Noah McConnell	24	33	---	---	---	57
OLB Connor Barwin	---	---	33	20	2	55
S Mel Howard	---	---	34	20	1	55
TE Jason Boswell	23	29	---	---	---	52
DT Star Lotulelei	---	---	29	18	1	48
DT Ndamukong Suh	---	---	22	16	3	41
WR Kelvin Benjamin	17	23	---	---	1	41
WR Willie Snead	18	21	---	---	---	39
RB Amos Doleman	18	19	---	---	---	37
CB Lester Archie	---	---	22	8	6	36
S Roosevelt Elliott	---	---	13	18	3	34
DE Michael Bennett	---	---	12	14	7	33
S Marquis Jenkins	---	---	11	8	13	32
DT Sammie Burgess	---	---	20	10	2	32
TE Colton Montoto	5	12	---	---	13	30
OLB Tito Berger	---	---	3	7	19	29
CB Tyrann Mathieu	---	---	3	7	18	28
DT Braden Daniels	---	---	11	11	5	27
RB Jameson Schultz	4	13	---	---	9	26
OLB Aldon Smith	---	---	11	12	---	23
S Tre Boston	---	---	14	8	1	23
TE Jesse James	1	2	---	---	18	21
RB Donny Bush	2	1	---	---	18	21
DE Amir Mack	---	---	9	9	1	19
WR Heath Hopper	1	0	---	---	16	17
TE Pete Agin	7	10	---	---	---	17
DE Shaun Hatcher	---	---	9	7	---	16
WR Devin Funchess	0	2	---	---	12	14
ILB Corey Moss	---	---	0	0	8	8
C Ross Wilt	0	0	---	---	6	6
T D.J. Wallace	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Abel Conley	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Sedrick Groff	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Rex Fuld	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Earl Brice	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Shaun Drieberg	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Bryce Harris	36	27	---	---	7	70
G Ali Marpet	36	27	---	---	7	70
G Donny Baggett	36	27	---	---	7	70
T Giovanni Schwartz	36	27	---	---	7	70
C Lee Hughes	36	27	---	---	6	69
WR Mike Evans	33	25	---	---	7	65
CB Damian Alcott	---	---	24	32	9	65
QB Jameis Winston	36	27	---	---	---	63
ILB Kwon Alexander	---	---	24	29	9	62
TE Shawn Fisk	34	27	---	---	---	61
CB Vincent Sturch	---	---	23	32	4	59
WR Andrew Francis	33	25	---	---	---	58
OLB John Cho	---	---	24	32	1	57
S Kyshoen Jarrett	---	---	23	25	8	56
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	16	20	17	53
RB Doug Martin	29	16	---	---	1	46
OLB Billy Kok	---	---	23	22	---	45
S Winston Guy	---	---	23	20	1	44
DT Gerald McCoy	---	---	23	17	---	40
DE Phil Davison	---	---	17	17	5	39
WR Andrew Hawkins	26	11	---	---	---	37
DE Carter McConnell	---	---	19	18	---	37
OLB Jacquies Smith	---	---	1	15	18	34
FB Anthony Sherman	6	5	---	---	16	27
S Kody Loomans	---	---	1	13	13	27
RB Al Jacobs	5	9	---	---	13	27
DE Tommy Grafton	---	---	8	17	1	26
TE George Sandoval	9	14	---	---	1	24
TE Braden Gartland	1	1	---	---	19	21
DE Jaye Howard	---	---	4	14	1	19
WR Louis Murphy	2	0	---	---	16	18
ILB Lavonte David	---	---	8	10	---	18
DT Leonard Patton	---	---	1	16	1	18
CB Kai Cooper	---	---	1	9	6	16
CB Darryl Roberts	---	---	1	4	6	11
K Jay Huntley	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Clinton McDonald	---	---	0	0	5	5
RB Bart Silver	2	2	---	---	1	5
WR Victor Cruz	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Skip Johnson	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Joseph Clark	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Roosevelt Godzik	0	0	---	---	1	1
ILB Darrin Pritchett	---	---	0	1	---	1
G Zane Beadles	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Charles Winters	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Nathaniel Wolf	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	22	3.1
Middle	15	58	3.9
Right	2	13	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	17	2.8
Middle	26	78	3.0
Right	3	11	3.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	33	20	1	0	2	6	3	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jameis Winston	27	22	2	0	0	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	97	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	57	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	31	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	158	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	24	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jason Boswell	12	8	1	53	0	29
RB Jameson Schultz	5	3	1	23	0	13
TE Pete Agin	3	2	0	39	1	10
TE Colton Montoto	3	2	0	29	0	12
WR A.J. Green	2	2	0	14	0	33
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	1	0	1	0	23
WR Devin Funchess	2	0	0	0	0	2
WR Willie Snead	2	1	0	4	0	21
RB Amos Doleman	2	1	0	9	0	19

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE George Sandoval	6	6	74	1	14
RB Al Jacobs	6	6	57	0	9
RB Doug Martin	4	2	15	0	16
TE Shawn Fisk	4	3	26	0	27
WR Mike Evans	3	1	32	1	25
WR Andrew Hawkins	2	2	5	0	11
RB Bart Silver	2	2	4	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Amos Doleman	2	2	1.00	3.18

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Al Jacobs	2	4	2.00	2.00
RB Doug Martin	1	3	3.00	1.91

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	6	5	28	4.67	5.21

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jameis Winston	3	1	15	5.00	7.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jason Boswell	2	2	16	8.00	4.42
WR A.J. Green	1	1	1	1.00	7.00
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	1	1	1.00	0.50
RB Jameson Schultz	1	1	10	10.00	4.60
TE Pete Agin	1	0	0	0.00	13.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Doug Martin	1	0	0	0.00	3.75
TE Shawn Fisk	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
RB Al Jacobs	1	1	15	15.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Cam Newton	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Doug Martin	3	1
RB Al Jacobs	2	0
QB Jameis Winston	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	10	5	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jameis Winston	8	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jameson Schultz	3	1	1
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	1	0
TE Jason Boswell	2	2	2
WR Devin Funchess	1	0	0
TE Pete Agin	1	1	0
TE Colton Montoto	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Al Jacobs	5	5	2
RB Doug Martin	1	1	1
WR Mike Evans	1	1	1
TE George Sandoval	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,500 (65,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,800 (17,700)
End Zone 10,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,800 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 9,800 (11,300)
Club Seats 11,100 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,900 (4,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,500 (65,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,800 (17,700)
End Zone	10,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,800 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	9,800 (11,300)
Club Seats	11,100 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,900 (4,900)