Conference Semifinals, 2021

played in Tampa Bay, FL

45 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	10	10	3	10	-	33
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:39 CAR - Dan Bailey 43 field goal
1Q: 02:15 CAR - Antonio Rodgers 6 pass from Cam Newton (Dan Bailey extra point)
2Q: 14:04 TBY - Andrew Francis 14 pass from Jameis Winston (Jay Huntley extra point)
2Q: 10:59 CAR - Colton Montoto 23 run (Dan Bailey extra point)
2Q: 00:08 CAR - Dan Bailey 34 field goal
3Q: 09:16 TBY - Jay Huntley 20 field goal
3Q: 03:24 CAR - Dan Bailey 33 field goal
4Q: 02:30 CAR - Donny Bush 2 run (Dan Bailey extra point)
4Q: 01:43 CAR - Dan Bailey 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:39 CAR - Dan Bailey 43 field goal
1Q: 02:15 CAR - Antonio Rodgers 6 pass from Cam Newton (Dan Bailey extra point)
2Q: 14:04 TBY - Andrew Francis 14 pass from Jameis Winston (Jay Huntley extra point)
2Q: 10:59 CAR - Colton Montoto 23 run (Dan Bailey extra point)
2Q: 00:08 CAR - Dan Bailey 34 field goal
3Q: 09:16 TBY - Jay Huntley 20 field goal
3Q: 03:24 CAR - Dan Bailey 33 field goal
4Q: 02:30 CAR - Donny Bush 2 run (Dan Bailey extra point)
4Q: 01:43 CAR - Dan Bailey 38 field goal

Team Statistics CAR TBY
Record 13-5 11-6
First Downs 21 17
- by Rushing 11 4
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 384 398
- Offensive Plays 63 64
- Yards per Play 6.10 6.22
Net Rushing Yards 173 123
- Rushing Attempts 35 26
- Yards per Rush 4.94 4.73
Net Passing Yards 211 275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 21 - 0 38 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 215 275
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.54 7.24
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/40 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/31
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:58 28:02

Team Statistics	CAR	TBY
Record	13-5	11-6
First Downs	21	17
- by Rushing	11	4
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	384	398
- Offensive Plays	63	64
- Yards per Play	6.10	6.22
Net Rushing Yards	173	123
- Rushing Attempts	35	26
- Yards per Rush	4.94	4.73
Net Passing Yards	211	275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 21 - 0	38 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	215	275
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.54	7.24
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/40	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/31
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 22
Time of Possession	31:58	28:02

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:28	OWN 25	6	49	Field Goal
1	6:25	4:21	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
2	13:53	3:08	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	8:15	2:14	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	5:14	2:32	OWN 5	6	32	Punt
2	1:23	1:21	OWN 27	7	56	Field Goal
3	9:11	1:25	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	6:23	3:07	OPP 37	5	21	Field Goal
3	1:04	3:15	OWN 36	6	24	Punt
4	8:35	4:30	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
4	3:31	1:10	OPP 12	4	12	Touchdown
4	2:09	0:33	OPP 28	3	7	Field Goal

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:32	5:07	OWN 25	7	46	Missed FG
1	2:04	3:11	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	10:45	2:30	OWN 25	5	38	Punt
2	6:01	0:47	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
2	2:42	1:19	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	5:49	OWN 25	11	72	Field Goal
3	7:46	1:23	OWN 4	3	4	Punt
3	3:16	2:12	OWN 24	5	40	Downs
4	12:49	4:14	OWN 20	9	41	Punt
4	4:05	0:34	OWN 4	4	8	Downs
4	2:21	0:12	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
4	1:36	1:36	OWN 25	4	65	Game

Game MVP: Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Donny Bush	11	47	4.27	15	2	1
RB Devonta Freeman	10	27	2.70	12	1	0
FB Antonio Rodgers	6	20	3.33	9	0	0
QB Cam Newton	4	45	11.25	18	2	0
TE Colton Montoto	3	31	10.33	23	1	1
WR Willie Snead	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Bart Silver	17	85	5.00	33	3
QB Jameis Winston	7	44	6.29	10	1
WR DeSean Jackson	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0
RB Brenden Jolley	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	27	21	215	1/4	1	30	0	112.2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jameis Winston	34	18	215	0/0	1	32	1	70.1
Mason Wiggins	4	3	60	0/0	0	32	0	116.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Colton Montoto	6	7	61	10.17	36	21	0
WR Dez Bryant	4	7	36	9.00	20	25	0
WR A.J. Green	3	3	23	7.67	2	8	0
WR Willie Snead	3	4	59	19.67	7	30	0
FB Antonio Rodgers	2	2	23	11.50	23	17	1
RB Devonta Freeman	1	1	2	2.00	5	2	0
TE Jason Boswell	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Pete Agin	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Rob Gronkowski	7	12	123	17.57	74	32	0
TE Shawn Fisk	4	6	67	16.75	34	29	0
RB Brenden Jolley	3	4	10	3.33	0	5	0
WR DeSean Jackson	2	4	35	17.50	10	32	0
RB Bart Silver	2	3	1	0.50	5	5	0
WR Mike Evans	1	5	23	23.00	22	23	0
WR Andrew Francis	1	2	14	14.00	6	14	1
WR Leroy Gordon	1	1	2	2.00	3	2	0
FB Anthony Sherman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Luke Kuechly	1	13	13.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abel Conley	5	248	49.6	43.2	62	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McAfee	5	228	45.6	33.6	61	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Bailey	4/4	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jay Huntley	1/2	0/1	0/0	20	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cameron Rodstrom	2	20	10.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Roberts	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Fitzgerald	2	31	15.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	9	0	26	35
CB Emmitt Anthony	7	0	26	38
OLB Connor Barwin	6	0	6	12
OLB Rodney Gelet	4	5	26	34
S Tre Boston	3	2	24	30
S Hunter Douglas	3	1	20	26
DE Danielle Hunter	3	0	20	30
S Will Hill	2	1	22	28
DT Star Lotulelei	2	1	26	34
CB Lester Archie	2	0	25	37
CB Tyrann Mathieu	1	0	1	11
DT Braden Daniels	1	0	6	12
OLB Tanner McGinn	1	0	0	3
S Roosevelt Elliott	1	0	6	12

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Clay Matthews	8	6	0.0	35	28
CB Damian Alcott	6	1	1.0	31	28
S Chris Conte	6	1	0.0	12	9
ILB Cody Bradley	6	0	0.0	16	6
CB Kai Cooper	5	0	0.0	23	22
ILB Lavonte David	4	4	0.0	28	22
CB Darryl Roberts	4	0	0.0	30	26
S Kyshoen Jarrett	3	3	0.0	26	19
S Brayden Atkins	3	0	0.0	25	22
OLB A.J. Benzer	2	0	0.0	8	6
DT Gerald McCoy	1	2	0.0	27	18
ILB Kwon Alexander	1	1	0.0	7	6
OLB Donald Hoehner	1	1	0.0	27	22
DE Paul Beyer	1	1	0.0	13	10
CB Jason McCourty	1	0	0.0	5	2
WR Mike Evans	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tommy Grafton	1	0	0.0	31	18
S Larry Fitzgerald	1	0	0.0	6	6
DE Phil Davison	0	2	0.0	20	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Danielle Hunter	1	0	30
DT Sammie Burgess	1	0	24
DE Mario Edwards	0	2	15
DT Braden Daniels	0	2	12
DT Ndamukong Suh	0	1	10
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	0	1	26

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
CB Damian Alcott	1.0	0	28
DT Gerald McCoy	0.0	1	18
DE Phil Davison	0.0	1	19
CB Kai Cooper	0.0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Connor Barwin	4	0	0	12
OLB Rodney Gelet	4	0	0	34
ILB Luke Kuechly	3	0	1	35
CB Emmitt Anthony	3	0	0	38
S Tre Boston	2	2	0	30
CB Lester Archie	2	1	0	37
S Will Hill	1	0	0	28
CB Tyrann Mathieu	1	0	0	11
OLB Tanner McGinn	1	0	0	3

Tampa Bay	Caught	PPlay
CB Kai Cooper	4	22
CB Darryl Roberts	3	26
OLB Clay Matthews	2	28
S Chris Conte	2	9
ILB Cody Bradley	2	6
CB Jason McCourty	1	2
ILB Lavonte David	1	22
ILB Kwon Alexander	1	6
S Kyshoen Jarrett	1	19
OLB Donald Hoehner	1	22
CB Damian Alcott	1	28
S Larry Fitzgerald	1	6
DE Paul Beyer	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Trai Turner	6	11	35	1	28
G Rodger Saffold	3	9	35	0	28
T Darren Walker	1	5	35	0	28
TE Jason Boswell	1	1	10	0	10
T D.J. Wallace	0	3	35	0	28
G Nolan Schroeder	0	1	35	0	28
TE Pete Agin	0	1	3	0	4

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Ali Marpet	2	8	26	38
C Lee Hughes	2	4	26	38
T Giovanni Schwartz	1	3	26	38
G Donny Baggett	0	3	26	38
T Braxton Schneider	0	1	26	38

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Devonta Freeman	2	20
Tyrann Mathieu	1	22
Mario Edwards	1	20

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Damian Alcott	1	12
Lavonte David	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Lester Archie	---	---	25	37	15	77
G Trai Turner	35	28	---	---	9	72
G Nolan Schroeder	35	28	---	---	9	72
T D.J. Wallace	35	28	---	---	9	72
T Darren Walker	35	28	---	---	9	72
OLB Rodney Gelet	---	---	26	34	10	70
S Will Hill	---	---	22	28	17	67
CB Emmitt Anthony	---	---	26	38	2	66
TE Colton Montoto	35	28	---	---	3	66
G Rodger Saffold	35	28	---	---	---	63
QB Cam Newton	35	28	---	---	---	63
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	26	35	2	63
DT Star Lotulelei	---	---	26	34	2	62
WR A.J. Green	34	27	---	---	---	61
WR Dez Bryant	31	24	---	---	---	55
S Tre Boston	---	---	24	30	1	55
DE Danielle Hunter	---	---	20	30	1	51
DT Sammie Burgess	---	---	20	24	6	50
S Hunter Douglas	---	---	20	26	1	47
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	---	---	19	26	---	45
RB Devonta Freeman	16	9	---	---	20	45
DE Mario Edwards	---	---	10	15	20	45
WR Willie Snead	25	18	---	---	---	43
FB Antonio Rodgers	7	9	---	---	20	36
CB Tyrann Mathieu	---	---	1	11	22	34
TE Jesse James	1	0	---	---	25	26
OLB Tanner McGinn	---	---	0	3	21	24
RB Donny Bush	12	10	---	---	---	22
WR Devin Funchess	0	0	---	---	20	20
TE Jason Boswell	10	10	---	---	---	20
OLB Connor Barwin	---	---	6	12	1	19
DT Braden Daniels	---	---	6	12	1	19
S Roosevelt Elliott	---	---	6	12	1	19
DT Ndamukong Suh	---	---	3	10	1	14
WR Jerald Dawson	1	1	---	---	11	13
K Dan Bailey	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Ross Wilt	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Abel Conley	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Cameron Rodstrom	---	---	0	0	8	8
TE Pete Agin	3	4	---	---	---	7
DT Nolan Bronson	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Earl Brice	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Sedrick Groff	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Marco Summerlin	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Donnie Benedict	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Desmond Carr	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Ali Marpet	26	38	---	---	7	71
T Braxton Schneider	26	38	---	---	7	71
G Donny Baggett	26	38	---	---	7	71
CB Damian Alcott	---	---	31	28	12	71
T Giovanni Schwartz	26	38	---	---	7	71
RB Bart Silver	25	27	---	---	18	70
OLB Clay Matthews	---	---	35	28	5	68
CB Darryl Roberts	---	---	30	26	9	65
WR Leroy Gordon	23	34	---	---	8	65
TE Rob Gronkowski	26	38	---	---	---	64
C Lee Hughes	26	38	---	---	---	64
QB Jameis Winston	26	34	---	---	---	60
ILB Lavonte David	---	---	28	22	8	58
WR Mike Evans	23	34	---	---	---	57
CB Kai Cooper	---	---	23	22	9	54
OLB Donald Hoehner	---	---	27	22	---	49
DE Tommy Grafton	---	---	31	18	---	49
S Brayden Atkins	---	---	25	22	---	47
S Kyshoen Jarrett	---	---	26	19	1	46
DT Gerald McCoy	---	---	27	18	---	45
DE Phil Davison	---	---	20	19	3	42
S Chris Conte	---	---	12	9	20	41
WR DeSean Jackson	19	19	---	---	---	38
OLB A.J. Benzer	---	---	8	6	24	38
ILB Kwon Alexander	---	---	7	6	17	30
TE Braden Gartland	3	3	---	---	23	29
DT Leonard Patton	---	---	9	10	9	28
DE Paul Beyer	---	---	13	10	3	26
TE Shawn Fisk	7	18	---	---	---	25
FB Anthony Sherman	2	4	---	---	18	24
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	5	2	16	23
S Larry Fitzgerald	---	---	6	6	11	23
DE Brock Tiessen	---	---	6	9	7	22
ILB Cody Bradley	---	---	16	6	---	22
WR Victor Cruz	0	0	---	---	18	18
WR Andrew Francis	1	3	---	---	11	15
RB Brenden Jolley	1	10	---	---	---	11
P Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Evan Bullock	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Jay Huntley	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Mason Wiggins	0	4	---	---	---	4
C Hunter Warfield	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Andres Andrews	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Courtney Berry	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Norbert Taylor	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	37	6.2
Middle	17	67	3.9
Right	12	69	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	7	1.4
Middle	17	102	6.0
Right	3	15	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	27	21	4	2	1	0	3	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jameis Winston	34	18	5	1	4	2	6	0	1
Mason Wiggins	4	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	48	6.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	94	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	43	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	30	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	31	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	150	10.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	62	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	32	6.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dez Bryant	7	4	0	36	1	24
TE Colton Montoto	7	6	0	61	1	28
WR Willie Snead	4	3	0	59	2	18
WR A.J. Green	3	3	0	23	0	27
TE Jason Boswell	2	1	1	3	0	10
FB Antonio Rodgers	2	2	0	23	0	9
RB Devonta Freeman	1	1	0	2	0	9
TE Pete Agin	1	1	0	8	0	4

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Rob Gronkowski	12	7	2	123	3	38
TE Shawn Fisk	6	4	1	67	2	18
WR Mike Evans	5	1	0	23	1	34
WR DeSean Jackson	4	2	0	35	1	19
RB Brenden Jolley	4	3	0	10	0	10
RB Bart Silver	3	2	1	1	0	27
WR Andrew Francis	2	1	0	14	0	3
FB Anthony Sherman	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Leroy Gordon	1	1	0	2	0	34

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Devonta Freeman	3	10	3.33	2.70
RB Donny Bush	2	-2	-1.00	4.27
WR Willie Snead	1	3	3.00	3.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bart Silver	1	4	4.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	5	2	11	2.20	7.96

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jameis Winston	4	1	14	3.50	6.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Colton Montoto	2	1	5	2.50	8.71
WR Willie Snead	1	0	0	0.00	14.75
TE Jason Boswell	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
FB Antonio Rodgers	1	1	6	6.00	11.50

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	0	0	0.00	10.25
WR Mike Evans	1	0	0	0.00	4.60
WR Andrew Francis	1	1	14	14.00	7.00
RB Bart Silver	1	0	0	0.00	0.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
FB Antonio Rodgers	3	1
RB Donny Bush	2	1
RB Devonta Freeman	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bart Silver	2	1
QB Jameis Winston	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	5	4	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jameis Winston	10	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Snead	2	1	1
TE Colton Montoto	2	2	0
WR Dez Bryant	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeSean Jackson	2	0	0
RB Bart Silver	2	1	0
TE Shawn Fisk	2	2	1
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	0	0
WR Mike Evans	1	0	0
WR Leroy Gordon	1	1	0
RB Brenden Jolley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,700 (65,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,300 (17,700)
End Zone 10,400 (12,700)
Mezzanine 6,600 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (11,300)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,900 (4,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,700 (65,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,300 (17,700)
End Zone	10,400 (12,700)
Mezzanine	6,600 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (11,300)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,900 (4,900)