Week 11, 2023

played in Carolina, NC

39 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	7	0	0	-	13
Carolina Panthers	7	10	7	13	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:33 TBY - Calvin Gifford 22 field goal
1Q: 07:30 CAR - Buddy Wittich 10 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
1Q: 02:09 TBY - Calvin Gifford 42 field goal
2Q: 04:04 CAR - Eddie Royal 42 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 01:35 TBY - Rufus Nunn 3 pass from Colt McCoy (Calvin Gifford extra point)
2Q: 00:21 CAR - Bruce Darche 52 field goal
3Q: 05:58 CAR - Tommie Peters 8 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 14:25 CAR - Ed Dickson 2 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 10:08 CAR - Bruce Darche 48 field goal
4Q: 01:57 CAR - Bruce Darche 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:33 TBY - Calvin Gifford 22 field goal
1Q: 07:30 CAR - Buddy Wittich 10 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
1Q: 02:09 TBY - Calvin Gifford 42 field goal
2Q: 04:04 CAR - Eddie Royal 42 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 01:35 TBY - Rufus Nunn 3 pass from Colt McCoy (Calvin Gifford extra point)
2Q: 00:21 CAR - Bruce Darche 52 field goal
3Q: 05:58 CAR - Tommie Peters 8 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 14:25 CAR - Ed Dickson 2 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 10:08 CAR - Bruce Darche 48 field goal
4Q: 01:57 CAR - Bruce Darche 20 field goal

Team Statistics TBY CAR
Record 4-6 7-3
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 326 356
- Offensive Plays 71 63
- Yards per Play 4.59 5.65
Net Rushing Yards 128 104
- Rushing Attempts 20 30
- Yards per Rush 6.40 3.47
Net Passing Yards 198 252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 23 - 2 31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 211 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 3.88 7.64
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.9
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 5/64
Punt Returns/Yards 4/9 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 7/131 2/62
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 35
Time of Possession 26:51 33:09

Team Statistics	TBY	CAR
Record	4-6	7-3
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	326	356
- Offensive Plays	71	63
- Yards per Play	4.59	5.65
Net Rushing Yards	128	104
- Rushing Attempts	20	30
- Yards per Rush	6.40	3.47
Net Passing Yards	198	252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 23 - 2	31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	211	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	3.88	7.64
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	7.9
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	5/64
Punt Returns/Yards	4/9	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	7/131	2/62
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 35
Time of Possession	26:51	33:09

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:32	OWN 20	7	75	Field Goal
1	7:20	5:17	OWN 32	9	43	Field Goal
1	0:33	1:52	OWN 36	5	23	Punt
2	11:20	3:51	OWN 12	6	47	Punt
2	3:49	2:21	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	13:41	2:22	OWN 40	4	4	Punt
3	8:51	1:17	OWN 21	3	9	Interception
3	5:52	1:27	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
3	3:31	0:27	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	14:16	0:57	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
4	10:02	3:00	OWN 21	10	53	Downs
4	3:01	0:31	OWN 7	4	0	Downs
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 22	6	9	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:28	4:08	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown
1	2:03	1:30	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	13:41	2:21	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
2	7:29	3:40	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	1:28	1:15	OWN 36	5	29	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:19	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	11:19	2:28	OWN 17	4	6	Punt
3	7:34	1:42	OPP 19	4	19	Touchdown
3	4:25	0:54	OWN 27	3	-1	Punt
3	3:04	3:48	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
4	13:19	3:17	OWN 43	7	26	Field Goal
4	7:02	4:01	OWN 26	5	18	Punt
4	2:30	0:40	OPP 7	3	4	Field Goal

Game MVP: Howie Barrett, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Erik Yates	12	63	5.25	22	2
Billy Lutes	5	48	9.60	36	1
Colt McCoy	3	17	5.67	10	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tommie Peters	12	16	1.33	8	0	1
Buddy Wittich	12	48	4.00	10	2	1
Howie Barrett	6	40	6.67	19	1	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colt McCoy	49	23	211	2/13	1	31	2	48.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	31	21	263	2/11	2	42	0	115.4

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon LaFell	5	14	62	12.40	12	25	0
FB Rufus Nunn	4	6	38	9.50	31	31	1
WR Gene Clemons	3	6	32	10.67	4	13	0
WR Jeremy Maclin	3	11	21	7.00	4	18	0
TE Winfred Gilmore	2	2	23	11.50	3	18	0
RB Billy Lutes	2	2	6	3.00	5	5	0
TE Rob Gronkowski	2	4	14	7.00	0	15	0
WR Tracy Shergalis	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Adam Crane	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Erik Yates	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Neal Walton	10	14	123	12.30	45	27	0
WR Eddie Royal	3	4	76	25.33	36	42	1
WR Ethan Blackshear	3	4	35	11.67	5	20	0
RB Tommie Peters	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Jerald Jenkins	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Arnie Sherry	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Ed Dickson	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
FB Reuben Preston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Buddy Wittich	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Wendell Coffey	1	17	17.00	0
S Darryl Tripodi	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Erik Yates	1	0	0	0
Irv Santorum	0	1	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Reuben Preston	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kerry Bergman	6	246	41.0	32.3	51	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bill Hankton	6	292	48.7	47.2	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Gifford	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	3/3	2/2	1/1	52	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Yates	4	9	2.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Martinez	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tracy Shergalis	5	97	19.4	0
Erik Yates	2	34	17.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Jenkins	2	62	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Brent Crawford	10	1	0.0	30	31
S Gus Horn	5	1	0.0	30	30
ILB Daryl Mincy	4	2	0.0	24	26
OLB Kennedy Welshans	3	2	1.0	16	17
DT Rico Turnbull	3	1	0.0	21	22
OLB Bart Krcik	3	0	0.0	3	4
CB Vinny Forbes	3	0	0.0	26	29
CB Scotty McGee	3	0	0.0	15	17
S A.J. Brennan	3	0	0.0	26	26
DE Winston England	2	0	0.5	28	32
OLB Trevor Petry	2	1	0.0	22	26
ILB Darrell Preston	2	1	0.0	6	7
OLB Ross Oxby	2	1	0.0	10	7
WR Jeremy Maclin	2	0	---	---	---
S Reshad Jones	2	0	0.0	6	11
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	1	1	0.0	17	20
DE Darnell Cooley	1	0	0.0	15	14
DT Alvin Dinstel	0	2	0.5	16	17

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marty Larry	6	2	0.0	16	41
OLB Leonard Korte	5	0	1.0	17	45
S Louis Delmas	5	1	0.0	20	51
CB Juan Anagnostis	5	1	0.0	15	42
S Darryl Tripodi	3	3	0.0	15	40
CB Myron Rolle	3	1	0.0	13	26
DE D'Anthony Smith	3	0	0.0	14	36
CB Kelly Springer	3	0	0.0	10	37
ILB Wendell Coffey	2	0	1.0	6	15
OLB Willie Schultz	2	0	0.0	3	4
S Eli Martinez	1	2	0.0	4	23
OLB Preston Sanford	1	2	0.0	14	30
DT Wade Turner	1	0	0.0	14	41
OLB Tyrus Harden	1	0	0.0	6	3
CB Sherrick McManis	1	0	0.0	9	26
DT Louis Parker	1	0	0.0	9	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Kennedy Welshans	1.0	0	0	17
DE Winston England	0.5	0	1	32
DT Alvin Dinstel	0.5	0	0	17
DT Fili Moala	0.0	1	1	19
DT Rico Turnbull	0.0	0	2	22
OLB Trevor Petry	0.0	0	1	26

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Wendell Coffey	1.0	0	1	0	15
OLB Leonard Korte	1.0	0	0	0	45
DE D'Anthony Smith	0.0	1	1	0	36
DE Martin Marsh	0.0	1	0	1	32
OLB Preston Sanford	0.0	1	0	0	30
DE E.J. Wilson	0.0	0	3	3	28
DT Wade Turner	0.0	0	1	1	41

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Brent Crawford	7	0	31
CB Scotty McGee	3	0	17
ILB Daryl Mincy	2	0	26
S Reshad Jones	2	0	11
OLB Trevor Petry	1	1	26
S Gus Horn	1	0	30
OLB Bart Krcik	1	0	4
ILB Darrell Preston	1	0	7
OLB Kennedy Welshans	1	0	17
OLB Ross Oxby	1	0	7
S A.J. Brennan	1	0	26

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Leonard Korte	4	1	0	45
CB Juan Anagnostis	4	1	0	42
ILB Marty Larry	4	0	0	41
CB Kelly Springer	3	1	0	37
S Louis Delmas	2	1	0	51
S Darryl Tripodi	2	0	1	40
CB Myron Rolle	2	0	0	26
CB Sherrick McManis	1	1	0	26
OLB Preston Sanford	1	0	0	30
ILB Wendell Coffey	0	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jack Sughroue	2	5	0	20	0	48
Norm Battle	2	4	1	15	0	39
Chad Rinehart	2	2	0	18	0	43
Rufus Nunn	1	3	0	14	0	30
Andrew Gardner	1	1	0	15	1	39
Rex Strickland	0	2	0	7	0	21
John Greco	0	0	0	18	1	42

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jon Asamoah	3	6	1	24	0	31
Courtney Diminnie	2	6	0	22	1	27
Todd Chaudrey	1	1	0	8	0	8
Neil Clark	0	3	0	15	1	25
Hardy Glasgow	0	3	0	25	0	26
Steven Justice	0	3	0	20	0	26
Chris Marinelli	0	3	0	18	0	14
T.J. McGregor	0	2	0	18	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Darrell Preston	3	17
A.J. Brennan	1	25
Winfred Gilmore	1	19
Steven Bradford	0	26
Rufus Nunn	0	18
Adam Crane	0	18
Vinny Forbes	0	15
Emmanuel Rison	0	14
Ross Oxby	0	14
Erik Yates	0	13
Reshad Jones	0	12
Bart Krcik	0	11
Chad Rinehart	0	8
Tracy Shergalis	0	8
Rex Strickland	0	8
Irv Santorum	0	8
Zipp Duncan	0	8
Tommy Christen	0	8
Scottie Brodbelt	0	8
Rob Gronkowski	0	7
Calvin Gifford	0	6
Kerry Bergman	0	6
Gus Horn	0	6
Rico Turnbull	0	6
Daryl Mincy	0	5
Billy Lutes	0	4
Winston England	0	3
Trevor Petry	0	3
Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	0	3
Brent Crawford	0	3
Raymond Burgess	0	2
John Conner	0	2
Scotty McGee	0	2
Alvin Dinstel	0	2
Fili Moala	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kelly Springer	4	26
Ed Dickson	2	15
Eli Martinez	1	22
Mike Hoomanawanui	1	19
Reuben Preston	1	15
Corwin Bernstein	1	15
Kenny Dole	1	12
Jerald Jenkins	0	27
Arnie Sherry	0	18
Willie Schultz	0	17
Buddy Wittich	0	15
Wendell Coffey	0	12
Bruce Darche	0	11
Bill Hankton	0	9
Chris Marinelli	0	9
T.J. McGregor	0	9
Todd Chaudrey	0	9
Martin Marsh	0	8
Louis Parker	0	7
Neil Clark	0	6
Jon Asamoah	0	6
Preston Sanford	0	6
Steven Justice	0	4
Tyrus Harden	0	4
Darryl Tripodi	0	3
Louis Delmas	0	2
Marty Larry	0	2
Leonard Korte	0	2
Sherrick McManis	0	2
Myron Rolle	0	2
Juan Anagnostis	0	2
Wade Turner	0	1
E.J. Wilson	0	1
D'Anthony Smith	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	50	16.7
Middle	12	65	5.4
Right	4	14	3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	28	2.2
Middle	7	54	7.7
Right	10	22	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colt McCoy	49	23	2	8	2	5	6	5	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	31	21	5	0	3	1	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	38	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	20	1.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	25	11	153	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	33	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	64	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	126	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	40	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon LaFell	14	5	1	62	1	48
WR Jeremy Maclin	11	3	0	21	0	36
WR Gene Clemons	6	3	1	32	0	26
FB Rufus Nunn	6	4	0	38	1	30
TE Rob Gronkowski	4	2	0	14	0	35
TE Winfred Gilmore	2	2	0	23	0	10
RB Billy Lutes	2	2	0	6	0	22
RB Erik Yates	2	0	0	0	0	29
WR Tracy Shergalis	1	1	0	9	0	9
WR Adam Crane	1	1	0	6	0	1

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Neal Walton	14	10	2	123	2	30
WR Eddie Royal	4	3	0	76	2	24
WR Ethan Blackshear	4	3	0	35	1	16
WR Arnie Sherry	2	1	0	14	0	9
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	2	1	1	8	0	15
RB Tommie Peters	1	1	0	0	0	17
RB Jerald Jenkins	1	1	0	5	0	12
FB Reuben Preston	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Ed Dickson	1	1	0	2	0	19
RB Buddy Wittich	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Erik Yates	2	5	2.50	5.25

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Buddy Wittich	4	14	3.50	4.00
Tommie Peters	3	6	2.00	1.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colt McCoy	7	3	11	1.57	4.31

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	3	3	24	8.00	8.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandon LaFell	3	1	1	0.33	4.43
WR Gene Clemons	1	1	7	7.00	5.33
FB Rufus Nunn	1	1	3	3.00	6.33
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	0	0	0.00	1.91
RB Erik Yates	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Arnie Sherry	1	1	14	14.00	7.00
WR Neal Walton	1	1	8	8.00	8.79
TE Ed Dickson	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Erik Yates	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Buddy Wittich	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colt McCoy	13	7	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	10	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Rufus Nunn	4	3	2
WR Jeremy Maclin	2	0	0
WR Brandon LaFell	2	1	0
WR Gene Clemons	1	0	0
RB Billy Lutes	1	1	0
WR Tracy Shergalis	1	1	1
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	0	0
WR Adam Crane	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Neal Walton	4	2	2
RB Tommie Peters	1	1	0
WR Eddie Royal	1	0	0
WR Arnie Sherry	1	0	0
WR Ethan Blackshear	1	1	1
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	1	0	0
RB Buddy Wittich	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,900 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,200 (22,200)
End Zone 16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (14,200)
Club Seats 10,600 (11,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (4,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,900 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,200 (22,200)
End Zone	16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (14,200)
Club Seats	10,600 (11,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (4,300)