Panthers 27-24 Buccaneers (9 Nov, 2003) Box Score

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

4-5, 3-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
TB	0	7	0	17	24
CAR	10	0	10	7	27

Carolina Panthers

7-2, 4-1 home

Tampa Bay Passing


Brad Johnson
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
24/43	275	6.4	2	1	3-17	81.1
24/43	258	6.4	2	1	3-17	81.1

Carolina Passing


Jake Delhomme
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
20/32	277	8.7	2	2	2-14	85.0
20/32	263	8.7	2	2	2-14	85.0

Tampa Bay Rushing


Michael Pittman
Brad Johnson
Aaron Stecker
Thomas Jones
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
12	50	4.2	12
2	14	7.0	13
2	13	6.5	15
3	12	4.0	10
19	89	4.7	15

Carolina Rushing


DeShaun Foster
Steve Smith Sr.
Jake Delhomme
Nick Goings
Rod Smart
Muhsin Muhammad
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
22	56	2.5	13
1	14	14.0	14
5	5	1.0	3
1	2	2.0	2
1	1	1.0	1
1	0	0.0	0
31	78	2.5	14

Tampa Bay Receiving


Keenan McCardell
Keyshawn Johnson
Michael Pittman
Warren Sapp
Jameel Cook
Thomas Jones
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
9	118	13.1	1	36
5	80	16.0	1	23
5	47	9.4	0	26
1	18	18.0	0	18
3	12	4.0	0	6
1	0	0.0	0	0
24	275	11.5	2	36

Carolina Receiving


Ricky Proehl
Steve Smith Sr.
Muhsin Muhammad
Karl Hankton
Kris Mangum
Mike Seidman
DeShaun Foster
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
3	133	44.3	1	66
9	72	8.0	1	17
4	46	11.5	0	22
1	12	12.0	0	12
1	10	10.0	0	10
1	6	6.0	0	6
1	-2	-2.0	0	-2
20	277	13.9	2	66

Tampa Bay Fumbles


Brad Johnson
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
1	0	0

Carolina Fumbles


Jake Delhomme
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	0	0
2	0	0

Tampa Bay Defense



Tim Wansley
Dwayne Rudd
Shelton Quarles
Warren Sapp
Dwight Smith
Simeon Rice
Derrick Brooks
Anthony McFarland
Ronde Barber
Greg Spires
Corey Ivy
John Lynch
Ellis Wyms
Vinny Ciurciu
Nate Webster
David Gibson
Aaron Stecker
Todd Yoder
Darian Barnes
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
9	9	0	0	2	0	1
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	2	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
63	55	2	0	4	0	2

Carolina Defense



Will Witherspoon
Greg Favors
Al Wallace
Dan Morgan
Mike Minter
Reggie Howard
Ricky Manning
Mike Rucker
Kris Jenkins
Jarrod Cooper
Brentson Buckner
Julius Peppers
Colin Branch
Deon Grant
Terry Cousin
Brad Hoover
Kemp Rasmussen
Kindal Moorehead
Rod Smart
Dante Wesley
Shane Burton
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	6	0	0	1	0	0
6	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	1	0	1	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	2	0	1
4	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	1	0	0	0	0
3	3	1	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
59	49	3	0	7	0	2

Tampa Bay Interceptions


Tim Wansley
team

INT	YDS	TD
2	38	1
2	38	1

Carolina Interceptions


Mike Minter
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	29	1
1	29	1

Tampa Bay Kick Returns


Thomas Jones
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
5	76	15.2	21	0
5	76	15.2	21	0

Carolina Kick Returns


Rod Smart
Steve Smith Sr.
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	99	24.8	32
1	20	20.0	20
5	119	23.8	32

Tampa Bay Punt Returns


Karl Williams
Reggie Barlow
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
1	5	5.0	5
1	0	0.0	0
2	5	2.5	5

Carolina Punt Returns


Steve Smith Sr.
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4	33	8.3	18	0
4	33	8.3	18	0

Tampa Bay Kicking


Martin Gramatica
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	39	3/3	6
1/1	100.0	39	3/3	6

Carolina Kicking


John Kasay
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	48	3/3	9
2/2	100.0	48	3/3	9

Tampa Bay Punting


Tom Tupa
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
7	290	41.4	0	1	52
7	290	41.4	0	1	52

Carolina Punting


Todd Sauerbrun
John Kasay
team

NO	YDS	AVG	In 20	LONG
4	162	40.5	2	54
1	33	33.0	1	33
5	195	39.0	3	54

6:00 PM, 9 November 2003

Attendance: 73,245

Referees:
Thomas White

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Atlanta	8	7	.533	327	349
Tampa Bay	8	7	.533	427	352
New Orleans	5	9	.357	309	312
Carolina	4	11	.267	283	448

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