Buccaneers 20-10 Panthers (11 Dec, 2005) Box Score

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

9-4, 5-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
TB	7	3	3	7	20
CAR	0	0	3	7	10

Carolina Panthers

9-4, 5-2 home

Tampa Bay Passing


Chris Simms
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
20/27	138	5.1	0	0	1-5	85.1
20/27	133	5.1	0	0	1-5	85.1

Carolina Passing


Jake Delhomme
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
21/33	220	6.7	1	1	2-26	80.4
21/33	194	6.7	1	1	2-26	80.4

Tampa Bay Rushing


Cadillac Williams
Mike Alstott
Michael Pittman
Chris Simms
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
29	112	3.9	2	16
4	2	0.5	0	4
2	1	0.5	0	1
1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
36	114	3.2	2	16

Carolina Rushing


DeShaun Foster
Stephen Davis
Nick Goings
Jake Delhomme
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
14	46	3.3	15
4	23	5.8	20
1	7	7.0	7
1	6	6.0	6
20	82	4.1	20

Tampa Bay Receiving


Joey Galloway
Ike Hilliard
Mike Alstott
Michael Pittman
Michael Clayton
Alex Smith
Cadillac Williams
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	39	9.8	17
5	32	6.4	12
2	20	10.0	12
3	20	6.7	9
1	12	12.0	12
3	11	3.7	7
2	4	2.0	2
20	138	6.9	17

Carolina Receiving


Steve Smith Sr.
Ricky Proehl
Kris Mangum
Nick Goings
Keary Colbert
Brad Hoover
DeShaun Foster
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
5	103	20.6	0	60
3	36	12.0	1	17
4	30	7.5	0	16
4	26	6.5	0	12
2	20	10.0	0	11
1	3	3.0	0	3
2	2	1.0	0	7
21	220	10.5	1	60

Tampa Bay Fumbles

	FUM	LOST	REC
No Tampa Bay Fumbles

Carolina Fumbles


Jake Delhomme
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
1	0	0

Tampa Bay Defense



Shelton Quarles
Derrick Brooks
Brian Kelly
Ronde Barber
Chris Hovan
Jermaine Phillips
Dexter Jackson
Donte Nicholson
Ellis Wyms
Ryan Nece
Will Allen
Juran Bolden
Greg Spires
Jameel Cook
Kalvin Pearson
Dewayne White
Torrie Cox
Barrett Ruud
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
9	8	0	0	0	0	0
7	5	0	0	1	0	0
7	5	0	0	1	0	0
6	6	1	0	1	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	1	0	0	0	0
2	1	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	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
57	47	2	0	4	0	0

Carolina Defense



Ken Lucas
Al Wallace
Will Witherspoon
Dan Morgan
Chris Draft
Brandon Short
Marlon McCree
Kemp Rasmussen
Mike Minter
Chris Gamble
Sean Tufts
Brentson Buckner
Julius Peppers
Dante Wesley
Jordan Carstens
Kindal Moorehead
Jason Kyle
Jake Delhomme
Jason Baker
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
12	10	0	0	1	0	0
7	6	0	0	0	0	0
7	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	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
70	60	1	0	2	0	0

Tampa Bay Interceptions


Ronde Barber
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	35	0
1	35	0

Carolina Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Carolina Interceptions

Tampa Bay Kick Returns


Edell Shepherd
Mike Alstott
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	30	15.0	20
1	2	2.0	2
3	32	10.7	20

Carolina Kick Returns


Rod Smart
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4	78	19.5	24	0
4	78	19.5	24	0

Tampa Bay Punt Returns


Mark Jones
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	49	16.3	31	0
3	49	16.3	31	0

Carolina Punt Returns


Steve Smith Sr.
Chris Gamble
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	55	27.5	44
2	8	4.0	8
4	63	15.8	44

Tampa Bay Kicking


Matt Bryant
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	36	2/2	8
2/2	100.0	36	2/2	8

Carolina Kicking


John Kasay
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/2	50.0	39	1/1	4
1/2	50.0	39	1/1	4

Tampa Bay Punting


Josh Bidwell
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	259	43.2	1	2	58
6	259	43.2	1	2	58

Carolina Punting


Jason Baker
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
4	181	45.3	0	0	51
4	181	45.3	0	0	51

6:00 PM, 11 December 2005

Attendance: 73,467

Referees:
Walt Coleman

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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