National Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Carolina 38, Tampa Bay 23
When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, December 8, 2008
Where: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Temperature: 38°
Head Official: Walt Anderson
Attendance: 74113
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Tampa Bay 0314623
Carolina 3772138
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 8:50
Carolina FG Carolina 3 - Tampa Bay 0
John Kasay 33 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 6:35
Tampa Bay FG Carolina 3 - Tampa Bay 3
Matt Bryant 20 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 1:56
Carolina TD Carolina 10 - Tampa Bay 3
Jonathan Stewart 2 yd. run (John Kasay kick)
3rd Quarter - 11:23
Tampa Bay TD Carolina 10 - Tampa Bay 10
Antonio Bryant 50 yd. pass from Jeff Garcia (Matt Bryant kick)
3rd Quarter - 8:19
Carolina TD Carolina 17 - Tampa Bay 10
Steve Smith 38 yd. pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick)
3rd Quarter - 3:37
Tampa Bay TD Carolina 17 - Tampa Bay 17
Carnell Williams 4 yd. run (Matt Bryant kick)
4th Quarter - 13:21
Carolina TD Carolina 24 - Tampa Bay 17
Jonathan Stewart 4 yd. run (John Kasay kick)
4th Quarter - 8:30
Carolina TD Carolina 31 - Tampa Bay 17
DeAngelo Williams 16 yd. run (John Kasay kick)
4th Quarter - 2:29
Tampa Bay TD Carolina 31 - Tampa Bay 23
Antonio Bryant 15 yd. pass from Jeff Garcia (kick failed)
4th Quarter - 2:07
Carolina TD Carolina 38 - Tampa Bay 23
DeAngelo Williams 36 yd. run (John Kasay kick)
TEAMS
Team Stats
  Tampa Bay Carolina
1st Downs 21 26
Rushing 7 14
Passing 13 10
Penalty 1 2
3rd Down Conversions 6-14 8-10
4th Down Conversions 1-2 0-0
Punts-Average 3-47.0 1-51.0
Return Yards 129 95
Punts-Returns 1-3 2-21
Kickoffs-Returns 6-121 4-74
Int-Returns 2-5 0-0
Penalties-Yards 5-34 4-26
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Time of Possession 30:28 29:32
Total Net Yards 384 464
Total Plays 67 58
Average Gain 5.7 8.0
Net Yards Rushing 86 299
Rushes 24 37
Average/Rush 3.6 8.1
Net Yards Passing 298 165
Comp-Att 24-38 14-20
Yards/Pass 6.9 7.9
Sacked-Yards Lost 5-23 1-8
Had Intercepted 0 2
Touchdowns 3 5
Rushing 1 4
Passing 2 1
Other 0 0
Extra Points 2-3 5-5
Field Goals 1-2 1-1
Red Zone Efficiency 2-3-67% 3-4-75%
Goal To Go Efficiency 1-2-50% 2-2-100%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
J. Garcia 24/38 321 2 0
Carolina Panthers (0-0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
J. Delhomme 14/20 173 1 2
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
W. Dunn 10 49 4.9 0 12
C. Williams 9 22 2.4 1 5
B. Askew 3 9 3.0 0 3
J. Garcia 2 6 3.0 0 3
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
D. Williams 19 186 9.8 2 41
J. Stewart 15 115 7.7 2 30
B. Hoover 1 0 0.0 0 0
J. Delhomme 2 -2 -1.0 0 -1
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD LG
A. Bryant 9 200 22.2 2 52
J. Stevens 5 33 6.6 0 9
I. Hilliard 2 20 10.0 0 12
A. Smith 1 20 20.0 0 20
M. Clayton 1 15 15.0 0 15
W. Dunn 3 13 4.3 0 5
B. Askew 1 9 9.0 0 9
C. Williams 1 6 6.0 0 6
J. Gilmore 1 5 5.0 0 5
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD LG
S. Smith 9 117 13.0 1 38
M. Muhammad 3 43 14.3 0 19
D. Jarrett 1 7 7.0 0 7
D. Williams 1 6 6.0 0 6
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
R. Barber 1 4 0
J. Phillips 1 1 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
D. Wesley 0 0 0
Sks
  NO. YDS
K. Carter 1.0 8.0
Sks
  NO. YDS
J. Peppers 1.5 4.5
T. Brayton 1.0 7.0
R. Marshall 1.0 6.0
D. Lewis 1.0 3.0
C. Johnson 0.5 2.5
Tackles
  TK AST
P. Buchanon 6 0
B. Ruud 6 2
R. Barber 5 0
C. Hovan 5 0
J. Phillips 5 1
T. Jackson 3 0
K. Carter 3 1
D. Brooks 2 0
S. Piscitelli 2 0
G. Peterson 1 0
G. White 1 0
C. June 1 1
A. Talib 1 1
R. Sims 1 1
Tackles
  TK AST
R. Marshall 9 0
J. Beason 8 1
T. Davis 7 3
K. Lucas 5 0
C. Gamble 4 0
T. Brayton 3 0
C. Harris 3 0
M. Kemoeatu 3 0
D. Lewis 2 0
C. Johnson 1 1
C. Godfrey 1 1
N. Diggs 1 1
J. Peppers 1 2
Fumbles
  NO.
J. Garcia 1
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles