Buccaneers vs. Carolina Panthers 
WON - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 Carolina Panthers 13
Tampa Bay evened their record to 3–3 with a win over Carolina. The Panthers led 13–3 in the fourth quarter, but Trent Dilfer led the Buccaneers for a rally in the final 5 minutes. On a roll out, Dilfer ran in for a 1-yard touchdown, then on the next possession, scored the go-ahead touchdown. Karl Williams caught a 29-yard touchdown pass in the corner of the endzone with 1:39 to go to seal the victory 16–13.
"We're back at .500" said Derrick Brooks as the Bucs upped their record to 3-3 after an 0-2 start. "It's a whole new season for us.". The Buccaneers improved to 3–0 at Raymond James Stadium.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Ron Winter
- UMPIRE: Ed Coukart
- HEAD LINESMAN: Sanford Rivers
- LINE JUDGE: Jeff Bergman
- SIDE JUDGE: Ken Baker
- FIELD JUDGE: Steve Zimmer
- BACK JUDGE: Jeff Triplette
- REPLAY OFFICAL: Not Documented
- VIDEO OPERATOR: Not Documented
SCORING
- PANTHERS: 6:28-2Q Kasay FG53
- BUCCANEERS: 1:15-2Q Husted FG33
- PANTHERS: 8:42-3Q Kasay FG20
- PANTHERS: 2:31-3Q Lane 1 run (Kasay kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 5:05-4Q Dilfer 1 run (Husted kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 1:39-4Q Williams 29 pass from Dilfer (kick failed)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #86 K. Williams
- LT: #74 P. Gruber
- LG: #64 J. Diaz
- C: #61 T. Mayberry
- RG: #73 F. Middleton
- RT: #70 J. Odom
- TE: #83 D. Moore
- WR: #87 B. Emanuel
- QB: #12 T. Dilfer
- FB: #28 W. Dunn
- RB: #40 M. Alstott
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #97 T. Jackson
- NT: #77 B. Culpepper
- DT: #99 W. Sapp
- RE: #73 R. Upshaw
- SLB: #50 J. Gooch
- MLB: #56 H. Nickerson
- WLB: #55 D. Brooks
- RCB: #27 A. Parker
- LCB: #21 D. Abraham
- SS: #47 J. Lynch
- FS: #22 C. Mincy
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 5 Husted, 6 Barnhardt, 20 Barber, 23 Bouie, 24 Robinson, 25 Kelly, 37 Ellison, 41 Neal, 51 Singleton, 53 Quarles, 54 Palmer, 59 Duncan, 69 Pierson, 71 Wunsch, 78 Jones, 80 Davis, 82 Hape, 85 Anthony, 88 Hunter, 90 Maniecki, 94 White
DID NOT PLAY
- 4 Walsh, 65 Dogins
INACTIVE
- 13 Milanovich, 26 Abdullah, 31 Young, 72 Ahanotu, 75 Washington, 81 Green, 84 Thomas, 98 Cannida
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Dunn 17-96, Alstott 7-23, Dilfer 4-17.
- PANTHERS: Lane 20-59, Floyd 2-4, Johnson 1-4.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Dilfer 31-21-219-1-1.
- PANTHERS: Beuerlein 31-22-234-0-0.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Anthony 6-81, Alstott 6-36, Emanuel 5-66, Williams 2-38, Dunn 2-(-2).
- PANTHERS: Muhammad 6-56, Ismail 5-62, Johnson 4-17, Lane 3-35, Walls 2-34, Broughton 1-22, Floyd 1-8.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: none
- PANTHERS: Evans 1-18.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Anthony 2-37, Ellison 1-19, Alstott 1-8.
- PANTHERS: Bates 4-69.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Williams 1-3.
- PANTHERS: Oliver 2-31.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Sapp 1-6, Nickerson 1-4, Culpepper 1-1.
- PANTHERS: Greene 1-6.
