Sunday November 9, 2003 - Carolina Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Gameday Report

LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24 Carolina Panthers 27

THe Panthers broke out to a 20–7 lead through three quarters. Brad Johnson led the Buccaneers on a rally, scoring two touchdown passes of 23 yards and 36 yards. One each to Keyshawn Johnson and Keenan McCardell, and Tampa Bay took a 21–20 lead with 4:52 remaining.

Two plays later, Tim Wansley intercepted Jake Delhomme for the second time in the game. The turnover led to a Martin Gramatica field goal, and a Tampa Bay lead of 24–20 with 2:45 to go. The Buccaneer defense, however, failed to keep Carolina at bay, and Delhomme swiftly led the Panthers to a game-winning touchdown with 1:11 left.

Early in the fourth quarter, Simeon Rice sacked Jake Delhomme for a 9-yard loss. It marked the 69th consecutive game the Buccaneer defense registered a quarterback sack, a new all-time NFL record.

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GAMEDAY BRIEF

WEATHER: Sunny - 50°F. - Humidity 46% - Wind N.W. 13 mph Wind Chill 49°F.

OFFICALS

REFEREE: Tom White
UMPIRE: Jim Quirk
HEAD LINESMAN: Ed Camp
LINE JUDGE: Tom Stephan
SIDE JUDGE: Joe Larrew
FIELD JUDGE: Boris Cheek
BACK JUDGE: Bob Lawing
REPLAY OFFICAL: Bobby Skelton
VIDEO OPERATOR: David Coleman

SCORING

PANTHERS: 11:05-1Q Minter 29 interception return (Kasay kick)
PANTHERS: 1:55-1Q Kasay FG47
BUCCANEERS: 6:05-2Q Wansley 23 interception return (Gramatica kick)
PANTHERS: 8:30-3Q Kasay FG45
PANTHERS: 3:58-3Q Proehl 66 pass from Delhomme (Kasay kick)
BUCCANEERS: 10:10-4Q K.Johnson 23 pass from B.Johnson (Gramatica kick)
BUCCANEERS: 4:44-4Q McCardell 36 pass from B.Johnson (Gramatica kick)
BUCCANEERS: 2:45-4Q Gramatica FG39
PANTHERS: 1:06-4Q Smith 5 pass from Delhomme (Kasay kick)

STARTERS OFFENSE

WR: #19 K. Johnson
TE: #80 T. Yoder
RG: #60 C. Coleman
C: #76 J. Wade
LG: #71 K. Jenkins
LT: #67 K. Walker
TE: #85 K. Dilger
WR: #87 K. McCardell
QB: #14 B. Johnson
RB: #32 M. Pittman
RT: #74 C. Green

STARTERS DEFENSE

LE: #94 G. Spires
DT: #99 W. Sapp
NT: #92 A. McFarland
RE: #97 S. Rice
SLB: #57 D. Rudd
MLB: #53 S. Quarles
WLB: #55 D. Brooks
LCB: #20 R. Barber
RCB: #31 T. Wansley
SS: #47 J. Lynch
FS: #26 D. Smith

SUBSTITUTIONS

7 Gramatica, 9 Tupa, 22 Jones, 27 Stecker, 30 Barnes, 34 Gibson, 35 Ivy, 38 Howell, 43 Cook, 44 Ciurciu, 52 Webster, 56 Nece, 65 Whittle, 66 Benjamin, 72 Oben, 79 Mahan, 84 Barlow, 86 Williams, 89 Heller, 90 White, 91 Darby, 96 Wyms

DID NOT PLAY

10 King

INACTIVE

2 Simms, 21 Poteat, 23 Phillips, 28 Robinson, 61 Pinkney, 62 King, 82 Lee, 83 Jurevicius

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING

BUCCANEERS: Pittman 12-50, B.Johnson 2-14, Stecker 2-13, Jones 3-12.
PANTHERS: Foster 22-56, Smith 1-14, Delhomme 1-5, Goings 1-2, Smart 1-1, Muhammad 1-0.

PASSING

BUCCANEERS: B.Johnson 43-24-275-1-2.
PANTHERS: Delhomme 32-20-277-2-2.

RECIEVING

BUCCANEERS: McCardell 9-118, K.Johnson 5-80, Pittman 5-47, Cook 3-12, Sapp 1-18, Jones 1-0.
PANTHERS: Delhomme 32-20-277-2-2.

INTERCEPTIONS

BUCCANEERS: Wansley 2-38.
PANTHERS: Minter 1-29.

KICK RETURNS

BUCCANEERS: Jones 5-76.
PANTHERS: Smart 4-99, Smith 1-20.

PUNT RETURNS

BUCCANEERS: Williams 1-5, Barlow 1-0.
PANTHERS: Smith 4-33.

SACKS

BUCCANEERS: Rice 2-14.
PANTHERS: Jenkins 1-10, Rucker 1-6, Wallace 1-1.