Buccaneers vs. Carolina Panthers 
LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19 Carolina Panthers 38
Josh Freeman sat out due to injury, and Josh Johnson started at quarterback. Buccaneers wore their throwback uniforms, and honored Jimmy Giles at halftime.
Cam Newton ran for three touchdowns (setting an NFL single-season record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback) as the Panthers routed the Buccaneers 38–19.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Gene Steratore
- UMPIRE: Bill Schuster
- HEAD LINESMAN: Wayne Mackie
- LINE JUDGE: Ron Marinucci
- SIDE JUDGE: Mike Weatherford
- FIELD JUDGE: Bob Waggoner
- BACK JUDGE: Dino Paganelli
- REPLAY OFFICAL: Paul Weidner
- VIDEO OPERATOR: Not Documented
SCORING
- PANTHERS: 11:21-1Q Newton 1 run (Mare kick)
- PANTHERS: 5:07-1Q Stewart 1 run (Mare kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 1:23-1Q Barth FG50
- BUCCANEERS: 10:52-2Q Barth FG47
- PANTHERS: 7:04-2Q Naanee 19 pass from Newton (Mare kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 4:25-2Q Barth FG46
- BUCCANEERS: 0:58-2Q Barth FG44
- PANTHERS: 0:00-2Q Mare FG43
- PANTHERS: 6:29-3Q Newton 1 run (Mare kick)
- PANTHERS: 9:48-4Q Newton 1 run (Mare kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 6:35-4Q Briscoe 23 pass from Johnson (Barth kick)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #19 M. Williams
- LT: #70 D. Penn
- LG: #76 J. Zuttah
- C: #52 J. Faine
- RG: #75 D. Joseph
- RT: #65 J. Trueblood
- TE: #82 K. Winslow
- WR: #17 A. Benn
- QB: #11 J. Johnson
- RB: #27 L. Blount
- FB: #44 E. Lorig
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #91 D. Bowers
- DT: #92 B. Price
- DT: #95 A. Haynesworth
- RE: #94 A. Clayborn
- SLB: #58 Q. Black
- MLB: #59 M. Foster
- WLB: #54 G. Hayes
- LCB: #25 A. Talib
- RCB: #20 R. Barber
- SS: #26 S. Jones
- FS: #36 T. Jackson
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 9 Koenen, 10 Barth, 12 Carpenter, 18 Stroughter, 22 Asante, 24 Gaitor, 28 Lumpkin, 31 Biggers, 32 Madu, 33 Mack, 41 Lynch, 48 Economos, 51 Cutrera, 56 Watson, 57 Hayward, 62 Larsen, 69 Dotson, 79 McCargo, 80 Pianalto, 87 Parker, 88 Stocker, 89 Briscoe, 90 Miller, 96 Crowder
DID NOT PLAY
- none
INACTIVE
- 5 Freeman, 23 Lewis, 50 Te'o-Nesheim, 71 Bennett, 73 Hardman, 77 Lee, 81 Spurlock
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Johnson 5-45, Madu 8-25, Blount 11-19, Lumpkin 2-1, Benn 1-(-12).
- PANTHERS: Stewart 14-80, Newton 14-54, Williams 11-29.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: J.Johnson 27-16-229-1-1.
- PANTHERS: Newton 21-12-204-0-1, Naanee 1-1-27-0-0.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Williams 5-93, Winslow 4-41, Benn 3-46, Parker 3-26, Briscoe 1-23.
- PANTHERS: LaFell 3-64, Naanee 2-38, Smith 2-32, Stewart 2-19, Newton 1-27, Shockey 1-26, Olsen 1-21, Ajirotutu 1-4.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: none
- PANTHERS: Keiser 1-9.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Stroughter 3-79.
- PANTHERS: Edwards 1-17.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Parker 2-42.
- PANTHERS: Edwards 1-12.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Bowers 1.5-7.5, Clayborn 0.5-1.5.
- PANTHERS: Keiser 1-12, Johnson 1-10.
