Buccaneers vs. Carolina Panthers 
LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 06 Carolina Panthers 27
Cam Newton threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for another touchdown, as Carolina soundly defeated Tampa Bay 27–6, sweeping the season series. With the loss, the Buccaneers were officially eliminated from playoff contention.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Rom Winter
- UMPIRE: Carl Paganelli
- HEAD LINESMAN: Jim Howey
- LINE JUDGE: Gary Arthur
- SIDE JUDGE: Tom Hill
- FIELD JUDGE: Scott Steenson
- BACK JUDGE: Gregory Steed
- REPLAY OFFICAL: Jim Lapetina
- VIDEO OPERATOR: Not Documented
SCORING
- BUCCANEERS: 9:10-1Q Lindell FG27
- PANTHERS: 6:08-1Q LaFell 16 pass from Newton (Gano kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 2:14-1Q Lindell FG53
- PANTHERS: 6:23-2Q Gano FG23
- PANTHERS: 00:25-2Q Newton 1 run (Gano kick)
- PANTHERS: 10:50-3Q Ginn 36 pass from Newton (Gano kick)
- PANTHERS: 6:40-4Q Gano FG22
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #83 V. Jackson
- LT: #70 D. Penn
- LG: #79 J. Meredith
- C: #76 J. Zuttah
- RG: #69 D. Joseph
- RT: #69 D. Dotson
- TE: #81 T. Wright
- WR: #11 T. Underwood
- QB: #08 M. Glennon
- RB: #43 B. Rainey
- WR: #80 C. Owusu
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #50 D. Te'o-Nesheim
- DT: #93 G. McCoy
- DT: #97 A. Spence
- RE: #94 A. Clayborn
- SLB: #52 J. Casillas
- MLB: #59 M. Foster
- WLB: #54 L. David
- LCB: #24 D. Revis
- RCB: #27 J. Banks
- SS: #24 M. Barron
- FS: #38 D. Goldson
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 4 Lindell, 9 Koenen, 17 Page, 29 Johnson, 30 Leonard, 33 Carr, 35 McCray, 36 Gorrer, 37 Tandy, 41 Lorig, 46 Larsen, 48 Economos, 56 Watson, 57 Hayward, 58 Glaud, 62 Larsen, 72 Carimi, 86 Adams, 89 Shepard, 91 Bowers, 92 Gholston, 95 Gibson
DID NOT PLAY
- 6 Orlovsky, 44 Hill
INACTIVE
- 18 Dawson, 45 Pryor, 49 McDougald, 66 Omameh, 77 Nicks, 90 Landri, 96 Means
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Rainey 17-63, Glennon 2-3, Jackson 1-0.
- PANTHERS: Newton 5-68, Tolbert 9-48, Stewart 14-39, Barner 5-6, Anderson 1-2.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Glennon 21-14-180-1-0.
- PANTHERS: Newton 29-18-263-2-2.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Jackson 3-75, Underwood 3-51, Wright 2-17, Leonard 2-10, Raney 2-8, Owusu 1-20, Lorig 1-(-1).
- PANTHERS: Olsen 5-83, Smith 3-51, Tolbert 3-41, LaFell 3-36, Ginn 2-47, Stewart 2-3.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: Tandy 1-20, David 1-16.
- PANTHERS: Mitchell 1-1.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Page 1-26.
- PANTHERS: Ginn 2-34.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Page 0-0.
- PANTHERS: Ginn 3-25.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: none
- PANTHERS: Horton 2-9, Team 1-15, Hardy 1-9, Klein 1-7.
