National Football League
BOXSCORE
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Carolina 48,
Tampa Bay 16
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 24, 2011
Where: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Temperature: 51°
Head Official: Carl Cheffers
Attendance: 70363
Where: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Temperature: 51°
Head Official: Carl Cheffers
Attendance: 70363
Final Scoring Summary
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 10:12 | ||
| Carolina | TD |
Carolina 7 - Tampa Bay 0 DeAngelo Williams 8 yd. run (Olindo Mare kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 8:27 | ||
| Carolina | FG |
Carolina 10 - Tampa Bay 0 Olindo Mare 21 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 14:07 | ||
| Tampa Bay | TD |
Carolina 10 - Tampa Bay 7 Arrelious Benn 4 yd. pass from Josh Freeman (Connor Barth kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 13:06 | ||
| Carolina | TD |
Carolina 17 - Tampa Bay 7 Brandon LaFell 91 yd. pass from Cam Newton (Olindo Mare kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 5:33 | ||
| Tampa Bay | FG |
Carolina 17 - Tampa Bay 10 Connor Barth 42 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:25 | ||
| Carolina | FG |
Carolina 20 - Tampa Bay 10 Olindo Mare 19 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 11:55 | ||
| Carolina | TD |
Carolina 27 - Tampa Bay 10 DeAngelo Williams 22 yd. run (Olindo Mare kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 3:24 | ||
| Carolina | TD |
Carolina 34 - Tampa Bay 10 Jonathan Stewart 11 yd. pass from Cam Newton (Olindo Mare kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 0:24 | ||
| Carolina | TD |
Carolina 41 - Tampa Bay 10 Cam Newton 49 yd. run (Olindo Mare kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 14:53 | ||
| Carolina | TD |
Carolina 48 - Tampa Bay 10 Jeremy Shockey 8 yd. pass from Cam Newton (Olindo Mare kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 11:08 | ||
| Tampa Bay | TD |
Carolina 48 - Tampa Bay 16 Josh Freeman 1 yd. run (run failed) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Tampa Bay | Carolina | |
| 1st Downs | 22 | 20 |
| Rushing | 6 | 12 |
| Passing | 13 | 6 |
| Penalty | 3 | 2 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 5-11 | 0-6 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Punts-Average | 1-59.0 | 2-46.5 |
| Return Yards | 110 | 38 |
| Punts-Returns | 1-9 | 1-1 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 5-101 | 1-17 |
| Int-Returns | 0-0 | 1-20 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-64 | 8-77 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| Time of Possession | 32:57 | 27:03 |
| Total Net Yards | 317 | 433 |
| Total Plays | 60 | 49 |
| Average Gain | 5.3 | 8.8 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 59 | 270 |
| Rushes | 19 | 31 |
| Average/Rush | 3.1 | 8.7 |
| Net Yards Passing | 258 | 163 |
| Comp-Att | 28-38 | 12-17 |
| Yards/Pass | 6.3 | 9.1 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 3-16 | 1-8 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 0 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 6 |
| Rushing | 1 | 3 |
| Passing | 1 | 3 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 1-2 | 6-6 |
| Field Goals | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 2-2-100% | 3-5-60% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 2-2-100% | 2-4-50% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(4-11)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| J. Freeman | 28/38 | 274 | 1 | 1 |
Carolina Panthers
(6-9)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| C. Newton | 12/17 | 171 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| K. Lumpkin | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 9 |
| M. Madu | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 15 |
| L. Blount | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 |
| J. Freeman | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Stewart | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 0 | 32 |
| D. Williams | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 2 | 22 |
| C. Newton | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 1 | 49 |
| J. Vaughan | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 9 |
| S. Smith | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| R. Brockel | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
| D. Anderson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| K. Winslow | 7 | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 0 | 22 |
| S. Stroughter | 5 | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 29 |
| M. Madu | 6 | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 |
| M. Williams | 8 | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 13 |
| K. Lumpkin | 4 | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 15 |
| P. Parker | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| L. Stocker | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 9 |
| D. Briscoe | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| A. Benn | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 |
| M. Spurlock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| B. LaFell | 3 | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 1 | 91 |
| D. Williams | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 10 |
| J. Shockey | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 8 |
| L. Naanee | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Stewart | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 1 | 11 |
| S. Smith | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| R. Brockel | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| J. Nelson | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| M. Bennett | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| A. Neblett | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| T. Keiser | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| J. Shirley | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| F. Kearse | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | Ast | |
| E. Biggers | 4 | 0 |
| T. Jackson | 4 | 0 |
| M. Foster | 3 | 3 |
| A. Black | 2 | 0 |
| A. Hayward | 2 | 0 |
| J. Haye | 2 | 0 |
| F. Okam | 2 | 0 |
| D. Bowers | 2 | 0 |
| E. Hayes | 2 | 1 |
| S. Jones | 2 | 1 |
| Q. Black | 2 | 1 |
| A. Clayborn | 2 | 2 |
| M. Lewis | 1 | 0 |
| M. Bennett | 1 | 0 |
| D. Watson | 1 | 0 |
| R. Barber | 1 | 0 |
| R. Miller | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | Ast | |
| J. Senn | 8 | 2 |
| J. Anderson | 7 | 0 |
| J. Nelson | 5 | 2 |
| S. Martin | 4 | 1 |
| C. Gamble | 3 | 0 |
| G. Hardy | 3 | 0 |
| D. Butler | 3 | 0 |
| D. Connor | 3 | 1 |
| T. Keiser | 2 | 0 |
| A. Neblett | 2 | 0 |
| A. Applewhite | 1 | 0 |
| C. Johnson | 1 | 0 |
| F. Kearse | 1 | 1 |
| J. Shirley | 0 | 1 |
| B. Hogan | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| A. Hayward | 1.0 |
| M. Bennett | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| C. Gamble | 1.0 |
| G. Hardy | 1.0 |
| T. Keiser | 1.0 |
| A. Neblett | 1.0 |
| J. Anderson | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| J. Freeman | 1 |
| S. Stroughter | 1 |
| K. Winslow | 1 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |