Week 8
Final
TB
CAR1Q 05:00
3 - 0
M. Gramatica 32-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 2
2Q 10:54
3 - 3
S. Graham 20-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
3Q 08:48
3 - 6
S. Graham 47-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 22
3Q 01:38
3 - 9
S. Graham 39-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 13
4Q 10:10
6 - 9
M. Gramatica 52-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 12
4Q 02:00
9 - 9
M. Gramatica 53-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 3
4Q 00:10
12 - 9
M. Gramatica 47-yard field goal.
FG Made
2nd & 3
Top Performers
Pass Yds
179
Johnson
TB
Rush Yds
82
Smith
CAR
Rec Yds
55
Jurevicius
TB
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2002 NFC South
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buccaneers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 |
 Falcons | 9 | 6 | 1 | .594 |
 Saints | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Panthers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
Game Summary
The Carolina Panthers couldn't pull it off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 12 to 9, on October 27, 2002.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Johnson #11 | 22/33 | 179 | 5.4 | 0 | 1 | 6-31 | 67.6 |
S. King #10 | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 95.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Fasani #12 | 5/18 | 46 | 2.6 | 0 | 3 | 3-26 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Pittman #32 | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
R. Johnson #11 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 |
A. Stecker #27 | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 |
M. Alstott #40 | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 2 |
K. Williams #86 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Smith #25 | 22 | 82 | 3.7 | 0 | 16 |
R. Fasani #12 | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 |
B. Hoover #45 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
N. Goings #37 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jurevicius #84 | 5/5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 16 |
K. Dilger #85 | 4/6 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 22 |
A. Stecker #27 | 4/4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 |
K. Johnson #19 | 2/4 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 |
R. Dudley #83 | 1/1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
M. Alstott #40 | 3/4 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 |
R. Barlow #84 | 2/4 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
K. Williams #86 | 1/2 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
M. Pittman #32 | 1/2 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Muhammad #87 | 3/5 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 17 |
B. Hoover #45 | 1/4 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
W. Walls #85 | 1/4 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Byrd #82 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
R. Johnson #11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Stecker #27 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Fasani #12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Steussie #73 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
B. Buckner #99 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Quarles #53 | 10-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Rice #97 | 5-5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Brooks #55 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Barber #20 | 5-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Jackson #34 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Kelly #25 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Lynch #47 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
W. Sapp #99 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Webster #52 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Darby #91 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Ivy #35 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Spires #94 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Howell #38 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. McFarland #92 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Nece #56 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Phillips #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Singleton #51 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Smith #26 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Coleman #60 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Dilger #85 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Fields #55 | 13-9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Jenkins #77 | 6-4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Peppers #90 | 6-3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Howard #23 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Morgan #55 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Grant #24 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. McDaniel #26 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Minter #30 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Rucker #93 | 4-4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Towns #57 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Buckner #99 | 4-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Cousin #21 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Jackson #50 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Richardson #39 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Smart #32 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Wallace #96 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Gilbert #94 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Muhammad #87 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Navies #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Allen #52 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Byrd #82 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Hankton #88 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Gramatica #10 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 12 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Graham #17 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Tupa #19 | 8 | 302 | 37.8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Sauerbrun #16 | 7 | 368 | 52.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Stecker #27 | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 0 | 0 |
I. Byrd #82 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Williams #86 | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Johnson #11 | 22/33 | 179 | 5.4 | 0 | 1 | 6-31 | 67.6 |
S. King #10 | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 95.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Pittman #32 | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
R. Johnson #11 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 |
A. Stecker #27 | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 |
M. Alstott #40 | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 2 |
K. Williams #86 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jurevicius #84 | 5/5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 16 |
K. Dilger #85 | 4/6 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 22 |
A. Stecker #27 | 4/4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 |
K. Johnson #19 | 2/4 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 |
R. Dudley #83 | 1/1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
M. Alstott #40 | 3/4 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 |
R. Barlow #84 | 2/4 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
K. Williams #86 | 1/2 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
M. Pittman #32 | 1/2 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
R. Johnson #11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Stecker #27 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Quarles #53 | 10-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Rice #97 | 5-5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Brooks #55 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Barber #20 | 5-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Jackson #34 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Kelly #25 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Lynch #47 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
W. Sapp #99 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Webster #52 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Darby #91 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Ivy #35 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Spires #94 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Howell #38 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. McFarland #92 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Nece #56 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Phillips #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Singleton #51 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Smith #26 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Coleman #60 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Dilger #85 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Gramatica #10 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 12 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Tupa #19 | 8 | 302 | 37.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Stecker #27 | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Williams #86 | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Fasani #12 | 5/18 | 46 | 2.6 | 0 | 3 | 3-26 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Smith #25 | 22 | 82 | 3.7 | 0 | 16 |
R. Fasani #12 | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 |
B. Hoover #45 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
N. Goings #37 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Muhammad #87 | 3/5 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 17 |
B. Hoover #45 | 1/4 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
W. Walls #85 | 1/4 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Byrd #82 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Fasani #12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Steussie #73 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
B. Buckner #99 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Fields #55 | 13-9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Jenkins #77 | 6-4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Peppers #90 | 6-3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Howard #23 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Morgan #55 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Grant #24 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. McDaniel #26 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Minter #30 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Rucker #93 | 4-4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Towns #57 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Buckner #99 | 4-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Cousin #21 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Jackson #50 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Richardson #39 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Smart #32 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Wallace #96 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Gilbert #94 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Muhammad #87 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Navies #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Allen #52 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Byrd #82 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Hankton #88 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Graham #17 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Sauerbrun #16 | 7 | 368 | 52.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 0 | 0 |
I. Byrd #82 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
Punt
5 plays,
13 yd,
03:120-0
Punt
3 plays,
-5 yd,
02:010-0
Field Goal
8 plays,
39 yd,
04:503-0
Punt
3 plays,
-5 yd,
01:503-0
Punt
9 plays,
24 yd,
03:553-0
Punt
3 plays,
3 yd,
01:083-0
Fumble
1 play,
-6 yd,
00:423-0
Field Goal
4 plays,
3 yd,
01:303-3
Punt
8 plays,
36 yd,
05:103-3
Punt
3 plays,
7 yd,
01:293-3
Punt
3 plays,
7 yd,
01:393-3
Interception
3 plays,
13 yd,
01:173-3
Punt
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:073-3
End of Half
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:103-3
Field Goal
12 plays,
64 yd,
06:163-6
Punt
3 plays,
0 yd,
01:463-6
Field Goal
10 plays,
44 yd,
05:223-9
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
01:463-9
Punt
3 plays,
-6 yd,
01:453-9
Field Goal
9 plays,
30 yd,
03:006-9
Interception
3 plays,
1 yd,
00:566-9
Interception
4 plays,
11 yd,
02:196-9
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
02:356-9
Punt
3 plays,
-3 yd,
01:146-9
Field Goal
4 plays,
12 yd,
01:069-9
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
00:359-9
Field Goal
8 plays,
49 yd,
01:1512-9
Interception
1 play,
0 yd,
00:0512-9
226
Total Yds
130
155
Pass Yds
20
71
Rush Yds
110
14
Total Drives
14
67
Total Plays
52
3.4
Yards Per Play
2.5
3.9
Yards Per Pass
1
2.6
Yards Per Rush
3.5
33:01
Possession
26:59
3
Biggest Lead
6
14
1st Downs
9
8
Passing 1st Downs
3
5
Rushing 1st Downs
5
1
1st Downs from Penalties
1
7/18
3rd Down
1/12
0/0
4th Down
0/0
8
Punts
7
2
Turnovers
4
1
Interceptions Thrown
3
1
Fumbles Lost
1
4
Penalties
7
3.0
Sacks
6.0
3
Tackles For Loss
10
0
D/ST TD
0
