Week 1
Final
CAR
TB1Q 05:28
0 - 7
M. Williams 6-yard TD catch from J. Freeman.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
1Q 01:25
0 - 10
C. Barth 36-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 11
2Q 02:59
0 - 13
C. Barth 20-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
3Q 09:03
7 - 13
B. LaFell 22-yard TD catch from C. Newton.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10 5 yd
after catch
4Q 08:03
7 - 16
C. Barth 40-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 5
4Q 02:50
10 - 16
J. Medlock 21-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
Top Performers
Pass Yds
303
Newton
CAR
Rush Yds
95
Martin
TB
Rec Yds
106
Smith Sr.
CAR
Scrim TD
1
LaFell
CAR
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2012 NFC South
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Falcons | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 |
 Panthers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Saints | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Buccaneers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
Game Summary
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers emerged victorious over the Carolina Panthers, 16 to 10, on September 9, 2012.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Newton #1 | 23/33 | 303 | 9.2 | 1 | 2 | 3-12 | 83.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Freeman #5 | 16/24 | 138 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 2-10 | 95.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Pilares #81 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
C. Newton #1 | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 4 |
M. Tolbert #35 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
D. Williams #34 | 6 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Martin #22 | 24 | 95 | 4.0 | 0 | 15 |
D.J. Ware #28 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
J. Freeman #5 | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 12 |
L. Blount #29 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 7/11 | 106 | 15.1 | 0 | 32 |
B. LaFell #11 | 3/5 | 65 | 21.7 | 1 | 24 |
L. Murphy #18 | 3/5 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 51 |
G. Olsen #88 | 6/7 | 56 | 9.3 | 0 | 20 |
M. Tolbert #35 | 3/3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 20 |
D. Williams #34 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
K. Pilares #81 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Jackson #83 | 4/10 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 21 |
D. Clark #44 | 1/1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 33 |
D. Martin #22 | 4/4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 11 |
E. Lorig #41 | 4/4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 15 |
M. Williams #19 | 2/3 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 |
L. Blount #29 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
P. Parker #87 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Newton #1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
J. Adams #15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Beason #52 | 10-9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Edwards #93 | 7-6 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Hardy #76 | 7-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Anderson #50 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Godfrey #30 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Kuechly #59 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Nakamura #43 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Norman #24 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Davis #58 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Johnson #95 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Kearse #73 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Onatolu #55 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Martin #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Munnerlyn #41 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Phillips #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Alexander #90 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Applewhite #90 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Edwards #95 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gross #69 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. David #54 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Foster #59 | 6-6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Barber #20 | 5-3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Black #58 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Wright #21 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Barron #26 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Talib #21 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Lorig #41 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. McCoy #93 | 2-2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. McDonald #22 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Bennett #72 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Miller #90 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Tandy #37 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Clayborn #99 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Grimm #35 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Black #43 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Medlock #6 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Barth #10 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Nortman #8 | 5 | 199 | 39.8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Koenen #9 | 5 | 230 | 46.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Adams #15 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Smith #34 | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Adams #15 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Stroughter #18 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Newton #1 | 23/33 | 303 | 9.2 | 1 | 2 | 3-12 | 83.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Pilares #81 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
C. Newton #1 | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 4 |
M. Tolbert #35 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
D. Williams #34 | 6 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 7/11 | 106 | 15.1 | 0 | 32 |
B. LaFell #11 | 3/5 | 65 | 21.7 | 1 | 24 |
L. Murphy #18 | 3/5 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 51 |
G. Olsen #88 | 6/7 | 56 | 9.3 | 0 | 20 |
M. Tolbert #35 | 3/3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 20 |
D. Williams #34 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
K. Pilares #81 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Newton #1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
J. Adams #15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Beason #52 | 10-9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Edwards #93 | 7-6 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Hardy #76 | 7-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Anderson #50 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Godfrey #30 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Kuechly #59 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Nakamura #43 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Norman #24 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Davis #58 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Johnson #95 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Kearse #73 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Onatolu #55 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Martin #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Munnerlyn #41 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Phillips #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Alexander #90 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Applewhite #90 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Edwards #95 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gross #69 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Medlock #6 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Nortman #8 | 5 | 199 | 39.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Adams #15 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Adams #15 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Freeman #5 | 16/24 | 138 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 2-10 | 95.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Martin #22 | 24 | 95 | 4.0 | 0 | 15 |
D.J. Ware #28 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
J. Freeman #5 | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 12 |
L. Blount #29 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Jackson #83 | 4/10 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 21 |
D. Clark #44 | 1/1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 33 |
D. Martin #22 | 4/4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 11 |
E. Lorig #41 | 4/4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 15 |
M. Williams #19 | 2/3 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 |
L. Blount #29 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
P. Parker #87 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. David #54 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Foster #59 | 6-6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Barber #20 | 5-3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Black #58 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Wright #21 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Barron #26 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Talib #21 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Lorig #41 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. McCoy #93 | 2-2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. McDonald #22 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Bennett #72 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Miller #90 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Tandy #37 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Clayborn #99 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Grimm #35 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Black #43 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Barth #10 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Koenen #9 | 5 | 230 | 46.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Smith #34 | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Stroughter #18 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt
5 plays,
13 yd,
02:200-0
Touchdown
13 plays,
80 yd,
07:200-7
Punt
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:330-7
Field Goal
5 plays,
32 yd,
02:270-10
Punt
8 plays,
42 yd,
04:420-10
Field Goal
13 plays,
60 yd,
08:430-13
Punt
8 plays,
48 yd,
02:400-13
End of Half
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:150-13
Punt
5 plays,
20 yd,
03:390-13
Touchdown
5 plays,
70 yd,
02:267-13
Punt
3 plays,
6 yd,
02:527-13
Interception
1 play,
0 yd,
00:147-13
Punt
5 plays,
7 yd,
03:267-13
Interception
5 plays,
21 yd,
02:237-13
Punt
3 plays,
5 yd,
01:397-13
Blocked Punt
4 plays,
25 yd,
02:117-13
Field Goal
7 plays,
25 yd,
03:127-16
Punt
3 plays,
-10 yd,
01:447-16
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:087-16
Field Goal
8 plays,
86 yd,
02:2010-16
End of Game
7 plays,
20 yd,
02:4610-16
301
Total Yds
258
291
Pass Yds
128
10
Rush Yds
130
10
Total Drives
11
49
Total Plays
62
6.1
Yards Per Play
4.2
8.1
Yards Per Pass
4.9
0.8
Yards Per Rush
3.6
22:33
Possession
37:27
0
Biggest Lead
13
16
1st Downs
18
14
Passing 1st Downs
8
1
Rushing 1st Downs
8
1
1st Downs from Penalties
2
2/10
3rd Down
5/14
0/0
4th Down
0/0
6
Punts
5
2
Turnovers
0
2
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
6
Penalties
4
2.0
Sacks
3.0
4
Tackles For Loss
9
0
D/ST TD
0
