Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0 Carolina Panthers 24
Sunday 1 December 1996 at Ericsson Stadium
SCORING
CAR
1:59-1Q
Kasay FG23
CAR
14:54-2Q
King 12 fumble return (Kasay kick)
CAR
8:02-3Q
Griffith 1 run (Kasay kick)
CAR
3:10-4Q
Johnson 25 run (Kasay kick)
The Bucs’ winning stretch hit a speed bump in Charlotte, where the Panthers’ suffocating defense kept its
own end zone untouched. The game’s biggest play came on the first snap of the second quarter as Shawn
King sacked Trent Dilfer, forced a fumble, recovered the loose ball and returned it 12 yards for a touchdown.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Rhett 18-68, Ellison 3-9, Alstott 2-1.
PANTHERS: Johnson 26-111, Oliver 1-14, Ismail 1-7, Griffith 1-1,
Collins 1-(-1).
PASSING
BUCS: Dilfer 41-23-236-2-0.
PANTHERS: Collins 24-14-83-0-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Thomas 6-66, Alstott 5-52, Harris 4-52, Ellison 4-32, Hawkins
2-15, Williams 1-12, Moore 1-7.
PANTHERS: Walls 4-32, Carrier 3-31, Johnson 3-2, Green 2-20,
Griffith 1-2, Oliver 1-(-4).
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: none.
PANTHERS: Davis 1-39, King 1-1.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Marshall 3-53.
PANTHERS: Ismail 1-14.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Marshall 3-14.
PANTHERS: Oliver 2-18.
SACKS
BUCS: none.
PANTHERS: Cook 1-12, Smith 1-9, Lathon 1-7, Greene 1-2.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
74 Gruber
DE
72 Ahanotu
LG
64 Diaz
DT
77 Culpepper
C
61 Mayberry
DT
99 Sapp
RG
62 Beckles
DE
73 Upshaw
RT
70 Odom
LLB
51 Marts
TE
81 Harris
MLB
56 Nickerson
WR
84 Thomas
RLB
55 Brooks
WR
85 Hawkins
LCB
35 Mayhew
FB
40 Alstott
RCB
21 Abraham
RB
32 Rhett
SS
47 Lynch
QB
12 Dilfer
FS
25 Johnson
PLAYED
1 Marshall, 5 Husted, 6 Barnhardt, 23 Bouie, 29 Gant, 33
Staten, 37 Ellison, 39 Dimry, 45 Legette, 50 Gooch, 57 Jones,
64 Diaz, 69 Pierson, 75 Curry, 78 Jones, 82 Tate, 83 Moore, 86
Williams, 93 DuBose, 94 White
DID NOT PLAY
11 Weldon, 68 Crisman, 80 Harper
INACTIVE
13 Milanovich, 22 Mincy, 27 Austin, 41 Brooks, 67 Ingram, 87
Silvan, 90 Maniecki, 97 Jackson
COMMENTARY CREW
Thom Brennaman and Ron Pitts