Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27 Carolina Panthers 3
Sunday 12 October 2008 at Raymond James Stadium
SCORING
TB
12:25-1Q
Hayes 22 blocked punt return (Bryant kick)
TB
2:40-1Q
Smith 2 pass from Garcia (Bryant kick)
CAR
12:31-2Q
Kasay FG20
TB
8:58-2Q
Bryant FG37
TB
6:03-3Q
Bryant FG49
TB
14:11-4Q
Graham 1 run (Bryant kick)
This was a defensive masterclass with turnovers everywhere and Warrick Dunn rolling back the years with
100 yards on the ground. Rookie Geno Hayes recovered a blocked punt to open the scoring and the Bucs
never looked back as they improved to 4-2 on the season.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Dunn 22-115, Graham 5-11, Bennett 5-11, Garcia 3-6,
Hilliard 1-0, McCown 1-(-1).
PANTHERS: Williams 11-27, Stewart 6-12, Hoover 2-2, Delhomme
1-(-1).
PASSING
BUCS: Garcia 20-15-173-0-1.
PANTHERS: Delhomme 39-20-242-3-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Smith 3-43, Dunn 3-18, Graham 2-47, Clayton 2-29, Bryant
1-13, Gilmore 1-7, Hilliard 1-6.
PANTHERS: Smith 6-112, Muhammad 4-68, Rosario 3-28, Williams
2-8, Jones 1-13, Hoover 1-5, Jarrett 1-4, King 1-3, Stewart 1-1.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Phillips 1-58, Jackson 1-25, Talib 1-11.
PANTHERS: none.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: D.Jackson 1-22.
PANTHERS: Jones 4-85, Stewart 1-20.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: D.Jackson 3-26.
PANTHERS: Jones 1-9.
SACKS
BUCS: none.
PANTHERS: none.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
70 Penn
DE
93 Carter
LG
78 Sears
DT
98 Sims
C
52 Faine
DT
95 Hovan
RG
75 Joseph
DE
90 Adams
RT
65 Trueblood
WLB
55 Brooks
TE
81 Smith
MLB
51 Ruud
WR
89 Bryant
SLB
59 June
WR
80 Clayton
LCB
31 Buchanon
FB
44 Storer
RCB
20 Barber
RB
34 Graham
SS
23 Phillips
QB
7 Garcia
FS
36 Jackson
PLAYED
3 Bryant, 9 Bidwell, 10 Jackson, 12 McCown, 19 Hilliard, 21
Piscitelli, 25 Talib,26 Allen, 28 Dunn, 29 Bennett, 43 Mack, 48
Economos, 54 Hayes, 57 Hayward, 58 Black, 71 Haye, 79
Mahan, 85 Stovall, 86 Stevens, 88 Gilmore, 91 White, 97
Wilkerson, 98 Sims
DID NOT PLAY
76 Zuttah
INACTIVES
8 Griese, 11 Johnson, 35 Askew, 50 McCoy, 69 Davis, 77 Lee,
84 Galloway, 96 Peterson
COMMENTARY CREW
Matt Vasgergian and Brian Baldinger