Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19 Carolina Panthers 22
Sunday 24 December 2017 at Bank of America Stadium
SCORING
CAR
8:13-1Q
Gano FG25
TB
2:24-1Q
Murray FG31
CAR
8:38-2Q
Gano FG28
TB
2:58-2Q
Murray FG41
CAR
2:43-2Q
Byrd 103 kick return (kick blocked)
TB
0:02-2Q
Murray FG21
TB
10:27-3Q
Wilson 18 pass from Winston (Murray kick)
CAR
4:49-3Q
Gano FG30
TB
14:57-4Q
Murray FG26
CAR
0:35-4Q
Newton 2 run (Gano kick)
Of all the games the 2017 Buccaneers lost, they will look back at this one and wonder how. Numerous scoring
chances went begging, fieldgoals instead of touchdowns, a kick return score against them, a failed fake punt
that saw a penalty extend a drive and then a winning score with 35 seconds left on a ball that was fumbled.
Jameis was simply magnificent but could not do it all on his own and the record fell to 4-11.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Barber 13-51, Martin 6-7, Winston 3-6, Rodgers 1-2, Sims
1-0.
PANTHERS: Newton 14-52, McCaffery 9-39, Stewart 7-19,
Whittaker 1-5.
PASSING
BUCS: Winston 27-21-367-0-1.
PANTHERS: Newton 25-16-160-1-0, Anderson 1-0-0-0-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Evans 6-107, Godwin 3-98, Humphries 3-51, Brate 3-13,
Martino 2-57, Barber 2-4, Sims 1-19, Wilson 1-18.
PANTHERS: Bersin 3-45, Olsen 3-27, Funchess 3-11, Clay 2-24,
McCaffery 2-19, Byrd 1-31, Whittaker 1-4, Stewart 1-(-1).
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Alexander 1-28.
PANTHERS: none.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Sims 1-13.
PANTHERS: Byrd 3-146, Whittaker 2-19, Cox 1-13.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Humphries 0-0.
PANTHERS: Clay 1-3.
SACKS
BUCS: McCoy 1-12, Russell 1-8.
PANTHERS: Short 1.5-13.5, Horton 1.5-6.5, Peppers 1-13, Worley
1-2, Addison 0.5-3, Lotulelei 0.5-3.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
76 Smith
LDE
95 Russell
LG
64 Pamphile
DT
93 McCoy
C
68 Hawley
DT
90 Baker
RG
62 Smith
RDE
92 Gholston
RT
77 Benenoch
MLB
58 Alexander
TE
84 Brate
WLB
54 David
TE
82 Auclair
DB
35 Elliott
WR
12 Godwin
LCB
36 McClain
WR
13 Evans
RCB
24 Grimes
QB
3 Winston
SS
23 Conte
RB
25 Barber
FS
43 Ward
PLAYED
7 Murray, 9 Anger, 10 Humphries, 16 Martino, 22 Martin, 26
Robinson, 27 Rivers, 32 Rodgers, 34 Sims, 37 Tandy, 39
Johnson, 45 Cross, 49 Bullough, 51 Beckwith, 59 Bond, 65
Sanborn, 66 Wester, 85 Wilson, 94 Clarke, 96 Siliga, 98
McDonald.
DID NOT PLAY
14 Fitzpatrick, 67 Liedtke, 71 Ward.
INACTIVES
4 Griffin, 11 Jackson, 29 Smith, 52 Harris, 72 Gettis, 79
O’Connor, 91 Ayers.
COMMENTARY CREW
Kenny Albert and Ronde Barber
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
Click on the boxes below to view the big plays
Chris Godwin’s 70-yard run and catch was the longest play of his NFL career
Adam Humphries was the last person you would expect to win a jump ball near the goal-line
Bobo Wilson’s first NFL reception was also his first NFL touchdown