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Panthers Hold on Against Bucs

The Carolina Panthers took advantage of critical turnovers by the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers and held on for a big 34-24 divisional victory.

First Quarter
The Panthers struck quickly, as the Bucs fumbled the opening kickoff and SS Brandon Condren scooped up the ball and raced in for a 7-0 lead. During the next possession, Carolina CB Lito Sheppard picked off Tampa QB Paul Smith, setting up a field goal and a 10-0 lead. After a Tampa punt, the Panthers went on their first sustained drive of the game, with Matt Forte scoring on a 14-yard run, capping off a 10 play, 67 yard drive that ate up 4:20 and a 17-0 lead at the end of the first frame.

Second Quarter
The Bucs calmly got back into the game with a pair of TDs, while shutting down the Panthers offense. Halftime score 17-14, Carolina.

Third Quarter
After trading punts, Carolina scored on a 28 yard TD pass from QB Brian Brohm to WR Derrick Williams, making the score 24-14. The Bucs were moving down the field in an effort to respond, when TE Alge Crumpler had a rare fumble after a long catch down the middle. FS Tra Battle recovered, and the Panthers converted it into a field goal and a 27-14 lead with one quarter left to play.

Fourth Quarter
The first 4 minutes of the final stanza belonged to Tampa Bay, as a field goal and a TD pass from QB Paul Smith to WR Sinorice Moss cut the lead to 27-24 with 8:44 left. Then came the critical drive. Carolina went on a 76 yard drive that used up 4:06, culminating in a 24 yard TD pass from Brohm to WR Anthony Gonzalez. With the score 34-24, the Bucs charged back down the field, but QB Smith threw his third pick of the day (and 5th Tampa turnover), this one a deflected ball in the end zone, snared by SS Battle. From there, the Panthers held on for the victory.

With the Carolina win, the teams split the season series and are both 4-3, atop the NFC South. The Panthers have another divisional test next week as they host the Saints, while the Bucs host the Steelers.

Madden NFL 2004 PC v4.1.0.0 Game Log - Buccaneers at Panthers
Game Time: Fri Feb 26 23:00:06 2010
Skill Level: Pro
Quarter Length: 12 minute(s)

Slider Human CPU
QB Accuracy 48 48
Pass Blocking 0 0
Receiver Catching 45 45
Running Ability 52 52
Offensive line Run Blocking 53 53
Defensive Awareness 54 54
Defensive line Knockdowns 52 52
Interceptions 0 0
Defensive Break Blocks 75 75
Tackling 56 56
Fieldgoal Length 50 50
Fieldgoal Accuracy 15 15
Punt Length 99 99
Punt Accuracy 97 97
Kickoff Length 75 75

Weather
Forecast: Fair
Wind: 2 mph
Temp: 50 degrees

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT FINAL
Buccaneers 0 14 0 10 0 24
Panthers 17 0 10 7 0 34

Game Statistics: Buccaneers Panthers
First Downs 15 15
Third Down Conversions 10 6
Third Downs 16 15
Third Down Percentage 62.5% 40.0%
Forth Down Conversions 0 0
Fourth Downs 0 0
Fourth Down Percentage 0.0% 0.0%
Two Pt Conversions Made 0 0
Two Pt Conversions Attempted 0 0
Two Pt Conversion Percentage 0.0% 0.0%
Offense Redzone Num 3 2
Offense Redzone TDs 2 1
Offense Redzone FGs 0 1
Offense Redzone Percentage 66.7% 100.0%
Rushing Attempts 25 27
Rushing Yards 65 76
Rushing Average 2.6 2.8
Rushing TDs 1 1
Passing Yards 301 206
Passing Completions 19 17
Passing Attempts 42 31
Completion Percentage 45.2% 54.8%
Passing Average 7.2 6.6
Passing TDs 2 2
Offensive Pass Interceptions 3 0
TOTAL OFFENSE 366 282
Defensive Pass Interceptions 0 3
Punt Return Yards 0 17
Kick Return Yards 121 71
Punts 4 7
Punt Avg 41.8 41.9
Fumbles 2 0
Fumbles Lost 2 0
Penalties 1 0
Penalty Yds 5 0
Turnovers 5 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 22:51 25:09

Individual Stats: Panthers
PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING
Brian Brohm 17 31 227 54 7.3 4 2 0 28 99.8

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LONG TD FUM
Matt Forte 24 75 3.1 14 1 0
Carl Stewart 1 3 3.0 3 0 0
Brian Brohm 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 0

RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LONG TD DROP YAC
Derrick Williams 6 111 18.5 28 1 0 42
Anthony Gonzalez 3 47 15.6 24 1 0 20
Carl Stewart 3 26 8.6 12 0 1 5
Matt Forte 1 18 18.0 18 0 0 10
Kevin Boss 3 17 5.6 13 0 0 7
Michael Crabtree 1 8 8.0 8 0 0 2

KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Billy Cundiff 2 2 100 0 4 4 100 0 0 0
Justin Brantly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0

PUNTING ATT YDS AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Justin Brantly 7 293 41.8 50 0 2 1

KICK RETURNS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG
Derrick Williams 2 37 18.5 0 19
Lito Sheppard 2 34 17.0 0 17

PUNT RETURNS ATT YDS AVG LONG TD
Lito Sheppard 3 17 5.6 14 0
Derrick Williams 0 0 0.0 0 0

DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES
Thomas Davis 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0
Tra Battle 5 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 1 1.0 0 0
Julius Peppers 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Lito Sheppard 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 -1.0 3 0
Adam Kadela 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Brandon Condren 4 0 0 0 1 21 1 0 0 0.0 1 0
Nick Hayden 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Joe Hudson 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jason Shirley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jimmy Williams 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2.0 4 0
Jerome Hayes 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Davon Drew 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Barry Church 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Shareff Rashad 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Chris Gamble 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0

BLOCKING PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Shawn Andrews 3 0
Davin Joseph 3 0
Eugene Monroe 2 3
David Baas 2 1
Carl Stewart 2 0
Sean Sester 2 0
Derrick Williams 1 0
Jared Cook 1 0
Davon Drew 1 0
Anthony Gonzalez 1 0

Individual Stats: Buccaneers
PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING
Billy Cundiff 1 1 8 100 8.0 0 0 0 8 100.0
Paul Smith 18 41 300 43 7.3 1 2 3 56 54.9

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LONG TD FUM
Adrian Peterson 20 53 2.6 9 1 0
Ray Rice 3 7 2.3 3 0 0
Paul Smith 1 4 4.0 4 0 0
Eric Kettani 1 1 1.0 1 0 0

RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LONG TD DROP YAC
Maurice Stovall 7 143 20.4 56 1 0 45
Alge Crumpler 6 89 14.8 25 0 0 24
Sinorice Moss 5 65 13.0 27 1 3 3
Eric Kettani 1 11 11.0 11 0 0 6

KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Austin Starr 1 1 100 0 3 3 100 0 0 0
Matt Fodge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1

PUNTING ATT YDS AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Matt Fodge 4 167 41.7 49 0 0 0

KICK RETURNS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG
Derek Pegues 2 38 19.0 0 23
Andy Brodell 5 83 16.5 0 23

PUNT RETURNS ATT YDS AVG LONG TD
Andy Brodell 0 0 0.0 0 0
Derek Pegues 0 0 0.0 0 0

DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES
Barrett Ruud 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Ed Hartwell 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Josh Gattis 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0
Bobby Carpenter 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Igor Olshansky 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Mike Mickens 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Eric Weddle 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0
Leroy Hill 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0
Corey Graham 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0
Maurice Stovall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Rashad Bobino 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Chilo Rachal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Phil Trautwein 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Will Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Chris Markey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Red Bryant 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Sinorice Moss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

BLOCKING PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Eric Young 3 1
Chilo Rachal 3 0
Tripp Chandler 1 0
Phil Trautwein 1 0
Alge Crumpler 1 0

Game Log Ends
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