Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24 Carolina Panthers 27
Sunday 9 November 2003 at Ericsson Stadium
FOX COMMENTARY CREW Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Cris Collinsworth
This was a similar defeat to the previous week. The Bucs fall
behind, battle back offensively and then give up a late drive to
cost them the game. Jake Delhomme found Steve Smith
from five yards out with 66 seconds remaining and dropped
the Bucs to 4-5 on the season. This was the first time Jon
Gruden had lost two consecutive games as Tampa Bay’s head
coach and all but sealed the division title for Carolina.
GAME SCORING
CAR
11:05-1Q
Minter 29 interception return (Kasay kick)
CAR
1:55-1Q
Kasay FG47
TB
6:05-2Q
Wansley 23 interception return (Gramatica kick)
CAR
8:30-3Q
Kasay FG45
CAR
3:58-3Q
Proehl 66 pass from Delhomme (Kasay kick)
TB
10:10-4Q
K.Johnson 23 pass from B.Johnson (Gramatica)
TB
4:44-4Q
McCardell 36 pass from B.Johnson (Gramatica kick)
TB
2:45-4Q
Gramatica FG39
CAR
1:06-4Q
Smith 5 pass from Delhomme (Kasay kick)
GAME REPORTS
Roy Cummings' game review
What Marty Strasen makes of it all
Joe Henderson's view on it all
Kenyatta struggles again
Another big game for Keenan
Now a wildcard looks the best bet
From the winning locker room
From the Charlotte Observer
Game notes and anecdotes
The game report
The gamebook and the play by play of the game
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
67 Walker
DE
94 Spires
LG
71 Jenkins
DT
92 McFarland
C
76 Wade
DT
99 Sapp
RG
60 Coleman
DE
97 Rice
RT
74 Green
LLB
57 Rudd
TE
85 Dilger
MLB
53 Quarles
TE
80 Yoder
RLB
55 Brooks
WR
87 McCardell
LCB
20 Barber
WR
19 Johnson
RCB
31 Wansley
RB
32 Pittman
SS
47 Lynch
QB
14 Johnson
FS
26 Smith
PLAYED
7 Gramatica, 9 Tupa, 22 Jones, 27 Stecker, 30 Barnes, 34 Gibson,
35 Ivy, 38 Howell, 43 Cook, 44 Ciurciu, 52 Webster, 56 Nece, 65
Whittle, 66 Benjamin, 72 Oben, 79 Mahan, 84 Barlow, 86 Williams,
89 Heller, 90 White, 91 Darby, 96 Wyms
DID NOT PLAY
10 King
INACTIVES
2 Simms, 21 Poteat, 23 Phillips, 28 Robinson, 61 Pinkney, 62 King,
82 Lee, 83 Jurevicius
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Pittman 12-50, B.Johnson 2-14, Stecker 2-13, Jones 3-12.
PANTHERS: Foster 22-56, Smith 1-14, Delhomme 1-5, Goings 1-2, Smart 1-
1, Muhammad 1-0.
PASSING
BUCS: B.Johnson 43-24-275-1-2.
PANTHERS: Delhomme 32-20-277-2-2.
RECEIVING
BUCS: McCardell 9-118, K.Johnson 5-80, Pittman 5-47, Cook 3-12, Sapp 1-
18, Jones 1-0.
PANTHERS: Smith 9-72, Muhammad 4-46, Proehl 3-133, Hankton 1-12,
Mangum 1-10, Seidman 1-6, Foster1 -(-2).
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Wansley 2-38.
PANTHERS: Minter 1-29.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Jones 5-76.
PANTHERS: Smart 4-99, Smith 1-20.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Williams 1-5, Barlow 1-0.
PANTHERS: Smith 4-33.
SACKS
BUCS: Rice 2-14.
PANTHERS: Jenkins 1-10, Rucker 1-6, Wallace 1-1.
