| Played in Tampa Bay, FL, weather: 85 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Thomas Knoll kicked off 64 yards from the TBY30. William Lundberg returned the ball 33 yards to the CAR39. Tackled by Dwight Smith. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CAR39 (1Q: 14:40) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to WR Andre Johnson for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Dewayne White, assisted by OLB Lonnie Blades. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Johnson gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Blades, Poland and Wolfstone are blitzing. 2-6-CAR43 (1Q: 14:10) Patrick Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR William Lundberg. OLB Lonnie Blades hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Carolina: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 3-6-CAR43 (1Q: 13:59) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to WR Kendrick Hastings for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Lonnie Blades. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-TBY48 (1Q: 13:25) Frankie Copeland ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Chuck Ferreira. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Blades and Eicholz are blitzing. 2-8-TBY46 (1Q: 13:00) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to WR Brandon Lloyd for 33 yards. Tackled by ILB Gary Brackett. Lloyd gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-TBY13 (1Q: 12:14) Frankie Copeland ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Wesley Eicholz, assisted by S Chuck Ferreira. |
| Carolina: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-8-TBY11 (1Q: 11:52) Patrick Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kendrick Hastings. DE Amos Moss hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-18-TBY21 (1Q: 11:49) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to RB Frankie Copeland for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrick Poland. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Blades is blitzing. 3-19-TBY22 (1Q: 11:23) Patrick Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Andre Johnson. S Will Demps defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-19-TBY22 (1Q: 11:17) Lester Arnold attempted a 39 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| Tampa Bay: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-TBY29 (1Q: 11:11) Rex Grossman pass completed to WR Brad Shannon for 23 yards. Tackled by S Lorenzo Varney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Shannon gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Tampa Bay: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-CAR48 (1Q: 10:30) Austin Punzel ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Ethan Burnett. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-CAR48 (1Q: 10:09) Austin Punzel ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Cory Rose. |
| Tampa Bay: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 3-9-CAR47 (1Q: 09:46) Rex Grossman pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brad Shannon. CB Robert Blackford knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-9-CAR47 (1Q: 09:37) Josh Bidwell punted 39 yards. William Lundberg called for a fair catch at the CAR08. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Roughing the Kicker. |
| Tampa Bay: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CAR32 (1Q: 09:26) Rex Grossman pass completed to WR Ashley Lelie for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Scroggins. Lelie gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| Tampa Bay: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-CAR14 (1Q: 08:44) Cory Booker ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Randall Hawkins, assisted by OLB K.C. Jennings. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-9-CAR13 (1Q: 08:12) Rex Grossman pass completed to WR Brad Shannon for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Ethan Burnett. |
| Tampa Bay: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-3-CAR03 (1Q: 07:45) Austin Punzel ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Jack Brewer. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| Tampa Bay: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-13-CAR13 (1Q: 07:38) Cory Booker ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Cory Rose. |
| Tampa Bay: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-11-CAR11 (1Q: 07:06) Rex Grossman pass completed to TE Jason Witten for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Tampa Bay 6, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 07:06) Extra point by Thomas Knoll was good. Tampa Bay 7, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 06:57) Thomas Knoll kicked off 62 yards from the TBY30. Robert Blackford returned the ball 36 yards to the CAR44. Tackled by Wayne Hurt. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CAR44 (1Q: 06:21) Frankie Copeland ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Wesley Eicholz. |
| Carolina: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-7-CAR47 (1Q: 05:59) Patrick Ramsey pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Frankie Copeland. DE Dewayne White blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Blades and Eicholz are blitzing. 3-7-CAR47 (1Q: 05:54) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to WR Andre Johnson for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Butch Wolfstone. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-4-TBY50 (1Q: 05:12) Greg Lang punted 49 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY01. |
| Tampa Bay: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-TBY01 (1Q: 05:04) Austin Punzel ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Jack Brewer. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Burnett is blitzing. 2-10-TBY01 (1Q: 04:31) Cory Booker ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Gene Bracken. |
| Tampa Bay: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 3-8-TBY03 (1Q: 04:04) Rex Grossman pass completed to WR Brad Shannon for 43 yards. Tackled by CB Robert Blackford. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Shannon gained 23 yards after the catch. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. Bellevue is blitzing. 1-10-TBY46 (1Q: 03:30) Rex Grossman pass completed to WR Michael Clayton for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB K.C. Jennings. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-6-TBY50 (1Q: 02:44) Rex Grossman pass completed to WR Michael Clayton for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Robert Blackford. Clayton gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CAR23 (1Q: 02:00) Austin Punzel ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Scroggins. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Ashley Lelie to the CAR16. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-3-CAR16 (1Q: 01:26) Austin Punzel ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Alan O'Donnell. |
| Tampa Bay: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-2-CAR15 (1Q: 00:42) Austin Punzel ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Cory Rose. Key block delivered by Toniu Fonoti. |
| Tampa Bay: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-8-CAR08 (1Q: 00:04) Cory Booker ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Nicky Bellevue, assisted by S Leon Barbaritz. Key block delivered by Sedrick Battle. Battle ran over Bert Messenger to set up the play. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| Tampa Bay: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-3-CAR03 (2Q: 15:00) Cory Booker ran inside the left guard for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Reggie Wagner. Tampa Bay 13, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 15:00) Extra point by Thomas Knoll was good. Tampa Bay 14, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 14:50) Thomas Knoll kicked off 66 yards from the TBY30. William Lundberg returned the ball 37 yards to the CAR41. Tackled by Michael Clayton. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-CAR41 (2Q: 14:17) Frankie Copeland ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Chuck Ferreira. |
| Carolina: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-11-CAR40 (2Q: 13:43) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to WR Brandon Lloyd for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Lonnie Blades. Lloyd gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Carolina: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-8-CAR43 (2Q: 13:06) Patrick Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brandon Lloyd. CB Butch Wolfstone knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-TBY38 (2Q: 13:00) Frankie Copeland ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Chuck Ferreira, assisted by DE Dewayne White. Key block delivered by John Hill. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-4-TBY32 (2Q: 12:20) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to TE Wendell Rubenstein for 14 yards. Tackled by S Chuck Ferreira. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-TBY18 (2Q: 11:42) Frankie Copeland ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Amos Moss, assisted by S Will Demps. Key block delivered by Byron Davidson. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-6-TBY06 (2Q: 10:55) Frankie Copeland ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Chuck Ferreira, assisted by OLB Derrick Poland. |
| Carolina: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-3-TBY03 (2Q: 10:09) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to WR Kendrick Hastings for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Tampa Bay 14, Carolina 6 |
| (2Q: 10:09) Extra point by Lester Arnold was good. Tampa Bay 14, Carolina 7 |
| (2Q: 09:59) Lester Arnold kicked off 63 yards from the CAR30. Brad Shannon returned the ball 31 yards to the TBY38. Tackled by Wendell Rubenstein. |
| Tampa Bay: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-TBY38 (2Q: 09:25) Austin Punzel ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Cory Rose. Key block delivered by Artis Hicks. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-TBY48 (2Q: 08:59) Cory Booker ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Alan O'Donnell. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-6-CAR48 (2Q: 08:26) Rex Grossman sacked by DT Cory Rose for a loss of 4 yards. Rose ran right past Mike Gandy and knocked down the quarterback. |
| Tampa Bay: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 3-10-TBY48 (2Q: 07:44) Rex Grossman pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Melvin Van DeWege. CB Robert Blackford defended the pass. |
| 4-10-TBY48 (2Q: 07:39) Josh Bidwell punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR05. |
| Carolina: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CAR05 (2Q: 07:30) Frankie Copeland ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Dewayne White. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-12-CAR03 (2Q: 06:43) Frankie Copeland ran a draw inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Amos Moss. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Blades is blitzing. 3-8-CAR07 (2Q: 06:03) Patrick Ramsey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Frankie Copeland. |
| 4-8-CAR07 (2Q: 05:55) Greg Lang punted 49 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the TBY44. |
| Tampa Bay: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-TBY44 (2Q: 05:44) Austin Punzel ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Alan O'Donnell. Key block delivered by Toniu Fonoti. |
| Tampa Bay: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Hawkins and Scroggins are blitzing. 2-5-TBY49 (2Q: 05:07) Austin Punzel ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Cory Rose, assisted by ILB Randall Hawkins. |
| Tampa Bay: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Burnett and Bellevue are blitzing. 3-4-TBY50 (2Q: 04:27) Rex Grossman sacked by OLB Ethan Burnett for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Mike Gandy. |
| 4-10-TBY44 (2Q: 04:01) Josh Bidwell punted 47 yards. William Lundberg returned the kick 0 yards to the CAR09. Tackled by Dwight Smith. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Blades and Burke are blitzing. 1-10-CAR09 (2Q: 03:51) Patrick Ramsey pass was intended for WR Andre Johnson and was intercepted by S Will Demps at the CAR12. Tackled by Andre Johnson. |
| Tampa Bay: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CAR12 (2Q: 03:41) Rex Grossman pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jason Witten. DE Bert Messenger hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-CAR12 (2Q: 03:35) Austin Punzel ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ethan Burnett. |
| Tampa Bay: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-7-CAR09 (2Q: 03:17) Rex Grossman sacked by DT Alan O'Donnell for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Michael Shaw. |
| 4-15-CAR17 (2Q: 02:59) Thomas Knoll attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 17, Carolina 7 |
| (2Q: 02:54) Thomas Knoll kicked off 53 yards from the TBY30. William Lundberg returned the ball 29 yards to the CAR46. Tackled by Cornelius Sobin. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Clipping on the Kick Return. |
| Carolina: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CAR27 (2Q: 02:38) Frankie Copeland ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Chuck Ferreira. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-CAR27 (2Q: 02:18) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to RB Frankie Copeland for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Ike Taylor, assisted by OLB Lonnie Blades. Copeland gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Carolina: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-2-CAR35 (2Q: 02:00) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to WR William Lundberg for 4 yards. Tackled by S Will Demps, assisted by OLB Lonnie Blades. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CAR39 (2Q: 01:39) Patrick Ramsey pass was dropped by RB Frankie Copeland. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-CAR39 (2Q: 01:26) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to WR William Lundberg for 20 yards. Tackled by S Will Demps. Lundberg gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Eicholz is blitzing. 1-10-TBY41 (2Q: 01:04) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to WR Andre Johnson for 8 yards. Tackled by S Chuck Ferreira. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-2-TBY33 (2Q: 00:43) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to WR William Lundberg for 22 yards. Tackled by S Chuck Ferreira, assisted by OLB Lonnie Blades. Lundberg gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-TBY11 (2Q: 00:34) Frankie Copeland ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Amos Moss. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-7-TBY08 (2Q: 00:25) Frankie Copeland ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Lonnie Blades, assisted by ILB Wesley Eicholz. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 3-4-TBY05 (2Q: 00:16) Lester Arnold attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 17, Carolina 10 |
| (2Q: 00:10) Lester Arnold kicked off 61 yards from the CAR30. Brad Shannon returned the ball 20 yards to the TBY29. Tackled by Wendell Rubenstein. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-TBY29 (2Q: 00:05) Rex Grossman dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Lester Arnold kicked off 66 yards from the CAR30. Brad Shannon returned the ball 21 yards to the TBY25. Tackled by Brandon Lloyd. |
| Tampa Bay: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-TBY25 (3Q: 14:30) Cory Booker ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Nicky Bellevue, assisted by OLB Ethan Burnett. Key block delivered by Michael Shaw. |
| Tampa Bay: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-4-TBY31 (3Q: 13:46) Cory Booker ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Nicky Bellevue, assisted by DT Ellis Wyms. |
| Tampa Bay: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-1-TBY34 (3Q: 13:19) Rex Grossman pass completed to WR Brad Shannon for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Bruce Brookins. Shannon gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| Tampa Bay: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-CAR44 (3Q: 12:48) Austin Punzel ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Nicky Bellevue. |
| Tampa Bay: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Bellevue is blitzing. 2-9-CAR43 (3Q: 12:14) Rex Grossman pass completed to WR Brad Shannon for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB Ethan Burnett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Shannon gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| Tampa Bay: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CAR21 (3Q: 11:40) Austin Punzel ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Lorenzo Varney, assisted by DT Alan O'Donnell. Key block delivered by Toniu Fonoti. |
| Tampa Bay: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-4-CAR15 (3Q: 11:03) Austin Punzel ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Cory Rose, assisted by DE Gene Bracken. Key block delivered by Thurman Cassidy. |
| Tampa Bay: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CAR11 (3Q: 10:21) Rex Grossman pass completed to WR Ashley Lelie for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Tampa Bay 23, Carolina 10 |
| (3Q: 10:21) Extra point by Thomas Knoll was good. Tampa Bay 24, Carolina 10 |
| (3Q: 10:12) Thomas Knoll kicked off 61 yards from the TBY30. William Lundberg returned the ball 25 yards to the CAR34. Tackled by Wayne Hurt. Carolina's Brandon Lloyd was hurt on the play. |
| Carolina: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CAR34 (3Q: 09:40) Frankie Copeland ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Ike Taylor. Key block delivered by Jordan Gross. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CAR44 (3Q: 09:11) Frankie Copeland ran around the left tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrick Poland. Key block delivered by O.J. Cooley. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Blades and Burke are blitzing. 1-10-TBY40 (3Q: 08:40) Frankie Copeland ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Lonnie Blades, assisted by DE Amos Moss. |
| Carolina: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-11-TBY41 (3Q: 08:09) Patrick Ramsey pass was intended for WR Andre Johnson and was intercepted by S Will Demps at the TBY36. The interception was returned 45 yards. Tackled by Kendrick Hastings. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CAR19 (3Q: 08:00) Cory Booker ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Nicky Bellevue. Key block delivered by Tyrone Carlisle. |
| Tampa Bay: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-5-CAR14 (3Q: 07:17) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Burnett is blitzing. 2-10-CAR19 (3Q: 07:07) Cory Booker ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB K.C. Jennings. |
| Tampa Bay: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-11-CAR20 (3Q: 06:22) Rex Grossman pass completed to WR Michael Clayton for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Alan O'Donnell. Clayton gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-8-CAR17 (3Q: 05:50) Thomas Knoll attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 27, Carolina 10 |
| (3Q: 05:43) Thomas Knoll kicked off 54 yards from the TBY30. William Lundberg returned the ball 27 yards to the CAR43. Tackled by Jumbo Nejedly. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CAR43 (3Q: 05:12) Frankie Copeland ran inside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by S Chuck Ferreira. Key block delivered by Jordan Gross. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-TBY46 (3Q: 04:33) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to RB Frankie Copeland for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrick Poland. Copeland gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-1-TBY37 (3Q: 03:53) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to RB Frankie Copeland for 3 yards. Tackled by S Will Demps, assisted by OLB Lonnie Blades. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| Carolina: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-11-TBY47 (3Q: 03:45) Patrick Ramsey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Mario Beyer. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Blades is blitzing. 3-11-TBY47 (3Q: 03:36) Patrick Ramsey pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Andre Johnson. OLB Lonnie Blades blocked the pass. |
| 4-11-TBY47 (3Q: 03:28) Greg Lang punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| Tampa Bay: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 03:21) Austin Punzel ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Alan O'Donnell. |
| Tampa Bay: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Brewer is blitzing. 2-10-TBY20 (3Q: 02:39) Rex Grossman pass completed to TE Sedrick Battle for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB K.C. Jennings. Battle gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Tampa Bay: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 3-8-TBY22 (3Q: 02:04) Cornelius Sobin ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Ellis Wyms. |
| 4-2-TBY28 (3Q: 01:39) Josh Bidwell punted 50 yards. William Lundberg returned the kick 16 yards to the CAR38. Tackled by Dwight Smith. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CAR38 (3Q: 01:29) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to TE Willie Gardner for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrick Poland. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-4-CAR44 (3Q: 00:57) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to WR Andre Johnson for 31 yards. Tackled by CB Butch Wolfstone. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-TBY25 (3Q: 00:13) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to WR Andre Johnson for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Ike Taylor, assisted by OLB Derrick Poland. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Johnson gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-TBY14 (4Q: 15:00) Frankie Copeland ran a trap outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Wesley Eicholz, assisted by CB Butch Wolfstone. Key block delivered by Jordan Gross. |
| Carolina: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Blades, Burke and Ferreira are blitzing. 2-5-TBY09 (4Q: 14:19) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to WR Mario Beyer for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Ike Taylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Carolina: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-4-TBY04 (4Q: 13:43) Frankie Copeland ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Lonnie Blades, assisted by OLB Derrick Poland. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-2-TBY02 (4Q: 12:57) Patrick Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mario Beyer. S Chuck Ferreira defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offsides. |
| Carolina: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-1-TBY01 (4Q: 12:52) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to RB Frankie Copeland for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Tampa Bay 27, Carolina 16 |
| (4Q: 12:52) Extra point by Lester Arnold was good. Tampa Bay 27, Carolina 17 |
| (4Q: 12:47) Lester Arnold kicked off 59 yards from the CAR30. Brad Shannon returned the ball 24 yards to the TBY35. Tackled by Randall Hawkins. |
| Tampa Bay: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-TBY35 (4Q: 12:28) Austin Punzel ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ethan Burnett. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-6-TBY39 (4Q: 11:55) Austin Punzel ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Nicky Bellevue, assisted by DT Cory Rose. DT Alan O'Donnell knocked down Tyrone Carlisle to break up the play. |
| Tampa Bay: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 3-4-TBY41 (4Q: 11:21) Rex Grossman pass completed to TE Sedrick Battle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Bruce Brookins, assisted by OLB K.C. Jennings. Battle gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| Tampa Bay: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Varney is blitzing. 1-10-TBY47 (4Q: 10:53) Rex Grossman pass was dropped by WR Michael Clayton. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Maniecki is blitzing. 2-10-TBY47 (4Q: 10:41) Rex Grossman pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Michael Clayton. DT Cory Rose hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| Tampa Bay: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CAR38 (4Q: 10:31) Cory Booker ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Bert Messenger, assisted by ILB Nicky Bellevue. |
| Tampa Bay: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-8-CAR36 (4Q: 10:04) Rex Grossman pass completed to FB Melvin Van DeWege for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Cory Rose. Van DeWege gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-5-CAR33 (4Q: 09:24) Rex Grossman pass completed to WR Michael Clayton for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ethan Burnett. |
| 4-2-CAR30 (4Q: 08:47) Thomas Knoll attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 30, Carolina 17 |
| (4Q: 08:41) Thomas Knoll kicked off 57 yards from the TBY30. William Lundberg returned the ball 32 yards to the CAR45. Tackled by Dwight Smith. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CAR14 (4Q: 08:13) Frankie Copeland ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Amos Moss, assisted by DT Reuben Foster. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-7-CAR17 (4Q: 07:51) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to RB Frankie Copeland for 3 yards. Tackled by S Will Demps. Copeland gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-4-CAR20 (4Q: 07:10) Patrick Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR William Lundberg. CB Butch Wolfstone defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-CAR20 (4Q: 07:04) Greg Lang punted 43 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY37. |
| Tampa Bay: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-TBY37 (4Q: 06:57) Austin Punzel ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Nicky Bellevue, assisted by DT Cory Rose. |
| Tampa Bay: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-7-TBY40 (4Q: 06:12) Austin Punzel ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Bert Messenger. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-1-TBY46 (4Q: 05:27) Austin Punzel ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Alan O'Donnell. Key block delivered by Mike Gandy. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-TBY48 (4Q: 04:43) Austin Punzel ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Ellis Wyms. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-8-TBY50 (4Q: 03:57) Austin Punzel ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Cory Rose. |
| Tampa Bay: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-6-CAR48 (4Q: 03:12) Cornelius Sobin ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bert Messenger, assisted by DT Cory Rose. |
| 4-3-CAR45 (4Q: 02:29) Josh Bidwell punted 43 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR02. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CAR02 (4Q: 02:22) Patrick Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Andre Johnson. CB Butch Wolfstone defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-CAR02 (4Q: 02:15) Patrick Ramsey pass was dropped by WR Andre Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Blades and Poland are blitzing. 3-10-CAR02 (4Q: 02:05) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-11-CAR01 (4Q: 02:05) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to WR Mario Beyer for 32 yards. Tackled by S Will Demps. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Carolina: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CAR33 (4Q: 01:59) Patrick Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mario Beyer. DT Pat Nied defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Blades is blitzing. 2-10-CAR33 (4Q: 01:49) Patrick Ramsey sacked by OLB Lonnie Blades for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Jordan Gross. |
| Carolina: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 3-18-CAR25 (4Q: 01:28) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to WR Kendrick Hastings for 43 yards. Tackled by CB Leroy Rindfleisch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Carolina: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-TBY32 (4Q: 01:11) Patrick Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mario Beyer. ILB Gary Brackett defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-TBY32 (4Q: 01:01) Patrick Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Andre Johnson. DT Reuben Foster hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 3-10-TBY32 (4Q: 00:49) Patrick Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mario Beyer. CB Butch Wolfstone simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Carolina: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with prevent personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 4-10-TBY32 (4Q: 00:36) Patrick Ramsey pass completed to TE Wendell Rubenstein for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Butch Wolfstone. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Tampa Bay: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Bellevue is blitzing. 1-10-TBY25 (4Q: 00:26) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| Tampa Bay: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-15-TBY20 (4Q: 00:26) Austin Punzel ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Nicky Bellevue, assisted by DE Gene Bracken. Key block delivered by Jason Witten. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| Tampa Bay: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-10-TBY25 (4Q: 00:16) Austin Punzel ran a draw inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Alan O'Donnell, assisted by DT Ellis Wyms. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. |
| Tampa Bay: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-5-TBY30 (4Q: 00:16) Cory Booker ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Randall Hawkins, assisted by S Lorenzo Varney. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| Tampa Bay: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-3-TBY32 (4Q: 00:09) Rex Grossman dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30, Carolina Panthers 17 |