2003 · Week 2
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sep 14, 2003 · Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Carolina Panthers escaped with a 12–9 win over Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Panthers had just a 19% chance going in. Panthers improve to 2-0; Buccaneers fall to 1-1. Stephen Davis was the story of the game with 142 rushing yards. Buccaneers out-gained the opponent 399–267 in total yards.
Team stats
| CAR | TB | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | First downs | 22 |
| 267 | Total yards | 399 |
| 96 | Passing yards | 339 |
| 171 | Rushing yards | 60 |
| 9/23 | Comp / Att | 34/61 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 9/23 | 96 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 33 | 142 | 0 |
| Jake Delhomme | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| DeShaun Foster | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Rod Smart | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 2 | 0 |
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 34/61 | 339 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman | 10 | 38 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Thomas Jones | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Aaron Stecker | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pittman | 6 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Aaron Stecker | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |