2012 · Week 1
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sep 9, 2012 · Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Tampa Bay Buccaneers topped Carolina Panthers 16–10. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Buccaneers had just a 46% chance going in. Buccaneers improve to 1-0; Panthers fall to 0-1. Doug Martin was the story of the game with 95 rushing yards; 4 catches for 23 yards. Panthers turned it over 2 times to Buccaneers's 0.
Team stats
| CAR | TB | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 16 |
| 313 | Total yards | 268 |
| 303 | Passing yards | 138 |
| 10 | Rushing yards | 130 |
| 23/33 | Comp / Att | 16/24 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 23/33 | 303 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 6 | -1 | 0 |
| Kealoha Pilares | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 7 | 11 | 106 | 0 |
| Brandon LaFell | 3 | 5 | 65 | 1 |
| Louis Murphy | 3 | 5 | 63 | 0 |
| Greg Olsen | 6 | 7 | 56 | 0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Kealoha Pilares | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 16/24 | 138 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Doug Martin | 24 | 95 | 0 |
| D.J. Ware | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Martin | 4 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
| Vincent Jackson | 4 | 10 | 47 | 0 |
| Dallas Clark | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 |
| Erik Lorig | 4 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Preston Parker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |