2007 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 30, 2007 · Raymond James Stadium
Carolina PanthersWinner
31
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
23
CAR -3 ✓O 35.5 ✓
Carolina Panthers 31–23.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · TB
21/28, 236 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-1.7 expected points added · +12.9% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
15/24, 174 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
5.5 expected points added · +5.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Moore | 15/24 | 174 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Williams | 20 | 121 | 6.0 | 2 | 5.5 |
| DeShaun Foster | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Dwayne Jarrett | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Alex Haynes | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Matt Moore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Beason | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Marshall | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marquand Manuel | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Na'il Diggs | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Davis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Seward | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Lucas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stanley McClover | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deke Cooper | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ma'ake Kemoeatu | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke McCown | 21/28 | 236 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke McCown | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Michael Bennett | 15 | 39 | 2.6 | 0 | -4.3 |
| Michael Pittman | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Kenneth Darby | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 100% | 1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Trotter | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalvin Pearson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Hayward | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Sims | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Black | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hovan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Davis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jovan Haye | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Clark | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -3
- Closing total
- 35.5
- CAR moneyline
- -150
- TB moneyline
- +140
Panthers closed -3 and covered, winning by 8.
Total closed 35.5; the game landed 54 — over by 18.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Raymond James Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 80°F, wind 14 mph
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- CAR 8 days · TB 7 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Jon Gruden
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.