2008 Week 14 · Mon, Dec 8, 2008 · Bank of America Stadium
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
23
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Carolina PanthersWinner
38
CAR -3 ✓O 38.5 ✓
Carolina Panthers 38–23.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · TB
24/38, 321 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
9.9 expected points added · -1.3% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
14/20, 173 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
3.3 expected points added · +4.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 24/38 | 321 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Cadillac Williams | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.2 |
| B.J. Askew | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Jeff Garcia | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett Ruud | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Buchanon | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Phillips | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Hovan | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Carter | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanard Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sabby Piscitelli | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Black | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aqib Talib | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 14/20 | 173 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Williams | 19 | 186 | 9.8 | 2 | 11.6 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 15 | 115 | 7.7 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Jake Delhomme | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Beason | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Davis | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Marshall | 9 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Lucas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gamble | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ma'ake Kemoeatu | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Peppers | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Godfrey | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -3
- Closing total
- 38.5
- TB moneyline
- —
- CAR moneyline
- —
Panthers closed -3 and covered, winning by 15.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 61 — over by 22.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 38°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- TB 8 days · CAR 8 days
- Coaches
- Jon Gruden vs John Fox
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.