2011 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 24, 2011 · Bank of America Stadium
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
16
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Carolina PanthersWinner
48
CAR -9 ✓O 48.5 ✓
Carolina Panthers 48–16 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · TB
28/38, 274 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-0.9 expected points added · +8.8% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
12/17, 171 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
10.8 expected points added · +0.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 28/38 | 274 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -0.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kregg Lumpkin | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Mossis Madu | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Josh Freeman | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 1 | -1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellen Winslow | 6 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 18% | -6.5 |
| Sammie Stroughter | 4 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 13% | 2.7 |
| Mossis Madu | 4 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 16% | 1.8 |
| Mike Williams | 4 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 21% | -4.9 |
| Kregg Lumpkin | 4 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 11% | 2.8 |
| Preston Parker | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3% | 3.1 |
| Luke Stocker | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8% | 0.4 |
| Dezmon Briscoe | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.3 |
| Arrelious Benn | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5% | 0.6 |
| Micheal Spurlock | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Foster | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Biggers | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanard Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geno Hayes | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adrian Clayborn | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Black | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Okam | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dekoda Watson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Da'Quan Bowers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 12/17 | 171 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Stewart | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 0 | 5.5 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 2 | 4.9 |
| Cam Newton | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Josh Vaughan | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Richie Brockel | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Derek Anderson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon LaFell | 3 | 3 | 103 | 1 | 18% | 8.6 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 12% | 1.8 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 2 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 12% | 2.5 |
| Legedu Naanee | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 18% | -2.7 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 12% | 2.7 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 18% | -0.0 |
| Richie Brockel | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6% | 0.4 |
| Greg Olsen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Senn | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Anderson | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Nelson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sherrod Martin | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Connor | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Butler | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Keiser | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gamble | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Hardy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -9
- Closing total
- 48.5
- TB moneyline
- +305
- CAR moneyline
- -350
Panthers closed -9 and covered, winning by 32.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 64 — over by 15.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 51°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Carl Cheffers
- Rest
- TB 7 days · CAR 6 days
- Coaches
- Raheem Morris vs Ron Rivera
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.