Game Information
Date: Sunday, December 4, 2011
Kickoff: 1:00 p.m. ET
Site: Raymond James Stadium (65,908)
2011 Records: Tampa Bay 4-7, Carolina 3-8
Network Television: FOX
Play-by-Play: Ron Pitts, Analyst: Jim Mora
Bucs Radio: US 103.5, flagship station (103.5 FM, 620 AM) Play-by-Play: Gene Deckerhoff, Analyst: Dave Moore, Sideline: T.J. Rives Last Game: Tampa Bay lost at Tennessee, 23-17; Carolina won at Indianapolis, 27-19
NIKO’s Take- Show some life in last 5 games!
Today, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are going to wear the original Orange Bucco Bruce uniforms to celebrate the induction of Jimmy Giles into the Bucs RING OF HONOR, along side Lee Roy Selmon and Head Coach John McKay. Those Bucs were an amazing group that had a long term affect on this writter. When the Bucs changed uniforms in 1997, it was like a part of the team left. It was hard for me to move on. Thankfully, the Bucs started winning and made it a lot easier for me and a lot of people.
These 2011 Bucs need to take some of that Jimmie Giles spirit, some of that 1981 spirit that did not quit. There are 5 games left, and these Bucs need to understand what is on the line. Coach Raheem Morris COULD have his job on the line, many of the players could be playing for their jobs too.
What do we want to see?
a) Hopefully Josh Freeman. J. Johnson is not going to take this team anywhere, there is nothing to see if he starts, there is no QB controversy, except those who do not fully understand the game. Freeman will be the QB for another decade plus.
2)Reduce Penalties, win turnover battle
3)WRs catching the ball.
4)Defense stopping the run. This could be a signature game for the defense if they can play a complete game.
5)We want to see Albert Haynesworth and Adrian Clayborn have a good game, something that they can carry over into 2012.
SERIES BY THE NUMBERS
Overall Regular Season Series: ……………….. Carolina leads series, 12-9
Home Record vs. Carolina Panthers: ………………………………………4-6
Road Record vs. Carolina Panthers: ……………………………………….5-6
Current Streak:……………………………….. Buccaneers, two games (2010)
Buccaneers Longest Streak:……………………..Three games (1998-2002)
Panthers Longest Streak: ……………………………..Five games (2003-05)
Regular Season Point Total:……………… Buccaneers 377 – Panthers 406
Most Points, Buccaneers:……………………. 31, Buccaneers 31-16 (2010)
Most Points, Panthers:…………………………… 38, Panthers 38-23 (2008)
Most Points, both teams: ……………………….. 61, Panthers 38-23 (2008)
Fewest Points, Buccaneers: ………………………..0, Panthers 24-0 (1996)
Fewest Points, Panthers: ……………………….. 3, Buccaneers 27-3 (2008)
Fewest Points, both teams: ………… 21, twice, last Panthers 12-9 (2003)
Bucs Current Stats
ALL TIME SUMMARY
The Panthers lead the all-time series 12-9, but Tampa Bay and Carolina have split the season series in three of the past six years. Tampa Bay is 4-6 at home all-time against the Panthers and won both games of the 2010 series, 20-7 at Carolina and 31-16 at Tampa. The Panthers won both meetings of the 2009 season, 28-21, in Tampa, with the game-winning touchdown in the final minute of the game, and the second meeting by a score of 16-6 in Char- lotte. Both teams won at home in 2008, including a 27-3 Buccaneers victory in Tampa (10/12/08) in the first meeting and a 38-23 Buccaneers loss in Charlotte (12/8/08) on Monday Night Football. In 2007, Tampa Bay defeated the Panthers in Carolina 20-7 and then fell 31-23 in the last week of the regular season with Tampa Bay resting most of its starters to prepare for the playoffs. In 2006, the Panthers won 26-24 at Tampa Bay (9/24/06) and 24- 10 at Carolina (11/13/06). The teams split the two meetings in 2005: Caro- lina won 34-14 at Tampa Bay (11/6/05) and the Buccaneers prevailed 20-10 at Carolina (12/11/05). Tampa Bay won three in a row from 1998-02 and started the series 4-1 before losing five consecutive meetings from 2003-05. Tampa Bay won both meetings in 2002, a 12-9 win at Carolina (10/27/02) and a 23-10 win at home (11/17/02). The Buccaneers were Carolina’s fourth opponent in the Panthers’ inaugural season in 1995, and Tampa Bay earned a 20-13 victory at Clemson Memorial Stadium (10/1/95). The following year, Carolina downed Tampa Bay 24-0 (12/1/96) on its way to the NFC Champi- onship Game in just its second year of existence. The Buccaneers captured the last meeting prior to the 2002 season, 16-13, in 1998 at home. Tampa Bay knocked off the Panthers in Charlotte on the way to each of its three NFC South titles in 2002, 2005 and 2007.
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