The Buccaneers basically played all of their backups in this game as they wanted to keep all of their key players healthy for the playoff game against the Giants next week.  Luke McCown played a solid game as he completed 21 of 28 passes for 236 yards with 2 TD passes and 1 interception.  He also carried the ball 5 times for 47 yards (9.4 ypc).  Michael Bennett carried most of the workload in the running game for the Bucs but it didn’t go well as he carried the ball 15 times for 39 yards (2.6 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 28 yards with a TD.  Chad Lucas (5 rec, 82 yards) and Michael Clayton (5 rec, 60 yards) led the way in the passing game for the Bucs.  The Bucs finished up with 107 yards rushing on 26 carries (4.1 ypc) and they also completed 21 of 28 passes for 196 yards.

Safety Kalvin Pearson and linebacker Jeremiah Trotter led the way for the Bucs defense with 8 tackles apiece.  The Panthers finished up with 180 yards rushing on 37 carries (4.9 ypc) and they also completed 15 of 24 passes for 169 yards.