Sunday, 09/09/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Tampa Bay | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Time and Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Time | 3:01 |
| Attendance | 51,533 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay - 15:00 | ||
| 0-0, TB35 | 15:00 | Michael Koenen kicks off to the Car0. Touchback. |
| Carolina - 15:00 | ||
| 1st-10, Car20 | 15:00 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the right for a loss of 4 yards to the Car16. Tackled by Mason Foster. |
| 2nd-14, Car16 | 14:27 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Greg Olsen for 20 yards to the Car36. Tackled by Ronde Barber. |
| 1st-10, Car36 | 13:49 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the left for a loss of 3 yards to the Car33. Tackled by Gerald McCoy. |
| 2nd-13, Car33 | 13:05 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the middle intended for Greg Olsen defensed by Mark Barron. |
| 3rd-13, Car33 | 12:57 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the left intended for Steve Smith. |
| 4th-13, Car33 | 12:51 | Brad Nortman punts for 47 yards to TB20. Sammie Stroughter - no return. Tackled by Thomas Davis. |
| Tampa Bay - 12:40 | ||
| 1st-10, TB20 | 12:40 | Josh Freeman pass to the left to Mike Williams for 6 yards to the TB26. Tackled by Josh Norman. |
| 2nd-4, TB26 | 12:25 | Doug Martin rush to the right for 4 yards to the TB30. Tackled by Charles Godfrey. |
| 1st-10, TB30 | 11:39 | Doug Martin rush to the right for 4 yards to the TB34. Tackled by Charles Godfrey. |
| 2nd-6, TB34 | 10:57 | Josh Freeman pass to the right to Erik Lorig for 5 yards to the TB39. Tackled by Luke Kuechly. |
| 3rd-1, TB39 | 10:27 | Josh Freeman rush up the middle for 2 yards to the TB41. Tackled by Greg Hardy. |
| 1st-10, TB41 | 9:45 | Josh Freeman pass to the right to Erik Lorig for 15 yards to the Car44. Tackled by Haruki Nakamura. |
| 1st-10, Car44 | 9:13 | Doug Martin rush to the left for 1 yard to the Car43. Tackled by Jon Beason. |
| 2nd-9, Car43 | 8:36 | Josh Freeman pass to the left to Doug Martin for 11 yards to the Car32. Tackled by Luke Kuechly. |
| 1st-10, Car32 | 7:42 | Doug Martin rush up the middle for 6 yards to the Car26. Tackled by Charles Godfrey. |
| 2nd-4, Car26 | 6:58 | Josh Freeman pass to the left to Doug Martin for 2 yards to the Car24. Tackled by James Anderson. |
| 3rd-2, Car24 | 6:27 | Josh Freeman pass to the left to Vincent Jackson for 7 yards to the Car17. Tackled by Josh Norman. |
| 1st-10, Car17 | 6:00 | Doug Martin rush to the left for 11 yards to the Car6. Tackled by Jon Beason and Haruki Nakamura. |
| 1st-6, Car6 | 5:28 | Josh Freeman pass to the middle to Mike Williams for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0-0, Car2 | 5:20 | Connor Barth extra point is good. |
| 0-0, TB35 | 5:20 | Michael Koenen kicks off to the Car0. Touchback. |
| Carolina - 5:20 | ||
| 1st-10, Car20 | 5:20 | Mike Tolbert rush to the right for 2 yards to the Car22. Tackled by Lavonte David and Brandon McDonald. |
| 2nd-8, Car22 | 4:46 | Cam Newton pass to the left to Greg Olsen for 4 yards to the Car26. Tackled by Lavonte David. |
| 3rd-4, Car26 | 4:02 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the left intended for Kealoha Pilares defensed by Ronde Barber. |
| 4th-4, Car26 | 3:56 | Brad Nortman punts for 39 yards to TB35. No return. Penalty: FC Interference on Carolina (Captain Munnerlyn) 15 yards. |
| Tampa Bay - 3:47 | ||
| 1st-10, TB50 | 3:47 | Josh Freeman pass to the right to Dallas Clark for 33 yards to the Car17. Tackled by Jon Beason. |
| 1st-10, Car17 | 3:00 | Doug Martin rush to the left for a loss of 1 yard to the Car18. Tackled by Jon Beason and Captain Munnerlyn. |
| 2nd-11, Car18 | 2:14 | Doug Martin rush to the left for no gain to the Car18. Tackled by James Anderson. |
| 3rd-11, Car18 | 1:30 | Josh Freeman incomplete pass to the right intended for Vincent Jackson defensed by Frank Alexander. |
| 4th-11, Car18 | 1:25 | Connor Barth 36 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Michael Koenen. |
| 0-0, TB35 | 1:20 | Michael Koenen kicks off to the Car0. Touchback. |
| Carolina - 1:20 | ||
| 1st-10, Car20 | 1:20 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Louis Murphy for 10 yards to the Car30. Tackled by Aqib Talib. |
| 1st-10, Car30 | 0:41 | Cam Newton pass to the right to DeAngelo Williams for 5 yards to the Car35. Tackled by Quincy Black. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carolina - 15:00 | ||
| 2nd-5, Car35 | 15:00 | Kealoha Pilares rush to the left for 5 yards to the Car40. Tackled by Mark Barron. |
| 1st-10, Car40 | 14:19 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Mike Tolbert for a loss of 6 yards to the Car34. Tackled by Ronde Barber. |
| 2nd-16, Car34 | 13:34 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Steve Smith for 31 yards to the TB35. Tackled by Eric Wright. |
| 1st-10, TB35 | 13:16 | Cam Newton pass to the left to Louis Murphy for 2 yards to the TB33. Tackled by Brandon McDonald and Aqib Talib. |
| 2nd-8, TB33 | 12:37 | Cam Newton rush to the left for a loss of 5 yards to the TB38. Tackled by Quincy Black. |
| 3rd-13, TB38 | 11:52 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the right intended for Steve Smith defensed by Eric Wright. |
| 4th-13, TB38 | 11:44 | Brad Nortman punts for 30 yards to TB8. No return. |
| Tampa Bay - 11:38 | ||
| 1st-10, TB8 | 11:38 | Josh Freeman incomplete pass to the left intended for Vincent Jackson defensed by Frank Alexander. |
| 2nd-10, TB8 | 11:31 | LeGarrette Blount rush up the middle for 4 yards to the TB12. Tackled by Greg Hardy. |
| 3rd-6, TB12 | 10:48 | Penalty: Pass Interference on Carolina (Chris Gamble) 8 yards. |
| 1st-10, TB20 | 10:23 | LeGarrette Blount rush to the left for 3 yards to the TB23. Tackled by Luke Kuechly and Dwan Edwards. |
| 2nd-7, TB23 | 9:41 | Penalty: Pass Interference on Carolina (Josh Norman) 22 yards. |
| 1st-10, TB45 | 9:33 | Josh Freeman pass to the right to LeGarrette Blount for 2 yards to the TB47. Tackled by James Anderson. |
| 2nd-8, TB47 | 8:49 | LeGarrette Blount rush to the left for 1 yard to the TB48. Tackled by Dwan Edwards. |
| 3rd-7, TB48 | 8:11 | Josh Freeman pass to the left to Vincent Jackson for 21 yards to the Car31. Tackled by Haruki Nakamura. |
| 1st-10, Car31 | 7:23 | Josh Freeman rush to the left for 12 yards to the Car19. Tackled by Frank Kearse and Luke Kuechly. |
| 1st-10, Car19 | 6:33 | Doug Martin rush to the left for no gain to the Car19. Tackled by Charles Godfrey and Greg Hardy. |
| 2nd-10, Car19 | 6:00 | Josh Freeman pass to the left to Vincent Jackson for 15 yards to the Car4. Tackled by Josh Norman and Haruki Nakamura. |
| 1st-4, Car4 | 5:09 | Doug Martin rush to the right for 3 yards to the Car1. Tackled by Jon Beason. |
| 2nd-1, Car1 | 4:26 | Doug Martin rush to the left for no gain to the Car1. Tackled by Jon Beason and Thomas Davis. |
| 3rd-1, Car1 | 3:43 | Josh Freeman pass to the right to Erik Lorig for a loss of 1 yard to the Car2. Tackled by Thomas Davis. |
| 4th-2, Car2 | 2:59 | Connor Barth 20 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Michael Koenen. |
| 0-0, TB35 | 2:55 | Michael Koenen kicks off to the Car0. Touchback. |
| Carolina - 2:55 | ||
| 1st-10, Car20 | 2:55 | Cam Newton pass to the left to Steve Smith for 11 yards to the Car31. Tackled by Eric Wright. |
| 1st-10, Car31 | 2:34 | Cam Newton pass to the left to Steve Smith for 16 yards to the Car47. |
| 1st-10, Car47 | 2:34 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers timeout. |
| 1st-10, Car47 | 2:14 | Cam Newton pass to the left to Mike Tolbert for a loss of 6 yards to the Car41. Tackled by Mason Foster and Adrian Clayborn. |
| 2nd-16, Car41 | 2:00 | Two Minute Warning. |
| 2nd-16, Car41 | 2:00 | Penalty: False Start on Carolina (Amini Silatolu) -5 yards. |
| 2nd-21, Car36 | 2:00 | Cam Newton rush to the right for 4 yards to the Car40. Tackled by Mason Foster. |
| 3rd-17, Car40 | 1:16 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Brandon LaFell for 19 yards to the TB41. Tackled by Ronde Barber and Lavonte David. |
| 1st-10, TB41 | 0:50 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Greg Olsen for 6 yards to the TB35. Tackled by Mark Barron. |
| 2nd-4, TB35 | 0:46 | Cam Newton sacked at TB37 for a loss of 2 yards by Ronde Barber. |
| 3rd-6, TB37 | 0:36 | Carolina Panthers timeout. |
| 3rd-6, TB37 | 0:36 | Penalty: False Start on Carolina (Geoff Hangartner) -5 yards. |
| 3rd-11, TB42 | 0:36 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the left intended for Steve Smith. |
| 4th-11, TB42 | 0:29 | Brad Nortman punts for 36 yards to TB6. No return. |
| Tampa Bay - 0:15 | ||
| 1st-10, TB6 | 0:15 | Josh Freeman rush up the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the TB5. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carolina - 15:00 | ||
| 0-0, Car35 | 15:00 | Justin Medlock kicks off to the TB0. Michael Smith return for 15 yards to TB10. Tackled by Sherrod Martin. |
| Tampa Bay - 14:56 | ||
| 1st-10, TB10 | 14:56 | Doug Martin rush to the left for 5 yards to the TB15. Tackled by Ron Edwards. |
| 2nd-5, TB15 | 14:16 | Josh Freeman rush to the left for 7 yards to the TB22. Tackled by Charles Johnson. |
| 1st-10, TB22 | 13:29 | Doug Martin rush to the left for 2 yards to the TB24. Tackled by Dwan Edwards. |
| 2nd-8, TB24 | 12:45 | Penalty: False Start on Tampa Bay (Ted Larsen) -5 yards. |
| 2nd-13, TB19 | 12:19 | Josh Freeman incomplete pass to the left intended for Vincent Jackson defensed by Charles Johnson. |
| 3rd-13, TB19 | 12:12 | D.J. Ware rush up the middle for 6 yards to the TB25. Tackled by Charles Godfrey. |
| 4th-7, TB25 | 11:35 | Michael Koenen punts for 52 yards to Car23. Joe Adams return for 7 yards to Car30. Tackled by Erik Lorig. |
| Carolina - 11:21 | ||
| 1st-10, Car30 | 11:21 | DeAngelo Williams rush up the middle for no gain to the Car30. Tackled by Lavonte David. |
| 2nd-10, Car30 | 10:46 | Cam Newton pass to the left to Steve Smith for 5 yards to the Car35. Tackled by Roy Miller. |
| 3rd-5, Car35 | 10:02 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Greg Olsen for 11 yards to the Car46. |
| 1st-10, Car46 | 9:37 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Steve Smith for 32 yards to the TB22. Tackled by Mark Barron. |
| 1st-10, TB22 | 9:03 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Brandon LaFell for 22 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0-0, TB2 | 8:55 | Justin Medlock extra point is good. |
| 0-0, Car35 | 8:55 | Justin Medlock kicks off to the TB1. Michael Smith return for 17 yards to TB18. Tackled by Jason Phillips and Kenny Onatolu. |
| Tampa Bay - 8:49 | ||
| 1st-10, TB18 | 8:49 | Doug Martin rush to the left for 5 yards to the TB23. Tackled by Greg Hardy. |
| 2nd-5, TB23 | 8:12 | Penalty: Holding on Tampa Bay (Ted Larsen) -10 yards. |
| 2nd-15, TB13 | 7:41 | Josh Freeman pass to the right to Doug Martin for 8 yards to the TB21. Tackled by Frank Alexander. |
| 3rd-7, TB21 | 6:54 | Josh Freeman sacked at TB14 for a loss of 7 yards by Dwan Edwards. |
| 4th-14, TB14 | 6:18 | Michael Koenen punts for 48 yards to Car38. Joe Adams return for 21 yards to TB41. Tackled by Cody Grimm. |
| Carolina - 6:03 | ||
| 1st-10, TB41 | 6:03 | Cam Newton pass intended for Brandon LaFell INTERCEPTED by Ronde Barber defensed by Aqib Talib and returned for 24 yards. Tackled by Jordan Gross. |
| Tampa Bay - 5:49 | ||
| 1st-10, TB50 | 5:49 | Doug Martin rush to the right for 5 yards to the Car45. Tackled by Dwan Edwards. |
| 2nd-5, Car45 | 5:11 | Doug Martin rush to the left for 7 yards to the Car38. Tackled by Jon Beason. |
| 1st-10, Car38 | 4:29 | Doug Martin rush to the left for a loss of 2 yards to the Car40. Tackled by Greg Hardy. |
| 2nd-12, Car40 | 3:48 | Doug Martin rush to the left for no gain to the Car40. Tackled by Greg Hardy. |
| 3rd-12, Car40 | 3:04 | Josh Freeman sacked at Car43 for a loss of 3 yards by Dwan Edwards. |
| 4th-15, Car43 | 2:35 | Michael Koenen punts for 43 yards to Car0. Touchback. |
| Carolina - 2:23 | ||
| 1st-10, Car20 | 2:23 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the right for 1 yard to the Car21. Tackled by Roy Miller. |
| 2nd-9, Car21 | 1:37 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Greg Olsen for 12 yards to the Car33. Tackled by Quincy Black. |
| 1st-10, Car33 | 1:25 | DeAngelo Williams rush up the middle for 7 yards to the Car40. Tackled by Lavonte David. |
| 2nd-3, Car40 | 1:05 | Cam Newton rush to the right for 1 yard to the Car41. Tackled by Quincy Black. |
| 3rd-2, Car41 | 0:34 | Penalty: Holding on Carolina (Amini Silatolu) -10 yards. |
| 3rd-12, Car31 | 0:07 | Cam Newton pass intended for Steve Smith INTERCEPTED by Ahmad Black. No return. Tackled by Steve Smith. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay - 15:00 | ||
| 1st-10, TB40 | 15:00 | Josh Freeman incomplete pass to the right intended for Vincent Jackson defensed by Chris Gamble. |
| 2nd-10, TB40 | 14:56 | Doug Martin rush to the right for 3 yards to the TB43. Tackled by James Anderson. |
| 3rd-7, TB43 | 14:12 | Josh Freeman pass to the left to Doug Martin for 2 yards to the TB45. Tackled by Antwan Applewhite and Greg Hardy. |
| 4th-5, TB45 | 13:34 | Michael Koenen punts for 43 yards to Car12. Joe Adams - no return. FUMBLE, recovered by Car (Joe Adams). |
| Carolina - 13:21 | ||
| 1st-10, Car12 | 13:21 | Cam Newton pass to the left to Brandon LaFell for 24 yards to the Car36. Penalty: Roughing Passer on Tampa Bay (Michael Bennett) 15 yards. |
| 1st-10, TB49 | 12:54 | DeAngelo Williams rush to the left for a loss of 2 yards to the Car49. Tackled by Mason Foster. |
| 2nd-12, Car49 | 12:13 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Greg Olsen for 3 yards to the TB48. Tackled by Mason Foster. |
| 3rd-9, TB48 | 11:28 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the right intended for Louis Murphy defensed by Mark Barron. |
| 4th-9, TB48 | 11:19 | Brad Nortman punt blocked by Aqib Talib. Returned by Adrian Clayborn to the TB49. Tackled by James Anderson. |
| Tampa Bay - 11:10 | ||
| 1st-10, Car42 | 11:10 | Penalty: False Start on Tampa Bay (Luke Stocker) -5 yards. |
| 1st-15, Car47 | 11:10 | Doug Martin rush to the right for 12 yards to the Car35. Tackled by Jon Beason. |
| 2nd-3, Car35 | 10:23 | Josh Freeman incomplete pass to the right intended for Vincent Jackson. |
| 3rd-3, Car35 | 10:18 | D.J. Ware rush to the right for 8 yards to the Car27. Tackled by Josh Norman. |
| 1st-10, Car27 | 9:31 | Doug Martin rush to the right for 3 yards to the Car24. Tackled by Dwan Edwards. |
| 2nd-7, Car24 | 8:52 | Josh Freeman pass to the left to Erik Lorig for 2 yards to the Car22. Tackled by James Anderson. |
| 3rd-5, Car22 | 8:08 | Josh Freeman incomplete pass to the middle intended for Preston Parker defensed by Captain Munnerlyn. |
| 4th-5, Car22 | 8:03 | Connor Barth 40 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Michael Koenen. |
| 0-0, TB35 | 7:58 | Michael Koenen kicks off to the Car0. Joe Adams return for 31 yards to Car22. Tackled by Keith Tandy. |
| Carolina - 7:52 | ||
| 1st-10, Car22 | 7:52 | Cam Newton sacked at Car14 for a loss of 8 yards by Gerald McCoy. |
| 2nd-18, Car14 | 7:09 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the right intended for Brandon LaFell. |
| 3rd-18, Car14 | 7:03 | Cam Newton sacked at Car12 for a loss of 2 yards by Michael Bennett. FUMBLE, recovered by Car (Cam Newton). |
| 4th-20, Car12 | 6:21 | Brad Nortman punts for 47 yards to TB41. No return. |
| Tampa Bay - 6:14 | ||
| 1st-10, TB41 | 6:14 | Doug Martin rush to the left for 4 yards to the TB45. Tackled by Charles Johnson. |
| 2nd-6, TB45 | 5:32 | Josh Freeman incomplete pass to the right intended for Mike Williams. |
| 3rd-6, TB45 | 5:25 | Josh Freeman incomplete pass to the right intended for Vincent Jackson defensed by Captain Munnerlyn. |
| 4th-6, TB45 | 5:17 | Michael Koenen punts for 44 yards to Car11. No return. |
| Carolina - 5:06 | ||
| 1st-10, Car11 | 5:06 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Mike Tolbert for 20 yards to the Car31. |
| 1st-10, Car31 | 4:58 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Louis Murphy for 51 yards to the TB18. Tackled by Aqib Talib. |
| 1st-10, TB18 | 4:48 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Steve Smith for 7 yards to the TB11. Tackled by Eric Wright. |
| 2nd-3, TB11 | 4:40 | Cam Newton pass to the right to Steve Smith for 4 yards to the TB7. Tackled by Eric Wright. |
| 1st-7, TB7 | 4:02 | Cam Newton rush to the right for 4 yards to the TB3. Tackled by Mason Foster. |
| 2nd-3, TB3 | 3:34 | Cam Newton incomplete pass to the left intended for Louis Murphy defensed by Aqib Talib. |
| 3rd-3, TB3 | 3:28 | Cam Newton rush up the middle for no gain to the TB3. Tackled by Lavonte David and Ronde Barber. |
| 4th-3, TB3 | 2:50 | Justin Medlock 21 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Brad Nortman. |
| 0-0, Car35 | 2:46 | Justin Medlock kicks off to the TB0. Michael Smith return for 23 yards to TB18. Tackled by Kenny Onatolu. |
| Tampa Bay - 2:41 | ||
| 1st-10, TB18 | 2:41 | Doug Martin rush to the left for 4 yards to the TB22. Tackled by Jon Beason. |
| 2nd-6, TB22 | 2:33 | Carolina Panthers timeout. |
| 2nd-6, TB22 | 2:33 | Doug Martin rush up the middle for 4 yards to the TB26. Tackled by Frank Kearse. |
| 3rd-2, TB26 | 2:28 | Carolina Panthers timeout. |
| 3rd-2, TB26 | 2:28 | Josh Freeman pass to the middle to Vincent Jackson for 4 yards to the TB30. Tackled by Jon Beason. |
| 1st-10, TB30 | 2:22 | Carolina Panthers timeout. |
| 1st-10, TB30 | 2:22 | Doug Martin rush up the middle for 15 yards to the TB45. Tackled by Charles Godfrey. |
| 1st-10, TB45 | 2:00 | Two Minute Warning. |
| 1st-10, TB45 | 2:00 | Josh Freeman rush up the middle for a loss of 2 yards to the TB43. |
| 2nd-12, TB43 | 1:14 | Josh Freeman rush up the middle for a loss of 3 yards to the TB40. |
| 3rd-15, TB40 | 0:35 | Josh Freeman rush up the middle for a loss of 2 yards to the TB38. |
