LIVE: Tampa Bay (5-4) at Carolina (2-7)

November 18, 2012

The Carolina Panthers welcome division rival Tampa Bay to Bank of America Stadium today for a 1 p.m. kickoff.

Today's inactives

Carolina
QB Jimmy Clausen, WR David Gettis, S D.J. Campbell, LB Jason Williams, OL Jeremy Bridges, OT Bruce Campbell, DE Antwan Applewhite.

Tampa Bay
RB Michael Smith, CB Danny Gorrer, DB Keith Tandy, LB Najee Goode, WR Chris Owusu, DT Corvey Irvin, DT Matthew Masifilo.

Roster additions
Buccaneers add DT Matthew Masifilo to the roster.

Carolina's first drive starts at own 22
Cam Newton's pass complete to Smith for 10 yards, FIRST DOWN

Newton's pass incomplete
FALSE START CAROLINA (2nd and 15)
Jonathan Stewart 5-yard run
Newton's pass incomplete
Brad Nortman punts to Tampa Bay 24

Tampa Bay's first drive starts at own 24
Josh Freeman's pass complete to Vincent Jackson for eight yards
Freeman's pass incomplete
Freeman's pass incomplete
Munnerlyn returns punt, fumbles, recovered by Tampa Bay's Dekoda Watson

Tampa Bay's second drive starts at Carolina 29
Freeman completes pass to Doug Martin for 4 yards
Martin 5-yard run
Freeman 2-yard run, FIRST DOWN

Martin 5-yard run
Freeman 8-yard run, UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS ON CAROLINA

Freeman 3-yard pass to Nate Byham, TOUCHDOWN (XP is good)

8:46 left in first quarter - TAMPA BAY 7, CAROLINA 0

6-play, 29 yard drive in 3:33

Carolina's second drive starts at own 16
Newton's pass incomplete
Stewart 1-yard run
Newton's pass incomplete
Nortman punts frown own 17 to Tampa Bay 48

Tampa Bay's third drive starts at own 48
Freeman's pass complete to Jackson for 19 yards, FIRST DOWN

Martin 1-yard run
Martin 1-yard run, HOLDING TAMPA BAY (2nd and 20)
Freeman's pass complete to Martin for 10 yards
Freeman's pass incomplete
Connor Barth 51-yard field goal is GOOD

5:21 left in first quarter - TAMPA BAY 10, CAROLINA 0

5-play, 19-yard drive in 2:19

Carolina's third drive starts at own 20
DeAngelo Williams 1-yard loss
Williams 5-yard run
Newton's pass complete to Smith negated, ILLEGAL USE OF THE HANDS ON CAROLINA
Newton sacked by Da'Quan Bowers for -10 yards
Nortman punts 47 yards to Tampa Bay 49

Tampa Bay's fourth drive starts at own 49
Martin 4-yard run
Freeman's pass incomplete
Freeman's pass complete to D.J. Ware for 15 yards, FIRST DOWN

Martin 2-yard run
Freeman's pass incomplete
Freeman intercepted by Captain Munnerlyn, returned 74 yards, TOUCHDOWN (XP is good)

0:35 left in first quarter - TAMPA BAY 10, CAROLINA 7

1-play, 74 yards

Tampa Bay's fifth drive starts at own 20
Martin 20-yard run, FIRST DOWN

END OF FIRST QUARTER - TAMPA BAY 10, CAROLINA 7

Freeman sacked for -12 yards by Hardy
Freeman pass to D.J. Ware for 7 yards
Koenen punts from own 37 to Carolina 12

Carolina's fourth possession starts at own 12
Stewart 11-yard run, FIRST DOWN

Newton's screen pass to Stewart for 30 yards, FIRST DOWN

Newton 6-yard run
Williams 2-yard run
Newton 17-yard pass to Steve Smith, FIRST DOWN

Newton incomplete pass to Smith
Newton runs for no gain
Newton's pass incomplete to Olsen, PASS INTERFERENCE (ball placed at 1)

Stewart 1-yard run, TOUCHDOWN (XP is good)

8:53 left in first quarter - CAROLINA 14, TAMPA BAY 10

8-play, 77-yard drive in 4:09

Tampa Bay's sixth drive starts at own 28
Freeman's pass incomplete
Freeman's pass incomplete
Freeman's pass complete to Ware for 1 yard
Koenen punts from own 29 to Carolina 32

Carolina's fifth possession starts at own 32
Newton 5-yard run
Newton 10-yard run, FIRST DOWN

Newton's pass incomplete to Murphy
Stewart 3-yard loss
Newton 16-yard run, FIRST DOWN

FALSE START CAROLINA (1st and 15)
Newton's pass complete to Olsen for 32 yards, FIRST DOWN

Williams 5-yard run
Newton 4-yard loss
PASS INTERFERENCE ON OFFENSE (PENALTY ACCEPTED)
TIMEOUT CAROLINA - 2:46 left in first half
Newton's pass incomplete
Medlock 40-yard field goal is NO GOOD

Tampa Bay's seventh possession starts at own 30
Martin 1-yard run
TWO-MINUTE WARNING
Freeman's pass complete to Mike Williams for 6 yards
ENCROACHMENT ON CAROLINA, FIRST DOWN

Freeman's pass incomplete
FALSE START ON TAMPA BAY
Freeman's pass complete to Martin for 2 yards
TIMEOUT TAMPA BAY - 1:22 left in first half
Freeman's pass complete to Clark for 11 yards
DELAY OF GAME - TAMPA BAY (4th and 6)
Koenen punts 54 yards, TOUCHBACK

Carolina's sixth possession starts at own 20
Newton's pass incomplete
Stewart 4-yard run
TIMEOUT TAMPA BAY - 0:46 left in first half
Stewart 11-yard run, FIRST DOWN
TIMEOUT CAROLINA - 0:40 left in first half

Newton's pass incomplete
Newton's pass incomplete
Stewart 10-yard run, FIRST DOWN

Newton spikes ball to stop clock - 12 seconds left in half
Newton's pass incomplete
Newton's pass complete to LaFell for 24 yards

HALFTIME - CAROLINA 14, TAMPA BAY 10

Tampa Bay's eighth possession starts at own 20
Martin 1-yard run
Freeman's pass incomplete
Freeman's pass incomplete
Koenen punts from own 21 to Carolina 37

Carolina's seventh possession starts at own 37
FALSE START ON CAROLINA
Newton's pass incomplete
Newton 2-yard loss
Newton's pass complete to LaFell for 11 yards
Nakamura pass incomplete on fake punt

Tampa Bay's ninth possession starts at Carolina 37
Freeman intercepted by Nakamura

Carolina's eighth possession starts at own 23
Newton sacked by Michael Bennett
Newton's pass complete to Mike Tolbert, BLOCK IN THE BACK ON CAROLINA (2nd and 18)
Newton's pass complete to Greg Olsen for 10 yards
Newton's pass complete to Tolbert for 10 yards
Nortman punts from own 30 to Tampa Bay 32

Tampa Bay's tenth possession starts at own 32
Martin 4-yard run
Martin 3-yard run
Ware 2-yard run
Koenen punts from own 41 to Carolina 17

Carolina's ninth possession starts at own 17
Williams 3-yard run
Newton's pass complete to Smith for 6 yards
Newton 2-yard run, FIRST DOWN

Williams 5-yard run
Williams 1-yard loss
NEUTRAL ZONE INFRACTION ON TAMPA BAY (3rd and 1)
Stewart 2-yard loss
Nortman punts own 35 to Tampa Bay 19

Tampa Bay's eleventh possession starts at own 19
Freeman's pass incomplete
Martin 1-yard run
Freeman 13-yard run, FIRST DOWN

Martin 10-yard run, FIRST DOWN

Martin 1-yard run
Freeman 1-yard run
Freeman's pass complete to Clark for 9 yards, FIRST DOWN

END OF THIRD QUARTER - CAROLINA 14, TAMPA BAY 10

Martin 21-yard run, FIRST DOWN

Martin 3-yard run
Freeman's pass complete to Clark for 6 yards
Martin 5-yard run, FIRST DOWN

Freeman's pass complete to Clark for 4 yards
Martin 1-yard run
Freeman 4-yard run
Martin 1-yard run, fumble caused by Davis, recovered by Kuechly

Carolina's tenth possession starts at own 20
Newton's pass complete to LaFell for 9 yards
Stewart 1-yard loss
Newton's pass complete to LaFell for 20 yards, FIRST DOWN

Stewart 6-yard run
Stewart runs for no gain
Newton's pass complete to Smith for 17 yards, FIRST DOWN

Newton's pass complete to LaFell for 29 yards, TOUCHDOWN (XP is good)

6:00 left in game - CAROLINA 21, TAMPA BAY 10

7-play, 80-yard drive in 4:34

Tampa Bay's twelfth possession starts at own 20
Freeman's pass incomplete
PASS INTERFERENCE DEFENSE, FIRST DOWN TAMPA BAY

Freeman's pass complete to Jackson for 22 yards, OFFSIDES DECLINED, FIRST DOWN

Freeman's pass incomplete
Freeman's pass complete to Clark for 5 yards
Freeman's pass incomplete
TIMEOUT TAMPA BAY - 4:56 left in game
Freeman's pass complete to Williams for 10 yards, FIRST DOWN

Freeman's pass incomplete
Freeman's pass complete to Clark for 8 yards
Freeman's pass incomplete
Connor Barth 40-yard field goal is GOOD

4:03 left in game - CAROLINA 21, TAMPA BAY 13

10-play, 58-yard drive in 1:57

Carolina's eleventh possession starts at own 20
Newton's pass complete to Smith for 11 yards, FIRST DOWN

Stewart runs for no gain
TIMEOUT TAMPA BAY - 3:14 left in game
Stewart 1-yard loss
TIMEOUT TAMPA BAY - 3:09 left in game
Newton's pass complete to Louis Murphy for 12 yards, FIRST DOWN

Stewart runs for no gain
Newton 2-yard loss
TWO-MINUTE WARNING
Newton 11-yard run
TIMEOUT CAROLINA - 1:09 left in game
Nortman punts from Tampa Bay 49 into end zone, TOUCHBACK

Tampa Bay's thirteenth possession starts at own 20
Freeman's pass incomplete
Freeman's pass complete to Tiquan Underwood for 18 yards, PERSONAL FOUL ON CAROLINA, FIRST DOWN

Freeman's pass complete to Martin for 6 yards
Freeman's pass incomplete
Freeman's pass complete to Jackson for 17 yards, FIRST DOWN

Freeman spikes ball
Freeman's pass complete to Jackson for 24 yards, TOUCHDOWN
TIMEOUT CAROLINA - 0:12 left in game
**Two-point conversion pass to Jackson is GOOD**

0:12 left in game - CAROLINA 21, TAMPA BAY 21

7-play, 80-yard drive in 0:50

END OF REGULATION - CAROLINA 21, TAMPA BAY 21

Tampa Bay fourteenth possession starts at own 20
Martin 11-yard run, FIRST DOWN

Martin 27-yard run, FIRST DOWN

Martin 1-yard run
Freeman's pass complete to Williams for 13 yards, FIRST DOWN

Martin 7-yard run
Martin 2-yard run
Freeman's pass complete to Jackson for 4 yards, FIRST DOWN

Freeman's pass complete to Clark for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN

Scoring drive - 8 plays, 80 yards in 4:20

FINAL SCORE: TAMPA BAY 27, CAROLINA 21 (OVERTIME)

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