Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Carolina Panthers
1:00 PM ET, September 19, 2010
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
The Carolina Panthers weren't able to get their running game untracked in their opener, but that wasn't the case last year in a season sweep of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Panthers look to notch their seventh straight NFC South home victory Sunday when they take on a Buccaneers team entering off an opening-week victory for the first time since 2005.
Carolina (0-1) fell 31-18 on the road to the New York Giants last Sunday as DeAngelo Williams was held to 62 yards on 16 carries and Jonathan Stewart 12 yards on five attempts. Williams and Stewart each went over 1,100 yards last year as the Panthers led the NFC in rushing with 156.1 per game.
The Panthers led 16-14 at halftime but only rushed the ball five times over the final 30 minutes. That decision was curious given the struggles of Matt Moore, who completed 14 of 33 passes for 182 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions.
"I don't know if everybody understands, but defenses can dictate that some," coach John Fox said. "It's not all just that we want to throw. Sometimes the situation in a game, in a fourth quarter down 15 points, ripping off a 4-yard run is not really conducive to trying to win the game."
The Panthers look to notch their seventh straight NFC South home victory Sunday when they take on a Buccaneers team entering off an opening-week victory for the first time since 2005.
Carolina (0-1) fell 31-18 on the road to the New York Giants last Sunday as DeAngelo Williams was held to 62 yards on 16 carries and Jonathan Stewart 12 yards on five attempts. Williams and Stewart each went over 1,100 yards last year as the Panthers led the NFC in rushing with 156.1 per game.
The Panthers led 16-14 at halftime but only rushed the ball five times over the final 30 minutes. That decision was curious given the struggles of Matt Moore, who completed 14 of 33 passes for 182 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions.
"I don't know if everybody understands, but defenses can dictate that some," coach John Fox said. "It's not all just that we want to throw. Sometimes the situation in a game, in a fourth quarter down 15 points, ripping off a 4-yard run is not really conducive to trying to win the game."
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