The Carolina Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday 16-6 at home. Second string QB Matt Moore had his first start since the 2007 and played decent enough for a win. But it was really the defense that won the game for us. We had 5 interceptions against Bucs QB Josh Freeman and several of them came in the end zone or near the goal line. Without those turnovers, the Bucs likely would have scored on several occasions. While Matt Moore had decent numbers (14/20, 161 yards, 1 interception, 0 TD) I am not sure he would of been able to lead us on long TD drives. Also, DeAngelo Williams didn't play in the game, but Jonathon Stewart had his first start and racked up 120 yards and 1 TD. Think how damaging our running game could have been if Williams was also in the game? Since Jake Delhomme's finger will likely still be hurt on this Sunday, Moore will start against the New England Patriots. Hopefully this win gave him some confidence, which he will need when we play against a team much better than the Bucs.
Also, Kicker John Kasay, my favorite Carolina Panther and the only player remaining from the original team, became only the 7th kicker to have at least 400 career field goals.
-Gray
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