Panthers Smith get well against Bucs (AP)

AP - After a 15-day layover to stew about their fourth-quarter meltdown against Dallas the Carolina Panthers came out so flat on offense that the crowd booed them off the field at halftime. Steve Smith was feeling sick Keyshawn Johnson fumbled Jake Delhomme threw an interception and punter Jason Baker was awfully busy the rest of the time. In the second half the bumbling Tampa Bay Buccaneers bailed them out.