The Carolina Panthers routed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48 to 16 in a record setting day for quarterback Cam Newton. The Panthers offense was rolling as Cam Newton passed Peyton Manning to set the rookie passing yards record and also threw a team record 91 yard touchdown pass to Brandon LaFell.

In one of the most amazing plays of the season Cam Newton also broke a 49 yard touchdown run where he used Panther like speed to outrun the Bucs defensive backs. Cam Newton now has 3,893 passing yards which is a new NFL record for a rookie quarterback.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers just could not get their running game going which would have kept Cam Newton off the field. The Bucs rushed for only 59 yards against the Carolina Panthers who rushed for 270 yards. Josh Freeman had a decent game completing 28 of 38 for 274 yards, one touchdown and one interception. But Freeman wasn’t enough to overcome the offensive Christmas Eve explosion of the Carolina Panthers.

Cam Newton completed 11 of only 17 passes as the Panthers called off the dogs and tried to not run the score up on the Buccaneers. Newton had 171 yards passing with three touchdowns and no interceptions against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Cam Newton added 65 yards rushing and the touchdown.

“Double Trouble” DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart combined for 14 carries for 154 yards and two touchdowns by Williams. The Panthers even got 23 yards rushing by Steve Smith who only caught one pass for nice yards against the Buccaneers.

Brandon LaFell had the 91 yard touchdown pass and ended up with three receptions for 103 yards. Jeremy Shockey and Jonathan Stewart each had a touchdown reception from Cam Newton.

Jordan Senn had another good game for the Carolina Panthers when they played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Senn had eight tackles with two assists. James Anderson had seven tackles and a fumble recovery against the Buccaneers. Anderson has been the best and most consistent defensive player for the Carolina Panthers in 2011. Jonathan Nelson the rookie defensive back out of Oklahoma had a nice game with 5 tackles, two assists and an interception against the Bucs.

The domination of the Buccaneers by the Carolina Panthers shows the NFL that the Panthers are a team to watch out for in 2012. In the final game of the season the Panthers will be headed to New Orleans next week. Please check back here for my preview of that game, soon.

This is a preview of the Carolina Panthers at the Indianapolis Colts game to be played on Sunday November 27^th 2011. The Indianapolis Colts are having a terrible season without Peyton Manning and former Panthers GM Bill Polian is no longer considered a genius.

The high flying Carolina Panthers offense can score on anyone and I expect them to have a field day with the old dudes on the Colts defense. The problem is that the Carolina Panthers run defense may look Ronald Brown look like a combination of Eric Dickerson and Alan “The Horse” Ameche

Look for the Panthers to keep working more run plays into the game plan to take pressure off of Cam Newton. Also if the Panthers can run against the Colts and control the clock then that keeps Indy from running on the Panthers defense.

Cam Newton needs to settle down and dump the ball off more, Jonathan Stewart has proven to be a great check down passing option for the Carolina Panthers in 2011. Dinking and plinking can be effective in keeping the clock rolling and the Panthers defense off the field.

I hope that Brandon LaFell gets some opportunities against the Colts and I think Steve Smith will get open deep better than what the Lions allowed him to do. Once again the Panthers will be hoping for the return of Jeremy Shockey from a rib injury. The passing offense is more efficient with Shockey and Olsen playing at the same time.

On defense the Panthers need to get pressure. This is supposed to be a blitzing defense but the widespread injures to the linebacking unit has stopped that. James Anderson is having a Pro Bowl year but he needs help from the defensive line.

Charles “Big Money” Johnson is not having a great season and he needs to step up. Greg Hardy is coming on at the other end and he and Johnson have the potential to be pretty good.

Chris Gamble has quietly been having a good year and I think he will play well for the Panthers against the Colts. Safeties Charles Godfrey and Sherrod Martin will be important in helping with the run defense against Brown and company.

The Carolina Panthers special teams finally had a good game last week and I hope that continues against the Colts. I would like to see what Pilares can do on punt returns after his 101 yard kickoff return for a touchdown against the Lions. Field position is so important for Cam Newton and the offense, and special teams play a big part in that.

In this preview of the Carolina Panthers at the Indianapolis Colts, I predict at Panther blowout win by the score of 35 to 21. Feel free to check me out on Twitter with this link.