Buccaneers Defeat Panthers, 17-14

By ESPN

Roberto Aguayo kicked a 38-yard field goal as time expired, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Carolina Panthers 17-14 on Monday night.

Aguayo had missed from 33 and 46 yards earlier in the game and was just 3 of 7 on field goals this season before the winning kick.

Jameis Winston was 18 of 30 for 219 yards and a touchdown, and led a 66-yard drive to get the Buccaneers (2-3) into field goal range. A costly 15-yard facemask penalty on Kony Ealy hurt the Panthers.

The Panthers turned the ball over four times, three of those by Derek Anderson, who was filling in for the concussed Cam Newton.

Greg Olsen had a career-high 181 yards receiving on nine catches and Cameron Artis-Payne ran for two touchdowns for the Panthers (1-4).

TURNOVER PRONE: The Panthers turned the ball over just 19 times last season en route to the Super Bowl. This year they already have 14 turnovers in the first five games.

RIVERBOAT RON: With his team trailing 6-0, Panthers coach Ron Rivera lived up to his "Riverboat Ron" moniker when he went for it on fourth-and-goal from the Bucs 1-yard line. Artis-Payne dove into the end zone to give Carolina its first lead of the game.

BUCS UP FRONT: The Bucs were without starters -- Gerald McCoy (calf) and Clinton McDonald (hamstring) and defensive end Robert Ayers (ankle) -- out with injuries.

Denver Coach Kubiak Released From Hospital

Denver Broncos coach Gary Kubiak was released from a Denver-area hospital Monday afternoon and will not coach the team's Thursday night game in San Diego after being diagnosed with a "complex migraine condition.''

Kubiak was taken to the hospital by ambulance Sunday night following the Broncos' 23-16 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Broncos executive vice president of football operations/general manager John Elway said Kubiak will take the next week off and special-teams coordinator Joe DeCamillis will be the Broncos' interim coach this week.
"[The doctors] thought the prognosis for him was very, very good and they think that he's going to spend this week, he's going to have this week off, he's going to be back on Monday,'' Elway said. "When it comes down to Gary's health, everybody's excited about what the prognosis is. We're just excited Gary's OK.''

Later Monday, Kubiak said in a statement that he was feeling better and thanked supporters for the well-wishes he had received.

"It's tough not being there with our team this week, but I've got great confidence in Joe D, our coordinators and coaching staff, and all of our players," he said. "Greek [medical trainer Steve Antonopulos] and the medical team did an outstanding job taking care of me and getting this figured out. I've made a lot of positive changes health-wise in recent years and will continue to listen to doctors.

"I'll be at home this week, resting and getting healthy, and I look forward to rejoining our team on Monday."

As to whether Kubiak will have any contact with the coaching staff or players this week, Elway said, "We're really kind of leaving that up to the doctors ... the process for Gary is to worry about Gary this week.''

Kubiak coached through the end of the game even though he had felt ill before and during Sunday's game, according to team officials. Kubiak did his customary news conference following the game and walked back into the locker room.

Kubiak continued to feel ill, however, and was taken by ambulance to the hospital.

Thursday, October 13 Schedule (Time Central)

Denver at San Diego, 7:2 5p.m.

Sunday, October 16 Schedule (All Times Central)

San Francisco at Buffalo, noon

Philadelphia at Washington, noon

Cleveland at Tennessee, noon

Baltimore at New York Giants, noon

Caroilna at New Orleans, noon

Jacksonville at Chicago, noon

Los Angeles at Detroit, noon

Pittsburgh at Miami, noon

Cincinnati at New England, noon

Kansas City at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.

Dallas at Green Bay, 3:25 p.m.

Indianapolis at Houston, 7:30 p.m.