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TAMPA, Fla. -- Cam Newton pranced into the end zone, placed his hands over his chest and did his familiar Superman pose. Hes says the surging Carolina Panthers are hardly a one-man show, though. An efficient Newton threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score Thursday night to pace a 31-13 victory over the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Panthers (4-3) won for the fourth time in five games following an 0-2 start and climbed over .500 for the first time in five years. Theyve won three straight, with Newton throwing for 667 yards, six TDs and no interceptions. "Its the culmination of a lot of things," said Newton, who also has two rushing touchdowns in the past three weeks. " When youve got an offensive line thats protecting the way they protect, when youve got a running back thats running, youve got receivers making plays after the catch, its really not hard," Newton added. "Its just up to me to make the right decision and get the ball into peoples hands that it needs to be." The Bucs (0-7), one of two NFL teams yet to win, have dropped the first seven games in a season for the seventh time in franchise history. Theyve lost 12 of 13 dating to last year, and some fans showed up at Raymond James Stadium carrying signs and wearing paper bags over their heads urging that second-year coach Greg Schiano be fired. "We got licked," Schiano said, adding that calls for his dismissal havent become a distraction for him or his players. "It doesnt affect me. People are certainly entitled to their opinion. ... You sit there and cry about it, but thats not going to help." Newton tossed a 1-yard TD pass to Greg Olsen in the first quarter and added a 3-yarder to Mike Tolbert on the first play of the fourth quarter for a 28-6 lead. Newton had his way against the Bucs in between those scores, too, setting up a nifty 12-yard TD run by DeAngelo Williams and getting into the end zone himself with a 6-yard run midway through the third quarter. The third-year quarterback completed 23 of 32 passes for 221 yards. He also rushed for a team-high 50 yards on 11 attempts. "I just feel as if my production is off a lot of other peoples production," Newton said. "If you want to solely say Im playing great, it also means that a lot of other guys are playing great behind the scenes. This is not a one-man show. I understand that, and I will not have that type of attitude." Rookie Mike Glennon threw for 275 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions in his fourth start for Tampa Bay, which trailed 31-6 before finally getting into the end zone on Tim Wrights 10-yard reception with just under 3 minutes remaining. The victory lifted Carolina over .500 for the first time since 2008, when the Panthers finished 12-4. "Its a relief ... but being .500 is just a small percentage of it," Newton said. "Weve just got to continue to keep meshing as a team, keep building and keep getting momentum in these upcoming weeks because were about to hit the meat of our schedule, and were going to need every ounce of every energy that we will have." Newton completed 81.4 per cent of his passes for 446 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions over the previous two games -- lopsided victories over Minnesota and St. Louis. He set the tone for another efficient performance, going 7 of 8 for 57 yards on Carolinas opening drive and finishing the nearly 9-minute, 15-play, 70-yard march with his TD pass to Olsen. The Panthers overcame second-and-22 following a 12-yard sack, with Newton throwing 10 yards to Steve Smith on second down and scrambling for 16 yards on third-and-12. On the TD pass, Newton stiff-armed defensive end Daniel Teo-Nesheim to buy time before finding Olsen wide open in the left side of the end zone. 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