Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16–14 Carolina Panthers · SternSports

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16–14 Carolina Panthers · SternSports

Tampa Bay Buccaneers8-9

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Carolina Panthers8-9

Offence

338Total yards285
198Passing yards266
140Rushing yards19
21First downs16
8-15Third downs1-8
0-0Fourth downs2-2
1-3Red zone (made-att)2-2
37:25Possession22:35

Turnovers and penalties

1Turnovers3
1Interceptions thrown1
0Fumbles lost2
2-5Sacks (yards)0-0
6-45Penalties (yards)5-46

Offence

338Total yards285
198Passing yards266
140Rushing yards19
21First downs16
8-15Third downs1-8
0-0Fourth downs2-2

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
TB	10	3	0	3
CAR	0	7	0	7

Leaders

Stats

Offence

338Total yards285
198Passing yards266
140Rushing yards19
21First downs16
8-15Third downs1-8
0-0Fourth downs

receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Cade Otton	7	94	13.4	1	22	9
Mike Evans	2	34	17.0	0	21	2
Rachaad White	2	18	9.0	0	11	2
Tez Johnson	1	17	17.0	0	17	1
Bucky Irving	1	13	13.0	0	13	2
Jalen McMillan	1	11	11.0	0	11	1
Chris Godwin Jr.	1	8	8.0	0	8	1
Emeka Egbuka	1	8	8.0	0	8	3
Payne Durham	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
Lavonte David	6	5	0	0	0	0	0
Tykee Smith	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
Yaya Diaby	4	3	0	1	0	0	0
Vita Vea	3	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jacob Parrish	3	3	0	0	1	0	0
Antoine Winfield Jr.	3	1	0	0	1	0	0
J.T. Gray	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Izien	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
SirVocea Dennis	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
Haason Reddick	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Benjamin Morrison	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Evans	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elijah Roberts	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Greg Gaines	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Logan Hall	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calijah Kancey	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Panthers

passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Bryce Young	24/35	266	7.6	2	1	0-0	44.9	98.0

rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chuba Hubbard	5	10	2.0	0	5
Rico Dowdle	7	10	1.4	0	4
Bryce Young	2	-1	-0.5	0	0

receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Tetairoa McMillan	4	85	21.3	0	40	6
Jalen Coker	6	47	7.8	1	18	7
Tommy Tremble	3	38	12.7	1	17	4
Brycen Tremayne	2

fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC
Rico Dowdle	1	1	1
Tetairoa McMillan	1	1	0
Bryce Young	1	0	0

defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
Derrick Brown	13	5	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Scott	9	6	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Rozeboom	8	6	0	0	2	0

interceptions	INT	YDS	TD
Christian Rozeboom	1	20	0

puntReturns	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Trevor Etienne	1	3	3.0	3	0
Brycen Tremayne	1	0	0.0	0	0

kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ryan Fitzgerald	0/1	0.0	0	2/2	2

punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Sam Martin	3	139	46.3	1	1	50

National Football Conference

#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
1	49ersSan Francisco 49ers	6	0	0	1.000	177	110	W6
2	VikingsMinnesota Vikings	5	0	0	1.000	109	64	W5
3	PanthersCarolina Panthers	3	2	0	.600	146	123	W2
4	GiantsNew York Giants	3	2	1	.583	136	140	L1
5	PackersGreen Bay Packers	4	2	0	.667	127	125	W3
6	BearsChicago Bears	4	2	0	.667	150	119	W1
7	LionsDetroit Lions	3	2	0	.600	164	148	W1
8	SeahawksSeattle Seahawks	3	3	0	.500	148	122	L2
9	FalconsAtlanta Falcons	2	4	0	.333	142	153	L2
10	SaintsNew Orleans Saints	2	4	0	.333	152	178	W1
11	EaglesPhiladelphia Eagles	2	4	0	.333	106	137	L4
12	CowboysDallas Cowboys	2	4	0	.333	151	159	L2
13	CardinalsArizona Cardinals	2	4	0	.333	126	178	W1
14	RamsLos Angeles Rams	2	4	0	.333	135	138	L2
15	CommandersWashington Commanders	1	4	1	.250	132	172	L1
16	BuccaneersTampa Bay Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167	119	138	L1

Players

Buccaneers

passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Baker Mayfield	16/22	203	9.2	1	1	2-5	73.5	97.3

rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Bucky Irving	26	85	3.3	0	9
Baker Mayfield	4	31	7.8	0	11
Rachaad White	7	23	3.3	0	7
Tez Johnson	1	5	5.0	0	5
Sean Tucker	4	-4	-1.0	0	3

receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Cade Otton	7	94	13.4	1	22	9
Mike Evans	2	34	17.0	0	21	2
Rachaad White	2	18	9.0	0	11	2
Tez Johnson	1

fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC
Baker Mayfield	1	0	1
Sean Tucker	1	0	0
Lavonte David	0	0	1
Rashad Wisdom	0	0	1
Benjamin Morrison	0	0	1

defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
Lavonte David	6	5	0	0	0	0	0
Tykee Smith	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
Yaya Diaby	4	3	0	1	0	0

interceptions	INT	YDS	TD
Jacob Parrish	1	0	0

kickReturns	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Sean Tucker	3	57	19.0	21	0

kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chase McLaughlin	3/4	75.0	48	1/1	10

punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Riley Dixon	3	130	43.3	0	3	46

Panthers

passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Bryce Young	24/35	266	7.6	2	1	0-0	44.9	98.0

rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chuba Hubbard	5	10	2.0

Game

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
TB	10	3	0	3
CAR	0	7	0	7

Leaders

Kick-off: 3 Jan 2026, 22:30
Venue: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa
Attendance: 65’082

Match report on ESPN: Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers beat the Panthers 16-14, stay alive in chase for NFC South title

Top stats

338Total yards285

Standings

American Football Conference

#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
1	Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000	140	83	W5
2	Bills	5	1	0	.833	197	171	W2
3	Jaguars	4	2	0	.667	154	104	L1
4	Browns	4	2	0	.667	106	122	W1
5	Patriots	4	2	0	.667	136	113	W3
6	Broncos	4	2	0	.667	114	125	W2
7	Steelers	4	2	0	.667	137	128	W2
8	Ravens	4	2	0	.667	156	132	L1

National Football Conference

#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
1	49ers	6	0	0	1.000	177	110	W6
2	Vikings	5	0	0	1.000	109

receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Tetairoa McMillan	4	85	21.3	0	40	6
Jalen Coker	6	47	7.8	1	18	7
Tommy Tremble	3	38	12.7	1	17	4
Brycen Tremayne	2	27	13.5	0	20	2
Xavier Legette	3	22	7.3	0	12	4
Rico Dowdle	2	20	10.0	0	25	2
Jimmy Horn Jr.	1	15	15.0	0	15	1
Chuba Hubbard	2	7	3.5	0	5	2
Mitchell Evans	1	5	5.0	0	5	2

defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
Derrick Brown	13	5	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Scott	9	6	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Rozeboom	8	6	0	0	2	0	0
Mike Jackson	7	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tre'von Moehrig	6	4	1	2	0	1	0
Krys Barnes	6	2	0.5	1	0	1	0
DJ Wonnum	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
Nic Scourton	5	2	0.5	0	0	1	0
A'Shawn Robinson	5	1	0	0	0	1	0
Chau Smith-Wade	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
Trevis Gipson	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Princely Umanmielen	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
Thomas Incoom	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lathan Ransom	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Bobby Brown III	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Maema Njongmeta	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
LaBryan Ray	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cam Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bam Martin-Scott	1	0	0	0	0	0	0