2017 · Week 8
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Oct 29, 2017 · Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Carolina Panthers topped Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17–3. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Panthers had just a 46% chance going in. Panthers improve to 5-3; Buccaneers fall to 2-5. Cam Newton was the story of the game with 154 passing yards and 1 TD; 44 rushing yards.
Team stats
| CAR | TB | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 15 |
| 254 | Total yards | 295 |
| 154 | Passing yards | 210 |
| 100 | Rushing yards | 85 |
| 18/32 | Comp / Att | 21/38 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 18/32 | 154 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 11 | 44 | 0 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 11 | 34 | 1 |
| Curtis Samuel | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Cameron Artis-Payne | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian McCaffrey | 5 | 7 | 49 | 0 |
| Kelvin Benjamin | 3 | 7 | 39 | 1 |
| Ed Dickson | 4 | 5 | 24 | 0 |
| Curtis Samuel | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Russell Shepard | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Devin Funchess | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| Cameron Artis-Payne | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameis Winston | 21/38 | 210 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jameis Winston | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Doug Martin | 18 | 71 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Martin | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Cameron Brate | 4 | 5 | 64 | 0 |
| Mike Evans | 5 | 10 | 60 | 0 |
| DeSean Jackson | 3 | 8 | 37 | 0 |
| Adam Humphries | 4 | 6 | 26 | 0 |
| O.J. Howard | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Chris Godwin Jr. | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 |