2017 · Week 16
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers
Dec 24, 2017 · Ericsson Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Carolina Panthers held off Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22–19. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Panthers (79%). Panthers improve to 11-4; Buccaneers fall to 4-11. Cam Newton paced the offense with 160 passing yards; 52 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. Buccaneers out-gained the opponent 433–275 in total yards.
Team stats
| TB | CAR | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 17 |
| 433 | Total yards | 275 |
| 367 | Passing yards | 160 |
| 66 | Rushing yards | 115 |
| 21/27 | Comp / Att | 16/26 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 6 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameis Winston | 21/27 | 367 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jameis Winston | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Peyton Barber | 13 | 51 | 0 |
| Charles Sims | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Martin | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Evans | 6 | 8 | 107 | 0 |
| Chris Godwin Jr. | 3 | 6 | 98 | 0 |
| Freddie Martino | 2 | 2 | 57 | 0 |
| Adam Humphries | 3 | 3 | 51 | 0 |
| Peyton Barber | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Charles Sims | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Bobo Wilson | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Cameron Brate | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 16/25 | 160 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Anderson | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 14 | 52 | 1 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 9 | 39 | 0 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 7 | 19 | 0 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenton Bersin | 3 | 4 | 45 | 0 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Damiere Byrd | 1 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| Greg Olsen | 3 | 6 | 27 | 0 |
| Kaelin Clay | 2 | 4 | 24 | 0 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Devin Funchess | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |