2021 · Week 16
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers
Dec 26, 2021 · Ericsson Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Tampa Bay Buccaneers routed Carolina Panthers 32–6. ScoutIndex had favored Buccaneers (75%) going in. Buccaneers improve to 11-4; Panthers fall to 5-10. Tom Brady led the way with 232 passing yards and 1 TD; 11 rushing yards.
Team stats
| TB | CAR | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 14 |
| 391 | Total yards | 318 |
| 232 | Passing yards | 251 |
| 159 | Rushing yards | 67 |
| 18/31 | Comp / Att | 22/45 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 7 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(7:21) 3-L.Hajrullahu 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-10-L.Edwards.
- Q1(4:24) 21-K.Vaughn left tackle for 55 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q13-R.Succop extra point is GOOD, Center-97-Z.Triner, Holder-19-S.Hofrichter.
- Q2(10:58) 3-R.Succop 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-97-Z.Triner, Holder-19-S.Hofrichter.
- Q2(7:25) 3-L.Hajrullahu 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-10-L.Edwards.
- Q2(2:44) 3-R.Succop 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-97-Z.Triner, Holder-19-S.Hofrichter.
- Q2(1:22) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short middle to 84-C.Brate for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q3(8:39) 3-R.Succop 21 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-97-Z.Triner, Holder-19-S.Hofrichter.
- Q3(2:13) (Shotgun) 72-J.Wells reported in as eligible. 27-R.Jones left end for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q33-R.Succop extra point is GOOD, Center-97-Z.Triner, Holder-19-S.Hofrichter.
- Q4(8:04) 3-R.Succop 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-97-Z.Triner, Holder-19-S.Hofrichter.
Box score
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 18/30 | 232 | 1 | 0 |
| Blaine Gabbert | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Cyril Grayson | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Ke'Shawn Vaughn | 7 | 70 | 1 |
| Ronald Jones | 20 | 65 | 1 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 2 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 10 | 15 | 101 | 0 |
| Cyril Grayson | 3 | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Ke'Shawn Vaughn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald Jones | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Cameron Brate | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| Scott Miller | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Darnold | 15/32 | 190 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Newton | 7/13 | 61 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Darnold | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Cam Newton | 5 | 42 | 0 |
| Reggie Bonnafon | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shi Smith | 3 | 5 | 86 | 0 |
| Robbie Chosen | 5 | 10 | 58 | 0 |
| DJ Moore | 5 | 12 | 55 | 0 |
| Tommy Tremble | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Reggie Bonnafon | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Terrace Marshall Jr. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Ian Thomas | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Alex Erickson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Giovanni Ricci | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Sullivan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |