2025 · Week 16
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers
Dec 21, 2025 · Ericsson Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Carolina Panthers escaped with a 23–20 win over Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Panthers had just a 47% chance going in. Panthers improve to 8-7; Buccaneers fall to 7-8. Bryce Young was the story of the game with 191 passing yards and 2 TDs; 20 rushing yards.
Team stats
| TB | CAR | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 16 |
| 314 | Total yards | 292 |
| 145 | Passing yards | 191 |
| 169 | Rushing yards | 101 |
| 18/26 | Comp / Att | 21/32 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(10:34) 10-R.Fitzgerald 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q1(4:06) 6-B.Mayfield pass short right to 13-M.Evans for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q14-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q2(8:13) 4-C.McLaughlin 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q2(2:10) 10-R.Fitzgerald 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q2(:12) (Shotgun) 9-B.Young pass deep left to 4-T.McMillan for 22 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q210-R.Fitzgerald extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q3(6:45) 44-S.Tucker left end for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q34-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q3(:17) (Shotgun) 9-B.Young pass short left to 0-J.Sanders for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q310-R.Fitzgerald extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q4(11:29) 4-C.McLaughlin 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q4(2:24) 10-R.Fitzgerald 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
Box score
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield | 18/26 | 145 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield | 4 | 49 | 0 |
| Bucky Irving | 19 | 71 | 0 |
| Rachaad White | 5 | 45 | 0 |
| Jalen McMillan | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Tucker | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachaad White | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Emeka Egbuka | 1 | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Mike Evans | 5 | 9 | 31 | 1 |
| Chris Godwin Jr. | 5 | 6 | 30 | 0 |
| Jalen McMillan | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Cade Otton | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Tez Johnson | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young | 21/32 | 191 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Rico Dowdle | 9 | 29 | 0 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 6 | 27 | 0 |
| Jimmy Horn Jr. | 1 | 25 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetairoa McMillan | 6 | 10 | 73 | 1 |
| Jalen Coker | 3 | 5 | 47 | 0 |
| Rico Dowdle | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Mitchell Evans | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Xavier Legette | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Ja'Tavion Sanders | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Tommy Tremble | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |