Buccaneers 43, Panthers 13

Final

Score by period
Team	1	2	3	4	T
TB	7	26	3	7	43
CAR	0	6	0	7	13

Scoring

Q1 7:22TBBucky Irving 4 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
Q2 14:12TBChase McLaughlin 22 Yd Field Goal
Q2 11:05TBCalijah Kancey 32 Yd Fumble Return (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
Q2 9:09CARDarren Waller 50 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald PAT blocked)
Q2 9:09TBZyon McCollum Defensive PAT Conversion
Q2 3:53TBBucky Irving 1 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
Q2 0:04TBTez Johnson 14 Yd pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
Q3 6:30TBChase McLaughlin 44 Yd Field Goal
Q4 10:21TBSean Tucker 46 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
Q4 5:28CARAnthony Tyus III 12 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick) (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)

Team stats

Team stats
Buccaneers	Stat	Panthers
322	Total yards	266
64	Passing yards	178
258	Rushing yards	88
21	First downs	15
7-12	3rd down	6-11
0	Turnovers	4
6-35	Penalties	4-56
35:57	Possession	24:03

Box score

Passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Baker Mayfield	7/11	64	5.8	1	0	0-0	68.2	109.7
Team	7/11	64	5.8	1	0	0-0	--	109.7

Rushing
Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Bucky Irving	24	106	4.4	2	15
Kenny Gainwell	14	88	6.3	0	29
Sean Tucker	7	52	7.4	1	46
Tez Johnson	1	14	14.0	0	14
Baker Mayfield	1	1	1.0	0	1
Jalon Daniels	2	-3	-1.5	0	-1
Team	49	258	5.3	3	46

Receiving
Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Tez Johnson	2	33	16.5	1	19	2
Chris Godwin Jr.	4	27	6.8	0	9	5
Bucky Irving	1	4	4.0	0	4	2
Cade Otton	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Ted Hurst III	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	7	64	9.1	1	19	11

Fumbles
Player	FUM	REC
Bucky Irving	1	0
David Sills V	0	1
Ko Kieft	0	1
Calijah Kancey	0	1
Team	1	3

Defense
Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
Josiah Trotter	10	3	0	0	1	0	0
Tykee Smith	7	1	0	0	1	0	0
Alex Anzalone	6	4	0	0	0	0	0
Keionte Scott	6	2	0	0	1	0	0
David Walker	5	5	0	1	0	0	0
Ifeatu Melifonwu	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
Yaya Diaby	3	3	3	3	0	3	0
Elijah Roberts	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Parrish	2	2	0	0	2	0	0
Zyon McCollum	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
SirVocea Dennis	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Knowles	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bauer Sharp	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al-Quadin Muhammad	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
Vita Vea	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
A'Shawn Robinson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Calijah Kancey	1	1	0	1	0	0	1
Elijah Simmons	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Anthony Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Rueben Bain Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	62	30	5	8	6	6	1

Interceptions
Player	INT	YDS
Zyon McCollum	1	18
Tykee Smith	1	0
Team	2	18

Kick returns
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Kameron Johnson	2	50	25.0	26
Kenny Gainwell	1	30	30.0	30
Team	3	80	26.7	30

Punt returns
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Tez Johnson	1	22	22.0	22	0
Team	1	22	22.0	22	0

Kicking
Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chase McLaughlin	2/2	100.0	44	5/5	11
Team	2/2	100.0	44	5/5	11

Punting
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Riley Dixon	2	79	39.5	1	1	43
Team	2	79	39.5	1	1	43

Game details

Date

VenueBank of America Stadium

LocationCharlotte, NC

Attendance73,195

TVFox

Injuries

TBBuccaneers

Emeka Egbuka WR
Foot · expected back Nov 8
Out
Luke Haggard G
Coach's Decision · expected back Nov 8
Out
Billy Schrauth G
Coach's Decision · expected back Nov 8
Out
DeMonte Capehart DT
Coach's Decision · expected back Nov 8
Out
Ayden Garnes CB
Coach's Decision · expected back Nov 8
Out
Josh Hayes CB
Knee · expected back Nov 22
Out
Mohamed Kamara LB
Out
Jalen McMillan WR
Out
Christian Rozeboom LB
Finger · expected back Nov 30
Out
Yaya Diaby LB
Knee · expected back Nov 8
Questionable

CARPanthers

AJ Dillon RB
Coach's Decision · expected back Nov 8
Out
Haynes King QB
Coach's Decision · expected back Nov 8
Out
Damien Lewis G
Knee · expected back Nov 8
Out
Ja'Tavion Sanders TE
Coach's Decision · expected back Nov 8
Out
Torricelli Simpkins III G
Ankle · expected back Nov 8
Out
Bobby Brown III DT
Hand · expected back Nov 8
Out
Jaelan Phillips LB
Hamstring · expected back Nov 8
Out
Chris Brazzell II WR
Out
Jonathon Brooks RB
Out
Brady Christensen G
Out
Ikem Ekwonu OT
Out
Akayleb Evans CB
Triceps · expected back Nov 30
Out
Jaycee Horn CB
Out
Thomas Incoom LB
Out
Cam Jackson DT
Out
Mike Jackson CB
Out
Xavier Legette WR
Out
Taylor Moton OT
Lower Leg · expected back Feb 15, 2027
Out
Nic Scourton LB
Out
Corey Bullock C
Quadriceps · expected back Nov 8
Questionable
Will Lee III CB
Hamstring · expected back Nov 8
Questionable

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