Carolina Panthers @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Jan 3, 2026

NFL·Round 18 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa·January 3, 2026
Carolina Panthers CAR 8-9, 3-6 Away
14
Final
16
Tampa Bay Buccaneers TB 8-9, 4-4 Home
1 2 3 4 T
CAR 0 7 0 7 14
TB 10 3 0 3 16
Top Performers
Passing Yards
B.
B.Young QB CAR
266 PASS
B.
B.Mayfield QB TB
203 PASS
Rushing Yards
R.
R.Dowdle RB CAR
10 RUSH
B.
B.Irving RB TB
85 RUSH
Receiving Yards
T.
T.McMillan WR CAR
85 REC
C.
C.Otton TE TB
94 REC
Passing
Panthers
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
B.Young 24/35 266 2 1 0 98.0
Buccaneers
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
B.Mayfield 16/22 203 1 1 2 97.3
Rushing
Panthers
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
R.Dowdle 7 10 1.4 0 4
B.Young 2 -1 -0.5 0 0
C.Hubbard 5 10 2.0 0 5
Buccaneers
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
T.Johnson 1 5 5.0 0 5
S.Tucker 4 -4 -1.0 0 3
B.Mayfield 4 31 7.8 0 11
B.Irving 26 85 3.3 0 9
R.White 7 23 3.3 0 7
Receiving
Panthers
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
B.Tremayne 2 2 27 13.5 0 20 0
R.Dowdle 2 2 20 10.0 0 25 0
C.Hubbard 2 2 7 3.5 0 5 0
X.Legette 3 4 22 7.3 0 12 0
M.Evans 1 2 5 5.0 0 5 0
T.McMillan 4 6 85 21.3 0 40 0
T.Tremble 3 4 38 12.7 1 17 0
J.Horn 1 1 15 15.0 0 15 0
J.Coker 6 7 47 7.8 1 18 0
J.Mitchell 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Buccaneers
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
C.Otton 7 9 94 13.4 1 22 0
T.Johnson 1 1 17 17.0 0 17 0
M.Evans 2 2 34 17.0 0 21 0
B.Irving 1 2 13 13.0 0 13 0
R.White 2 2 18 9.0 0 11 0
P.Durham 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
E.Egbuka 1 3 8 8.0 0 8 0
J.McMillan 1 1 11 11.0 0 11 0
C.Godwin 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
Defense
Panthers
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
T.Gipson 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C.Rozeboom 8 6 2 0 0 1 20 2 0
A.Robinson 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.Moehrig 6 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0
N.Scourton 5 2 3 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
T.Incoom 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M.Jackson 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
C.Smith-Wade 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
N.Scott 9 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
K.Barnes 6 2 4 0.5 1 0 0 0 0
D.Brown 13 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
L.Ransom 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
P.Umanmielen 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
D.Wonnum 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B.Brown 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
L.Ray 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C.Jackson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Horn 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Buccaneers
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
V.Vea 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E.Roberts 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H.Reddick 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A.Winfield 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
S.Dennis 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Y.Diaby 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
T.Smith 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
L.David 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B.Morrison 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
L.Hall 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Parrish 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
C.Izien 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G.Gaines 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Panthers
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
R.Fitzgerald 0/1 2/2 2 0
Buccaneers
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C.McLaughlin 3/4 1/1 10 1
Returns
Panthers
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Buccaneers
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
S.Tucker 3 57 19.0 0 21 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Panthers
Buccaneers
285 Total Yards 338
16 First Downs 21
13 Passing 12
1 Rushing 7
2 Penalty 2
1/8 3rd Down Eff. 8/15
266 Passing Yards 198
19 Rushing Yards 140
3 Turnovers 1
5-46 Penalties 6-45
22:35 Possession 37:25
2/2 Red Zone 1/3
Play-by-Play
Q4 7 - 3 14 - 16
XP R.Fitzgerald
14 - 16 2:27
TD J.Coker
13 - 16 2:27
7 - 16 14:12
C.McLaughlin FG
Q2 7 - 3 7 - 13
7 - 13 0:02
C.McLaughlin FG
XP R.Fitzgerald
7 - 10 10:50
TD T.Tremble
6 - 10 10:50
Q1 0 - 10 0 - 10
0 - 10 1:57
C.McLaughlin FG
0 - 7 9:31
C.McLaughlin XP
0 - 6 9:31
C.Otton TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: TB +10 Times Tied: 0
Highlights
Panthers 14 - 16 Buccaneers
January 3, 2026
Panthers 14 - 16 Buccaneers
January 3, 2026
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, US · 65,890 capacity
League
NFL
Season
NFL 25/26
Round
Round 18
Date
January 3, 2026
Time
9:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m