Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Carolina Panthers — Dec 21, 2025

NFL·Round 16 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC·December 21, 2025
Tampa Bay Buccaneers TB 7-8, 4-4 Away
20
Final
23
Carolina Panthers CAR 8-7, 5-2 Home
1 2 3 4 T
TB 7 3 7 3 20
CAR 3 10 7 3 23
Top Performers
Passing Yards
B.
B.Mayfield QB TB
145 PASS
B.
B.Young QB CAR
191 PASS
Rushing Yards
B.
B.Irving RB TB
71 RUSH
R.
R.Dowdle RB CAR
29 RUSH
Receiving Yards
E.
E.Egbuka WR TB
40 REC
T.
T.McMillan WR CAR
73 REC
Passing
Buccaneers
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
B.Mayfield 18/26 145 1 1 2 79.8
Panthers
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
B.Young 21/32 191 2 0 2 102.5
Rushing
Buccaneers
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
R.White 5 45 9.0 0 39
B.Irving 19 71 3.7 0 12
B.Mayfield 4 49 12.3 0 26
J.McMillan 1 1 1.0 0 1
S.Tucker 4 3 0.8 1 3
Panthers
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
B.Young 4 20 5.0 0 9
R.Dowdle 9 29 3.2 0 13
J.Horn 1 25 25.0 0 25
C.Hubbard 6 27 4.5 0 10
Receiving
Buccaneers
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
R.White 2 2 15 7.5 0 13 0
M.Evans 5 9 31 6.2 1 12 0
J.McMillan 2 3 15 7.5 0 10 0
C.Godwin 5 6 30 6.0 0 13 0
E.Egbuka 1 2 40 40.0 0 40 0
C.Otton 2 2 15 7.5 0 9 0
T.Johnson 1 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0
Panthers
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J.Sanders 2 2 9 4.5 1 6 0
M.Evans 3 3 23 7.7 0 10 0
T.McMillan 6 10 73 12.2 1 22 0
R.Dowdle 4 6 14 3.5 0 8 0
C.Hubbard 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
X.Legette 1 3 12 12.0 0 12 0
J.Coker 3 5 47 15.7 0 34 0
T.Tremble 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
Defense
Buccaneers
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
S.Dennis 8 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
H.Reddick 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Parrish 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0
Y.Diaby 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L.David 10 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0
A.Winfield 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Dean 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
T.Smith 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
C.Braswell 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
B.Morrison 7 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
L.Hall 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
G.Gaines 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panthers
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J.Horn 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
A.Robinson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C.Smith-Wade 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.Wonnum 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
L.Ransom 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 1 0
D.Brown 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
N.Scourton 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
N.Scott 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C.Rozeboom 8 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0
C.Cherelus 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.Moehrig 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
M.Jackson 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0
B.Brown 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
P.Umanmielen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
L.Ray 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Buccaneers
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C.McLaughlin 2/2 2/2 8 0
Panthers
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
R.Fitzgerald 3/3 2/2 11 0
Returns
Buccaneers
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
K.Johnson 3 101 33.7 0 44 0
S.Tucker 2 36 18.0 0 23 0
Panthers
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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
Buccaneers
Panthers
296 Total Yards 275
20 First Downs 16
9 Passing 9
8 Rushing 7
0 Penalty 3
8/14 3rd Down Eff. 6/12
127 Passing Yards 174
169 Rushing Yards 101
1 Turnovers 0
8-56 Penalties 5-30
34:36 Possession 25:24
2/3 Red Zone 1/2
Play-by-Play
Q4 3 - 3 20 - 23
20 - 23 2:20
R.Fitzgerald FG
FG C.McLaughlin
20 - 20 11:24
Q3 7 - 7 17 - 20
17 - 20 0:08
R.Fitzgerald XP
17 - 19 0:08
J.Sanders TD
XP C.McLaughlin
17 - 13 6:41
TD S.Tucker
16 - 13 6:41
Q2 3 - 10 10 - 13
10 - 13 0:07
R.Fitzgerald XP
10 - 12 0:07
T.McMillan TD
10 - 6 2:06
R.Fitzgerald FG
FG C.McLaughlin
10 - 3 8:09
Q1 7 - 3 7 - 3
XP C.McLaughlin
7 - 3 4:01
TD M.Evans
6 - 3 4:01
0 - 3 10:30
R.Fitzgerald FG
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 4 Biggest Lead: TB +7 Times Tied: 1
Highlights
Buccaneers 20 - 23 Panthers
December 21, 2025
Buccaneers 20 - 23 Panthers
December 21, 2025
Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, NC, US · 75,525 capacity
League
NFL
Season
NFL 25/26
Round
Round 16
Date
December 21, 2025
Time
6:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m