Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Carolina Panthers: game summary
Final · December 21, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.
Bank of America Stadium
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
TBCAR 
- 296Total yards275
- 127Passing yards174
- 18/26Completions/attempts21/32
- 4.5Yards per pass5.1
- 169Rushing yards101
- 33Rushing attempts20
- 5.1Yards per rush5.1
- 20First downs16
- 8-143rd down efficiency6-12
- 0-04th down efficiency0-0
- 2-3Red zone (made-att)1-2
- 61Total plays54
- 4.9Yards per play5.1
- 1Turnovers0
- 0Fumbles lost0
- 1Interceptions thrown0
- 2-18Sacks (yards lost)2-17
- 8-56Penalties (yards)5-30
- 34:36Time of possession25:24
Game leaders
Passing
Baker MayfieldTB · QB · 18/26, 145 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Bryce YoungCAR · QB · 21/32, 191 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing
Bucky IrvingTB · RB · 19 CAR, 71 YDS
Rico DowdleCAR · RB · 9 CAR, 29 YDS
Receiving
Emeka EgbukaTB · WR · 1 REC, 40 YDS
Tetairoa McMillanCAR · WR · 6 REC, 73 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Field goal10:30Ryan Fitzgerald 27 Yd Field Goal0-3
- Touchdown4:01Mike Evans 1 Yd pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin Kick)7-3
2nd quarter
- Field goal8:09Chase McLaughlin 23 Yd Field Goal10-3
- Field goal2:06Ryan Fitzgerald 41 Yd Field Goal10-6
- Touchdown0:07Tetairoa McMillan 22 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)10-13
3rd quarter
- Touchdown6:41Sean Tucker 1 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin Kick)17-13
- Touchdown0:08Ja'Tavion Sanders 6 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)17-20
4th quarter
- Field goal11:24Chase McLaughlin 50 Yd Field Goal20-20
- Field goal2:20Ryan Fitzgerald 48 Yd Field Goal20-23
Player stats
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield | 18/26 | 145 | 5.6 | 1 | 1 | 2-18 | 79.8 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Irving | 19 | 71 | 3.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Baker Mayfield | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 26 |
| Rachaad White | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 39 |
| Sean Tucker | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 3 |
| Jalen McMillan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emeka Egbuka | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Mike Evans | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 1 | 12 | 9 |
| Chris Godwin Jr. | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| Cade Otton | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Jalen McMillan | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Rachaad White | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Tez Johnson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavonte David | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SirVocea Dennis | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Benjamin Morrison | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Parrish | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamel Dean | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Hall | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tykee Smith | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Haason Reddick | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Braswell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Gaines | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Deckers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yaya Diaby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kameron Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bullock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Gotsis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vita Vea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young | 21/32 | 191 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 2-17 | 102.5 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rico Dowdle | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | 13 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Jimmy Horn Jr. | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Bryce Young | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetairoa McMillan | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 1 | 22 | 10 |
| Jalen Coker | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 34 | 5 |
| Mitchell Evans | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Rico Dowdle | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| Xavier Legette | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Ja'Tavion Sanders | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Tommy Tremble | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Scott | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claudin Cherelus | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre'von Moehrig | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Rozeboom | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derrick Brown | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chau Smith-Wade | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akayleb Evans | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Scourton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaycee Horn | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Wonnum | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jackson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| LaBryan Ray | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Brown III | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brycen Tremayne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Krys Barnes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A'Shawn Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Rochell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maema Njongmeta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lathan Ransom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Princely Umanmielen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game info
- Stadium
- Bank of America Stadium · Charlotte, NC
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Attendance
- 73,530
- TV
- Fox
- Officials
- Jeff Seeman (Line judge) · Dino Paganelli (Back judge) · Dyrol Prioleau (Field judge) · Boris Cheek (Side judge) · Shawn Smith (Referee) · Tra Blake (Umpire) · Jay Bilbo (Down judge)
About this game
Who won Buccaneers vs Panthers?
Panthers won 23-20 over Buccaneers on Sunday, December 21, 2025.
When was Buccaneers vs Panthers played?
On Sunday, December 21, 2025, at 1:00 PM ET at Bank of America Stadium.
Where was Buccaneers vs Panthers played?
At Bank of America Stadium.