Carolina Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: game summary
Final · January 3, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.
Raymond James Stadium
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
CARTB 
- 285Total yards338
- 266Passing yards198
- 24/35Completions/attempts16/22
- 7.6Yards per pass8.3
- 19Rushing yards140
- 14Rushing attempts42
- 1.4Yards per rush3.3
- 16First downs21
- 1-83rd down efficiency8-15
- 2-24th down efficiency0-0
- 2-2Red zone (made-att)1-3
- 49Total plays66
- 5.8Yards per play5.1
- 3Turnovers1
- 2Fumbles lost0
- 1Interceptions thrown1
- 0-0Sacks (yards lost)2-5
- 5-46Penalties (yards)6-45
- 22:35Time of possession37:25
Game leaders
Passing
Bryce YoungCAR · QB · 24/35, 266 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Baker MayfieldTB · QB · 16/22, 203 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Rico DowdleCAR · RB · 7 CAR, 10 YDS
Bucky IrvingTB · RB · 26 CAR, 85 YDS
Receiving
Tetairoa McMillanCAR · WR · 4 REC, 85 YDS
Cade OttonTB · TE · 7 REC, 94 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Touchdown9:31Cade Otton 18 Yd pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin Kick)0-7
- Field goal1:57Chase McLaughlin 29 Yd Field Goal0-10
2nd quarter
- Touchdown10:50Tommy Tremble 8 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)7-10
- Field goal0:02Chase McLaughlin 36 Yd Field Goal7-13
4th quarter
- Field goal14:12Chase McLaughlin 48 Yd Field Goal 7-16
- Touchdown2:27Jalen Coker 8 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)14-16
Player stats
Carolina Panthers
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young | 24/35 | 266 | 7.6 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 98.0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuba Hubbard | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rico Dowdle | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | 4 |
| Bryce Young | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetairoa McMillan | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 0 | 40 | 6 |
| Jalen Coker | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 1 | 18 | 7 |
| Tommy Tremble | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
| Brycen Tremayne | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Xavier Legette | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Rico Dowdle | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Jimmy Horn Jr. | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Mitchell Evans | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Brown | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Scott | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Rozeboom | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jackson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre'von Moehrig | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Krys Barnes | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DJ Wonnum | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Scourton | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A'Shawn Robinson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chau Smith-Wade | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevis Gipson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Princely Umanmielen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Incoom | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lathan Ransom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Brown III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maema Njongmeta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaBryan Ray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bam Martin-Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield | 16/22 | 203 | 9.2 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 97.3 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Irving | 26 | 85 | 3.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Baker Mayfield | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 11 |
| Rachaad White | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Tez Johnson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sean Tucker | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Otton | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 1 | 22 | 9 |
| Mike Evans | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Rachaad White | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Tez Johnson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Bucky Irving | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Jalen McMillan | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Chris Godwin Jr. | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Emeka Egbuka | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Payne Durham | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavonte David | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tykee Smith | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yaya Diaby | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vita Vea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Parrish | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.T. Gray | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Izien | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SirVocea Dennis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haason Reddick | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benjamin Morrison | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Evans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Roberts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Gaines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calijah Kancey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Game info
- Stadium
- Raymond James Stadium · Tampa, FL
- Surface
- Natural grass
- Attendance
- 65,082
- TV
- ABC, ESPN
- Officials
- Rick Patterson (Field judge) · Sarah Thomas (Down judge) · Brad Allen (Referee) · Chad Hill (Side judge) · Walter Flowers (Line judge) · Tyree Walton (Back judge) · Marcus Woods (Umpire)
About this game
Who won Panthers vs Buccaneers?
Buccaneers won 16-14 over Panthers on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
When was Panthers vs Buccaneers played?
On Saturday, January 3, 2026, at 4:30 PM ET at Raymond James Stadium.
Where was Panthers vs Buccaneers played?
At Raymond James Stadium.