Panthers vs Buccaneers
Final · Week 18 · Sat Jan 3 · 4:30 PM ET · Raymond James Stadium
Carolina PanthersPanthers8-9
14FinalJan 3, 2026
Tampa Bay BuccaneersBuccaneers8-9
16TVABCESPN
Closing line
US sportsbook at kickoffMoneyline
CAR+130
TB−155
Spread
CAR +3−112
TB −3−108
Total O/U
Over 42.5−115
Under 42.5−105
- Spread: Panthers +3 covered.
- Total O/U: under 42.5 (30 points).
Recap
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers edged the Carolina Panthers 16-14 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on Jan 3, 2026 to move to 8-9.
The Buccaneers won the turnover battle 3-1.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| TB | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
Scoring plays
First Quarter
- TBTouchdown · 9:31Cade Otton 18 Yd pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin Kick)0-7
- TBField Goal · 1:57Chase McLaughlin 29 Yd Field Goal0-10
Second Quarter
- CARTouchdown · 10:50Tommy Tremble 8 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)7-10
- TBField Goal · 0:02Chase McLaughlin 36 Yd Field Goal7-13
Fourth Quarter
- TBField Goal · 14:12Chase McLaughlin 48 Yd Field Goal7-16
- CARTouchdown · 2:27Jalen Coker 8 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)14-16
Team stats
CARTB
- 1st Downs
- 16
- 21
- Total Yards
- 285
- 338
- Passing
- 266
- 198
- Rushing
- 19
- 140
- 3rd down efficiency
- 1-8
- 8-15
- Turnovers
- 3
- 1
- Possession
- 22:35
- 37:25
Top performers
Carolina PanthersTampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
Bryce Young24/35, 266 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Baker Mayfield16/22, 203 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Rico Dowdle7 CAR, 10 YDS
Bucky Irving26 CAR, 85 YDS
Receiving
Tetairoa McMillan4 REC, 85 YDS
Cade Otton7 REC, 94 YDS, 1 TD
Tackles
Derrick Brown13
Lavonte David6
Sacks
Tre'von Moehrig1
–
Player stats
Panthers · Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young | 24/35 | 266 | 7.6 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 44.9 | 98.0 |
Panthers · Rushing
| Player | 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 |
Panthers · Receiving
| Player | 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 |
Panthers · Fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rico Dowdle | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tetairoa McMillan | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryce Young | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Panthers · Defense
| Player | 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 |
Panthers · Interceptions
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Rozeboom | 1 | 20 | 0 |
Panthers · Punt returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Etienne | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brycen Tremayne | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Panthers · Kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzgerald | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
Panthers · Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Martin | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
Buccaneers · Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield | 16/22 | 203 | 9.2 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 73.5 | 97.3 |
Buccaneers · Rushing
| Player | 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 |
Buccaneers · Receiving
| Player | 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 |
Buccaneers · Fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Tucker | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lavonte David | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rashad Wisdom | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Benjamin Morrison | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Buccaneers · Defense
| Player | 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 |
Buccaneers · Interceptions
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Parrish | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buccaneers · Kick returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Tucker | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 |
Buccaneers · Kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase McLaughlin | 3/4 | 75.0 | 48 | 1/1 | 10 |
Buccaneers · Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Dixon | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 0 | 3 | 46 |
Game info
VenueRaymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Attendance65,082
OfficialsField Judge: Rick Patterson · Down Judge: Sarah Thomas · Referee: Brad Allen · Side Judge: Chad Hill
TVABC · nationalESPN · national
Last and next games
More scores
NFL Week 18, 2025All NFL ScoresNFL 2025 SeasonNFL OddsScores & schedules
College Football ScoresNBA ScoresCollege Basketball ScoresNHL ScoresMLB ScoresWNBA ScoresUFC & MMA Results
Scores, stats and closing line: ESPN. Prediction-market prices: Kalshi and Polymarket. Betting splits: a consensus across several sportsbooks. Odds change constantly: confirm the price at the book. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.
Game details updated Oct 13, 5:54 PM ET. How game pages are made