What was the final score of Buccaneers vs Panthers?

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20, Carolina Panthers 23 — a combined 23 + 20 = 43 points.

Who led Buccaneers vs Panthers in passing, rushing and receiving?

Bryce Young (Panthers) had the most passing yards with 191; Bucky Irving (Buccaneers) had the most rushing yards with 71; Tetairoa McMillan (Panthers) had the most receiving yards with 73. Every player's line is in the box score.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Carolina Panthers Player Stats, Dec 21 2025: Box Score

The Carolina Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23–20 in Week 16 of the 2025 NFL season on December 21, 2025 at Bank of America Stadium.

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Score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	3	7	3	20
Carolina Panthers	3	10	7	3	23

Tampa Bay Buccaneers passing
Player	CMP	ATT	YDS	Y/A	TD	INT	SCK	SYL	QBR	RTG
Baker Mayfield	18	26	145	5.6	1	1	2	18	60.2	79.8

Tampa Bay Buccaneers rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	Y/A	TD	LNG
Bucky Irving	19	71	3.7	0	12
Baker Mayfield	4	49	12.3	0	26
Rachaad White	5	45	9	0	39
Sean Tucker	4	3	0.8	1	3
Jalen McMillan	1	1	1	0	1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiving
Player	REC	TGT	YDS	Y/R	TD	LNG
Emeka Egbuka	1	2	40	40	0	40
Mike Evans	5	9	31	6.2	1	12
Chris Godwin Jr.	5	6	30	6	0	13
Cade Otton	2	2	15	7.5	0	9
Jalen McMillan	2	3	15	7.5	0	10
Rachaad White	2	2	15	7.5	0	13
Tez Johnson	1	1	-1	-1	0	-1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
Player	TCK	SOLO	SCK	TFL	PD	QBH	INT	INTY	TD
Lavonte David	10	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
SirVocea Dennis	8	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Benjamin Morrison	7	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Parrish	5	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Jamel Dean	4	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Logan Hall	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tykee Smith	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Haason Reddick	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Antoine Winfield Jr.	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Braswell	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Greg Gaines	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Evan Deckers	1	1	0	0	0
John Bullock	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kameron Johnson	1	1	0	0	0
Yaya Diaby	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vita Vea	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicking
Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	LNG	XPM	PTS
Chase McLaughlin	2	2	100	50	2

Tampa Bay Buccaneers punting
Player	PUNT	YDS	AVG	TB	IN20	LNG
Riley Dixon	3	134	44.7	0	1	47

Tampa Bay Buccaneers kick returns
Player	KR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
Kameron Johnson	3	101	33.7	44	0
Sean Tucker	2	36	18	23	0

Tampa Bay Buccaneers punt returns
Player	PR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
Kameron Johnson	1	7	7	7	0

Carolina Panthers passing
Player	CMP	ATT	YDS	Y/A	TD	INT	SCK	SYL	QBR	RTG
Bryce Young	21	32	191	6	2	0	2	17	73	102.5

Carolina Panthers rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	Y/A	LNG
Rico Dowdle	9	29	3.2	13
Chuba Hubbard	6	27	4.5	10
Jimmy Horn Jr.	1	25	25	25
Bryce Young	4	20	5	9

Carolina Panthers receiving
Player	REC	TGT	YDS	Y/R	TD	LNG
Tetairoa McMillan	6	10	73	12.2	1	22
Jalen Coker	3	5	47	15.7	0	34
Mitchell Evans	3	3	23	7.7	0	10
Rico Dowdle	4	6	14	3.5	0	8
Xavier Legette	1	3	12	12	0	12
Ja'Tavion Sanders	2	2	9	4.5	1	6
Chuba Hubbard	1	1	7	7	0	7
Tommy Tremble	1	1	6	6	0	6

Carolina Panthers defense
Player	TCK	SOLO	SCK	TFL	PD	QBH	INT	INTY	TD
Nick Scott	10	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Claudin Cherelus	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Rozeboom	7	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tre'von Moehrig	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chau Smith-Wade	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derrick Brown	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Akayleb Evans	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nic Scourton	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
DJ Wonnum	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaycee Horn	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Brown III	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brycen Tremayne	2	0	0	0	0
LaBryan Ray	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Jackson	2	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	0
A'Shawn Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Krys Barnes	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lathan Ransom	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	0
Maema Njongmeta	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Princely Umanmielen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Rochell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Carolina Panthers kicking
Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	LNG	XPM	PTS
Ryan Fitzgerald	3	3	100	48	2

Carolina Panthers punting
Player	PUNT	YDS	AVG	TB	IN20	LNG
Sam Martin	3	136	45.3	0	2	49

Carolina Panthers punt returns
Player	PR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
Trevor Etienne	3	33	11	13	0

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Carolina Panthers Player Stats, Dec 21 2025: Box Score

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