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.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Carolina Panthers match player stats
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Carolina Panthers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Player | TCK | SOLO | SCK | TFL | PD | QBH | INT | INTY | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavonte David | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| SirVocea Dennis | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Benjamin Morrison | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Jacob Parrish | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Jamel Dean | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Logan Hall | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tykee Smith | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Haason Reddick | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Antoine Winfield Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Chris Braswell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Greg Gaines | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Evan Deckers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Bullock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kameron Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Yaya Diaby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Vita Vea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | FGA | FGM | FG% | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase McLaughlin | 2 | 2 | 100 | 50 | 2 |
| Player | PUNT | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Dixon | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| Player | KR | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kameron Johnson | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 44 | 0 |
| Sean Tucker | 2 | 36 | 18 | 23 | 0 |
| Player | PR | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kameron Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Player | ATT | YDS | Y/A | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rico Dowdle | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | 13 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Jimmy Horn Jr. | 1 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Bryce Young | 4 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 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 |
| Player | TCK | SOLO | SCK | TFL | PD | QBH | INT | INTY | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Scott | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Claudin Cherelus | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Christian Rozeboom | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Tre'von Moehrig | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Chau Smith-Wade | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Derrick Brown | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Akayleb Evans | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Nic Scourton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| DJ Wonnum | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jaycee Horn | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Bobby Brown III | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Brycen Tremayne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| LaBryan Ray | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Jackson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| A'Shawn Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Krys Barnes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lathan Ransom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| Maema Njongmeta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Princely Umanmielen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Robert Rochell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | FGA | FGM | FG% | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzgerald | 3 | 3 | 100 | 48 | 2 |
| Player | PUNT | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Martin | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
| Player | PR | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Etienne | 3 | 33 | 11 | 13 | 0 |
Frequently asked questions
Who won Buccaneers vs Panthers?
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.
What was the final score of Buccaneers vs Panthers?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20, Carolina Panthers 23 — a combined 23 + 20 = 43 points.