What was the final score of Panthers vs Buccaneers?

Carolina Panthers 14, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 — a combined 16 + 14 = 30 points.

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

Bryce Young (Panthers) had the most passing yards with 266; Bucky Irving (Buccaneers) had the most rushing yards with 85; Cade Otton (Buccaneers) had the most receiving yards with 94. Every player's line is in the box score.

Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers Player Stats, Jan 3 2026: Box Score

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Carolina Panthers 16–14 in Week 18 of the 2025 NFL season on January 3, 2026 at Raymond James Stadium.

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Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers match player stats

Score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Carolina Panthers	0	7	0	7	14
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	3	0	3	16

Carolina Panthers passing
Player	CMP	ATT	YDS	Y/A	TD	INT	SCK	SYL	QBR	RTG
Bryce Young	24	35	266	7.6	2	1	0	0	44.9	98

Carolina Panthers rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	Y/A	LNG
Chuba Hubbard	5	10	2	5
Rico Dowdle	7	10	1.4	4
Bryce Young	2	-1	-0.5	0

Carolina Panthers receiving
Player	REC	TGT	YDS	Y/R	TD	LNG
Tetairoa McMillan	4	6	85	21.3	0	40
Jalen Coker	6	7	47	7.8	1	18
Tommy Tremble	3	4	38	12.7	1	17
Brycen Tremayne	2	2	27	13.5	0	20
Xavier Legette	3	4	22	7.3	0	12
Rico Dowdle	2	2	20	10	0	25
Jimmy Horn Jr.	1	1	15	15	0	15
Chuba Hubbard	2	2	7	3.5	0	5
Mitchell Evans	1	2	5	5	0	5

Carolina Panthers defense
Player	TCK	SOLO	SCK	TFL	PD	INT	INTY
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	1	20
Mike Jackson	7	4	0	0	0	0	0
Krys Barnes	6	2	0.5	1	0	0	0
Tre'von Moehrig	6	4	1	2	0	0	0
A'Shawn Robinson	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
DJ Wonnum	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
Nic Scourton	5	2	0.5	0	0	0	0
Chau Smith-Wade	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
Lathan Ransom	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Princely Umanmielen	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
Thomas Incoom	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Trevis Gipson	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bam Martin-Scott	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Brown III	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Cam Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jacoby Windmon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaycee Horn	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
LaBryan Ray	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maema Njongmeta	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Carolina Panthers kicking
Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	LNG	XPM	PTS
Ryan Fitzgerald	1		0	0	2

Carolina Panthers punting
Player	PUNT	YDS	AVG	TB	IN20	LNG
Sam Martin	3	139	46.3	1	1	50

Carolina Panthers punt returns
Player	PR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
Trevor Etienne	1	3	3	3	0
Brycen Tremayne	1	0	0	0	0

Tampa Bay Buccaneers passing
Player	CMP	ATT	YDS	Y/A	TD	INT	SCK	SYL	QBR	RTG
Baker Mayfield	16	22	203	9.2	1	1	2	5	73.5	97.3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	Y/A	LNG
Bucky Irving	26	85	3.3	9
Baker Mayfield	4	31	7.8	11
Rachaad White	7	23	3.3	7
Tez Johnson	1	5	5	5
Sean Tucker	4	-4	-1	3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiving
Player	REC	TGT	YDS	Y/R	TD	LNG
Cade Otton	7	9	94	13.4	1	22
Mike Evans	2	2	34	17	0	21
Rachaad White	2	2	18	9	0	11
Tez Johnson	1	1	17	17	0	17
Bucky Irving	1	2	13	13	0	13
Jalen McMillan	1	1	11	11	0	11
Chris Godwin Jr.	1	1	8	8	0	8
Emeka Egbuka	1	3	8	8	0	8
Payne Durham	0	1	0	0	0	0

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
Player	TCK	SOLO	TFL	PD	QBH	INT	INTY	TD
Lavonte David	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tykee Smith	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yaya Diaby	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Antoine Winfield Jr.	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Jacob Parrish	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0
Vita Vea	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Benjamin Morrison	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Izien	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Haason Reddick	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
J.T. Gray	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
SirVocea Dennis	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elijah Roberts	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greg Gaines	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Logan Hall	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Evans	1	1	0	0

Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicking
Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	LNG	XPM	PTS
Chase McLaughlin	4	3	75	48	1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers punting
Player	PUNT	YDS	AVG	TB	IN20	LNG
Riley Dixon	3	130	43.3	0	3	46

Tampa Bay Buccaneers kick returns
Player	KR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
Sean Tucker	3	57	19	21	0

Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers Player Stats, Jan 3 2026: Box Score

Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers match player stats

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