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Panthers at Buccaneers: January 3, 2026

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Carolina Panthers 16-14 at Raymond James Stadium on January 3, 2026 (2025 regular season).

Final · Played January 3, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most passing yards: Bryce Young (Panthers, 266); Baker Mayfield (Buccaneers, 203). Most rushing yards: Chuba Hubbard (Panthers, 10); Bucky Irving (Buccaneers, 85). Most receiving yards: Tetairoa McMillan (Panthers, 85); Cade Otton (Buccaneers, 94).

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Carolina Panthers070714
Tampa Bay Buccaneers1030316

Team comparison

Team statsCARTB
Total yards285338
Passing yards266198
Rushing yards19140
First downs1621
Yards per play5.85.1
Turnovers31
Penalty yards4645
Red zone (scores/trips)2/21/3

What stood out

  • The Buccaneers out-gained the Panthers 338 to 285 total yards.
  • Turnovers: Panthers 3, Buccaneers 1.
  • The Buccaneers' biggest scoring edge came in the 1st quarter (10-0).
  • The Buccaneers ran for 140 yards to the Panthers' 19.

Featured player lines

  • Bryce Young (CAR QB): 24 CMP, 35 ATT, 266 PASS YDS, 2 PASS TD, 1 INT, 2 CAR, -1 RUSH YDS
  • Chuba Hubbard (CAR RB): 5 CAR, 10 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 2 TGT, 2 REC, 7 REC YDS
  • Brycen Tremayne (CAR WR): 2 TGT, 2 REC, 27 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Jalen Coker (CAR WR): 7 TGT, 6 REC, 47 REC YDS, 1 REC TD
  • Tetairoa McMillan (CAR WR): 6 TGT, 4 REC, 85 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Mitchell Evans (CAR TE): 2 TGT, 1 REC, 5 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Tommy Tremble (CAR TE): 4 TGT, 3 REC, 38 REC YDS, 1 REC TD
  • Baker Mayfield (TB QB): 16 CMP, 22 ATT, 203 PASS YDS, 1 PASS TD, 1 INT, 4 CAR, 31 RUSH YDS
  • Bucky Irving (TB RB): 26 CAR, 85 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 2 TGT, 1 REC, 13 REC YDS
  • Rachaad White (TB RB): 7 CAR, 23 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 2 TGT, 2 REC, 18 REC YDS
  • Chris Godwin Jr. (TB WR): 1 TGT, 1 REC, 8 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Emeka Egbuka (TB WR): 3 TGT, 1 REC, 8 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Mike Evans (TB WR): 2 TGT, 2 REC, 34 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Tez Johnson (TB WR): 1 TGT, 1 REC, 17 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Cade Otton (TB TE): 9 TGT, 7 REC, 94 REC YDS, 1 REC TD

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Head-to-head

Earlier meetings stored in StatsNext, most recent first
DateResult
December 21, 2025TB 20, CAR 23 (at Carolina)
December 29, 2024CAR 14, TB 48 (at Tampa Bay)
December 1, 2024TB 26, CAR 23 (at Carolina)
January 7, 2024TB 9, CAR 0 (at Carolina)
December 3, 2023CAR 18, TB 21 (at Tampa Bay)

Full Buccaneers vs Panthers head-to-head (10 meetings).

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