Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Carolina Panthers

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January 3rd, 2026

2025 Week 18

Regular Season

Buccaneers Home

Final

Panthers Away

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Offensive Starters

QB B. Mayfield

RB B. Irving

WR M. Evans

WR C. Godwin

TE C. Otton

TE P. Durham

T T. Wirfs

T L. Goedeke

G M. Jordan

G D. Feeney

C G. Barton

Defensive Starters

DL L. Hall

DL E. Roberts

DT V. Vea

LB Y. Diaby

LB H. Reddick

LB S. Dennis

LB L. David

CB B. Morrison

CB J. Parrish

S T. Smith

S A. Winfield Jr.

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Buccaneers	10	3	0	3	16
Panthers	0	7	0	7	14

	Buccaneers	Panthers
Q1	10	0
Q2	3	7
Q3	0	0
Q4	3	7
FINAL	16	14

Key Performers

Buccaneers

PassingB. Mayfield

16/22, 203 YDS, 1 TD

RushingB. Irving

26, 85 YDS

ReceivingC. Otton

7, 94 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesL. David

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsJ. Parrish

Panthers

PassingB. Young

24/35, 266 YDS, 2 TD

RushingR. Dowdle

7, 10 YDS

ReceivingT. McMillan

4, 85 YDS

TacklesD. Brown

SacksT. Moehrig

1.0

InterceptionsC. Rozeboom

Team Comparison

Buccaneers

Stat

Panthers

First Downs

338

Total Yards

285

Rushes

140

Rush YDS

Rush TD

72.7%

PASS %

68.6%

198

NET PASS YDS

266

PASS TD

Takeaways

37:25

Time of Possession

22:35

Offensive Starters

B. Young QB

R. Dowdle RB

J. Coker WR

T. McMillan WR

T. Tremble TE

M. Evans TE

I. Ekwonu T

T. Moton T

A. Corbett G

D. Lewis G

C. Mays C

Defensive Starters

A. Robinson DT

D. Brown DT

B. Brown DT

N. Scourton LB

D. Wonnum LB

K. Barnes LB

C. Rozeboom LB

M. Jackson CB

J. Horn CB

N. Scott S

T. Moehrig S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2025 Week 18 match up between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Carolina Panthers featuring 94 receiving yards by Cade Otton.

Legend

Moment: Buccaneers

Moment: Panthers

Buccaneers Momentum

Panthers Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • TAM TD TAM TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Baker Mayfield pass complete deep middle to Cade Otton for 18 yards touchdown - PAT good

Buccaneers opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • TAM FG TAM FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Chase McLaughlin 29 yard field goal good

Buccaneers extends lead → 10-0

< Q2 > • CAR TD CAR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Bryce Young pass complete short right to Tommy Tremble for 8 yards touchdown - PAT good

Panthers cuts lead → 10-7

< Q2 > • TAM FG TAM FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Chase McLaughlin 36 yard field goal good Penalty on CAR: Illegal Formation 5 yards (declined)

Buccaneers extends lead → 13-7

< Q4 > • TAM FG TAM FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Chase McLaughlin 48 yard field goal good

Buccaneers extends lead → 16-7

< Q4 > • CAR TD CAR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Bryce Young pass complete short left to Jalen Coker for 8 yards touchdown - PAT good

Panthers cuts lead → 16-14

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Baker Mayfield	22	16	72.7	203	1	1	22	2	97.3
Team Totals	22	16	72.7	203	1	1	22	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Bucky Irving	26	85	3.3	9
Rachaad White	7	23	3.3	7
Baker Mayfield	4	31	7.8	11
Sean Tucker	4	-4	-1.0	3
Tez Johnson	1	5	5.0	5
Team Totals	42	140	3.3	11

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Cade Otton	9	7	94	13.4	1	22
Rachaad White	2	2	18	9.0	0	11
Mike Evans	2	2	34	17.0	0	21
Bucky Irving	2	1	13	13.0	0	13
Tez Johnson	1	1	17	17.0	0	17
Jalen McMillan	1	1	11	11.0	0	11
Chris Godwin	1	1	8	8.0	0	8
Emeka Egbuka	3	1	8	8.0	0	8
Payne Durham	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	22	16	203	12.7	1	22

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Int
Lavonte David	6	5	1	0
Tykee Smith	5	4	1	0
YaYa Diaby	4	3	1	0
Jacob Parrish	3	3	0	1
Vita Vea	3	3	0	0
Antoine Winfield Jr.	3	1	2	0
SirVocea Dennis	2	2	0	0
J.T. Gray	2	2	0	0
Christian Izien	2	2	0	0
Benjamin Morrison	2	1	1	0
Haason Reddick	2	1	1	0
Greg Gaines	1	0	1	0
Logan Hall	1	0	1	0
Elijah Roberts	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	37	28	9	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Sean Tucker	3	57	19	0
Team Totals	3	57	19.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Chase McLaughlin	4	3	1	1
Team Totals	4	3	1	1

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Riley Dixon	3	130	43.3
Team Totals	3	130	43.3

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Bryce Young	35	24	68.6	266	2	1	40	0	98
Team Totals	35	24	68.6	266	2	1	40	0

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Rico Dowdle	7	10	1.4	4
Chuba Hubbard	5	10	2.0	5
Bryce Young	2	-1	-0.5	0
Team Totals	14	19	1.4	5

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Jalen Coker	7	6	47	7.8	1	18
Tetairoa McMillan	6	4	85	21.3	0	40
Tommy Tremble	4	3	38	12.7	1	17
Xavier Legette	4	3	22	7.3	0	12
Rico Dowdle	2	2	20	10.0	0	25
Chuba Hubbard	2	2	7	3.5	0	5
Brycen Tremayne	2	2	27	13.5	0	20
Jimmy Horn	1	1	15	15.0	0	15
Mitchell Evans	2	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team Totals	30	24	266	11.1	2	40

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Derrick Brown	13	5	8	0	0
Nick Scott	9	6	3	0	0
Christian Rozeboom	8	6	2	0	1
Michael Jackson	7	4	3	0	0
Trevon Moehrig	6	4	2	1	0
Krys Barnes	6	2	4	0.5	0
Nic Scourton	5	2	3	0.5	0
AShawn Robinson	5	1	4	0	0
D.J. Wonnum	5	4	1	0	0
Chau Smith-Wade	4	3	1	0	0
Trevis Gipson	2	1	1	0	0
Thomas Incoom	2	1	1	0	0
Lathan Ransom	2	0	2	0	0
Princely Umanmielen	2	1	1	0	0
Bobby Brown	1	1	0	0	0
Cam Jackson	1	0	1	0	0
Bam Martin-Scott	1	0	1	0	0
Maema Njongmeta	1	1	0	0	0
LaBryan Ray	1	0	1	0	0
Team Totals	81	42	39	2	1