Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Week 16 2025

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December 21st, 2025

2025 Week 16

Regular Season

Carolina Panthers

23

Panthers Home

23

Final

20

Final

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Buccaneers Away

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Offensive Starters

QB B. Young

RB R. Dowdle

WR X. Legette

WR T. McMillan

TE M. Evans

TE T. Tremble

T T. Moton

T Y. Nijman

G A. Corbett

G D. Lewis

C C. Mays

Defensive Starters

DT D. Brown

DT A. Robinson

LB D. Wonnum

LB N. Scourton

LB C. Cherelus

LB C. Rozeboom

CB C. Smith-Wade

CB M. Jackson

CB J. Horn

S N. Scott

S T. Moehrig

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Panthers	3	10	7	3	23
Buccaneers	7	3	7	3	20

	Panthers	Buccaneers
Q1	3	7
Q2	10	3
Q3	7	7
Q4	3	3
FINAL	23	20

Key Performers

Panthers

PassingB. Young

21/32, 191 YDS, 2 TD

RushingR. Dowdle

9, 29 YDS

ReceivingT. McMillan

6, 73 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesN. Scott

10

SacksC. Rozeboom

1.0

InterceptionsL. Ransom

1

Buccaneers

PassingB. Mayfield

18/26, 145 YDS, 1 TD

RushingB. Irving

19, 71 YDS

ReceivingE. Egbuka

1, 40 YDS

TacklesL. David

10

SacksL. David

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

0

Team Comparison

Panthers

Stat

Buccaneers

16

First Downs

20

275

Total Yards

296

20

Rushes

33

101

Rush YDS

169

0

Rush TD

1

65.6%

PASS %

69.2%

174

NET PASS YDS

127

2

PASS TD

1

1

Takeaways

0

25:24

Time of Possession

34:36

Offensive Starters

B. Mayfield QB

B. Irving RB

J. McMillan WR

E. Egbuka WR

M. Evans WR

C. Otton TE

T. Wirfs T

L. Goedeke T

D. Feeney G

M. Jordan G

G. Barton C

Defensive Starters

L. Hall DL

A. Gotsis DT

V. Vea DT

Y. Diaby LB

H. Reddick LB

S. Dennis LB

L. David LB

J. Dean CB

B. Morrison CB

T. Smith S

A. Winfield Jr. S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2025 Week 16 match up between the Carolina Panthers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers featuring 10 tackles by Nick Scott.

Legend

Moment: Panthers

Moment: Buccaneers

Panthers Momentum

Buccaneers Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • CAR FG CAR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Ryan Fitzgerald 27 yard field goal good

Panthers opens scoring → 3-0

< Q1 > • TAM TD TAM TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Baker Mayfield pass complete short right to Mike Evans for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Buccaneers takes the lead → 7-3

< Q2 > • TAM FG TAM FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Chase McLaughlin 23 yard field goal good

Buccaneers extends lead → 10-3

< Q2 > • CAR FG CAR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Ryan Fitzgerald 41 yard field goal good

Panthers cuts lead → 10-6

< Q2 > • CAR TD CAR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Bryce Young pass complete deep left to Tetairoa McMillan for 22 yards touchdown - PAT good

Panthers takes the lead → 13-10

< Q3 > • TAM TD TAM TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Sean Tucker left end for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Buccaneers takes the lead → 17-13

< Q3 > • CAR TD CAR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Bryce Young pass complete short left to JaTavion Sanders for 6 yards touchdown - PAT good

Panthers takes the lead → 20-17

< Q4 > • TAM FG TAM FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Chase McLaughlin 50 yard field goal good

Buccaneers ties it up → 20-20

< Q4 > • CAR FG CAR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Ryan Fitzgerald 48 yard field goal good

Panthers takes the lead → 23-20

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Bryce Young	32	21	65.6	191	2	0	34	2	102.5
Team Totals	32	21	65.6	191	2	0	34	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Rico Dowdle	9	29	3.2	0	13
Chuba Hubbard	6	27	4.5	0	10
Bryce Young	4	20	5.0	0	9
Jimmy Horn	1	25	25.0	0	25
Team Totals	20	101	5.0	0	25

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Tetairoa McMillan	10	6	73	12.2	1	22
Rico Dowdle	6	4	14	3.5	0	8
Jalen Coker	5	3	47	15.7	0	34
Mitchell Evans	3	3	23	7.7	0	10
JaTavion Sanders	2	2	9	4.5	1	6
Chuba Hubbard	1	1	7	7.0	0	7
Xavier Legette	3	1	12	12.0	0	12
Tommy Tremble	1	1	6	6.0	0	6
Team Totals	31	21	191	9.1	2	34

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Nick Scott	10	9	1	0	0
Claudin Cherelus	8	6	2	0	0
Christian Rozeboom	7	3	4	1	0
Trevon Moehrig	7	5	2	0	0
Derrick Brown	5	3	2	1	0
Chau Smith-Wade	5	3	2	0	0
Akayleb Evans	4	2	2	0	0
Nic Scourton	4	2	2	0	0
Jaycee Horn	3	3	0	0	0
D.J. Wonnum	3	1	2	0	0
Bobby Brown	2	1	1	0	0
Michael Jackson	2	2	0	0	0
LaBryan Ray	2	1	1	0	0
Brycen Tremayne	2	0	2	0	0
Lathan Ransom	1	0	1	0	1
Krys Barnes	1	1	0	0	0
Maema Njongmeta	1	0	1	0	0
AShawn Robinson	1	0	1	0	0
Robert Rochell	1	0	1	0	0
Princely Umanmielen	1	0	1	0	0
Team Totals	70	42	28	2	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Trevor Etienne	3	33	11	0
Team Totals	3	33	11.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Ryan Fitzgerald	3	3	2	2
Team Totals	3	3	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Sam Martin	3	136	45.3
Team Totals	3	136	45.3

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Baker Mayfield	26	18	69.2	145	1	1	40	2	79.8
Team Totals	26	18	69.2	145	1	1	40	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Bucky Irving	19	71	3.7	0	12
Rachaad White	5	45	9.0	0	39
Baker Mayfield	4	49	12.3	0	26
Sean Tucker	4	3	0.8	1	3
Jalen McMillan	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team Totals	33	169	5.1	1	39

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Mike Evans	9	5	31	6.2	1	12
Chris Godwin	6	5	30	6.0	0	13
Rachaad White	2	2	15	7.5	0	13
Jalen McMillan	3	2	15	7.5	0	10
Cade Otton	2	2	15	7.5	0	9
Emeka Egbuka	2	1	40	40.0	0	40
Tez Johnson	1	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
Team Totals	25	18	145	8.1	1	40

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Lavonte David	10	6	4	1	0
SirVocea Dennis	8	6	2	1	0
Benjamin Morrison	7	5	2	0	0
Jacob Parrish	5	2	3	0	0
Jamel Dean	4	3	1	0	0
Logan Hall	4	2	2	0	0
Tykee Smith	4	2	2	0	0
Haason Reddick	3	2	1	0	0
Chris Braswell	2	1	1	0	0
Greg Gaines	2	0	2	0	0
Antoine Winfield Jr.	2	0	2	0	0
John Bullock	1	0	1	0	0
Evan Deckers	1	1	0	0	0
YaYa Diaby	1	1	0	0	0
Kameron Johnson	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	55	32	23	2	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Kameron Johnson	3	101	33.7	0
Sean Tucker	2	36	18	0
Team Totals	5	137	27.4	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Kameron Johnson	1	7	7	0
Team Totals	1	7	7.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Chase McLaughlin	2	2	2	2
Team Totals	2	2	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Riley Dixon	3	134	44.7
Team Totals	3	134	44.7

Panthers 2025 Season

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