2026 Week 7 · Regular season

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Carolina Panthers: 2026 Week 7

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Uploaded: 2026-10-25
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Carolina Panthers, 43–13. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Buccaneers vs. Panthers Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Home team

Carolina Panthers

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Date: Sunday, October 25, 2026
Kickoff: 1:00 PM ET1:00 PM ET
TV / Stream: Fox
Venue: Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC

Postgame video

Buccaneers vs. Panthers 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Buccaneers vs. Panthers Final Score and Game Result

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Carolina Panthers, 43–13.

Winner

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

43–13

TB record

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2-5

CAR record

Carolina Panthers

3-3

Quarter-by-quarter result

Buccaneers vs. Panthers Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Week 7

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 43–13 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	26	3	7	43
CAR Carolina Panthers	0	6	0	7	13

Top performers

Buccaneers vs. Panthers Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

Baker Mayfield

7/11, 64 YDS, 1 TD

CAR

Bryce Young

14/27, 163 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT

Rushing Yards

Bucky Irving

24 CAR, 106 YDS, 2 TD

CAR

Chuba Hubbard

7 CAR, 33 YDS

Receiving Yards

Tez Johnson

2 REC, 33 YDS, 1 TD

CAR

Darren Waller

1 REC, 50 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

Yaya Diaby

CAR

Tackles

Josiah Trotter

CAR

Bobby Okereke

Game statistics

Buccaneers vs. Panthers Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

TBStatisticCAR

211st Downs15

7-123rd down efficiency6-11

0-14th down efficiency0-2

322Total Yards266

64Passing178

258Rushing88

0Turnovers4

6-35Penalties4-56

3-4Red Zone (Made-Att)1-2

35:57Possession24:03

Every scoring play

Buccaneers vs. Panthers Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q17:22

TB
Bucky Irving 4 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
7–0
Q214:12

TB
Chase McLaughlin 22 Yd Field Goal
10–0
Q211:05

TB
Calijah Kancey 32 Yd Fumble Return (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
17–0
Q29:09

CAR
Darren Waller 50 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald PAT blocked)
17–6
Q29:09

TB
Zyon McCollum Defensive PAT Conversion
19–6
Q23:53

TB
Bucky Irving 1 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
26–6
Q20:04

TB
Tez Johnson 14 Yd pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
33–6
Q36:30

TB
Chase McLaughlin 44 Yd Field Goal
36–6
Q410:21

TB
Sean Tucker 46 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
43–6
Q45:28

CAR
Anthony Tyus III 12 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick) (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)
43–13

Individual statistics

Buccaneers vs. Panthers Player Box Score and Individual Stats

Open each category for passing, rushing, receiving, defensive and kicking statistics.

Passing Stats

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Baker Mayfield	7/11	64	5.8	1	0	0-0	68.3	109.7

Carolina Panthers Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Bryce Young	14/27	163	6.0	1	2	5-32	6.8	51.9
Kenny Pickett	3/4	47	11.8	0	0	0-0	52.9	113.5

Rushing Stats

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Bucky Irving	24	106	4.4	2	15
Kenny Gainwell	14	88	6.3	0	29
Sean Tucker	7	52	7.4	1	46
Tez Johnson	1	14	14.0	0	14
Baker Mayfield	1	1	1.0	0	1
Jalon Daniels	2	-3	-1.5	0	-1

Carolina Panthers Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chuba Hubbard	7	33	4.7	0	8
Anthony Tyus III	3	23	7.7	1	12
Kenny Pickett	1	15	15.0	0	15
Bryce Young	1	9	9.0	0	9
Trevor Etienne	6	8	1.3	0	5

Receiving Stats

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Tez Johnson	2	33	16.5	1	19	2
Chris Godwin Jr.	4	27	6.8	0	9	5
Bucky Irving	1	4	4.0	0	4	2
Cade Otton	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Ted Hurst III	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Carolina Panthers Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Darren Waller	1	50	50.0	1	50	2
Tetairoa McMillan	4	40	10.0	0	12	6
Mitchell Evans	2	39	19.5	0	32	2
Chuba Hubbard	4	27	6.8	0	9	5
John Metchie III	2	20	10.0	0	16	4
Trevor Etienne	2	17	8.5	0	9	2
Jalen Coker	1	9	9.0	0	9	4
Tommy Tremble	1	8	8.0	0	8	2
David Moore	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Brycen Tremayne	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Defensive Stats

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
Josiah Trotter	10	3	0	0	1	0	0
Tykee Smith	7	1	0	0	1	0	0
Alex Anzalone	6	4	0	0	0	0	0
Keionte Scott	6	2	0	0	1	0	0
David Walker	5	5	0	1	0	0	0
Ifeatu Melifonwu	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
Yaya Diaby	3	3	3	3	0	3	0
Elijah Roberts	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Parrish	2	2	0	0	2	0	0
Zyon McCollum	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
SirVocea Dennis	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Knowles	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bauer Sharp	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al-Quadin Muhammad	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
Vita Vea	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
A'Shawn Robinson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Calijah Kancey	1	1	0	1	0	0	1
Elijah Simmons	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Anthony Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Rueben Bain Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Carolina Panthers Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Bobby Okereke	10	7	1	1	0
Nick Scott	7	4	0	0	0
Aaron Hall	6	1	0	0	0
Derrick Brown	5	3	0	1	0
Nick Hampton	5	3	0	0	0
Will Lee III	5	1	0	0	0
Devin Lloyd	4	0	0	0	1
Trevis Gipson	3	2	1	0	0
Tre'von Moehrig	3	2	0	0	0
Lathan Ransom	3	2	0	0	0
Bobby Brown III	3	1	0	0	0
Lee Hunter	3	0	0	0	0
Patrick Jones II	2	2	1	0	0
Tershawn Wharton	2	2	0	0	0
Akayleb Evans	2	2	0	0	0
Princely Umanmielen	2	2	1	0	0
Jackson Kuwatch	2	1	0	0	0
Tyrel Dodson	2	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Simmons	1	1	0	0	0
Chuba Hubbard	1	1	0	0	0
Zakee Wheatley	1	1	0	1	0
John Metchie III	1	1	0	0	0

Kicking Stats

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chase McLaughlin	2/2	100.0	44	5/5	11

Carolina Panthers Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ryan Fitzgerald	0/0	0.0	0	1/2	1

Game flow

Buccaneers vs. Panthers Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

TB 100%Home win probabilityCAR 0%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Buccaneers vs. Panthers Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 20 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
TB	Touchdown14 plays, 70 yards, 7:38	14	70	7:38	TB 30	CAR 0
CAR	Punt6 plays, 19 yards, 2:37	6	19	2:37	CAR 25	CAR 44
TB	Punt5 plays, 32 yards, 3:58	5	32	3:58	TB 18	50
TB	Field Goal5 plays, 14 yards, 1:35	5	14	1:35	CAR 18	CAR 4
CAR	Fumble Touchdown5 plays, 1 yard, 3:07	5	1	3:07	CAR 31	CAR 40
CAR	Touchdown5 plays, 72 yards, 1:56	5	72	1:56	CAR 28	TB 0
TB	Touchdown8 plays, 59 yards, 5:16	8	59	5:16	TB 41	CAR 0
CAR	Interception3 plays, 12 yards, 1:23	3	12	1:23	CAR 29	CAR 41
TB	Touchdown8 plays, 32 yards, 2:26	8	32	2:26	CAR 32	CAR 0
CAR	End of Half0 plays, 0 yards, 0:04	0	0	0:04	CAR 0	CAR 0
CAR	Punt4 plays, -8 yards, 2:03	4	-8	2:03	CAR 26	CAR 18
TB	Punt3 plays, 2 yards, 2:24	3	2	2:24	CAR 45	CAR 43
CAR	Interception5 plays, 11 yards, 1:34	5	11	1:34	CAR 20	CAR 31
TB	Field Goal4 plays, 6 yards, 2:29	4	6	2:29	CAR 32	CAR 26
CAR	Downs14 plays, 64 yards, 4:40	14	64	4:40	CAR 31	TB 5
TB	Touchdown9 plays, 94 yards, 6:29	9	94	6:29	TB 6	CAR 0
CAR	Touchdown8 plays, 71 yards, 4:53	8	71	4:53	CAR 29	TB 0
TB	Downs4 plays, 7 yards, 2:25	4	7	2:25	TB 36	TB 45
CAR	Downs4 plays, 4 yards, 1:46	4	4	1:46	TB 43	TB 39
TB	End of Game2 plays, -3 yards, 1:17	2	-3	1:17	TB 40	TB 38

Official game information

Buccaneers vs. Panthers Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance73,195

Reported crowd at Bank of America Stadium.

Playing surfaceArtificial turf

Surface listed for Bank of America Stadium.

Game officials

Derick Bowers — Down Judge
Carl Cheffers — Referee
Martin Hankins — Back Judge
Nathan Jones — Field Judge
Dominique Pender — Side Judge
Derek Anderson — Umpire
Marcus Allen — Line Judge

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Kickoff time

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The scheduled kickoff is 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, October 25, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Buccaneers vs. Panthers Being Played?

Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC.

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When is Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Carolina Panthers?

The game is scheduled for Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET.

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Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC.

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