Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Carolina Panthers box score, match player stats and summary feat. Bryce Young

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Carolina Panthers met in Week 13 of the 2024 NFL season. In a game of two teams still with chances in the NFC South, the key storyline involved two former first-overall picks whose careers did not live up to the expectations, but are seeing redemption stories in 2024.

Although they entered the week with negative records, both teams knew that there was a lot to fight for. The Atlanta Falcons lost their third straight game and they're leading the division with a 6-6 record, meaning that there's still a chance to take the NFC South with the final month of the season.

Carolina improved a lot during the course of the season, and this was never going to be an easy game for Tampa Bay. Rivalry games always make it difficult, no matter how many wins a team racked up during the season.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Carolina Panthers box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	OT	Final Score
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	3	0	13	3	26
Carolina Panthers	3	10	3	7	0	23

Tampa Bay Buccaneers box score

Quarterback

Quarterback	Passing Yds	Completions	Pass Atts	Pass TDs	INTs	Rush yds	Rush att
Baker Mayfield	235	21	33	1	2	8	3

Midway through the fourth quarter, Mayfield took a heavy hit and was in clear pain as he got up. Backup quarterback Kyle Trask played three snaps, even throwing one pass, but the starter returned to the game rather sooner than later. Curiously, his first play after returning was an interception by Xavier Woods.

Rushing and receiving

Player	Rush Attempts	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Bucky Irving	25	152	1	3	33	0
Rachaad White	11	76	0	1	2	0
Mike Evans	0	0	0	8	118	1
Sterling Shepard	0	0	0	4	42	0
Cade Otton	0	0	0	4	20	0
Trey Palmer	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen McMillan	0	0	0	2	25	0
	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bucky Irving is quickly ascending into a star for the Buccaneers, ending the game with almost 200 scrimmage yards and a strong overall performance to help them. Mike Evans finished with over 100 receiving yards and is on track to get to the 1,000-mark one more time.

Defense

Player	Tackles (Total)	Sacks	Interceptions
Lavonte David	8	0	0
Antoine Winfield	6	0	0
Yaya Diaby	6	0	0
Mike Edwards	4	0	0
Jamel Dean	5	0	0
Anthony Nelson	6	0	0
Zyon McCollum	2	0	0
Josh Hayes	1	0	0
Logan Hall	1	0	0
Vita Vea	1	0	0
Christian Izien	2	0	0
JJ Russell	5	0	0
Tavierre Thomas	3	0	0
Calijah Kancey	1	1	0
William Gholston	1	0	0
Vi Jones	1	0	0
Jose Ramirez	1	0	0
-	0	0	0

Carolina Panthers box score

Quarterback

Quarterback	Passing Yds	Completions	Pass Atts	Pass TDs	INTs	Rush yds	Rush att
Bryce Young	298	26	46	1	0	17	3

On the Panthers side, it was another solid exhibition by the second-year quarterback, who continues to improve after an awful start to his career. He made some excellent throws, especially to Adam Thielen, to keep Carolina in the game.

Rushing and receiving

Player	Rush Attempts	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Chuba Hubbard	12	43	0	0	0	0
Jonathon Brooks	6	18	0	3	23	0
Tommy Tremble	0	0	0	5	77	0
Adam Thielen	0	0	0	8	99	1
Xavier Legette	0	0	0	4	53	0
David Moore	0	0	0	5	40	0
Dan Chisena	0	0	0	1	6	0
	0	0	0	0	0	0

Jonathon Brooks is taking more and more touches away from Hubbard as he kicks off his NFL career. Thielen, the veteran receiver, still makes great players, with a late fourth-quarter touchdown to put Carolina ahead, although they couldn't hang on to the win.

Defense

Player	Tackles (Total)	Sacks	Interceptions
Jordan Fuller	8	0	0
DJ Johnson	5	0	0
Josey Jewell	10	0	0
A'Shawn Robinson	6	0	0
Amare Barno	4	0	0
Trevin Wallace	5	0	0
Jadeveon Clowney	3	1	0
D.J. Wonnum	3	0	0
Chau Smith-Wade	8	0	1
DeShawn Williams	1	0	0
Xavier Woods	7	0	1
Michael Jackson	2	0	0
Cam Gill	2	0	0
Lonnie Johnson	1	0	0
Jaycee Horn	6	0	0
Shy Tuttle	3	0	0
LaBryan Ray	3	0	0
Jon Rhattigan	2	0	0