TEAM STATS
- Tom Brady and the Buccaneers offense had 432 passing yards with six pass plays going for 20-plus yards, including touchdowns of 63, 57 and 30 yards. It was the most big passing plays in a game by Tampa Bay this season.
- It was just the second time the Panthers have allowed three passing touchdowns of 30-plus yards in franchise history (Atlanta, Week 4, 2016).
- Carolina ran for just 74 total yards on the ground. The Panthers are 0-8 when rushing for fewer than 100 yards this season and are 6-2 when hitting 100.
- The Panthers committed three turnovers which the Buccaneers turned into nine points. Carolina had one takeaway that resulted in a three and out. It was the fewest turnovers by Tampa Bay since Week 12, and the most by the Panthers since Week 11.
PLAYER STATS
- Sam Darnold threw for 341 yards and three touchdowns, tying his career high in passing yards (Week 16, 2018) and tying for his most passing scored since Week 10 of 2019. But Darnold threw his first interception of the season and lost two fumbles.
- DJ Moore had six catches for 117 yards and a touchdown, including a 47-yard grab. Moore has 18 receptions of 40-plus yards, the most by any Panther in his first five seasons.
- Frankie Luvu had a game-high 13 tackles with a sack, bringing him to 105 tackles and 7.0 sacks this season. He joined Mark Fields (2002) as the only Panthers to record at least 100 tackles and at least 7.0 sacks in a season.
- Yetur Gross-Matos blocked a field goal in the third quarter, his league-leading second blocked field goal this season. Gross-Matos joins Vernon Butler (2016) and Julius Peppers (2007, 2006) as the only Panthers to block multiple field goals in the same season.
- Johnny Hekker landed three punts inside the 20-yard line, bringing to him a league-best 35 punts inside the 20 this year. That ties Todd Sauerbrun (35, 2001) for the most such punts in a season in franchise history.
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LB - 49 - Frankie Luvu
QB - 14 - Sam Darnold
WR - 2 - D.J. Moore
TE - 82 - Tommy Tremble
WR - 2 - D.J. Moore
QB - 14 - Sam Darnold
WR - 15 - Laviska Shenault Jr.
RB - 33 - D'Onta Foreman
TE - 82 - Tommy Tremble
WR - 88 - Terrace Marshall Jr.
WR - 88 - Terrace Marshall Jr.
WR - 82 - Tommy Tremble
T - 79 - Ikem Ekwonu
LB - 49 - Frankie Luvu
S - 42 - Sam Franklin
S - 42 - Sam Franklin
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady passes during the first half of an NFL football game between the Carolina Panthers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Carolina Panthers running back D'Onta Foreman is tackled by Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Anthony Nelson during the first half of an NFL football game between the Carolina Panthers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin runs during the first half of an NFL football game between the Carolina Panthers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Carolina Panthers cornerback CJ Henderson breaks up a pass intended for Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans during the first half of an NFL football game between the Carolina Panthers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is sacked by Carolina Panthers defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos during the first half of an NFL football game between the Carolina Panthers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)
DE - 97 - Yetur Gross Matos
DE - 97 - Yetur Gross-Matos
DE - 97 - Yetur Gross-Matos
DE - 97 - Yetur Gross-Matos
WR - 2 - D.J. Moore
WR - 88 - Terrace Marshall Jr.
S - 42 - Sam Franklin
QB - 14 - Sam Darnold
QB - 14 - Sam Darnold
LB - 49 - Frankie Luvu
RB - 30 - Chuba Hubbard
S - 25 - Xavier Woods
S - 25 - Xavier Woods
WR - 15 - Laviska Shenault Jr.
WR - 15 - Laviska Shenault Jr.
QB - 14 - Sam Darnold
RB - 30 - Chuba Hubbard
RB - 30 - Chuba Hubbard
LB - 7 - Shaq Thompson
WR - 88 - Terrace Marshall Jr.
S - 25 - Xavier Woods
WR - 2 - D.J. Moore
RB - 30 - Chuba Hubbard
RB - 33 - D'Onta Foreman
RB - 30 - Chuba Hubbard
C/G - 56 - Bradley Bozeman
RB - 33 - D'Onta Foreman
T - 72 - Taylor Moton
LB - 49 - Frankie Luvu
S - 25 - Xavier Woods
LB - 49 - Frankie Luvu
S - 21 - Jeremy Chinn
CB - 28 - Keith Taylor
S - 21 - Jeremy Chinn
LB - 7 - Shaq Thompson
S - 25 - Xavier Woods
WR - 2 - D.J. Moore
TE - 53 - Brian Burns
TE - 80 - Ian Thomas
DE - 98 - Marquis Haynes
LB - 49 - Frankie Luvu
S - 21 - Jeremy Chinn
LB - 7 - Shaq Thompson
QB - 14 - Sam Darnold
LB - 49 - Frankie Luvu
DE - 53 - Brian Burns
DE - 53 - Brian Burns
LB - 49 - Frankie Luvu
RB - 30 - Chuba Hubbard
DB - 38 - Myles Hartsfield
WR - 12 - Shi Smith
WR - 12 - Shi Smith
RB - 30 - Chuba Hubbard
WR - 12 - Shi Smith
WR - 12 - Shi Smith
WR - 12 - Shi Smith
