STADIUM: Raymond James Stadium
REFEREE: Brad Rogers
DATE: Sunday, December 3, 2023
GAME TIME: 4:05 PM ET
CBS: Tom McCarthy, James Lofton, Jay Feely, Tiffany Blackmon
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) CAR: 158 or 380 TB: 85 or 225
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: CAR leads series, 25-20 (TB won 5 of past 6). THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 1/1/23: CAR 24 at TB 30.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Chris Tabor vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 0-0 Postseason: 0-0. Todd Bowles vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 1-2 Reg. Season: 38-57 (.400) Postseason: 0-1 (.000).
CAROLINA PANTHERS NOTES:
• QB BRYCE YOUNG (rookie) passed for 194 yards last week. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 0 INTs. Has 20+ completions in 8 of his 10 career starts.
• RB CHUBA HUBBARD tied his career high with 5 receptions & had season-high 92 scrimmage yards (47 rec., 45 rush) in Week 12. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his past 6 & has 617 scrimmage yards in 2023, his 3rd-straight season with 600+ scrimmage yards. Has TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. TB & aims for his 4th in row vs. TB with 50+ scrimmage yards.
• RB MILES SANDERS needs 78 scrimmage yards for 5th-straight season with 500+ scrimmage yards.
• WR ADAM THIELEN has 42 receptions for 423 yards & 3 TDs in 6 road games this season, incl. 6+ catches in 4 of his past 5 on road. Leads team with 77 receptions & 728 rec. yards, his 5thcareer season with 70+ catches & 700+ rec. yards.
• WR JONATHAN MINGO (rookie) led team with 60 rec. yards in Week 12, his 2nd-career game with 60+ rec. yards (Week 8).
• LB BRIAN BURNS had 6th sack of season, 2 TFL & PD in Week 12 & is 1 of 5 with 6+ sacks in each of past 5 seasons. Has TFL in 6 straight games, tied-longest active streak in NFL. Has 7.5 sacks & 13 TFL in his past 9 road games. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. TB with TFL.
• LB FRANKIE LUVU had 13 tackles, 3 TFL & sack in last meeting.
• DT DERRICK BROWN aims for his 4th in row with TFL.
• CB DONTE JACKSON has 5+ tackles in 4 of his past 5. Had 10 tackles in his last game vs. TB (10/23/22) & had INT in his last game at TB (9/20/20).
• CB TROY HILL had 2 PD & TFL in his last game vs. TB (11/6/22 w/ LAR). Aims for his 3rd in row with PD.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS NOTES:
• QB BAKER MAYFIELD completed 20 of 30 atts. (66.7 pct.) for 199 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT for 93.6 rating in Week 12. Needs 3 TD passes for 4th-career season with 20+ TD passes. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 275+ pass yards. Completed 18 of 22 atts. (81.8 pct.) for 238 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 126.9 rating in his only career start vs. Car. (12/9/18 w/ Cle.). Passed for 1,313 yards & had 7 TDs (6 pass, 1 rush) in 7 games with Car. in 2022.
• RB RACHAAD WHITE had 110 scrimmage yards (100 rush, 10 rec.) in Week 12, his 2nd-career game with 100+ rush yards. Needs 77 scrimmage yards for 1st-career 1,000-yard season. Ranks 2nd among RBs in rec. yards (364) & 3rd in receptions (43) this season.
• WR MIKE EVANS had 6 catches for 70 yards & 2 rec. TDs in Week 12, his 19th-career game with 2+ rec. TDs, 2nd-most among active players. Has 54 catches in 2023 & can become 1st player ever with 60+ receptions in each of 1st 10 career seasons. Has 850 rec. yards this season & can join HOFer Jerry Rice (11 seasons from 1986-96) as only players ever with 1,000+ rec. yards in 10 straight seasons. Had 10 catches for 207 yards & 3 TDs in last meeting & aims for his 4th in row at home vs. Car. with TD catch.
• WR CHRIS GODWIN had 9 catches for 120 yards in last meeting & aims for his 4th in row at home vs. Car. with 100+ rec. yards.
• LB LAVONTE DAVID aims for his 7th in row with TFL. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4 at home vs. Car.
• LB DEVIN WHITE has TFL in 3 of 4 career home games vs. Car.
• NT VITA VEA had FR in last meeting. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4 & has a career-high 8 TFL in 2023.
• DL CALIJAH KANCEY ranks tied-1st among rookies with 8 TFL.
• S ANTOINE WINFIELD JR. aims for his 3rd in row with 10+ tackles. Had sack in last meeting.
