TV: FOX (4:05 PM ET): Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth, Jen Hale (field reporter)
All-Time Series History Regular Season: CAR leads series, 25-22 (TB won 7 of past 8)
The Last Time… Regular Season: 1/7/24: TB 9 at CAR 0
HEAD COACHES
Todd Bowles vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 3-2 Reg. Season: 48-64 (.429) Postseason: 1-2 (.333)
Dave Canales vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): — Reg. Season: 3-8 (.273)
BUCCANEERS NOTES
• QB BAKER MAYFIELD completed 24 of 30 atts. (80 pct.) for 294 yards & 107.5 rating & had 10th-career rush TD. Needs 201 pass yards for 6th-career 3,000-yard season. Has 2+ TD passes in 3 of his past 4 on road & aims for his 6th in row on road with 90+ rating. • RB RACHAAD WHITE had 2nd rush TD of season last week & aims for his 6th in row with TD. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Car. with 90+ scrimmage yards. • RB BUCKY IRVING (rookie) had 6 catches, career-high 151 scrimmage yards (87 rush, 64 rec.) & 5th rush TD of season last week. Leads all rookies in scrimmage yards (831) & ranks 2nd in rush yards (579). • WR MIKE EVANS had 5 catches for 68 yards last week. Has 160+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. Car. Needs 97 rec. yards for 11th-straight 500-yard season. • TE CADE OTTON has 5+ catches in 4 of his past 5. Has career highs with 50 catches & 486 rec. yards in 2024. • LB LAVONTE DAVID had 31st-career FF last week. Has 5+ tackles in 20 of his 21 career games vs. Car., incl. 10 tackles in last meeting. • NT VITA VEA had 6th sack of season last week & aims for his 5th in row on road with sack. Has career-high 9 TFL in 2024. • DL CALIJAH KANCEY had career-high 5th sack of season & 1st-career FR last week. Aims for his 4th in row with sack. Has TFL in 5 of his 6 games in 2024. • CB JAMEL DEAN had 1st-career FF last week. Had FR in last meeting. • S ANTOINE WINFIELD JR. had 2nd sack of season in Week 12 & became 3rd DB since 1982 (Adam Archuleta & Keith Bostic) with 2+ sacks in each of his 1st 5 career seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row with PD. Has sack in 5 of his 7 career games vs. Car. & aims for his 6th in row vs. Car. with TFL. Has 54 tackles in 2024, his 5th-straight 50+ tackle season.
PANTHERS NOTES
• QB BRYCE YOUNG passed for season-high 263 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for season-high 92.9 rating in Week 12. Aims for his 3rd in row with 0 INTs & 5th in row with TD pass. • RB CHUBA HUBBARD rushed for 58 yards & had career-high 7th rush TD of season. Has 1,002 scrimmage yards, his 2nd-straight 1,000-yard season. Aims for his 4th in row with rush TD & 11th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Has 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 5 vs. TB & aims for his 6th in row vs. TB with 50+ scrimmage yards. • WR ADAM THIELEN had 57 rec. yards last week. Needs 138 rec. yards to become 4th undrafted player since 1967 (Antonio Gates, Rod Smith & Wes Welker) with 8,000 career rec. yards. • WR DAVID MOORE had season highs in catches (6) & rec. yards (81) & had 1st rec. TD of season last week. • WR XAVIER LEGETTE (rookie) had 56 rec. yards last week. • LB D.J. WONNUM has sack in each of his 1st 2 games this season. • LB JOSEY JEWELL led team with 9 tackles & had 1st sack of season last week, his 10th-career sack. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. Has 5+ tackles in each of his 8 games in 2024. • LB JADEVEON CLOWNEY had 1.5 sacks last week & has 55 sacks in his career. Has 5 TFL in his past 5. • DE A’SHAWN ROBINSON had 8 tackles & 5th TFL of season in Week 12. Leads all DL with 53 tackles in 2024. • CB JAYCEE HORN had 1st career-sack last week. Has career-high 10 PD in 2024. Had 3 PD in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. TB with PD. • S XAVIER WOODS aims for his 3rd in row overall & vs. TB with PD.
