WEEK 7
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (3-3) @ CAROLINA PANTHERS (1-5)
DATE: Sunday (10/23/22)
STADIUM: Bank of America Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Craig Wrolstad
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Panthers lead all-time series, 24-19
STREAKS Buccaneers have won past 4
LAST GAME 1/9/22: Panthers 17 at Buccaneers 41
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/26/21: Buccaneers 32, Panthers 6
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
LAST WEEK L 20-18 at Pittsburgh
COACH VS. OPP. Todd Bowles: 0-1
PTS. FOR 20.2
OFFENSE 332.0
PASSING Tom Brady: 166-247-1,652-8-1-95.1
RUSHING Leonard Fournette: 95-343-3.6-1
RECEIVING Mike Evans: 24-358-14.9-3
PTS. AGAINST 17.2
DEFENSE 302.5
SACKS Devin White, Antoine Winfield (S): 3
INTs Jamel Dean: 2
TAKE/GIVE +3 (9/6)
PUNTING (NET) Jake Camarda (R): 45.6 (41.1)
KICKING Ryan Succop: 53 (8/8 PAT; 15/16 FG)
BUCCANEERS NOTES
• QB TOM BRADY completed 29 of 37 atts. (78.4 pct.) for 326 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 130.4 rating in last meeting. Has 5 TDs (4 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 111.6 rating in his past 2 starts at Car. & aims for his 3rd in row at Car. with 95+ rating. Is 10-4 with 4,127 pass yards (294.8 per game) & 31 TD passes vs. NFC South since 2020.
• RB LEONARD FOURNETTE had 6 catches, 101 scrimmage yards (63 rush, 38 rec.) & career-high 3rd rec. TD of season last week. Can become 1st RB since 2016 (David Johnson) with 5+ catches & rec. TD in 4 straight games. Ranks 2nd among RBs in 2022 in catches (32) & rec. yards (232). Has 283 scrimmage yards (94.3 per game) & 3 rush TDs in 3 career games vs. Car.
• WR MIKE EVANS has 60+ rec. yards in 5 of his past 6. Had 89 rec. yards & 2 rec. TDs in last meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Car. with TD catch & 5th in row vs. Car. with 6+ catches & 75+ rec. yards.
• WR CHRIS GODWIN led team with 6 catches for 95 yards last week. Has 6+ catches in 6 of his past 7 & aims for his 4th in row with 6+ catches & 50+ rec. yards. Has 465 rec. yards (116.3 per game) & 2 rec. TDs in his past 4 vs. Car.
• LB LAVONTE DAVID led team with 13 tackles & had TFL last week. Has 6+ tackles in 16 of his 18 career games vs. Car. Aims for his 16th in row on road with 5+ tackles.
• LB DEVIN WHITE had 8 tackles & PD in Week 6 & aims for his 4th in row on road in 2022 with 8+ tackles & PD. Has TFL in 4 of his past 5 vs. Car.
• LB SHAQUIL BARRETT aims for his 3rd in row vs. Car. with sack & 2 TFL.
• S ANTOINE WINFIELD aims for his 3rd in row with sack & 2 TFL. Has sack in 2 of his 3 career games vs. Car. Aims for his 12th in row with 5+ tackles.
CAROLINA PANTHERS
LAST WEEK L 24-10 at L.A. Rams
COACH VS. OPP. Steve Wilks: 0-0
PTS. FOR 17.2
OFFENSE 260.0
PASSING PJ Walker: 15-22-120-0-0-81.6
RUSHING Christian McCaffrey: 85-393-4.6-2
RECEIVING Christian McCaffrey (RB): 33-277-8.4-1
PTS. AGAINST 24.3
DEFENSE 356.8
SACKS Brian Burns: 4
INTs Four tied: 1
TAKE/GIVE -2 (6/8)
PUNTING (NET) Johnny Hekker: 48.9 (44.9)
KICKING Eddy Pineiro: 43 (7/7 PAT; 12/13 FG)
PANTHERS NOTES
• QB BAKER MAYFIELD has TD pass in 3 of his 4 home starts in 2022. Passed for 215 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 104.4 rating in his only career start vs. TB (10/21/18 w/ Cle.).
• QB P.J. WALKER completed 10 of 16 atts. in 1st start of season last week.
• RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY had 7 receptions & 158 scrimmage yards (89 rec., 69 rush) in Week 6. Has 24 career games with both 50+ rush yards & 50+ rec. yards, 2nd-most in NFL history (HOFer Marshall Faulk – 51). Has 390 career receptions, tied-3rd most by RB in 1st 6 seasons all-time. Leads all RBs in catches (33) & rec. yards (277) in 2022. Is 1 of 2 (Nick Chubb) with 5 games of 100+ scrimmage yards this season & aims for his 6th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards. Has 7 TDs (5 rush, 2 rec.) in his past 5 vs. TB & aims for his 3rd in row vs. TB with 2+ TDs.
• RB CHUBA HUBBARD had TD catch in last meeting.
• WR DJ MOORE has 50+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his past 7 at home & aims for his 3rd in row at home with 60+ scrimmage yards. Had 7 catches & 100 scrimmage yards (87 rec., 13 rush) in last meeting. Has 5+ catches in 5 of his past 6 vs. TB.
• DE BRIAN BURNS aims for his 3rd in row at home with sack.
• DT DERRICK BROWN had career-high 7 tackles & 0.5 sacks last week. Has 6 PD in his past 5 & aims for his 4th in row at home with PD.
• LB CORY LITTLETON led team with 10 tackles & had 0.5 sacks in Week 6.
• LB SHAQ THOMPSON had 2 TFL & 2 PD last week. Aims for his 4th in row at home vs. TB with 7+ tackles & TFL.
• CB DONTE JACKSON had INT-TD last week, his 13th-career INT & 1st-career TD.
• DB MYLES HARTSFIELD had 12 tackles & sack in last meeting.
