So much good coming out of this one.
– The Buccaneers defeated the Panthers, 48-14, to secure their fifth victory in the last six weeks and to improve to 9-7 on the season. The 48 points is tied for the most points scored in a home game in Buccaneers history, and the first such occurrence since Tampa Bay defeated Atlanta 48-25 in Week 2 of the 2021 season. The 34-point margin of victory is tied for the sixth-largest mark in franchise history and is the club’s largest since outscoring the Chicago Bears 38-3 (+35) in Week 7 of the 2021 season. The Buccaneers surpassed the 40-point threshold for the third time this season — tied for the second-most such games by any team this season (trailing only Detroit with 5).
– With the win, the Buccaneers will retain at least a share of the NFC South division lead for the 55th time in the last 68 weeks, and could gain sole possession of the division lead with an Atlanta Falcons loss to the Washington Commanders on Sunday Night Football tonight.
– Tampa Bay generated 551 net yards of offense in today’s win, its second-most in a game this season and sixth-most in a single game in franchise history. The Buccaneers have generated over 500 yards of offense in three games this season – most of any team in the NFL this year.
MOST 400-YARD GAMES – 2024 SEASON
Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. Games
Rank Team Games with 400+ Total Yards
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10
2. Baltimore Ravens 9
3t. San Francisco 49ers 7
3t. Washington Commanders 7
MOST 500-YARD GAMES – 2024 SEASON
Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. Games
Rank Team Games with 500+ Total Yards
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3
2t. Baltimore Ravens 2
2t. Detroit Lions 2
– The Buccaneers amassed 202 rushing yards on the day, their fourth game this season with over 200 yards on the ground – the fourth-most such performances by any team this season. Sunday’s performance marked Tampa Bay’s seventh consecutive game surpassing 100 rushing yards in a game, and their 13th such game this season. Tampa Bay’s seven straight games with over 100 yards on the ground is the second-longest active streak in the NFL, trailing only Philadelphia (16).
MOST 200-YARD RUSHING GAMES – 2024 SEASON
Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. Games
Rank Team Games
1t. Philadelphia Eagles 6
1t. Baltimore Ravens 6
3. Washington Commanders 5
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4
MOST CONSECUTIVE 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES
Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. Games
Rank Team Games
1. Philadelphia Eagles 16
2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7
3. Baltimore Ravens 6
– Sunday’s contest marked the third time in team history that the Buccaneers have rushed for 200-or-more yards and thrown five-or-more passing touchdowns in the same game, joining Week 16 of the 2010 season against Seattle and Week 11 of the 2015 season against the Philadelphia Eagles. Tampa Bay became the second team to accomplish the feat this season, joining the Baltimore Ravens. Overall, the Buccaneers became just the fourth team to accomplish the feat since the start of the 2020 season.
– Tampa Bay produced 33 first downs in Sunday’s victory, tied for the second-most in a game in franchise history and trailing only Week 7 of the 2018 season against the Cleveland Browns (34). The Buccaneers had 20 first downs in the first half – tied for their second-most in the first half of a game in franchise history, trailing only Week 16 of the 2020 season at Detroit (21).
– The Buccaneers went 10-for-14 (71.0%) on third downs in Sunday’s win. The 71% success rate is their second-highest mark in a game in which they converted 10-or-more third downs in team history, trailing only Week 17 of the 2017 season against the New Orleans Saints (72.2%). Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. slate of games, Tampa Bay ranked tied for first in the NFL with a 50.0% third down conversion rate.
HIGHEST 3RD-DOWN CONVERSION RATE – 2024 SEASON
Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. Games
Rank Team 3D Conv. %
1t. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 50.0
1t. Kansas City Chiefs 50.0
3. Baltimore Ravens 48.0
4. Cincinnati Bengals 47.3
3. Detroit Lions 46.7
– With today’s win, the Buccaneers became the fifth team in the Super Bowl era to record 500+ total yards and allow fewer than 250 yards in multiple games in a season, joining the 2010 Raiders, 2020 Buccaneers, 2009 Ravens and 1967 Colts.
– Tampa Bay limited Carolina to 39 rushing yards on the day, their third consecutive game holding their opponent to fewer than 40 yards on the ground. The three-game stretch is the longest-such streak by any team since the 2013 Detroit Lions from Weeks 10-13. Tampa Bay’s 102 rushing yards allowed over their last three games is the lowest total allowed by a team across a three-game stretch since the same 2013 Lions team.
– The Buccaneers have held opponents to fewer than 100 rushing yards in seven consecutive games, not only the longest active streak in the NFL, but also the longest such streak by any team this season.
– QB Baker Mayfield completed 27-of-32 passes (84.4%) for 359 passing yards and a career-high-tying five touchdowns compared to zero interceptions to earn a passer rating of 153.0 – his highest-mark this season and the second-highest figure of his career. Mayfield’s 84.4 completion percentage is tied for his fourth-highest mark in a game in his career.
– Among quarterbacks with 25+ pass attempts in a game, Mayfield became the first quarterback to have the same number of incompletions as passing touchdowns since Josh Allen did so (four of each) in Week 4 of the 2023 season against the Miami Dolphins. Overall, Mayfield is the fourth player to accomplish the feat since the start of the 2020 season, joining Allen, Aaron Rodgers, and Russell Wilson.
– According to Elias Sports, Mayfield became the fifth player ever with 350+ passing yards, five-or-more touchdown passes, a passer rating of 150.0+ and completion percentage of 80.0+ in a game, joiningTom Brady (twice), Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger and Deshaun Watson.
– Mayfield established new career highs in single-season pass completions (386) and passing yards (4,279), while extending his career high for passing touchdowns (39) in a single season. He is on pace to also establish career bests in completion percentage (71.7%) and passer rating (107.6).
SINGLE SEASON PASSING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS – FRANCHISE HISTORY
Rank Player (Season) Passing TD
1. Tom Brady (2021) 43
2. Tom Brady (2020) 40
3. Baker Mayfield (2024) 39
SINGLE SEASON PASSING YARDS LEADERS – FRANCHISE HISTORY
Rank Player (Season) Passing Yards
1. Tom Brady (2021) 5,316
2. Jameis Winston (2020) 5,109
3. Tom Brady (2022) 4,694
4. Tom Brady (2020) 4,633
5. Baker Mayfield (2024) 4,279
– According to Next Gen Stats, Mayfield completed all 12 of his pass attempts against the blitz for 90 yards and five touchdowns. Mayfield’s five touchdowns against the blitz were the most in a game sincePatrick Mahomes in Week 1, 2022. Across all dropbacks, Mayfield generated +23.4 EPA, his most in a single game in his career.
– RB Bucky Irving produced a season-high 190 yards from scrimmage by way of 20 carries for 113 yards and four receptions for a season-high 77 receiving yards. With his 113 yards on the ground, Irving reached the 1,000-yard rushing milestone, becoming the first Tampa Bay player to do so since Doug Martin in 2015.
SINGLE SEASON ROOKIE RUSHING YARDS LEADERS – FRANCHISE HISTORY
Rank Player (Season) Passing Yards
1. Doug Martin (2012) 1,454
2. Cadillac Williams (2005) 1,178
3. Bucky Irving (2024) 1,033
– Irving became the first Buccaneers rookie to reach that feat since Martin in 2012. Over the past five seasons, only five rookies across the league have reached 1,000 yards rushing: Tyler Allgeier (2022), Kenneth Walker (2022), Najee Harris (2021), James Robinson (2020) and Johnathan Taylor (2020).
– Irving also recorded a season-high 111 yards after contact, the 10th-most by any player in a game this season.
– WR Mike Evans brought in a team-high eight receptions for a team-high 97 yards and two receiving touchdowns. With his performance, Evans surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Largent (819) for the 36th-most receptions in NFL history, and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famers Tim Brown and Don Hutson (105) for the 21st-most total touchdowns in NFL history.
– Evans surpassed the 60-catch mark with Sunday’s win, his 11th consecutive season with 60+ catches – the longest-such streak to begin a player’s career. In doing so, Evans tied Jerry Rice, Derrick Mason and Travis Kelce (11) for the fourth-most consecutive 60-catch seasons in NFL history.
– Evans’ two touchdown grabs on Sunday marked the 24th career multi-touchdown-reception performance of his career — tied for the sixth-most such games by any player in NFL history.
– WR Jalen McMillan continued his scoring streak, bringing in five catches for 51 yards and two touchdowns. McMillan has logged four straight games with at least one score, collecting six touchdown receptions during that stretch. His four straight games with a receiving touchdown is tied for the fourth-longest streak by a rookie in NFL history.
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH REC. TD – NFL HISTORY
Among Rookies
Rank Player (Team) Games
1. Randy Moss (1998 MIN) 7
2t. Lee Evans (2004 BUF) 5
2t. Chris Sanders (1995 HOU) 5
4t. Jalen McMillan (2024 TB) 4
4t. Many Players Tied 4
– McMillan is one of five players this season to post at least four straight games with at four-or-more receptions, 50+ receiving yards and a touchdown reception, joining Davante Adams, Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson and Terry McLaurin. McMillan also became the fourth rookie in NFL history to post four-such straight games, joining Tank Dell (2023 HOU), Amon-Ra St. Brown (2021 DET) and Odell Beckham Jr. (2014 NYG).
– McMillan became the third player (fifth time) to log six-or-more receiving touchdowns over a four-game span this season, joining Terry McLaurin and Ja’Marr Chase (three times, some overlapping). He became the second Buccaneer to ever accomplish that feat, joining Mike Evans.
– TE Devin Culp recorded his first career reception, finishing with three catches for 52 yards.
– TE Payne Durham scored his first career touchdown in Sunday’s win, totaling two receptions for 36 yards and one score.
– The Buccaneers tallied 5.0 sacks in Sunday’s win, tied for their second-most in a game this season. Tampa Bay received 1.0 sack from five different players, tied for its most number of players with at least 1.0 sack in a game since the start of the 2014 season.
– DL Calijah Kancey increased his team-leading sack total to 7.5.
– DL Logan Hall extended his career-high season sack total to 5.5.
– OLB Anthony Nelson pushed his season sack total to 4.0 – his highest since 2022 – and his career sack total to 18.5.
– OLB Yaya Diaby increased his season sack total to 3.5 and his career sack total to 11.0.
– OLB Chris Braswell Jr. recorded his first career full sack, improving his career total to 1.5.
– OLB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka recorded his first career blocked kick, blocking a Johnny Hekker punt that resulted in a 23-yard J.J. Russell scoop-and-score. It represented Tampa Bay’s first blocked punt returned for a touchdown since Nov. 11, 2012, against San Diego.