Buccaneers 48, Panthers 14

Carolina 7 7 0 0 — 14 Tampa Bay 10 17 14 7 — 48

First quarter

TB — M.Evans 2 pass from Mayfield (McLaughlin kick), 11:35.

CAR — Thielen 17 pass from Young (Pineiro kick), 8:15.

TB — FG McLaughlin 23, 1:13.

Second quarter

TB — FG McLaughlin 34, 10:31.

TB — M.Evans 1 pass from Mayfield (McLaughlin kick), 8:19.

TB — McMillan 10 pass from Mayfield (McLaughlin kick), 1:11.

CAR — Thielen 40 pass from Young (Pineiro kick), :50.

Third quarter

TB — Durham 5 pass from Mayfield (McLaughlin kick), 5:48.

TB — Russell 23 blocked punt return (McLaughlin kick), 5:23.

Fourth quarter

TB — McMillan 16 pass from Mayfield (McLaughlin kick), 13:30.

CAR TB

First downs 13 33

Total net yards 204 551

Rushes-yards 13-39 40-202

Passing 165 349

Punt returns 0-0 2-1

Kickoff returns 1-19 1-15

Interceptions ret 0-0 0-0

Comp-att-int 15-28-0 27-32-0

Sacked-Yards Lost 5-38 2-10

Punts 6-37.667 1-52.0

Fumbles-lost 2-0 0-0

Penalties-yards 4-30 5-40

Time of poss 18:49 41:11

INDIVIDUAL Stats

Rushing — Carolina, Blackshear 8-20, Boone 2-11, Young 2-8, Jones 1-0. Tampa Bay, Irving 20-113, Tucker 8-39, White 6-30, Johnson 1-11, McMillan 1-9, Mayfield 1-2, Trask 3-(minus 2).

Passing — Carolina, Young 15-28-0-203. Tampa Bay, Mayfield 27-32-0-359.

Receiving — Carolina, Thielen 5-110, Legette 5-28, Coker 2-35, Moore 1-17, Chisena 1-8, J.Sanders 1-5. Tampa Bay, Evans 8-97, McMillan 5-51, Irving 4-77, Culp 3-52, Durham 2-36, Miller 2-26, Jarrett 1-11, Tucker 1-5, White 1-4.

Missed field goals — Carolina, Pineiro 53.