Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers
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Sunday 2026-10-25 · 13:00 ET·Bank of America Stadium·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-13D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 5
✚ Baker Mayfield (QB) — Out
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
TB 7d · CAR 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
TB form
1-4PF 100 · PA 112Home 0-3Away 1-1
QB Jalon Daniels 1–1 as starter · last 10: 1–1 · since 2026
CAR form
2-2PF 121 · PA 109Home 1-1Away 1-1
QB Bryce Young 16–32 as starter · playoffs 0–1 · last 10: 4–6 · since 2023
| TB | Season efficiency | CAR |
|---|---|---|
| -0.088 | Off EPA / play | 0.115 |
| 40.9 | Off success % | 44.2 |
| 8 | Off explosive % | 10.9 |
| 38.2 | 3rd-down conv % | 38 |
| -0.057 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0.028 |
| 41.7 | Def success % allowed | 43.4 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
TB staff
HCTodd Bowles3–1 vs CanalesOCZac Robinson1–3 vs EveroDCTodd Bowles
4th-down go 19.1% · PROE -2.1 · no-huddle 6.1%
CAR staff
HCDave Canales1–3 vs BowlesOCBrad IdzikDCEjiro Evero3–1 vs Robinson
4th-down go 28.1% · PROE -2.9 · no-huddle 6.5%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Todd Bowles3–1Dave CanalesBowles leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-03 | CAR @ TB | 14–16 | 286–338 | Todd Bowles |
| 2025-12-21 | TB @ CAR | 20–23 | 297–276 | Dave Canales |
| 2024-12-29 | CAR @ TB | 14–48 | 204–553 | Todd Bowles |
| 2024-12-01 | TB @ CAR | 26–23 | 447–367 | Todd Bowles |
TB offense vs CAR defense
Zac Robinson(OC)1–3Ejiro Evero(DC)Evero leads4 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-16 | ATL | CAR | 27–30 | 348 | -3 | L |
| 2025-09-21 | ATL | CAR | 0–30 | 332 | -30 | L |
| 2025-01-05 | ATL | CAR | 38–44 | 537 | -6 | L |
| 2024-10-13 | ATL | CAR | 38–20 | 430 | +18 | W |
CAR offense vs TB defense
Brad Idzik(OC)vsTodd Bowles(DC)no true OC-vs-DC meetings yet
they also crossed paths 4× in other role combinations (counting every opposing-staff game: 1–3)
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-03 | CAR @ TB | 14–16 | TB | Dave Canales / Todd Bowles |
| 2025-12-21 | TB @ CAR | 20–23 | CAR | Todd Bowles / Dave Canales |
| 2024-12-29 | CAR @ TB | 14–48 | TB | Dave Canales / Todd Bowles |
| 2024-12-01 | TB @ CAR | 26–23 | TB | Todd Bowles / Dave Canales |
| 2024-01-07 | TB @ CAR | 9–0 | TB | Todd Bowles / Chris Tabor |
| 2023-12-03 | CAR @ TB | 18–21 | TB | Chris Tabor / Todd Bowles |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded