Wk 7 · 2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers — Sun, Oct 25
Sun, Oct 25 ·
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
· FOX
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 58 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
NFC South · no games yet
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TB -1.5 · total 45.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential TB by 0.7
NFC South · no games yet
What is at stake
An NFC South game. These two play each other twice a season, home and away, and when the NFC South finishes level it is the head-to-head result and then the division record that separate them — before any of the rest. Division standings.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Buccaneers form
No completed games on record.
Panthers form
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Buccaneers this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Panthers this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 10
| Opponent | Buccaneers | Panthers |
|---|---|---|
| Bengals AFC | at Wk 1 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 15 · scheduled preview |
| Browns AFC | vs Wk 2 · scheduled preview | at Wk 3 · scheduled preview |
| Vikings NFC | vs Wk 3 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Packers NFC | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Steelers AFC | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview | at Wk 16 · scheduled preview |
| Falcons NFC | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 2 · scheduled preview |
| Bears NFC | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 1 · scheduled preview |
| Lions NFC | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
| Ravens AFC | at Wk 14 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Saints NFC | vs Wk 15 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, the series is level at 20–20 · Buccaneers won the last one
40 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
0.5 points toward Panthers
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2026-01-03 | Panthers 14 — 16 Buccaneers | at TB | Buccaneers |
| 2025 | 2025-12-21 | Buccaneers 20 — 23 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2024 | 2024-12-29 | Panthers 14 — 48 Buccaneers | at TB | Buccaneers |
| 2024 | 2024-12-01 | Buccaneers 26 — 23 Panthers | at CAR | Buccaneers |
| 2023 | 2024-01-07 | Buccaneers 9 — 0 Panthers | at CAR | Buccaneers |
| 2023 | 2023-12-03 | Panthers 18 — 21 Buccaneers | at TB | Buccaneers |
| 2022 | 2023-01-01 | Panthers 24 — 30 Buccaneers | at TB | Buccaneers |
| 2022 | 2022-10-23 | Buccaneers 3 — 21 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2021 | 2022-01-09 | Panthers 17 — 41 Buccaneers | at TB | Buccaneers |
| 2021 | 2021-12-26 | Buccaneers 32 — 6 Panthers | at CAR | Buccaneers |
| 2020 | 2020-11-15 | Buccaneers 46 — 23 Panthers | at CAR | Buccaneers |
| 2020 | 2020-09-20 | Panthers 17 — 31 Buccaneers | at TB | Buccaneers |
| 2019 | 2019-10-13 | Panthers 37 — 26 Buccaneers | neutral | Panthers |
| 2019 | 2019-09-12 | Buccaneers 20 — 14 Panthers | at CAR | Buccaneers |
| 2018 | 2018-12-02 | Panthers 17 — 24 Buccaneers | at TB | Buccaneers |
| 2018 | 2018-11-04 | Buccaneers 28 — 42 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2017 | 2017-12-24 | Buccaneers 19 — 22 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2017 | 2017-10-29 | Panthers 17 — 3 Buccaneers | at TB | Panthers |
| 2016 | 2017-01-01 | Panthers 16 — 17 Buccaneers | at TB | Buccaneers |
| 2016 | 2016-10-10 | Buccaneers 17 — 14 Panthers | at CAR | Buccaneers |
| 2015 | 2016-01-03 | Buccaneers 10 — 38 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2015 | 2015-10-04 | Panthers 37 — 23 Buccaneers | at TB | Panthers |
| 2014 | 2014-12-14 | Buccaneers 17 — 19 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2014 | 2014-09-07 | Panthers 20 — 14 Buccaneers | at TB | Panthers |
| 2013 | 2013-12-01 | Buccaneers 6 — 27 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2013 | 2013-10-24 | Panthers 31 — 13 Buccaneers | at TB | Panthers |
| 2012 | 2012-11-18 | Buccaneers 27 — 21 Panthers | at CAR | Buccaneers |
| 2012 | 2012-09-09 | Panthers 10 — 16 Buccaneers | at TB | Buccaneers |
| 2011 | 2011-12-24 | Buccaneers 16 — 48 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2011 | 2011-12-04 | Panthers 38 — 19 Buccaneers | at TB | Panthers |
| 2010 | 2010-11-14 | Panthers 16 — 31 Buccaneers | at TB | Buccaneers |
| 2010 | 2010-09-19 | Buccaneers 20 — 7 Panthers | at CAR | Buccaneers |
| 2009 | 2009-12-06 | Buccaneers 6 — 16 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2009 | 2009-10-18 | Panthers 28 — 21 Buccaneers | at TB | Panthers |
| 2008 | 2008-12-08 | Buccaneers 23 — 38 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2008 | 2008-10-12 | Panthers 3 — 27 Buccaneers | at TB | Buccaneers |
| 2007 | 2007-12-30 | Panthers 31 — 23 Buccaneers | at TB | Panthers |
| 2007 | 2007-09-30 | Buccaneers 20 — 7 Panthers | at CAR | Buccaneers |
| 2006 | 2006-11-13 | Buccaneers 10 — 24 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2006 | 2006-09-24 | Panthers 26 — 24 Buccaneers | at TB | Panthers |
Buccaneers leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Baker Mayfield QB #6 | 343/543, 3693 YDS, 26 TD, 11 INT |
| Teddy Bridgewater QB #5 | 8/15, 62 YDS | |
| Rushing | Bucky Irving RB #7 | 173 CAR, 588 YDS, 1 TD |
| Rachaad White RB #1 | 132 CAR, 572 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Baker Mayfield QB #6 | 55 CAR, 382 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Emeka Egbuka WR #2 | 63 REC, 938 YDS, 6 TD |
| Cade Otton TE #88 | 59 REC, 572 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Sterling Shepard WR #15 | 39 REC, 371 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Mike Evans WR #5 | 30 REC, 368 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Lavonte David LB #54 | 114 |
| SirVocea Dennis LB #8 | 101 | |
| Tykee Smith S #23 | 100 | |
| Sacks | Yaya Diaby LB #0 | 7 |
| Vita Vea DT #50 | 4.5 | |
| Lavonte David LB #54 | 3.5 | |
| Interceptions | Jamel Dean CB #35 | 3 |
| Antoine Winfield Jr. S #31 | 2 | |
| Jacob Parrish CB #25 | 2 |
Panthers leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Bryce Young QB #9 | 304/478, 3011 YDS, 23 TD, 11 INT |
| Andy Dalton QB #14 | 25/37, 293 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Rico Dowdle RB #13 | 236 CAR, 1076 YDS, 6 TD |
| Chuba Hubbard RB #30 | 134 CAR, 511 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Bryce Young QB #9 | 54 CAR, 216 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Tetairoa McMillan WR #4 | 70 REC, 1014 YDS, 7 TD |
| Jalen Coker WR #18 | 33 REC, 394 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Xavier Legette WR #17 | 35 REC, 363 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Rico Dowdle RB #13 | 39 REC, 297 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Christian Rozeboom LB #52 | 122 |
| Nick Scott S #21 | 111 | |
| Tre'von Moehrig S #7 | 103 | |
| Sacks | Derrick Brown DT #95 | 5 |
| Nic Scourton LB #11 | 5 | |
| DJ Wonnum LB #98 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Jaycee Horn CB #8 | 5 |
| Mike Jackson CB #2 | 4 | |
| Nick Scott S #21 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.