Carolina visits the Sunshine State for a Week 13 matchup against NFC South foe, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in Raymond James Stadium.
This will mark the second of three-straight road games for the Panthers. Carolina is one of five teams this season to have a threegame road trip and it will mark the fifth time in franchise history the team has had three consecutive road games (1995, 1997, 1998 and 2011).
All time, this will mark the 46th regular-season matchup between the two teams with Carolina leading 25-20, including a 12-10 record in Tampa Bay. The two teams last squared off in Week 17 of the 2022 season with Tampa Bay defeating Carolina, 30-24.
Carolina enters Week 13 with a 1-10 record after falling to the Tennessee Titans, 17-10. This will mark the first game under interim head coach Chris Tabor who previously served as the team’s special teams coordinator. Tabor served as Chicago’s head coach in Week 8 of the 2021 season after then head coach Matt Nagy tested positive for COVID-19.
Tampa Bay enters the contest with a 4-7 record, including a 1-1 division record in the NFC South. The Buccaneers have lost six of their last seven games, including falling to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 12, 27-20.
The Matchup
About Carolina
- Interim head coach Chris Tabor will lead the team into week 13 after head coach Frank Reich was fired. Tabor coached one game as interim head coach during his time as special teams coordinator in Chicago.
- The Panthers will get back three key defensive players this week: Jaycee Horn, Yetur Gross Matos and Jeremy Chinn.
- The Panthers defense ranks sixth in the NFL allowing 304.5 total yards per game
- WR Adam Thielen (7,410) needs 90 receiving yards to become the fifth undrafted player in the com- mon-draft era with at least 7,500 career receiving yards.
- OLB Brian Burns registered his sixth sack of the season (44th of his career) in Week 12 against the Tennessee Titans, adding two tackles for loss and two quarterback hits. In his 10 games played this season, Burns has tallied 32 total tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 15 quarterback hits and six sacks.
About Tampa Bay
- Buccaneers rookies Yaya Diaby and Calijah Kancey have combined for 13 tackles for loss, 12 quarterback hits, 6.0 sacks and 35 pressures this season. The duo has combined for 10 tackles for loss in the past three games alone.
- Through Week 12, Rachaad White ranks second in the NFL in receiving yards by a running back (364), trailing only Christian McCaffrey (389). White also ranks third among running backs in receptions with 43.
- Through Week 12, the Buccaneers have allowed opponents to reach the end zone on just 37.8% of redzone possesions, the second-best defensive mark in the NFL this season.
- Buccaneers opponents have scored touchdowns on just 52.4% of goal-to-go posessions, the best defensive mark in the NFL.
Connections
- Panthers OLB Brian Burns is a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and attended American Heritage HS. He went on to play college football at Florida State from 2016-2018.
- Panthers S Sam Franklin Jr. is a native of Crystal River, Fla., and attended Citrus HS.
- Panthers CB CJ Henderson is a native of Miami, Fla., and attended Columbus HS. He went on to play college football at Florida from 2017-2019.
- Panthers TE Hayden Hurst is a native of Jacksonville, Fla., and attended The Bolles School.
- Panthers T Ricky Lee is a native of Jacksonville, Fla., and attended Robert E. Lee HS.
- Panthers K Eddy Pineiro is a native of Miami, Fla., and attended Miami Sunset HS. He went on to play college soccer at ASA Community College in Miami before playing football at Florida from 2016-2017.
- Panthers S Jammie Robinson played college football at Florida State from 2021-2022.
- Panthers T David Sharpe is a native of Jacksonville, Fla., and attended Fletcher HS. He went on to play college football at Florida from 2014-2016.
- Panthers G Chandler Zavala is a native of Boynton Beach, Fla., and attended Forest Park HS.
- Buccaneers QB John Wolford played college football at Wake Forest from 2014-17.
- nBuccaneers OLB Markees Watts is a native of Lancaster, S.C., and attended Lancaster HS. He went on to play college football at Charlotte from 2018-22.
- Buccaneers G Nick Leverett played college football at North Carolina Central from 2016-18.
Panthers vs Bucs
All-Time Series (Regular Season): 45 matchups | Carolina leads 25-20
Last Regular Season Game: 01/01/23 | Tampa Bay 30 vs Carolina 24
Series Record at Venue: Carolina leads 12-10
How to Watch
Kickoff: 1:00 p.m. ET CBS: Tom McCarthy – Play by Play; James Lofton – Analyst; Jay Feely – Analyst; Tiffany Blackmon – Sideline
Live Stream: Panthers.com
Radio: WRFX 99.7FM in Charlotte market – Anish Shroff (Play by Play), Jake Delhomme (Color), Jim Szoke (Color), Sharon Thorsland (Sideline)
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