Wild Card Playoff Games, 2025

played in Carolina, NC

62 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers77710-31
Carolina Panthers0141311-38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:10 TBY - Clifton Millner 13 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
2Q: 10:59 CAR - Eddie Royal 40 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 08:54 CAR - Neal Walton 15 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 05:55 TBY - Jeremy Maclin 64 pass from Colt McCoy (Calvin Gifford extra point)
3Q: 10:55 CAR - Bruce Darche 34 field goal
3Q: 06:13 CAR - Bryce Delgado 2 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 02:07 CAR - Bruce Darche 48 field goal
3Q: 01:28 TBY - Clifton Millner 62 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
4Q: 11:26 TBY - Calvin Gifford 51 field goal
4Q: 07:49 CAR - Bruce Darche 41 field goal
4Q: 02:31 CAR - Eddie Royal 27 pass from Howie Barrett (Bryce Delgado run for conversion)
4Q: 00:23 TBY - Nick Bullock 11 pass from Colt McCoy (Calvin Gifford extra point)

Team StatisticsTBYCAR
Record9-811-6
First Downs1527
- by Rushing47
- by Passing717
- by Penalty43
Total Net Yards345479
- Offensive Plays5673
- Yards per Play6.166.56
Net Rushing Yards131144
- Rushing Attempts1730
- Yards per Rush7.714.80
Net Passing Yards214335
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt37 - 17 - 242 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards223342
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/91/7
- Yards per Pass Play5.497.79
Fumbles/Lost2/21/1
3rd Down Conversions4/145/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.26.2
4th Down Conversions1/10/0
Penalties/Yards8/514/38
Punt Returns/Yards2/164/37
Kick Returns/Yards6/1214/105
Interception Ret./Yards3/152/48
2pt Conversions0/01/1
Red Zone Visits24
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/02/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 31OWN 39
Time of Possession24:2435:36

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:25OWN 403-12Punt
112:193:18OWN 34666Touchdown
16:141:49OWN 2031Punt
11:451:55OWN 2039Punt
213:322:33OWN 43522Interception
210:420:26OWN 20314Fumble
210:030:08OWN 2510Interception
28:443:03OWN 22478Touchdown
21:381:16OWN 44514Punt
310:491:46OWN 2036Punt
36:030:38OWN 2030Punt
32:010:55OWN 38162Touchdown
412:150:57OPP 3834Field Goal
47:422:07OWN 3439Punt
42:162:02OWN 15985Touchdown
40:060:06OWN 461-5Game
Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:351:16OPP 49322Fumble
19:012:47OWN 34630Punt
14:252:40OWN 40548Interception
214:501:18OWN 1832Punt
210:590:17OPP 40140Touchdown
210:160:13OPP 3410Interception
29:551:11OPP 21321Touchdown
25:133:35OWN 28735Missed FG
20:220:22OWN 20123Half
315:004:11OWN 41742Field Goal
39:030:53OWN 3730Punt
38:102:07OPP 26326Touchdown
35:253:24OWN 41628Field Goal
31:063:51OWN 20725Interception
411:183:36OWN 21755Field Goal
45:353:19OWN 21098Touchdown

Game MVP: Eddie Royal, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Clifton Millner111049.456232
Lawrence Lincoln5244.80700
Colt McCoy133.00300
CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Jason Lovallo14795.641430
Bryce Delgado11433.91901
Howie Barrett4205.00700
Neal Walton122.00200

Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Colt McCoy37172232/9264261.0
CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Howie Barrett42223421/7341373.7

Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bert Forbes444010.000180
WR Jeremy Maclin369331.0049641
TE Rob Gronkowski38299.674180
FB Rufus Nunn2463.00440
WR Marshall Sowdon253417.000230
WR Nick Bullock26147.000111
FB John Conner1177.00070
WR Adam Crane0100.00000
RB Lawrence Lincoln0100.00000
CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Eddie Royal81219123.8898412
WR Neal Walton58448.801151
WR Jason Donovan475413.5033310
TE Mike Hoomanawanui232110.500130
FB Reuben Preston121414.005140
WR Ethan Blackshear1533.00030
TE Richie Fuller141515.0014150
RB Bryce Delgado0100.00000

Interception Statistics

Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Brent Crawford200.000
OLB C.J. Sampras11515.000
CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Louis Delmas11414.000
CB Archie Thies13434.000

Fumble Statistics

Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
Bert Forbes1000
Erik Yates1000
Daniel Te'o-Nesheim0100
Chris Stone0010
CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
Jason Lovallo1000
Richie Haayer0100
Darryl Tripodi0100
Lonnie Fisher0010
Archie Thies0010

Punting Statistics

Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kerry Bergman732346.138.0572
CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bill Hankton312642.030.0491

Kicking Statistics

Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Calvin Gifford1/11/11/1514/4
CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bruce Darche3/42/30/1483/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Erik Yates2168.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Eli Martinez4379.30

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Erik Yates59318.60
Bert Forbes12828.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Cedric Ferguson410526.30

Defensive Statistics

Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Chris Stone510.02230
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim500.02333
S Alfred Jefferson420.02840
CB Scotty McGee420.02135
CB Vinny Forbes400.01831
DT Rico Turnbull311.02029
OLB C.J. Sampras340.01527
ILB Daryl Mincy310.02329
CB Brent Crawford300.03043
ILB Moe Mason300.0714
DE Winston England220.01821
S Roosevelt Webster220.01930
OLB Kennedy Welshans210.01916
DT Corey Peters200.01621
OLB Trevor Petry100.01111
DE Darnell Cooley100.0710
DT Alvin Dinstel100.01014
RB Clifton Millner10---------
DT Kent Vaughn100.01015
WR Nick Bullock10---------
DE Scott Feely010.01222
CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DT Louis Parker401.0617
S Louis Delmas410.01639
DT Wade Turner400.01222
ILB Wendell Coffey300.067
OLB Leonard Korte220.01535
CB Sherrick McManis210.01224
CB Clyde Kieffer200.01320
DE David Levine101.01125
OLB Corwin Crane120.01026
DE Joey Sturgeon110.01638
S Darryl Tripodi110.01128
S Eli Martinez110.0822
ILB Marty Larry100.0718
QB Howie Barrett10---------
TE Richie Fuller10---------
TE Mike Hoomanawanui10---------
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy100.024
OLB Preston Sanford100.066
CB Kelly Springer100.0726
RB Jason Lovallo10---------
CB Archie Thies100.01234

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Rico Turnbull1.000029
ILB Daryl Mincy0.010029
DT Corey Peters0.010021
DE Darnell Cooley0.001010
DT Alvin Dinstel0.001014
DT Kent Vaughn0.001015
ILB Moe Mason0.001014
CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Louis Parker1.000017
DE David Levine1.000025
DE E.J. Wilson0.002011
DE Joey Sturgeon0.001038
OLB Leonard Korte0.000135

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Vinny Forbes51031
S Alfred Jefferson33040
CB Scotty McGee31035
ILB Moe Mason21014
CB Brent Crawford20243
S Chris Stone20030
S Roosevelt Webster20030
OLB C.J. Sampras10127
ILB Daryl Mincy10029
OLB Kennedy Welshans10016
CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Clyde Kieffer31020
CB Sherrick McManis30024
ILB Wendell Coffey2107
OLB Leonard Korte21035
S Louis Delmas20139
CB Archie Thies20134
CB Kelly Springer12026
ILB Marty Larry11018
OLB Corwin Crane10026
DT Louis Parker01017

Blocking Statistics

Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jack Sughroue25017237
Winston Stokes13015030
Gene Forbes12016038
John Conner11010014
Scottie Brodbelt11011027
Norm Battle02014033
Rufus Nunn010209
Emmitt Borders010209
CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Lonnie Fisher26224035
Hardy Glasgow26029136
Richie Haayer23122036
T.J. McGregor23027041
Courtney Diminnie14019026
Steven Justice110609
Clay Banks11019023
Richie Fuller11019027
Mike Hoomanawanui11014015
Jerome Cunningham01011011

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Roosevelt Webster524
Vinny Forbes131
Mel Robbins18
John Conner13
CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Vinny Mayes413
Ethan Blackshear121
Jerome Cunningham120
Cedric Ferguson118
Lonnie Fisher15

Participation

Tampa BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Vinny Forbes------18313180
Alfred Jefferson------28401179
Brent Crawford------3043477
Roosevelt Webster------19302473
Scotty McGee------21351066
Daniel Te'o-Nesheim------2333460
Jack Sughroue1737------357
Daryl Mincy------2329557
Chris Stone------2230456
Colt McCoy1739---------56
Nick Bullock1433------855
Gene Forbes1638---------54
Rico Turnbull------2029453
Rob Gronkowski1428------749
Norm Battle1433---------47
Scottie Brodbelt1127------846
Winston Stokes1530---------45
C.J. Sampras------1527345
Kennedy Welshans------1916843
Winston England------1821342
Trevor Petry------11111941
Wendell Roberts613------2241
Bert Forbes419------1740
Clifton Millner1129---------40
Corey Peters------1621239
Scott Feely------1222438
Jeremy Maclin1125------137
Marshall Sowdon713------1535
Rufus Nunn29------2031
Kent Vaughn------1015429
John Conner1014------327
Lawrence Lincoln610------1026
Rodney Bjorke612------826
Erik Yates00------2525
Alvin Dinstel------1014125
Moe Mason------714---21
Spencer Batteaux47------819
Darnell Cooley------710---17
Emmitt Borders29---------11
Mel Robbins02------810
Calvin Gifford00------77
Kerry Bergman00------77
C.J. Lowe------12---3
Adam Crane02---------2
Raymond Burgess00------11
Unknown00---------0
CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T.J. McGregor2741------775
Howie Barrett3043---------73
Hardy Glasgow2936---------65
Richie Haayer2236------765
Lonnie Fisher2435------564
Eddie Royal2538---------63
Joey Sturgeon------1638963
Bryce Delgado1322------2762
Louis Delmas------1639661
Kelly Springer------7262861
Reuben Preston1116------2653
Eli Martinez------8222252
Leonard Korte------1535151
Clay Banks1923------749
Richie Fuller1927------349
Neal Walton1929---------48
Mike Hoomanawanui1415------1948
Archie Thies------1234147
Vinny Mayes------10231346
Courtney Diminnie1926---------45
Ethan Blackshear914------2144
Jerome Cunningham1111------2042
Darryl Tripodi------1128140
David Levine------1125440
Jason Donovan1122------639
Marty Larry------7181439
Jason Lovallo1721---------38
Wade Turner------1222337
Sherrick McManis------1224137
Corwin Crane------1026137
Clyde Kieffer------1320134
Louis Parker------617---23
Jon Asamoah49------720
Rodderick Muckelroy------241420
Wendell Coffey------67619
Cedric Ferguson10------1819
E.J. Wilson------511117
Steven Justice69---------15
Preston Sanford------66113
Bill Hankton00------1111
Pat Sims------24---6
Maurice Greer00------44
Bruce Darche00------44
Unknown00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left69515.8
Middle8324.0
Right341.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10414.1
Middle10484.8
Right10555.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Colt McCoy37173347312
CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Howie Barrett42226236403

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2263.0
Short (0-8 Yds)105181.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)1881126.2
Long (19+ Yds)628714.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen111111.0
Short (0-8 Yds)151015110.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)26111806.9
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Rob Gronkowski83229028
WR Jeremy Maclin63193225
WR Nick Bullock62014033
WR Marshall Sowdon52034113
FB Rufus Nunn420609
WR Bert Forbes44040019
FB John Conner1107014
WR Adam Crane101002
RB Lawrence Lincoln1000010
CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Eddie Royal1280191538
WR Neal Walton85044029
WR Jason Donovan74054122
WR Ethan Blackshear5123014
TE Richie Fuller41015027
TE Mike Hoomanawanui32021015
FB Reuben Preston21014016
RB Bryce Delgado1010022

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Clifton Millner11313.009.45
CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Bryce Delgado200.003.91
Jason Lovallo155.005.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Colt McCoy111111.006.03
CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Howie Barrett32186.008.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Nick Bullock111111.002.33
CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jason Donovan2131.507.71
WR Neal Walton111515.005.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayRushesConversions
Clifton Millner11
Lawrence Lincoln10
CarolinaRushesConversions
Bryce Delgado10

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Colt McCoy1253
CarolinaAttCompConversions
Howie Barrett1155

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
WR Jeremy Maclin422
WR Marshall Sowdon310
WR Bert Forbes110
TE Rob Gronkowski111
WR Adam Crane100
WR Nick Bullock100
CarolinaTargCatchConversions
TE Richie Fuller311
WR Neal Walton322
WR Jason Donovan211
WR Ethan Blackshear200
WR Eddie Royal111

SectionAttendance
Stadium73,500 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck22,200 (22,200)
End Zone15,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats13,600 (14,200)
Club Seats10,500 (11,600)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (4,300)