Buccaneers vs Panthers Match Player Stats | Week 16 Sunday 2025

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Todays Matchup Details

Week 16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers
Todays Game is on Sunday, December 21st
21/12/25 13:00:00 PM EST Kickoff

Positives for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Today

The projections expect the Buccaneers as the 10th-most run-oriented team among all teams this week with a 45.2% run rate, given their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics.

When it comes to the linebackers’ role in run defense, Carolina’s group of LBs has been very bad this year, projecting as the 5th-worst in football. in football.

At a -3-point disadvantage, the Panthers are underdogs this week, indicating more of a focus on throwing than their normal approach.

Opposing QBs have averaged 35.6 pass attempts per game versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense this year: 10th-most in the NFL.

This year, the shaky Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense has given up a staggering 251.0 adjusted yards per game through the air to opposing QBs: the 6th-worst in the league.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers pass defense has shown weak efficiency this year, yielding 7.90 adjusted yards-per-target: the 9th-most in the league.

The Buccaneers linebackers project as the 4th-worst collection of LBs in the league this year in covering receivers.

The leading projections forecast the Carolina Panthers as the 6th-most run-focused offense among all teams this week with a 46.2% run rate, accounting for their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics.

The leading projections forecast Rico Dowdle to accumulate 14.8 rush attempts in this game, on balance, placing him in the 81st percentile when it comes to RBs.

Among all RBs, Rico Dowdle ranks in the 87th percentile for carries this year, comprising 55.6% of the workload in his team’s running game.

With a stellar rate of 60.0 adjusted yards per game on the ground (89th percentile), Rico Dowdle stands among the best pure rushers in the NFL this year.

Negatives with the Carolina Panthers Game Today

The Buccaneers are a 3-point favorite in this week’s game, which points towards a running game script.

Given their underlying traits and matchup dynamics, the model projects the Buccaneers to pass on 54.8% of their plays: the 10th-lowest rate on the slate this week.

Accounting for their underlying propensities and game dynamics, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are anticipated by the projections to call only 63.1 plays on offense in this game: the 5th-lowest number on the slate this week.

The model projects Baker Mayfield to attempt 32.4 passes in this week’s contest, on average: the 11th-fewest out of all quarterbacks.

Baker Mayfield’s 188.0 adjusted passing yards per game this year represents a noteable regression in his passing talent over last year’s 274.0 figure.

Based on their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics, the predictive model expects the Carolina Panthers to pass on 53.8% of their downs: the 6th-lowest frequency on the slate this week.

Based on the game dynamics and the underlying tendencies of each team, this game is anticipated by our trusted projection set to have only 126.6 offensive plays run: the 3rd-lowest number out of all the games this week.

The projections expect Bryce Young to attempt 32.0 passes in this week’s game, on balance: the 8th-fewest among all QBs.

With a lackluster 6.66 adjusted yards-per-target (17th percentile) this year, Bryce Young stands as one of the worst per-play quarterbacks in the NFL.

The Buccaneers pass defense has given up the 5th-lowest Adjusted Completion% in football (62.2%) versus WRs this year (62.2%).

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers pass defense has exhibited strong efficiency against wide receivers this year, allowing 7.51 adjusted yards-per-target to the position: the 7th-fewest in the league.

This year, the formidable Tampa Bay Buccaneers run defense has given up a feeble 103.0 adjusted yards per game on the ground to opposing offenses: the 10th-fewest in football.

The Tampa Bay defensive tackles rank as the 7th-best unit in football this year when it comes to stopping the run.

This year, the daunting Panthers defense has allowed a measly 62.4% Adjusted Completion Rate to opposing wide receivers: the 7th-lowest rate in the NFL.

As it relates to cornerbacks in covering receivers, Carolina’s group of CBs has been outstanding this year, projecting as the 7th-best in the league.

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