Buccaneers roll past Panthers 43-13 as Bucky Irving runs for 106 yards and 2 TDs

Automated recap from game data · November 9, 2026 at 4:55 AM ET · Bank of America Stadium

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers rolled past the Carolina Panthers 43-13 on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte before a crowd of 73,195. The Buccaneers moved to 2-5, while the Panthers fell to 3-3.

The Buccaneers took a 33-6 lead into halftime and kept control with a 10-7 edge after the break. The Buccaneers never trailed.

The Buccaneers out-gained the Panthers 322-266 and won the turnover battle 4-0. The Buccaneers converted 7 of 12 third downs and held the ball for 35:57.

Bucky Irving of the Buccaneers earned Game MVP. Irving ran 24 times for 106 yards and 2 touchdowns.

For the Panthers, Anthony Tyus III ran 3 times for 23 yards and a touchdown.

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
TB	7	26	3	7	43
CAR	0	6	0	7	13

How the game turned

Buccaneers win probability

Biggest swing: Buccaneers went from 75% to 88% on one play in the second quarter.

Q2 11:05(Shotgun) B.Young sacked at CAR 31 for -9 yards (A.Muhammad). FUMBLES (A.Muhammad) [A.Muhammad], RECOVERED by TB-C.Kancey at CAR 32. C.Kancey for 32 yards, TOUCHDOWN. C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-E.Deckers, Holder-R.Dixon.

Scoring plays

Time	Team	Play	TB-CAR
Q1 7:22	TB	Bucky Irving 4 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin Kick)	7-0
Q2 14:12	TB	Chase McLaughlin 22 Yd Field Goal	10-0
Q2 11:05	TB	Calijah Kancey 32 Yd Fumble Return (Chase McLaughlin Kick)	17-0
Q2 9:09	CAR	Darren Waller 50 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald PAT blocked)	17-6
Q2 9:09	TB	Zyon McCollum Defensive PAT Conversion	19-6
Q2 3:53	TB	Bucky Irving 1 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin Kick)	26-6
Q2 0:04	TB	Tez Johnson 14 Yd pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin Kick)	33-6
Q3 6:30	TB	Chase McLaughlin 44 Yd Field Goal	36-6
Q4 10:21	TB	Sean Tucker 46 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin Kick)	43-6
Q4 5:28	CAR	Anthony Tyus III 12 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick) (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)	43-13

Team stats

TB		CAR
322	Total yards	266
64	Passing yards	178
258	Rushing yards	88
21	First downs	15
7-12	Third down	6-11
0-1	Fourth down	0-2
3-4	Red zone	1-2
0	Turnovers	4
0-0	Sacks allowed	5-32
6-35	Penalties	4-56
35:57	Time of possession	24:03