RT this if you're ready to move on from Matt Rhule.
Final
7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | |
0 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 41 |
Odds Across Sportsbooks
Game Charts
Full Play By Play
1ST 15:00 | 1 & 10 | Tampa Bay kicked off, touchback | ||
1st Drive | ||||
1ST 15:00 | 1 & 10 | Chuba Hubbard rushed to the right for 3 yard gain, tackled by Vita Vea | ||
1ST 14:19 | 2 & 7 | Sam Darnold incomplete pass to the right intended for Tommy Tremble | ||
1ST 14:16 | 3 & 7 | Sam Darnold passed to DJ Moore to the left for 20 yard gain, tackled by Antoine Winfield Jr. | ||
1ST 13:37 | 1 & 10 | Sam Darnold rushed to the right for 5 yard gain, tackled by Jordan Whitehead | ||
1ST 12:58 | 2 & 5 | Ameer Abdullah rushed up the middle for 1 yard gain, tackled by Kevin Minter | ||
1ST 12:17 | 3 & 4 | Tampa Bay committed 5 yard penalty (Neutral Zone Infraction) | ||
1ST 11:54 | 1 & 10 | Sam Darnold incomplete pass to the left intended for DJ Moore | ||
1ST 11:51 | 2 & 10 | Sam Darnold passed to DJ Moore to the right for 11 yard gain, tackled by Sean Murphy-Bunting | ||
1ST 11:40 | 1 & 10 | Sam Darnold passed to Robby Anderson to the right for 6 yard gain, tackled by Jamel Dean | ||
1ST 10:50 | 2 & 4 | Chuba Hubbard rushed to the left for 2 yard loss, tackled by Devin White | ||
1ST 10:12 | 3 & 6 | Sam Darnold passed to Robby Anderson to the right for 7 yard gain, tackled by Jamel Dean | ||
1ST 9:25 | 1 & 10 | Sam Darnold passed to Ameer Abdullah to the right for 3 yard gain, tackled by Antoine Winfield Jr. | ||
1ST 8:43 | 2 & 7 | Ameer Abdullah rushed up the middle for 10 yard gain, tackled by William Gholston | ||
1ST 7:58 | 1 & 6 | Tommy Tremble rushed to the left for 4 yard gain, tackled by Sean Murphy-Bunting | ||
1ST 7:27 | 2 & 2 | Sam Darnold passed to Chuba Hubbard to the left for 2 yard touchdown | ||
1ST 7:22 | 1 & 10 | Lirim Hajrullahu made PAT | ||
1ST 7:22 | 1 & 10 | Carolina kicked off for 62 yards, Jaelon Darden returned kickoff for 24 yards | ||
2nd Drive | ||||
1ST 7:17 | 1 & 10 | Tom Brady sacked by Myles Hartsfield for 2 yard loss | ||
1ST 6:33 | 2 & 12 | Tom Brady incomplete pass down the middle intended for Rob Gronkowski | ||
1ST 6:28 | 3 & 12 | Tom Brady passed to Tyler Johnson to the left for 5 yard gain, tackled by Myles Hartsfield | ||
1ST 5:55 | 4 & 7 | Bradley Pinion punted for 45 yards, no return | ||
3rd Drive | ||||
1ST 5:48 | 1 & 10 | Sam Darnold sacked by Anthony Nelson for 10 yard loss | ||
1ST 5:10 | 2 & 20 | Sam Darnold incomplete pass to the right intended for Robby Anderson | ||
1ST 4:56 | 3 & 20 | Sam Darnold passed to DJ Moore down the middle for 19 yard gain, tackled by Mike Edwards | ||
1ST 4:19 | 4 & 1 | DJ Moore rushed to the right for 13 yard gain, tackled by Antoine Winfield Jr. | ||
1ST 3:35 | 1 & 10 | Sam Darnold rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain, tackled by Steve McLendon | ||
1ST 2:56 | 2 & 8 | Sam Darnold passed to C.J. Saunders down the middle for 8 yard gain, tackled by Antoine Winfield Jr. | ||
1ST 2:13 | 1 & 10 | Chuba Hubbard rushed up the middle for 1 yard loss, tackled by Anthony Nelson | ||
1ST 1:32 | 2 & 11 | Sam Darnold rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain, tackled by Joe Tryon-Shoyinka | ||
1ST 0:47 | 3 & 9 | Carolina timeout | ||
1ST 0:47 | 3 & 9 | Sam Darnold passed to C.J. Saunders to the left for 3 yard gain, tackled by Anthony Nelson | ||
1ST 0:10 | 4 & 6 | Carolina timeout | ||
1ST 0:10 | 4 & 6 | Sam Darnold incomplete pass to the left intended for DJ Moore | ||
4th Drive | ||||
1ST 0:00 | 1 & 10 | End of 1st Quarter | ||
2ND 15:00 | 1 & 10 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn rushed to the right for 9 yard gain, tackled by Sam Franklin | ||
2ND 14:27 | 2 & 1 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn rushed to the left for 2 yard gain, tackled by Jermaine Carter | ||
2ND 13:53 | 1 & 10 | Tom Brady incomplete pass to the left | ||
2ND 13:47 | 2 & 10 | Tom Brady passed to Cameron Brate to the right for 5 yard gain, tackled by Myles Hartsfield | ||
2ND 13:30 | 3 & 5 | Tom Brady passed to Tyler Johnson to the left for 3 yard gain, tackled by Myles Hartsfield | ||
2ND 12:21 | 4 & 2 | Tom Brady passed to Mike Evans to the left for 14 yard gain, tackled by Kenny Robinson | ||
2ND 11:54 | 1 & 10 | Tom Brady incomplete pass to the left intended for Rob Gronkowski | ||
2ND 11:49 | 2 & 10 | Tom Brady passed to Cameron Brate to the left for 7 yard gain, tackled by Keith Taylor Jr. | ||
2ND 11:18 | 3 & 3 | Tom Brady incomplete pass to the left intended for Mike Evans | ||
2ND 11:14 | 4 & 3 | Ryan Succop kicked a 39-yard field goal | ||
2ND 11:90 | 1 & 10 | Tampa Bay kicked off, touchback | ||
5th Drive | ||||
2ND 11:90 | 1 & 10 | Sam Darnold rushed to the right for 6 yard gain, tackled by Cam Gill. Tampa Bay committed 5 yard penalty (Holding) | ||
2ND 10:46 | 1 & 10 | Chuba Hubbard rushed to the right for 7 yard gain, tackled by Joe Tryon-Shoyinka | ||
2ND 10:16 | 2 & 3 | Chuba Hubbard rushed to the right for 19 yard gain, tackled by Jamel Dean | ||
2ND 9:36 | 1 & 10 | Sam Darnold passed to Robby Anderson to the left for 2 yard loss, tackled by Jamel Dean | ||
2ND 8:51 | 2 & 12 | Sam Darnold incomplete pass to the right intended for Brandon Zylstra | ||
2ND 8:46 | 3 & 12 | Sam Darnold passed to Ameer Abdullah to the right for 18 yard gain, tackled by Mike Edwards | ||
2ND 8:30 | 1 & 10 | Ameer Abdullah rushed to the left for 9 yard gain, tackled by Kevin Minter | ||
2ND 7:27 | 2 & 1 | Ameer Abdullah rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain, tackled by Anthony Nelson | ||
2ND 6:46 | 1 & 10 | Ameer Abdullah rushed to the left for 1 yard loss, tackled by Kevin Minter | ||
2ND 6:17 | 2 & 11 | Sam Darnold passed to Ameer Abdullah to the right for 9 yard gain, tackled by Sean Murphy-Bunting | ||
2ND 5:35 | 3 & 2 | Sam Darnold passed to Tommy Tremble down the middle for 1 yard gain, tackled by Steve McLendon | ||
2ND 4:58 | 4 & 1 | Sam Darnold rushed up the middle for no gain, tackled by Steve McLendon | ||
2ND 4:58 | 4 & 1 | Carolina charged timeout | ||
6th Drive | ||||
2ND 4:57 | 1 & 10 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain, tackled by Marquis Haynes Sr. | ||
2ND 4:25 | 2 & 7 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn rushed to the left for 2 yard gain, tackled by Kenny Robinson | ||
2ND 3:44 | 3 & 5 | Tom Brady incomplete pass to the right intended for Rob Gronkowski | ||
2ND 3:38 | 4 & 5 | Bradley Pinion punted for 42 yards, no return | ||
7th Drive | ||||
2ND 3:32 | 1 & 10 | Carolina committed 10 yard penalty (Pass Interference) | ||
2ND 2:56 | 1 & 20 | Sam Darnold passed to Robby Anderson down the middle for 13 yard gain, tackled by Jamel Dean | ||
2ND 2:14 | 2 & 7 | Ameer Abdullah rushed to the right for 2 yard gain, tackled by Kevin Minter | ||
2ND 2:00 | 3 & 5 | Two-minute warning | ||
2ND 2:00 | 3 & 5 | Brandon Zylstra incomplete pass to the right intended for Ameer Abdullah | ||
2ND 1:55 | 4 & 5 | Lachlan Edwards punted for 35 yards, no return | ||
8th Drive | ||||
2ND 1:48 | 1 & 10 | Tom Brady passed to Tyler Johnson to the right for no gain, tackled by Myles Hartsfield | ||
2ND 1:26 | 2 & 10 | Tom Brady incomplete pass down the middle intended for Tyler Johnson | ||
2ND 1:22 | 3 & 10 | Tom Brady passed to Mike Evans down the middle for 37 yard gain, tackled by Myles Hartsfield | ||
2ND 1:12 | 1 & 10 | Tampa Bay timeout | ||
2ND 1:12 | 1 & 10 | Tom Brady passed to Rob Gronkowski down the middle for 7 yard gain, tackled by Jermaine Carter | ||
2ND 0:50 | 2 & 3 | Tom Brady passed to Rob Gronkowski to the right for 20 yard gain, tackled by Keith Taylor Jr. | ||
2ND 0:43 | 1 & 10 | Tampa Bay timeout | ||
2ND 0:43 | 1 & 10 | Tom Brady passed to Breshad Perriman to the right for 24 yard gain | ||
2ND 0:38 | 1 & 4 | Le'Veon Bell rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain, tackled by Darryl Johnson | ||
2ND 0:19 | 2 & 1 | Tom Brady passed to Le'Veon Bell to the right for 1 yard touchdown | ||
2ND 0:15 | 1 & 10 | Ryan Succop made PAT | ||
2ND 0:15 | 1 & 10 | Tampa Bay kicked off for 65 yards, Ameer Abdullah returned kickoff for 20 yards | ||
9th Drive | ||||
2ND 0:90 | 1 & 10 | Sam Darnold rushed up the middle for 1 yard loss | ||
2ND 0:90 | 2 & 11 | End of Half | ||
3RD 15:00 | 1 & 10 | Carolina kicked off for 59 yards, Jaelon Darden returned kickoff for 17 yards | ||
10th Drive | ||||
3RD 14:55 | 1 & 10 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn rushed to the left for 1 yard gain, tackled by Shaq Thompson | ||
3RD 14:33 | 2 & 9 | Tom Brady passed to Rob Gronkowski down the middle for 42 yard gain, tackled by Sam Franklin | ||
3RD 14:70 | 1 & 10 | Tom Brady passed to Rob Gronkowski down the middle for 19 yard gain, tackled by Kenny Robinson | ||
3RD 13:28 | 1 & 10 | Tom Brady passed to Breshad Perriman to the right for no gain, tackled by Myles Hartsfield | ||
3RD 12:41 | 2 & 10 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn rushed up the middle for 6 yard gain, tackled by Sam Franklin | ||
3RD 12:20 | 3 & 4 | Tom Brady passed to Tyler Johnson down the middle for 7 yard gain, tackled by Myles Hartsfield | ||
3RD 11:59 | 1 & 1 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn rushed up the middle for 2 yard touchdown | ||
3RD 11:57 | 1 & 10 | Ryan Succop made PAT | ||
3RD 11:57 | 1 & 10 | Tampa Bay kicked off for 62 yards, Ameer Abdullah returned kickoff for 29 yards | ||
11th Drive | ||||
3RD 11:51 | 1 & 10 | Chuba Hubbard rushed up the middle for 5 yard gain, tackled by Jordan Whitehead | ||
3RD 11:12 | 2 & 5 | Sam Darnold incomplete pass to the left intended for Tommy Tremble | ||
3RD 11:70 | 3 & 5 | Sam Darnold incomplete pass to the right intended for Ameer Abdullah | ||
3RD 11:50 | 4 & 5 | Lachlan Edwards punted for 50 yards. Jaelon Darden returned punt for 4 yards | ||
12th Drive | ||||
3RD 10:55 | 1 & 10 | Tom Brady passed to Mike Evans to the right for 5 yard gain, tackled by CJ Henderson | ||
3RD 10:19 | 2 & 5 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn rushed up the middle for 1 yard gain, tackled by Myles Hartsfield | ||
3RD 9:38 | 3 & 4 | Tom Brady incomplete pass to the right intended for Cameron Brate | ||
3RD 9:33 | 4 & 4 | Bradley Pinion punted for 46 yards, no return | ||
13th Drive | ||||
3RD 9:26 | 1 & 10 | Sam Darnold passed to DJ Moore to the right for 5 yard gain, tackled by Carlton Davis III | ||
3RD 9:80 | 2 & 5 | Sam Darnold passed to Robby Anderson to the left for 1 yard gain, tackled by Kevin Minter | ||
3RD 8:22 | 3 & 4 | Sam Darnold passed to Chuba Hubbard to the left for 6 yard gain, tackled by Jamel Dean | ||
3RD 7:55 | 1 & 10 | Chuba Hubbard rushed to the right for 15 yard gain, tackled by Antoine Winfield Jr. | ||
3RD 7:80 | 1 & 10 | Sam Darnold passed to DJ Moore down the middle for 17 yard gain, tackled by Sean Murphy-Bunting | ||
3RD 6:41 | 1 & 10 | Sam Darnold sacked by Antoine Winfield Jr. for 2 yard loss | ||
3RD 6:80 | 2 & 12 | Sam Darnold passed to Tommy Tremble to the right for 6 yard gain, tackled by Jordan Whitehead | ||
3RD 5:29 | 3 & 6 | Sam Darnold rushed up the middle for 4 yard gain, tackled by Mike Edwards | ||
3RD 4:48 | 4 & 2 | Lirim Hajrullahu kicked a 35-yard field goal | ||
3RD 4:44 | 1 & 10 | Carolina kicked off for 61 yards, Jaelon Darden returned kickoff for 34 yards | ||
14th Drive | ||||
3RD 4:37 | 1 & 10 | Tom Brady passed to Mike Evans to the right for 10 yard gain, tackled by CJ Henderson | ||
3RD 4:11 | 1 & 10 | Tom Brady passed to Breshad Perriman to the left for 4 yard gain, tackled by Keith Taylor Jr. | ||
3RD 3:42 | 2 & 6 | Tom Brady passed to Ke'Shawn Vaughn to the left for 7 yard gain, tackled by CJ Henderson | ||
3RD 3:70 | 1 & 10 | Tom Brady passed to Breshad Perriman to the right for 9 yard gain, tackled by Myles Hartsfield | ||
3RD 2:39 | 2 & 1 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn rushed up the middle for no gain, tackled by DaQuan Jones | ||
3RD 2:10 | 3 & 1 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn rushed to the right for 3 yard gain, tackled by Shaq Thompson | ||
3RD 1:22 | 1 & 10 | Tom Brady incomplete pass to the right intended for Breshad Perriman | ||
3RD 1:14 | 2 & 10 | Tom Brady passed to Tyler Johnson to the left for 7 yard gain, tackled by CJ Henderson | ||
3RD 0:45 | 3 & 3 | Tom Brady passed to Rob Gronkowski to the left for 14 yard gain, tackled by Sam Franklin | ||
3RD 0:22 | 1 & 8 | Tom Brady passed to Ke'Shawn Vaughn to the left for 5 yard gain, tackled by Shaq Thompson | ||
3RD 0:22 | 2 & 4 | End of 3rd Quarter | ||
4TH 15:00 | 2 & 4 | Tom Brady passed to Mike Evans to the right for 3 yard touchdown | ||
4TH 14:56 | 1 & 10 | Ryan Succop made PAT | ||
4TH 14:56 | 1 & 10 | Tampa Bay kicked off for 60 yards, Ameer Abdullah returned kickoff for 39 yards | ||
15th Drive | ||||
4TH 14:49 | 1 & 10 | Sam Darnold passed to DJ Moore to the left for 9 yard gain, tackled by Carlton Davis III | ||
4TH 14:13 | 2 & 1 | Chuba Hubbard rushed to the left for 2 yard gain, tackled by Vita Vea | ||
4TH 13:29 | 1 & 10 | Sam Darnold passed to Ameer Abdullah to the left for 5 yard gain, tackled by Pierre Desir | ||
4TH 12:50 | 2 & 5 | Sam Darnold passed to Ameer Abdullah to the left for 15 yard gain, tackled by Jordan Whitehead | ||
4TH 12:70 | 1 & 10 | Chuba Hubbard rushed up the middle for no gain, tackled by William Gholston | ||
4TH 11:28 | 2 & 10 | Sam Darnold passed to DJ Moore to the right for 6 yard gain | ||
4TH 10:48 | 3 & 4 | Sam Darnold incomplete pass to the right intended for DJ Moore | ||
4TH 10:40 | 4 & 4 | Sam Darnold passed to Robby Anderson to the left for 19 yard touchdown | ||
4TH 10:34 | 1 & 10 | Lirim Hajrullahu made PAT | ||
4TH 10:34 | 1 & 10 | Carolina kicked off, touchback | ||
16th Drive | ||||
4TH 10:34 | 1 & 10 | Tom Brady passed to Rob Gronkowski down the middle for 28 yard gain, tackled by Shaq Thompson | ||
4TH 9:46 | 1 & 10 | Le'Veon Bell rushed up the middle for 7 yard gain, tackled by Derrick Brown | ||
4TH 9:19 | 2 & 3 | Tom Brady passed to Breshad Perriman to the right for 7 yard gain, tackled by Kenny Robinson | ||
4TH 8:37 | 1 & 10 | Tom Brady passed to Scotty Miller to the right for 9 yard gain, tackled by Jermaine Carter | ||
4TH 8:12 | 1 & 10 | Le'Veon Bell rushed up the middle for 4 yard gain, tackled by DaQuan Jones | ||
4TH 7:41 | 1 & 10 | Tom Brady passed to Mike Evans to the left for 20 yard touchdown | ||
4TH 7:34 | 1 & 10 | Ryan Succop made PAT | ||
4TH 7:34 | 1 & 10 | Tampa Bay kicked off, touchback | ||
17th Drive | ||||
4TH 7:34 | 1 & 10 | Sam Darnold passed to Ameer Abdullah to the right for 4 yard gain, tackled by Devin White | ||
4TH 7:90 | 2 & 6 | Ameer Abdullah rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain, tackled by Steve McLendon | ||
4TH 6:38 | 3 & 3 | Sam Darnold rushed up the middle for 1 yard gain, tackled by Rakeem Nunez-Roches. Sam Darnold fumbled. Antoine Winfield Jr. recovered fumble and returned for 9 yards | ||
18th Drive | ||||
4TH 6:29 | 1 & 10 | Tom Brady passed to Rob Gronkowski to the left for 7 yard gain, tackled by Sam Franklin | ||
4TH 5:56 | 2 & 3 | Kenjon Barner rushed up the middle for 2 yard loss, tackled by Jermaine Carter | ||
4TH 5:15 | 3 & 5 | Blaine Gabbert incomplete pass to the left intended for Jaelon Darden | ||
4TH 5:90 | 4 & 5 | Ryan Succop kicked a 40-yard field goal | ||
4TH 5:40 | 1 & 10 | Tampa Bay kicked off, touchback | ||
19th Drive | ||||
4TH 5:40 | 1 & 10 | Sam Darnold passed to Ameer Abdullah to the right for 3 yard gain, tackled by Devin White | ||
4TH 4:34 | 2 & 7 | Sam Darnold incomplete pass down the middle intended for Keith Kirkwood | ||
4TH 4:31 | 3 & 7 | Sam Darnold incomplete pass to the right | ||
4TH 4:23 | 4 & 7 | Sam Darnold passed to Robby Anderson down the middle for 6 yard gain, tackled by K.J. Britt | ||
20th Drive | ||||
4TH 4:17 | 1 & 10 | Scotty Miller rushed to the right for 33 yard touchdown | ||
4TH 4:70 | 1 & 10 | Ryan Succop made PAT | ||
4TH 4:70 | 1 & 10 | Tampa Bay kicked off for 66 yards, Ameer Abdullah returned kickoff for 28 yards | ||
21st Drive | ||||
4TH 4:10 | 1 & 10 | Sam Darnold pass intercepted down the middle. Andrew Adams intercepted Sam Darnold for 17 yards | ||
22nd Drive | ||||
4TH 3:51 | 1 & 10 | Kenjon Barner rushed up the middle for 1 yard gain, tackled by Frankie Luvu | ||
4TH 3:90 | 2 & 9 | Scotty Miller rushed to the left for 10 yard gain, tackled by Kenny Robinson | ||
4TH 3:20 | 1 & 10 | Kenjon Barner rushed up the middle for no gain, tackled by Frank Herron | ||
4TH 2:17 | 2 & 9 | Kenjon Barner rushed to the right for 1 yard gain, tackled by Marquis Haynes Sr. | ||
4TH 2:00 | 3 & 8 | Two-minute warning | ||
4TH 2:00 | 3 & 8 | Blaine Gabbert incomplete pass to the left intended for Tyler Johnson | ||
4TH 1:55 | 4 & 8 | Ryan Succop missed a 46-yard field goal | ||
23rd Drive | ||||
4TH 1:51 | 1 & 10 | Sam Darnold passed to Ameer Abdullah to the right for 5 yard loss, tackled by K.J. Britt | ||
4TH 1:22 | 2 & 15 | Sam Darnold incomplete pass down the middle intended for Tommy Tremble | ||
4TH 1:17 | 3 & 15 | Sam Darnold passed to Ameer Abdullah to the right for 4 yard gain, tackled by K.J. Britt | ||
4TH 0:44 | 4 & 11 | Sam Darnold incomplete pass to the left intended for Brandon Zylstra | ||
24th Drive | ||||
4TH 0:37 | 1 & 10 | Blaine Gabbert rushed up the middle for 1 yard loss | ||
4TH 0:00 | 2 & 11 | End of Regulation | ||
4TH 0:00 | 2 & 11 | End of Game |
Game News


Panthers leave Cam Newton on the sideline. Sam Darnold comes up short on the sneak on fourth-and-inches.

6th total TD of Chuba Hubbard's rookie season, first receiving TD

As he does, Cam Newton is there on the sideline beaming while congratulating Sam Darnold after that beauty of a throw and catch with Robby Anderson.

Carlton Davis with good coverage on deep ball to D.J. Moore and it falls incomplete on fourth down. Stop for Bucs defense, and offense takes over at Bucs' 39 as second quarter begins.

Jeremy Chinn is inactive for the Panthers. He rolled his ankle at Saturday's practice.

Tony Romo says Panthers have to figure out their offensive identity improve their OL, adds he thinks Sam Darnold still has a future.


Shaq Thompson hits 100 for the 3rd straight season. Joining Beason, Kuechly and Davis as only players to do that in Panthers history twitter.com/Panthers/statu…

When my dad misses his exit he goes through a denial period and makes it worse by trying to find a work around instead of just going back to the original mistake and correcting it. This is David Tepper.

Feel like Lynn develops talent really well, but just doesn't make sense as a playcaller / game manager. Really interesting hire ahead for Detroit. - HC Dan Campbell connected to Joe Brady from Saints days - GM Brad Holmes obviously connected to the whole McVay tree twitter.com/rapsheet/statu…

Campbell was a good eval by Trent Baalke. Nearly makes up for the horrific eval Baalke and co. did on CJ Henderson twitter.com/_john_shipley/…


Black jersey, white britches, as modeled by J.J. Jansen. pic.twitter.com/rGlUwE4nbA

The Panthers started the year with Donte Jackson, a first-round pick in Jaycee Horn, and A.J. Bouye at corner. Then they traded for Stephon Gilmore. At the moment, they have C.J. Henderson, Keith Taylor, and Madre Harper at the position.

Keith Taylor lost his helmet and injured his leg.

“Tank szn” is now over for the Carolina Panthers—even before the final seconds of their 2021 season ticked away.
Prior to kickoff, the franchise officially clinched (if you’d like to call it that) the sixth overall pick in the upcoming 2022 NFL draft. Regardless of their outcome against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in this Week 18 finale, they—according to Tankathon.com—cannot move up or down in the first-round order.
That area seems to be a sweet spot of sorts for Carolina, who picked from the eighth overall position in 2021 and the seventh in 2020. Those selections resulted in University of South Carolina cornerback Jaycee Horn and Auburn University defensive tackle Derrick Brown, respectively

Bucs' TE Rob Gronkowski just caught his 7th pass today, and with his receiving yardage against the Panthers as well, he reached an additional $1 million in incentives. Hit both 7 catches and over 85 yards today. $1M earned.

Tom Brady says everybody is happy for Mike Evans and Rob Gronkowski hitting some important milestones because they are such good teammates.

Bucs WR Mike Evans just surpassed 1,000 receiving yards for the 8th straight season to begin his career, extending his own record for the longest such career in NFL history. So consistent.

What's the "official" reason Antonio Brown cut from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers? You probably didn't know the answer until now.🧵 (This isn't a complaint about AB being cut. It's an example of underhanded treatment of an injured player that obscures what happened last Sunday.)

I think Cyril Grayson will be a big part of the Bucs offense today — 81 receiving yards in each of last two games. More snaps with Brown gone. His story, in case you missed it: theathletic.com/3051982/2022/0… twitter.com/marbear333/sta…

Scotty Miller goes 33 yards for a touchdown on an end-around -- Bucs now up 40-17, 4:07 left. PAT coming.

Ke'Shawn Vaughn extends the @Buccaneers lead! #GoBucs 📺: #CARvsTB on CBS 📱: NFL app pic.twitter.com/nop4YKU70h

"Just an incredible weekend," Bucs' Vita Vea says of signing a four-year extension, then getting a big win over Panthers and getting No. 2 seed in NFC.

"It's a happy locker room," Bruce Arians says of Bucs beating Panthers 41-17 and getting NFC's No. 2 seed in playoffs. They'll host the Eagles next week.

#Eagles are the far healthier team going into the playoffs Some will be back, but Buccaneers are currently missing: Chris Godwin Leonard Fournette Ronald Jones Shaq Barrett Jason Pierre-Paul Other key players dealing with injuries as well

CB Jamel Dean is questionable to return (hamstring). pic.twitter.com/lMpc4BDwcR

With that throw, Brady is done for the day and Blaine Gabbert is in. Brady finishes the day with 326 yards, finishing the season with 5,316 and 43 touchdown passes.

Bruce Arians pinpoints Breshad Perriman's sideline catch shortly before halftime as the biggest play of the game. The Bucs took the lead shortly after that and never gave it back.

A few candidates to keep an eye on for the Broncos' next head coach: Doug Pederson Nathaniel Hackett Dan Quinn Byron Leftwich Jim Caldwell

Andrew Adams picks off a Panthers pass -- Bucs are piling on now in the fourth quarter.

Big sack for Anthony Nelson, who's come on really well of late.

Tyler Johnson still has a ton of potential. If you'd said he'd have 31 catches for 338 yards this year, few would be disappointed. Didn't have any in first Panthers game, but I'd expect a bigger role today. Big question: Can he get in the end zone for first time this season? twitter.com/Rocky__XL/stat…

Ryan Succop's field goal is good and Bucs lead 34-17 with 5:04 left.

Fumble!!!! Darnold loses the ball and it's recovered by Antoine Winfield Jr.! #Bucs get the ball in a great position to score again.

Ruling stands -- goal-line stop for Bucs on fourth-and-inches. Looked like Gholston, McLendon, Devin White getting in to stop Darnold.

Jamel Dean has come off the field with an injury. Pierre Desir in for him.

Joe Tryon-Shoyinka almost picks off a screen pass, but the incomplete on third down means Panthers are punting. Defense picking up on offense's energy ...

Nice 34-yard return for Jaelon Darden, and Bucs will start from their 38, leading 17-10.

Bucs defense has its first takeaway of the game, with Antoine Winfield recovering a fumble forced by Rakeem Nunez-Roches.

Hey look at that, the #Bucs get a stop. Carlton Davis knocks the ball away on fourth down and the Bucs get the ball back.

Guard Aaron Stinnie is active after returning from injured reserve on Saturday. He has missed the past five games.

Nice tackle for loss by rookie K.J. Britt for a 5-yard loss.