Carolina Panthers0–9Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Total yards: Carolina Panthers 225, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 250. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.

Passing yards: Carolina Panthers 94, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 137. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.

Rushing yards: Carolina Panthers 131, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 113. Yards gained on the ground.

First downs: Carolina Panthers 10, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.

Sacks: Carolina Panthers 3.0, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3.0. Sacks by this defence.

QB hits: Carolina Panthers 6, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.

Tackles for loss: Carolina Panthers 5, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.

Takeaways: Carolina Panthers 0, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.

Penalties: Carolina Panthers 3, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3. Penalties accepted against this team.

Penalty yards: Carolina Panthers 20, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15. Yards conceded to penalties.

Passing EPA: Carolina Panthers -5.8, Tampa Bay Buccaneers -8.0. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.

Rushing EPA: Carolina Panthers -2.4, Tampa Bay Buccaneers -1.7. The same for the running game.