Carolina Panthers23–26Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Total yards: Carolina Panthers 376, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 476. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.

Passing yards: Carolina Panthers 298, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 240. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.

Rushing yards: Carolina Panthers 78, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 236. Yards gained on the ground.

First downs: Carolina Panthers 17, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 25. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.

Sacks: Carolina Panthers 4.0, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1.0. Sacks by this defence.

QB hits: Carolina Panthers 6, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 11. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.

Tackles for loss: Carolina Panthers 8, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.

Takeaways: Carolina Panthers 2, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.

Penalties: Carolina Panthers 7, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7. Penalties accepted against this team.

Penalty yards: Carolina Panthers 62, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 54. Yards conceded to penalties.

Passing EPA: Carolina Panthers 4.5, Tampa Bay Buccaneers -8.1. 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 -4.4, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3.9. The same for the running game.