Buccaneers @ Panthers · Week 7

WEEK 7 · FINAL

THE READ

Buccaneers edge Panthers by 1

THE WIDER PICTURE

Team	SRS	SOS	MARGIN	TO +/-
Buccaneers	+10.9	-3.8	+14.7	+4
Panthers	-8.6	-1.3	-7.3	-3

SRS is how many points a side beats an average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20. SOS is how hard that schedule has been. Full table.

Buccaneers — NFC #2 · division · 7-2 Playoff picture →

In the MVP race

#5 Baker Mayfield QB · Buccaneers · 9.4% of the field

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Baker Mayfield

Buccaneers

23/37, 395 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT

Jonathon Brooks

Panthers

30 carries, 147 yards, 1 TD

Adonai Mitchell

Buccaneers

5 catches, 106 yards

THE STORY SO FAR

🔥 Baker Mayfield has now cleared 250 passing yards in 7 straight games.

📈 Bucky Irving is in form: 10 rushing yards a game over his last three, against a season average of 7.

WHAT DECIDED IT

Through the air Buccaneers 395, Panthers 80 Buccaneers

On the ground Panthers 178, Buccaneers 1 Panthers

Total yards Buccaneers 396, Panthers 258 Buccaneers

Giveaways Panthers 1, Buccaneers 3 Panthers

THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.

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THE MATCHUP SCOUT every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling

LEAGUE DATA counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it

Pass-heavy Pass 91% · Rush 9% · 39.0 scored, 24.3 allowed

11.2 yds/att 69.6% completions 4.1 yds/carry 399.1 yds/game 1.9 giveaways/game 4.0% sack rate last 5: 4-1

Primary weapon: Adonai Mitchell WR — 24% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY MODERATE

SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 77 · Aggressive Balance 59 Ball security 47 Back usage 6% QB runs 1.1/game

Most exposed: ball security -- 1.9 giveaways a game

PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only

QB 96 WR 85 TE 80 RB 84 OL 81 DL 86 LB 75 DB 88

Best: Vita Vea DT 97 Fastest: Ted Hurst III WR 95 SPD 11 at star dev or better

YOUR NOTEBOOK what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic

HOW THEY PLAY the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season

nardwick

Buccaneers · his last 8 games

Throws it Gives it away Runs the quarterback

Pass / run91% / 9% Points for / against39.1 — 28.2 Margin+10.9 Giveaways a game2.0 Sacks taken4.2% of dropbacks Lead backBucky Irving · 2.2/g Top targetAdonai Mitchell · 23% QB carries1.0 a game

Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.

MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push

Buccaneers receivers vs Panthers secondary 85 v 86 EVEN

Panthers receivers vs Buccaneers secondary 82 v 88 BUCCANEERS

Buccaneers line vs Panthers front 81 v 86 PANTHERS

Panthers line vs Buccaneers front 83 v 86 BUCCANEERS

Buccaneers backs vs Panthers run defence 84 v 85 EVEN

Panthers backs vs Buccaneers run defence 84 v 83 EVEN

Buccaneers passer vs Panthers secondary 96 v 86 BUCCANEERS

Panthers passer vs Buccaneers secondary 87 v 88 EVEN

TOP PERFORMERS

Baker Mayfield QB Buccaneers 395 pass yds

Jonathon Brooks HB Panthers 147 rush yds

Adonai Mitchell WR Buccaneers 106 rec yds

Bucky Irving HB Buccaneers 98 rec yds

Eli Stowers TE Buccaneers 90 rec yds

Ted Hurst III WR Buccaneers 71 rec yds

Darren Waller TE Panthers 64 rec yds

Lathan Ransom SS Panthers 1 INTs

Kelee Ringo FS Buccaneers 1 INTs

Nick Scott SS Panthers 1 INTs

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BOX SCORE

BUCCANEERS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Baker Mayfield QB	23/37	395	3	3	1	51	91.6

PANTHERS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Bryce Young QB	4/10	80	0	1	1	53	29.1

BUCCANEERS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG	FUM
Bucky Irving HB	2	1	0.5	1	0	2	1	0

PANTHERS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	LNG
Jonathon Brooks HB	30	147	4.9	1	40	22
Bryce Young QB	3	27	9	1	1	20
A.J. Dillon HB	1	4	4	0	1	4

BUCCANEERS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	LNG
Adonai Mitchell WR	5	106	21.2	0	70	51
Bucky Irving HB	8	98	12.2	0	84	34
Eli Stowers TE	5	90	18	2	35	48
Ted Hurst III WR	3	71	23.7	1	43	32
Emeka Egbuka WR	2	30	15	0	12	21

PANTHERS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	DRP	LNG
Darren Waller TE	2	64	32	0	35	0	53
Tetairoa McMillan WR	2	16	8	0	5	0	12

BUCCANEERS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	INT	PD
Cor'Dale Flott SS	4	0	0	0
Vita Vea DT	3	1	0	0
Kelee Ringo FS	2	0	1	1
Jacob Parrish CB	2	0	0	0
Rueben Bain Jr. LEDG	1	0	0	0
JJ Roberts SS	1	0	0	0
Troy Andersen MIKE	1	0	0	0
Antoine Winfield Jr FS	1	0	0	1
Zyon McCollum CB	1	0	0	1

PANTHERS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	INT	PD	TD
Lathan Ransom SS	4	0	1	0	0
Harrison Smith FS	3	0	0	1	0
Nick Scott SS	2	0	1	0	1
Mike Jackson CB	2	0	1	0	0
Jaycee Horn CB	2	0	0	1	0
Nic Scourton LEDG	1	1	0	0	0
Devin Lloyd MIKE	1	0	0	0	0
Braden Fiske DT	1	0	0	0	0
Tre'von Moehrig FS	1	0	0	0	0
Chris Johnson CB	1	0	0	0	0

BUCCANEERS

nothing recorded

PANTHERS

PLAYER	FG	XP	LNG
Ryan Fitzgerald K	2/4	3/3	38

RECENT FORM

Buccaneers

L 28–31 vs Steelers WK 6

W 52–19 vs Cowboys WK 5

W 31–28 vs Packers WK 4

Panthers

L 14–21 vs Eagles WK 6

L 41–56 vs Lions WK 4

W 34–16 vs Browns WK 3

TEAM STATS

Buccaneers		Panthers
396	TOTAL YARDS	258
395	PASSING YARDS	80
1	RUSHING YARDS	178
1	SACKS ALLOWED	1
1	SACKS MADE	1
3	GIVEAWAYS	1
1	TAKEAWAYS	3

Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.

ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD

1 BUCCANEERS — 0 PANTHERS

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