WEEK 9 · FINAL
THE READ
Panthers beat Buccaneers, 23-17
Panthers got it done 23-17 over Buccaneers. Bryce Young was steady for Panthers — 25/39, 383 yards, 2 TD. Baker Mayfield was steady for Buccaneers — 24/38, 279 yards, 2 TD — in a losing effort. Make it 4 consecutive games past 250 for Baker Mayfield. Total yards: Panthers 451, Buccaneers 337.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | -10.9 | -2.6 | -8.3 | -6 |
| Buccaneers | -13.4 | -2.5 | -10.9 | -8 |
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.
IN THE BOOTH
Talia Morgan
Beat reporter
Tyreek Hill was uncoverable—202 yards and 2 touchdowns on 9 catches decided this one. Carolina's passing game had no equal, and Tampa Bay's secondary had no answer.
Nicole Santos
Beat reporter
· replying
Carolina won a low-scoring game where both quarterbacks matched each other through the air—Young and Mayfield each cleared 250 for the 4th straight week—but the Bucs threw it 68% of the time against a league average of 60, and still couldn't keep pace on the ground or move the ball overall. Tampa Bay beat itself into a hole.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers —
none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that
did not happen.
Bryce Young
Panthers
25/39, 383 yards, 2 TD
Baker Mayfield
Buccaneers
24/38, 279 yards, 2 TD
Tyreek Hill
Panthers
9 catches, 202 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Panthers 451, Buccaneers 337
Panthers
Through the air
Panthers 383, Buccaneers 279
Panthers
On the ground
Panthers 68, Buccaneers 58
Panthers
Pressure
Buccaneers 1 sacks, Panthers 2
Panthers
THE ROOM
Final. The recap is below.
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 60% · Rush 40% · 20.3 scored, 28.6 allowed
7.6 yds/att
61.5% completions
4.2 yds/carry
345.2 yds/game
1.4 giveaways/game
7.6% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 57 · Conservative
Balance 90
Ball security 62
Back usage 32%
QB runs 4.7/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 89
WR 87
TE 77
RB 84
OL 85
DL 88
LB 87
DB 85
Best: Derrick Brown DT 97
Fastest: Tyreek Hill WR 95 SPD
5 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 62% · Rush 38% · 19.1 scored, 29.9 allowed
7.0 yds/att
59.9% completions
3.9 yds/carry
365.1 yds/game
2.2 giveaways/game
5.4% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 46 · Conservative
Balance 88
Ball security 38
Back usage 33%
QB runs 2.9/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.2 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 84
WR 88
TE 80
RB 90
OL 86
DL 89
LB 83
DB 88
Best: Tristan Wirfs LT 97
Fastest: Ahmad Hardy HB 94 SPD
9 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
Ace.P
Buccaneers · his last 8 games
Throws it
Pass / run63% / 37%
Points for / against19.6 — 29.6
Margin-10.0
Giveaways a game1.9
Sacks taken5.5% of dropbacks
Lead backBucky Irving · 14.0/g
Top targetTed Hurst III · 35%
QB carries2.0 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
Panthers receivers vs Buccaneers secondary
87 v 88
EVEN
Buccaneers receivers vs Panthers secondary
88 v 85
BUCCANEERS
Panthers line vs Buccaneers front
85 v 89
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers line vs Panthers front
86 v 88
EVEN
Panthers backs vs Buccaneers run defence
84 v 88
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers backs vs Panthers run defence
90 v 87
BUCCANEERS
Panthers passer vs Buccaneers secondary
89 v 88
EVEN
Buccaneers passer vs Panthers secondary
84 v 85
EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young QB | 25/39 | 383 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 113.5 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield QB | 24/38 | 279 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 102.8 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuba Hubbard HB | 19 | 39 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Bryce Young QB | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kaleb Johnson HB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Xavier Legette WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyreek Hill WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tetairoa McMillan WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Irving HB | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Baker Mayfield QB | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Garrett Oakley TE | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ted Hurst III WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cade Otton TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emeka Egbuka WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Hardy HB | 1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyreek Hill WR | 9 | 202 | 22.4 | 2 | 141 | 0 | 91 |
| Tetairoa McMillan WR | 8 | 104 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 28 |
| Jalen Coker WR | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
| Chuba Hubbard HB | 2 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Xavier Legette WR | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Mitchell Evans TE | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Cade Stover TE | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Hurst III WR | 6 | 121 | 20.2 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 67 |
| Emeka Egbuka WR | 8 | 83 | 10.4 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 18 |
| Cade Otton TE | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 11 |
| Bucky Irving HB | 3 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 |
| Chris Godwin Jr WR | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Jalen McMillan WR | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Okereke MIKE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Zabien Brown CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jaelan Phillips REDG | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lathan Ransom SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Devin Lloyd MIKE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Martin Emerson Jr CB | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tre'von Moehrig FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jaycee Horn CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nic Scourton LEDG | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Hunter DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Brown DT | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zakee Wheatley FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevin Wallace WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasheem Biles SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Anzalone WILL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Zyon McCollum CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jacob Parrish CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Josiah Trotter MIKE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield Jr FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rueben Bain Jr. LEDG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tykee Smith SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Demonte Capehart DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vita Vea DT | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Jackson MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yaya Diaby REDG | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calijah Kancey DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Braswell REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benjamin Morrison CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzgerald K | 3/3 | 2/2 | 46 |
BUCCANEERS
nothing recorded
RECENT FORM
Panthers
L
13–24 vs Titans
WK 8
L
31–34 vs Texans
WK 7
W
31–28 vs Buccaneers
WK 6
Buccaneers
L
13–48 vs Saints
WK 8
L
28–31 vs Panthers
WK 6
L
20–28 vs Jets
WK 5
TEAM STATS
| Panthers | Buccaneers | |
|---|---|---|
| 451 | TOTAL YARDS | 337 |
| 383 | PASSING YARDS | 279 |
| 68 | RUSHING YARDS | 58 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 0 | GIVEAWAYS | 0 |
| 0 | TAKEAWAYS | 0 |
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.