2015 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 3, 2016 · Bank of America Stadium
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
10
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Carolina PanthersWinner
38
CAR -10 ✓O 44 ✓
Carolina Panthers 38–10 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · TB
29/47, 325 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-6.8 expected points added · +0.4% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
21/26, 293 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
16.0 expected points added · +19.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameis Winston | 29/47 | 325 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Martin | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 0 | -3.5 |
| Charles Sims | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Jameis Winston | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 1 | 1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Evans | 4 | 9 | 99 | 0 | 19% | 4.0 |
| Charles Sims | 9 | 11 | 74 | 0 | 23% | -0.3 |
| Doug Martin | 7 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 15% | 2.6 |
| Austin Seferian-Jenkins | 3 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 15% | -0.3 |
| Donteea Dye | 4 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 15% | 0.1 |
| Cameron Brate | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4% | -2.3 |
| Luke Stocker | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2% | -0.3 |
| Russell Shepard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -1.0 |
| Adam Humphries | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -5.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Carter | 5 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lavonte David | 4 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Tandy | 3 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley McDougald | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Keyes | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony McDaniel | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gholston | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnthan Banks | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alterraun Verner | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jude Adjei-Barimah | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 21/26 | 293 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Tolbert | 10 | 59 | 5.9 | 0 | 2.7 |
| Cameron Artis-Payne | 14 | 44 | 3.1 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Cam Newton | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Derek Anderson | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Funchess | 7 | 8 | 120 | 1 | 31% | 7.3 |
| Corey Brown | 3 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 23% | 3.4 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 2 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 8% | 5.0 |
| Brenton Bersin | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 8% | -3.4 |
| Cameron Artis-Payne | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8% | 1.0 |
| Greg Olsen | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8% | 2.2 |
| Mike Tolbert | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | -0.0 |
| Ed Dickson | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12% | -2.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Kuechly | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert McClain | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shaq Thompson | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tre Boston | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Davis | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cortland Finnegan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Jacobs | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kony Ealy | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -10
- Closing total
- 44
- TB moneyline
- +347
- CAR moneyline
- -402
Panthers closed -10 and covered, winning by 28.
Total closed 44; the game landed 48 — over by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 54°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- TB 7 days · CAR 7 days
- Coaches
- Lovie Smith vs Ron Rivera
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.