2017 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 29, 2017 · Raymond James Stadium

Carolina PanthersWinner

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

TB -1.5 upsetU 46 ✓Buccaneers closed -1.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Carolina Panthers 17–3.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · TB

Jameis WinstonQB

21/38, 210 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-16.7 expected points added · -4.4% completion over expected

Passing · CAR

Cam NewtonQB

18/32, 154 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-2.2 expected points added · -1.0% completion over expected

Rushing · TB

Doug MartinRB

18 att, 71 yds, 0 TD

0.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CAR

Cam NewtonQB

11 att, 44 yds, 0 TD

0.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · TB

Cameron BrateTE

4/5 for 64 yds, 0 TD

14% of team targets · 1.6 expected points added

Receiving · TB

Mike EvansWR

5/10 for 60 yds, 0 TD

28% of team targets · -0.3 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Carolina Panthers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Cam Newton	18/32	154	1	1	0	-2.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Cam Newton	11	44	4.0	0	0.1
Jonathan Stewart	11	34	3.1	1	-1.3
Curtis Samuel	1	11	11.0	0	0.7
Cameron Artis-Payne	4	8	2.0	0	0.1
Christian McCaffrey	4	3	0.8	0	-2.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Christian McCaffrey	5	7	49	0	23%	1.8
Kelvin Benjamin	3	7	39	1	23%	2.0
Ed Dickson	4	5	24	0	17%	-3.1
Curtis Samuel	2	3	15	0	10%	-0.6
Russell Shepard	1	1	14	0	3%	2.4
Devin Funchess	2	6	11	0	20%	-3.1
Cameron Artis-Payne	1	1	2	0	3%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Kurt Coleman	7	2	0.0	0	0
Luke Kuechly	4	2	0.0	1	1
James Bradberry	4	2	0.0	0	1
Mario Addison	3	2	1.5	0	0
Thomas Davis	3	2	0.0	0	0
Daryl Worley	3	1	0.0	0	1
Kevon Seymour	3	0	0.0	0	1
Julius Peppers	2	0	1.0	0	0
Kawann Short	2	0	0.0	0	0
Captain Munnerlyn	2	0	0.0	0	1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jameis Winston	21/38	210	0	2	3	-16.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Doug Martin	18	71	3.9	0.0
Jameis Winston	3	13	4.3	0.0
Jacquizz Rodgers	1	1	1.0	-0.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Cameron Brate	4	5	64	14%	1.6
Mike Evans	5	10	60	28%	-0.3
DeSean Jackson	3	8	37	22%	-1.6
Adam Humphries	4	6	26	17%	-0.3
O.J. Howard	2	2	16	6%	0.6
Chris Godwin	1	2	8	6%	-0.6
Doug Martin	1	2	4	6%	-0.6
Jacquizz Rodgers	1	1	-5	3%	-1.3

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Kwon Alexander	4	4	0	0
Chris Conte	6	1	1	1
Vernon Hargreaves	4	1	0	2
Ryan Smith	5	0	0	2
William Gholston	2	1	0	0
Chris Baker	2	0	0	1
Clinton McDonald	1	1	0	0
Robert Ayers	2	0	0	0
T.J. Ward	1	1	0	0
Gerald McCoy	2	0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: TB -1.5
Closing total: 46
CAR moneyline: +111
TB moneyline: -123

Buccaneers closed -1.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 46; the game landed 20 — under by 26.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Raymond James Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 63°F, wind 13 mph
Referee: Walt Coleman
Rest: CAR 7 days · TB 7 days
Coaches: Ron Rivera vs Dirk Koetter

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.