Get all the in-game updates, highlights, stats and analysis for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Week 16 game vs. the Carolina Panthers

RB Rachaad White rushes for a long gain against the Carolina Panthers in Week 16 of the 2025 NFL season.

QB Baker Mayfield throws a touchdown pass to WR Mike Evans against the Carolina Panthers in Week 16 of the 2025 NFL season.

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After being elevated from the practice squad, veteran pass-rusher Jason Pierre-Paul is active for Sunday's game and could see his first action as a Buccaneer since the 2021 playoffs

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The NFC South hangs in the balance.

View photos of the Buccaneers departing for Week 16 vs. the Carolina Panthers on December 20, 2025.

Jason Pierre-Paul will be available to play in his first Buccaneers game since January of 2022 when the Bucs take on the Panthers on Sunday

A look at Friday's injury report ahead of the Week 16 matchup 

Safety J.T. Gray, a three-time All-Pro as a special teams player, was signed to the Bucs' active roster on Friday, while rookie linebacker Nick Jackson was waived

Ahead of the Buccaneers' Week 16 NFC South showdown, a preview of Tampa Bay's emboldened receiver room, the Panthers' defensive playmakers and the offensive evolution from coverage reads to pure progressions

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach Todd Bowles spoke to the media after Friday's Week 16 practice. HC Bowles discussed playing smart football, CB Benjamin Morrison stepping up,  health updates ahead of Bucs vs. Panthers.

The Buccaneers and Panthers are tied atop the NFC South standing with three games to go, and national analysts are equally tied in knots about how Sunday's game in Charlotte is going to play out

Dave Canales' Panthers have been very aggressive in fourth-down situations this season, and also very good, but the Bucs' defense has also been strong in that regard