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Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Carolina Panthers Week 17 Fourth Quarter Live Game Updates

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers look to stay afloat in the playoff race as they enter a rematch against the Carolina Panthers in Week 17.

Caleb Skinner

Sep 8, 2024; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Jordan Whitehead (3) reacts after a play against the Washington Commanders in the third quarter at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images
Sep 8, 2024; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Jordan Whitehead (3) reacts after a play against the Washington Commanders in the third quarter at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images / Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are holding on for dear life to their playoff hopes after dropping a game in which they should of won in Week 16 against the Dallas Cowboys. With the Falcons winning last week against the Giants, the Bucs will now need to win-out through the rest of their two regular season games and hope that the Falcons drop at least one of their final two in order to claim their fourth straight NFC South title.

Before those scenarios can come into the play, the Bucs must first win their Week 17 matchup as they return home to Raymond James Stadium to take on the Carolina Panthers and former offensive coordinator Dave Canales in the second matchup of the season between the two. In the first matchup, the Panthers fought hard and likely should have won the game if not for a heroic play from Anthony Nelson who forced an OT fumble from Panthers' running back Chuba Hubbard.

While the Buccaneers are getting healthier, they still are dealing with a few injuries while the same issues that have plagued them all season continue to persist. Meanwhile, the Panthers are dealing with injury issues of their own as they will be without two stars on each side of the ball in running back Chuba Hubbard and cornerback Jaycee Horn.

Follow along with us here at BucsGameday as we bring you up-to-the-minute live game updates of today's Week 17 rematch between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers.

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PREGAME:

- Buccaneers' Inactives: OLB Shaquil Barrett, G Royce Newman, TE Cade Otton, QB Michael Pratt, OLB Jose Ramirez, WR Sterling Shepard, S Antoine Winfield Jr.

- Panthers' Inactives: CB Jaycee Horn, WR Deven Thompkins, QB Jack Plummer, S Jordan Fuller, LB Josey Jewell, OT Taylor Moton

1st Quarter:

- The Buccaneers begin the game with the ball and the Panthers will receive the second half kickoff.

- Bucky Irving gets the first carry and takes it six yards.

- On second down, Irving rushes for a gain of 10 yards and a first down.

- Mayfield connects with Mike Evans for his first pass of the game for nine yards.

- Irving finds some room up the middle and rushes for a gain of 12 yards and another first down.

- Mayfield connects with Payne Durham for a gain of 31 yards down to the Panthers' 2-yard line.

- Baker finds Evans for the two-yard touchdown grab and the Bucs take an early 7-0 lead over the Panthers.

- Blackshear rushes for a gain of five on first down for the Panthers.

- Bryce Young completes his fist pass to Adam Thielen for a gain of 31 yards and a first down.

- Young completes a pass to Jalen Coker for a gain of 15 yards and another first down.

- Young finds Thielen in the endzone for a 17-yard touchdown and the Panthers have tied the game up with the Bucs 7-7.

- Baker connects with Evans for a gain of 20 yards and a first down.

- Irving rushes for a gain of four, and then Baker finds Irving for a gain of five to bring up third and one.

- On 3rd and 1, Irving rushes for a gain of three and the first down.

- Mayfield connects with Devin Culp for a gain of 25 yards and another first down.

- Irving rushes for a loss of four yards.

- White gets his first carry of the game and picks up seven yards to bring up third and seven.

- Mayfield connects with Culp for a gain of 17 yards and a first down to the Panthers' 2-yard line.

- On third and goal, Baker is sacked for a loss of two yards and it will be fourth and goal from the five for the Bucs.

- McLaughlin comes on for the field goal attempt and the 23-yarder is GOOD. Bucs take a 10-7 lead over the Panthers.

- On 3rd and 9, Young is sacked by Calijah Kancey for a loss of 10 and the Panthers will be forced to punt.

- End of the first quarter, the Buccaneers lead the Panthers 10-7.

2nd Quarter:

- Irving rushes for a short gain, and then Baker finds Evans for a gain of six to bring up third and one.

- Irving rushes for a gain of two to pick up the first down.

- Mayfield connects with Rakim Jarrett for a gain of 11 yards and another first down.

- Mayfield finds Sean Tucker for a gain of five, and then Kameron Johnson picks up another first down with a gain of 11 on the end around. Illegal use of hands on Carolina will give the Bucs an extra five yards.

- On 3rd and 8, Baker's pass for Culp is incomplete and the Bucs will be forced to bring out the field goal unit.

- McLaughlin's 34-yard FG is GOOD and the Buccaneers lead the Panthers 13-7.

- On 3rd and 10, Young's pass is incomplete and an ineligible downfield pass will be declined to force the Panthers to punt.

- Tucker rushes up the middle for a gain of four yards, and then Irving picks up the first down with a run of 34 yards into Carolina territory.

- Mayfield finds Irving for a gain of 42 yards down to the Panthers' 1-yard line.

- Baker finds Mike Evans for a 1-yard touchdown grab, and the Bucs take a 20-7 lead over the Panthers.

- On 3rd and 7, Young's pass is incomplete for Legette and the Panthers will once again punt.

- Baker is sacked but a roughing the passer penalty will give the Bucs 15 yards and an automatic first down.

- Holding on Graham Barton will back the Bucs up 10 yards to bring up 1st and 19.

- Baker is sacked for a loss of 8 to bring up 2nd and 27.

- Mayfield connects with Ryan Miller for a gain of 23 yards to bring up third and four.

- On 3rd and 4, Mayfield finds Evans for a gain of 10 yards and the first down.

- Irving rushes for a gain of six, and on third down, Irving picks up the first with a gain of five yards and he is over the 1,000-yard rushing mark on the season.

- Irving rushes for a gain of nine. Two-minute warning.

- White picks up the first down with a gain of three yards. First and goal.

- Mayfield connects with Jalen McMillan for the 10-yard touchdown and the Bucs lead extends over the Panthers 26-7.

- Young finds Legette for a gain of five, and then an incompletion to bring up third and five for the Panthers.

- On 3rd and 5, the Panthers pick up the first down with a 10-yard pass from Young to Legette. A roughing the passer on Vita Vea will give the Panthers 15 extra yards.

- Young finds Thielen for a 40-yard touchdown and the Panthers cut into the Bucs lead, trailing 27-14 with 50 seconds left in the half.

- A false start on Wirfs backs Tampa Bay up five yards.

- On 3rd and 12, Baker connects with Culp for a gain of nine yards but short of the first down and the Bucs will be forced to punt. Carolina will have the ball at their own 24-yard line with 20 seconds left in the half.

- Young finds David Moore for a gain of 17 yards and a first down.

- Offsides on the Bucs will give the Panthers five yards to bring up first and five at their own 46-yard line with 15 seconds left.

- Young connects with Thielen for a gain of 19 yards and another first down.

- Pineiro comes on for the FG attempt and his 53-yarder is NO GOOD to end the half.

HALFTIME: Buccaneers 27, Panthers 14

3rd Quarter:

- Blackshear rushes for a loss of two, and then Young completes a pass to Coker for a gain of 20 and a first down.

- Young is sacked for a loss of 10 yards by Yaya Diaby to bring up 2nd and 20.

- Young is sacked again, this by Anthony Nelson for a loss of four yards to bring up 3rd and 24.

- Blackshear rushes for eight yards and the Panthers will be forced to punt.

- Mayfield connects with McMillan for a gain of nine, and then McMillan picks up the first down with another gain of nine - this time on the end around.

- Baker finds Evans for a gain of 34 yards and another first down.

- Mayfield connects with Irving for a gain of 16 yards and another first down.

- Irving rushes for a gain of six, and then an offensive offside on Rakim Jarrett will back the Bucs up five yards. 2nd and 9.

- Jamel Dean has been ruled for the rest of the game with a knee injury.

- Mayfield connects with McMillan for a gain of 15 yards and a first down. First and goal.

- On third and goal from the five, Mayfield finds Durham for the five-yard score and the Bucs lead the Panthers 34-14.

- On 3rd and 10, Young's pass is incomplete and the Panthers will once again be forced to punt.

- The Bucs block the Panthers' punt and J.J. Russell returns it 23-yards for the touchdown. Buccaneers lead the Panthers 41-14.

- Boone gets his first carry of the day and rushes for a gain of 8.

On 3rd and 7, Young's pass is incomplete and the Panthers will likely go for it on fourth.

- A false start on Carolina will bring up fourth and twelve.

- The Panthers decide to punt and the Bucs will take over at their own 15-yard line.

- Baker connects with Mike Evans for 15 yards and a first down.

- White rushes for a gain of of 16 yards and another first down.

- Mayfield finds Irving for a gain of 15 yards and another first down.

- Irving carries for a gain of 12 yards and yet another first down.

- At the end of the third quarter the Buccaneers lead the Panthers 41-14.

4th Quarter:

- On 3rd and 7, offsides on Carolina will give the Bucs 3rd and 2.

- Mayfield finds McMillan in the end zone from 16-yards out and the Buccaneers now lead the Panthers 48-14.

- Blackshear rushes for a gain of five, and then a loss of one to bring up third and six.

- On 3rd and 6, Young scrambles for a gain of seven yards and a first down.

- Young finds Legette for a gain of five, and then he makes another grab for the first down.

- Young finds Chisena for a gain of 8 yards and a first down.

- On 3rd and 4, Young is sacked by Braswell who forces a fumble but Carolina is able to recover. It will be 4th and 11 for the Panthers.

- Young is sacked by Logan Hall on fourth down and the Bucs will take over on downs at their own 47-yard line.

- Kyle Trask has entered the game for Baker Mayfield.

- On third and five, Tucker picks up the first down with a gain of 9 yards.

- Tucker rushes for a gain of seven and then a gain of two to bring up third and one.

- White picks up the first down with a gain of two.

- Tucker picks up nine on first down and then picks up the first with a gain of three. Two-minute warning.

- Kyle Trask will kneel on the ball to end the game.

FINAL: Buccaneers 48, Panthers 14

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Caleb Skinner
CALEB SKINNER

Caleb is from Nashville, TN and graduated from Florida State University in 2018 with majors in Sociology and History. He has previously written for an FSU outlet and started covering the Buccaneers in March of 2022. Caleb is an avid sports fan and former host of the Tribeoholics podcast. You can follow Caleb on Twitter @chsnole

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