Tampa Bay heads to Bank of America Stadium for an NFC South game between two teams that finished level last season. Check our NFL odds as you follow along.
Carolina holds a narrow 26-25 lead in the all-time series, and the teams have never met in the playoffs. The Buccaneers won the most recent meeting 16-14 in Tampa on January 3, 2026. Before that, Carolina won 23-20 at home in December 2025, after Tampa Bay swept 2024 with a 48-14 home win and a 26-23 overtime victory in Charlotte. The Bucs also won 9-0 in Charlotte in January 2024.
Two numbers from last season frame the matchup. Carolina, Tampa Bay and Atlanta all finished 8-9 in 2025, with the Panthers taking the division. That ended Tampa Bay’s bid for a fifth straight NFC South title and gave Carolina its first division crown since 2015. The teams meet again in Week 12.
Storyline: Tampa Bay has won 12 of the last 15 meetings, and the only two overtime games in the series were both Bucs wins in Charlotte, in 2012 and 2024.
Buccaneers at Panthers Match Details
- Game: Sunday, October 25, 2026
- Kickoff: 1:00 PM ET
- Venue: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
- Broadcast: FOX
Spread Analysis
Four of the last five meetings were decided by nine points or fewer, with the 48-14 game in December 2024 as the lone blowout. Carolina is 3-3 against the spread in the last six meetings, so neither side has had a clear edge as you check the NFL Week 7 odds.
Tampa Bay’s ground game is the key: Bucky Irving ran for a career-high 165 yards in the Bucs’ first win of the season in Dallas, and with a Week 12 rematch on the schedule, each staff will be thinking beyond this one game.
Total Betting Trends
Combined scoring in the last five meetings ranged from 9 points in January 2024 to 62 points in December 2024, and the over is just 2-4 in the last six meetings. Recent games have leaned low-scoring, though current offensive form matters more than any single pattern in the series.
