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Tampa Bay Defeats Carolina 48-14 - Recap
Baker Mayfield scorched the Panthers defense for 5 TDs as Tampa Bay defeated Carolina 48-14 on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium.
Tampa Bay was a favorite by -10.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 48.0.
Baker Mayfield completed 27 of 32 pass attempts for 359 yards and 5 TDs for the Buccaneers in the win.
Raheem Blackshear rushed for 20 yards for Carolina, while Mike Boone added 11 yards. Bryce Young threw for 203 yards for the Panthers, while receivers Adam Thielen and Jalen Coker had 110 and 35 yards respectively.
Carolina lost the offensive yardage battle to Tampa Bay 551-204 yards in Sunday's game. Tampa Bay had more first downs as that total ended up 33-13.
The time of possession battle favored Tampa Bay as their offense was on the field for 41:11, longer than the 18:49 of their opponents.
Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act home to face New Orleans looking for another win. For Carolina, they head on the road to face Atlanta.