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Buccaneers rout Panthers

Sports · Heat 5.0 / 10 · 6 shows · 28m airtime

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Carolina Panthers 43-13 on October 25, 2026, running for 258 yards on 49 carries with 81% of their offensive plays designed runs. Bucky Irving ran 24 times for 106 yards and two touchdowns, while Bryce Young threw for 163 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions on 14 of 27, was sacked five times and lost a fumble as Carolina turned it over four times. The discussion has moved to the lines: Tampa Bay had 171 rushing yards before contact, the most in a game this season, and eleven Buccaneers recorded a quarterback pressure at a 51% pressure rate, which Carolina's coach called his worst half of football. Baker Mayfield had only 11 dropbacks, the…

How 6 podcasts covered it

  1. Nightcap, 2026-10-26 (8:40 to 13:07)
    Reads out the run numbers and Young's turnovers
    Opens with the 43-13 score and the run numbers - 258 yards on 49 carries, 81% designed runs, 171 yards before contact - then reads out Bryce Young's four-turnover line. The rest is fantasy-league ribbing and a shouting match over Carolina's trip to Green Bay.
    New angle: Tampa Bay had 171 rushing yards before contact, the most in a game this season.
  2. Pardon My Take, 2026-10-26 (1:20:08 to 1:28:05)
    Adds the pressure rate behind the rout
    Recaps the 43-13 rout and credits Todd Bowles' run-first plan to protect Baker Mayfield, then adds a defensive line the earlier coverage skipped: 11 Buccaneers recorded a quarterback pressure at a 51% pressure rate, and Dave Canales called it the worst half of football he has been part of.
    New angle: Eleven Buccaneers recorded a quarterback pressure at a 51% pressure rate; Canales called it his worst half of football.
  3. The Herd with Colin Cowherd, 2026-10-26 (18:54 to 21:52)
    Recaps the rout and debates Bowles's job
    Recaps the 43-13 win over Carolina and turns it into a Todd Bowles job discussion: Mayfield back but only 64 passing yards, Tampa 1-0 in the division while everyone else has a divisional loss. Stays inside the result and the coaching angle.
  4. The Dan Le Batard Show, 2026-10-26 (9:51 to 10:57)
    Frames the rout as a 1930 Army-Navy throwback
    Flags the Tampa Bay-Carolina result as under-covered, framing the 43 points on 64 passing yards as a 1930 Army-Navy throwback. The substance is a recap of the rout, plus a nod to Kendall Daniels' game-winning pick in San Francisco-Atlanta.
  5. The Rich Eisen Show, 2026-10-26 (31:57 to 34:33)
    Adds the 64-yard historical frame for Tampa Bay
    Overreaction segment on the Bucs' win in Carolina: Brockman calls them the team to beat in the NFC South, Eisen pushes back on 64 passing yards. Adds the historical frame for that line and the next stretch of Tampa Bay's schedule.
    New angle: It was the fewest passing yards in a Buccaneers win since Trent Dilfer threw for 50 against Seattle in 1999.
  6. The Ryen Russillo Show, 2026-10-26 (1:19:33 to 1:24:34)
    Breaks down Tampa Bay's front and looks
    Breaks down Tampa Bay's front in the Carolina win: Bowles' funky looks, Vea as the run anchor, Kancey moved around, and a drop-eight strip sack. Notes Mayfield needed only 11 dropbacks, the third time since 2012 a team has won with that few.
    New angle: Baker Mayfield had only 11 dropbacks, the third time since 2012 a team won with 11 or fewer.
  7. Nightcap, 2026-10-28 (41:56 to 46:17)
    Recaps the rout and the rushing numbers
    Recaps the 43-13 rout with the same numbers already on the record - 258 rushing yards on 49 carries, 81% designed runs, Irving's 24 for 106 and two scores, Young's 163 yards and two picks. The rest is fantasy-league banter about Romeo Doubs and next week's Packers game.
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