Tampa Bay Buccaneers at a glance
Coach: Lovie Smith
Key Stats
5 Consecutive losses by the Bucs to Carolina, matching the longest streak in the series between the division rivals. The Panthers also won five in a row from 2003-05.
22 Touchdown passes by Jameis Winston, the fourth-most by a rookie in league history. Peyton Manning and Russell Wilson are tied for first among rookie QBs with 26 TD passes.
70 Offensive plays of 20-plus yards (19 runs, 51 pass plays) for Tampa Bay. Only Arizona (77), Jacksonville (76), New Orleans (72) and Pittsburgh (71) have more.
Starting Lineup
Offense
WR | 17 Donteea Dye |
LT | 76 Donovan Smith |
LG | 70 Logan Mankins |
C | 68 Joe Hawley |
RG | 74 Ali Marpet |
RT | 78 Gosder Cherilus |
TE | 87 Austin Seferian-Jenkins |
WR | 13 Mike Evans |
QB | 3 Jameis Winston |
FB | 46 Jorvorskie Lane |
RB | 22 Doug Martin |
Defense
LDE | 92 William Gholston |
LDT | 93 Gerald McCoy |
RDT | 77 Tony McDaniel |
RDE | 56 Jacquies Smith |
SLB | 51 Danny Lansanah |
MLB | 50 Bruce Carter |
WLB | 54 Lavonte David |
LCB | 26 Sterling Moore |
RCB | 38 Jude Adjei-Barimah |
SS | 37 Keith Tandy |
FS | 30 Bradley McDougald |
Special Teams
K | Connor Barth |
P | Jacob Schum |
KO | Connor Barth |
H | Jacob Schum |
PR | Bobby Rainey |
KOR | Bobby Rainey |
Injuries
OUT: S Chris Conte (knee); PROBABLE: RB Jorvorskie Lane (illness), LB Kourtnei Brown (groin), DE William Gholston (hip), G Logan Mankins (knee), CB Sterling Moore (ankle).
Schedule/Results
Opponent | Time/Result | |
September | ||
13 | Tennessee | L 42-14 |
20 | At New Orleans | W 26-19 |
27 | At Houston | L 19-9 |
October | ||
4 | Carolina | L 37-23 |
11 | Jacksonville | W 38-31 |
18 | Bye | |
25 | At Washington | L 31-30 |
November | ||
1 | At Atlanta | W 23-20 |
8 | N.Y. Giants | L 32-18 |
15 | Dallas | W 10-6 |
22 | At Philadelphia | W 45-17 |
29 | At Indianapolis | L 25-12 |
December | ||
6 | Atlanta | W 23-19 |
13 | New Orleans | L 24-17 |
17 | At St. Louis | L 31-23 |
27 | Chicago | L 26-21 |
January | ||
3 | At Carolina | 4:25 FOX |
This story was originally published January 2, 2016 at 9:14 AM with the headline "Tampa Bay Buccaneers at a glance."