Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The fighting Carolina Panthers have been one heck of a story under interim head coach Steve Wilks. But that story won't extend into the playoffs.

Down 24-21 with under three minutes left, the Panthers were able to force a punt following a sack of Brady. The comeback drive, however, never even got started—as Darnold was stripped by linebacker Anthony Nelson. - That fourth-quarter comeback was also aided by the turnover, something Carolina steered away from heading into this afternoon.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady threw for 432 yards and three long touchdowns to Mike Evans, helping the Tampa Bay Buccaneers clinch their second straight NFC South championship with a 30-24 come-from-behind win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

We just have to cut down on the mistakes in order to win them.” The Panthers, meanwhile, rushed for just 74 yards as D'Onta Foreman was limited to 35 yards on 13 carries and Chuba Hubbard was held to 20 yards on five attempts. “Unfortunately that’s part of the NFL. We worked hard to get to this position. We can’t get where we want to be unless we win the division. “Every year you try to win the division and we won the division. “Happy to win the division. Instead, they wound up missing the playoffs for the fifth straight year. As division champs, they are assured of beginning the playoffs with a home game in two weeks. “The playoffs start a clean slate for everybody,” Bowles said. We won the division.” The TDs were first for Evans since Oct.

The Bucs got off to a slow start in this one, but thanks to Mike Evans' 200+ yard, 3 touchdown game they were able to pull it out and secure a playoff spot. It ...

With the win, the Buccaneers clinch the NFC South and are sitting at .500 heading into the final game of the regular season and will now turn their attention to the playoffs. Thanks to Anthony Nelson, the Bucs once again have a newfound hope as his strip sack on Sam Darnold was a huge turning point in the game. He also had a rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter to help seal the victory for Tampa Bay.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers secured the NFC South crown with a 30-24 victory over the Carolina Panthers.

However, he was the highest-graded Bucs offensive lineman in a game where both offensive lines struggled. He finished the day with a 90.0 pass-blocking grade on first review and did not allow a sack or a pressure. [Tom Brady](https://www.pff.com/nfl/players/tom-brady/698) could easily be the standout player today with over 400 yards passing and four total touchdowns, his go-to wide receiver, [Mike Evans](https://www.pff.com/nfl/players/mike-evans/8642), had a career day. He finished the contest with a 91.9 coverage grade. This came from only allowing 14 yards and one catch while also grabbing one interception. The win brings the Bucs' record to 8-8 on the season, clinching them a second straight NFC South title, while the loss drops the Panthers to 6-10 on the year.

Tom Brady threw for 432 yards and three long touchdowns to Mike Evans, helping the Tampa Bay Buccaneers clinch their second straight NFC South championship ...

We just have to cut down on the mistakes in order to win them.” “Unfortunately that’s part of the NFL. We worked hard to get to this position. The Panthers, meanwhile, rushed for just 74 yards as D'Onta Foreman was limited to 35 yards on 13 carries and Chuba Hubbard was held to 20 yards on five attempts. We can’t get where we want to be unless we win the division. “Every year you try to win the division and we won the division. “At the end, we just couldn’t get it done.” “Happy to win the division. Instead, they wound up missing the playoffs for the fifth straight year. “The playoffs start a clean slate for everybody,” Bowles said. As division champs, they are assured of beginning the playoffs with a home game in two weeks. We won the division.”

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers clinched the NFC South for the second straight year with their 30-24 win over the Carolina Panthers in Week 17.

Another dropped pass from him on third and short in the red zone. Moore is actually one of the best WRs in the NFL. The Panthers travel to New Orleans next week, and will finish out the regular season against the rival Saints (7-9). Down three points with 2:32 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Panthers had a chance to lead a game-winning drive. The Buccaneers recovered the loose ball, and Brady punched in a one-yard score a couple plays later to extend the lead to nine points with under two minutes remaining. Correct, all three touchdowns he scored came on the right sideline, in man coverage and occurred in the same end zone. This Panthers loss came down to the defense. Ultimately, however, 24 points scored historically has been enough to beat the Buccaneers this season. On Sunday, Evans clinched his ninth consecutive season with 1,000 receiving yards, tying Tim Brown for the second-longest streak in NFL history. It was well known that Brady and Evans weren't on the same page for the majority of the year. Then, this team as a whole settled in and delivered the best offensive performance of the season. The Buccaneers haven't looked like legitimate Super Bowl contenders for most of the season, but that changed on Sunday, as Tom Brady and his team exploded for 478 yards of total offense.

Watch Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady's best plays from his 4-TD game in Week 17 of the 2022 NFL season.