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Buccaneers–Panthers rivalry
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The Buccaneers–Panthers rivalry is a rivalry between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.[1][2][3][4][5]
First meeting | October 1, 1995 Buccaneers 20, Panthers 13 |
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Latest meeting | January 7, 2024 Buccaneers 9, Panthers 0 |
Next meeting | December 1, 2024 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 47 |
All-time series | Panthers, 25–22 |
Largest victory | Panthers, 48–16 (2011) |
Longest win streak | Panthers, 6 (2013–2015) |
Current win streak | Buccaneers, 3 |
Championship Success | |
Super Bowl Championships (2)
Division Championships (14) |
The two teams met for the first time in 1995 when the Panthers were an expansion team.[6] However, the rivalry did not develop until 2002, when the Buccaneers and Panthers were placed in the newly formed NFC South division, resulting in two meetings annually. The matchup immediately became popular, and by many accounts intensified into a heated rivalry starting in 2003, as the Buccaneers and Panthers were contenders for the NFC South title for much of the early-to-mid 2000s.[2][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
The annual games have been described as "physical"[4] and numerous players have suffered season-ending injuries. Among the most serious were Chris Simms, who suffered a ruptured spleen in 2006, and Kavika Pittman, who suffered a career-ending knee injury.[4] Return specialist Clifton Smith suffered concussions in both meetings in 2009,[4][15] the first from a high hit by Dante Wesley, who was subsequently ejected and suspended for one game.[16]
The Panthers lead the overall series, 25–22. The two teams have not met in the playoffs.