The Bucs led the Panthers convincingly with a 33-6 lead at halftime and 8 of their points came in freakish fashion.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.The freakish fashion?A defensive two-point conversion by cornerback Zyon McCullom.A big-man touchdown fumble return by 280-pound defensive tackle Calijah Kancey.Not typical.Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young (9) enters the field before an NFL Wild Card game against the Los Angeles Rams in Charlotte, N.C., on Jan.10, 2026.
(Jacob Kupferman/AP Photo)BAKER MAYFIELD LEAVES GAME AFTER WRITHING IN PAIN ON TURF IN TAMPA BAY WHEN THUMB ON THROWING HAND INJUREDLet's begin with the Kancey score first.The Bucs have so far smothered the Panthers' offense and evidence of that was Al-Quadin Muhammad's strip-sack of Carolina quarterback Bryce Young.Well, if you got a strip, you've got a loose football and Kancey scooped up the loose ball on a bounce, outran an offensive lineman 32 yards to the end zone and completed the score by performing a flip over the goal line.None of that is typical big man behavior.BAKER MAYFIELD LOSES BET TO COACH TODD BOWLES, HAS 'ROUGH COUPLE OF DAYS' INCLUDING AT PRESS CONFERENCEThis is dream-of-a-lifetime stuff for any defensive player.
It's practically unheard of for a defensive lineman.And, interestingly, Kancey's rare moment was not the most unorthodox of this game for the Bucs.We present McCollum's two-pointer.The Panthers had cut the deficit with a 50-yard hookup between Young and tight end Darren Waller.That cut Tampa Bay's lead to 17-6.Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) speaks to head coach Todd Bowles before a game against the Atlanta Falcons at Raymond James Stadium.
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