Buccaneers collect two freakish first-half scores to dominate Panthers – and, oh, Baker Mayfield is back

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-25 · by Armando Salguero

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During Sunday's game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Carolina Panthers, the Buccaneers dominated with an unusual 33-6 halftime lead, featuring two rare scoring plays: Calijah Kancey’s 32-yard fumble return touchdown and Zyon McCullom’s two-point conversion after returning a blocked extra point. Additionally, Baker Mayfield made his comeback from injury, contributing to the Bucs' strong performance despite their current last-place standing in the NFC South with a record of 1-5.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers dominated the Carolina Panthers in their game on Sunday with a convincing 33-6 halftime lead. The Bucs scored eight points through highly unusual plays: cornerback Zyon McCullom made a rare two-point conversion, and defensive tackle Calijah Kancey ran an impressive 32 yards to score a touchdown by scooping up a fumble and flipping over the goal line, despite weighing in at 280 pounds. These unorthodox scores highlight the unusual nature of the game's events, with the Bucs' defense causing multiple turnovers that led to these unique scoring opportunities.

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📰 Buccaneers Dominate Panthers
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Narrative

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.
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2026-10-25 · Fox News
Buccaneers collect two freakish first-half scores to dominate Panthers – and, oh, Baker Mayfield is back · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 2 hedged)

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are scoring points in the most unorthodox ways against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. asserted
Buccaneers → score → Sunday
The Bucs led the Panthers convincingly with a 33-6 lead at halftime and 8 of their points came in freakish fashion. asserted
8 → lead → fashion
This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. uncertain
page → contain → partners
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain
News → sign → wager
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted
that → create → newsroom
Let's begin with the Kancey score first. asserted
's → let → score
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. asserted
evidence → smother → 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. asserted
Kancey → get → line
We present McCollum's two-pointer. asserted
We → present → pointer
The Panthers had cut the deficit with a 50-yard hookup between Young and tight end Darren Waller. asserted
Panthers → cut → Young
That cut Tampa Bay's lead to 17-6. asserted
That → cut → 17
But on the ensuing extra point, McCullom snatched a blocked extra point out of the air and returned it for, well, a conversion for the Bucs. asserted
McCullom → ensue → Bucs
Zany. McCollum, by the way, is having a day. asserted
McCollum → have → day
He also intercepted Young later in the first half. asserted
He → intercept → half
But Baker Mayfield started this game after missing the previous three games with a dislocated thumb on his right (throwing) hand. asserted
Mayfield → start → hand
Mayfield threw a touchdown pass to Tez Johnson to give the Bucs a 33-6 halftime lead. asserted
Mayfield → throw → lead
The Panthers, who have allowed eight points in the most unorthodox way, came into the game leading the NFC South with a 3-2 record. asserted
who → allow → record
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