Ja'Tavion Sanders Week 16 Preview vs. the Buccaneers

Carolina Panthers receiver Ja'Tavion Sanders has a favorable matchup in Week 16 (Sunday at 1 p.m. ET), facing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Buccaneers are conceding the third-most passing yards in the league, 246.9 per game.

Sanders' stat line so far this year displays 27 catches for 181 yards. He averages 16.5 yards receiving per game, and has been targeted 32 times.

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Sanders vs. the Buccaneers

• Sanders vs the Buccaneers (since 2021): 1 GP / 5 REC YPG / 0 REC TD
• Five players have collected 100 or more receiving yards in a game against Tampa Bay in the 2025 season.
• The Buccaneers have surrendered a TD pass to 19 opposing players this year.
• Tampa Bay has allowed four players to grab at least two TD catches against it in a matchup on the season.
• The 246.9 passing yards the Buccaneers allow per outing makes them the 30th-ranked pass defense in the league this year.
• Opponents of the Buccaneers have scored 24 touchdowns through the air (1.7 per game). The Buccaneers' defense is 22nd in the NFL in that category.

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Sanders Receiving Insights

• In the receiving game, Sanders has hit the over on his receiving yards prop bet in 45.5% of his games (five of 11).
• Sanders has been targeted on 32 of his team's 424 passing attempts this season (7.5% target share).
• He is averaging 5.7 yards per target (118th in league play), picking up 181 yards on 32 passes thrown his way.
• Sanders does not have a TD reception this year in 10 games.
• Sanders has been targeted eight times in the red zone (12.9% of his team's 62 red zone pass attempts).

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Sanders' Recent Performance