CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Roberto Aguayo had missed of the right upright. He had missed to the left. But when the Carolina Panthers gave the rookie a chance to win the game, he did.

Aguayo’s 38-yard field goal on the game’s final play gave the Bucs a 17-14 victory over the Panthers on Monday night at Bank of America Stadium.

Set up by a Bucs drive that started at their 14 and was aided by a facemask penalty on Panthers defensive end Kony Ealy that moved, Aguayo made the kick that counted most.

Aguayo had been 3-for-7 on the season before the kick, after the Bucs traded up in the second round to select the Florida State product who was the most accurate kicker in NCAA history.

The Panthers played without quarterback Cam Newton, who missed the game while in the NFL’s concussion protocol. Derek Anderson passed for 278 yards but threw three interceptions, the third of them on first and goal from the 1 with the score tied at 14 and 8:45 to play.

The Panthers are 1-4, with a trip to New Orleans to face Drew Brees and the Saints up next. Since 1990, only eight of 128 teams that started 1-4 have made the playoffs, although two of the eight came a season ago.

Touchdowns on the Panthers’ first two drives of the second half, on Cameron Artis-Payne touchdown runs of 1 and 12 yards, gave Carolina a 14-6 lead, but the Buccaneers came right back.

A 26-yard touchdown pass from Jameis Winston to Mike Evans, followed by a two-point conversion, tied the game at 14.

The Bucs had a chance to take the lead with 3:33 to play but Aguayo missed a 46-yard field goal wide left, his second miss of the night.