The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are giving away free tickets to this Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers.

Season-ticket holders received notices that they are eligible to receive two free tickets and have until Thursday to opt in to the offer.

The Buccaneers said there is a limited number of seats, so they'll be given away on a first-come, first-served basis.

Paid attendance for the Bucs' 27-9 win over the San Francisco 49ers last week was 50,436. The actual attendance recorded by the Tampa Sports Authority was 40,682. Raymond James Stadium seats nearly 66,000.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are swapping quarterbacks once again.

Jameis Winston will start in Week 12 against the San Francisco 49ers.

Ryan Fitzpatrick began the season as Tampa Bay's starter with Winston sidelined due to suspension. Since then, they've been shuffled multiple times.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are sticking with Ryan Fitzpatrick at quarterback despite a 42-28 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

The Buccaneers will face the Washington Redskins in Week 10. They benched Jameis Winston after a four-interception performance against the Cincinnati Bengals last week.

"Ryan's our starter next week," Dirk Koetter said. "Ryan had one [bad play] there in the first half -- an overthrow on that one interception that we'd like to have back -- but did a good job of leading us back."

Fitzpatrick rallied the Buccaneers from a 35-7 deficit, completing 24 of 40 passes for 243 yards and four touchdowns to make it 35-28 and a one-score game in the fourth quarter, but the comeback stalled.

Jameis Winston hopes to remain part of the future for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers despite a season that has included a multi-game suspension and benching.

"Yeah, hopefully," Winston said when asked if he sees himself as a member of the team a year from now.

The quarterback was surprised by the team's decision to go with Ryan Fitzpatrick this week against the Carolina Panthers.

"I didn't expect it, but one thing about me [is that] I can be honest with myself in terms of playing on the field," he said. "Turnovers -- if you turn the ball over in college, high school -- it puts your team in a bad position to win and we need to win as a team, so I can definitely understood why Coach [Dirk] Koetter went with Fitz."

Winston threw four interceptions against the Cincinnati Bengals last week before he was pulled late in the third quarter.