Tom Brady lauded the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' mental toughness after bouncing back with a win over the Carolina Panthers.

After being thrashed by the New Orleans Saints in Week 9, the Buccaneers crushed the Panthers 46-23 on Sunday.

Tampa Bay scored on nine straight possessions during their win, with Brady completing 28 of 39 passes for three touchdowns while rushing for another score.

Brady praised the Buccaneers' response, particularly after their flight to Charlotte was delayed due to mechanical issues.

"It was a lot of mental toughness from the guys this week and BA [head coach Bruce Arians] just said from the beginning, there's no excuses," the Buccaneers quarterback told reporters.

"We got delayed, he was frustrated by it, but whatever, got in at 11.30pm and dealt with the storm earlier in the week. We were just focused on coming out and doing a better job and play better than we played last week obviously.

"It's in there, we've just got to do it consistently and continue to make plays and run the ball like we ran it today, the line did a great job and then keep getting the ball to the guys who can make plays with it and there were a lot of guys, spread it around quite a bit today and just going to have to keep improving, getting better and we've got a huge game coming up on Monday night [against the Los Angeles Rams]."

While the Buccaneers responded, so did Brady, who threw three interceptions and was sacked three times in the 38-3 loss to the Saints last week.

The 43-year-old said: "Any time you lose it sucks – for you, for your coaches, for your families, for your friends, for everyone who follows you.

"But every year you've got the same amount of teams in the NFL that win and lose. One team wins, one team loses and when you lose you've got to figure out how to get back on track so there's no excuses.

"This team hasn't made any excuses all year, we just get to work and go back there and try to do better."