Which Tampa Bay Buccaneers players must the Carolina Panthers stop in Week 16 as they look to pull off a shock victory?
We’re getting closer and closer to the end of the season and while the Carolina Panthers aren’t “officially” out of playoff contention just yet, they’re highly unlikely to make it as the team in the midst of another complete collapse.
This week, they’ll face the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which will be the first of two meetings between the division rivals over the final three games of the year.
Tampa Bay is still a strong favorite to make it back to the Super Bowl. But fortunately for the Panthers, the Buccaneers were banged up pretty bad in their matchup against the New Orleans Saints last week.
Carolina will face a Tampa Bay team that will be without its starting running back Leonard Fournette, wide receiver Chris Godwin, linebacker Lavonte David and possibly wide receiver Mike Evans, and safety Antoine Winfield Jr.
Carolina Panthers must contend with a vengeful Tom Brady in Week 16.
Without many of his weapons, quarterback Tom Brady was shut out for the first time since 2006. The legendary signal-caller will be seriously motivated for a big bounce-back victory as the NFC’s No. 1 seed is still up for grabs.
The Panthers are in free-fall and have a disaster of a quarterback situation, meaning this could be a long game in Charlotte if things don’t turn around in the biggest possible way.
However, never say never, especially with the injuries. Here are five Buccaneers players that should be available and Carolina needs to keep quiet.