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TAMPA, FLORIDA – Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fumbles the ball as he’s hit by Cameron Jordan #94 of the New Orleans Saints through the 4th quarter of the sport at Raymond James Stadium on December 19, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo : Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
Two groups at reverse ends of the spectrum will face off this coming Sunday in Charlotte when the NFC South-leading Tampa Bay Buccaneers go head-to-head with the NFC South cellar dwellers, Carolina Panthers. Here’s a preview of the Bucs vs Panthers matchup.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers put in as -11 favorites
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had their four-game profitable streak snapped in Week 15, shedding 9-0 to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday Night Football. Tom Brady had issue fixing the Saints’ protection once more as he was shut out for the primary time in his final 256 begins (together with playoff video games).
He was pressured all night lengthy by the Saints, with Brady getting sacked 4 occasions. That stress compelled Brady to commit errors, with the seven-time Super Bowl champion fumbling the soccer and throwing an interception late within the sport.
Brady has now thrown eight interceptions in opposition to the Saints in 4 common season video games performed since becoming a member of the Bucs. It didn’t assist issues for Brady that he misplaced three of his major offensive weapons within the sport in opposition to New Orleans. Leonard Fournette and Mike Evans suffered hamstring accidents whereas Chris Godwin injured his knee after a low hit by security P.J. Williams.
One day after that embarrassing loss to the Saints, the Bucs obtained much more horrible information with Godwin now dominated out for the rest of the season after tearing his ACL in Week 15. Godwin, who is ready to grow to be a free agent in March, finishes the season with 1,103 receiving yards, 98 receptions, and 5 touchdowns.
Reinforcement is on the way in which for the Bucs, although, with Antonio Brown set to return following a three-game suspension for producing a faux vaccination card.
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Carolina Panthers enter Week 16 as +11 underdogs
Carolina’s shedding woes present no signal of ending because the Panthers crashed to their fourth consecutive defeat with a 31-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium. The Panthers are languishing on the backside of the NFC South standings with an abysmal 5-9 report, trailing the division-leading Bucs by 5 video games heading into their Week 16 conflict.
To make issues worse for Carolina, the Panthers dropped right down to thirteenth place within the NFC with the loss to Buffalo. After beginning the season 3-0, the Panthers misplaced 9 of their subsequent 11 video games to tumble out of the playoff image. They path seventh-ranked New Orleans by two video games with simply three video games remaining of their schedule.
For the Panthers to seize the much-needed victory in opposition to the Bucs, they may want Cam Newton to ship the products in opposition to their division rivals. He struggled within the loss to the Bills, finishing simply 18 of 38 passes for 156 yards with one landing and one interception. Newton confirmed he can nonetheless make an influence with the bottom sport, working for 71 yards and a rating on 15 carries in opposition to Buffalo.
He might be examined, although, by a Tampa Bay protection that didn’t permit a single landing in Week 15 in opposition to New Orleans.
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