Punter Jake Camarda saves Bucs with spectacular play

Punter Jake Camarda helped the Bucs avoid a disastrous finish

It won’t show up in the stats.

However, Tampa Bay Buccaneers punter Jake Camarda may have saved his team’s NFC South championship with a brilliant play.

The snap to the punter was bad and Camarda had to scramble. He ran left and somehow kicked the ball with his right foot — his punting leg — down to the 1-yard line.

The play was negated by a penalty for illegal man downfield but had Camarda either fallen on the ball or lost it, Carolina would have been in a position to pull off a miracle win.

Camarda got a better snap on the next play and drilled it to the Carolina 8.

A last-ditch drive by the Panthers came up short and Tom Brady was back in the playoffs.