The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are playing their first NFC South rival since Week 7 on Sunday, and it’s a game they have to win.
The Bucs are set to play the Carolina Panthers for Week 13, and Tampa Bay miraculously remains just one game back from the NFC South lead. A win over the Panthers would be big to maintain that gap if the team has any hopes for competing for the division title after losing six of its last seven matchups.
Here is how experts and pundits from numerous publications and websites see the matchup between Tampa Bay and Carolina going: