The Carolina Panthers don’t have much time to dwell on a season opening loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Facing rival Tampa Bay on Thursday night, Carolina can even their record with a victory. The visiting Buccaneers are also looking for their first win of the young season after losing 31-17 to San Francisco last week.
An intriguing divisional contest, both teams are hoping to avoid carrying over any mistakes from last week. For Carolina, costly first-half fumbles resulted in the Panthers failing to gain any early momentum. The Buccaneers had two turnovers of their own turn into immediate points for the opposition, which is always hard to overcome.