In Week 7 the rebuilding Panthers delivered the NFL’s most impressive upset win of the week. Carolina traded Christian McCaffrey in the days leading up to the game as interim head coach Steve Wilks prepared the team for their second game without former coach Matt Rhule. Despite these major upheavals, and being forced to once again start PJ Walker at quarterback, the Carolina Panthers soundly defeated Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an impressive 21-3 victory to move to 2-5 on the season.
Here are the key stats that fueled the win:
3 points - Carolina’s defense was brilliant all day and surrendered just three points against Tom Brady and the Bucs offense.