Panthers 42 Buccaneers 28: Panthers explode in first half, hang on in second half for wild win over Bucs

The Carolina Panthers unleashed their offense on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first half today, scoring a franchise record 35 points in the opening half en route to a dominating 42-28 victory to improve their record to 6-2 and give themselves momentum heading into a big game in Pittsburgh on Thursday night.

There’s no other way to put it—the Panthers dominated the Bucs in the first half today. In the first quarter, after the Panthers went three-and-out on their first drive, Eric Reid intercepted an errant Ryan Fitzpatrick pass and returned it to the 10 yard line, setting up a quick three play drive that ended in an Alex Armah touchdown run. The Panthers wouldn’t look back after…