The Carolina Panthers (3-0) sit atop the NFC South entering their Week 4 matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-2), as they look to match the best start in franchise history.
The Panthers have only opened a season at 4-0 once before. In 2003, the Panthers got past the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars and New Orleans Saints (as well as the Atlanta Falcons) to get to 4-0. That, of course, was the year of the Super Bowl run, with the Panthers reaching Super Bowl XXXVIII and coming tantalizingly close to taking home the Lombardi Trophy, taking a lead into the fourth quarter before ultimately falling short.