The Carolina Panthers will have had a close eye on the Thursday Night Football clash between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago Bears. This was a game that could have gone either way at the end before the home team prevailed thanks to a mental error late in the fourth quarter by perennial Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady.
This brought the Bucs back to 3-2, which is the same record that the Carolina Panthers could attain with victory at the Atlanta Falcons this Sunday. Breaking their curse at Mercedes-Benz Stadium would elevate Matt Rhule’s men to a joint-first place standing in the NFC South, which would be a remarkable achievement when one considers the lack of expectations from the outside looking in following wholesale changes this offseason.