Dose: Bucs Stave Off Panthers (Rotoworld)

The first five weeks of the NFL season have taught us to expect the unexpected. Take Monday night’s game, for example.

At the start of the year, this looked like a pretty good matchup on paper. The up-and-coming Buccaneers led by Rookie of the Year runner-up Jameis Winston were set to face the NFC Champion Carolina Panthers and MVP Cam Newton. But instead both teams limped into Monday night with 1-3 records and without many of their top performers. Newton sat out with a concussion while Bucs All-Pro running back Doug Martin missed his third consecutive game with a strained hamstring. A knee injury to Charles Sims forced journeyman Jacquizz Rodgers into the starting lineup for Tampa Bay while…