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NFC Playoff Picture after Week 13: Buccaneers still alive, despite Panthers' surge

While the Tampa Bay Buccaneers walked away with their first win in three weeks on Sunday, there's still a gentle hum of anxiety hanging over everything.

After getting thumped by the Rams last Sunday, the Bucs needed a fourth down stand to hold off the hapless Arizona Cardinals. Meanwhile the Carolina Panthers pulled off one of the most surprising upsets of the season, adding to what has been a growing number of those for Dave Canales' team.

Carolina's win over the Rams not only tightens the NFC South race, but it shakes up the entire playoff picture.