TAMPA, Fla. -- Putting Antonio Brown’s chaotic exit and its aftermath this week behind them, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, 41-17, closing the chapter on a regular season marred by injuries but still filled with some hope of a possible repeat Super Bowl appearance if they can get healthy.
They finish the regular season with a 13-4 record – the first time in franchise history the Bucs have reached 13 wins and the seventh time in quarterback Tom Brady’s career, but this time its in the NFL’s first-ever 17-game regular season.