The Big Mo series highlights the plays (or series of plays) that had the biggest impact on swinging the Panthers win percentage as calculated by ESPN. In Week 16 the Panthers kept it somewhat competitive early but ultimately got rolled by a much better Tampa Bay Buccaneers team:
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Carolina came into this game as huge underdogs and needed to play near flawless football to hang with the defending Super Bowl champs. Well, they weren’t flawless. Here are the biggest plays behind another beatdown.
First quarter 10:10 - Panthers 0, Buccaneers 0
DJ delivers on third down (31% to 44% Panthers win percentage): On the game’s first possession the Panthers defense forced a Bucs punt.