The Buccaneers actually swept the Panthers in 2016, a favor the Panthers hope to return this Sunday. If the Panthers win, and they are ten point favorites to do that, they will clinch a playoff berth while also extending the Buccaneers’ 2017 misery. They are currently losers of four in a row and most likely will end the season having lost six in a row given they play the Saints in their season finale. This has to be a soul crushing development given all the high hopes and expectations many fans and others around the NFL has for the Buccaneers.