Overview

• The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are on the brink of the playoffs, needing to beat the Carolina Panthers in their final regular-season game to secure a spot.
• Buccaneers' quarterback Baker Mayfield is nursing sore ribs but is determined to play in the crucial game against the Panthers.
• The Buccaneers are aiming for their third consecutive divisional title in their first season since Tom Brady retired.
• The Panthers, despite holding the worst record in the NFL, are not to be underestimated as they nearly defeated the Buccaneers in their first meeting.
• If the Buccaneers lose to the Panthers, the winner of the Saints-Falcons game will win the NFC South and host a playoff game.