Panthers vs Bucs matchup

[NAS]

What are the matchups, stats and superlatives?  

I think this will be a hard game. Bucs are a very balanced team on offense:  7th  in total yards per game, 7th in passing, 10th in rushing. Baker is having another career year even better than last year but despite missing his receivers Godwin and Evans.

Bucs defense is poor (29th) particularly passing defense, but we’re also depleted in our receiving with Coker and Sanders likely out. Running Chuba is key but their defense is better against the run. (16th)

I think this is likely going to require us to score a lot of points to keep up and hopefully the home field advantage tips the scale in our favor. My other concern is our run defense and being able to stop their rookie stud RB Bucky Irving who the Bucs have shifted more carries to recently and he’s averaging 5.4 ypc and knows how to get into the endzone with 5 TDs so far. 

 

 

 

 

Edited Thursday at 03:22 PM by NAS

[frankw]

The Bucs are a tough matchup.

Since this will be our first meeting with them this season it's best to compare most recent results with expectations.

They trounced the Giants 30-7 last Sunday.

They put up 451 yards of offense including 157 rushing yards on the Giants who are currently ranked 19th in total defense. For comparison sake we are currently 30 out of 32.

If we can only muster one passing touchdown in this one we will likely be blown out. All circumstances aside we've got to get in the end zone. This being a home game should help I hope.

[raleigh-panther]

Would feel better if our 2 offensive rookies were playing 

very disappointed in Tremble….liked him so much coming out of ND 

it will be an interesting ‘cat and mouse’ game with Canales and his old team

i do believe Evans is the usual Panthers’ killer he always is  

need Chuba to have a big game

looking forward to it 

[CanadianCat]

I think Bryce is going to cook. 

Our team is feeling it now and have the confidence. I think we will give them a run for their money!

[countryboi]

The Bucs are tough; they are a legitimate playoff team. Baker is playing at a high level, and they have a running game they haven't had in years past. That said, their pass defense is weak, and there is a chance to exploit that even more so than against the Chiefs, but we have to score touchdowns.

I think we need to score at least 21 points just to keep up. All that said, it's a division game, and none of this matters.

[mrcompletely11]

$15 tickets on stubhub.  Hitting the road from New bern for this one. 

[45catfan]

Their dense is as bad as their offense is good.  That said, the team to crack 30 points is likely to win the game.

[NAS]

2 hours ago, countryboi said:

think we need to score at least 21 points just to keep up. All that said, it's a division game, and none of this matters.

I think 27-30 pts

[raleigh-panther]

3 hours ago, mrcompletely11 said:

$15 tickets on stubhub.  Hitting the road from New bern for this one. 

U Might wanna stay overnight 

used to live in Raleigh…last time there was a 4pm game on the Sunday after thanksgiving, it took me over 7 hrs to get home…normal post game drive  2.5 to 3 hrs .after that game, got  home at close to 2am Monday…85 to 40…nightmare …

[ProcessBlue2]

We are either going to squeak out a win or get blown tf out. I don't see any other outcomes.

Their defense is probably worse than ours but I think Baker puts up 30 points easily against us, maybe even by the 3rd Quarter.

[rayzor]

Won't be as hard of a matchup as KC.

Make of that what you want.

[UnluckyforSome]

Will we be able to shut down Evans? If so, we might get a win. That is really what it comes down to.

 

[ClawOn]

1 hour ago, UnluckyforSome said:

Will we be able to shut down Evans? If so, we might get a win. That is really what it comes down to.

 

I suspect Horn will have better luck than CJ "eh I give up" Henderson.

[mav1234]

7 hours ago, frankw said:

The Bucs are a tough matchup.

Since this will be our first meeting with them this season it's best to compare most recent results with expectations.

They trounced the Giants 30-7 last Sunday.

They put up 451 yards of offense including 157 rushing yards on the Giants who are currently ranked 19th in total defense. For comparison sake we are currently 30 out of 32.

If we can only muster one passing touchdown in this one we will likely be blown out. All circumstances aside we've got to get in the end zone. This being a home game should help I hope.

The Giants games are an interesting comparison for sure. We could compare the Chiefs vs the Bucs as well, since at least both teams are largely the same as they are now, rather than the Giants whose coach lost his mind after losing to us.

30-24 KC in overtime. Hunt had 106 yards and Mahomes had 291. Baker threw for 200 yards, but 2 TDs. Their leading rusher had 25 yards or something. Our offense outperformed what the Bucs did vs KC, but being a division game we won't have the benefit of being overlooked. If our D plays how it did in the 4th quarter I think we can get some stops.  Can Bryce carry a second game? I'd rather not find out and have Chuba carry the load, but we'll see.