2. No Christian McCaffrey
The Panthers would have much more of a chance of making this is a close one if their best play-maker was going to be on the field.
Christian McCaffrey changes the whole dynamic of the Panthers offense and there’s really no way around that. McCaffrey is a headache for opposing defenses to have to worry about and there’s no doubt that not having him hurts this Carolina offense.
Look for the Buccaneers defense to take advantage of this, force a couple of turnovers and look a lot sharper compared to the past two weeks.