Sir Purr
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Scouting the Buccaneers
Carolina once again faces Tampa Bay a week after the Bucs lost to New Orleans. This past Sunday, the Saints rolled to a 38-3 win, handing Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady his largest margin of defeat and holding him to a passer rating of just 40.4, the third-lowest of his career.
What makes this meeting different from the Week 2 matchup between the Panthers and Bucs is the addition of Antonio Brown, who will bolster a receiving corps that's had issues keeping Chris Godwin healthy. With Brown, Tampa Bay now has three of the top eight players in receiving touchdowns since 2012 (Brown 73, Rob Gronkowski 55, Mike Evans 55).
Defensively, the Bucs' strong front seven continues to wreak havoc on opponents. They rank first in the league against the run (77.9), help lead the league in takeaways (16) and are second in sacks (29) and QB pressures (101).