point-spreads.com - 12/8/2008
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If the Bucs defense can stop the Panthers running game they’ll get the win. The Panthers don’t have much of a passing game, while the Bucs do. Go Bucs! The Carolina Panthers (9-3) host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-3). The Bucs won their last game against the Panthers 27-3.
MNF Madness - Bucs @ Panthers Preview
tampabaysportsblog.blogspot.com 12/5/2008 — 3 months and 13 weeks of football - 12 games have led to this moment. While the so-called experts fawned over the likes of the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints - these two teams just went about their business. The Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Monday Night Preview
nationalfootballpost.com 12/8/2008 — This is a tough one because the Panthers are averaging 133 yards per game on the ground versus a Bucs defense that gives up only 95 yards a game rushing. But I’m giving the edge to the Williams/Stewart combo because of the Tampa 2 defensive scheme that only allows for a seven-man front.
Panthers 38, Buccaneers 23: Carolina Runs Their Way to NFC South Lead
nfl.fanhouse.com 12/9/2008 — by Sportz Assassin Coming into tonight's game, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers allowed just one rushing touchdown all season long. Tonight the Carolina Panthers broke through with four rushing touchdowns in their Monday night showdown with the Bucs. The ...
Panthers Run Over The Bucs
totalprosports.com 12/9/2008 — The game last night had the potential to be close and exciting division battle. However, once it resumed after halftime it was dominated by the Panthers and their powerful rushing attack. DeAngelo Williams and rookie Jonathan Stewart , looked like they were playing against ...
NBC Flexing In Week Sixteen
awfulannouncing.blogspot.com 12/10/2008 — NBC has decided to use their flex option for Week Sixteen, and their choice could quite possibly be the game of the year. The NFL is moving the Chargers and Bucs from the Sunday night spot to 1pm on CBS, and the Panthers and Giants will fill that ...
There's nothing perplexing about flexing -- Cowboys
sportsmediablog.dallasnews.com 12/10/2008 — The NFL has announced that it is flexing the Chargers-Bucs game out of NBC' Sunday Night Football schedule on Dec. 21 and replacing it with the Panthers-Giants. So what will the league do with the Dec. 28 Sunday night time...
FREUDIAN SLIP FROM KORNHEISER?
profootballtalk.com 12/12/2008 — OK, so I wanted to do a Live Blog of Monday night’s Bucs-Panthers game, but I’ve got other stuff to do tonight. (Sorry.)
But I’m still working on the site from time to time, and I had to post on something that a couple of readers ...
Carolina Panthers Playoff Tickets
sportsbrawl.wordpress.com 12/9/2008 — Click here to get Carolina Panthers Playoff Tickets. The big win over Tampa Bay puts the Panthers in the driver's seat.
Catching up with the Bucs. Bryant, Garcia, etc. —
Tampa Bay Sports Blog
Let’s wrap up the goings on with the Bucs this week, and we don’t need to talk about the Carolina fiasco anymore than we already have.
Adrian Peterson has accused one of the Bucs players of trying to take him out . I can’t go back and watch the game to figure out who it ...
Blogger Q&A with SBN's Panthers Blogger —
The Mile High Report
Jaxon here with Cat Scratch Reader to answer any questions you may have about the Carolina Panthers leading up to our Sunday show down in Charlotte. If you watched the Monday Night game you know the Panthers are riding an emotional wave after smashing the rival Bucs.The Panthers offense has had ...
Bucs get stomped by Panthers. —
Tampa Bay Sports Blog
This is why I tell everyone not to get too far ahead of themselves when they talk about the Bucs and the playoffs. Carolina came out mean and aggressive at home as they set out to try to win out and the Bucs were the first opponent to feel the wrath of what this team can do. In a somewhat ...
Carolina Alone Atop NFC South After 38-23 Win Over Bucs —
NFL Gridiron Gab
The Carolina Panthers needed to make a statement and regain sole possession of the NFC South - in front of a national audience, no less… and that’s exactly what they delivered. On a frosty Monday evening in Charlotte, the Panthers exacted their revenge on division rival Tampa Bay, ...
Quality Start: When Did the Panthers Get Good Again? —
Major League Jerk
This is what defenses look like when they get the shit kicked out of them. No coaches, no pep talks...just that look. God I love football.
Bucs 23, Panthers 38:
Tampa is a good football team, solid in every area of the game, especially on defense, and, on Monday night, they got their ...
Panthers Steamroll Bucs —
The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors
By MIKE CRANSTON, AP Sports Writer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) By running over, around and through one of the league’s top defenses, the Carolina Panthers staked their claim as one of the NFL’s top teams.
DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart proved a dominating tandem, and the Panthers ...
Carolina Runs the Bucs Out of Charlotte —
MVN RSS
By JC De La Torre To steal a term from Awful Announcing's superstar Emmit Smith, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense got "debacled" Monday Night in Carolina. The Bucs defense came into the game ranked 9th in the NFL against the run, through 12 games this season they gave up only one touchdown ...
ANTONIO BRYANT, COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR? —
ProFootballTalk.com
With 200 receiving yards during Monday night’s loss to the Panthers and one of the best catches we’ve ever seen, Bucs receiver Antonio Bryant has thrust himself into the conversation for the 2008 Comeback Player of the Year award.
Bryant is only the second Tampa player in franchise ...
Panthers Maul the Bucs 38-23 - Post Game Notes —
Cat Scratch Reader
Wow, I couldn't have scripted it too much better. What else needs to be said about the Panthers Smash-n-Dash RB combo of DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart ? They not only ran for over 300 yards and 4 TD's but they ran with an attitude as they punished the Bucs weak tackles. WR Steve Smith ...
12/8 MNF Game —
3rd Down & Full Count
A Monday night showdown in Carolina, as the Panthers & Buccaneers battle for the NFC South lead. The Bucs won the first game (in Tampa Bay) running way.
Update: The Panthers strike first, getting a 33-yard FG from Kasay.
Update #2: The Bucs try to respond, but Matt Bryant misses a ...
MNF Open Thread —
Stampede Blue
Panthers-Bucs. No implications for the Colts, but should be a good matchup. Winner takes a 1 game lead on the NFC South (or 1.5 if the Bucs win) with only 3 games remaining. I'll be in and out since I actually have some school stuff to do.
Bucs vs. Panthers Game Day & MNF Open Thread —
Cat Scratch Reader
The Panthers big MNF showdown with the Bucs is finally here. You might expect me to say that this game is big because both teams are 9-3 and a division crown and the #2 seed appear to be at stake. The truth is that with three games yet remaining the loser of this game could still win the ...
Fox’s Lockses - Tampa Bay (+3) at Carolina —
straitpinkie.com
My teaser didn’t work out yesterday but I’m sticking with the NFL. Take the Bucs tonight at +3 in a battle of 9-3 division rivals. Tampa Bay defeated Carolina 27-3 at Tampa Bay in the third game of the season.
So tonight the Bucs take a stranglehold of the NFC South division and ...
Large Screens TV: December 8 —
FirstCuts
XXL: MUST-SEE TV
MNF: Bucs vs. Panthers, ESPN, 8:30 p.m.
Tampa heads to Charlotte tonight for a battle between two 9-3 teams with top-dog status in the NFC South at stake. Given the remaining schedule, this one is probably a little more crucial for the Panthers, because while ...