An extreme passing game script is suggested by the Panthers being an enormous -9.5-point underdog this week.The Buccaneers defense has been a notorious pass funnel this year, allowing opposing quarterbacks to attempt the most passes in the NFL (40.5 per game) this year.The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense has yielded the 3rd-most adjusted receiving yards per game in the NFL (42.0) vs. running backs this year.This year, the feeble Buccaneers defense has been torched for the 10th-most adjusted yards-per-target in the NFL to opposing running backs: a staggering 6.82 yards.The Tampa Bay Buccaneers safeties project as the 5th-worst group of safeties in the league this year in covering pass-catchers.
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