To be fair, the Panthers came out with no energy and it showed. But it appeared the Bucs were feeding off their lackluster. A few guys had some oomph - Whitehead, Gholston, Stuard. But otherwise, we could have used some juice. Ralph hopes we're just saving our energy for the playoffs.  

Our next matchup on the way to playoffs is against the Jets. We've seen teams like the Jets before, and they were wearing red and pewter. Molly watched the matchup between the Jets and the Jags from last week and all Ralph could hear from the other room were intermittent cackles and "Oh. My. God. Are you serious?!" QB Zac Wilson is just Sam Darnold 2.0. He's a little faster. The Bucs shouldn't have a problem with them, but half of our starters are out or injured.  

Bruce Arians is out with Covid, and it appears the couch fainting over Antonio Brown's vaccination status (but what if he gives it to BA or Tom Moore?!) was for naught as Bruce Arians not only caught Covid from someone other than AB but he's also decidedly not dead. I'm sure the media will have an apology ready for AB at the next press conference.

The #2 seed is still up for grabs in the NFC. The Bucs can get it by winning out and a Rams loss. The Bucs would beat Dallas in a head-to-head tie.

Happy New Year, Bucs Nation!

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