The Carolina Panthers were really against it entering their Week 7 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They had shipped off star running back Christian McCaffrey just two days earlier, were facing talks of a potential tank and were 13-point underdogs to the defending NFC South champions.
Steve Wilks, however, paid no attention to any of it—as he focused on the day at hand. His players followed suit and trounced the Buccaneers, 21-3, in a dominant and shocking show of force.
