Tampa Bay 14, 
Carolina 21
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Bucs fighting to remain in playoff huntThe Buccaneers have won four of their last six games and can crawl back into the playoff mix with a win. However, Tampa Bay's defense will need to be at its best going up against the Panthers' suddenly explosive "no-name" offense.
Led by sixth-string RB Nick Goings, underappreciated WR Muhsin Muhammad and QB Jake Delhomme, a former undrafted free agent, Carolina looks to win its third in a row. That's quite a turnaround considering all of the Panthers' injuries and they dropped seven of their first eight games. With both teams on a roll something will have to give in this NFC South battle. Can the Buccaneers keep their playoff hopes alive or will Carolina revel in its chance to play spoiler? | ||
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| W-L | PF | PA | HOME | ROAD | DIV | CONF | |
| TAM | 5-11 | 301 | 304 | 4-4 | 1-7 | 2-4 | 4-8 |
| CAR | 7-9 | 355 | 339 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 6-6 |
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| TEAM AVERAGES & NFL RANKS | ||
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| TEAM DEFENSE | TEAM | PER GAME AVERAGE |
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NFL Scores
Thursday, November 25th 2004
| Indianapolis | 41 | Final |
| Detroit | 9 |
| Chicago | 7 | Final |
| Dallas | 21 |
Sunday, November 28th 2004
| Cleveland | 48 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 58 |
| San Diego | 34 | Final |
| Kansas City | 31 |
| Jacksonville | 16 | Final |
| Minnesota | 27 |
| Philadelphia | 27 | Final |
| NY Giants | 6 |
| Washington | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 16 |
| Tampa Bay | 14 | Final |
| Carolina | 21 |
| Tennessee | 21 | Final |
| Houston | 31 |
| New Orleans | 21 | Final |
| Atlanta | 24 |
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| New England | 24 |
| NY Jets | 13 | Final |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Miami | 24 | Final |
| San Francisco | 17 |
| Buffalo | 38 | Final |
| Seattle | 9 |
| Oakland | 25 | Final |
| Denver | 24 |
Monday, November 29th 2004
| St. Louis | 17 | Final |
| Green Bay | 45 |