Carolina 37, 
Tampa Bay 20
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Carolina will wear down Bucs' DThe Panthers had their five-game winning streak snapped last week, but they are still very much in the playoff race in the woeful NFC thanks to owning tiebreakers over St. Louis and New Orleans. Tampa Bay clinched back-to-back losing seasons after their tough loss to the Saints, which for all purposes knocked them out of the playoffs.
The Buccaneers won't use this game to get another look at QB Chris Simms, deciding instead to stay with QB Brian Griese. Can the Buccaneers muster enough energy to ruin the Panthers' hopes or will the Panthers put a tough loss behind them and continue their unlikely run for the playoffs? | ||
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| W-L | PF | PA | HOME | ROAD | DIV | CONF | |
| CAR | 7-9 | 355 | 339 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 6-6 |
| TAM | 5-11 | 301 | 304 | 4-4 | 1-7 | 2-4 | 4-8 |
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| TEAM DEFENSE | TEAM | PER GAME AVERAGE |
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NFL Scores
Friday, December 24th 2004
| Green Bay | 34 | Final |
| Minnesota | 31 |
Saturday, December 25th 2004
| Oakland | 30 | Final |
| Kansas City | 31 |
| Denver | 37 | Final |
| Tennessee | 16 |
Sunday, December 26th 2004
| NY Giants | 22 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 23 |
| Chicago | 13 | Final |
| Detroit | 19 |
| San Diego | 31 | Final |
| Indianapolis | 34 | OT |
| Atlanta | 13 | Final |
| New Orleans | 26 |
| Baltimore | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 20 |
| Houston | 21 | Final |
| Jacksonville | 0 |
| New England | 23 | Final |
| NY Jets | 7 |
| Buffalo | 41 | Final |
| San Francisco | 7 |
| Washington | 10 | Final |
| Dallas | 13 |
| Arizona | 21 | Final |
| Seattle | 24 |
| Carolina | 37 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 20 |
| Cleveland | 7 | Final |
| Miami | 10 |
Monday, December 27th 2004
| Philadelphia | 7 | Final |
| St. Louis | 20 |