LIVE Noon 10/23/22 Sports Talk Florida Bucs Report Pregame Show - vs. Carolina.
Channel: Bucs Report
Date: 23/10/2022

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Sports Talk Florida's Jim Williams is joined by legendary DE James Canida and #NFL inside the numbers analyst Chris King to get fans ready for a key NFC South battle against Carolina.
 
The previous time a Tom Brady-led team had a .500 record this deep into a season was 2012. The seven-time Super Bowl winner is 4-0 against Carolina since joining the Bucs in 2020 with 10 TD passes and one interception. Tampa Bay outscored Carolina 150-63 in those games. He threw for four touchdowns and ran for one during a pair of victories over the Panthers last season.

KEY MATCHUP: Buccaneers WR Mike Evans vs. Panthers secondary. Evans has given the Panthers fits, particularly since the arrival of Brady. Evans had 89 yards receiving and two scores in the previous meeting and aims for his fourth game in a row with a TD catch against Carolina. He has had at least six catches for 75 or more yards in each of the past four games vs. Carolina with Brady at the helm.

KEY INJURIES: Bucs S Logan Ryan (foot) is out after being placed on injured reserve. Veteran TE Kyle Rudolph could get more playing time with TE Cameron Brate (neck) sidelined. The status of WR Julio Jones (knee), CB Sean Murphy-Bunting (quad), S Mike Edwards (elbow) and DT Akiem Hicks (foot) will be evaluated as the week progresses. ... Panthers CB C.J. Henderson and Donte Jackson (concussion) are expected to play and Jaycee Horn (ribs) is likely to return this week leaving the Panthers at full strength at that position. ... OLB Frankie Luvu (shoulder) is expected to return this week, too.