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Panthers Could Have Wrapped up the NFC South Title. Now They Likely Need a Win in Week 18

Next week, the Carolina Panthers will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a winner-takes-all showdown for the NFC South division title that will determine the division champion and playoff spot.
After their penultimate games, Carolina's 27-10 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Charlotte and Tampa Bay's 20-17 defeat at the Miami Dolphins set up the decider.
The Panthers sit 8-8 and hold the tiebreaker, while Tampa Bay can force parity with a win; Carolina beat Tampa Bay 23-20 on Dec. 21 at Bank of America Stadium.
Carolina can clinch the NFC South with a win or a tie next weekend at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium, securing their first winning season and playoff berth since 2017.
Week 18 brings several playoff-deciding games, and the Buccaneers enter on a four-game losing streak needing a win to claim a fifth straight division title.

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Panthers could have wrapped up the NFC South title. Now they likely need a win in Week 18

The Carolina Panthers didn't know what was happening with division rival Tampa Bay until after they lost to Seattle. As it turned out, the Buccaneers lost to Miami.

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Panthers 'get to start the playoffs a week early'

The Panthers moved on quickly from Sunday's 27-10 loss to the Seahawks, already looking ahead to next weekend's likely winner-take-all NFC South showdown against the Buccaneers.

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Carolina to face Tampa Bay in winner-takes-all showdown

The Carolina Panthers will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next week in a game to decide the NFC South division title.

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NFL: Panthers and Buccaneers to face off for NFC South

The Carolina Panthers will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next week in a winner-takes-all showdown for the NFC South division title after both sides lost their penultimate games of the regular season.

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2 NFL division titles on the line in Week 18 after crucial losses tighten playoff picture

Three different Week 17 games in the NFL set up two extremely important matchups for the regular-season finale across the league next week.The NFC South and AFC North divisions will both be decided by who wins, as the Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Pittsburgh Steelers all lost on Sunday.The first two teams, the Panthers and Bucs, are division rivals who both knew what was at stake when they entered their contests against the Seattl…

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