"The winner of the NFC South will have a losing record and be crowned at home watching on television. Baker Mayfield threw a touchdown pass to Cade Otton, Chase McLaughlin kicked three field goals and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers avoided elimination with a sloppy 16-14 victory over the Carolina Panthers on a rain-soaked Saturday. The Buccaneers (8-9) need New Orleans (6-10) to beat or tie Atlanta (7-9) on Sunday to clinch a fifth straight NFC South title."
"The Buccaneers were 0-8 in games where Mayfield threw an interception before overcoming his ninth pick in the last eight games. After McLaughlin's 38-yard field-goal try was blocked with just over five minutes remaining, Carolina got within 16-14 on Bryce Young's eight-yard TD pass to Jalen Coker with 2:27 left. Mayfield tossed a short pass to Otton for a 20-yard gain on third-and-4 to extend Tampa Bay's drive and run off more time."
Tampa Bay defeated Carolina 16-14 as Baker Mayfield connected with Cade Otton for a touchdown and Chase McLaughlin made three field goals in a rain-soaked game. The Buccaneers improved to 8-9 and require New Orleans (6-10) to beat or tie Atlanta (7-9) to secure a fifth straight NFC South title; a Falcons win would give Carolina the division at 8-9. Tampa Bay holds a two-team tiebreaker over Carolina, but Carolina would hold the three-team tiebreaker if Atlanta also finishes 8-9. Mayfield threw his ninth interception in eight games but led a late clock-consuming drive; Carolina's final desperation laterals resulted in a fumble at the 3-yard line.
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