The defending NFC Champions are in must win mode in only week 5.  At 1-3 the Panthers can't afford to drop tonight's matchup with NFC South rival Tampa Bay.

Not because Atlanta is a few wins away from running away with the division, they've been here before and found a way to fall.  It's a must win for the mindset of the team.

You can work with 2-3.  1-4 is a tall order that might just bury this team.

The Panthers will have to get the W without Cam Newton and Jonathan Stewart.  Not to mention a lackluster pass rush and a secondary filled, almost exclusively, with rookies.

With that said it's not an impossible task, the Buccaneers have plenty of issues of their own.

It's time for them to get over the Super Bowl hangover and put 4 quarters of football together.  Next man up, Keep Pounding and whatever other motivational term you want to use.

No fucking excuses go get a damn win.