2019 NFL Week 2: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Carolina Panthers September 12, 2019 by Marc Jerbs

On Thursday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face the Carolina Panthers in Week 2 of the 2019 NFL season.

Game time is set 8:20 PM ET and will be played at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC.

New Panthers' DL Gerald McCoy will face his former team with plenty of motivation.

He was cut last May by Tampa Bay and was replaced by free agent Ndamurong Suh.

He is out to prove himself that he still has what it takes to be an elite defensive lineman.

Tampa Bay's QB Jameis Winston became Tampa Bay's career passing leader last week.

But threw two costly interceptions in their lost against San Francisco in Week 1.

He is expected to have a more precise and quality start at QB against the Carolina Panthers.

Both teams switched to a 3-4 defensive scheme but it did not fared well as both teams suffered losses in the Week 1 games.

Who's 3-4 defense will show up between the Tampa Bay and Carolina?

The sports book handicappers have installed the Carolina Panthers as a 6.5-point favorite to win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night.