Joe says Sunday's game against the Panthers is the biggest of the season for both teams.

The buzz in Carolina puts the 4-1 Panthers on a  path to Tampa for the Super Bowl in 2009.

Jake Delhomme is back, and Carolina has a healthy Steve Smith, a running game and a defense some say is better than during they’re 2003 Super Bowl season.

Joe says the Panthers haven’t shown enough yet.  So far, they’re perfect at home with a last-second road miracle victory at San Diego. (Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?) That’s what makes Sunday’s Panthers-Bucs game at Raymond James Stadium the most critical game of the season in the NFC South.

The Panthers win, and they’re the runaway favorite in the division. The Bucs win, and they set themselves up to go 5-2 with a home win against the horrible Seahawks on October 18.