Tampa Bay head coach Todd Bowles announced on December 27 that 2 of the team’s best players and another key role player will be out for a critical Week 17 game against the Carolina Panthers with tight end Cade Otton, NFL All-Pro safety Antoine Winfield Jr. and wide receiver Sterling Shepard.

The Buccaneers opened between 7.5 and 8.5-point favorites with the line seeing minimal movement at most books. Tampa Bay is 9-6 ATS this season while Carolina is 7-8, but the Panthers have covered in six of their last seven. Both the Buccaneers and Panthers are among the best Over bets in the NFL with the Buccaneers 10-5 and the Panthers 11-4.

Here is the Carolina Panthers' active roster ahead of their Week 17 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Panthers sign QB, RB to active roster on Saturday Panthers place another 2024 draft pick on IR Panthers fans react to Saturday's sad news on RB Chuba Hubbard This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: Panthers roster heading into Week 17 vs.