Tampa is favored by 10, but by all means, believe that Carolina is more likely to win.
While I think the Bucs should win, there are some things that are a concern
-Godwin in protocol- not ideal if he is out especially if Evans still isn't 100%.
-Add in Arians with that "Evans must get at least 10 targets a game" stuff, just comes off like he's gonna gameplan to feed Evans, which if you're a Pats fan you realize that has been an achilles' heel for Brady sometimes, I flashback to the jest game in 2013 when Brady targeted Gronk like 20 times in his first game back from his injury the prior season and Pats lost to a f**king Geno Smith jest team
-Arians and the coaching staff isn't going suddenly become Bill Belichick and his staff because he lost a game with Brady as his QB (i.e. no "We're onto Carolina" type mentality ) and he's already shown pretty much immediately throwing people under the bus, Brady included
-Brady's play in the first week gives pause to the "his problem last year was the receiving group". Garbage time helped make his stats look better take away the 85 yards and TD he got with 5 minutes left down 34-17 and his line was 15/28 for 160 1 TD 2 INT and the 1 TD OJ Howard was so open even Nathan Peterman could have thrown it.
-That Tampa OL is a liability until they prove they aren't
-Carolina has the ability to pound the ball & keep the chains moving and keep Brady on the sideline with McCaffery, granted Tampa owned McCaffery last year but it's a new year
-While Carolina has an inexperienced nfl coaching staff they have Al Holcomb on their defensive staff, he's notable because he has history on teams that have beaten Brady. He was with the Giants in 2011 as a defensive assistant and with the Panthers in 2013 & 2017 as a linebacker coach. He was also with the Browns last year so he has recent history game planning vs Brady. Not saying this guy is some defensive mastermind or something but a guy that has some history and knowledge definitely helps prepping for this week.