A week ago, Dave Canales wasn’t pacing a sideline or dialing up plays. Instead he sat on his couch, remote in hand. But the Panthers head coach was very much invested in the outcome of the game in front of him.

The Panthers and Buccaneers enter Week 15 with identical 6-7 records and they'll close the season with two games against each other in the final three weeks.

On Sunday at the Superdome, the Carolina Panthers are looking to not only avenge an earlier loss to the Saints, but take a giant step towards a division title.

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Dave Canales’s first-place club battles the Saints for the second time in six weeks. It’s a crucial game for a Panthers’ team with its eyes on a division title.

The Carolina Panthers, a team that has endured years of rebuilding and uncertainty, find themselves in an unexpected position in December: leading the NFC South for the playoffs.