Buccaneers clinch NFC South with ugly win at Panthers

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Chase McLaughlin kicked three field goals and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers clinched the NFC South for the third season in a row by defeating the host Carolina Panthers 9-0 on Sunday afternoon at Charlotte, N.C.

The Buccaneers (9-8) won five of their last six games in the regular season.

Carolina (2-15) finished with the worst record in the NFL. The Panthers were shutout victims in