THE STORY: Even in the NFL, having fun can make a big difference and that could be evident Saturday when the Carolina Panthers host the division rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Despite being four games under .500, the Panthers are clearly having fun on the field. Case in point: the Panthers' hidden-ball trickery in last week's 28-13 win over the Houston Texans. With a clearly confused defense, quarterback Cam Newton subtly took a snap, sidestepped behind TE Richie Brockel before sliding him the ball between his legs, then darted toward the right side of the end zone. Brockel waited a second, calmly stood up and darted the opposite way for his memorable first career touchdown. Meanwhile, no one is having fun in Tampa, losers of eight straight games, the last three by at least 16 points. The Bucs lost 31-15 last week to the Dallas Cowboys.