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Awful drive for the defense. This game will get ugly fast.

Yea there’s blatant holding on the 49ers mysteriously not called

The only thing that would truly surprise me would be a Panthers blowout win. I think the likelihood of that happening is almost 0. So I think it goes one of three ways, and I think the Panthers can only win one of the three ways. Option 1: The 49ers win by 2+ scores in a game that is close at halftime but the 49ers run away with it in the second half. The Panthers running game produces early and help the Panthers take an early lead, but the 49ers focus on stopping Dowdle in the second half, while Bryce falters and is largely a non factor reverting back to the ineffective QB we’ve seen for most of his career. On defense, the Panthers poor tacking being the difference in the game. 49ers 38 Panthers 20 Option 2: Panthers win a gutty, low scoring, hard fought defensive game like the 2013 win in San Francisco which was a fantastic game if you enjoy defensive battles. Panthers defense rises to the occasion and shuts down Purdy and CMC and the game is a battle of field goals. Time of possession heavily favors the Panthers with both Hubbard and Dowdle getting 10+ touches. Bryce is clutch in the 4th quarter leading the team to another last second win. Panthers 19 49ers 16 Option 3 (and I think this is what Vegas is leaning towards): The 49ers win a back and forth high scoring game with the 49ers pulling out a last minute victory. There are good and bad moments for both teams, the defenses both force turnovers and the game is back and forth until the end. 49ers 27 Panthers 25 If this was a Sunday 4 o’clock game I would say Option 3 is most likely. Given the Panthers atrocious performances in prime time games in….really the entire history of the franchise, I think it’ll be Option 1. But I really hope they can keep the game low scoring and get a gutty win which would go a long way towards making the playoffs.

Panthers just need to win the 3 remaining division games. That’s it. It’s very simple. The NFC West games can add cushion to drop one of the games against the Bucs but with tiebreakers on the line, Panthers need to win both Bucs games and the Saints game to comfortably win the division.

I'd wager a large sum of money it was him

Maybe on twitter, no idea about here but I think he was here as edmond too, as well as /r/panthers https://mobile.twitter.com/jasonhewitt50/status/1362938165548306432

We called him Teddy Asswater. He's a strange dude. He made some burner accounts here and elsewhere and called himself Edmond which is his middle name and tried to defend himself. He just isn't good.

Yup Asswater is confirmed in the game

Yea all the Panthers need to do is win the remaining division games, 3 games, finish 9-8 and it’s a division win.

“Baker is a different QB on the Bucs” <remove HOF WR> ”Baker sucks”

Did the Bucs season just come to an end?

Rams showed up for this one. Bucs look lost on offense without Mike Evans. That Saints loss really stings, Panthers have a real shot to win the division if they can just beat the Saints and Bucs twice.

They’d never play a game together haha

The only reason Bryce threw for as many yards as he did was the yards after catch. TMac is turning out to be the best draft pick of the decade for this team. Coker was a good find. And if Legette can just manage to catch SOME of the balls that hit him in the hands in the end zone he will put up some good numbers.

My man that is a head coach taking his ADHD medication

Because Dave just figured this out and that’s why his answer was so fresh and detailed

I think the Cowboys tried to ride Rico hard last year and saw that he wears down easily with his hard style of running. He's a better complimentary piece than a workhorse. So I think re-signing him will depend fully on the health of Jonathan Brooks, if he even returns to the team.

It doesn't invalidate anything else, but how you play at the end of ths season is what matters most. They could finish anywhere from 6-11 to 12-5 right now. I know it's a little hyperbolic but the season is going to be made or broken in the next 6 games. He could shut up his critics by playing like he did against the Falcons in at least HALF of the remaining games. Or if Bryce is the reason the team fails down the stretch we have our clear answer. But I think most fans, myself included, are wary that this Falcons performance was an outlier and he will be back to the same old Bryce next game, but that's why they play the games. He has 6 games to either push the team into the playoffs or fade into misery.

For a team as devoid of talent as the Panthers have been over the years I was really surprised to hear how many people wanted to trade Hubbard.

The final 6 games this season should determine his future with the team. If he plays like he played against the Falcons against any of the playoff contending teams on the schedule, that's a positive sign. If he's posting sub 200 yard mutliple turnover games, especially if it's in all of the games, we have a problem

Falcons gonna Falcon. I thought signing Cousins was a bonehead move in the beginning. Drafting Penix was not a bad decision but wtf are you doing signing Cousins on top of it to that massive contract hahahah

I don't honestly think this game showed us anything new. The next 6 games will show us everything we need to know because 5 of the games are against playoff contending teams. I'm happy Bryce had a career game. He's been so bad in so many games that maybe this boosts his confidence and he can start delivering consistent performances like this. But the fact is, the Falcons are not a good team. They are poorly coached, they make a lot of mistakes, and they still should have won the game. And the Falcons probably would have still won if Penix didn't get hurt. At the end of the day it doesn't matter what happened in the game as long as you win, but zooming out on the game, there's still a lot to be concerned about as the games get much harder.

Penix likely out for the rest of the season. https://www.si.com/nfl/michael-penix-jr-knee-injury-update-falcons

Don’t bring up logical points!!! The Huddle is on manic mode right now! Logical discussion will return after they lose again next week

The Saints game was the most confusing loss more than the wins. It legitimately looked like the team didn’t properly prepare for the game and that’s on the coaches. The Falcons game seemed to be a lucky game where Bryce decided to become an NFL QB for a change. He needs to show us he can play at that level against any other team than the Falcons. Post 3TDs and 350yards against the 49ers in a WIN and I’ll start buying some Bryce stock