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Official Panthers - Falcons Gameday Thread


Jeremy Igo
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Today the Panthers can clinch home field advantage throughout the playoffs should they defeat the Atlanta Falcons. The Panthers can also clinch home field with an Arizona loss in Green Bay. 

The Falcons are still in the playoff hunt, but need some help. They first need to win out, starting today. 

Keys to Panthers Victory

- Expect a different Falcons team. The Falcons were embarrassed two weeks ago at Bank of America Stadium. These are professional players who don't take kindly to such a thing. They will be more motivated this week.

- Continue to shut down Julio Jones. Luckily, Jones is the type of player Josh Norman plays his best against. Larger receivers that are not used to being challenged for the ball. Hopefully, Norman can continue to blanket him as he did two weeks ago. 

- Cameron Artis-Payne. I liked what I saw out of the rookie last week. He needs to use that as a stepping stool on the way to improving this week. Not turning the ball over would be a good start. 

 

 


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Falcons were embarassed by the Panthers two weeks ago, so they'll come out looking for revenge. Panthers were embarassed last week by their near-meltdown versus the Giants, so they'll come out looking to prove that was an anomaly. What team do YOU think has the toughness and strength to prove their point?

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