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The closest thing to a must-win game in years?


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8 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Week one is never a must win game.

I understand why people say that, and IMO it's very easy to say, but irrespective of the teams, week one is just as important as any other game. If you lose week one and miss the playoffs by a game, then it counts just as much as all the rest of the losses.

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43 minutes ago, NanuqoftheNorth said:

Not judging any team, much less the Panthers, based on the first game of the season.

I'm old enough to recall plenty of great teams stumbling out of the gates on the way to a winning season and the playoffs.

 

I feel that way about the entire month of September.  There were several seasons where the Bills were the champions of September and finally going to unseat the Pats in the AFCE......only to finish under .500.

September has almost become and extension of preseason except the results carry over.  I expect it to be more so given one less preseason game for teams to work out the kinks. 

About the only way a September game can be a must win is if a team with expectations is sitting at 0-3 heading into the final week.  And that assumes the team is not in the 2021 reincarnation of the 2020 NFCE.

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30 minutes ago, Pup McBarky said:

Everybody knows our strength is defense and with Saleh the head guy in NY now, not surprising folks expect a low-scoring game.

We play some stout defenses this preseason which will be good to see how Darnold fares behind our weak OL.  

Teddy was a check down king afraid to make the throws needed.  But I think it might be overlooked how him spending a couple years in the scheme and liking to get rid of the ball helped the O function last year. 

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