This is the Turning Point Game of the 2021 Season

[Hoenheim]

Ala Steelers and 49ers  in 2018 and 2019

Just looking over our schedule our biggest challenge after this seems to be Buffalo and TB twice in late season.

Winning vs the Cowboys here will give us the momentum to make a deep playoff run. Or a bad loss could throw everything off the rails. 

If there is any game for this team to show up.. it's this one 

Edited September 28, 2021 by Hoenheim

[GOAT]

Ala

[KSpan]

Week 4? Nah. A win is big but a loss is not the end of the world by any means, particularly coming off of the injuries in Houston. This team seems to have some resiliency and would bounce back, maybe even better.

[Jon Snow]

1 minute ago, KSpan said:

Week 4? Nah. A win is big but a loss is not the end of the world by any means, particularly coming off of the injuries in Houston. This team seems to have some resiliency and would bounce back, maybe even better.

This^

[Harbingers]

1 minute ago, Hoenheim said:

Ala Steelers and 49ers  in 2018 and 2019

Just looking over our schedule our biggest challenge after this seems to be Buffalo and TB twice in late season.

Winning vs the Cowboys here will give us the momentum to make a deep playoff run. Or a bad loss could throw everything off the rails. 

 

I would not rule out the Vikings and most certainly not the Cards. Vikings may look 1-2 but they could go either way this season. Cards are legit and probably have the most high powered offense we’ll face this season. 

[XClown1986]

The Cowboys are not a great team. They have some pieces, but they are flawed. But if we can shut down their offense like we did the Saints? It would get us more recognition.

[dave-o]

Without #22 I am not confident this week....  Heart breaking loss this weekend... Just my .02....

[Scott12345]

a long, long way from our most important game of the year

but fug the cowgirls

[CarolinaLivin]

This won't be a season ending game or a game that causes for panic if we lose. 

This is a game where panthers fans get to see what we truly have in Darnold without ole reliable (22)

 

[trueblade]

4 minutes ago, dave-o said:

Without #22 I am not confident this week....  Heart breaking loss this weekend... Just my .02....

#8 is a bigger loss than #22. 

[glenwo2]

3 minutes ago, CarolinaLivin said:

This won't be a season ending game or a game that causes for panic if we lose. 

This is a game where panthers fans get to see what we truly have in Darnold without ole reliable (22)

 

EXACTLY.

The training wheels are off.  

Time to show Panthers fans what you're made of, Sam.

If he can show that he can go toe-to-toe with Dak, then that will be very encouraging going forward even in a losing effort.

BUT....a win in their house against their stupid fans and their Glory-Hole-Obsessed Owner would be SOO DAMN SWEET. 

Edited September 28, 2021 by glenwo2

[KB_fan]

I don't even want to think about Steelers or 49ers games. So utterly demoralizing.

Thankfully this is a new team, a new staff. I think Rhule will keep them on a more even keel win or lose. Expectations are still pretty low for the team nationally though the defense has gotten a lot of attention. (Being #1 will do that).

Last week's second half showed me something about this team's grit and resilience. Gives me some optimism that they can handle a tough battle.

I'm gonna try and just enjoy it without huge expectations of a W. I believe in this team right now no matter the outcome.

[coffee]

This is actually the first game that is not a must-win.  If we lost any of those other gimme games, it would've been so disheartening to both the fans and the team that it probably would've affected the rest of the season.

 

But it does have the potential to legitimize our team and build major momentum, so it'll be the most exciting one to go into thus far.

[Mage]

I think we have different definitions of turning points.  It'd only be a turning point if we were 1-2 or something.  We're 3-0.  A win just means we're still pointing in the right direction.