So...who'll win this week?

[PanthersATL]

A serious mid-week question:  If you were forced to pick who'll win straight-up for this week's game, who's your choice?  Carolina or Atlanta?

Pros for Carolina:  finally, a home game. Carrying over some of the excitement from last week's last 5 minutes. Division rival, chip on our shoulder to prove we can win, etc.    Cons: some key injuries, XL.  And, well.... (waves hands around) all that other stuff

Pros for Atlanta: uh, they won last week?


(reason for the question: weekly office football pool has the matchup on the sheet and I'm debating which to go with)
 

[kungfoodude]

I think this is likely a comfortable Atlanta victory. They have a pretty punishing running attack that should give us fits.

Obviously, if Bryce turns the ball over early and often, it will be a hole we have to dig out of like last week. I don't think they are going to take their foot off the gas as much as the Cardinals did.

[Burnout189]

As long as Bryce is our QB, I have to believe the odds heavily favor whoever is playing us.

[PleaseCutStewart]

Much like Arizona where it seemed like we always win against them, we always seem to go 1-1 against the Falcons.

Should we lose... absolutely. Could we accidently win and cock over our draft position? Possibly

[Jon Snow]

4 minutes ago, PleaseCutStewart said:

Much like Arizona where it seemed like we always win against them, we always seem to go 1-1 against the Falcons.

Should we lose... absolutely. Could we accidently win and cock over our draft position? Possibly

I can't see it happening this year.

[SmokinwithWilly]

Falcons aren't going to go prevent when they're up on us. They'll keep grinding until we're roadkill and embarrass us at home. 

Them 52

Us 3

[kungfoodude]

12 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

I can't see it happening this year.

I suspect we will still end up in the 4 to 7 win range. It's unlikely we do actually go 0-17, although it's certainly possible.

[frankw]

Well the team being as bad as they've been early in the season aside we're 14-27 at home over the last 5 years.

At this point just seeing a competitive game from the Panthers for 4 quarters would be a small miracle.

[Jon Snow]

Just now, kungfoodude said:

I suspect we will still end up in the 4 to 7 win range. It's unlikely we do actually go 0-17, although it's certainly possible.

I'm not seeing a single win the way they've played so far. Atlanta is playing better than us out of the gate so im not seeing it. There's too much that has to change on this team to have a chance. I was thinking 0-5 starting the season. After that it's dust off your resume time in BOA.

[CRA]

it's sports.  Where anything can happen.  A punt returner can basically decide the outcome of a game just by muffing 2 punts.  

That said, these teams lineup 5 times and no matter the site, Atlanta is winning the majority.  They are better.  They are favored by 5 at our home.  Which is more than a TD on a neutral field. 

 

[Jackie Lee]

At this point just keep losing, blow the whole thing up. Can't believe how much this team invested in the little guy

[Candler Cat]

49 minutes ago, Burnout189 said:

As long as Bryce is our QB, I have to believe the odds heavily favor whoever is playing us.

[CarolinaNut]

I honestly think this one could get ugly.  Unless I see a drastically different team than the first two weeks.

 

Falcons - 38

Panthers - 13

Edited September 17 by CarolinaNut

[Panthera onca]

Falcons will put a horrible beatdown on us. They will run the ball at will. They will be merciless and will not step off of the gas like the Cardinals did.