Predictions from observer staff on game today

[raleigh-panther]

Game predictions

All three of our predictors guessed last week that the Panthers would lose to the Miami Dolphins. All were wrong. That moves Fowler to 4-1 on the year, with Kaye and Zietlow each at 1-4.

Fowler: Panthers 30, Dallas 27. The Cowboys are known for playing entertaining games this season due to a high-powered offense and low-level defense. I think Carolina pulls the mild upset here, with Bryce Young playing about as well as Dak Prescott and Carolina’s running game providing the difference. Bonus prediction: Tetairoa McMillan scores his first NFL TD.

Kaye: Cowboys 33, Panthers 30. 
The top offense in the league is likely to come out firing on Sunday, as Dallas looks to get over the .500 hump after five games (including one tie). Will the Panthers be able to keep pace? I actually think they will, for the most part. There’s a lot of boom-or-bust to the Cowboys’ defense, and while the unit is starting to find its footing, I think Bryce Young will still have a good afternoon. Look for Tetairoa McMillan to catch his first touchdown pass in a shootout. But I still think Dallas has a better brand of ball at the moment.
 

Zietlow: Cowboys 35, Panthers 31.                    I look at the Cowboys’ league-worst third-down percentage as a defense and can’t help but feel some optimism. Tag that with the other opportunities this defense could allow for Bryce Young, and a motivated Rico Dowdle, and a refreshed Xavier Legette ... and there’s excitement, for sure.

Still, the Cowboys have gone toe-to-toe with the NFL’s best this season. Their quarterback is electric. Their tight end is prolific. Their defensive secondary is due for one of its patented turnover bonanzas. And to top it all off ... the Panthers will have a “home field advantage” in name only. There will be a lot of Cowboys fans in the crowd. A lot. It just doesn’t add up to a Panthers win to me. I’m rolling with America’s Team.

[csx]

Awful optimistic about the offense. I dont see it.

[toldozer]

2 minutes ago, csx said:

Awful optimistic about the offense. I dont see it.

Hey Turnover Fred isn't the worst starter in the league. Fields is atrocious.

[HPPantherzfan]

Lmao he actually said Bryce Young plays about as well as Dak, has he watched Dak play this season?  And I don’t like Dak but damn that is bold 

[mrcompletely11]

1 hour ago, raleigh-panther said:

Game predictions

All three of our predictors guessed last week that the Panthers would lose to the Miami Dolphins. All were wrong. That moves Fowler to 4-1 on the year, with Kaye and Zietlow each at 1-4.

Fowler: Panthers 30, Dallas 27. The Cowboys are known for playing entertaining games this season due to a high-powered offense and low-level defense. I think Carolina pulls the mild upset here, with Bryce Young playing about as well as Dak Prescott and Carolina’s running game providing the difference. Bonus prediction: Tetairoa McMillan scores his first NFL TD.

Kaye: Cowboys 33, Panthers 30. 
The top offense in the league is likely to come out firing on Sunday, as Dallas looks to get over the .500 hump after five games (including one tie). Will the Panthers be able to keep pace? I actually think they will, for the most part. There’s a lot of boom-or-bust to the Cowboys’ defense, and while the unit is starting to find its footing, I think Bryce Young will still have a good afternoon. Look for Tetairoa McMillan to catch his first touchdown pass in a shootout. But I still think Dallas has a better brand of ball at the moment.
 

Zietlow: Cowboys 35, Panthers 31.                    I look at the Cowboys’ league-worst third-down percentage as a defense and can’t help but feel some optimism. Tag that with the other opportunities this defense could allow for Bryce Young, and a motivated Rico Dowdle, and a refreshed Xavier Legette ... and there’s excitement, for sure.

Still, the Cowboys have gone toe-to-toe with the NFL’s best this season. Their quarterback is electric. Their tight end is prolific. Their defensive secondary is due for one of its patented turnover bonanzas. And to top it all off ... the Panthers will have a “home field advantage” in name only. There will be a lot of Cowboys fans in the crowd. A lot. It just doesn’t add up to a Panthers win to me. I’m rolling with America’s Team.

We scoring 30?

[Donald LaFell]

I’m thinking panthers 56 cowboys 10 

[strato]

I find it a little odd that none factored the weather into their hi flying offense predictions. 
 

If I bet I might do the under and I don’t even know what it is. 

[strato]

27 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

We scoring 30?

I would be very surprised if we did. 
 But I think bad weather might help the Panthers. Not sure how bad it would get but man down here in the coast we have been taking a real pounding for two or three days.  

[Happy Panther]

Cowboys defense does stink

 

[csx]

14 minutes ago, strato said:

I find it a little odd that none factored the weather into their hi flying offense predictions. 
 

If I bet I might do the under and I don’t even know what it is. 

Doesn't appear there will be any significant weather. 

Edited 2 hours ago by csx

[strato]

2 minutes ago, csx said:

Doesn't appear there will be any significant weather. 

It is hard to say. That storm stalled over me for the last two days. If the stadium just happened to get in the path of one of those outer bands and it does that there could be some pretty good wind and water. 
Agree it does look like intermittent bits of rain at most otherwise. 

[csx]

I suppose wind could be a factor 

[BlazeCarolina]

1 hour ago, toldozer said:

Hey Turnover Fred isn't the worst starter in the league. Fields is atrocious.

How did this nickname come about?  I know he has a lot of hate here, but I am missing some connectors on this one.

[CPcavedweller]

Cowboys - 31 Panthers -13