The Carolina Panthers will play the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday afternoon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Carolina Panthers are 2-5 this season after they defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by a score of 21-3 in their last game. Carolina out gained Tampa Bay 343-322 and forced Tampa Bay to go 2-12 on third down attempts in the game. The Carolina offense is averaging 17.7 points per game with 169.7 passing yards per game and 102.1 rushing yards per game. PJ Walker has thrown for 297 yards and two touchdowns for the Panthers this season. D’Onta Foreman has rushed for 155 yards, while DJ Moore has caught 27 passes for 273 yards and two scores for Carolina. The Carolina defense is giving up 21.3 points per game and 351.9 yards per game.
The Atlanta Falcons are 3-4 this season after they lost to the Cincinnati Bengals by a score of 35-17 in their last game. Atlanta allowed 537 total yards and allowed Cincinnati to go 7-11 on third down attempts in the loss. The Atlanta offense is averaging 23.3 points per game with 151.7 passing yards per game and 156.9 rushing yards per game. Marcus Mariota has thrown for 1,179 yards, seven touchdowns, and four interceptions, while also rushing for 237 yards and three touchdowns for the Falcons this season. Tyler Allgeier has rushed for 285 yards and one touchdown, while Drake London has caught 26 passes for 315 yards and two scores for Atlanta. The Atlanta defense is allowing 24.4 points per game and 406.9 yards per game.
Carolina is 2-8 ATS in their last 10 October games and 0-6 ATS in their last 6 road games. The under is 5-1 in Carolina’s last 6 games. Atlanta is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 October games. The under is 6-2 in Atlanta’s last 8 home games. The under is 13-4-1 in these two teams last 18 head to head meetings.
Carolina is coming off of an unexpected win last week against Bucs after they traded their best player away. Atlanta allowed over 500 yards to Cincinnati and will be looking to bounce back at home. The winner of this game will be in first place of the NFC South standings. I like Atlanta in this game and think Carolina is going to struggle offensively.