24. Carolina Panthers (1-2)
Carolina played on Sunday Night Football
The Carolina Panthers have a heavy matchup in Week 4 against the Detroit Lions, a team they will likely lose to but can put up points against. The Panthers had an exceptional chance in Week to begin the year 2-1, but they sputtered against Cleveland.
Carolina is dealing with a ton of injuries this year, but other teams are also hurt, so that can’t be a valid excuse. The one thing I have maintained with the Panthers is that they simply do not have a good enough QB in Bryce Young.
While Young did play well-ish last year, we still do not know if he’s a legitimate franchise QB. He’s in his fourth year in the NFL, folks. Carolina will be able to hang with Detroit for a little while, as the Lions defense is subpar, but this should be an example of a better team beating a worse team.
Carolina potentially beginning the year 1-3 could begin to create a great deal of urgency in the coming weeks.
23. Atlanta Falcons (1-2)
Atlanta will play on Monday Night Football
The Atlanta Falcons have a huge Monday Night Football game this week against the rival New Orleans. The Falcons perhaps shockingly got back on track, defeating Green Bay on Thursday Night Football.
Both sides of the ball had themselves a game, and if Michael Penix Jr. can stay on the field and play as he did in Week 3, the Falcons could drastically alter the course of their season. Getting to 2-2 in Week 4 would feel significantly different than dropping to 1-3 with a divisional loss.
The Falcons do have plenty of talent on either side of the ball to be one of the more encouraging teams in the league, as it’s really all come down to the QB position for years now.
Atlanta is a fascinating team - they should be able to hang with New Orleans in Week 4 and could win this one. If they do, we might have to begin taking this team a bit more seriously than we did across the first two weeks of the season.
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