Falcons @ Panthers (Falcons -2.5, O/U 41.5)
Okay, so these two played 2 weeks ago and the game was really good. I remember that game and I remember that it was good, but until now I totally forgot that it was these two poop teams that played that game. It was the one that went to overtime because DJ Moore took off his helmet after he scored and then Eddy Pineiro missed a long extra point.
It was that game. It ended Falcons 37, Panthers 34.
Here we are 2 weeks later with a Hurricane going through Charlotte.
That’s going to affect the Panthers much more than the Falcons. I’m not sure what it is, or how you could test it, but the Falcons are either allergic to throwing the ball, or addicted to running it.
They’re running the ball 57% of the time, and they’re okay at it with 4.8 yards per attempt (162.9yards per game). Carolina is running the ball 41% of the time and they’re right there at 4.6 yards per attempt (105.3 yards per game).
The Falcons are going to have a pretty significant edge there, especially with Corderelle Patterson not being dead anymore. That’s only going to get emphasized because there are only 4 teams that have worse rushing defenses than Carolina.
The point here is that we saw a shootout last time. Guys, it’s a goddamned hurricane with 40 mph gusts and probably a decent amount of rain. That shootout ain’t gonna happen this time.
2 plays here:
Falcons -2.5, U 41.5