Panthers are 4-0 against top 5 defenses in the league.

[Jeremy Igo]

The Carolina Panthers are 4-0 against defenses that are ranked top 5 when they played. 

 

The Broncos are ranked #1

 

Read into that what you will. 

 

 

[PandaPancake]

Worst 17-1 team ever. I love that.

[Cary Kollins]

 

The Broncos D is built to defeat Tom Brady. 

 

[GRWatcher]

It's not going to be easy. Their #1 defense is leagues beyond the #2 defense (Seattle?). I think Cam is going to see things he hasn't seen before. However, our coaches have & will have him prepared. Wade Phillips is a heck of a d coordinator but he's not new to the game.

[Jeremy Igo]

4 minutes ago, GRWatcher said:

It's not going to be easy. Their #1 defense is leagues beyond the #2 defense (Seattle?). I think Cam is going to see things he hasn't seen before. However, our coaches have & will have him prepared. Wade Phillips is a heck of a d coordinator but he's not new to the game.

Denver has not faced an offense like Carolina's all season long. 

 

The Panthers have faced offenses like the Broncos offense numerous time, only they don't have to worry about passes over 20 yards. 

 

This won't be a close game. 

[Cary Kollins]

3 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Denver has not faced an offense like Carolina's all season long. 

 

The Panthers have faced offenses like the Broncos offense numerous time, only they don't have to worry about passes over 20 yards. 

 

This won't be a close game. 

I'm thinking something like 4-5 interceptions for Manning. This defense is so damn opportunistic, and Manning throws a beautiful duck.

Manning may even get to have a standing ovation as Brock comes in with the game out of reach.

[nationsford]

4 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Denver has not faced an offense like Carolina's all season long. 

 

The Panthers have faced offenses like the Broncos offense numerous time, only they don't have to worry about passes over 20 yards. 

 

This won't be a close game. 

Pretty much... It's not even cocky ither. It's like card counting it becomes a skill after a while... Blow out incoming

[Donald LaFell]

When is the last time we played a good 3-4 defense? I feel like those always gave Newton fits.

[Jeremy Igo]

Just now, Donald LaFell said:

When is the last time we played a good 3-4 defense? I feel like those always gave Newton fits.

2 days ago. 

[JawnyBlaze]

Wasn't Seattles defense  number one in the stat that matters: points?  Denvers defense is amazing but it's not number one. That was Seattle. And we were number four or six or something like that. Much higher than denvers offense. 

[Chief_Chokeaho]

I don't know. The Broncos defense is pretty damn good. Easily the toughest defense we will have faced this season. One of the best overall defense over the last half decade. I don't care what you say. Watch them. They're nasty.

The matchup to watch is their offense vs our defense. If we can get up by a couple scores early, Denver has no way of crawling back into the game with that offense. I'm not predicting a blowout. I think we win 24-13 or so with the game never really in doubt. 

If they double Olsen, and contain Cam then they have a very good shot to win.

[SOJA]

Denver has fantastic players at CB and on the d-line. Von Miller is on another level, that guy is a freak. We're going to need to make shutting him down a number one priority. 

The rest of their defense is solid/pretty good but not ALL-Pro level. 

Not turning the ball over, and most importantly capitalizing on drives were we get into the endzone will be absolutely critical for our offense. 

I still maintain it is our defense who needs to give us the clear advantage in this game- i.e. creating turnovers 

[GRWatcher]

9 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Denver has not faced an offense like Carolina's all season long. 

 

The Panthers have faced offenses like the Broncos offense numerous time, only they don't have to worry about passes over 20 yards. 

 

This won't be a close game. 

lol Lots of coffee already? ;)

You brought up Denver's defense's ranking, not their offense. So that's what I posted about.

I said it won't be easy. I didn't say it would be a close game. Or even that they would win. 

[err456]

Stop worrying    Cam's got this!