I am not overlooking Chicago, and neither should you.

[Camp Fodder]

1 hour ago, Hallin'AllDaeDae said:

They just beat the Ravens in Baltimore

I don't think anyone is overlooking them

The ravens team that lost 44-7 to the Jags?  

[LinvilleGorge]

Any given Sunday. The parity looks especially strong in the NFL this year. Doesn't look to be any dominant teams and even a winless team like the Niners have been in every game they've played. They're a lot better than you'd think for an 0-6 squad. 

I'm not overlooking the Bears, but I do consider this a must win game. Gotta win the games you're supposed to win. 

[LinvilleGorge]

1 hour ago, Proudiddy said:

I'm not gonna lie, I've been worried about their run game with Howard and Cohen.  I think they could give us a lot of trouble.

I'm not worried about Trubisky at all.  I think our defense is going to have him rattled early...  but again, that run game is what I'm worried about.

Rattled? I know he's a rookie but did you see that perfect ball he threw into double coverage off his back foot with a defender in his face in OT on the road? The kid's got it. I hope we don't just disregard him because he's a rookie. 

[hepcat]

Trubisky is a rookie and he's looked like it so far. He's made some good plays too though. I think as long as the offense can avoid turnovers, this should be a Panthers win. But, nothing is guaranteed and the Bears could definitely win. Having Kalil back should help the running game a lot.

[AceBoogie]

3 hours ago, JakeDel5674 said:

You expected us to blowout the Saints as well, and to beat the Eagles.  Just saying.  

We aren’t aggressive enough to blow out the saints. They will score points

[JakeDel5674]

1 minute ago, AceBoogie said:

We aren’t aggressive enough to blow out the saints. They will score points

Well, the Huddle's Optimistic, Optimist says otherwise.  LOL.  

[thefuzz]

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

As a long time NFL fan, I overlook no one.

Even the worst teams in the league are still professionals and tend to win at least a few games.

The Bears may not be great but it'd be absolutely foolish to just dismiss them as an easy win.

Many here overlooked Denver in the SB....not me.

You live and you learn, especially with the Panthers.

[JakeDel5674]

2 minutes ago, thefuzz said:

Many here overlooked Denver in the SB....not me.

You live and you learn, especially with the Panthers.

Crazy enough, many people preferred Denver over New England that year.  I still to this day don't know why.  

[TheSpecialJuan]

6 hours ago, Jeremy Igo said:

The Panthers could very well lose in Chicago this weekend. 

 

Take a look at their season so far... 

Chicago Bears (2-4)

Week 1 - HOME - Lose to Atlanta 23-17

Week 2 - AWAY - Blown out in Tampa Bay 29-7

Week 3 - HOME - Defeat the Steelers in Chicago - 29-17

Week 4 - AWAY - Lose to Green Bay 35-14

Week 5 - HOME - Lose to Vikings 20-17

Week 6 - Away - Defeat the Ravens 27-24 

 

Observations 

Chicago quietly has the 6th ranked defense in the league currently. (Better than Detroit and Philadelphia's )

All of Chicago's home games have either been wins, or losses within 1 score. I suspect the same will be true this weekend. 

Chicago has not allowed more than 23 points at home against offenses better than the Panthers (Steelers, Falcons). 

 

Conclusion

For a Panthers team that is struggling on offense to begin with, this is not an automatic win. Throw in the fact that John Fox has extra motivation to hand Jerry and Marty an L this weekend, and things become far less certain. 

 

 

Nah, I WILL overlook them. 

[thefuzz]

34 minutes ago, JakeDel5674 said:

Crazy enough, many people preferred Denver over New England that year.  I still to this day don't know why.  

Lazy ESPN analysis.

Brady > Manning = Fans not wanting to play the Pats.

We would have matched up much better vs. the Patriots.

[JakeDel5674]

10 minutes ago, thefuzz said:

Lazy ESPN analysis.

Brady > Manning = Fans not wanting to play the Pats.

We would have matched up much better vs. the Patriots.

A lot better, their O-Line was toast, and their defense was trash.  We win our first one if we play them that year.  

[CPF4LIFE]

I think it comes down to the o line, if they can hold up. Cam will pick apart that D. No shows, and it will be philly all over again. 

[Captain Obvious]

First team to 12 punts win.

[gorillamilitia13]

Honestly we better blow them out. 

 

But I doubt thats going to happen. Trubisky will probably have his "break out" game vs us.