OK folks. You have seen the preseason. You know the deal. Give me your Panthers record prediction

[PntherPryd]

I'm going out on a limb and making the same prediction I make every year.  16-0.

I was almost right one time.

 

 

[JARROD]

12-4 comfortably and NFC Championship game.

[hepcat]

10-6. Wildcard berth. Will depend on the health and performance of the O-Line and secondary. I think the secondary struggles, and the offense picks up some slack. 

[Ted Ginn Jr.'s Hands]

11-5, the every other year curse ends

[Raleigh PF]

13 minutes ago, Tepper's Chest Hair said:

I give us an over all split with NO/ATL.  Not saying we will split with each, necessarily.  But we will end those games 2-2.

I think we will take both from TB.  So, 4-2.

Redskins, Ravens, Seahawks, Browns, Giants, Cowboys I feel confident about. 10-2

Steelers, Eagles I would realistically expect a loss.  Both are away games.  10-4.

This leaves Bengals and Lions.  Lions are away, Bengals are home.  I could see these going either way, but a split seems realistic.  11-5.

I *feel* we are a 10 win team minimum.  Anything less and I will be disappointed.  Granted my predictions will probably be all wrong (and are based on staying healthy).  We'll probably do something weird like lose to TB and Browns.  Sweep NO.  

Of course staying healthy is important to all teams.  I just feel extremely fragile in OLine and Secondary (as I am sure most people do).  I think our OLine and DBs can do enough to get us a win. I think our offense will be amazing this year, and our front 7 will do a bunch to help our secondary, but any injuries in those two areas and we are in a LOT of pain (in comparison to injuries at other spots, example: I could see CJ getting hurt [knock on wood] or a WR going down and us not missing TOO much of a step).

Agree on almost all counts, so no need to rehash.

Only difference is I see one unexpected loss from the first group and think the Giants, Ravens or Seahawks are likely candidates, so a 10-6 record. I'm not sure this will result in a playoff appearance.

[Still Brooklyn]

11-5

[Manther]

Barring major injuries 12 wins....including sweeping the aints.

[FugAllY'all]

Really tough season to predict because on paper we look really good. But so do the Falcons and Saints. Outside of our division we play the Eagles, Giants, Redskins, Seahawks and Steelers which will all be very difficult games. We don't play teams like the Packers or Cardinals but they will both be in the playoff picture.

Long story short, we could be a very good team and still only win 9 games which might not be good enough for the playoffs. I'll take our "top" talent (Cam, Keeks, Greg, KK, etc...) against any other team in the league but we all know that it's the quality of the supporting cast which ultimately determines our fate. I'll say 10-6 , wildcard (Saints win division again), but we finally get our revenge in the playoffs before losing to the Packers in the NFC championship.

[Boxhead85]

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[thefuzz]

Not really a prediction guy, but I can see us landing somewhere around 10 or 11 wins.

 

[Mikey818]

13 and 3 and competitive in all losses. We are a very solid team as long as our key guys are healthy(ie Cam luke and Cmc)

[CarolinaSamurai]

16-0, yep I think this team could go undefeated. To the super bowl!

[DaveThePanther2008]

DAL - W   Dallas is beatable and our defense is pretty solid

@ATL - L  Only because it is early in the season and in Atl

CIN - W  Been 4 years since we tied them.  We'll be out to beat them this year

BYE

NYG - W  We are at home after a bye.  We'll beat them soundly

@WAS - W  They looked terrible in their 3rd preseason game.  I don't think we'll have an issue with them.

@PHI - L  Only because we are in Philly

BAL - W  Baltimore will be screaming for Jackson to start by now.

TB - W  Tampa will be tougher this year but it's a home game

@PIT - W  I think Pitt is on their way down

@DET - W   This is another team that looked terrible in 3rd Preseason game.

SEA - W   I was going to give us a L but were at home.  I am certain the crowd will motivate us

@TB - W  Tough game we squeak out

@CLE - W  They are going to be tough to beat but I think their number is next year

NO - W  MUST WIN Game.  At home and a hated rival

ATL - W  Another MUST WIN Game at home and another hated rival

 @NO - L We'll have the division locked up after the game 2 weeks ago.  We'll play starters 1/2 way.

 

13-3 Top or 2nd Seed.