2012 Road Opener?

[bigdog10]

The NFL Announced the opening game yesterday with the Cowboy's and Giants and that got me thinking about who the Panthers will open up with this year. The schedule should be released within the next 4 weeks (usually a week before the draft). It has already been pre-determined that the Panthers will open on the road due to the Democratic National Convention, so my question to you all is Who do we open with?

road opponents:

Atlanta, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Chicago, Philidelphia, Washington, Kansas City, San Diego

2011 Opening Week Notes

-last year 8 of the 16 opening week games were divisional matchups

-last year there were only two games that pitted an AFC team vs an NFC team (SD-MIN, and NYJ-Dal)

-visiting teams went 6-10 in opening weekend games (including the Panthers losing to the Cards)

-Outside of the opening game, there were three other prime time games (including two on Monday night)

Questions:

1. Who do the panthers open the season off with?

2. What time slot do they get?

I'm going to say the Panthers play at Atlanta at 1:00.

[HeatCheck]

I'll guess @ Chicago.

[Chaos]

I don't know if we get an opening weekend prime time slot, but what the hell: Carolina at Philly MNF early game of the double-header.

Think big!

[panthersfan085]

San Diego @ 4 est

[Boltergeist]

Carolina at San Diego wouldn't surprise me. Since there's no late games on CBS in Week 1 (US Open Tennis), any home opener in San Diego would either have to be in primetime or against an NFC team (CAR/ATL this year)

[Wyank]

Considering I'm trying to go to Car @ Wash game, I'm fine with that one.

[CARuthless]

Can vs RG3 week 1 that'd be pretty cool

[Jangler]

Philly Sunday night

[TylerVagyler]

I'd say primetime game @Phi (Cam v Vick) or @ Wash (Cam v RG3)

[OnlyPantherFaninMaine]

I already have tickets to the Panthers @San Diego game, I suppose I'll go with that. Although I will admit, Cam vs. RGIII would be exciting to kick off the season... and we would have the upper hand I'd like to think.

[Ken]

Hmmm @ SD sounds good. Sounds like the late Monday nighter.

[OnlyPantherFaninMaine]

If I remember correctly, wasn't it Jake throwing a last second TD pass to Dante Rosario to get the win week one @SD in the 08-09 season?

Hopefully this time Cam just takes over from the start and we blow them out. We need momentum early.

[carolina-chuck]

I hope they make it vs one of the NFC south team. I want to watch the other big games vs teams like redskins, chiefs, bears, eagles and chargers later on the season. I think at least one or two of those games will be prime time and theres no way we're getting to open our season sun night.

Beating the saints week 1 would be nice and getting our winning streak rollin'. Hopefully it's not the Philly, redskins, bears, or chargers game. I wanna see one of those game prime time.