The Panthers dominate the Falcons at home. But in overtime a gassed Panthers defense can’t keep Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase out of the end zone. Christian McCaffrey puts up over 200 scrimmage yards and ties the game up late with a touchdown run. Carolina goes on the road against one of the best teams in the AFC and nearly pulls off an upset. Week 9 at Cincinnati Bengals - Loss (3-6). Take a look at Atlanta’s schedule to start the season). The Panthers improve to 3-5 while the Falcons fall to 0-8. The Panthers end their three-game losing streak and take out their frustrations on a really bad Falcons team. They easily dispatch the Panthers as Carolina’s run of consecutive double digit losses extends to three. Tom Brady unretired to chase another Super Bowl and the Bucs are poised to compete for one. Carolina loses by double digits for the second time in as many weeks. The Panthers are not one of the best teams in the league. The defending Super Bowl champs continue to play like one of the best teams in the league. The 49ers’ elite defense stifles the Panthers offense and Carolina turns the ball over multiple times in an uncompetitive home loss. Carolina’s offense has a huge day against Arizona’s subpar defense and wins by double digits. DeAndre Hopkins will miss this game due to suspension and the Panthers defense is able to contain Kyler Murray. Michael Thomas, Jarvis Landry, and Chris Olave find way too many open spots in the Panthers secondary while “good Jameis” shows up for an easy win. The Saints offense is just too explosive as the Panthers defense struggles to pressure Jameis Winston. The Panthers offense finds its groove against a shaky New York defense as Christian McCaffrey reminds fans everywhere how fun he is to watch when he’s healthy. The Giants are being led by a new head coach in Brian Daboll which can lead to a bumpy beginning of the season, especially with Daniel Jones under center. The Browns rely on their running game and gradually wear down the Panthers defensive line as Cleveland wins a low-scoring boxing match. Rookie left tackle Ikem Ekwonu gets beat several times but learns some valuable lessons. Myles Garret and Jadeveon Clowney keep Baker Mayfield under pressure and rush him into two interceptions. The Panthers have a lot of new faces on the offense and it’s going to take some time for them to gel. You can be equally as bold by putting your predictions in the comments. Now, on to 2022! Here are my bold predictions. Among the 950 CSR readers who participated in last year’s poll, the Panthers record with the most votes was 9-8 with 33% of the overall vote, while a total of 57% of respondents predicted nine wins or more. The CSR community had even higher expectations than I had though. Last year I predicted a 7-10 season which proved to be overly optimistic as the team bungled its way to a 5-12 record. In 2020 I predicted a 5-11 record and that’s precisely where the Panthers ended, so I felt pretty cocky going into 2021. This is my third time putting myself out there like this. It’s that time of year for each of us to go on record and publicly predict the Panthers record before the season begins.
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