The Carolina Panthers are set to take on the Philadelphia Eagles in a contest that may well be decided by who can put eleven players on the field for every snap. Injuries abound on both sides, but the teams do appear to be trending in opposite directions for the moment. The Panthers are slowly getting healthier after a fortunate early bye week, while the Eagles are continuing to fall apart as they return home from a game in London just last week.
It seems particularly rude for the NFL to pit a jet-lagged
Eagles against a Panthers team that just had a week off, but that’s just the kind of thing that you have to expect in s 17-game season filled with as many international games as they can squeeze in.
Does that mean the Panthers are expected to win? Yes, more or less. They have opened on FanDuel as 1.5-point underdogs and have moved to -3.5 point favorites on the eve of the game. Does that mean that we, the long suffering and well meaning staff here at Cat Scratch Reader expect them to win and win easily? Of course not. We’ve watched the Panthers before.
Staff predictions for Week 6
Walker Clement
Panthers 17, Eagles 21 – NFL Teams are 0-4 coming off of an international trip while facing an opponent coming off of a bye. The Nick Sirianni -Eagles are a baffling 0-6 as underdogs over five years. The Panthers are facing a back up quarterback and an off-the-streets running back rotation. It’s too good to be true. Prove me wrong one more time and I’ll start to believe, Bryce, but we’re not to “trust” just yet.
Jonathan DeLong
Panthers 20, Eagles 13 – The offense struggles against a good Eagles defense but are able to take advantage of a depleted Eagles attack.
Brian Beversluis
Panthers 14, Eagles 17 – Panthers lose 17-14 because Panthers reasons
Daniel Belton
Panthers 34, Eagles 14 – With the lack of offensive players, the Eagles struggle to put points on the board while Bryce Young continues dicing up defenses
Eric Buchanan
Panthers 23, Eagles 17 -The Panthers take advantage of the extra week and look more prepared versus a team suffering from injuries and a post international game hangover.
Andrew Sweat
Panthers 30, Eagles 24 – The Eagles haven’t scored more than 24 points in a game this season. The Panthers are averaging 30 points per game and getting healthier. Final score: Panthers 30, Eagles 24.
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