Despite losing their regular-season opener by a whole 22 points, the Carolina Panthers received the benefit of the doubt in Week 2—where the vast majority of experts picked them to defeat the Atlanta Falcons. And the Panthers followed through, dominating their division rivals en route to a 34-3 victory.
So, has the faith carried over into Week 3?
Here are the experts' picks for Sunday's matchup between the Panthers and the Cleveland Browns . . .
USA Today Sports
Panthers (5): Jarrett Bell, Chris Bumbaca, Nate Davis, Adam Kaufman, Mike Middlehurst-Schwartz
Browns (1): Nick Brinkerhoff
NFL Media
Panthers (9): Colleen Wolfe, Brooke Cersosimo, Brandon Perna, Grant Gordon, Tom Grossi, Nick Shook, Dan Parr, Lance Zierlein, Bucky Brooks
Browns (1): Kevin Patra
ESPN
Panthers (11): Matt Bowen,
Mike Clay, Jeremy Fowler, Dan Graziano, Kalyn Kahler, Pamela Maldonado, Eric Moody, Jason Reid, Benjamin Solak, Lindsey Thiry, Seth Wickersham
Browns (0):
CBS Sports
Panthers (6): Jared Dubin, Ryan Wilson, John Breech, Tyler Sullivan, Dave Richard, Jamey Eisenberg
Browns (1): Pete Prisco
Pro Football Talk
Panthers (1): Mike Florio
Browns (0):
Sports Illustrated
Panthers (7): Albert Breer, Eva Geitheim, Mitch Goldich, Gilberto Manzano, Conor Orr, John Pluym, Matt Verderame
Browns (1): Mike Kadlick
Total
Panthers: 39
Browns: 4
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