The Atlanta Falcons are 3-2 and atop the NFC South, with a sterling 2-0 start against the division. Their first road game in a little while is an opportunity to run that record to 3-0, as they’ll be hosted by the Carolina Panthers.
Well-rested after a Thursday night football game and the following long layoff, the Falcons will face a banged-up, listless Panthers team fresh off a rough loss to the Chicago Bears. Carolina’s dangerous insofar as they’ve beaten the Falcons the past two years, Andy Dalton is still capable of stretches of really strong play, and Chuba Hubbard has proven to be a real thorn in this team’s side.