Is there anything sweeter than the anticipation of fans for season openers? Maybe the usual suspects, like the kiss of a loved one after a lengthy absence, a baby’s smile for Mom’s voice, or an unexpected victory over an arch-rival that totally messes up their season. For Carolina Panthers fans, Sunday is the day last season’s 11-5 record and first round loss—and third of the year—to New Orleans gets packed away and a much-improved offense gets to put 2018 on a righteous track.
That most pigskin ‘experts’ favor Carolina is fine, and hopefully several hours of enthusiasm for pre-game activities outside BOA stadium before the 4:25 pm start won’t be depleted by what figures to be more of the high heat-humidity that is Charlotte in early September.