If the Carolina Panthers plan to get on any sort of roll, these next four games must be the start of it.
Beginning Sunday at Detroit, Carolina (6-3) doesn’t face another team with a winning record for a month. The Lions (3-6) are followed on Carolina’s schedule by a home game against Seattle (5-5) and two more road games, against Tampa Bay (3-6) and Cleveland (3-6-1).
A four-game sweep for the Panthers isn’t likely, but it is certainly possible. Carolina has more overall talent than all four of those teams. The closest in talent level would be Seattle, which still has Russell Wilson at quarterback.