NFL Week 9 live updates as the Carolina Panthers (5-3) and Atlanta Falcons (4-3) play in uptown’s Bank of America Stadium. The winner has the best chance of catching the red-hot New Orleans Saints, who have won five straight games, in the NFC South race. The Falcons, defending NFC champs, have won the last three meetings.
Tweets from Joseph Person, Jourdan Rodrigue, Scott Fowler, Brendan Marks, the Observer sports staff and others are included.
When: 1 p.m. Sunday.
[SHOWDOWN BREAKDOWN: How huge NFC South matchup will play out, position-by-position]
[FEARLESS PREDICTIONS: On end of a season-long streak, methodical marches and Funchess]
[HE SAID, SHE SAID: Which Panthers receiver is primed to step up against Atlanta?