The NFL made much ado about releasing the scheduling of games that we already knew about earlier this week, and we’re going to look at that schedule from every possible angle. The Carolina Panthers got a very friendly schedule from the league office, and should the team be competitive, it gives them an advantage over their NFC South brethren.
The Panthers get a tough divisional game out of the way right out of the gate. They visit the New Orleans Saints in Week 1, which is notoriously full of tomfoolery and wonky results. A Saints team that is widely considered to have one of the weakest coaching staffs in the league will have to face a Panthers team that won’t have any tape out there.