It's strange to see Matthew Stafford be as off as he has the past two games and to realize the Lions are six inches or a more logical rule from being 2-0. The Lions quarterback hasn't thrown an interception in that span, though he's tempted fate on a few different occasions. Instead, his timing has just been off and he's had trouble locating receivers early in the down. His team managed to win a road game last week despite the fact that he couldn't find the end zone.
Carolina's cornerbacks are an average tandem and its safeties are banged-up with veteran ball-hawker Kurt Coleman set to miss this game.