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Atlanta at Carolina
Well, the Falcons are 1-6. So far in NFL history, no team has ever recovered from a 1-6 start to qualify for the playoffs. Guess what? This year’s Falcons are not going to be the first such team, either. They managed one win this season, and a whole slew of brutal losses. They lost another brutal game last week, and now, they have to go on the road to face the Panthers, who are struggling a bit themselves, but still have hopes of possibly recovering enough to make a serious playoff run.
Quite simply, the Panthers are just the better team, and do not have the baggage that the Falcons seem to be dragging around. I have said it before, but the Dirty Birds have never really recovered from losing that huge Super Bowl lead some years ago. The pressure seems to have grown on them this season, as a few games where they also lost sizable leads have reminded people – not least of all themselves – of their reputation for collapsing when things count the most.
Carolina is reeling from some recent, painful losses, but I suspect that they vent out their frustrations on Atlanta in this one.
My pick: Carolina
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