Carolina Panthers (1-2) vs Arizona Cardinals (1-2)
Sunday, October 02, 2022 at 4:05 pm
The Arizona Cardinals are not playing great defensively and without the explosive offense we have seen from Arizona the last few seasons, this team is plainly not good. The Cardinals have two total sacks on the season and both were by J.J. Watt, so this team is not putting virtually any pressure on the QB. Baker Mayfield is not a great QB, but it you give him time in the pocket, he certainly has the weapons to make the Cardinals' very weak secondary pay. The Cardinals are allowing a 70.9% completion percentage to opposing QBs this year and they are also giving up 4.5 yards per carry on the ground. Carolina's weapons should get going here and I expect a big day from D.J Moore who has been a mouse the first three weeks of the year. Carolina's defense is keeping the team in ballgames and while last week's 2nd half performance was not great in terms of yards allowed, the Panthers' bend don't break approach worked out in the end. There is a reason why the Panthers are now favorites in this game despite a lot of public attention on Arizona. I think the Panthers earn the W and Matt Rhule's hot seat becomes much cooler.