The Carolina Panthers have slumped to a 1-9 start entering Week 12 of the NFL schedule.
The Charlotte-based franchise will look to rebound when it hits the road to face off against the Tennessee Titans in the first of three consecutive away games.
The Titans are 3-7 entering the matchup against the last-place Panthers, and they will try to take advantage of facing a rare inferior team at home. It’ll be a quarterback matchup of two rookies looking to prove themselves, as first overall draft pick Bryce Young looks to outperform second-round pick Will Levis in a duel of down-in-the-dumps squads.
Tennessee opened the week as a four-point favorite, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. The over/under started at 37 points.
CHARLOTTE OBSERVER WRITERS PICK TITANS-PANTHERS GAME
For accountability purposes, columnist Scott Fowler is riding strong with an 8-2 record. Mike Kaye, Alex Zietlow and Langston Wertz Jr. all sit at 6-4 heading into Week 12.
Scott Fowler: Titans 16, Panthers 12. If Carolina can get to 17 points in this matchup, the Panthers can actually win one. With this offense, though, that’s hard to imagine. The Panthers’ best chance is to get a defensive or special-teams score. But Tennessee, as bad as the Titans also are, also has triple the wins of Carolina.
Mike Kaye: Panthers 17, Titans 16. Listen, the only way to make up ground in this picks race is to chase a winnable matchup after watching a trio of devastating losses. The Panthers are an awful team, and frankly, it’s hard to feel confident in a win with any game left on the slate after the way this offense has played over the past month. But the Titans’ offense isn’t much better, and it just kind feels like Carolina is due for a fluky upset win. The Panthers should try to air it out against a struggling Tennessee secondary. But will they? That’s easier said than done these days.
Langston Wertz Jr.: Titans 20, Panthers 17: The Titans have lost three games in a row and 14 of their past 17, dating to last season. The Panthers have lost three in a row and are 1-9. Both teams have scored 20 points in a game just three times each this season, so don’t expect a shootout. And both teams are probably looking at this as one of few, if any, winnable games remaining on the schedule. The lean goes to Tennessee playing at home with a coach, Mike Vrabel, on the hot seat.
Alex Zietlow: Titans 24, Panthers 14. The Panthers haven’t scored more than 15 points since Week 7. Don’t expect that to change this week. The Titans’ offense isn’t all that impressive either, to be clear — but at least they have a trusted playmaker in running back Derrick Henry and a you-don’t-know-what-you’re-gonna-get gunslinger in rookie Will Levis. This one is inconsequential and insignificant and could very well leave all of its football-loving viewers inconsolable. Let’s do this!
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