Carolina Panthers

What are we getting from Caleb in year two, year two under Ben Johnson? Is he the superstar? Is it gonna be a bunch of, uh, pearl-clutching if they lose this game to a team that was in the playoffs last year? I think this is a very dangerous game for Chicago.

Carolina is tough, and they run the ball.

That's interesting, KB, that you mention their offense, because I don't really have concerns offensively.

Everything for me with the Chicago Bears is defense.

Detroit, a relatively heavy favorite, full touchdown favorite at home.

Bears and the Panthers collide from Charlotte.

Chicago, a three-point road favorite.

Packers and Vikings, 3:25 on CBS.

Cyclones or Hawkeyes, you pick, and an opportunity to win Twins tickets and more in the Friday Parlay.

Your second bet is the Chicago Bears.

Are you buying the hype of the Bears? They started out in Charlotte against the Carolina Panthers, who are a three-and-a-half-point home dog.

And lastly, of course, my Packers taking on likely your Vikings out there, Minnesota at US Bank Stadium.

Of course, he had a Hall of Fame career, the family connection there, and I-- the Saints put out a video last night of the team, got to go to the Saints' indoor facility and do their walkthrough yesterday.

So just thought that was a little cool high school nugget, uh, in the Brees world before he then probably flies to Charlotte tomorrow to get ready for the Bears-Panthers game.

Very cool.

Yeah.

Th- there's w- there's that game every year, and I'm trying to identify which one it is.

So I think here's our candidates.

The Bears-Panthers game is not one.

It's too...

They are a short road favorite in a stadium that gets loud.

Carolina by plus 118 for an interception.

Carolina picked off the opposing QB in all four of its last games, six of its last eight, second most of all the teams in the NFL over that period of time.

Purdy through three, Stafford through two, Mayfield won in both of those games.

So, look, Caleb threw into danger on 4% of his dropbacks last year.

It's nearly double, actually, what Bryce Young is.

I like Bryce Young to not throw a pick, by the way.

And Carolina's got a solid defense.

Look, you can look forward to Sunday NFL action.

September 13th, Chicago Bears versus the Carolina Panthers.

That's at 1 p.m. New Orleans Saints.

You guys get to face off against the Detroit Lions.

And again, we're not...

The Jacksonville Jaguars, the Carolina Panthers.

We're not the New Orleans Saints.

This is the Pittsburgh Steelers, my friend.

You never know.

Nobody gave us the chance against the Panthers in 2015.

Everybody was picking them.

They had a top five defense, top five offense, or I think even the number one offense, the MVP playing quarterback, and just looked unstoppable.

They're going to get junked on again.

If they lose to Miami next Sunday, or I guess Sunday, like this, not this Sunday, but the following Sunday on the 20th, if they lose to them, lose to the Cardinals, they'll get junked on, and they should, but you don't see it, right? Like yesterday, I came out and said, oh, the Carolina Panthers are going 4-0, and some people laughed.

They did, but they could.

For the Panthers tonight, I mean, not tonight.

Boy, I'm mixed up here.

This week has messed me up.

For the Panthers on Sunday at 1 o'clock against Chicago, it's a chance for them to make an absolute statement game.

An absolute statement game that everybody who has just dumped on them over the past several days, and it has happened, there are plenty of receipts out there.

This is an interesting game.

Bears in Carolina against the Panthers here.

Chicago three-point favorite.

You're still on the Bryce Young bandwagon.