Will Falcons, Panthers And Saints All Lose Again?
September 14th, 2025
Horrid opener.
Joe watched all the NFC South teams play last Sunday and walked away somewhat stunned by how bad the Panthers were.
Ugly stuff.
It was a straight up clunker — in Year 2 of a rah-rah Dave Canales regime. Bryce Young looked like a rookie, and a handful of bad snaps to him didn’t help. The defense looked slow and as bad as it was last season, when it ranked last in the league.
Rookie receiver Tetairoa McMillan, their first-round pick, reminded Joe of Mike Evans on the 2014 Buccaneers. A bright light in a very dark place.
Joe also saw the slimy Saints struggle but stay scrappy in a loss to Arizona, where the Panthers head this afternoon for a likely slaughter. Hated Saints edge rusher Cameron Jordan found 1 1/2 sacks while Alvin Kamara looked just ok and quarterback Spencer Rattler battled with everything he had. Joe appreciates Rattler. He’s kind of like Baker Mayfield without the arm strength.
After Arizona QB Kyler Murray moronically at a 15-yard sack when he was trying to ice the game, the Saints got the ball back with a chance to tie (or win) with just under two minutes remaining. Their 13-play drive came up short and the Cardinals escaped with a 20-13 win.
San Francisco comes to New Orleans today and the Falcons play tonight at revived Minnesota.
Joe would be happy to wager on the Falcons, Saints and Panthers all dropping to 0-2 today. If that happens, will the Bucs find some extra motivation for their Monday night game in Houston?
It would be so damn sweet for the Bucs to run away with the division and rest veteran players for a game later this season.
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