Seems too easy. The Falcons are terrible on offense and Carolina is terrible against the pass. The Panthers can pass and the Falcons can’t defend it. Pick: Carolina.
| Atlanta Falcons | Carolina Panthers | |
| On Offense | On Defense | |
| Yards per Pass Attempt | 6.112 (27) | 8.25 (29) |
| Turnovers per Play | 0.031 (25) | 0.017 (27) |
| Sacks Allowed per Play | 0.043 (24) | 0.028 (25) |
| % Running Attempts | 35.6% (31) | 48.4% (28) |
| On Defense | On Offense | |
| Yards per Pass Attempt | 8.264 (30) | 8.031 (6) |
| Turnovers per Play | 0.029 (8) | 0.021 (15) |
| Sacks per Play | 0.029 (22) | 0.028 (10) |
| % Running Attempts | 40.6% (16) | 37.9% (24) |
| Projecting Winning % | 0.278 | 0.388 |
| Opponents Projected Win% | 0.430 | 0.515 |
| Actual Winning % | 0.400 | 0.200 |
| Winning Factor | 0.305 | 0.411 |