The Panthers are coming into town this weekend with a 2-8 record. After going 6-10 last year, Carolina has taken two steps backward. Cam Newton was a stud in 2011 break passing and rushing records for rookies but, this year, a banged up offensive line, a below average receiving corps, and less production from their run game have slowed him down. Teams now have game tape on him and I think that may be part of the reason for his struggles as well. Our 1-10 Chiefs are bad. Really bad. But I'm going to pick them to win this game.
Last week Romeo came in with a solid game plan and our defense looked a little improved even though they haven't played that bad all season. I expect another strong performance from them, holding Carolina to 14 points or less. They only average 18.4 points per game so that doesn't seem too farfetched for our above average defense. Even thought the Chiefs offense is only averaging a league worst 14.6 points per game I think Romeo will show dedication to the running game and be more efficient. After Steve Smith and Greg Olsen, Cam Newton doesn't have many weapons to throw to and the running game, that used to be a two headed monster with Deangelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart, is now underperforming. Cam Newton has more rushing yards than either of them with 394 and the team has only 1079. For more Panthers stats check out http://www.nfl.com/teams/statistics?team=CAR.
Final Prediction: 20-13 Chiefs
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