The Carolina Panthers released their schedule for the 2020 NFL season on Thursday night. As always, there are a ton of interesting stories.
Here are 16 we will be following this year, one for each game.
Week 1 vs. Raiders: Trench warfare
The Panthers begin the 2020 season at home against the Raiders. While Derek Carr and Josh Jacobs get a lot of the attention, Las Vegas wins games by dominating at the line of scrimmage. Specifically, they have a powerful offensive line with only one weak spot – left tackle Kolton Miller. The rest of their starters are big, strong and very capable at what they do. That will put Carolina’s new-look defensive line to the test. Rookies Derrick Brown and Yetur-Gross Matos should start along with Brian Burns and Kawann Short, who missed 14 games due to a shoulder injury last year. Besting this Raiders OL would be an unexpected victory and a great sign of things to come for this unit.