Watch: Mike Robinson predicts Panthers will win NFC South this year

Watch former Seahawks fullback and NFL Network analyst Mike Robinson predict Carolina will win the division.

Most analysts are expecting the Panthers to finish in last place in the NFC South this season. Some disagree.

Watch former Seahawks fullback and NFL Network analyst Mike Robinson predict Carolina will win the division.

All fullbacks are awesome people by definition and Robinson is no exception to the rule. That said, this is pretty unrealistic.

We have the Saints (12-4) winning the NFC South title again, followed by the Buccaneers (10-6) then the Falcons (7-9).

What’s a realistic prediction for the Panthers this year?

Anything can happen if there’s a breakout of injuries to key players like there was in 2019. If that’s the case, they could lose as many as 12 games. With average injury luck, 6-10 feels right.

If everything goes right, including Matt Rhule proving to be a genius, nobody important getting injured, Teddy Bridgewater at least doubling his previous season-high touchdown total and the defense performing far above expectations, then an 8-8 record is achievable.

As for today’s game, we originally projected the Panthers would beat the Raiders 27-24. However, at that time we were expecting the team to do more to fix the cornerback situation than they have. Throw in no home-field crowd energy to draw from and we’re expecting Las Vegas to score another touchdown. Our prediction is 31-27, Raiders. This is still a very winnable game, though and Carolina is one of the best underdog bets this week.

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