This could be make-or-break game for Panthers quarterback Cam Newton

According to Profootballfocus.com, both tackles have graded out below average for the 2017 season as a whole and Matt Kalil was graded as the 61 of 72 tackles.

Newton and the Panthers offense has struggled this season, but piled up big numbers against the Patriots including: 28 first downs, 444 yards from scrimmage and 6-of-9 efficiency on third down conversions.

But through three games, Kalil has allowed five sacks, tied for the most among National Football League linemen.

NOTES: RB Rex Burkhead sat out Wednesday’s practice with the rib injury that kept him sidelined last week against the Texans.

Cam Newton has faced off against New England just one time and beat them, 24-20, on November 18, 2013. “Because where we’re going now, it’s not healthy at all”.

The New England Patriots had ideal attendance at practice Friday for the first time in quite a while.

Carolina took on the last-ranked defense in the league last weekend versus New Orleans and scored 13 points. As long as the New England defense cleaned up its tackling and zone coverage from last week, it would be very surprising to see the Panthers put up a lot of points tomorrow in Foxborough. As far as that goes, the 23-year-old receiver has received plenty of it from head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady. He said the absence of receiver Julian Edelman has only caused Brady to make minor adjustments.

Will Carolina’s Offense Show Up? “But he still has an array of weapons”. If Luke Kuechly comes away with a takeaway, and he should have had one last week, just do more to change momentum, do more to give short fields to the offense.

“My hat goes off to the Colin Kaepernicks of the world”, Newton said last week via Jourdan Rodrigue of the Charlotte Observer.

DURHAM – Duke is flirting with its best start in more than a decade after three straight wins against power-conference opponents. I think when they have a chance to self-evaluate, they’ll understand the things they need to do to make sure Brady doesn’t key in on them like Brees did. He started in Week 2 in favor of Malcolm Butler.

“Let’s start talking about what this really means and how we can do things as an organization, as a community and start bringing closure to this”, Rivera said.

Cam hasn’t looked like himself for the past year and change.

Different teams, different situations.

Last week is last week and last season is last season.

GAME OF THE WEEK: No. 2 Clemson at No. 12 Virginia Tech. “That was a tough game”.

New Orleans’ 34 points in Week 3 did push the Panthers back to No. 2 in the league with an average of 13.3 points allowed per game. Peppers said he didn’t want to kneel because he wanted to make it clear he was not showing disrespect for the US flag.

Atlanta, 2016, 91 points allowed: finished 11-5, lost Super Bowl. They are only giving up 162 passing yards per game.