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Sunday http://www.authenticscarolinapanthers.com/cheap-wes-horton-jersey , 4:25 p.m. ET, FoxOPENING LINE - Panthers by 2 1/2RECORD VS. SPREAD - Carolina 10-7; Dallas 8-7-1SERIES RECORD - Cowboys lead series 9-4LAST MEETING - Panthers beat Cowboys 33-14, Nov. 26, 2015AP PRO32 RANKING - Cowboys No. 16, Panthers No. 11COWBOYS OFFENSE - OVERALL (14), RUSH (2) http://www.authenticscarolinapanthers.com/cheap-c.j.-anderson-jersey , PASS (26).COWBOYS DEFENSE - OVERALL (8), RUSH (8), PASS (11).PANTHERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (19), RUSH (4), PASS (28).PANTHERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (7), RUSH (3) http://www.authenticscarolinapanthers.com/cheap-michael-palardy-jersey , PASS (18).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Cowboys went 6-2 on road in 2017; Panthers were 6-2 at home. ... Dallas is 38-19-1 in season openers. ... QB Dak Prescott is 6-1 in last seven road starts with nine TD passes and two interceptions. ... RB Ezekiel Elliott had 1,252 yards from scrimmage in 2017 and nine TDs despite six-game suspension. ... WRs Allen Hurns and Tavon Austin make Dallas debuts with Dez Bryant gone. ... Geoff Swaim gets start at TE with Jason Whitten retired. ... DE DeMarcus Lawrence had career-high 14 1-2 sacks in 2017, tied for second in NFL. ... Cowboys going with K Brett Maher after cutting Dan Bailey, NFL's second-most accurate all-time kicker. ... Panthers have made playoffs in four of past five years. ... This is only second time in coach Ron Rivera's eight seasons Panthers will open at home. ... QB Cam Newton led team in rushing last season with 754 yards. Newton has more TDs rushing (54) than any QB in NFL history. ... New WRs include Torrey Smith, Jarius Wright and rookie D.J. Moore. ... RB Christian McCaffrey led team with 80 receptions last season as rookie. ... Backup RB C.J. Anderson joins Panthers after 1 Youth Luke Kuechly Jersey ,000-yard rushing season with Denver. ... LT Matt Kalil (knee) begins season on injured reserve; Taylor Moton makes first career start in his place. ... LB Luke Kuechly had two INTs and TD return in last matchup. ... DEs Julius Peppers and Mario Addison each had 11 sacks last season. ... DT Dontari Poe replaces Star Lotulelei. ... Rookie CB Donte Jackson will start. ... Fantasy Tip: Rivera wants to get McCaffrey "25-30 touches" per game.Panthers at Falcons: Defensive Preview Eric Washington had a strong debut performance against the Cowboys. In his first game as defensive coordinator, he saw his defense stifle the Dallas offense, allowing only 232 yards and a single late touchdown. While Dallas will likely struggle offensively a lot this year, that doesn’t take away from the fact that only two teams gave up fewer yards and fewer points than the Panthers, and one of them was playing the Bills, so they don’t really count. This weekend’s test will be much tougher. The Panthers will hit the road for the first time this season to take on a Falcons offense that has all the pieces to be a dominant group. Last year Matt Ryan and friends finished the season 8th in total yards http://www.authenticscarolinapanthers.com/cheap-graham-gano-jersey , proving that they’re capable of moving the ball. However, the Falcons finished the season just 15th in scoring thanks to their red zone struggles. Those red zone woes popped up again in the Falcons season opener in Philadelphia. They managed to work their way into the red zone five times and to the Philadelphia 25 yard line on a sixth occasion and only managed one single touchdown. That leads us to our keys to the game:Don’t get beat by the deep ball to Julio Jones or anyone else. Jones kicked off his 2018 campaign by hauling in 10 of 19 targets for 169 yards against a strong Eagles defense. He does most of his damage far away from the end zone but has the potential to take any catch to the house. Keeping the Falcons aforementioned red zone struggles in mind, the Panthers should take extra care to not give up any long touchdowns. Make the Falcons prove they can put the ball in the end zone from in close. Trust the front four to get to Matt Ryan. This one is tough. The Falcons have a good offensive line, so the temptation to blitz a lot to generate pressure will be there. But Ryan has been very good against pressure throughout his career, including last season when he posted the 7th best passer rating against the blitz. The pass rush getting to the quarterback is as important as always, but bringing extra players in to rush at the expense of the secondary plays right into one of Ryan’s strengths as a quarterback. Leave Julio Jones open in the end zone. Jones is apparently physically incapable of catching red zone touchdowns. I mean Cheap Trai Turner Jersey , look at this:And watch this too:The Panthers almost certainly won’t have the same success this Sunday that they had in week one, but that’s okay. The Falcons offense is a tough one to match up against. The key will be for the defense to keep plays in front of them and count on the Falcons to collapse in the red zone like they have been for the past season plus.