Jets-Panthers Game Preview (11/21)

start separating themselves after Thanksgiving. With that being said, the Jets are four and six right now. Green's they think they let a couple of games slip away over those first time. Namely, you think about the Miami the fourteen point lead against the Dolphins. You think about a game against Tampa Bay and on it was sitting right there for you and you couldn't manufacture anything offensively. With all that being said, you look at the a f C.

I'm not talking playoffs. I'm just talking about positioning. The Jets are with a large group of teams, so it's gonna be interesting to see the way they finish. Very important too, game homestand here with Carolina coming in with a seven and three record. They have a lot of confidence in Kansas City, a team that started off so hot out of the gates with a five and zero record, all of a sudden they've lost four or five and

they're six and four. The final wild card in the a f C will be a team with an eight and eight record. Okay, that's a that's a take from that. I think it's very feasible, and I think you're right. And it's funny because you look at when the Jets finished ten and six, couldn't make it in the playoffs with a record that in most years would, and now you know nine and seven could get you in. So you know, every year in the NFL is different. It's funny how things play out. But this weekend is a

big test, especially against a tremendous defense. The Panthers were the top defense for the majority of the season, and then this past week they got bumped by the Jaguars. So now the Panthers are number two in the NFL. I'm glad you mentioned Jacksonville because I think this team has similar traits to Jacksonville. A big difference, though, is they have Cam Newton at quarterback. The Jags have Blake Bortles. The Jets largely did a very good job against the

Jaguars run game. Carolina has not been able to run it well throughout the season. I believe they're leading rushers Jonathan Stewart, but Cam Newton in terms of yards per carry and touchdowns on the ground. Of course he's leading that group. Where Carolina can get you is Cam getting out of pressure, escape and pressure. And also he's got some new targets out of the backfield uh N Ely, Christian McCaffrey and Davan Funcious is now his number one

target on the outside. And we'll have to see Greens. Maybe they get a big boost from one of the finer tightenns of football, Greg Olsen. Will to see if he's ready to play. Cam Newton averaging about six yards on the ground, and he's second on the team seventy four carries four hundred thirty six yards, but leads the team with four rushing touches. This defense is solid all the way through, you know. And we can talk about personnel with Joe Person here, like I set that up.

Joe Person who covers the Panthers from the Charlotte observer, does a great job down there on the beat. But this Carolina defense is suffocating. They are tenacious, they get after you, and the Jets offense is gonna have to come up with a good game plan from John Morton, who has done that throughout the season, and you gotta be patient against this Carolina defense. The one number that stood out to me while looking at this game early on, Carolina doesn't turn people over and in fact their minus

in the turnover differential category. For the Jets to win this week, I say it often, but I really mean this against Carolina, I think it's even more significant. The Jets have to win the turnover battle. This is a Panther's team that has not turned people over. I find that very interesting because they are in excellent defense. Time to hit the phones A Greens. Let's bring in Joe,

person who covers the Panthers at the Charlotte Observer. Joe, are you surprised the Panthers are seven and three because looking at the stats, offensively not a prolific unit, but this team is winning with its defense. Yeah, you know, I don't know that. I'm real surprised. I picked the Panthers at the beginning of the season six. I thought that they would be good but not great, and through the first ten games, I think that's kind of where

they are there. Their defense has certainly been playoff caliber and maybe even championship caliber with the way they've played with with the additions of Julius Peppers, captain Monolins played pretty well at nickelback, and then of course getting Luke

Keiklely back mostly healthy from that concussion. He did miss one game while in the protocol that as you said, though, the big thing with them is was the offense going to have enough to kind of match the defense and uh and could Cam bounce back from that just huge drop off he had last year following his m v P during their Super Bowl season, and the answer mostly has been no. In the offense hadn't been that great. They traded Calvin Benjamin was surprised a lot of people

around the league. Actually, I thought it was a good move from the locker room standpoint. Benjamin was a guy, a bit of a prima donna, kind of stay eid overweight, and right before the bye the Panthers had a very terrific offense and showing on Monday Night against the Dolphins. They obviously want to try to build on that. Let me ask you this is this though, the matchup against the Jets a couple of days after Thanksgiving, right before a trip to New Orleans to play the Smoking Hot Saints?

Is this the classic trip game? Feels like it? Right? Uh? We actually didn't even wait until this week to start asking the Saints questions. I was asking them last week before the Vibe, just because you could see the Panthers and Saints kind of being on this collision course in the NFC South. Saints wanted winning again in pretty amazing fashion and in the Superdome. So yeah, you know, the Panthers are gonna say all the right things. Ron Rivera

typically has done a pretty good job keeping his team focused. Interestingly, Rivera scenes have not always been real great coming out of a bye week. Now, the last couple of years they've kind of turned that around. Uh, and they've they've certainly been better in that regard, But early in Rivera's tenure here in Charlotte, they were pretty miserable after bye weeks or even after like the quote unquote Ninny bye week.

So that's gonna be something. Uh, you know, Frankly, Rivera probably rather talk about that this week than to answer question about the Saints. But but interesting matchup, no doubt about it up in the Meadowlands this weekend. You recently touched on that you thought Cam Newton was the mid season m v P of the Carolina Panthers. I know that he's completing his passes, which would be a career high.

But what's changed for him this season compared to last season, and then jumping off of that is what's changed in the passing game without Calvin Benjamin largely and Devin Funcious well. A couple of things. One, it is a new kind of Panthers offense. As you've touched on, they they went out and drafted Christian McCaffrey. They went out and drafted Curtis Samuel, who now is hurt and out for the season.

But they wanted some versatile type backs, running back, slash wide receivers, slash slot guys that could give Cam underneath targets getting the ball out of his hands more quickly than these kind of slow developing seven step drop plays where he was just getting his head caved in last year. You know, he took a lot of shots. He's taken a lot of hits over the course of his career.

But it's been interesting to see the kind of the evolution of this offense because they've been doing those types of plays that I just mentioned right from the beginning of the season one. It's worth pointing out that they don't have many guys who can truly stretch the field. Curtis Damuel was one of them, and now he's done, so they've really been relying on the underneath routes, uh, the kind of intermediate length route, the Devin's bunches, who has really stepped up well in the wake of the

Benjamin trade. But then the second piece of this is early in this season Cam was not running. He's coming off that shoulder surgery. I think Mike Schuler was a little overly protective of him. Ron Rivera probably also a little too protective and Cam, I think let it be known inside the building that hey, I think we're better. I think I'm better when I'm more involved in the offense.

And and he's right, and it certainly helps from his tactical standpoint, where teams have that extra guy to depend for you can you know, it kind of takes away the defense is man advantage when when Cam's running his own read. But it also helps from an enthusiasm, a momentum type standpoint. You know, Cam running around and and doing his first down signals and and and doing the dancing. All of that is very continued just and and his teammates on both sides of the ball kind of thrive

on that. So I think getting Cam more back involved in the running game has been equally as important as as the new fangled twist in the passing game that I mentioned. You mentioned funcious obviously forty three receptions and the rookie Christian McCaffrey fifty seven catches, leading the team, and a lot of those passes are dump offs from Cam Newton. Has McCaffrey surprised there at all? Or is this what you anticipated a guy who carried Stanford's offense

the last couple of seasons. You know, if anything, I've been a little surprised that he hadn't broken off more big runs or or catching runs. And I was actually just having this conversation over a couple of days ago.

There was someone I was kind of debating whether McCaffrey was a bust and this and and this guy's point was just what I'm saying that he hadn't at any of just the huge sixty yard breaking ankles types of runs, and and I and I and I agreed with it, because of course he has not done that, I said. But my counter was his seven yard games are putting the offense in second and three instead of obvious passing downs where Cam is getting crushed in the pocket. They're

keeping the defense fresh. This is an old defense. Thomas Davis, Julius Peppers, Captain Mannerlin, Mike Michael Adams safety all in their in their thirties. Charles Johnson also so McCaffrey has been pretty much what they expected, with the exception of maybe hoping for a couple more big plays. Joe Person joining us on the official Jets podcast covering the Panthers for the Charlotte Observer. You can follow him on Twitter

at Joseph Person Joe. Right before we dive into the defense, here one last singers, what are the chances that Greg Olsen makes his return this Sunday. He's really gonna put some some stress on that on that surgically repaired foot that he broken Week two against Buffalo. Uh. If it responds well, then he intends to to you know, practice the rest of the week and play Sunday and Meadow Lens. Uh that is not a minor thing for this offense

that you know, this is the guy. He became the first tight end in NFL history to post three consecutive a thousand yards receiving seasons. Uh, they've played okay at that position without him. At Dixon, who incidentally is the only guy on this team with a Super Bowl ring, having won it with Ravens a few years ago. He's done okay. But what's hurt them is with Dixon having to get into the primary tight end receiving role, best blocking tight in and that's been a trickle down effect.

And uh so, certainly from the Panthers standpoint, they'd like to get Greg Olsen back, and they also like to get their Pro Bowls then or Ryan Khalil back. He's missed any much, all but a game and a half this season with a lingering, serious neck issue. All Right, Joe, the water must be good down there, because Julius Peppers is fifty five years old and he's got seven and a half sacks. You mentioned this over thirty crew. Defensively, I think Thomas Davis has been playing at a pro

Bowl level for like twenty five seasons. Give me a couple of X factors on that defense. Why has it worked so well? Yeah, that's a good question. And uh, you guys have come to mind for me second year cornerback James Bradberry and then third year linebacker Jack Thompson. The young guys drafted very highly. Bradberry's second round pick after the Panthers parted ways with Josh Norman last offseason. Uh, Thompson was the first round draft pick in two thousand.

Really has not been on the field a whole lot his first couple of seasons because he plays at their deepest position, where guys you mentioned Lee, Lukeikle and Thomas Davis. But they have found a way to get Thompson on the field and he and and they're doing that by putting him out in kind of at what they call their big nickel position. That's, you know, to see a pretty sizable linebacker out of space, covering slot receivers and something.

You know, sometimes he's gotten beat. Uh, but it makes it difficult for opposing offenses because you know, they're they're not sure if he's in the game exactly what the Panthers are running. He might be inside, he might be out, but he's a very good and then James Bradberr. He's the guy doesn't get much pressed, he doesn't have a lot of interceptions, don't have any interceptions, but he really has done a pretty good job taking away his half

the field. He's really took his lumps as a rookie, but he's come back this year but very well in a secondary that really is the only kind of Achilles heel if there is one on this defense jumping off the Achilles he'll p in. Is what do you think are some favorable matchups this weekend for the Jets and how do you expect them to attack this Panther's defense

stat's playing at an extremely high level right now. Where they'll probably trying to go after is the cornerback position opposite Bradberry that has been kind of a revolving door this year. It's been mostly a rotation between Darryl Whirling, who, like Bradberry, came in as a third round pick after the Norman decisions, and then they traded with Buffalo right before the season started and they got got this former Southern Cow corner Kivon teymore. Neither of those guys have

been been particularly good. Yeah, they have not given up huge place, that's probably the only saving grades. But they have consistently been picked on and and given up quite a bit of underneath an intermediate type yardage. That to me, if you're the Jets, is where you want to attack the pants. Last one, Joe for me is you tweeted about Cam Newton saying this season is starting to have

a special feel. As a person who isn't in that locker room every day, who has covered them since training camp, would you agree with that assessment or would you say a little bit too early, Let's see how the next couple of games go. Yeah, you know, the thing is different. And he was being asked, I think in that context of that quote was he was being asked about two

thousand and fifteen. Look, there avery many seasons. They're gonna feel like that when you when you start out fourteen and oh, finished fifteen and one, roll to the Super Bowl. Obviously didn't get it done in Super Bowl fifty against the Broncos. But that's it's kind of like what I said, you know, right right at the start here, this is

a very good defense other than that cornerback position. You know, you pretty much take your chances with this defense against anyone you're gonna see on the NFC side of the playoffs. And those are some stout offense. Look mean, I'm not naive going down to New Orleans for this team in two weeks going to be a test. But about a month ago or less, they go to Chicago, didn't score an offensive touchdown, and worse, they gave the Bears too

defensive touchdown. So is that the offense that we're gonna see over the next six weeks or is it the one that we've seen the last couple of weeks that's been dynamic, that's been diverse, and and and you know, it's been a lot of fun to watch. So that to me, I'm kind of tell the tale at Joseph Person he covers the Panthers at the Charlotte Observer, Joe, tremendous job. We'll see you up here about Life Stadium this weekend. Happy thanksgivings, awesome same to you and appreciate

you having meal. He a something that I thought that was extremely interesting was the fact that he thought Calvin Benjamin was an addition by subtraction. That's what Joe Person of the Charlotte Observer wrote recently, and in turn, Devin Funches has really taken on that wide receiver one, and Carolina offense has kind of took off even without someone like reg Olds. I think the key matchup for the Jets defensively this week obviously Cam yes, but then it

goes to McCaffrey. You have to contain Christian McCaffrey this week. Christian McCaffrey. You mentioned that fifty seven receptions fourteen more than Devin Funches, whose wide receiver one for the Carolina Panthers, but McCaffrey only has four thirty three yards through the airdown. But what Joe was saying is the most important part of that is that people are like, well, he's not breaking those long ones like he was in the back

then the back twelve and Stanford. But what he's doing is getting the Carolina offense into favorable down in distant situations. The other thing that stood out to me that I did not know is the Panthers traditionally over the years under Ron River and struggle coming out of the boy. I'm curious how the Jets are gonna attack Christian McCaffrey. Obviously, Cam Newton has to be the focal point. But it

with McCaffrey, Is it Darren Lee that's a matchup? Is it to Mario Davis or is it someone like Jamal Adams where he comes down in the box more and he's mainly a Christian McCaffrey spy. Well, Bart Scott and I looked at it in the film room this week, and that's gonna be on Jets Flight Plan CBS eleven thirty Sunday morning for those in the dry state. We also put that segment up on New York Just dot Com with Newton, you gotta watch out for the read option and you have to be disciplined as far as

staying in your gaps. Where's that end coming? How about the defensive back? One angles are you're taking because he's gonna get in the gun and at times he's gonna run the read option. And the thing for this matchup is what can the Jets offense do against the NFL's number one defense. Because the Carolina knows their scheme, knows

the way they're gonna play. They have tremendous intelligence on that side of the football that that's really struggled offensively against Tampa the last time we saw him because they were not winning on first and second down and we're getting in third and long situations. You can't do that against the Panthers. You have to get some favorable plays early on drive. So otherwise, um, you're gonna be playing a field position game and nets right up Carolina's alley.

And Joe mentioned that maybe a favorable matchup for the Jets is the cornerback opposite brad Berry, And I'm just curious, you know, are the Jets gonna try to line whoever lines up across from Bradberry? Is it Robbie Anderson? Is you gonna Are you gonna try to beat that guy deep? Is it your main curse? And just try to work

the intermediate routes well. Rob in a great point about Robbie goes into this game four four for four for the last four games, four touchdowns, and again, guys see him on film and I still think they're surprised about his flat out speed. Where Robbie has really developed this years said, I think he's getting better off the line, and the thing that's underrated about him as his short area quickness. He's not just a burner. Some guys can just run. He's really good off the line using his feet.

Talking about the Jets offense, I think it's time we check in with Chad Pettington post byewee. Al Right, Green's let's go down to Kentucky and bringing our quarterback Chad Pennington jed, what do you think about the Jets four and six records? Of course, will be back at MetLife Stadium to play the Carolina Panthers when action resumes. Well, I would be lying to you. Eric said that I wasn't disappointed. Uh, this team still has a chance to

go out and find compete and win football games. But certainly a forward sakes it puts a damper on things. What happened to McCown in the offense against Tampa and how do you stop that from becoming a trend? Because the next opponent the Jets will face is a Carolina Panthers defense who is suffocating at times. Carol line of defense is impressed and there's no doubt about it. And it's not that they do it with complicated schemes or

anything like that. They do it with effort and being in the right place and being smart football players, and they understand their scheme and they just out execute their opponent. With that being said, the Jets did themselves no favors

with self inflicted wounds, namely penalties. When I look at the schemes, the one thing that I would have liked to have seen more of based upon how Tampa Bay was playing, I felt like Tampa Bay was putting a lot of defenders up around the line of scrammings to say that Jet, you're not going to run the ball

on first and second down. But that being said, that lends itself to being able to pass the ball on first and second down, and I felt like I would like to have seen more of that on first and second down to kind of give yourself a little bit of breathing room instead of just trying to run against

eight and nine half fronts on first down. How did the Jets go about maintaining consistency on offense, because after the game, josh Ma Cowen said that that's gonna be the main point of the bye week moving forward into Carolina week, is that this offense and defense has both shown that they can hang with the best of the NFL.

Is just a question of being consistent well, first of all, consistency starts with focus and concentration and being technically sound, and so you can't have off side penalties and balls starts and holding penalties and illegal formations and illegal motions and things like that that are just creates a negative aura,

which is not good. Secondly, has to be more consistent on first and second down UH and mixing the run in the past and getting positive yards, whether it be even if it's just two to three yard games on first and second down. You put those two together, you're in the third and fourth situation. You're not in a third and eight situation, third and tent situation that normally

lends itself to more offensive productivity as well. What does type balls have to do with this club when they get back to Flora Park and they start the week it's a six game season right now. Well, I think the approach doesn't necessarily change. I think, um, the preparation AH doesn't change. I think it's a mindset. It's a mindset of UH now at four and six. I don't think it's about the game of football as it is much about just you as a man and what you

believe in and what you stand for. And what you want your individual performance to look like. Um, and then how that will affect the team's performance. That's what it comes down to. When you get into this type of situation where you're four and six, You've got six games left. Uh, you know, it could go. It could be anywhere between four and twelve all the way to ten and six

and so or somewhere in between. So, um, you're going to be tested as a man and as a professional to continue to fight and grind and play as hard as you can, play as smart as you can, and try to find ways to uh, you know, get a victory. Um. That's that's really the biggest challenge. Do you make anything about this team's road performance to date? Only one victory away from home on the year, of of course, that

was in Cleveland. They had a late lead in Miami unfortunately weren't able to hang on there, and then we just saw the latest effort in Tampa. It seems sometimes lacking a little bit of juice or trying to find themselves on the road. Yeah. Other than the Miami game, I think the starts to these road games have not

been very good. Um, And so getting off the fast starts on the road, and on the road you cannot you don't have the ability to feed off of your crowd and the energy and the momentum from your crowd, and so you have to create that yourself. And so that that to me seems to be something that needs to be a priority on the road. Is is really getting off the fast start and creating that momentum and energy, that excitement and enthusiasm on the road for yourself so

that you can play well. Is that a sign of a young team? You think or you don't buy that. Well, it certainly can be a sign of a young team. Um, but you know, I don't know how much of this quote young team stuff we can continue to talk about. You look at the average age in the NFL now, as far as teams are concerned, it's around twenty five years old. So when we're no longer talking about veteran teams now, uh, you know, when I was a rookie,

half our team was over thirty. And so now you can count on one hand how many thirty year olds you have on each team. So, um, there's still a learning curve there. I do believe that. But at the same time, you could take a look at you know, a team like the Los Angeles Rams with a brand new coach who's ten years younger than me. You and me both in a second year quarterback, and they're sitting there at seven and two. So it's still about approach and and your work ethic and just your mindset after

ten weeks of football. Now, Chad, when you look back on the Jets offense in particular, you know, expectations versus right now, what do you think about this unit and what do you think about this unit moving forward for this last six games? Well, I think there's a lot of positive things to to grab onto. Up until the Tampa Bay game, I thought, uh, there was some exciting football being played. There were plays being made, and there was a really good rhythm and tempo to the offense.

You know, that can be gotten back, and being able to use these last six games to do that, that can be recovered. But I do like some of the things that are happening offensively. I like how we're able to see the playmaking ability of Jenkins, the playmaking ability of Robby Anderson, what Curse brings to the table um, what the running backs do? You know, We've been able to see some really good things, and and for the most part you've been able to do that because the

quarterbacks playing well. Without a quarterback playing well, you wouldn't be able to see those things. And so um, to me, the cup is half full. It's not half empty. There's

some really good things to build on. And what you really want to see these last six games is to just take another step offensively and really start putting some good games together where they're scoring twenty four, twenty seven points and and they're really getting you know, putting their their team in a good position to win offensively because

defensively they've done a relatively good job. How difficult well this two game homestand b for the Jets, I mean after these two games again, the Carolina Panthers in Kansas City Chiefs, they just have one more game or meaning not Life Stadium. There are three road dates out of the last four contests to close the season. You gotta go to Denver, got to go to New Orleans, and then you finish up the season New Year's Eve in New England. But let's focus on Carolina thank Kansas City.

When I look at these teams, I think out balance football clubs who play hard, who are very physical. Carolina isn't a prolific offense, but they've shown at times a k against the Miami Dolphins that they can put points up on the board. Newton is a dual threat. They got Christian McCaffrey out of the backfield, Devin Foncius is filling that number one wide out role, and then defensively, you know it better than me. You look at Luke Kickley and Thomas Davis and Julius Poppers is seventy five

years old. He's still getting the job done. The secondary is very aggressive. I just look at it and say, Wow, this was gonna be a big test for the Jets. After the boy it's huge. It's a huge test. And the Carolina game, I think that's a winnable game for the Jets. I think the formula, playing tough defense, not not allowing to dictate the tempo of the game with turnovers and things like that, I think they have a shot. I don't look at Carolina's offense and and just get

really scared. Um. I know they have some big play capability, but not to the extent of other teams in this league. And this is a winnable game, and I think would be more of a seventeen fourteen type. Try to pull it out like that and make it ugly. It's kind of like the old Jets versus Dolphins games and the two thousand's where the Dolphins had such a good defense.

But as the Jet teams, we knew this on offensively, we didn't turn the ball over and we got to the fourth quarter, we'd find a way to win, and that's why we're able to win seven out of eight during that stretch. Yeah, well, we're looking forward to some post Thanksgiving football. Happy Thanksgiving to you in your family.

What do you have planned yet? Well, we've got some basketball games here this week, going to enjoy next week, we've got family coming in town, West Virginia and just laying Lowland just a little bit so trying to or two pard from middle school football season and and get ready for holiday. Well you guys, stay warm and Kentucky buddy, and we'll touch base next week. All right, Thanks God? Alright, Greenens. What stood out to me there is Chad said the Jets are gonna be tested as far as what kind

of individual you are? What are you gonna be playing for? Donna stretch here the final six games With that being said, listen to a man, if you're a player in that locker room, your goals to make the playoffs. And you mentioned in our first segment, Greens Baltimore is sitting there in sixth seed. There's a ton of football left to be played, but they're in the number six seed right now with the five and five record, The Jets aren't

too far away from that. Yeah, these two weeks are gonna be pretty crucial for the Green and White, especially coming out of the bye week here. And what better way to you know, use this weekend as a barometer as how good your offense is and what changes that you wanted to make in the bye week and now

see and implement something for the final stretch here. Last week, Josh McCown said that the thing that you wants to improve for the final stretch run here is consistency, because he said both units have played with the top units in the National Football League at times, but he wants to develop some form of consistency. And this week, I mean the the offense will have a very difficult test

in the Panthers defense. And we've touched on it here and there, and maybe the maybe they Jets try to establish a ground game, something they couldn't get going in Florida against the Bucks. Maybe they get boosted with the return of Matt Forte. Obviously we'll have to see his health as the week moves forward, along with more Wilkerson Morris Clayborne. But the bye week came at an opportune time for the Jets that we're getting a little bang. Doun. Well,

I'm glad you mentioned Walkerson. He's gonna be the lineup. You know he's gonna be the lineup. Greens, you don't even have to mention him. He's the guy who said that the rest only Rusty needed was a bye week. Well he got to buy a week. So and he's also been coming on also Wonder and Williams. I know he doesn't have the SEC totals that he wants right now, but Randy Lang published an article on New York Just dot Com him this week saying he's third in the

National Football League in terms of quarterback hits. I think he's coming on. So both of those guys are gonna be key this week because listen, you gotta win in the trenches against this Carolina team, because they're tough, they're gritty, they're nasty, and you gotta make it a long day for them. I think defensively, you could have a lot

of success against this team. Um you know, I think about the last time we saw this defense at MetLife Stadium at MetLife Stadium, and that was against the Buffalo Bills, and they faced an elusive quarterback, a totally different UH player than Cam Newton, no doubt about it, but a team that had an explosive player in the backfield and Shady McCoy. They shut down Shady and then they got

after the quarterback. So let's see if they can have a similar performance against Carolina, who had a prolific effort on a primetime game against the Miami Dolphins. This is a totally different situation, as we discussed with Joe person because when I look at the schedule right now and you're ten Arolina Panther fan, you're saying, Jets, we got this one, because you're already targeting that game against the New Orleans Saints and saying that's for NC self supremacy.

I think the Jets can make a statement early by saying hey, uh uh, you're gonna be in for a dog fight and that's all we got on the Official Jets Podcast game preview once again, Jets Panthers this Sunday MetLife, stating one o'clock for the first game following the bye week to kick off the stretch run of NFL season. That's all we got this week for Eric Allen. I'm Ethan Greenberger eighty Pat