The Las Vegas Raiders are favored at home against the Carolina Panthers in a Sunday afternoon NFL game.
Usually it’s good news when your opponent has a quarterback controversy. But the Raiders may have been unlucky when Panthers’ coach Dave Canales announced that Bryce Young was being benched for Week 3. That’s because the Carolina team can hardly play worse with a new player under center.
How bad have the Panthers been? They rank last in points (6.5 PPG) and total yards offensively (176 YPG). The Carolina offense under Young has been a disaster: The Panthers are 2-for-22 on third-down conversions.
It will be Andy Dalton, the old “Red Rifle,” at QB for the Panthers this Sunday. Dalton has 83 wins in this league, but he’ll need to prove he’s more than just a clipboard carrier at this point at the age of 36. Once upon a time, Dalton was a slinger, but Canales just needs game management.
The Raiders should dominate this game. But, it remains to be seen if Gardner Minshew can continue his unexpected success rate completing passes. His 77.5 completion rate is first in the NFL. Good news for the Raiders: The Panthers have surrendered 10 yards per completion.
With an abysmal point differential of 73-13, the Panthers have been a tough watch so far this season. On the road in Las Vegas, it shouldn’t be much different in Week 3.
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Carolina Panthers at Las Vegas Raiders odds
How to watch Panthers at Raiders
- Venue: Allegiant Stadium — Las Vegas
- Time: 4:05 p.m. ET, Sunday
- TV: CBS
- Streaming: Fubo (try for free)
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