CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Thursday night games may not be all that popular among NFL players.
For the Falcons and Panthers, this week’s NFC South clash can’t get here soon enough.
It’s a good chance for both to wash the taste of monumental mental mistakes out of their mouths and put this past Sunday’s losses behind them.
The Falcons (1-6) allowed a potential win to slip away when Todd Gurley accidentally scored a touchdown late against the Lions, leading to a 23-22 loss.
Meanwhile, Carolina’s Teddy Bridgewater took a costly sack last week to move the Panthers out of field-goal range in a 27-24 loss to the Saints.