Predicting every NFC South game
A year ago, the NFC South was the laughingstock of the NFL. The Panthers won the division with a 7-8-1 record (yet backed it up with a wild-card win against the hobbled Cardinals), and the Buccaneers walked away with the No. 1 draft pick. After active off-seasons all around—a new coach in Atlanta, a shaken-up wide receiver corps in Carolina, a blockbuster trade in New Orleans and the arrival of a potential franchise quarterback in Tampa Bay—which team will rise to the top of a division known for its parity?
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Greg Bedard has picked every single game of the NFL regular season, and below are his predictions for the NFC South.
•​ ​FARRAR: NFC South preview—Repeat title won't be easy for Panthers
Carolina Panthers
Week 1
Win
Sept. 13
at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 2
Loss
Sept. 20
vs. Houston Texans
Week 3
Loss
Sept. 28
vs. New Orleans Saints
Week 4
Loss
Oct. 4
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 6
Loss
Oct. 18
at Seattle Seahawks
Week 7
Loss
Oct. 25
at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 8
Loss
Nov. 2
at Indianapolis Colts
Week 9
Win
Nov. 8
vs. Green Bay Packers
Week 10
Win
Nov. 15
at Tennessee Titans
Week 11
Win
Nov. 22
vs. Washington Redskins
Week 12
Loss
Nov. 26
at Dallas Cowboys
Week 13
Win
Dec. 6
at New Orleans Saints
Week 14
Win
Dec. 13
vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week 15
Win
Dec. 20
at New York Giants
Week 16
Win
Dec. 27
at Atlanta Falcons
Week 17
Win
Jan. 3
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
New Orleans Saints
Week 1
Loss
Sept. 13
at Arizona Cardinals
Week 2
Win
Sept. 20
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 3
Win
Sept. 27
at Carolina Panthers
Week 4
Win
Oct. 4
vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week 5
Loss
Oct. 11
at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 6
Loss
Oct. 18
vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week 7
Loss
Oct. 25
at Indianapolis Colts
Week 8
Win
Nov. 1
vs. New York Giants
Week 9
Win
Nov. 8
vs. Tennessee Titans
Week 10
Win
Nov. 15
at Washington Redskins
Week 12
Win
Nov. 29
at Houston Texans
Week 13
Loss
Dec. 6
vs. Carolina Panthers
Week 14
Loss
Dec. 13
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 15
Loss
Dec. 21
vs. Detroit Lions
Week 16
Win
Dec. 27
vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 17
Win
Jan. 3
at Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
Week 1
Win
Sept. 14
vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 2
Loss
Sept. 20
at New York Giants
Week 3
Loss
Sept. 27
at Dallas Cowboys
Week 4
Win
Oct. 4
vs. Houston Texans
Week 5
Loss
Oct. 11
vs. Washington Redskins
Week 6
Win
Oct. 15
at New Orleans Saints
Week 7
Win
Oct. 25
at Tennessee Titans
Week 8
Win
Nov. 1
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 9
Loss
Nov. 8
at San Francisco 49ers
Week 11
Loss
Nov. 22
vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week 12
Win
Nov. 29
vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week 13
Loss
Dec. 6
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 14
Loss
Dec. 13
at Carolina Panthers
Week 15
Loss
Dec. 21
at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 16
Loss
Dec. 27
vs. Carolina Panthers
Week 17
Loss
Jan. 3
vs. New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 1
Win
Sept. 13
vs. Tennessee Titans
Week 2
Loss
Sept. 20
at New Orleans Saints
Week 3
Loss
Sept. 27
at Houston Texans
Week 4
Win
Oct. 4
vs. Carolina Panthers
Week 5
Loss
Oct. 11
vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 7
Win
Oct. 25
vs. Washington Redskins
Week 8
Loss
Nov. 1
at Atlanta Falcons
Week 9
Loss
Nov. 8
vs. New York Giants
Week 10
Loss
Nov. 15
vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week 11
Loss
Nov. 22
at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 12
Loss
Nov. 29
at Indianapolis Colts
Week 13
win
Dec. 6
vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week 14
Win
Dec. 13
vs. New Orleans Saints
Week 15
Loss
Dec. 20
at St. Louis Rams
Week 16
Loss
Dec. 24
vs. Chicago Bears
Week 17
Loss
Jan. 3
