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Week 8 of the 2011 NFL schedule will find the Minnesota Vikings (1-6) traveling to Charlotte to take on the Carolina Panthers (2-5). The Panthers are 2-2 at within the confines of Bank of America Stadium this season while the Vikings have yet to win a game on the road in their first three attempts. The Vikings have been one of the more disappointing teams of the 2011 season and have already seemingly bailed on their Donovan McNabb experiment. Carolina, on the other hand, has improved their play greatly from the 2010 season and the performance of rookie quarterback, Cam Newton has NFL fans and analysts buzzing. The Panthers have been much more competitive than their record indicates with four of their five losses being of a margin of seven points or fewer. To read about the keys of the game for both teams, continue to read.

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We’re a little more than 24 hours from kickoff. The Chicago Bears come to town to try and make the Carolina Panthers go 0-5 for the first time ever. Can Carolina’s defense play with the same tenacity as it did last week? Will Carolina’s offense improve on the better performance it turned in a week ago? Those questions probably won’t be answered — not directly — here, but Sunday will be the tell-all of what’s what and who wins and who loses. Will the Panthers go 0-5 for the first time in franchise history? If they do, might this spell the end of John Fox’s career as Panthers head coach, going into a much needed Bye Week? (more…)

I had stated last night that I was going to preview the cornerbacks this afternoon, until I realized (how could I forget) that I have yet to preview the linebacker core. So in lieu of cornerbacks, this afternoon we’ll take easy path No. 2, linebackers.

Much like the running back position, the linebacker position is also one of Carolina’s strengths this season. (more…)