The Atlanta Falcons host the new-look Carolina Panthers in a Week 8 NFC South battle. These two teams will meet again in Week 10. Carolina won at Atlanta, 19-13, last season but lost to the Falcons at home, 29-21.
The Panthers are 2-5 overall and 0-2 on the road. They have covered the spread just twice this season and are 0-2 ATS as the visitor. The Falcons are 3-4 overall and 2-1 at home. They have covered the spread six times, including in all three home games. '
The Panthers are fresh off a 21-3 shellacking of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Carolina was a nearly two-touchdown underdog coming in after trading star running back Christian McCaffrey to San Francisco earlier in the week. P.J. Walker threw two touchdown passes, but the stars of the game were the running backs. D'Onta Foreman had 15 carries for 118 yards, while Chuba Hubbard ran nine times for 63 yards and a touchdown. Hubbard did leave with what was deemed a minor ankle sprain in the fourth quarter and his status for Week 8 is unknown at this time.