Panthers at Cardinals 9/22/19 - NFL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 09/16/2019 at 3:34 PM ET

The Carolina Panthers visit State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday to play the Arizona Cardinals. The Panthers fell to 0-2 on the season following a 20-14 loss on Thursday to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Cam Newton threw for 324 yards, but did not throw a touchdown and has yet to throw one through the first two games. Carolina scored on four field goals and a safety by Luke Kuechly.

Arizona fell to 0-1-1 on the season after a 23-17 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Cardinals rookie quarterback Kyler Murray threw for 349 yards but could not rally the team to the win. Murray is only the second quarterback in the NFL to throw for more than 300 yards in his first two games, the other was Cam Newton. Murray is finding it difficult to score early in games.

Panthers’ quarterbacks Cam Newton has thrown for 572 yards and one interception. The leading rusher is Christian McCaffrey with 35 carries for 165 yards and two touchdowns. DJ Moore leads the Panthers in receiving with 16 receptions for 165 yards. Luke Kuechly leads the Panthers in tackles with 25

Kyler Murray has thrown for 657 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. The leading rusher for the Cardinals is David Johnson with 25 carries for 96 yards and one touchdown. Larry Fitzgerald leads all receivers with 13 receptions for 217 yards and one touchdown. The leading tackler for the Cardinals is Jordan Hicks with 25.

Carolina’s experience at quarterback and an improved running attack featuring Christian McCaffrey and Cam Newton will be the difference in this matchup. Carolina has covered the number in 5 of the last 7 between the two. Kyler Murray and the Cardinals fall into a hole early as scoring has been difficult for Arizona until late in the game look for that trend to continue. Final Score Prediction, Carolina Panthers win and cover ATS 28-23.

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