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Field in Landover Womens Mike Adams Jersey , Maryland to play Washington on Sunday.This is a game with completely different stakes for each side, even though both teams currently sit at second place in their respective divisions. Carolina has struggled in each of its wins, but sits in good position at 3-1 to challenge for the NFC South title or, at worst, a wild card spot. Washington is in a division that would be a race for the bottom if the Giants hadn’t jumped the gun and already built an insurmountable tally of losses. They need a win against the Panthers to have any hope of catching the Eagles whereas the Panthers need a solid showing to build confidence before running into the toughest half of their 2018 schedule. Here are 3 things you should know before the game kicks off:FedEx Field has a terrible reputationThe artificial surface that games are played on in Maryland is routinely criticized as among the worst in the NFL. It may be second only to Oakland, which is an actual baseball stadium. Washington, as with many of its chronic problems, has only itself to blame. What does this mean for Sunday?Expect Greg Olsen’s return, if it happens, to exceed the definition of ‘limited’. Their field has long been a magnet for injuries and the Panthers won’t want to risk Olsen breaking his foot for a third time in the last year.You can’t expect the Panthers to be bailed out by any late game, long distance heroics by Graham Gano. Gano spent his first three years in the NFL as Washington’s kicker. He was neither the first nor the last kicker to complain about the field conditions in that stadium. His complaints are backed up by numbers —so here is your trigger warning for documented facts— as he has made only 73% of his 45 career field goal attempts in FedEx Field, a full 9% lower than his overall career rate.The Washington offense wants to make up for last weekThey put up 9 points against the Saints. Sure, they were on the road, but they were playing the Saints. New Orleans wouldn’t know a defense if it walked up to Drew Brees and started catching passes for an absurd number of yards and touchdowns despite not having much talent. Don’t let Ron Rivera read this, but Washington might be the safest team to nurse a one score lead against. They know they need to be better and the Panthers are always happy to let underdogs punch above their weight class.This should be an easy week of prep for the Panthers. They are coming off of three weeks against Julio Jones, AJ Green Womens Devin Funchess Jersey , and Odell Beckham, Jr. I just googled Washington’s receivers and I still can’t tell you much about who they are. I’ve heard of Jamison Crowder, but he is their fifth receiver by yards this year. He’s behind a tight end and two running backs. This should terrify you as a Panthers fan. The Giants are hapless and captained by a quarterback who peaked 7 years ago. Eli Manning looked poised and accurate last week. The Panthers are known for finding a way to keep a game interesting long after it should have been over. This Washington team should have the drive to take advantage of whatever opportunities the Panthers leave on the field.Stop me if you’ve heard this before, Washington is a little banged up right nowTheir top three wide receivers, Paul Richardson, Crowder, and Josh Doctson are all questionable this week. Doctson missed Monday night’s game with a heel injury that is expected to plague him all season. Richardson and Crowder didn’t even participate in a walk-through practice Wednesday. Adrian Peterson is also listed as questionable, though he is expected to play through ankle, knee, and shoulder injuries.Washington’s defense is mostly in tact. In spite of rolling out the red carpet for the Saints last week, the unit is still 5th overall in total defense in the NFL. Josh Norman will be looking to make amends for some big miscues in coverage last week that opened up the field for Drew Brees. Let’s not forget how familiar Norman is with the Panthers risk-adverse offense. A new coordinator doesn’t mean that much when Norv Turner was hired to run the same offense that Mike Shula was fired over. WinnersCam NewtonNewton continued his strong 2018 season with 19/25 passes completed for 247 yards and two touchdowns, accompanied by 33 yards rushing. The Panthers offense came out swinging early and much of that had to do with Newton’s arm, getting the team into redzone scoring chances. The team capitalized with 2 rushing touchdowns by Christian McCaffery, a beautiful reverse and run by Curtis Samuel, and a short yardage burst by Alex Armah to put the Panthers up 35-14 heading into the half. Cam didn’t have to carry the entire offense, and instead kept the engine running til they turned their other options loose.Christian McCafferyCam Newton may be the driving force behind this offense Authentic Shaq Thompson Jersey , but McCaffery is the engine. Two touchdowns rushing, 17 attempts for 79 yards and an average of 4.6 yards per carry, coupled with 5 receptions for 78 yards. The Panthers have two players who can damn near single handedly take over on offense, and both showed up today, and they appear to only be getting better.Greg OlsenOl’ reliable showed up today, with a team leading 6 receptions for 76 yards and a TD, which turned out to be a beautiful one hand catch-and-corral in the endzone within a tight window. We’ve all seen Olsen as the number one target for Cam over the last several years, but now that he’s got other dangerous options around him defenses cannot simply key on him as the hot route every play. This may be Olsen’s last season, and he’s swinging for the fences because of it.Mario AddisonAddison got some assists from the rest of the defense, as both Dontari Poe and Eric Reid created pressure that forced Ryan Fitzpatrick to try and get away. Thankfully, Mario Addison was always there to clean it up. While this Panthers defense certainly isn’t the elite unit we’ve grown accustomed to seeing, a good defense cleans up pressure plays with sacks when the first rusher doesn’t get there. Have a day, Mario. Have a DAY.James BradberryBefore I even get into the breakdown of his play, let’s just appreciate this;Mike Evans: 10 targets, 1 reception, 16 yardsDude. Bradberry shut a Pro Bowl wide receiver down badly today. Between pressing him to cause miscues Authentic Donte Jackson Jersey , several batted passes, and sticking to him like white on rice, Bradberry took away one of Tampa Bay’s best and most consistent offensive weapons. You may not love Bradberry, but he showed today that receivers with Mike Evans’ athletic profile are his bread and butter as far as one on one coverage is concerned. Expect Carolina to trust him a bit more with press coverage going forward.LosersCaptain MunnerlynI wouldn’t even say Cap played a particularly bad game today, but Adam Humphries out of the slot was a big problem for Carolina today. They paid Munnerlyn a fairly lucrative free agent contract specifically to defend these kinds of guys. While he wasn’t on Humphries every time he caught a pass, I’d like to see better from a veteran and supposed high end nickel corner here. 8 receptions for a third receiver is not good, and inexcusable for a defense trying to play more aggressively. Second Half defensive play callingI do understand playing a little more conservative with a big lead, but Ryan Fitzpatrick demonstrated in transparent fashion that when a good defense gets after him he makes bad decisions. I was happy that the Panthers continued to dial up the blitz, but it was clear that the Bucs wide receivers struggled when the Panthers played press coverage. I’m not saying they totally abandoned that, cause they didn’t, but if you want to try and coverage sack a quarterback, maybe try to disrupt their timing a little more often? Can’t hurt with a 21 point lead coming out of half time.The Panthers won in convincing fashion, and the “losers” were more nitpicks than outright bad. That said, a team like the Saints won’t let Carolina go up by 17 so easily. Who did you like/not like today?