Division Round Preview (NFL.com)

These teams have met once a year since Wilson joined Newton in the NFL. The Panthers have held a fourth-quarter lead in the last two matchups and a third-quarter lead in the first -- only to lose all three. Along with the strengths and weaknesses of their current rosters, those final scores of 16-12, 12-7 and 13-9 suggest a smash-mouth, low-scoring affair at CenturyLink Field.

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jammerhawk":3cromnif said:

We'll see, as several other recent games were predicted to be 'close contests' too. For the Hawks this will be a primetime home game and the hawks do well at home and especially well in primetime

Vegas says the spread is 11.5 but DVOA says a close contest, wonder which will turn out to be the best predictor, the money or the stats?

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Erebus":3ux2sdgp said:

jammerhawk":3ux2sdgp said:

We'll see, as several other recent games were predicted to be 'close contests' too. For the Hawks this will be a primetime home game and the hawks do well at home and especially well in primetime

Vegas says the spread is 11.5 but DVOA says a close contest, wonder which will turn out to be the best predictor, the money or the stats?

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I don't believe DVOA accounts for home field advantage.

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jammerhawk":3mn7ghn7 said:

We'll see, as several other recent games were predicted to be 'close contests' too. For the Hawks this will be a primetime home game and the hawks do well at home and especially well in primetime

Vegas says the spread is 11.5 but DVOA says a close contest, wonder which will turn out to be the best predictor, the money or the stats?

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