Outside of that Seattle loss, the Panthers have given up a ton of points.  Now they face one of the most explosive offenses in the league on MNF.  The Eagles swapped out one turnover prone QB for another in Mark Sanchez.  If it’s one thing Sanchez does well, it’s turnover the ball.  Now he might supposedly be a better fit for this Chip Kelly offense, but he’s still far from an elite QB.  Cam Newton on the other hand is attempting to reestablish himself as an elite QB.  The Eagles defense will be without DeMeco Ryans, which is probably the best news Cam can hear this week.  Newton really needs to become a threat running the ball again for this offense to truly be effective.  He might be able to do just that with Ryans on the sidelines.

As for the Eagles, they are a system team, so it really shouldn’t matter who is playing behind center.  The Panthers were able to force some turnovers against the Saints and should have plenty of opportunities to do so again with Sanchez in the game.  If the Panthers can force turnovers and run the ball effectively, they will have a shot in this one.  But they will need some output from their receivers.  Kelvin Benjamin has dropped way too many balls in the end zone and it has really cost the Panthers as of late.  I see this one being close and the Panthers do have a decent shot at pulling the upset on the road this Monday night.

PANTHERS 26 – EAGLES 23

FANTASY BEAST – LESEAN MCCOY