2026 · Week 18 · Division

Scheduled

Falcons

Atlanta

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Panthers

Carolina

Bank of America Stadium · outdoors · grass

Closing spread

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Total

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Model margin

+2.1est.

CAR perspective

Push chance

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Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Falconsedge mapPanthers
  • -0.038EPA / play+0.019
  • 44.5%Success rate41.9%
  • -0.070EPA / dropback+0.072
  • +0.001EPA / rush-0.084
  • 9.0%Explosive rate8.5%
  • -4.68CPOE-0.58
  • 39.3%Third-down rate39.3%
  • 61.9%Red-zone TD rate67.3%
  • 1.93Points / drive2.15
  • 2.3%Turnover rate1.6%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

ATL lead 33–22 since 1999

CAR have won 4 straight. Meetings average 42.6 points. CAR are 25-29-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2026 · W2CAR @ ATL34–3CAR
2025 · W11CAR @ ATL30–27CAR
2025 · W3ATL @ CAR0–30CAR
2024 · W18CAR @ ATL44–38CAR
2024 · W6ATL @ CAR38–20ATL
2023 · W15ATL @ CAR7–9CAR
2023 · W1CAR @ ATL10–24ATL
2022 · W10ATL @ CAR15–25CAR

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.10
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.12