New England Patriots vs. Carolina Panthers promises an action-packed encounter between two good teams in the NFL. These two teams have faced each other five times with the Patriots winning three of the enthralling encounters, giving them a slight advantage over their opponents. The rivalry between the two teams is to be renewed on Monday night, November 18, 2013 on what many sports journalists predict to be a “clash of the titans”, a thrilling encounter that is worth watching.
Monday Night Football produces some of the most memorable matches in the NFL and the clash between the Patriots and the Panthers will surely be a cracker with Bill Belichick, the New England Patriots head coach urging his team to keep the Panthers attack in check by blocking Cam Newton’s passes. Newton completed passes stand at slightly more than 67% and has helped the Panthers to convert third downs of at least 10 yards on a multiple occasions. New England Patriots will be relying on Tom Bradly who put the highest point total in the NFL this year when they routed Pittsburgh 55-31 on November 3. The match against Pittsburgh sent strong messages to other teams that the Patriots are serious title contenders and only time would tell if they will come out as winners this season.
Carolina Panthers have won five straight matches in the NFL and will be looking forward to stretch their winning form to six matches on Monday night as they face a Patriot side that is also coming from a big victory last weekend. The Panthers defense is rated as one of the best defense lines in the NFL this season with Luke Kuelchy, a stout linebacker standing out as the main player operating this defense line. The Patriots attack will be relying on Steven Ridely who so far has six touchdowns in four games. Ridely will be looking forward to the coming challenge against the Panthers to build on his performance with the hope that the floppy Panthers defense will allow him to pass through. Bill Bellichick was quoted as saying that Ridely is on good form for the Monday night match and he will be looking forward to his cunning trickery to penetrate the Panthers defense. This match promises to be one of the classical NFL matches, with both teams promising fireworks. Only time will tell which team will emerge victorious in this thrilling encounter. Grab your popcorn and watch the episode unfold as the Patriots face on the Panthers at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, US.