The Carolina Panthers and the New Orleans Saints meet at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday in a big game for Week 6 of the NFL regular season. The game has a scheduled start time of 1 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the Fox network, or online through live stream via the link below.
The Panthers' fall from grace has been quick and dramatic this season. Carolina come into today's game on 1-4 and have looked out of sorts through the opening five weeks of the season so far.
It may already be too late for them to make a comeback and push for a postseason spot, and as yet there have been few signs that such a dramatic turnaround could be on the cards.
In Week 5 they suffered an extremely poor 17-14 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.
Carolina's offense seemed short of ideas and they failed to score even a single point in three of the four quarters of last week's game. They must make drastic changes and make massive improvements if they are to turn their season around, and they will have to start things with a win here today against the Saints.
Earlier this week, Week 6 got started with a big game between the Denver Broncos and the San Diego Chargers on Thursday Night Football.
The Broncos came into the game as heavy favorites, with most expecting them to bounce back from their first defeat of the season a week before. However, it became apparent that Denver's first loss was not simply a minor blip, and they now appear to be heading into a slump in form as they were defeated 21-13 by the Chargers.
San Diego were in charge throughout, and heading into the final quarter, the Chargers were 19-3 ahead. The Broncos finally showed some life in offense in the fourth quarter, but 10 points was nowhere near enough to get them back into the game.
That result dropped the Broncos back to 4-2, and simultaneously lifted the Chargers up to 2-4 and gives them a tiny glimmer of hope that this season still holds something for them.
The victory will be sweet relief for San Diego fans, who have witnessed their team constantly choke to give away fourth quarter leads again and again this season to drop to 1-4.
Although there were signs of what had gone on in previous games here, the result was never seriously in doubt. Chargers' fans will still have been holding their breath though when the Broncos shortened the lead to 8 points with 32 seconds left, but a last gasp drive from the Broncos ended with a failed Hail Mary and finally the San Diego faithful were able to breathe again.
The Broncos now have time to rest with an extra long week before returning in Week 7 on Monday Night Football to face the Houston Texans. Meanwhile, the Chargers won't play again until two Sundays from now when they will take on the Atlanta Falcons.
Meanwhile, Week 6 of the NFL regular season continues today with a big game between the Carolina Panthers and the New Orleans Saints. The game has a scheduled start time of 1 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the Fox network or online through live stream by clicking here.
