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It has been a week of regrouping for the Carolina Panthers. Meanwhile, the Arizona Cardinals are dealing with a special teams injury in a win. These teams meet in Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season, and here are the bold predictions.
The Panthers got hammered 26-10 against the Jaguars, featuring a disappointing start for quarterback Bryce Young. As for the Cardinals, they didn’t play lights out, but still came away with a 20-13 victory over the Saints.
With Carolina traveling across the country, will it be another long day for Young and company?
Talk about a bold prediction. This one takes some courage. Some NFL observers have already written Young off, one game into the season.
But this week’s opponent is a little different. The Cardinals managed only one sack against Spencer Rattler and the Saints. With time to operate, Young might be able to get the ball in Tetairoa McMillan’s hands for his first 100-yard game.
Young hasn’t enjoyed many victories in his NFL career. So he’s had to learn how to grow in losses, according to panthers.com.
“I mean that’s the nature of the sport,” he said. “Whatever level, whatever it is, you’ve got to play again next week, good, bad, or indifferent. Whatever it is, you don’t go into the next game. Winning or losing, nothing you do carries over, so you get a lot of practice throughout playing sports.”
His teammate referred to the process as “One snap, clear.”
“Just that mantra, just taking it one day at a time,” left tackle Taylor Moton said. “Just one snap, clear, right? I think that’s huge across the board, whatever position you’re in. It’s not always going to be perfect, but like if you have a bad play, go on to the next one, bad game going on to the next one. Whatever it is, you can’t turn a bad play into a bad drive, a bad drive into a bad game, right? You’ve got to learn how to go on to the next one.
“I mean, shoot, I think that that carries on in life, right? Learning how to learn from your mistakes and go on and make sure that those mistakes won’t happen again. Learn from them, but don’t dwell on it because we’re on the field, you really don’t have time to.”
Harrison looked good in his season debut against the Saints. His bulked-up frame seems to have made a difference. Harrison totaled five catches for 71 yards and a score. And this week, he could experience multiple trips to the end zone. The Cardinals seem determined to improve Harrison’s connection with quarterback Kyler Murray early in the season.
Harrison said he believes things are growing, according to Sports Illustrated.
“I mean, it’s just the start. Definitely continue to build, continue to grow. But I like where we’re at. And I think the first game...
