Atlanta Falcons (2-3) vs. Carolina Panthers (1-4)

The Atlanta Falcons have alternated wins and losses so far this year, so they are in line to win this weekend at home against the Panthers.  The Panthers have lost two heartbreakers in a row to the Bears and Saints by a combined score of 64-56.  Here is a look at the matchups in this game: When the Falcons have the ball:  The Falcons should get back to feeding the ball to Michael Turner this weekend.  The Panthers have had serious issues at linebacker due to injuries as they are giving up 135.2 yards rushing per game and 4.9 yards per carry.  With Julio Jones out of this game due to a hamstring injury, Matt Ryan is going to settle for the shorter stuff in the passing game to Roddy White, Harry Douglas and Tony Gonzalez. When the Panthers have the ball:  The front seven of the Falcons is going to have to deal with DeAngelo Williams, Jonathan Stewart and Cam Newton in the running game while also applying pressure to Newton when he drops back to pass.  They should be up to the challeng...